So LSU easily covered the spread (opened at 16, moved to 19 in most books) which AccuScore expected.  By trouncing Mississippi State on a Thursday, the #2 Tigers raised the bar for other Top Ranked teams like USC, Oklahoma, and Texas.

 I don't have all the spreads in front of me, but I'm sure each of these teams are favored by 37 points or more.  I don't think the BCS computers give any credit for killing a bad team by 50 vs. by 40 points, but to win the battle of public opinion, these Pac 10 and Big 12 Teams will want to show that they can absolutely dominatelesser competition just like LSU.

Of course LSU will point to the fact that they won 45-0 vs. another SEC Team.  For USC to keep pace in Week 1 they'll need to beat Idaho by 50+ points.  Texas will want to kill Arkansas State by 60 and Oklahoma will look to win 50 to 0 vs. North Texas.  Let's face it, whenever you have these big spreads, the favored team 9 times out of 10 can decide whether they win by 30, 40, 50 or even 60.  By LSU coming out 45-0 on Thursday night, these other Top Teams will look to show that they are equally dominant.

I have zero allegiance to any of these top rated teams.  I grew up a maryland sports fan, so besides cheering for Boomer Esiason way back when, I never felt a strong affiliation towards a dominant college football team.  As an unbiased fan, I'm a believer in the dominance of the SEC, and for one team to win on the road against any SEC team 45-0 makes me think they would beat Idaho, North Texas or Arkansas State 60-0.

So if I'm typical of many general public fans and perhaps general college ranking pollsters, I'll be looking for these teams to cover these enormous spreads to keep up with the Joneses from LSU.