Will sinking Oregon make a run at UCF coach Scott Frost; and why did LSU try to shame Florida into playing in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew? Those two questions lead off today’s version of the Bianchi Blast:

1. As I told you in a column a few days ago, it’s only a matter time before a big-time Power Five program comes after UCF football coach Scott Frost. That time may come sooner rather than later when you look at what’s happening Oregon, where embattled coach Mark Helfrich’s struggling team was buried 70-21 by Washington on Saturday. The Ducks are now 0-3 in the Pac-12, 2-4 overall -- and this comes after a mediocre season (by Oregon standards) last year. Frost, of course, is the former offensive coordinator at Oregon and it's no secret that he has a close relationship with Oregon’s No. 1 booster – Nike founder Phil Knight. Some zealots on Oregon message boards are already calling for Helfrich's firing and Frost's hiring.

2. As I wrote in a column over the weekend, shame on LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva for trying to embarrass the Gators into playing a football game in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. "“All I could do was offer opportunities and plead and beg to make it happen,” Alleva told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “… We were willing to go there. We had a plane. We had buses. We were willing to go. That's my point I want to make here: We were willing to play the game. We would have done anything to play the game." One word for Alleva's actions: Pathetic. You'd think being from Louisiana he'd know the ramifications of a potentially catastrophic storm. And good for UF Athletics Director Jeremy Foley for cancelling the game in what could have been one of the most devastating hurricanes in state history.

3. That said, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is absolutely right when he said that the LSU-Florida game should be played at a later date this season. Why is this even an issue. That later date obviously should be Nov. 19 when the Gators are scheduled to play Presbyterian and LSU is scheduled to play South Alabama. Nobody wants to watch those pitiful non-conference games, and the SEC certainly makes enough money to buy out Presbyterian and South Alabama and compensate both Florida and LSU for any lost revenue from giving up a home game.

4. Maybe Florida State's defense isn't as bad as advertised after the 20-19 victory over Miami in which the Seminoles yielded just 276 total yards, 62 on the ground. Too bad FSU's defense waited until halfway through the season to finally live up to its preseason billing. If it had shown up against Louisville or North Carolina the Seminoles would still be in the national title race.

5. Tom Brady is really good and Ryan Tannehill is really bad.

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