'Pig Skinny': Horns Ranked No. 9
AD Out for the Season

Number Nine, Number Nine: The first BCS standings came out Sunday and things don't look so hot for the Texas Longhorns, who debuted at No. 9, despite being ranked No. 5 in the human polls. It will be mighty difficult for the Longhorns to get into the championship game over a one-loss SEC team, a one-loss Ohio State, or an undefeated Louisville or West Virginia. But crazier things have happened.

AD, Good Night: As if Oklahoma's season could get any more disappointing, they lost Adrian Peterson for the rest of eternity on Saturday afternoon after AD broke his collarbone diving into the end zone after a highlight-reel 53-yard scamper which capped the Sooners’ 34-9 victory over Iowa State. So, the best player in college football will not win the Heisman Trophy for about the 43rd time. Players like Peterson come along about every 20 years, even at factories like Oklahoma, and for him to have only played one full season of college football is really a shame, no matter who you root for.

Random Thoughts: Larry Coker is history at Miami, Colorado is a lot better than their 1-6 record and will surprise some people for the rest of the season (starting with Oklahoma), the rest of the Big 12 is probably worse than their records indicate, and California will beat USC.

Quote of the Week: "Now, that's what I'm talking about. You come into our house, you should get your behind kicked. You don't come into the OB playing that stuff. You're across the ocean over there. You're across the city. You can't come over to our place talking noise like that. You'll get your butt beat. I was about to go down the elevator to get in that thing." – Former Miami Hurricane wide receiver and current Comcast Sports SouthEast TV analyst Lamar Thomas as Miami and Florida International players stomped each other in a bench-clearing melee.

Preseason Top 10 Update: In the third week of August, I bet the world that one of these 10 teams would win the national championship:

1. Ohio State
2. Oklahoma
3. Auburn
4. USC
5. West Virginia
6. Notre Dame
7. Iowa
8. Miami (Fla.)
9. LSU
10. Cal

Six Remain: Ohio State, Auburn, USC, West Virginia, Notre Dame, and Cal. The rest are done. I stand by my assertion, though Michigan, Florida, Texas, or Louisville could spoil the party.