This weekend, we will see the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators take each other on in a huge rivalry game that is classic for the conference. This year, the Gators are, of course, omnipotent. They are moving fast to take the national championship again and it’s getting stronger all the time. The Bulldogs have had a lot of trouble getting themselves back in motion. They have been sluggish and unable to win. But on other weeks they have been absolutely brilliant. Against Tennessee, they weren’t able to get it done. Against Vanderbilt, it was a completely different story. Depending on which team decides to play this weekend, we might see one outlet or the other. On the other hand, it might not matter much if Florida is as dominant as they seem to be. Either way, when these two teams get together, it’s very difficult to predict which one will win.

The Oklahoma Sooners’ quarterback is injured, as we know. Bradford’s shoulder just isn’t doing the job for him and so they decided that he will need to get out of this season. He will reportedly take on season-ending surgery and then work for the draft next season. This is probably, in the end, the best choice for him, because he gets to continue his life. His ability to play right now is compromised. He will probably take a hit in the draft, not going as high as he otherwise would. But what’s his choice? Play poorly for the rest of this year and take another hit in the draft, as well as face the possibility of injuring the shoulder beyond repair. In the end, he will probably be able to get back to 100% once he gets into the NFL. His potential is still high, but he’s not going to be as impressive as before.

The Sooners are going to have a rougher go of it this year than they had expected. Sam Bradford, the team’s quarterback, will be having season-ending shoulder surgery, it has been announced, and for many Oklahoma fans, it will feel like the end of the season for them as well. Bradford is a major center of control on this team and his loss is big. We will be watching this afternoon when he does his press conference letting us know of his plans. He will have the surgery, yes, but what next? Will he want to push towards the NFL or will be even be able to? He’ll be ok, but will he be able to get back into football. The coaches aren’t willing to speak for him, but the way they’re talking about “his plans”, it sounds like a touchy situation, at the very least.

With Missouri and Texas preparing to do battle this weekend, it would be good to look at these two teams and take stock of some of their positive and negative sides right now. Texas has struggled because Colt McCoy has had some minor injuries this season. He is widely expected to be one of the best QBs in the upcoming draft class and has been leading his team to greatness for a couple of years now. Whether they can catch Florida remains to be seen, however. For Missouri, Blaine Gabbert will be taking the snaps, despite the sprain that almost took him out this last weekend. He’s working his way back to regularity, but he has had some real trouble with it this season. Mizzou is a good team, but it’s hard to imagine them upsetting Texas in a big way. But a hard-fought game is certainly a possibility.

This weekend, we will see the latest installment of the Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma Sooners. It looks like it might be a close game, because these two teams know each other well enough to feel confident in stopping them. On the other hand, Oklahoma has been dealing with injuries to people like Sam Bradford, their star QB, that will slow them down. Texas, meanwhile, it ranked in the top 5 again this year, and Colt McCoy is aiming at the Heisman this year, and a win against the Sooners would bring him much closer to it. The predictions mainly have Texas winning this game and my prediction wouldn’t be much different (if I made predictions), but don’t count Oklahoma out. Their program is strong and their coaching can sometimes make wins appear out of nowhere. It will be an intense game that could have some real consequences in the battle for bowl games.

The SEC has been described as “Varsity” by several commentators around the media, whereas they refer to everything else as J-V. This weekend, this was all but confirmed by the game between LSU and Florida. Florida won by a significant margin and it looks to us as though they are almost unstoppable in their pursuit of the SEC title. LSU is still very good, but they haven’t been able to make the stops that the people with the polls said that they needed to stop Florida. This rivalry’s newest chapter has practically sent the SEC title to Florida, who has won more than its share of titles over the last several years. It would take a big miracle, it seems, for them to not win this time.

Oklahoma is having a year that will not live on forever like the one they just finished. The blame is being placed on offensive coordinator Bob Stoops. There are calls for his ouster. This is the guy who sent the offense to win game after game with more than 60 points, making NCAA records. This year, the offense has settled back quite a bit. But remember what’s happened. They’ve lost a whole bunch of talented players who are now in the NFL. In other words, they were some of the best and now they’re down to bare-bones playing. The team is not as good as they used to be. They used to dominate everyone. But they are a younger team, in the same way that Michigan is, and will have to develop their younger talent over the next few years.

It was a big weekend for the Top 25 in the NCAA football world. It will be exciting for people to see these teams. Michigan lost to Michigan State in overtime, in case you’re wondering after I teased the game last week. USC took out California by 30-3, which gives California two big losses in a row. Their big dreams for Pac-10 are probably over unless they can make some big games again. USC is finally jumping up to the plate after a sluggish start. This is a fun time for this sport. Virginia Tech is ever well-ranked, despite having a loss. They almost were upset this Saturday against Duke, but they held out and got the 8 point winner. The excitement of this season is high because there have been some big upsets along the way. It’s still too early for the rankings to mean all that much because a lot of it is based on teams’ reputations, although we’re starting to get a sense of the teams themselves as well.

Whenever Michigan and Michigan State face off, it’s going to be a fun time. It’s going to be an interesting battle, that’s for sure. Last year, it was a strange season for both of these teams. Michigan State was on a major winning streak having held down a lot of different teams over the course of the year. Meanwhile, Michigan was one of the losing teams of the season and jumps into this year with a crew of scrappy young players. They have eked out a couple of hard-fought wins the last couple of weeks and hope to bring the universe back into order with a win at Michigan State. No matter which team you think is top or if you haven’t seen them prove themselves this year, it’s going to be interesting to see them work it out.

The current rankings of college football are up and there are some moderate surprises. For example, last week, Mississippi was at about #4, but after their loss to South Carolina, they are down below #20. That’s a rough week. As you might expect, Florida is at the top of both AP and USA Today. Texas, Alabama and LSU follow to round out the top four. It’s been one of the strangest starts to a college season in a long time. We have teams that were expected to be dominant that are stuck in neutral. Other teams are making big surprise wins. We’re hoping that there will be some more excitement as time goes forwards. We really enjoy seeing exciting games. It’s a little too bad for fans of some of the powerhouse schools though.