There was no shortage of unsatisfied customers after last week's 7 in '07 blasted some of the top programs in college football.  While AccuScore's Wailele Sallas licks his wounds, the College Football analyst lists seven topics that have risen to the forefront of his college football landscape.

In my opinion, it was “opposite’s day” last Saturday in college football.  Oregon defeated perennial favorite USC.  Arizona State beat Pac-10 juggernaut Cal.  In the SEC, Georgia beat Florida in the swamp.  And in the Big 10, Penn State’s Happy Valley was anything but.

One thing that hasn’t changed, Accuscore’s 7 in ’07.  This week we step away from trash talking and sides, and get down to numbers, and we start at number 7.

7) I was hoping Boston College’s game against Virginia Tech would help me to understand exactly where the Eagles lie on the college football landscape.  When all was said and done, all Thursday’s game did was keep me in limbo for another week.  The Hokies confused and frustrated BC Quarterback Matt Ryan for 55 minutes.  Then, Virginia Tech’s front four, completely gassed, watched as Ryan picked them apart to steal one away in Blacksburg.

The last two drives were something special, especially Ryan’s last pass.  As the Heisman hopeful rolled to his left, he threw against his body back to his right hitting Andre Callender in stride for the go-ahead touchdown with seconds remaining.  It was truly a masterful play that you need to see to truly enjoy.  The most amazing part, he did it twice back-to-back.  The first touchdown was called back because of a penalty.

My question.

How can you truly distinguish which team is Boston College?  The team that barely won against Massachusetts, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech.  Or the squad that stands at 8-0.  And is there a difference?

6) Last week I received more than my share of heat for my views on Ohio State.  I also said the Buckeyes would lose to Penn State.  Consider this, me eating crow.  

Yet again, however, I don’t know what to truly take away from the game.  Ohio State looked real good, top-ranked good last week.  Todd Boeckman did not look like a game-manager or a first-year starter, but rather a confident, competent, offensive leader.  The first-year starter completed 19 of 26 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns.

I always thought it would be the defense that would lead the Buckeyes if an undefeated season was in the cards.  Now, it seems either one can take the lead if the other falters.

At the same time, how good is Penn State?  I still stand by my assessment that the Big 10 is the sixth best conference in America.  If that’s the case, is this truly a win to hang its hat on?

Regardless, I believe Ohio State now deserves to be number one, and the only true test left is Michigan.

5) Before this week, every expert had Tim Tebow as the clear cut Heisman favorite.

Now what?

Florida has three losses, as Tebow has yet to have his signature win.  Now, it looks like Tebow has a hurt shoulder that will affect what he does best, running the ball.  In other words, next year Tim, next year.

The same goes for Andre Woodson, 24-of-42, 230 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions in a loss to Mississippi State?  You’re done.  

I still like Michael Crabtree.  Although Texas Tech has lost the last 2 games, it has not affected Crabtree’s performance receiving.  In those two games, the freshman has 22 receptions for 207 yards and a touchdown.  He deserves to be in this race.

Finally, I think it’s about time Dennis Dixon has been added to the list.  If you watched the Oregon-USC game you witnessed what Dixon has been doing all year.  I have not seen a game where the Ducks offense has not been clicking on all cylinders.  Even in the game against USC, where the Ducks only managed 24 points, Dixon and the offense was still able to move the ball when they needed to.

4) Speaking of Dixon and the Oregon offense.  I can’t wait to see this week’s game between Oregon and Arizona State.  It has BCS implications.  The winner will get an almost yellow-brick-road to a BCS championship game.  It has Pac-10 championship implications.  Most of all, every game at Autzen Stadium is entertaining.

The Sun Devils have been winning with a grinding defense and offense.  Oregon on the other hand, wants to hit you fast and hard. Someone’s pace will have to give, and unlike the Sun Devils, Oregon proved last week that they can grind it out as well.  No matter what ASU has faced so far this year, nothing relates to the speed of which Oregon runs the spread.  It’s the reason they have scored on almost every first possession of every game this season.  Throw in a hurt Rudy Carpenter, and Oregon may be looking at national championship possibilities.

3) Hawaii is now just two spots away from an automatic BCS bid as the Warriors are now ranked 14th.  A non-BCS league team is guaranteed a BCS spot in two ways. One is if it finishes in the top 12; the other is if it is ranked in the top 16 and its ranking is higher than that of a conference champion that has an automatic berth. Hawaii is the highest-ranked non-BCS team, and the six BCS leagues have at least one team in the top seven.

They finish out the regular season with home games against Fresno State (Nov. 10), Boise State (Nov. 23) and Washington (Dec. 1) and a road game against Nevada (Nov. 16).

The three components of the standings are the coaches' poll; the Harris poll - voted on by media members and by former players, coaches and administrators - and six computers. Each of the components counts one-third. The best and worst computer rankings are thrown out, and the sum total of the remaining four is divided by 100 (the maximum possible points) to come up with the BCS' computer rankings percentage.

While strength of schedule isn't a BCS component, all six computers have a strength-of-schedule factor in their rankings.
The final BCS standings will be released Dec. 2.

Considering all this, it’s hard not to see Hawaii moving up two places, if they can run the table.  Boise State is once again ranked which will give Hawaii a much needed quality win, if they can pull it out.

But let me ask you this.  Michigan now stands at #12.  The same team that lost to Appalachian State at the beginning of the year and has two losses is ranked two spots ahead of the undefeated Warriors.  How does this make sense?

There are currently three teams with two losses ahead of Hawaii; Michigan, Georgia and Virginia Tech.  I understand Georgia, but how can Michigan and Virginia Tech rank higher.  The Hokies were embarrassed against LSU and gave one away to Boston College.  Virginia Tech’s victories have come against East Carolina, Ohio, North Carolina, William & Mary, Duke and Clemson.  How does that translate to a ranking higher than an undefeated team?

I can understand the BCS not wanting the little guy in the National Championship game, I can’t understand not even throwing that team a bone.

2)  On the complete opposite of the spectrum, the SEC continues to break each other’s legs.  The conference is one big medical ward.  Let’s just follow the rise and fall of Kentucky.  The Wildcats beat Arkansas then lost to South Carolina.  Kentucky rebounds and beats top-ranked LSU, and then UK turns it around and loses to Florida and Mississippi State.  You can search the whole SEC and find the same story throughout.  

Here’s my inquiry.

You tout yourself as the best conference in the nation.  Every year you are in the BCS championship game you win.  But, because you are in the toughest conference, you beat each other up all season and fail to qualify most of the time for the big game.  So why do you continue to support the BCS?

1) If you are a sports fan, you have seen the 15-lateral Trinity desperation touchdown somewhere.  If not, shame on you and click here.  You know what makes this play even better?  It is this whole season in a nutshell.  Every crazy upset, every wild Saturday, it makes this play make sense.  To steal a line from one of my favorite movies, just when you think the college football season can’t get any crazier, you go and do something like this.

It’s a wild, wild world, and I’m just happy to be a part of it.

Wailele Sallas' Accuscore College Football Top Ten 

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