College Football ADD: Week 12

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Hear that, football fans? That’s the sound of silence. Talking head nation has stopped bellowing about BCS atrocities and for this week at least found actual games to talk about. We can regretfully thank Penn State for that.

But chaos is sitting just a touch away. Everything is calm and tranquil for now. We have two undefeated teams from the two best conferences set to meet in Miami. The “weaker conferences” have been eliminated from stealing a shot in the big show.

Enjoy it. Enjoy it while it lasts. I give the tranquility two weeks.

Thoughts on Last Week's Events

- Where’d that spectacular HD offense go, Penn State? 36 points in two games?

- It’s been beaten into the ground in the post-Bama win, but Julio Jones is freakishly good. It’s not so much the physicality that everyone else is talking about as it is how smooth he looks doing it all. He just looks like a natural receiver doing what a receiver should do.

With his size, for some reason he reminds me of Keyshawn Johnson out there. Well...Keyshawn without the Lifetime reality show.

- Remember Rutgers? Sitting 1-5 and with no hope of anything resembling a bowl bid, the Scarlet Knights looked dead. Well, give them life.

They sit one game out of first in the Big East despite their 4-5 record, and with remaining games at South Florida and then home vs. Army and Louisville, they actually have a chance to win out. It’s a long shot, but anything’s possible in the up and down Big East.

- In an article earlier this season, I brought up how remarkable I found Nebraska’s 32 straight 9+ win seasons, which as far as I know is a modern college football record. 

Further validating my point: Texas just extended the nation’s longest current streak of 9+ wins with their victory over Baylor last week. They’ve now done it 11 straight times. Only 21 more to go!

- Larry Fitzgerald was a man among boys in his days dominating the Big East. His video-game like stats (92 receptions for 1,672 yards and 22 TDs) led to a runner-up selection in the 2003 Heisman race and some serious cash as the Arizona Cardinals' No. 3 overall draft choice. 

Michael Crabtree topped all of those numbers last season as a freshman. This season he’s projected to finish with 90+ catches, 1,300+ yards, and 22+ TDs. He’s had at least one TD in every game this season and has multiple TDs in six of 10 games.

I get that the Heisman goes to the best QB on the best team almost undoubtedly these days...but I’m tired of it. Crabtree would get my No. 1 vote if anyone ever asked.

- I said a few weeks ago that if Florida State can manage even a 9-3 finish before the ACC Championship game, they’d be doing themselves well.  After spotting Clemson 10-0 and 17-13 leads in the first half last weekend, I thought they were done.

Yes, it’s Clemson, but I saw Chris Ponder actually look like a quarterback for a bit there. Imagine that—Florida State may actually have a decent QB. It’s only been eight seasons since 46-year old Chris Weinke won the Heisman.

- USC wins a 17-3 defensive battle vs. No. 21 Cal—sloppy, unimpressive performance.

Georgia outslugs unranked Kentucky 42-38—gutsy, come-from-behind win! Ohhhh, now I understand. Thanks ESPN.

- Hey, that voter fixed their vote in the Harris Poll and is no longer placing Texas at No. 1. Good for them.

Now which one of you jackasses voted for Florida at No. 1?

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