Bottom Ten Credibility Damaged (again...)

By Steve Harvey
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Bottom Ten


The Colleges

One week after USC appeared as No. 20 in the Bottom Ten, BT officials said the ranking was the work of impersonators. Obviously a big-time school with an interim coach who believes in passing down the field did not deserve such an embarrassingly low rating.

Meanwhile, a man claiming to be Trojan athletic director Pat Haden accused unknown impersonators of talking to ex-Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy and Denver assistant Jack Del Rio about taking the full-time job at USC (though presumably not at the same time).

Haden was quoted by the school as saying: "I can assure you no authorized representative of USC or our athletic department made these calls."

But how do we know that was Haden speaking?

Elsewhere, only a handful of teams remained winless, and the number will fall by one with the expected merger of Western Michigan (0-6), Eastern Michigan (1-4), Central Michigan (2-4) and a Southern school from anywhere to create one full team. 

No. 1 New Mexico State (0-6), inspired by the U.S. Congress, will shut down for a week.

Wreck, Record Last Loss Next Loss
1. New Mexico St (0-6)......... 17-66, New Mexico........ Idle
2. Temple (0-5)...................... 7-30, Louisville ............Cincy
3. So Miss (0-5).................... 23-24 Fla Int................... Idle
4. Purdon't (1-4)................... Idle ..................................Nebraska
5. Ole Mass (0-5).................... 7-28, Bowling Green .......Idle
6. Yu Kon (0-4) ......................Idle................................ So Fla
7. Hawaii (0-5)..................... 27-37, San Jose St.......... UNLV
8. Low Cal (1-4).................... 22-44, Washington St.... UCLA
9. Idaho (1-5)........................ 14-61, Fresno St.............. Arkansas St
10 No Carolina (1-4)............. 17-27, Va Tech............... Healing
11. Miami (O) (0-5); 12. UAB (1-4); 13. Memphis (1-3); 14. SMU (1-4); 15. Iowa State (1-3); 16. Tulsa (1-4); 17. El Intercepted (1-4); 18. Out of the country; 19. Georgia State (0-5); 20. Texas-San Antonio (T-Ant) (2-4).

Rout of the Weak: Nebraska (4-1) over Purdon't (1-4).

Pros

Well, maybe the Giant are 0-6_and off to their worst start since 1976.

 But consider this: Should NFC East rivals Philadelphia and Dallas both lose Sunday, New York would only be two games out of first place. Looks to us like a playoff spot is in the bag for the Giants!

True, not everyone is excited about the Giants. Bustedcoverage.com reports that a New York strip club called Rick's Cabaret has quit showing the Giants on TV. "We love the Giants but they get the crowd at our Weekend Football Viewing Parties all depressed," said one staff member.

But you have to admit their games are exciting. With 15 interceptions, QB Eli Manning is on a pace to record 40 this year. Surely, Eli can step up the pace and break George Blanda's 52-year-old record of 42, unless Peyton and the rest of the family stage an intervention and persuade Eli to take a pledge to stop passing for good.


Wreck, Record............. Last Loss........... Next Loss
1. N.Y. Giants (0-6)..... 21-27, Chicago.....Minnehaha
2. Jacksonville (0-5)..... 20-34, St. Louis... Denver
3. Washington (1-3)...... Idle*.................... Dallas
4. Atlanta (NFL)............28-30 Jets............ Idle
4. Atlanta (MLB) ..........1-3, Dodgers........Done
6. Pits (0-4); 7. Dallas (2-3); 8. Grampa Bay (0-4); 8. Houston (2-3); 10. NFC East (5-15).
* Just like the government!

Crummy Game of the Weak: Jacksonville (0-5) vs. Denver (5-0).

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