Last Regular Season Week-End

The college football regular season came to a close this weekend. The end results were much as expected by many for the top three. The rest of the field took some on the chin.

The #1 Florida Gators treated the Florida State Seminoles like a Division III football team on Saturday. Tim Tebow in his final home game at Florida Field put on a dominating performance and along with his defense showed why the Gators are the team to beat. I'll be the first to say that I have thought all year long that the Gators have flaws, and I thought the Noles might pull off the upset. I could not have been further from reality. Tebow was flawlessin almost every facet of his game. The Gator defense was just as flawless in keeping the Seminoles out of the end zone for much of the day with the first team in. While the Noles are no powerhouse this year the Gators put to sleep many of the questions on Saturday pertaining to the quality of this team. The Gators are for real and may just be the next National Champions.

The #2 Alabama Crimson Tide had to rally to overcome the Auburn Tigers on Friday in the Iron Bowl. The Tigers took the Tide to the brink but Bama quarterback Greg McElroy hung in all day and continued to show maturation in leading Bama to the win and keeping the Tide in the discussion for the National Championship. Bama will have to bring their A game if they expect to get by Florida next weekend in the SEC Championship game.

The third ranked Texas Longhorns showed some weakness against the Texas A&M Aggies on Thanksgiving Day on defense and allowed the Aggies to ring up 39 points and 532 yards of offense. The only thing Texas had going for them was Colt McCoy who threw for over 300 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for another 175 yards and 1 td. McCoy may have cemented himself as the Heisman Trophy front runner on a 65-yard highlight worthy touchdown run.

#4 TCU continued to roll trouncing New Mexcio 51-10. TCU will find themselves in BCS Bowl but most hope for a Texas loss to Nebraska in the Big 12 Championships game if they hope to play for a National Championship.

The fifth ranked Cincinnati Bearcats welcomed starting quarterback Tony Pike back into the line up and Pike lit up Illinois for 399 passing yards and six touchdowns. Cincy will find themselves in BCS Bowl after finishing the season undefeated and winning the Big East.

With some help from an Oklahoma State loss, #6 Boise State find themselves in a postion to go BCS bowling this January. The Broncos took care of business dispatching of Nevada with a final of 44-33. Boise quarterback and Heisman hopeful Kellen Moore threw for 262 yards and five touchdowns.

Starting at the seventh ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets is where the weekend started to get crazy. Already secure with the knowledge that they would be playing the ACC Championship the Yellow Jackets were held to just 205 yards rushing in a 30-24 loss to the un-ranked Georgia Bulldogs.

Quarterback Bill Stull was held to just 179 passing and threw one touchdown and two interceptions as the #9 ranked Pitt Panthers lost the Backyard Brawl to West Virginia 19-16 on Friday. Pitt had been trying to show they were getting back to elite status and loss to the Mountaineers shows they still are a work in progress.

Oklahoma proved Saturday that the Sooners are still a good football team, that had to deal with a rash of injuries this season that derailed the high hopes the Sooners had. Oklahoma laid an old fashion butt whooping on the #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys, 27-0. The Sooners held the Cowboys to just 109 yards of total offense and totally shut down Cowboy quarterback Zac Robinson.

The Clemson Tigers came into Saturdays match with South Carolina ranked #18 and like Georgia Tech, knowing they would be in Tampa playing for the ACC Championship next Saturday. With that knowledge they failed to show up against the Gamecocks and will head to Tampa stinging from a 34-17 loss.

#24 North Carolina fought all season to get back in the top twenty five and were hoping to end the season on a high note. NC State on the other hand was trying to save a lost season and give head coach Tom O'Brien some redemption. Mission accomplished for the Wolfpack as they dropped the Tar Heels 28-27.

Which Ole Miss team and which Jevon Snead would show up Saturday for the 25th ranked Rebels against Mississippi State was the question of the day. Mississippi State was played the toughest schedule of any team in the country this season and put itself on position to have a tremendous 2010 campaign by thumping Ole Miss 41-27. Snead threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns but was also picked off three times.