Waco Kid's College Football Week 11

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What is Waco Kid's Weekly College Football Review? It is an ongoing weekly review of all things College Football!!

Each week upcoming games can be discussed and predictions made, name-calling after victories and general all-around college football discussion! Each week will be closed out by the next Monday and a new thread opened for the current college football schedule for each week.

Rules -

"Rules?? We don't need no stinkin’ rules!”

Actually we do.

WKWCFR rule 1

"Lies, damn lies and statistics!"

British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

If you quote a stat, record, 3rd down conversion rate, an all-time mark or the number of jock straps an 85-man team needs ...

Post it! If you can't post a link to it, it's bogus!
What's valid in the Internet age? Just about anything! Any of the major sports publications, local newspapers, any of the big networks and official school and NCAA sites just to cover the big ones.

WKWCFR rule 2

Predictions must be posted 1 day in advance! If you haven't read the sports page and figgured out who's going to win by the day before ya never will!

Must be time stamped before Midnight the day before game-day, for any weekly games Thur-Sun on the current weekly schedule.

So there you have it, pretty basic! You can post on general topics of your favorite teams regardless of that week's opponent. Just remember WKWCFR rule 1

Polls
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Winner: VA Tech
Going all in with BeamerBall.
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Winner: Houston
Cougars roar and roll over hapless Green Wave. WTF IS a green wave anyway?
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Winner: VA Tech
Going all in with BeamerBall.
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Winner: Houston
Cougars roar and roll over hapless Green Wave. WTF IS a green wave anyway?
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Winner: Clemson
No time to pull a Tommy Bowden now, Dabo.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Penn St.
Win one for JoePa.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Texas
Texas has its run game rolling, and that's too much for Mizzu.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Michigan St.
Sparty does what "Big Brother" couldn't, beat Capt. Kirk.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: West Virginia
Now's the time to get back on track Holgerson.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Florida
Willy and FatAssWeis get in on the "kick the 'ol Ball Coach While he's down" tour.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Oklahoma St.
Stay thirsty, Pokes. No pressure here, just your shot at the big crystal ball.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Wisconsin
Well yer shot at everything's gone now Badgers but don't let the worst team in the Big Ten beat ya.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Kansas St.
This is a game between two teams who have lost two in a row. One of 'em gotta win, right?

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Michigan
Michigan piles on the Zooker as he pulls his farewell implosion tour.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Boise St.
Sorry froggies, Boise is too good for ya this year.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Auburn
Richt suffers a setback on his job saving tour.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: USC
A battle of former Petey proteges. Edge: Lame Kiffy.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Arkansas
Going all in with BossHog.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: LSU
Lester won't let Tigers suffer a letdown after the big W over Bama.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Alabama
Darth Saban gets the perfect rebound after getting Lestered.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Oregon
Duckies take down the Cardinal and atone for LSU.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Southern Miss.
How's that color commentary gig going, Brett?
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Winner: VA Tech
Going all in with BeamerBall.

Va Tech moves towards rematch with Clemson for the ACC title game.


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Winner: Houston
Cougars roar and roll over hapless Green Wave. WTF IS a green wave anyway?


11 Houston 73

Tulane 17
Houston is now the "new" Boise St. Sorry Cougars it's shaping up to be a chaos year but it'll take Armageddon before you get a shot.


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Winner: Clemson
No time to pull a Tommy Bowden now, Dabo.

Clemson pulls one out in the last seconds with a game winning FG. You'll need better than that in your rematch with Va Tech.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Penn St.
Win one for JoePa.


19 Nebraska 17
12 Penn St 14
Nebraska didn't exactly impress here. But a win is a win.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Texas
Texas has its run game rolling, and that's too much for Mizzu.


21 Texas 5

Missouri 17
This was an ugly mess. Losing Fozzy hurt, along with two other backs out before the game. But ya play with who you have and UT still should have done better.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Michigan St.
Sparty does what "Big Brother" couldn't, beat Capt. Kirk.


13 Michigan St 37

Iowa 21
Sparty goes to Capt. Kirk's house and shoots him with his own phaser.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: West Virginia
Now's the time to get back on track Holgerson.


W Virginia 24
23 Cincinnati 21
Just what W Va needed. Not exactly a great showing on offense against poor Cincy defense but it still counts as a W.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Florida
Willy and FatAssWeis get in on the "kick the 'ol Ball Coach While he's down" tour.



Florida 12
15 S Carolina 17
Well rumors of the 'ol Ball Coach's demise appear false. This week.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Oklahoma St.
Stay thirsty, Pokes. No pressure here, just your shot at the big crystal ball.

