Times’ Top 25

*--* Rk. Team (Rec.) Comment (last week’s rank) 1 USC (2-0) Replay of 2006 game in Corvallis can be seen on TNN (The Nightmare Network). (1) 2 GEORGIA (4-0) Airport cop detains Dawgs fan who tried to stuff souvenir cactus in overhead compartment. (3) 3 OKLAHOMA (3-0) Hosting Horned Frogs this weekend just the Texas Christian thing to do. (2) 4 FLORIDA (3-0) Only thing Gators didn’t do against Vols is make them cry “Uncle.” (4) 5 LOUISIANA STATE (3-0) You forget sometimes these guys won the -- what’s it called? -- last year. (6) 6 MISSOURI (4-0) Off to a Flying Tigers’ start, boys, so take the weekend off. (5) 7 WISCONSIN (3-0) Good luck this week and try to forget 12-48-1 record vs. Michigan. (7) 8 TEXAS (3-0) Now, Arkansas, as we were discussing before Hurricane Ike so rudely erupted . . . (8) 9 BRIGHAM YOUNG (4-0) Hotel at BCS Town & Suites requires 12 wins and three-night minimum stay. (9) 10 TEXAS TECH (4-0) Mike Leach may not be crazy, but he can see crazy from his porch. (10) 11 OHIO STATE (3-1) Can anyone help Rankman out with the QB’s name prior to Pryor? (12) 12 PENN STATE (4-0) Coach becomes wins leader while eating Cracker Jack in press box. (15) 13 S. FLORIDA (4-0) Taking stock: Better to be nicknamed the Bulls right now than the Bears. (16) 14 ALABAMA (4-0) You hear about Auburn’s library burning down? Yeah, two books weren’t even colored yet. (21) 15 AUBURN (3-1) You know you attended Alabama if . . . your mom keeps a spit cup on ironing board. (11) 16 KANSAS (3-1) “Bye week” last year was second-toughest game on Jayhawks’ schedule. (17) 17 UTAH (4-0) Playing Weber St. for homecoming is right out of the smart scheduling textbook. (20) 18 FRESNO STATE (2-1) Sigalert.com reports the 1-5 may be more clogged than running lanes against UCLA. (19) 19 CLEMSON (3-1) Urgent memo from Cal reads “Never play Maryland before 10 in the morning!” (22) 20 WAKE FOREST (3-0) Rankman obviously didn’t get the memo on this team being this good. (25) 21 BOISE STATE (3-0) UCLA and Oregon put claims on QB Kellen Moore but don’t think he’ll clear waivers. (NR) 22 E. CAROLINA (3-1) Realistic Pirates approach rest of season with one eye wide open. (13) 23 VANDERBILT (4-0) Success attributed to scrapping antiquated “Grand Ole Opry” offense. (NR) 24 OREGON (3-1) Auditions for starting QB will begin right after auditions for “Animal House II.” (14) 25 MICHIGAN STATE (3-1) Holding down last ranking spot until Notre Dame upsets somebody like Syracuse. (NR) *--*