College Football Top 25, Week 10: The "What Do We Do With Alabama" Edition
When it comes to this week’s OnsideKick.com Top 25, we might as well call it the “What do we do with ‘Bama edition?” Because really, isn’t that going to be the only question anyone wants to talk about going forward? Assuming they win out, what do you with a one-loss team, whose only defeat was to the No. 1 team in the country, by a field goal, in overtime? It's something we'll be talking about between now and bowl season (assuming Alabama doesn't lose) and has turned into such a fascinating, layered sub-plot, that at some point I fully expect the Supreme Court to get involved.
But for now, it's all conjecture. So instead, let’s get to this week’s Top 25. As always, I encourage you to chime in with your thoughts below, regardless of whether you agree or disagree with my picks. In addition, there is a “notes” segment at the bottom, which helps explain why I ranked certain teams where I did, including that crazy club from Tuscaloosa, which no one is sure what to do with.
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Now, let’s get to the Top 25!

When I went to bed last night, the column that you’re about to read below was already written in my head.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: One of the best parts about this job is having the opportunity to talk to people all over the country (and in some cases the world) about sports. This week has been no exception, and what I’ve found most interesting is that all the e-mails, DM’s, and Facebook messages have virtually read the same. In essence, every LSU and Alabama fan I’ve talked to has said something to the effect of:
According to my highly unscientific calculations, we are now roughly five days, four hours and 35 minutes until kickoff of LSU-Alabama. Or as I like it, “the game which might make the world spin off its axis.” Needless to say, it’s gonna be a fun one. So grab a seat and enjoy Saturday with Verne Lundquist.
Alright, so I’m guessing you’re disappointed. Alabama and LSU aren’t playing, so really, you’re not even sure if it’s worth getting out of bed on Saturday morning. Maybe it'd just be easier to roll over, lay under the sheets and mope until next Saturday, right?
As I mentioned in my Sunday recap column, this past weekend was officially “Separation Saturday” in college football. Wisconsin and Oklahoma are clear pretenders, Clemson and Stanford are definitely contenders, and USC and Michigan State proved to be somewhere in the middle. (And then of course there are Alabama and LSU, which didn’t wait until this Saturday to separate themselves, but instead did that the day they showed up for fall camp)
On Saturday morning, my buddy Lou, a huge college football fan, texted me, “I think today is when one a few of these top ranked teams end up losing. Call it “Separation Saturday.”
Let's quickly get to the Week 8 picks:
Hello, and welcome to the 3,257th column, article or blog post on “college football’s mid-season awards.” Please take a seat and grab a fresh beverage. We will get started momentarily…
Well, we are officially here: College football’s halfway point. Seven weeks into a 14 weekend season (not including the separate Saturday for Army-Navy, as well as bowl games), every team in college football has now played at least six regular season games, some, much more memorable than others.