AFTER THOUGHTS Stinking up the Swamp:Yes, No. 7 Florida beat Ball State 40-19. But, no, it wasn't exactly impressive. How bad was it? Aside from the endless visor tossings, defensive laspses, poor special teams play, Steve Spurrier called got so sick of watching his offense struggle, he punted -- on third down and 26. "It was like third-and-50," Spurrier said. "We were just hoping to not get it blocked." Even the Florida faithful turned ugly, booing the Gators after Ball State blocked a punt in the third quarter and the score a semi-close 33-19. "I don't think I've ever been booed by my own fans," Gators senior tailback Bo Carroll said. "It wasn't exactly the outcome we wanted. The fans weren't thrilled either. Maybe everyone gets a little spoiled. They're used to us throwing up 60." Almost Perfect: This must have been music to Tomy Bowden's ears. Here's QB Woodrow Dantzler fresh off completing 16 of 17 passes for nearly 200 yards and 3 TDs in No. 18 Clemson's 38-0 win over The Citadel and he's upset. "I made a couple of bad reads out there, and there are things I could have done," Dantzler said. "I'm not looking at the completions out there. I'm looking at the things I didn't do." Oh. Like what. Miss one receiver? SATURDAY'S STARS DeShaun Foster, UCLA: 187 yds on 42 carries and 3 TDs in 35-24 win over No. 3 Alabama. Michael Vick, Va. Tech: 186 yds passing, 102 rushing and 4 TDs in 52-23 win over Akron. Brett Engemann, BYU: 31-for-41 for 441 yds and 2 TDs in win over Virginia. Dan Alexander, Nebraska: 208 yds on 17 carries and 2 TDs in 49-13 win over San Jose State. Matt Newton, Colorado State: 19-for-30 for 327 yards and a career-high 4 TDs in a 28-24 win over No. 25 Colorado. Chester Taylor, Toledo: 141 yds on 29 carries and 2 TDs in 24-6 win over Penn State. Mike McMahon, Rutgers: 27-for-44 for 323 yards and a school-record tying 5 TDs in a 34-21 over Villanova. Ohio State defense: The Buckeye D scored four TDs -- two on fumble returns and two on interception returns in a 43-10 win over Fresno State. Now that's how you make an entrance. Michigan's John Navarre and Notre Dame's Arnaz Battle both made huge impressions in the first college starts. Navarre, who had never taken so much as a college snap until Saturday, showed the poise of a veteran as he completed 15 of 19 passes for 265 yards and tied a school record with four TD passes before being relived midway through the fourth quarter. "I was very surprised," Navarre said. "That's just how it worked out." Equally surprising was the play of Battle. While the knock on Battle is he can't beat anyone throwing the ball, he was 10 for 16 for 133 yards and two TDs against the 23rd-ranked Aggies. He also rushed for 50 yards on 12 carries. "It took a little time for me to get my feet wet, get adjusted and get the bugs out," the 6-foot-1, 218-pound Battle said. "As the game went on, I felt more comfortable throwing." It couldn't have come at a better time for the Irish. Picked by many to struggle during a grueling five-game stretch that includes No. 1 Nebraska Saturday to open the season, Battle showed the Irish offense could be a potent one. Pac-in quite a punch Like we've been saying all along -- The Pac-10 could be the best conference in the country. UCLA? We knew DeShaun Foster and the Bruins would knock off Alabama. Please, like those Southern boys could hang with the dudes from L.A. USC? C'mon. We saw greatness in the defense and when they lay a whippin' on you, it lingers (see Penn State). Washington? Obviously a brilliant team. A dumb team would have struggled because it was thinking about Saturday's marquee matchup with Miami. Not the Huskies. They're Pac-10, which is synonomous with smart. And that's not even mentioning Oregon, Arizona or Stanford. Yep, the Pac-10 is where it's at. There, we said it. OK ... can we go home now, Mr. Gilmore? Break up the Gamecocks Right now, pieces of goalpost are scattered all over Columbia, South Carolina. Alumni are walking tall. Students are bragging they have more wins than Alabama. And Lou Holtz is back to being a genius. Funny how one win can change everything. But this was more than just one win. Consider a few facts: South Carolina scored 31 points Saturday against New Mexico State. They didn't top that total until the sixth game last year. Heck, they scored just 87 points all last year. Their defense pitched a shutout. The Gamecocks hadn't done that since Sept. 20, 1997 when they blanked East Carolina 26-0. Of course, all good things must end and the Gamecocks must host Georgia Saturday. But the memories will last a lifetime. NUMBERS GAME Georgia Southern's RB Adrian Peterson notched his 31st consecutive 100-yard game against No. 11 Georgia. This would tie Ohio State's Archie Griffin's record, except the NCAA doesn't count Peterson's eight Division I-AA playoff games. With South Carolina's win, Ball State inherits the nation's longest current losing streak at 18. Injuries limited UCLA's RB DeShaun Foster to just 375 yards last season. He's healthy this year and already over halfway to last season's total after his 187-yard effort against No. 3 Alabama. Nebraska improved its streak of season-opening wins to 15, the longest current streak in the country. The Husker's no longer have to worry about Alabama catching them after the Tide, who were has the fifth longest streak enetering Saturday at nine, lost to UCLA. No. 12 Tennessee won its 700th game before a Neyland Stadium-record crowd of 108,064, 19-16 over No. 24 Southern Mississippi. Ole Miss RB Deuce McAllister may get the Heisman headlines, but QB Romaro Miller stole the show Saturday for the Rebels. Yes, McAllister tied an Ole Miss record with his 27th career TD, but Miller threw for 302 yards and three TDs, including one to McAllister, in Ole Miss' win over Tulane. It was his third careeer 300-yard game, which ties Archie Manning's school record. Air Force rolled up 583 yards on the ground in a 55-6 thumping of Cal State Northridge. Seven players had touchdowns and five ran for at least 50 yards as the Falcons amassed 698 total yards -- two short of a school record.