What We Learned in College Football: Week 11

We here at the College Football Guys learned many things this weekend in college football. Chief among them was the odds of seeing ANOTHER Big Ten team in the BCS Championship game dropped to almost zero! The nation, including FOX executives, BCS Sponsors/Advertisers, and anyone who enjoys watching a competitive football game, rejoiced!



This week we learned that Joe Pa can't figure out the BCS. We think he solved the puzzle on Saturday. It's real simple, Joe—JUST WIN!



After John Parker Wilson scored Alabama's first touchdown Saturday in "Death Valley" against LSU, he earned a "celebration penalty" for making the "Call me" motion with his hand. It appears that LSU idiots, er, fans, once again found the cell phone number of an opposing SEC player, posted it on the Internet, and called repeatedly.

That made us wonder what Tiger fans had to say to JPW that was so important. The following are the 10 most creative messages left by genius Tiger fans.

10. "Is Mike Hunt there?"
9. "Parker, is your refrigerator running? Better go catch it."
8. "John Parker Wilson? More like Sara Jessica Parker."
7. "This is Nicolas Sarkozy, and I love that Sarah Palin!"
6. "Do you have Fat Albert in a can?"
5. "You wouldn't happen to have a spare roll of toilet paper, would you?"
4. "Hi. This is Jeni. You remember me from this weekend, right? You don't?! (sniffle) Well, I went to the doctor today (sob), and he ran a bunch of tests and said I am (bawl) pregnant, and it's (weep) yours."
3. (Deep breaths) "Luke, I am your father! Luke!"
2. "Why do you keep calling me! You called me! What do you want!"
1. (After one bottle of bourbon) "John Parker Wilson, you ain't nuttin' but a bunch of Tiga' Bait! We goin' beat that Tide A** on Sata'day!"

Speaking of smart people from Louisiana, did anyone else find it interesting that Brett Helms (Center for LSU) was CBS' Scholar of the Game with a whopping 3.0 GPA? Seriously? There was no other player on either the Alabama or LSU sidelines with a higher GPA?

We still haven't learned why the SEC hates USC so much. This year the Trojans show the classic sign of an SEC team: great defense. Minus the "Fluke in Corvallis," USC has allowed opposing offenses to score ONLY 33 points!

The Trojan defense ranks first in the nation in Passing Defense, Total Defense, and Scoring Defense, allowing less than a touchdown a game (6.67)! If that doesn't scream SEC football, we will never know what does.

We learned last week that beating Michigan in "The Big House," was no longer enough to keep Toledo Tom's job. Now we wonder if beating Tennessee in Neyland Stadium is going to be enough to save Wyoming Coach Joe Glenn's job? Maybe his Cowboys' performance is just expected these days in Laramie, as Coach Glenn is 3-1 versus the mighty SEC in his tenure at Wyoming.

Will someone please inform Mountaineer fans that the game of football is 60 minutes long! With Cincinnati leading 20-7 and less than four minutes remaining in the game, WVU turned the ball over on downs inside the Cincinnati 10-yard line. Mountaineer fans hit the exits. They didn't get far.

When the Mountaineers scored 13 points in the final 1:11 of the game, fans began pouring back into the stands for overtime. Remember, WVU fans, "It ain't over until the fat lady sings!"

Whoever still believes that recruiting magazines and web sites don't embellish Notre Dame's prospects and national rankings to sell subscriptions to rabid Irish fans hasn't watched a game of college football lately.

We think Wake Forest's gold unis should've stayed back in 1956, but we will let you decide.