2 Okla St 66

Texas Tech 6
Things are breaking right for you Cowpokes, just don't crash and burn when Bedlam comes to your house.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Wisconsin
Well yer shot at everything's gone now Badgers but don't let the worst team in the Big Ten beat ya.


16 Wisconsin 42

Minnesota 13
Why couldn't you play like this when it really mattered, Badgers? Well??


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Kansas St.
This is a game between two teams who have lost two in a row. One of 'em gotta win, right?



Texas A&M 50
17 Kansas St 53
Almost went with A&M on this one. Glad i didn't. The "safe" bet is A&M folds. Again.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Michigan
Michigan piles on the Zooker as he pulls his farewell implosion tour.


22 Michigan 31

Illinois 14
And the Zooker's late season implosion is in full bloom, just like the leaves turning in the Fall.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Boise St.
Sorry froggies, Boise is too good for ya this year.



TCU 36
5 Boise St 35
Well done Froggies! I underestimated ya this time Patty. Now finish strong!


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Auburn
Richt suffers a setback on his job saving tour.

24 Auburn 7
14 Georgia 45
Setback? What setback?? This wasn't even close. Where's that D Gene?


-----------------------------------------------Winner: USC
A battle of former Petey proteges. Edge: Lame Kiffy.


Washington 17
18 USC 40
Kiffy sticks it to his former running mate. Here's your next Mountain to climb, Kiffy. Go to Eugene and sink the Ducks. If you can.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Arkansas
Going all in with BossHog.

BossHog rolls over the Vols. Just one more game to go before your Mountain, Hogheads. You get to go visit Lester in his house. Good luck with that.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: LSU
Lester won't let Tigers suffer a letdown after the big W over Bama.



W Kentucky 9
1 LSU 42
Lester does what Lester does. Just win, Baby.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Alabama
Darth Saban gets the perfect rebound after getting Lestered.

4 Alabama 24

Miss St 7
Expected more offense here but typical Bama win. Saban needed to keep pace with LSU and they did. But you need LSU to drop two in a row. Not going to happen.


-----------------------------------------------Winner: Oregon
Duckies take down the Cardinal and atone for LSU.


6 Oregon 53
3 Stanford 30
Told ya. Ducks take down the Cardinal in their house. Impressive win, Duckies. You might get your rematch shot at Lester yet.

-----------------------------------------------Winner: Southern Miss.
How's that color commentary gig going, Brett?



UCF 29
25 Sthrn Miss 30
Southern Miss pulls a Farve. Just like the good old days in Hattiesburg.
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What we learned Week 11

Olin Buchanan
Oklahoma State QB Brandon Weeden is the Heisman front-runner. How could he not be? On a day in which the Cowboys quarterback passed for 423 yards and five touchdowns, most of the other contenders faltered slightly. Andrew Luck had a solid game but threw two interceptions in a 53-30 loss to Oregon. Trent Richardson had a good but unspectacular showing in a victory over Mississippi State. Boise State's Kellen Moore threw two touchdown passes in a 36-35 loss to TCU. Weeden has thrown for 3,212 yards and 26 touchdowns for the unbeaten Cowboys. He's thrown at least three touchdown passes in each of the past four games.
[Slideshow: Saturday's college football highlights]
Oklahoma is back in the national championship picture. Although the Sooners were ranked No. 1 entering the season, their national championship aspirations took a serious blow with a loss to Texas Tech. But on a day in which the Sooners were off, they were big winners. OU is sixth in the BCS standings, but No. 4 Stanford and No. 5 Boise State lost. The Sooners face No. 2 Oklahoma State in the season finale. If OU wins out, the Sooners may just end up at No. 2 because numerous BCS voters may be averse to seeing No. 1 LSU play a rematch against Alabama or Oregon in the national championship game. That is, assuming LSU gets there.

