Some thoughts on week 9

• There were a stupid number of turnovers and penalties in the Florida - Georgia game. If either team had a decent offensive performance which cut them out they'd have won comfortably. That said, a big win for Georgia which means they now control their own destiny.
• However, one play highlighted a concern I have over player safety. In the 4th quarter, Florida went for it on 4th down and ran a jet sweep. Florida didn't make it and their player stayed down obviously hurt in the tackle. What I noticed was no-one thought there was much wrong with the tackle. The commentators said it was okay as it wasn't a horse-collar tackle. But to me it was very dangerous because the player was tackled around his head. In rugby this would be considered a serious foul and the player would have spent 10 minutes in the sin bin at least (for anyone who doesn't know, that's a temporary ejection from the game with his team not allowed to replace him so they are a player down for 10 minutes). Any tackle above the shoulders is considered dangerous in rugby, so why the difference here?
• Notre Dame were very impressive especially on defence against the run, and in the 4th quarter. They probably should be ranked 1 or 2 now based on what they've achieved so far this season.
• Should Manti Te'o be leading the Heisman race?
• Kansa State roll on, getting the job done. Is Collin Klein having a Heisman year?
• Alabama's win over Mississipii State highlighted that sometimes the rankings are right. Even though both were 7-0, Alabama are a much better team.
• A big win for Washington over Oregon State. The loss for Oregon State mixes things up in the Pac 12.
• USC's loss is bad for them and Oregon. Strength of schedule is hurting Oregon and they could do with their remaining opponents being as strong as possible (and obviously beating them) if they are to be in the top two at the end of the season.
• Marquis Lee had 345 yards receiving and USC still lost!
• Is it really only two years since Auburn won the national title? They've been awful this year.
• My top 5 as of now - Notre Dame, Kansas State, Alabama, Oregon, LSU.
• Get well soon Marcus Lattimore.