- Laval (5-1): L 17-12 at Montreal. Injuries to Laval, sure, but the Carabins had players missing too. First loss in regular-season play since Oct. 4, 2009, also at Montreal, and only the second since Oct. 28, 2006, again at Montreal. It's almost like there's a pattern.
- Western (6-0): W 33-29 vs. Guelph. It's true that "the 35 point spread predicted was preposterous" but five of our six panelists did take Western to cover. If that means ... anything?
- Calgary (5-0): Bye week.
- Sherbrooke (5-1): W 38-11 vs. Bishop's. The closest it got in the second half was ten points. Bishop's had 42 rushing yards, and that's not counting three conceded safeties (-35 in total).
- McMaster (5-1): W 50-14 vs. Toronto. The OUA equivalent to the Vert et Or? Have only lost to Western.
- Montreal (3-3 pending appeal): W 17-12 vs. Laval. Rotrand Sene tops 100 again. Too bad for that whole forfeit thing, eh?
- Saskatchewan (3-2): Bye week.
- Saint Mary's (5-0 pending appeal): W 40-16 vs. St. F-X. Our line was 34.5 points. They won by 34. Do you think they knew?
- UBC (3-2): Bye week.
- Windsor (4-2): L 27-14 vs. Queen's. I wouldn't drop Laval for losing on the road to Montreal, but there's no way Windsor stays anywhere near the top 10 after a home loss to Queen's.
Football: Top 10, Week 6 results
Your quick recap of the games played by the this week's top 10 teams, seven of whom played this week. Only Laval and Windsor lost.
After watching Western try to "discover" who they will be for the remained of the OUA season, I wondered where they should be ranked nationally, this week. After catching the end of the Montreal-Laval match-up my pondering and considerations changed again.
ReplyDeleteTo what degree is a close win, achieved in an unremarkable fashion, over a non-playoff team, damaging to a subjective ranking position?
In the same line of thought, is a close win over a poor opponent worse than a close loss to a nationally ranked opponent?
Although I love US college football and their bowl system, I am eternally thankful for the CIS's playoff format.
Regards,
the Righteous Happy Slide
PS. Go Stangs Go!