Chris Dufresne’s rankings and comments:Rk.Team (Rec.)Comment (last...

Chris Dufresne’s rankings and comments:

Rk.

Team (Rec.)

Comment (last week’s rank)

1

FLORIDA

(11-1)

Fool who turned down Notre Dame job closing in on his second national title. (1)

2

TEXAS

(11-1)

Rankman can’t help ‘Horns after getting stripped of vote for painting mustache moustache on Harris. (2)

3

OKLAHOMA

(11-1)

Big 12’s sixth tiebreaker: pitching pennies into giant Oklahoma St. mascot’s cowboy hat. (3)

4

ALABAMA

(12-0)

Saban sends new Tennessee coach a pair of blue baby booties. (4)

5

UTAH

(12-0)

Utah vs. Gainesville-UM (Urban Meyer) in the Sugar Bowl would be sweet. (5)

6

USC

(10-1)

Carroll’s role in bringing back home jerseys for UCLA game earns him prestigious Bob Mackie Award. (6)

7

PENN ST.

(11-1)

Will send Triple-A AAA-affiliate Altoona to Rose Bowl if 8-4 Oregon State gets in. (7)

8

BOISE ST.

(12-0)

Irving Berlin said it best: “Blue fields, smiling at me, nothing but blue fields do I see.” (8)

9

TEXAS TECH

(11-1)

In Big 12 tie talk Red Raiders are like forgotten Marx Brother, “Leacho.” (9)

10

OHIO ST.

(10-2)

Tressel and Weis to team up for seminar: “How to kick a field goal against USC.” (10)

11

BALL ST.

(12-0)

Rankman would love to see bowl pitting top football program in Indiana vs. Notre Dame. (13)

12

TCU

(10-2)

Yesterday’snews.com reports school is underdog for big game against Utah. (15)

13

OREGON

(9-3)

Had little trouble scoring 65 points on same field where USC’s national title died. (18)

14

BRIGHAM YOUNG (10-2)

Founder would have been proud that players left it all on the salt flats. (17)

15

BOSTON COLLEGE (9-3)

Rankman has to sit down after being told Flutie threw a scoring pass for Eagles. (19)

16

CINCINNATI

(10-2)

Coach is staying because you just can’t beat the chili spaghetti. (21)

17

GEORIGA TECH

(9-3)

President declares “Buzz Around Like Insect Day” after big win over Georgia. (24) (16)

18

MISSISSIPPI

(8-4)

Philosopher Rankman wonders what came first: the Chick(en)-fil-A or the Egg Bowl? (23)

19

MISSOURI

(9-3)

Whew, thank God we dodged Oklahoma on this year’s schedule . . . what!!!? (11)

20

OKLAHOMA ST. (9-3)

Oklahoma’s game plan -- “Stillwater: Run Deep” -- reminds Rankman of adage. (14)

21

MICHIGAN ST.

(9-3)

Wish BCS was around in 1966 to break 10-10 tie against Notre Dame. (22)

22

NORTHWESTERN

(9-3)

Irish tell coach Fitzgerald to sit tight and watch next year’s USC game closely. (NR)

23

GEORGIA

(9-3)

School removes “roll-over” clause in Uga’s contract after three-loss rookie season. (12)

24

PITTSBURGH

(8-3)

Word is West Virginia wants next year’s Backyard brawl moved to front yard. (NR)

25

OREGON ST.

(8-4)

Beavers return to hum-drum life as North America’s lar- gest rodent, weighing up to 65 pounds. (16)