Best Year Ever?

This may be the best start to a college football season ever for me.  As a fan, I've cheered for three school- 2 alma maters and one school I wish I had gone to:

University of South Carolina

University of Kansas

University of Illinois

And all three are experiencing near-unprecendented success.  It's certainly unprecedented that all three are successful at the same time.

Go Cocks!

Steve Spurrier has led the 'Cocks to a place I never thought I'd see: they're a good football team.  I can now say that I expect them to win most games they play, instead of just hoping.  And they play with a brand of controlled aggression that I've never seen from them.  

The Cocks have had a bad habit of losing at least one game they should win and losing all the games they should lose.  But after beating Georgia on the road and handing Kentucky at home, I can see Carolina winning all their divisional games except Florida and if they can get past Florida, Arkansas and Clemson that would make for an SEC Championship Game bid.  

Wow. 

Rock Chalk Jayhawk

Yeah, Dude is fat with his own gravity field.  But he has taken KU to an undefeated season with a road win over in state rival K-State [they of the Power Towel].

A lights out offense and timely defense is carrying the team so far.  The rest of their games are winnable with Baylor,Nebraska and Iowa State at home, Colorado, A&M and Oklahoma State on the road and Missouri at Camarohead.  A ten win season is possible and a trip to the Big 12 ChampionshipGame stands as the upside of the season. 

On the other hand, losses to Colorado, Nebraska, A&M, Oklahoma State and Missouri are also possible.  So KU could finish with anything from an undefeated regular season record to 7-5 and a trip to the Fort Worth Bowl.

Don't Mess With the Zooker

The Fighting Illini have been one of the worst programs in the Big Ten since a Sugar Bowl trouncing at the hands of LSU in 2001.

But it's turning around.  Led by a dynamic young offense, the Illini are undefeated in conference with wins over Penn State and Wisconsin.  The toughest game remaining on the schedule is a road game against Ohio State on the 10th of November- a game that may be for the conference title. 

Truly exciting times in Champaign- Zook got the talent base up in a hurry and now is coaching them solidly, defying the conventional wisdom after he was forced out of Florida.  Now we'll see if he can take the Fighting Illini to the next level.