The Big Ten as a whole has taken a real beating in the media this year, and it has deserved it. The league has a ton of underachieving teams, and Illinois and Wisconsin both fit into that category.
Since joining the ACC it seems like the Seminoles have had more trouble with NC State than any other program.
The No. 2 Oregon Ducks have only faced one ranked opponent up to this point 2012, but with the No. 23 Washington Huskies coming to town this weekend, the team will try to assert their dominance in Pac-12 competition.
These two teams are bitter rivals, and no other team in the nation (aside from maybe the Oregon State Beavers) would be happier taking the Ducks out of national championship contention.
Following their 25-point loss to the Ducks in week five, the Washington State Cougars head to Corvallis to face the other team from the state of Oregon, the Oregon State Beavers. The Beavers are coming off a big-time road victory in Arizona that has propelled them to No.14 in the nation. The Cougars have struggled against decent programs, and they’re looking to get their first big win of the season.
The No. 15 Clemson Tigers play host to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets this Saturday, and for the most part, their seasons have gone different directions up to this point in the year. The Yellow Jackets may have one of the most exciting and unique offenses in the country, but their 39.2 points per game have only resulted in two wins in their first five contests.
The Boise State Broncos’ relevancy went out the window for most casual fans when they lost to the Michigan State Spartans in the first week of the season. They’ve bounced back to win their last three games, but the interest level just isn’t there as the BCS-Buster label has gone missing from their program. The Southern Miss Golden Eagles are no BCS-Buster, either, but they’re coming off a close loss to No. 19 Louisville just a week ago.
After a horrid start to the season Pitt (2-2) has rebounded well winning their last 2 games including beating a ranked Virginia Tech team. On the other side of the coin Syracuse is only 1-3 and their only win of the season came against college football powerhouse Stony Brook.
It has been a weird start to the season for Virginia. Since coach Mike London took over there have been glimpses of a program on the rise but this year they have been outclassed far too often.
From darkhorse BCS challenger to SEC West doormat…that didn’t take long. Arkansas is clearly not having the season they expected and it is amazing to think they have just 1 victory in 5 tries on the season.
Week 4 of the NFL season has come and gone – the cream is really starting to rise to the top while there is some teams already looking like pretenders in this young season – can you say Cowboys?
The Arizona Cardinals are the biggest surprise in the NFL so far this year. Arizona enters this game at 4-0 after pulling off a big comeback victory over Miami last weekend.
Division foe St. Louis will host them this Thursday night on NFL Network.
It is hard to gauge just how good this Utah State team really is. The reality is that they are just a few points away from a perfect record that could have included a victory over Wisconsin at Madison.
Well it is going to be impossible to match the drama seen last week at the Ryder Cup but the golf world must move on. This week, players not included in last week’s showdown will duke it out at TPC Summerlin, a traditionally easy course for the TOUR pros.
The USC Trojans had extremely high aspirations this year, but their loss at Stanford a couple weeks ago really hurt their chances of being a player on the national level.
USC is still a very good team, but they haven’t played up to the level many expected they would.
The Wildcats are one of two teams in the Big Ten still with a perfect record. Only one of those wins was in conference but they have an excellent chance to keep the momentum going against a Penn State team in the middle of a roller coaster of a season.
The Arizona Wildcats and the Stanford Cardinal both began their seasons with high-profile victories. Arizona took down No. 18 Oklahoma State, while the Cardinal defeated No. 2 USC. Many believed just two weeks ago that these two squads could challenge the leaders in their respective divisions, but following recent disappointments, each team is looking to bounce back in their week six matchup.
