Week 11 Top 25- Gary Danielson edition

Clearly, Bob Davie has taken a good deal of flack on here.  The truth is though, it's just because he's an easy target, and if you filter through the nonsense he spews, he does provide good analysis.  Gary Danielson, on the other hand, has to be the worst in the business.  Fortunately, due to the number of crappy teams in the SEC this year, I've managed to pretty much avoid having to suffer through a CBS broadcast.  That came to an end on Saturday with the Bama/LSU game.  In honor of Gary, who taught us all that the SEC is unique because offensive tackles have to both run and pass block in that league (and only in that league), all coaches will be referred to by just their first names this week.

Week 11
1. SEC	Leslie did it again, and the Tigers are in the driver's seat for the SEC West and national title.  If ever there was an example of the importance of special teams, we saw it in Tuscaloosa Saturday night.  The last time the Tigers sat in this position, they lost to Houston Nutt's Arkansas team.  Who is left on the schedule this year?  Houston's Ole Miss and the Razorbacks.
2. Stanford	Andrew Luck did what he does, Stanford did what they do, and Oregon State did what they do.  The next big game is upon us as Oregon comes to Palo Alto this week.  Stanford took a big hit when Chris Owusu went down with a concussion against the Beavers.
3. Oklahoma State	…and the old Cowboys defense is back.  Despite how good the offense is, it's hard to consider Oklahoma State to be a real threat for the national title as long as they can't stop anybody.  LSU and Bama didn't set the world on fire offensively, but does anybody think they can't get one more stop on defense than Oklahoma State?
4. SEC	Place right hand around throat.  Place left hand over right hand.  Squeeze.  Nick's Crimson Tide perfected those steps on Saturday night.  The Tide had a physically better team, but neither the players nor the coaches could handle the pressure.
5. Boise State	Unless something extraordinary happens, you can count me as someone who won't be voting Boise over a one-loss team for the BCS title (since my vote counts, of course).  You can't screw around with teams like UNLV and be considered a real national title contender.
6. Oklahoma	Despite the final score against A&M, something just isn't right about Oklahoma right now.  A team expecting to compete for the national title with a Heisman candidate at QB doesn't suddenly start rotating Blake Bell into the game in November.  Ryan Broyles's great career is over, and Landry Jones will miss that go to receiver when they need to win a shootout with Oklahoma State.
7. Oregon	Oregon beat UW just about how they should have, even if it was unspectacular.  The Ducks clearly aren't clicking on offense like they were last year, but the defense is making plays.  The Ducks will need to force turnovers off of Andrew Luck, or Chip's offense may not get enough possessions to get rolling against Stanford.
8. Houston	I would go ahead and chalk up another W against Tulane this week for Houston, and you should probably take the over.  The last two weeks of the season, however, get interesting with SMU and Tulsa (who is undefeated in conference) on the schedule.
9. SEC	There was absolutely nothing remarkable about Bobby's win over Steve.  If anything, it showed that the Razorbacks still have issues on defense, because the Gamecocks should not be scoring 28 points on anybody right now.
10. Penn State	Penn State had a week off, so there's nothing new to say on the football front, though their two game division lead may quickly disappear with Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Ohio State left on the schedule.  The real news, for those who haven't heard, comes about Jerry Sandusky (who I had forgotten was even alive).  If you don't know the story, there's this cool interweb thing called a Google that has all the answers.
11. Clemson	After a week off, Dabo faces a must win game against Wake.  The winner of this game controls its own destiny in the Atlantic division.  A loss here after starting undefeated, and Dabo will have to start trying on clown shoes again.
12. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Speaking of controlling your own destiny in the ACC, here we go again.  Assuming Virginia loses to one of FSU and VPISU, the winner of Thursday's VPISU/GT game will have control of the Coastal.  Good news for the Turkeys is that Frank had a weekend off to start coming up with things to whine about.
13. Wisconsin	This conference is a mess right now.  Penn State somehow has a two game lead in whatever stupid division name they are in, and Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Michigan State are turning into a rat king.  So, how have I come up with this ordering?  Wisconsin killed Nebraska, and both of its losses came on ridiculous last second touchdowns.  Nebraska, while getting drilled by Wisconsin, also killed Michigan State.  Their second loss to Northwestern came by just three points.  Finally, though Michigan State beat Wisconsin and Ohio State (who beat Wisconsin and almost beat Nebraska), both of their losses came in blowout fashion against Notre Dame and Nebrsaka.  I will not be taking questions.
14. Nebraska
15. Michigan State
16. Texas	Texas had a chance to make a statement, and, after two years, they finally did.  Texas Tech have a well below average defense, but Texas has struggled to run the ball against air for a few years now, and they ran right over the Red Raiders.
17. Kansas State	Colin Klein has to be the MVP of college football this year.  Klein has carried this team on his back all year, including 29 carries in the 52-45 loss to Oklahoma State.  No player has taken his further with less help this season.
18. Southern Miss	Southern Miss all but clinched a spot in the Conference USA title game by beating up on ECU.  If the Eagles and Houston both win out, this could turn out to be a really interesting game.
19. SEC	Runningbacks are overrated.  While there was apparently plenty of smoke in Athens last week, there is no fire on Mark's seat.  Given the weakness of the SEC East, it's not hard to believe the dogs are now in control of the division.  The hedges at Sanford Stadium are clearly a safety hazard.  They should be uprooted.
20. Georgia Tech	Georgia Tech had a weekend off to prepare for VPISU.  Surely, Paul had his team working on perfecting their signature dirty cut blocks so as to injure as many Turkey legs as possible.
21. Michigan	Michigan might have gotten screwed against Iowa.  Watching Denard Robinson run the two minute drill, however, it's hard to feel sorry for them when they couldn't complete a pass at the goaline.  Seriously, though, how successful can we expect them to be when Norm from Cheers is the head coach?
22. Cincinnati	Somebody has to win the Big East, right?  Could we maybe change the title of "Big East Champion" to "Big East Team With the Fewest Losses or Winner of Ricidulous Tie Breaker?"
23. TCU	We get to see just how far TCU has come from their loss to SMU.   They also have a chance to play hero or villain against Boise this week, depending on who you ask.  They didn't exactly have an awe-inspiring win over Wyoming this week.
24. Florida State	FSU was left for dead after losing three in a row earlier this year.  In terms of winning anything meaningful this year, they're still pretty much dead.  Jimbo has won four in a row, however, and none of their losses are to bad teams.  Of course, whenever an ACC team enters the rankings, you can pretty much guarantee a loss will ensue.  So, you may want to take Miami this week.
25. An Ohio State University*	I really wish there was an alternative here, but I couldn't find one…not even the Miami Dolphins.  This is still not a highly functioning football team, but they've won three in a row, and Braxton Miller is starting to make some plays.  Odds are still good an Ohio State will be looking for a new coach soon.