Bye week. Auburn faltered and I've re-thought Clemson being ranked ahead of them. Clemson has struggled more against mediocre competition than Alabama has.
A&M will be the Crimson Tide's first real test this season. I've been very worried about Alabama's defense and the Aggies could cause some real problems this weekend.
(188 + 18 -> 206; 10 -> 6) I can't keep propping up the Bamas and Clemsons of the world on only the dominance we suspect they're probably capable of. At some point, for the computer to agree with the humans, Bama will have to sack up and play somebody that actually participates in the sport of football. Next week will not be that week. (-3)
Alabama is killing everyone, but their signature win of the early season is Duke, who just lost to Pitt. They'll move back up in my poll as they start playing the good SEC west teams.