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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Tuesday, October 22, 2013 MOBLEY ADAMS VOLLEYBALL Continued from page 6 Continued from page 6 Continued from page 6 much stock in the SEC's past by keeping Alabama at No. 1. The Crimson Tide has played two ranked teams. It squeaked past then-No. 6 Texas A&M 49-42 and followed that up by beating then-No. 25 Ole Miss 25-0. Shutting out a Top 25 adversary is impressive, but does Alabama have the offensive firepower to go toe-to-toe with Oregon and Florida State? The Crimson Tide is 17th in the nation in points per game, but its 40.7 per game average is well below the numbers the Ducks and Seminoles are putting up. As far as the Seminoles are concerned, they climbed into the No. 2 spot this week thanks to the computers smiling upon them. The digital calculation actually crowned Florida State No. I, but computers only account for one third of the BCS rankings. The Seminoles have played two ranked opponents as well. They humiliated then-No. 25 Maryland 63-o (now that's a Top 25 shutout) and then smothered Clemson 51-14 in their next game. Despite this, both human polls say Florida State is the third best team in the country. As for Oregon, the human polls say the Ducks are the second-best team in the nation, but the computers say they're No. 4. Oregon has only faced one Top 25 opponent, beating then-No.16 Washington by three touchdowns. That game was the first time the Ducks failed to get 5o points, as they won 45-24. The Ducks' next big challenges are coming in the next two weeks when they face UCLA and then Stanford. Those tests will certainly provide a clearer answer as to how good Oregon really is. When the analysis is done, it's clear Florida State should finish No. I, followed by Oregon and then Alabama. But we all know that if the Crimson Tide doesn't lose, it'll play in the National Championship no matter what, and that's why the BCS sucks. Utah plays seven home games this season, most of which have already passed. What looked to be a promising season may now end in turmoil because of the remaining schedule. They still have to travel to Oregon to take on what may be the best team in the nation — the Ducks. They'll also face USC and Washington State on the road. USC and Washington State should both be wins for Utah, but considering the way Utah plays on the road, they could end up being losses. Utah provided one of the biggest upsets of the college football season so far by beating Stanford last week, but they may have shot themselves in the foot at the same time. Now that Utah fans watched their team take down the mighty Cardinal, they are going to expect Utah to win every game from here on out, with the exception of Oregon. The Par-12 is arguably the second best conference in the nation, right behind the SEC. But there is no reason, after having seen the Utes play well against two very good teams in UCLA and Stanford, that they ought to be able to win every game. Utah fans are used to winning. These past couple of years have been rough in the transition to the Pac-12, but this program is known for winning. Now that Utah is established in a BCS conference, Utah needs to take the step forward from "spoiler team" to a "take-these-guys-seriously" team. They have it locked down at home, but in order to be a contender, they need to compete better on the road. etching her name among the best volleyball players in the school's history. At Oregon State, ReddBrandon posted io blocks in a win over the Beavers and became the fourth player in school history to join the 500 block club at 5o1 career blocks. She ranks 16th in the nation with 1.39 blocks per set and has no on the season. "It's a really cool accomplishment," Redd-Brandon said. "I have just been working hard and everything to help our team win. It's cool seeing your hard work pay off." Against the Ducks, ReddBrandon joined Odale as the fourteenth member of the 1,000 Kill Club with seven kills. She now has i,00i kills in her career. Odale is also a member of Utah's i,000 dig club and ioo aces. "We both have worked really hard," Odale said. "We come in trying to get better every day and figure things out. We both want to go to the NCAA Tournament and reach our potential. We have never been so we are really trying to get our team to come with us and reach that goal." 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