David Fox
Collin Klein deserves some Heisman attention. We've spent too much time in recent weeks talking about whose Heisman stock has slipped - Andrew Luck, Trent Richardson and others. Klein needs to be the list of risers. At the start of the season, the Kansas State quarterback was a nice story on a surprise team, but he has shown in his past two games that he needs to show up in some voters' top five. At the start of the season, he was an effective runner and an adequate passer. That has changed. Klein passed for 231 yards in the 52-45 loss to Oklahoma State. On Saturday, he was 17-of-27 for 282 yards and a touchdown in the 53-50 quadruple-overtime win over Texas A&M. Against the Aggies, he also rushed for more than 100 yards for the fifth time this season and had five rushing touchdowns. His 24 rushing touchdowns are more than Cam Newton had last season and more than Tim Tebow had in a single season. Klein is not near their league as a passer, but Kansas State wouldn't be even close to 8-2 without him. He'll also have trouble beating out Brandon Weeden, Robert Griffin and Landry Jones on the All-Big 12 team, but Klein should at least get some consideration on Heisman ballots.
[Winners and losers: Dream ends for Boise State ? again]
The spotlight now is on Houston. Fans of one-loss teams may have been waiting for Boise State to lose to end any question about the Broncos in the title game. Houston has been waiting for a Boise State loss, too. The Broncos' loss opens the door for Houston to play in a BCS game. The Cougars can't make a case for the national title; this Cougars team is a lot like the 2007 Hawaii team, which used a high-flying offense and ho-hum schedule to go undefeated on the way to a loss to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. Is Houston deserving? Maybe not. The Cougars' best win is by four over UCLA. They struggled with Louisiana Tech and UTEP. But I'm guessing an undefeated Houston team gets a BCS bid anyway. Finishing undefeated is no guarantee, though. Next week, Houston faces SMU, and a road trip to Tulsa to end the regular season could be difficult. If Houston gets through those two, it likely would face Southern Miss in the Conference USA title game. The Golden Eagles might have enough offensive and defensive balance to slow Houston.

Mike Huguenin
Georgia is going to win the SEC East because it took advantage. Despite a solid record (8-2, with an eight-game winning streak), this is not a vintage Bulldogs team. But coach Mark Richt and his staff deserve a ton of credit for making sure a team that started 0-2 didn't implode. Georgia basically clinched the SEC East title by routing Auburn on Saturday; technically, the Bulldogs must beat Kentucky next week to truly clinch the title, but the Wildcats are awful (if you needed conformation, losing by 30 to Vanderbilt should provide that confirmation). The SEC East is as weak as it has been, but give the Bulldogs credit for taking advantage of that - and for taking advantage of Florida and Tennessee being down and for taking advantage of a schedule that didn't include Alabama, Arkansas or LSU. A lot of things fell into place for Georgia, but unlike a lot of other teams nationally who have had things handed to them, Georgia fully appreciated the gifts.
[Forde: Penn State tries to regain a shred of normalcy on a solemn day]
The Big Ten championship game is going to feature a rematch. Penn State's loss to Nebraska, Purdue's shocker over Ohio State, Michigan State's dominating performance at Iowa - all those results go a long way toward setting up a Michigan State-Wisconsin rematch in the inaugural Big Ten title game. Wisconsin plays a reeling Illinois team this week, then closes at home against Penn State in a game that will decide the Leaders Division title (as long as the Badgers beat the Illini). Meanwhile, in the Legends Division, beating Iowa was Michigan State's last real hurdle. The Spartans close with Indiana and Northwestern, and winning both would mean they will wear the division crown.

Steve Megargee
Andrew Luck needs more help. Stanford's 53-30 loss to Oregon may have cost Luck his front-runner status in the Heisman race. Luck wasn't at his best, as he threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns but also tossed a couple of interceptions and lost a fumble. But he certainly wasn't the reason Stanford lost the game. Frankly, he's one of the major reasons Stanford was even competitive. Luck won't get a shot to play for the national title mainly because his team lacks an elite receiver or an outstanding defense. Stanford's defense didn't come close to containing LaMichael James, and Luck's receivers dropped numerous passes. Stanford's hopes of winning a BCS game for a second consecutive season depend on whether Luck's teammates can step up their level of play.
[Video: Andrew Luck down after Stanford's loss to Oregon]
Nobody wants to win the Pac-12 South. Do we really need to have a Pac-12 championship game this year, or can we just hand out the automatic BCS bid to the North champion? No eligible teams in the South Division deserve a shot at a conference title. The only South Division team that could give Oregon or Stanford a decent game is USC, which isn't eligible for the conference title because it's on probation. That leaves Arizona State (6-4, 4-3 Pac-12) or UCLA (5-5, 4-3) as the likely South Division representative, though neither team is playing as if anything is at stake. UCLA fell 31-6 at Utah on Saturday, while Arizona State lost 37-27 to Washington State.

Mike Huguenin's Week 11 awards
COACHES
Wish I were him: Oregon's Chip Kelly
Glad I'm not him: N.C. State's Tom O'Brien
Lucky guy: Clemson's Dabo Swinney
Poor guy: Boise State's Chris Petersen
Desperately seeking a clue: Arizona State's Dennis Erickson
Desperately seeking a P.R. man: Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer
Desperately seeking sunglasses and a fake beard: Ohio State's Luke Fickell
Desperately seeking ... anything: Kentucky's Joker Phillips

TEAMS
Thought you'd kick butt, you did: Houston
Thought you'd kick butt, you didn't: Arizona
Thought you'd get your butt kicked, you did: Minnesota
Thought you'd get your butt kicked, you didn't: Wake Forest
Dang, they're good: Oregon
Dang, they're bad: Texas Tech
Did the season start? Illinois
Can the season end? Maryland
Can the season never end? Georgia

