WE'RE NUMBER ONE!!!
Texas jumps ahead of
Southern Cal in BCS poll

From the Houston Chronicle:

Southern California was dealt its first loss of the season Monday.

Texas slipped past USC for the No. 1 spot in this week's Bowl Championship Series rankings for the first time. By a paper-thin margin. UT moved into the top spot with a .9763 total percentage; USC is No. 2 with a .9756 percentage.

The difference of 0.007 is the slimmest margin between the top two teams in the eight-year history of the BCS.

"It's a compliment, because it's a place we haven't been in a long time and it sets our standard even higher," Texas coach Mack Brown said.

"We also understand that the percentage points and the rankings can change weekly. What we have to do is concentrate on winning. That's the only thing we have control over. It's only October, and what we want to do is to be one of the top two teams in December."

The top two teams in the final standings play in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 4 for the national title.

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Okay, so I don't even really like the BCS all that much, and I know it's only a razor-thin margin, and I know that Texas' weak end-of-season schedule will most likely result in USC regaining the top position soon, but...this is pretty cool, anyway. I mean, Texas is ranked number one! Is this what it felt like back in the day? Back when Darrel Royal was a coach instead of a stadium? I still kind of feel like a sports loser--just look at how the 'Stros are doing in the World Series, but this is nice, and I'm really enjoying it.

Woo-hoo! Number one! Yea!

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