If you believe in what you read both Tennessee and Auburn are back

If you believe in what you read, both Tennessee and Auburn are back. Jimmy Clausen is now the leading candidate for the Heisman, Florida is unbeatable and Michigan’s victory save Rich Rodriguez’s job In actuality, we didn’t learn anything. Weren’t these teams SUPPOSE to defeat these opponents I’ll give BYU, Oklahoma, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Georgia and Virginia Tech credit for stepping outside of their comfort zone and scheduling other big boys to open up the season. Yes, it’s a risk, but it has paid off for Alabama the last two years and elevated BYU into the BCS talk. If OU can bounce back without Sam Bradford, they aren’t out of it yet either. But if you are Notre Dame, Michigan, Auburn and Tennessee what did you really learn about your team From what I saw Saturday, Tennessee struggled again on offense through the first quarter against Western Kentucky.

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