I'd buy this shirt

OK, this is a little old, but it's still funny.

There's one thing the 'Eye and the 'Eer agree on ... ACC football is over-rated. Following last weekend's embarrassing dismantling by the SEC, this T-shirt should be for sale.

Here is an additional option depending on who wins the ACC Championship game Saturday:

Georgia Tech: First in the ACC, Second in the State.
It works for Clemson also.

AEAAE Top 25 (Week 2)

Do you need any more proof that preseason polls and the subsequent rankings are totally bogus? Florida State was ready to challenge for the ACC title and maybe a BCS shot. Let's not forget Ole Miss, and how are things going in Norman, Okla., with the Sooners?

Then there is the other side ... you know the teams that no one gave any chance who are doing well. Remember all the talk about no Big East teams in the Top 25? Now we have two (Cincinnati and South Florida) and you could argue there are two others who may be there at some point.

Enough of that. Here is the second AEAAE Top 25 poll for 2009.

Team (LW) Record
1. Florida (1) 4-0
2. Texas (2) 4-0
3. Alabama (3) 5-0
4. LSU (5) 5-0
5. Cincinnati (4) 5-0
6. TCU (7) 4-0
7. Boise State (6) 5-0
8. Iowa (9) 5-0
9. Kansas (16) 4-0
10. USC (8) 4-1
11. Missouri (15) 4-0
12. Auburn (18) 5-0
13. Ohio State (10) 4-1
14. Virginia Tech (12) 4-1
15. South Florida (17) 5-0
16. Miami (23) 3-1
17. Penn State (21) 4-1
18. Oregon (20) 4-1
19. Georgia Tech (NR) 4-1
20. Oklahoma State (19) 3-1
21. Wisconsin (24) 5-0
22. Nebraska (25) 3-1
23. West Virginia (NR) 3-1
24. South Carolina (NR) 4-1
25. Mississippi (NR) 3-1

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame, BYU, Stanford, Central Michigan

Motivational material: USC Gamecocks

I love scouring the web during lunch for motivational videos that have either been produced by the university or a fan that helps everyone get pumped for the start of the season. Above is one for South Carolina. Found this video at USC blog Leftover Hotdog.

Bringin' Sexy Back at SC

The past few years Steve Spurrier has appeared unfocused and spinning his wheels trying to muster anything that resembles a productive offense with the Gamecocks. However, after running across this photo the Ol' Ball Coach seems to have the fire back. Just look at the passion in those eyes. He actually looks sexy. Hell, Spurrier may be the best QB at South Carolina.

Video: Off base at South Carolina

You produce a video like this if you are the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Or maybe if you are the 2001 Miami Hurricanes. But the 2008 South Carolina Gamecocks? Think not.

Steve Spurrier's South Carolina team is 7-5 and lost its final two games by a combined score of 87-20. The Gamecocks' opponent, Iowa, in the Outback Bowl is usually a tough bowl foe. The Hawkeyes are riding a three-game winning streak, including a huge 24-23 victory over Penn State, which kept the Nittany Lions out of the National Championship game.

So why would anyone put out a video like this? I hate SEC arrogance.

Egos galore--Meyer vs. Spurrier

Maybe Urban Meyer should wear a visor Saturday and play golf until kickoff of the Florida-South Carolina game. Why?

He might as well go for the full Spurrier.

Twice in two days Meyer--possibly the most arrogant coach in the NCAA since Rich-Rod has been humbled at Michigan--has referred to himself as "the head football coach." According to The Miami Herald, Meyer did it on Sunday during a teleconference and he did it again on Monday during a press conference.

Let the head games begin. We all know that Steve Spurrier calls himself the "Head Ball Coach," something he started as the Florida Gators czar in the 1990s.

There's no question Meyer is taking shots at Spurrier. It's probably an attempt to fire up his own team, who hasn't played well against Spurrier's South Carolina teams. What Meyer needs to remember is Spurrier built the Florida dynasty that he was handed when Ron Zook couldn't manage it.

Show Steve some respect.

Observations from Saturday's games

Between diaper changes and playing in my daughter's kitchen, I managed to take in some college football action Saturday. I wish I could have taken in more games, but here are some interesting observations I made.

1. Georgia did exactly what it had to in Columbia, S.C. If the Bulldogs are to have any chance of playing for a national title this season, escaping with a narrow 14-7 road SEC victory won't hurt a bit. I don't care what the analysts say. This is one big victory down and only nine more to go. Up next? Ouch. A jaunt across the country to play an athletic Arizona State squad.

2. The Gamecocks (1-2, 0-2) showed plenty of grit against the No. 2 Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0). The Ol' Ball Coach still hasn't found any offense, but still a gallant effort after last week's shocking loss to Vandy.

3. With Lou Holtz in South Bend giving pep talks, kissing up to the Notre Dame faithful and unveiling a statue, watching halftime on ESPN games was bearable. Can someone else bring him to their campus next week?

4. Syracuse's Greg Robinson looks like a dead-man walking on the sidelines. He tries to pretend like he's still coaching, and that any of the players are actually listening. His assistants are networking with the opposing coaches for potential employment next year. 0-12 is looking like a reality.

5. I didn't see any of the East Carolina-Tulane game, but I was not shocked to see that they barely escaped New Orleans with a 28-24 victory. Following consecutive upsets of the ACC favorite (Virginia Tech) and Big East favorite (West Virginia), the No. 14 Pirates (3-0, 1-0) almost became the upset victim. Coach Skip Holtz' team needed a late TD pass in their Conference USA opener. Hey guys, I would get used to it. The rest of the conference is going to give you their best each week.

6. The Pac-10 just helped the Big East and ACC with their conference inferiority complexes (barring USC's performance against Ohio State). It took Cal about 2 1/2 hours to wake up at Maryland and didn't have enough magic and lost 35-27. Other embarrassing losses were Baylor over Washington State, BYU humiliating UCLA, and TCU over Stanford. Luckily Oregon rallied against Purdue and won on the road in OT.

7. Buffalo's Turner Gill will be coaching somewhere else next year. This former Nebraska standout has done an amazing job with the Bulls, who are now 2-1 after a 30-28 win over Temple. The last time Buffalo was over .500 and it not be Week 1 as a Division I-A team was back in 1969, when the Bulls finished 6-3.

8. This isn't the first time I have mentioned Ball State's Nate Davis, but many outside of the Mid-American Conference don't know who he is. He's easily the best quarterback that no one knows. He was lights out again on Saturday, completing 24-of-36 for two scores in a 41-24 win against Akron.

9. Could it be that David Cutcliffe has Duke fans not looking forward to basketball season already? The Dookies improved to 2-1 with a 41-31 victory over Navy at Wallace Wade Stadium. All right that's a stretch, but he's doing one impressive job. Probably the best since Spurrier roamed the sidelines back in the late 1980s.

10. Note to self (pick Missouri to score the most points each week in my College Picks league).