Ho hum, another 4-1 weekend for the kid.

But, ya know, it never gets boring.

And the one I missed: Kentucky.

So be it.

Vandy is pretty good we now have to admit. That Pavia kid is A Footballer.

Oregon escaped because the Buckeye’s transfer portal QB had a faulty inner clock. And Coach Lanning’s crafty use of the rules and the clock.

Texas won because Brent Venables  was a really good, actually great defensive coach and when Oklahoma came calling should have listened to that inner voice that turned down down previous offers for the first chair. Which it appears

Pitt won because it hit the jackpot when choosing its TPQB, and Cal was just tired enough from that time zone travel.

Louisville won.

So, the tally: 4-1 on the weekend, pushes my already lofty season numbers to 34-11.

This week’s winners:

Georgia @ Texas. The Longhorns are truckin’. Average score during their undefeated first six games. 43-6. This week’s question is whether that Burnt Orange Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut (Top Speed – 330 MPH) brakes for Atomic Dogs? Yeah, I went there, second  PFunk reference in a week. It’s hard to really get a grasp for Georgia. That Clemson smackdown is proving more impressive by the week. That escape in Lexington is proving less impressive by the week. Carson Beck doesn’t look like an SEC let along national champ QB. Quinn Arch Ewers Manning does. But this is an October Saturday in Austin, right around the time season after recent season when we realize we should not have questioned the Bulldogs. I still am. Hook ‘Em Horns.

Florida State @ Duke. Can the Seminoles really be this bad, 1-5 bad? Can the Blue Devils really be this good, 5-1 good? The answer to Q1 would appear to be, yeah, this team has spit out the bit. The answer to Q2 is blowin’ in the wind. I have a hunch that The Most Disappointing Team In College Pigskin might right the ship in Durham. But I just can’t bring myself to go there. In Tobacco Road where all eyes have turned to the hardwood, Duke says “Hey we’re still here and footballin’.”

Colorado @ Arizona. It’s still kind of confusing to me, though I read something about it along the way. The Wildcats beat Utah, and lost to Texas Tech, Kansas State and BYU. Which means their Big Sixteen record should be 1-3. But they’re officially only 1-2. This conference wackamole is driving me nuts. The Buffs seem to be somewhat better than expected, though they lost at the last second last week. But may (or may not) be without college football’s best player Travis Hunter for this one. I think the Primes get it done.

Nebraska @ Indiana. IU. I mean, I Friggin’ U. Already bowl eligible. Unblemished. Haven’t trailed for a nanosecond all season. Lit up the scoreboard for 40+ five weeks in a row. Geesh. The Huskers are also improved. Finally the frost has melted. Get it? 5-1 yet with no Ws that confirm real real real return to Osbornian standards. Cignetti wins. I didn’t even have to google it. Who am I to disagree? I won’t. Crimson & Cream.

Kentucky @ Florida. I will admit I have not the slightest idea who might prevail in this battle of mediocres. None. Such that I don’t even have any shtick to share. Woe is me. As woe is both the Gators and Wildcats. So, ladies and gents I’m going to a coin flip. Kinda like how the NFL OT rules work. Heads: Kentucky. Tails: Florida. Tails. Gators.

Miami (Fla) @ Louisville. Too many times I have explained how I have only picked against my Cards but a couple times through the decades. It’s about karma. I believe only when they were to play at Clemson, where they’ve never won. I am taking a different tack this time around. I really don’t see the Cards beating a truly upwardly mobile Miami team. Though I surely hope they do. Thus I pray I am wrong with this prediction. And that somehow it will increase U of L’s chances. A reverse luck kind o’ thing. It’s killin’ me . . . but . . . oh it’s even hard to type . . . the U.

— c d kaplan