GAMES
Play this again: Kansas State 53, Texas A&M 50 (4OTs)
Never play this again: Oklahoma State 66, Texas Tech 6
What? Missouri 17, Texas 5
Huh? Washington State 37, Arizona State 27
Are you kidding me? Boston College 14, N.C. State 10
Oh ? my ? God: Purdue 26, Ohio State 23 (OT)

NEXT WEEK
Ticket to die for: Nebraska at Michigan
Best non-Big Six vs. Big Six matchup: None
Best non-Big Six matchup: SMU at Houston
Why are they playing? Georgia Southern at Alabama
Upset alert: Vanderbilt over Tennessee in Knoxville
Must win: Arizona State vs. Arizona in Tempe
Offensive explosion: USC at Oregon
Defensive struggle: Louisville at Connecticut
Intriguing coaching matchup: Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy vs. Iowa State's Paul Rhoads
Who's bringing the body bags? The Citadel at South Carolina
Plenty of good seats remaining: Maryland at Wake Forest
They shoot horses, don't they? LSU at Ole Miss
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surprisingly tickets for the zerou game Dec 3rd were going for $2500 last week, have now dropped to $500???
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Law of supply and demand perhaps?

Boone Pickens Stadium
Capacity 60,218
Largest crowd 58,516

Presuming you Pokes can beat 5-4 Iowa State on the road i expect you to beat the above record for attendance at T. Boone's place.

It's only your arch rival ZerOU AND your shot at an undefeated season AND a shot at the Big Crystal Ball. No pressure, eh Cowpokes?
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largest crowd was 58895, KSU game

how about pressure on the goons not to lose to the "agro americans"? but the pressure has been there all year, especially the road games but guess what

at a$m, at ut, at missouri at tech
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largest crowd was 58895, KSU game

how about pressure on the goons not to lose to the "agro americans"? but the pressure has been there all year, especially the road games but guess what

at a$m, at ut, at missouri at tech Originally Posted by cptjohnstone
Heh heh heh

Your inexperience in the upper levels is starving your pea brain for oxygen. I don't know how, it's so small it can't require much. It will be ok, though, the 58K+ you'll cram into Nose Pickens HS Field will be longing for roundball, rasslin' and cross-dressing tiddly-winks - sports OAMC can succeed at - sort of. BTW, it's FAGro-americans.....
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Heh heh heh

Your inexperience in the upper levels is starving your pea brain for oxygen. I don't know how, it's so small it can't require much. It will be ok, though, the 58K+ you'll cram into Nose Pickens HS Field will be longing for roundball, rasslin' and cross-dressing tiddly-winks - sports OAMC can succeed at - sort of. BTW, it's FAGro-americans..... Originally Posted by Randy4Candy
two words for you candyass Texas Tech, you lose at HOME by 3, we whip their ass at their place by 60

Nose Pickens HS Field? should I post AGAIN what Barry had to say about our stadium?

speaking of roundball, I guess we will not see you in the tourney for a while, the cheating from football overlapped into roundball

btw, Boone said he will add upper decks when we go 11-0

btw II who is the candy for? little boys?
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two words for you candyass Texas Tech, you lose at HOME by 3, we whip their ass at their place by 60

Nose Pickens HS Field? should I post AGAIN what Barry had to say about our stadium? Bob Berry, Barry Sanders, Barry Switzer, Barry White? Also, just love the microphone placement in T-Bone's pic. Is he showing the fleck of "gold" on his finger?

speaking of roundball, I guess we will not see you in the tourney for a while, the cheating from football overlapped into roundball Guess Kelvin learned a lot from Knight as did Capers from Kzyrfgwksityzlmatbski at Duke

btw, Boone said he will add upper decks when we go 11-0 Hmmm, no immediate plans for an expansion, then?

btw II who is the candy for? little boys? LOL, we do women in Norman. What are your plans once you've worked your way through all of the livestock? Originally Posted by cptjohnstone
Well there, cpl, I see we're back at the graphics again. But, as usual, you f'd-the-d - Gundy is supposed to be eying that delightful man-ass in the Sooner shirt while uttering his "Dine in Hell" line. You FAGro-americans just can't get it right.
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Switzer did complement Oklahoma State's facilities. so whatta gonna do now Randy? Brand yer man a traitor? ahaha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KV-jBcLqeM

"the best facilities i've ever seen"
Barry Switzer, former head criminal .. er coach of Oklahoma describing Oklahoma State's football facilities.

and i prefer video. it's admissible in court.

and only a zerOU fan could be proud of "man-ass" ahahaha.
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thank you Waco, I am too tired tonight to respond to candyass