I don't know if anyone noticed this, but something amazing happened yesterday. Not only did UT win a conference game, but they put up 34 points on offense! Yes, it was against Mississippi St., but it's something to build on. And Mississippi St. did beat Vandy last week, so they might not be that bad of a team.

Virginia beat North Carolina at home yesterday, and their fans stormed the field. You know what that tells me? It tells me UNC's football program has arrived. (It also tells me that the ACC is the most bizarre and unpredictable conference.)

My little pipe dream of Vandy winning the SEC looks dead after they lost to Georgia. But that's OK. They've put up a really good show so far this year, and I have no problem rooting for Georgia anyway. Mark Richt is one of my favorite people in college football.

Alabama may be ranked #2 in the nation, but they're soft. I guarantee you that somewhere along the way they'll lose a game they should have won. They keep letting up on teams like Kentucky and Mississippi, and it's gonna come back and bite them sooner or later. Maybe the Vols will do it? (I can dream.)

Meanwhile, Penn St. just keeps thrashing the rest of their conference. Let's see... they beat Illinois by 2 touchdowns. They beat Purdue by 2 touchdowns. They beat Wisconsin by 41 points. (That's, um, 5 touchdowns and 2 field goals.) And then there was yesterday's 46-17 butchering of Michigan.

Lions and Longhorns in the BCS championship game. You heard it here first.