Lenn Robbins’ Top 25
Post college football writer Lenn Robbins’ breaks down his top-25 after another interesting Saturday on the gridiron. Florida still tops the list after a hard-fought home win against Arkansas. Texas, Alabama, Boise State and TCU round out his top-5.
1. Florida (6-0, beat Arkansas, 23-20)
UP NEXT: at Mississippi St.
PREVIOUS: (1)
THE SKINNY: Urban Meyer says he’s going to yell at Tim Tebow; hope People magazine buys the photos.
2. Texas (6-0, beat Oklahoma 16-13 in Dallas)
UP NEXT: at Missouri
PREVIOUS: (2)
THE SKINNY: Letdown Bowl
3. Alabama (6-0, beat South Carolina, 20-6)
UP NEXT: vs. Tennessee
PREVIOUS: (4)
THE SKINNY: Phillip Fulmer to be honored at halftime.
4. Boise St. (6-0, won 28-21 at Tulsa)
UP NEXT: at Hawaii
PREVIOUS: (3)
THE SKINNY: BCS rankings are out and Broncos fans are thinking about joining the CFL.
5. TCU (6-0, beat Colorado St., 44-6)
UP NEXT: at BYU
PREVIOUS: (5)
THE SKINNY: Mountain West needs Horned Frogs to win.
6. Cincinnati (6-0, won 34-17 at South Florida)
UP NEXT: vs. Louisville
PREVIOUS: (7)
THE SKINNY: QB Tony Pike’s left arm to be examined today.
7. Miami (5-1, beat Central Florida, 27-7)
UP NEXT: vs. Clemson
PREVIOUS: (9)
THE SKINNY: We now return the Hurricanes to their regularly scheduled ACC sked.
8. Iowa (7-0, won 20-10 at Wisconsin)
UP NEXT: at Michigan St.
PREVIOUS: (9)
THE SKINNY: Hawkeyes beat Badgers at their own smash-mouth game.
9. USC (5-1, won 34-27 at Notre Dame)
UP NEXT: vs. Oregon St.
PREVIOUS: (10)
THE SKINNY: Trojans own the Irish.
10. Georgia Tech (6-1, beat Virginia Tech, 28-23)
UP NEXT: at Virginia
PREVIOUS: (14)
THE SKINNY: Warning: Cavaliers have won three straight.
11. LSU (5-1, Idle)
UP NEXT: vs. Auburn
PREVIOUS: (13)
THE SKINNY: Tigers softened up Gators for Hogs.
12. Virginia Tech (5-2, lost 28-23 at Georgia Tech)
UP NEXT: Idle
PREVIOUS: (6)
THE SKINNY: Flexbone turned Tech’s defense into the Hokie Pokie.
13. Utah (5-1, won 35-15 at UNLV)
UP NEXT: vs. Air Force
PREVIOUS: (15)
THE SKINNY: What’s a Ute, I hear the late Fred Gwynne say in ‘My Cousin Vinny.’
14. BYU (6-1, won 38-28 at San Diego St.)
UP NEXT: vs. TCU
PREVIOUS: (16)
THE SKINNY: Frankly rooting for a team named the Horned Frogs to win it all.
15. Oregon (5-1, Idle)
UP NEXT: at Washington
PREVIOUS: (18)
THE SKINNY: This can’t be the same team that got pummeled by Boise St., could it?
16. Houston (5-1, won 44-16 at Tulane)
UP NEXT: vs. SMU
PREVIOUS: (20)
THE SKINNY: Kevin Sumlin’s next job will be…
17. Oklahoma St. (5-1, beat Missouri, 33-17)
UP NEXT: at Baylor
PREVIOUS: (21)
THE SKINNY: Barry Sanders, Garth Brooks and Robin Ventura the best trio of Cowboys since Aikman, Smith and Irvin.
18. Pittsburgh (5-1, won 24-17 at Rutgers)
UP NEXT: vs. South Florida
PREVIOUS: (22)
THE SKINNY: Waking the echoes.
19. Penn St. (6-1, beat Minnesota, 20-0)
UP NEXT: at Michigan
PREVIOUS: (NR)
THE SKINNY: Nittany Lions’ D vs. Michigan’s O.
20. South Carolina (5-2, lost 20-6 at Alabama)
UP NEXT: vs. Vanderbilt
PREVIOUS: (17)
THE SKINNY: Defensive genius Steve Spurrier keeps the Gamecocks close.
21. Texas Tech (5-2, won 31-10 at Nebraska)
UP NEXT: vs. Texas A&M
PREVIOUS: (NR)
THE SKINNY: The most loyal fans in America boo the Huskers.
22. Kansas (5-1, lost 34-30 at Colorado)
UP NEXT: vs. Oklahoma
PREVIOUS: (11)
THE SKINNY: Todd Reesing (30-of-51 for 401 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT) is the Heisman Trophy Rodney Dangerfield.
23. South Florida (5-1, lost 34-17 to Cincinnati)
UP NEXT: at Pitt
PREVIOUS: (12)
THE SKINNY: Time for the Bulls to turn into Bears.
24. Oregon St. (4-2, Idle)
UP NEXT: at USC
PREVIOUS: (NR)
THE SKINNY: Beaver infestation.
25. Central Michigan (6-1, won 34-24 at Western Michigan)
UP NEXT: at Bowling Green
PREVIOUS: (NR)
THE SKINNY: You! You there in the Lazy Boy. Don’t be a BCS snob.
DROPPED OUT: No. 19 Nebraska; No. 23 Notre Dame; No. 24 Auburn; No. 25 Ohio St.


