It's November, but the links keep a-rolling on. It's going to be a tough week. It's not exactly a media horde that covers Furman. But the blog will trudge on. Here the links:

• Furman had a tough time stopping Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards last week. So has everyone, writes Mandrallius Robinson on the Greenville News.

• Jerry Hinnen of the War Eagle Reader says he was wrong about Auburn in his knee-jerk reaction post.

• He also gives a good breakdown of Auburn's bowl outlook.

• Yes, that's right. Auburn's bowl eligible, writes Ray Melick of the Birmingham News.

• ESPN's Mark Schlabach and Bruce Feldman both pick Auburn to go to the Outback Bowl. Both pick the Tigers to play Wisconsin. Let me speak on behalf of the beat writers and say that the idea of a trip to Florida and presumably a ton of Outback Steakhouse to eat is OK by us.

• Auburn is starting to get some looks in the Associated Press poll again.

• Auburn continues to yo-yo in ESPN blogger Chris Low's SEC power rankings, moving back up to sixth this week:

• "6. Auburn: The Tigers (6-3, 3-3) stopped the bleeding with a much-needed 33-20 win over Ole Miss. Suddenly, winning eight games seems like a real possibility again. The most encouraging news about the win over the Rebels was the way the defense played. Chris Todd also returned to the form that made him one of the league’s most productive quarterbacks in September."

• He also calls Ole Miss a fraud in his weekly "What We Learned" post. I don't know if I agree with this. I thought the Rebels flashed signs of being a pretty decent team last week. Maybe not No. 4 in the country or whatever they got up to, but pretty good.

• "4. Ole Miss was a fraud:Some people have a hard time admitting they were wrong. I’m not one of those people. I was wrong, dead wrong, about Ole Miss ever being a legitimate player to win the Western Division title. In fact, at this rate, the Rebels will be fortunate to land in a New Year’s Day bowl after losing 33-20 at Auburn on Saturday. Other than FCS foe Northern Arizona next week, it’s hard to find another definite win on the Rebels’ schedule. Tennessee and LSU both come to Oxford, and Ole Miss closes the season by traveling to Mississippi State. The Rebels (5-3, 2-3) will have to beat either the Vols, Tigers or Bulldogs to gain bowl eligibility. The win over Northern Arizona won’t count, because the Rebels already have one win over an FCS opponent (Southeastern Louisiana). It’s obvious all that offseason hype was just that – hype."

• Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel writes his weekly "College Football Overtime" wrap-up. He makes quick mention on the second page that reports of Auburn's demise were premature, although that's about all he says.

• Texas moved past an idle Alabama in the latest BCS rankings, writes Ralph D. Russo of the Associated Press. Again, none of this matters to Florida and Alabama if they continue to win. One will make the title game if they're both undefeated heading into the SEC championship game.

• Mark Richt says Georgia remains united, despite its recent loss to Florida and a 4-4 record, writes David Hale of the Macon Telegraph.

• David Ching of the Athens Banner-Herald writes that things are not going to get better anytime soon in Athens.

• Dave Climer of the Knoxville News-Sentinel writes that Tennessee is back after a win against South Carolina. Pardon me if I withhold judgment a little bit longer. There's something about the Vols (oh right, their quarterback) that makes me skeptical that they'll continue this brief success. They are .500, after all.
  

• Florida LB Brandon Spikes got caught on camera intentionally sticking his fingers in a Georgia player's eye in Jacksonville on Saturday. For the video, click here.

• Tony Barnhart of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says if Florida doesn't suspend Spikes, Florida should.

• Texas Tech coach Mike Leach defended his "fat little girlfriends" remark from earlier this season, writes Adam Zuvanich.

• Oregon has a natural ceiling above in the polls in Boise State, the team that thumped them in the season opener (although the Ducks thumped them in the post-game handshake). George Schroeder of the Oregon Register-Guard says the Ducks should be ahead of the Broncos in the polls nonetheless.

• Mike Hlas of The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, writes that Iowa is imperfectly perfect.