Well, after week 1 it didn't look like it could get much worse for the Big East. Louisville, Rutgers and Pitt all dropped key matchups that many thought they could have or should have won. It was okay though, we still had West Virginia, South Florida and Cincinnati, it couldn't possibly get worse. We were wrong though, because it got worse, much worse.
Last week, we saw West Virginia go down to East Carolina (who has proven themselves to be very good, but still, they shouldn't be taking out our conferences flagship program), we also saw South Florida sneak one by Central Florida (the game shouldn't have even been close), and we saw Cincinnati get destroyed by Oklahoma (well, I don't think many of us are surprised there). Regardless of how well we've done in bowl games over the past few years, the Big East's BCS credibility seems to be hanging on by a thread.
It's not about to get any easier either.
The next two weeks are filled with matchups against some very good and some very decent teams from other BCS conferences. This week we'll witness UConn take on UVA, #18 South Florida against #13 Kansas, Syracuse try their luck against #17 Penn State, and Rutgers get a visit from North Carolina.
If that's not enough, wait until next week when UofL plays Kansas State, West Virginia visits a solid Colorado squad, and Pitt take on Iowa. Also Cincinnati plays rival Miami (OH) who held their own against Michigan in the Big House. Granted, most people will tell you that's not very impressive anymore, but I say it's not very easy either.
Our conferences combined record is 8-7 after two weeks. Our conferences next opponents' combined record? 12-3. So it's not going to be easy. Our BCS diplomat could very easily be 1-2 by the second week of the season, with a little influence from the rest of the season.
With that said, let's take a look at the week 2 power rankings. These rankings aren't necessarily a reflection of how the season is going to turn out or who is the best team. This is just a ranking of who seems to be the strongest squad, week by week.
Big East Power Rankings - Week 2
1. South Florida - (2-0) - Despite their poor showing this past weekend, they're really the only credible team we have. I'm not one for that believes in cheering for all of that "different team but still same conference" nonsense that the SEC is all caught up in, but we really need USF to take this game against Kansas. College football Gods, please give us something!
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