Fourth and inches… (week of Oct. 11, 2008)

By Todd Erickson  |   Saturday, October 11, 2008  |  Comments( 6 )

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~The Midseason Awards Special~

Top 3 Quarterbacks: 1. Chase Daniel (Missouri); 2. Sam Bradford (Oklahoma); 3. Colt McCoy (Texas).

Top 3 Running Backs: 1. Javon Ringer (Michigan State); 2. Donald Brown (Connecticut); 3. Evan Royster (Penn State).

Top 3 Wide Receivers: 1. Jarrett Dillard (Rice); 2. Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State); 3. Austin Collie (BYU).

Top 3 Quick Strike Threats: 1. Jeremy Maclin (Missouri); 2. Joe Burnett (UCF); 3. Arrelious Benn (Illinois).

Top 3 Tight Ends: 1. Chase Coffman (Missouri); 2. Dennis Pitta (BYU); 3. Bear Pascoe (Fresno State).

Top 3 Offensive Linemen: 1. Andre Smith (Alabama); 2. Alex Mack (California); 3. Ciron Black (LSU).

Top 3 Defensive Linemen: 1. Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma); 2. Greg Hardy (Mississippi); 3. George Selvie (South Florida).

Top 3 Linebackers: 1. Rey Maualuga (USC); 2. Scott McKillop (Pittsburgh); 3. James Laurinaitis (Ohio State).

Top 3 Defensive Backs: 1. Vontae Davis (Illinois); 2. Victor Harris (Virginia Tech); 3. Taylor Mays (USC).

Top 3 Coaches: 1. Gary Pinkel (Missouri); 2. Joe Paterno (Penn State); 3. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern).

BCS Busters still standing: Brigham Young, Utah, Boise State, Tulsa and Ball State.

Heisman Thermometer: Hottest: Chase Daniel, Missouri. Getting hotter every week: Sam Bradford, Oklahoma. Still hot but on the wrong team: Javon Ringer, Michigan State. Mercury rising, but needs a signature win: Colt McCoy, Texas

Conference Power Meter: 1. Big XII. 2. SEC. 3. Big Ten. 4. ACC. 5. Pac-10. 6. MWC. 7. Big East. 8. C-USA. 9. WAC. 10. Sun Belt.

Top games this weekend and why:
No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners vs No. 5 Texas Longhorns. Red River Rivalry? Why change the name? This is the Red River Shootout thanks to gunslingers Bradford and McCoy.
No. 4 LSU Tigers at No. 11 Florida Gators. Major implications in SEC title race and national title to boot.
No. 17 Oklahoma State at No. 3 Missouri. Gridiron fireworks with exciting gamebreakers like Jeremy Maclin and Dez Bryant.
No. 6 Penn State at Wisconsin. Penn State is for real if it wins at Camp Randall Stadium.
No. 23 Michigan State at Northwestern. Wildcats off to best start in more than 40 years and can become bowl-eligible with win.
Colorado at No. 16 Kansas. Intriguing Big XII matchup out of the spotlight from the other two big games.
Toledo at Michigan. They both wear navy blue and yellow. They are situated 45 miles from each other and have never played. Unfortunately, they are both having down years.
Notre Dame at No. 22 North Carolina. Bellwether game will help us know who’s for real.

Upset Specials: I was 2 for 3 last week, correctly picking North Carolina over then-No. 24 Connecticut and Pitt over then-No. 10 South Florida ... way off on my pick of Kansas State over No. 7 Texas Tech. This week: Southern Miss over Boise State, Buffalo over Western Michigan, and Stanford over Arizona.

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About Todd Erickson

Todd Erickson is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and pens the RealFootball365 Top 25 college football power rankings and "Fourth and inches..." weekly columns from August thru January. He is currently working on the second edition of Road to the Rose Bowl...
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