It seems, well at least to me, that every year the media has a season long love affair with Pete Carroll and Nick Saban. Well now that Saban has, to date, won all of the games against the mighty Clemson Tigers, the awesome Tulane Green Wave, dynamic Western Kentucky what-eva ya-call-em, the power house Arkansas Razorbacks and the Media Miracle Georgia Bulldogs we can all hop on board cause the train has left the station.

I will give Bama credit for the dismantling of Georgia between the hedges but Clemson the paper tigers, WKU or as they are known WPU and the razorbacks pahleeeze. Tulane frankly was the second toughest team on the schedule to date and they are still learning a new system.

I like coach Saban I believe that he is an exceptional coach and probably the best recruiting coach in college football hands down. I say this because before he came to LSU our program and faculties were not the best by any stretch of the imagination and when Saban walked onto the Tide campus. Those facilities were in worse condition than when he arrived in Baton Rouge. So what he has been able to accomplish in such a short period is remarkable and should be recognized.

But for the media to proclaim that Bama is primed for a title shot this year when technically they have faced one serious contender that frankly laid the biggest egg in conference play since Tennessee was number 2 in the nation and primed for a title shot only to be dismantled by Saban's LSU tiger squad in the SEC championship game. The Georgia dome was not only littered with roses but the heart and souls of the Vols faithful.

What Bama has ahead of them is not only the mounting pressure to win but to win at death valley in Baton Rouge on November 8th in the most hostile crowd they will ever face. It does not mean certain victory for the LSU tigers but it does not mean that the Tiger nation is going to allow Saban and his crimson tide to just waltz in a proclaim victory without a fight.

While Bama's schedule is fairly easy since the remaining five of its seven games are at home does not necessarily mean automatic wins.  Kentucky, more than likely, does not pose a huge threat to Bama but the games that Bama needs to be very wary of, besides LSU, are the Ole Miss and Mississippi State contest.

Saban teams have generally struggled against those two teams and he has since he has been at Bama albeit Ole Miss has been the exception. But Saban has had his greatest challenge with State for whatever reason.  I suspect Bama will lose on October 18th and then struggle the rest of the year. This Tide team while it is learning to win still does not know how to accept defeat and move forward.

If Saban does sneak by they still have the Iron Bowl at the end of the year and Auburn will be primed and ready with a whole season of a new system under their belts and I suspect Bama will be limping come this game. Then they still have an SEC championship game and if you lose that contest the BCS NC game is gone with the wind. Unless of course you are the Big 12 champion loser.

Now if the media could be more objective it would be nice but then again when have they ever been right lately about anything?

Every season there comes a team that turns out to be a giant killer and recent history has shown these teams come from the most unusual suspects such as East Carolina, South Florida, Troy and a host of others. But this giant killer took on the form of a 5'6" running back named Jacquizz Rodgers. Sure 5'6" riding a on a Horse a horse named Traveler, a horse that was beaten to death by a Beaver that has been renamed running little beaver aka Jacquizz Rodgers.

The amazing part of all this is that the national media proclaimed USC as one team that was already penciled in for the BCS NC game in January. They also proclaimed that this USC defense was the best defense at USC  since the arrival of Pete Carroll. Well the reality is the little Beaver ran right at the heart of this so called vaunted defense at peeled 186 yards off of them. Again, so you understand the little beaver ran right up the gut and into the heart of the pride of USC defense and made their defensive front four and linebackers look like a bunch of freshman players that just got off the bus and held their first scrimmage.

Every team from here on out will be studying that film and they will notice what I said at the very beginning of the year. And that is USC's defense is not as good as people advertised.  USC has won its games by outscoring its opponents and holding on with a defense that bends then breaks. The facts are there for everyone to see in every loss they have had.

USC's next Hollywood quarterback, as it is proclaimed every year, looks hurt to me. While Pete Carroll states the brace is a precaution just as when you wear a seat belt in a car. But as I watched this kid I noticed he has mobility issues with that knee. So it is not healed and he is not 100% by any stretch of the imagination which shows USC's hand at QB. They have no one outside of Sanchez to effectively lead this team. If you put in Mustain you might as well suit up his momma and give her a head set and frankly she is a pain in the ass and her son is not the second coming as she and others believe.

For a team that everyone, beside a few that I know, that had USC penciled in for the BCS NC game better begin to rethink their scripts today and frankly apologize to the nation and in particular to USC fans. I will guarantee you every USC fan and player believed the hype that they were destined this year to hoist the crystal football but they forgot about a running little beaver from Houston, Texas that had other ideas.

One over paid head college football coach with a flatliner of a football team. Make offer we will throw in stadium in slightly used condition.

Well its official Chris "Beanie" Wells is now known as Chris "big pussy" Wells. Let's face it no one has gotten a straight answer out of Columbus yet on the injury or the extent of the injury to "Big Pussy" to date.  Is it the foot, the toe or just another case of super ego knowing that this was an out for "Big Pussy" when OSU traveled to USC? This way no one can blame "Big Pussy" if he does not play because of his "injury."

