Weekly Wrapup

Week 4 Review
- I keep betting against Virginia Tech, and they keep winning games 20-17. An intriguing game at Nebraska looms.
- BYU has outscored their opponents 172-44 on the year for an average score of 43-11. The past two games have been 103-0.
- I thought Rutgers would have a down year, but I never thought they would start 0-3 with a loss to Navy (also in a down year.) At least they should break their losing streak with Morgan State coming to town.
- With so many non-BCS teams having great starts to the season, Boise State had been somewhat lost in the crowd. That all changed when they beat a really good Oregon team in Eugene.
- At the end of the year, we might look back at the Tennessee-UCLA game and realize that what was once an elite non-conference matchup turned into just another meeting of mediocre (or worse) programs.
- Vanderbilt has had some decent teams over the past few seasons, but it looks like this is the one that will finally break the postseason drought. They've started 4-0 with two conference wins already. There will be several more opportunities to get enough wins to go bowling.
- There are 27 undefeated teams left, with seven in the Big 12 and six in the SEC. The ACC and Pac-10 are down to just one each (Wake Forest and USC.) There are six non-BCS teams left.
- There are only eight winless teams left, and only the Sun Belt has more than one.



Week 5 Preview
- Connecticut is averaging almost 280 rushing yards per game. They travel to Louisville, who is allowing only 42 rushing yards per game. Something has to give. I'm betting on Louisville, whose offense is coming around to match a stingy defense.
- Georgia hosts Alabama in the only meeting of my ranked teams this week. Two really good defenses will be on display, but Georgia's offense is more mature.
- I've been high on this Penn State team since the preseason, and although they've been dominant, they haven't really been tested. Illinois kicks off their conference schedule, and should begin to confirm or disprove my expectations of the Nittany Lions as an elite team.
- NC State pulled off a stunning upset of a ranked team last week. Can they do it twice in a row as they host South Florida?
- Fresno State finishes up their brutal non-conference slate as they travel to UCLA in a game that looked much more interesting after Week 1 than it does now.