New #1 in CFB Coaches Poll

Well, we have a new #1 in the Coaches Poll in CFB…a little bit of a change up in the rankings.  AP still has FSU as #1 but the USA Today Coaches Poll puts Bama as the #1 college football team in the country.  Time for some controversy…..?)

AP Poll: 1 FSU (27), 2 Oregon (13), still like the respect for the Ducks, 3 Alabama (13), 4 Oklahoma (7), 5 Auburn, 6 Texas A&M, 7 Baylor, 8 UCLA (welcome to the top ten!), 9 Notre Dame, and 10 Michigan State.    UGA is at #13, Stanford at#14, Missouri (upsetting South Carolina which dropped out of the top twenty five) is #24.  Georgia Tech received 27 votes, essentially making them #31.

USA Today Coaches Poll: 1 Alabama (15), 2 FSU (26), 3 Oklahoma (14), 4 Oregon (7), some disrespect for the Ducks?, 5 Auburn, 6 Baylor, 7 Texas A&M, 8 Notre Dame, 9 UCLA (two Pac 12 teams in the top ten), 10. Michigan State.   UGA #12, Stanford #13 and Georgia Tech receiving 39 votes, again #31.

Not a good day for Team USA in Ryder Cup action.  They came into today’s action trailing 6-10 and lost to the powerful team from Europe, 16.5 – 11.5.  They won some singles matches but still, total domination by the European Ryder Cup team.  The USA has not won the Cup on European soil in like twenty one years?  Also, Europe has won 8 of the last ten Ryder Cups.  Disappointing for Team USA and Captain Tom Watson.  What is the answer?  You tell me!

Rafael Nadal will return to tennis action this week in China after missing many weeks with a right wrist injury.  Will be very interesting to see Rafa’s level of play and his health status.  Meanwhile, Mr. Federer has announced on his Facebook page that he will play his next tournament in Shanghai.  This is the Asian swing which precedes the US indoor hardcourt action prior to the Year End Finals in London.

NFL..briefly Aaron Rodgers leads the Packers over the Bears (one of the oldest rivalries in the NFL) and the Atlanta Falcons trail the Vikings in Minnesota, 27-21 midway through the third quarter (Falcons just scored a TD to close the gap).  Hopefully, not another road loss for the team from the ATL!

Good Wife on tonight with a new episode!!

Later..

And it looks like yet another loss on the road for the Falcons…trail Vikings 38-28 with two minutes left.  Matt Ryan throws interception (leads league in interceptions on the road, not good).  Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater goes down with an ankle injury…Christian Ponder on to replace him.  FG for the Vikings, lead 41-38…I believe it is time to turn out the lights…the party is over!


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