But what is this injury exactly? Seriously!

During the game the announcer proclaimed the "big pussy" was such a team player that he was leading his team on the sidelines cheering them on and giving them pep talks. Pep talks? As a former player and one that played with a torn mcl, displaced hip, high ankle sprain and numerous other injuries throughout my career as did many of my other team-mates and others I have played against the best "big pussy" can muster are pep talks?

I say suit your ass up and play "big Pussy." No one knows what your injury is or even if one exists. I had a former team mate that played with a broken jaw in a game against Ohio State. You have a sore toe you sit out the biggest game of the year and give your team pep talks. Great leadership skills "big pussy." I can tell you every NFL scout has marked down in their little books your pep talk skills. You may be a stellar running back against inferior opponents but when the chips are down and it is on the line you are AWOL.

Yes "Big Pussy" you are the number 1 fraud of all time.

We all can agree, if you are of sound mind, that USC is the best team in the nation to this point. While I believed that Ohio State was better than they played I have come to realize that OSU has lingering doubts about their own ability as a team. That is evident in their play on the field. They looked sloppy and frankly I do not see any enthusiasm in their play. They have no emotion period.

Oklahoma I will agree is a solid number two and as the season moves forward and they keep doing it like they are they should leap to number 1 in all polls based on their schedule versus USC. Frankly USC conferences schedule can be debated now with ASU's loss to Nevada the performance of UCLA against BYU, Oregon state and Washington. This year the PAC looks to be in a down cycle versus the Big 12 which is in an up cycle.

Otherwise you see the usual suspects that round out the top 10. Georgia at number 3 did struggle against the Gamecocks and frankly the score should not have been that close. I see a Bulldogs team that is playing tight and not relaxed. I suspect they feel Florida and LSU games approaching and any loss to one of those teams more than likely knocks them out of any BCS NC contention talk. So we will see what happens to Georgia over the next few weeks.

Florida at 4 is a sound vote but I still have questions about this Gator team. I like them but there is something about their play that has me thinking they will have a meltdown game filled with mental errors. It is a young team with loads of talent and frankly I believe one of the most talented teams in college football.

Missouri at 5 is another sound vote. They have all the hype going for them and they have talent that is for sure. They have a quarterback that is spunky a fast defense and a coach that is for sure riding the wave this year. Can Missouri finish the season out this year? Can they take the next step and prove they belong with the big dogs or do they need to stay on the porch?

LSU at 6 I have to just scratch my head. This is not near the same team as last years. The defense while still the same in regards to scheme they do not blitz. None, zero, nada, fini. LSU has loads of talent and may just have more talent than any other club in the nation when it comes to depth. But you can have all the talent in the world but if you fail to utilize the talent then what good is it? I am not convinced that LSU deserves the 6 spot. We will see what happens over the next three weeks.

Texas at 7. Okay. Again this is a team with talent but often struggles against inferior opponents as of late. I like the QB and the offense but it does not seem to click like the Hook em horns teams of the past. They seem like they are just going through motions. The defense will get better but I do not see this team as a BCS NC contender this year. They will more than likely lose 2 maybe three games this year if they keep on playing like they are.

Wisconsin at 8. Why? Because PJ Hill is beating up little teams? I bleed Badger red that is for sure. It is my team. But their defense is not that great. Small, yet fast, they will suffer from some ball pounding later on. I do believe they beat Ohio State at camp Randall and they may be the best team this year in the Big 10 but the Big 10, in my opinion, is going to have a down year. They are not as strong as the Big 12, SEC and another yet un-named conference that does not start with PAC.

Alabama at 9. While it is nice to see as many SEC team in the top 10 but let's be real if Saban was not the coach would they get the 9 slot? I doubt it. This team has a long way to go to be once again as an elite power in the SEC. They have struggled this year and the players are making many sophomore mistakes that must be driving Saban nuts. I am waiting for that vein in his neck to burst. His hair dresser must be running out of his color because he's getting a little light on top. For the Tide this year they have to beat Auburn, Ole Miss and Miss State. A loss to any of them or any close game brings on an "I told you so" from everyone else.

Auburn at 10. So the pitcher duel between Auburn and Mississippi State is in the books. We know that Auburn was looking ahead to LSU without a doubt. Look at their history prior to the LSU game. This game is always the hardest hitting game of the year for each of these teams. Frankly, they just do not like each other. Never have, never will. But does Auburn deserve the 10 slot? I am not convinced.

I can think of teams that should be considered higher than they are such as Wake Forest, Penn, and Oregon. Heck even East Carolina has showed more skill, emotion than some in the top 10.

The season is still new and very young and there is lots of ball to be played.

One more thing. Notre Dame still stinks.