In just two weeks of football, the 4A 5-6 District has been turned upside down.

    Blackfoot (winners of four of the last six 4A state championships) is 0-2 and reeling after falling to Idaho Falls (at home) and Skyline on the road.

    Bonneville, which started as one of the most hyped programs entering the 2013 season, is muddled in mediocrity with a 2-2 record, although the Bees’ schedule has been tough so far.

    Pocatello, a perennial playoff contender that runs a unique offense under head coach Tom Harrison, is 1-3, with a loss to Rigby (RIGBY?). The Indians were victims of a complete beatdown (52-19) at the hands of Idaho Falls last weekend.

    This leads me to my next point, how about Rigby? What in the world is happening with the Trojans? The team couldn’t get out of its own way the past few seasons, and recorded just two wins in the past two years combined. But three games into 2013, Rigby is 3-0 with wins over Hillcrest, Pocatello and Preston.

    By the way, all three of the Trojans’ victories have come on the road.

    That leaves us with Century. Do we really know yet what — or who — the Diamondbacks are?

    Century is 0-2, but gave Highland everything it wanted — and then some, almost winning — in its first game before dropping a heartbreaker to Skyline last weekend.

    I believe the Diamondbacks are a legitimate squad. What remains to be seen is if they can overcome two tough losses before they head to Blackfoot this Friday.

    Is it chaos that reigns over the 4A 5-6 District, an uprising of the so-called lower tier programs? Nah. It’s just parity.

    The conference is loaded with good teams, and, honestly, it’s still very much up for grabs. I would not be surprised to see any of those teams in the state playoffs. Unfortunately, only two make it.

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    By its very definition, a parody is “a literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule” (thefreedictionary.com). And, really, what’s more comedic than the current happenings at the University of Texas and USC.

    Two once-proud programs that met in the Rose Bowl for the 2006 national championship (one of the greatest college football games of all time) are down on their luck.

    I say parody because the Trojans and Longhorns are trying to imitate the success they once had, but lack the work ethic and mental discipline to get it done.

    And why are their efforts not working? Recruiting.

    I’m not saying Mack Brown and Lane Kiffin aren’t getting a lot of the top talent available in the nation. My point is recruiting has changed in the last three to four years, and it has a negative effect on the incoming players.

    Kids buy into the four-star and five-star hype, and many feel entitled about the situation. The 24/7 recruiting coverage gives 16, 17 and 18-year-olds national attention, much to the detriment of the QUALITY of the player a team gets. Again, this isn’t a reference to football skill, but rather the type of character a player has.

    A prima donna attitude plus entitlement (from coaches and players) equals poor on-field results. That’s how lesser talented teams are able to pull the upset. See: Washington State beating USC 10-7 two weekends ago.

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    When Idaho State head football coach Mike Kramer released the first depth chart of the season, two things stood out to me, and both involved surgically repaired knees.

    Senior Tanner Davis and redshirt sophomore Cody Sorensen were listed as starter and backup at free safety, respectively. Those two share a common bond, one that I imagine they would rather not.

    Sorensen tore his ACL near the end of the 2011 season, and missed all of 2012. Davis tore his against Nebraska last year, but worked his way back to starting form for Idaho State’s first game.

    And those two players have done their part. Idaho State is 2-0, and has given up a respectable 396 passing yards. Sorensen has eight tackles on the season while Davis has two, plus a pass breakup.

    They will have their hands full Saturday — as will the rest of the ISU secondary — as the Bengals face Washington quarterback Keith Price, who has thrown for 666 yards and four touchdowns in two games. Price is completing 77.3 percent of his passes.

    Don’t forget UW running back Bishop Sankey, a monster who has racked up 374 yards and three touchdowns in two games. He is the nation’s leading rusher. As a comparison, ISU had just 759 rushing yards in 11 games last season.

    Playing the Huskies fast-paced offense will be a good test for the bionic knees of Davis and Sorensen.