The cream really started rising to the top last weekend as Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma got important conference wins. The Crimson Tide were especially impressive as they dominated Florida from the beginning of the game. The Gators can now only hope to get another shot at them in the SEC Championship game. At the same time the Ducks started off slow but then took off like a rocket after halftime to roll over Stanford.
Week six will again be highlighted by critical conference battles. Here’s five questions I’m looking forward to getting the answers to this weekend:
5. If a tree falls in the woods and nobody hears it, did it make a sound?
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In other words, when Connecticut plays at Rutgers Friday night and nobody watches will they have really played a game. I’m sorry, I’m a Syracuse alum and fan, but the Big East is inconsequential to the national scene this year. I wish it wasn’t true, but it is.
4. Can “Shoelace” keep his Heisman hopes alive against Michigan State?
Denard “Shoelace” Robinson, the most dynamic college football player in the nation, and his Michigan Wolverines host intrastate rival Michigan State. Robinson has gotten hit hard and missed parts of each of the past three games. Saturday afternoon he’ll have Spartans linebacker Greg Jones hunting him down. Will he avoid an injury and lead his team to victory?
3. Will the Hurricanes be the ACC’s shining light?
After three consecutive road games, Miami finally returns home to face rival Florida State. One of those road games was a loss to Ohio State in which they were not really competitive. But they’ve seemed to right the ship in the past two games. The ACC is really struggling and needs the Hurricanes to carry the banner for them after N.C. State dropped it last week and Virginia Tech stomped on it.
2. How does Florida rebound against undefeated but much-maligned LSU?
The Gators have handily beaten the teams they should but were never really in the game against Alabama. Of course, that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Saturday evening they host the LSU Tigers with a chance to demonstrate what type of season they want to have. LSU has not yet lost but they’ve been a lot closer to it than their fans would like. Every game they play seems to be a referendum on head coach Les Miles.
1. Can South Carolina challenge Alabama?
The Crimson Tide is coming into form as the juggernaut that many expected them to be. After being taken nearly to the wire by Arkansas, Alabama dominated Florida. South Carolina is coming off a tough loss at Auburn two weeks ago. With two weeks to prepare and home field advantage can the Gamecocks beat the Tide?
What do you think the answers will be to the questions I asked above? Let me know in the comments section below.
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