Why is Florida #1

Why is Florida #1?

Speedblog

After the initial week of the glorious college football season, there may well be a debate why Florida is ranked #1 in the nation. Let’s debate that.

Now I am not sitting here as a super Florida fan, but I have sense enough to know that at worst, the Gators are one of the best teams in the land. And sure, they played a cupcake, but every team has one or two in their schedule. Hey, back in the “good ole days” some college played HIGH SCHOOL teams…check Michigan’s records for example.

(note: that was WAY back in the day folks, when college football was very young)

So, does Florida deserve to be the best ranked team in the nation? Sure, I have absolutely no argument about this because they are coming off a National Championship, meaning they WERE the best team in the country.

And as the famous Ric Flair said, “in order to BE the man, you gotta BEAT the man” and that “man” is a Gator. So yeah, I have no problems with Florida being where they are.

A second reason is because the season is still extremely young. Nobody is playing in the BCS this week, because there is far too much that can happen. It’s funny because some people already have Boise State in the BCS after one win, not likely folks.

In order for a team like Boise State to hope to get there, teams like Florida has to lose. And to me, even if they lose one game, they are still better than Boise State. Now granted the Gators have another tasty cupcake in Troy, and then play shaky Tennessee, so we could easily be looking at a 3-0 team, even 4-0 when they see Kentucky.

But this is not guaranteed, we need only look at Oklahoma to see that injuries can change ANY team from superior to average an the blink of an eye. And there may be a few questions about who is the prime receiver for Florida. Hey, they ALL looked good when playing Charleston Southern…how about when they get to conference play?

We’ll know all soon enough, but for me, the Gators are right where they should be.