Week 7

Auburn

• Remember that thing I said last week about Clint Moseley not being a better option? I might have to stand corrected there. We'll see. I'm not ready to tout Moseley as a huge improvement after 7 passes, but I sure was tired of watching the quarterback get sacked or throw a ball that an AU receiver had no chance of catching. Therefore, I will definitely support the change that Chizik and Malzahn made today in naming Moseley the LSU starter, relegating Trotter to holding up signs of George Bush and Chris Todd. I honestly think that the coaches believed that Trotter had much more going for him when they named him the starter, and maybe he did. As struggles mounted, Trotter seemed to lose confidence, and things unraveled quickly after that. I wouldn't expect to see Barrett back starting. In my opinion, its either Moseley or Frazier the rest of the way out.
• Chris Davis is a vital part of Auburn's success. Davis has developed into possibly Auburn's best cover corner and really helps seal off one side of the field. T'Sharvan Bell had probably his best game of the year on Saturday, and will need to replicate it if Auburn has any hope of shutting down Reuben Randle this week.
• Don't look now, but the defensive end position that seemed to have the most depth on the team at season's start is now almost empty. Dee Ford, Justin Delaine, and LaDarius Owens are all out for most or all of the season. Behind Corey Lemonier and Nosa Eguae, the Tigers are left with only Craig Sanders and Joel Bonomolo (who coaches seem to lack confidence in). Devaunte Sigler will shift over as needed to pick up some of the slack.
• Tough news for senior offensive lineman Jared Cooper, who will miss the rest of the season after surgery. Cooper waited a long time to get his shot, and was playing quite well as the pulling guard. Tough break for Jared and the Tigers.
• Steven Clark kicks the ball very high. We know this because neither of Florida's punt returners seemed to be able to track the ball from sky to bread basket. Clark created big turnovers for the Tigers (with a little help from Onterio McCalebb) and again received SEC Special Teamer of the Week honors for his efforts. Meanwhile, Cody Parkey had his struggles, but put one through when it mattered. 
• This defensive line will be flat out terrifying in two years. Auburn's four sophomores- Corey Lemonier, Nosa Eguae, Jeff Whitaker, and Kenneth Carter- are improving steadily, and Lemonier has taken his game to a completely new level. If Mike Pelton can continue to develop these guys, an LSU-type scary line isn't out of the question.
• Not to beat a decaying horse, but wow has this offense been ugly of late. 278 yards? Yuck. 7 complete passes? Hopefully Moseley can light a little spark. 
• Will Muschamp is funny. I know he's coaching on the other sideline now, but I just love watching that man pitch a fit.

SEC

• Georgia looked rather pathetic in the 2nd half against Vanderbilt and still had far and away the best week of any SEC East team. Marcus Lattimore's injury means that South Carolina is destined for a loss or 3 down the stretch, putting Georgia firmly in the driver's seat headed to Atlanta. Tennessee and Florida looked abysmal, while Kentucky looked the best they have all season. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they can't have a bye every week, so that illusion will wear off.
• LSU and Alabama continue to prove that they are not only the best two teams in the SEC by a long shot, but also likely the best two in the country by a pretty decent margin.
• Trent Richardson is heating up, and there's nothing Andrew Luck can do to stop him.

Around the Nation

• Flashback from last week: "Unbeaten teams who still have yet to win any impressive games: Michigan, Kansas State, Houston, Georgia Tech, and Illinois. Houston may run the table without beating a decent team." That didn't take long. Nice victory for Kansas State over Texas Tech. I'll start giving them credit in two weeks when we see what they can do against Oklahoma. My thoughts on Houston remain unchanged. 
• And to further brag, another flashback, "Don't expect Mike Stoops to make it through the season as the Arizona head coach. A loss to previously winless Oregon State certainly didn't help." Fast forward less than 4 hours from the posting of the blog, and Mike Stoops is no longer the coach of the Wildcats.
• Texas A&M trounced Baylor. I'm quite disappointed in the Bears. As many of you recall, I've had a Robert Griffin III man crush for quite some time, and he and Baylor have yet to fulfill my fetish.
• Oklahoma and Wisconsin continue to roll in impressive fashion. Clemson's winning ways continued as well, though the Tigers had a much tougher go of it. Maryland gave them all they could handle, but this Clemson team has something that feels a little special. Or maybe that's just Sammy Watkins. Kid can straight up run play ball in space. 
• Louisiana-Lafayette is already bowl eligible, with their only loss coming to Oklahoma State. I don't know what you do with that, but I figured it was worth noting.
• Very impressive win for Oregon on Saturday who, without the services of LaMichael James and a half of Darron Thomas, handled a pretty good Arizona State team. Thomas and James should return to the next game of significance for Oregon. Fortunately for the Ducks, that game doesn't come for at least three weeks, when they head to play the Huskies of Washington.

That's all for this week. What once looked like a pretty intriguing schedule of games turned out to be quite a few blowouts, and upsets of teams that I predicted weren't very good. Next week doesn't look too much better. Outside of Auburn-LSU, there's no reason to turn on your TV until 7:15 Eastern. The daytime schedule offers nothing of interest, but the night should tell us how good Stanford and Wisconsin are, as they take on Washington and Michigan State respectively. Enjoy folks.