Football Stuff

So, I'm a pretty big football fan, and today my beloved Seahawks went up to Mile High Stadium and got drubbed 31-14. Lovely. Despite the final score, we made a lot of mistakes in this game that handed it to Denver. We came right out the gate with guns blazing and scored on our opening drive. But then there was that little piece of yellow laundry on the field that every fan hates. Holding. The next play we got intercepted on the 4. Denver took over and we stopped them. They punted. We muffed it. Three plays later, Denver TD. Shitstorm. I could tell it was going to be a long game, and we ended up losing with a few more turnovers along the way. Unfortunately I didn't get to watch most of it, as I was at church. Lovely language from a churchgoing man, I know. We all knew this was going to be a rebuilding year, and shooting yourself in the foot on the road with turnovers and penalties is better than playing your best and being outclassed (A La the Washington Huskies and BYU yesterday).
But you know, the thing that makes it a little better is that the damn Cowboys are 0-2. Looking at all those irritating Cowboys updates on Facebook really makes me want to delete some people. So, from where I'm sitting a 1-1 record and a 1-0 division record aren't things to worry about too much. We all knew from the beginning when Pete Carroll overhauled this team that it wasn't going to be a super bowl year. Honestly, I am okay with us taking some lumps because our young players are getting valuable reps that will help make them better. A 6-10 record is nice to me this year because I don't really see any marquee, can't miss QB prospects coming out of the NCAA this season, and we'll likely pick up a quarterback in the second round. I think we should use our first round pick to further shore up our lines.
Speaking of college, I'm loving this year, despite the fact that both my Cougs (BYU, WSU) are positively awful. Oregon, who I should burn forever in the seventh circle of hell for rooting for, is on a positive tear, scoring 189 points in a 180 minutes of football and pitching two shutouts. Not to mention, they bent Tennessee over out behind the woodshed in their own house. In three games, Oregon has outscored their opponents 189-13, while piling up 611.7 yards per game and averaging 63 points. LaMichael James has 361 yards on 30 carries--a 12 ypc average--and three TDs in 2 games. Running roughshod comes to mind, as Oregon is leading the nation in both offense and scoring, showing no signs of slowing down, and is second in rushing at 380 yards per game. The other teams in the top 5 in rushing don't also pass for over 200 yards a game. Boss stuff.
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson is a one man show. He's single-handedly produced more offense than all but 43 schools in division 1-A! That means Robinson has accounted for 1,231 yards of total offense, and 8 tds in 3 games! Book that man a plane to New York for the Heisman ceremony now! So... enough of my ranting... my top 25.

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Ohio State
4. Nebraska
5. Boise State
6. TCU
7. Texas
8. Oklahoma
9. Wisconsin
10. Utah
11. Florida
12. Stanford
13. Arizona
14. Arkansas
15. Nevada
16. South Carolina
17. Auburn
18. USC
19. Miami
20. LSU
21. Iowa
22. Michigan
23. West Virginia
24. Oregon State
25. Penn State

Those are my votes. :). Have a great Sunday, I'll probably write something substantive later, I've been kicking around something to do with my hatred of the concept of true love and soul mates. We'll see.