We write recaps of the big games or when a head coach gets fired before we get to the month of October. Then there are the other games and teams worth talking about which is why we created SnoTap College Football Try.
Oklahoma, I apologize - When you do previews of all teams, sometimes predictions go awry. I predicted Oklahoma sixth in the Big 12. I thought Blake Bell and Trevor Knight would be a dumpster fire plus their defense did nothing for me. They go on the road and beat Notre Dame convincingly. Oklahoma made bad Tommy Rees come out to play as he only completed nine passes and had three interceptions. What Oklahoma's coaching staff has done with Bell in a year has been amazing and they deserve a ton of credit. Oklahoma plays TCU and Texas in the coming weeks. 
What the hell Okie State - As for the other Oklahoma school, Oklahoma State lost to West Virginia 30-21. A game where everyone on ESPN College Gameday said 'Oklahoma State would score more than 50 points and win going away.' That did not happen. Oklahoma State did not play well at all, and raises questions about this team going forward. Oklahoma State could do virtually nothing on the ground and J.W. Walsh looked pretty average. Dana Hologorsen deserves some credit for making 21 moves to his two-deep depth chart. He obviously figured out some things about this West Virginia team.
Washington is the 2001 Milwaukee Bucks - Mitch and I called Washington 'the Milwaukee Bucks' as they went 7-6 in the last four years of the season. They defeated Arizona in convincing fashion on Saturday night and now look towards a big battle with Stanford this coming week. In the battle of great Pac-12 running backs, Bishop Sankey outplayed Ka'Deem Carey on Saturday and Keith Price is looking like the quarterback people talked about in his sophomore year. Additionally, Price is a guy I feel like no one is talking about, but he has put together a nice season thus far.
Alabama clamps the haters - ESPN ran a graphic 'Alabama on Upset Alert?' on Thursday night as Ole Miss has been an impressive team in 2013. The young Rebels were frustrated by the tough Alabama defense on Saturday as they pitched a shutout. Ole Miss defense handled Alabama alright until a big T.J. Yeldon run busting the game open. I am not convinced Alabama has fixed their defense yet. Ole Miss is an above average team, but nowhere near a great team like a Texas A&M, LSU or Georgia. They are at the second level of teams.
Jameis's first true test - We have talked about Jameis Winston a great deal on the Tap, but for the most part, it has been positive. Florida State trailed 17-3 early on the second quarter to Boston College. Winston started to will the team back with his strong play plus Florida State's defense figured it out holding the Eagles to only three points the rest of the game. Winston has now had two road games and one where he trailed by double-digits early on then Florida State took care of business handily. He also made this ridiculous pass to end the first half.
South Carolina hangs on without Connor Shaw - South Carolina showed why they can make an argument with Ohio State as to 'The best second-string quarterback.' Connor Shaw went out in the first quarter with a shoulder injury and the Cocks trailed 10-0 at the half. Dylan Thompson and Mike Davis led the charge back as South Carolina scored 28 straight points. Thompson played adequately and Davis rushed for over 160 yards with three touchdowns. Shaw will be out two to three weeks with a sprained shoulder meaning Thompson will have a home game against Kentucky before facing road games against Arkansas and possibly Tennessee. The Gamecocks should be okay.
Charlie.
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