Can anyone remember a first month of a season featuring so many meaty matchups of A-list programs? The answer is no, and Week 5 further maintains -- heck, accelerates -- this pleasing trend. Three top-10 conference matchups? That last happened in 1978. Heck, we havent had that many top-10 matchups over one weekend in any season since 2002.Only trouble is a matchup of ranked teams doesnt a classic game make. Weve watched 12 of these so far and only one -- one! -- has been decided by seven or fewer points.Its been kind of a drag, eh? its been noted at the watercooler on these recent Mondays.This week will give us plenty to talk about, as were going to see some early season scripts flip.While September has been owned by Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, Clemsons Deshaun Watson is going to be the linchpin in that critical ACC battle. In the Big Ten, people cant stop talking about Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, but the guy well be raising a newly curious eyebrow about will be Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst. The top spot in the Pac-12 is at stake as Washington tries to figure out the ultimate question in the conference this year: what to do against Christian McCaffrey?Now if we could just get a couple of these games to be in doubt deep into the fourth quarter. Cheap Fake Yeezy 350 . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Fake Yeezy From China . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. http://www.fakeyeezyclearance.com/ . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Best Yeezy Fake . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. Wholesale Yeezy Boost 350 . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. COLUMBIA, S.C. -- New faces, new building. Same old quest for the Clemson Tigers.The mens basketball team has not made the NCAA Tournament since coach Brad Brownells first year in 2011, which ended a program-record run of four straight bids to the Big Dance. Since then, its been close but no cigar for the Tigers despite winning 10 games in the rugged Atlantic Coast Conference and had a first-team all-ACC performer in both 2014 and 2016.Brownell understands all too well its time for the Tigers to hear their names called on selection Sunday.Weve got to get over the hump and get to the NCAAs. That what were pointing to, he said.The Tigers, 17-14 last season, may have enough talent to make that happen, starting with all-ACC forward Jaron Blossomgame .Blossomgame, a graduate student who led Clemson with 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds last year, considered jumping to the NBA draft after his breakout season last winter. Every so often, Blossomgame thinks about how his life wouldve changed if he had gone pro like friend and former teammate K.J. McDaniels did after the 2014 season.I wouldnt call them regrets, Blossomgame said. Just knowing the differences. But I know I made the right decision to come back.Particularly if Clemsons new players live up to their promise. The Tigers will have three Division I transfers in the rotation this season, all who practiced with the team last year as they waited out their time to play. Shelton Mitchell is a 6-3 guard from Vanderbilt while Marcquise Reed was the Northeast Conference freshman of the year after averaging 15 points in his lone year at Robert Morris.Elijah Thomas, a 6-9 forward who played four games at Texas A&M last season, will bolster Clemsons front court when hes eligible in December.---Some other things to watch for in Clemsons 2016-17 season:NEW BUILDING: The Tigers will once more play in Littlejohn Coliseum, which underwent a $63.5 million renovation that had the team playing last season about 30 minutes awayy in Greenville.dddddddddddd This redo features expanded weight rooms, locker rooms, meeting rooms and training rooms. It will also have fans closer to the court with the hopes an improved atmosphere to intimidate opponents.FAST STARTS: Clemson must look to stop those draining, early season losses that ruin whatever run it makes in the ACC. Two years ago, the Tigers lost November games to Winthrop and Gardner-Webb. Last year, they were beaten in nonconference games by Minnesota, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. We won 10 ACC games and didnt get in the NCAAs, Blossomgame said. That shouldnt happen, but we have to do better before the league starts.SMALLISH TIGERS: With the departure of 6-10 center Landry Nnoko, Clemson wont have much experienced depth on the front line. After 6-10 Sidy Djitte, things slide to little used 7-footer Legend Robertin. Brownell is hoping Texas A&M transfer Ellijah Thomas can have an impact once he returns in December.TIME TO SCORE: Brownell has relied on defense during much of time at Clemson, partly because he didnt have a lot of options in consistent scorers. Brownell believes newcomers Mitchell, Reed and Thomas can join with Blossomgame and double-digit returning scorers Donte Grantham and Avry Holmes to form a more potent attack.TIME TO SHINE: Clemson has been patient with Brownell throughout a steady building process. Now, with four years left on his contract and a shiny, expanded building to recruit, Brownell knows he must bring the program more moments like last season where it defeated three ranked opponents -- Louisville, Duke and Miami -- for the first time in school history. The players are feeling like theres a high level of commitment to us really being good and thats helped motivate them, assistant coach Dick Bender said.---Online:AP College Basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '