Never thought this week would have the best set of contenders for the number one slot since the LSU-Tennessee debacle. Let's get on with it.
10. Weekly New Mexico fail update – I know New Mexico didn't play. That doesn't matter here. Mike Locksley who has done everything in his power to go down as the worst head coach in college football history is returning for a 3rd season. Nice knowing you Lobos. I am certainly happy to have Locksley and his brand of awful football back next season. It ensures I have something to put in this number 10 spot pretty much every week next season. Now that I think of it, maybe this is really a highlight, as least for me and this blog.
9. Bowl Game rematch – Poor Holiday Bowl. The Alamo Bowl bought their previous picks in the bowl pecking order, then the Pac-10 mid section collapsed leaving them with 6-6 Washington and no other options this season. Then the Big 12 got involved and ensured Nebraska the worst matchup they could have possibly for the trip out of the conference: a rematch against a team the Cornhuskers already demolished by five touchdowns on the road.
8. The mascot got ejected – for throwing snowballs. This is just funny. If I had the video of him throwing snowballs and not just the tame and boring arrest video circulating around the net I would post it. To the cops: lighten up and let the kid have some fun. Nobody is getting hurt, it is snowing and his team stinks this season.
7. A very bad week for Northern Illinois – Friday night, Northern Illinois was heavily favored to win the MAC Title and laid an egg. They led late because of some dumb decisions made by Miami (OH) coach Mike Haywood. Nonetheless, all they had to do was stop 4th and 20 to win. They failed on a bad tip drill play to lose. Then the week got worse when coach Jerry Kill (the best name in coaching by the way) left to take the head coaching job at Minnesota.
6. What was that Stephen Garcia? Just take the sack – The play I'm referring to is of course the pick six that Garcia threw down 35-14 in the 3rd quarter against Auburn. That play was doomed from the start and Garcia made it worse by trying to throw it away and failing by throwing it right to Tasharvin Bell who walked into the end zone with a nice present.
5. Nebraska's offensive regression – Last season, Nebraska scored no offensive touchdowns in losing the Big 12 Title to Texas 13-12. This season, it looked like things had changed. The Cornhuskers smoked Washington and Kansas St. and then did the same to Oklahoma St. after a one week malaise against Texas. Heck, the Nebraska offense was better against Missouri than anyone else all season. Then they went in the tank. Yes, injuries played a role, but that doesn't excuse the six point showing against Texas A&M lost month or the awful performance offensively against Oklahoma, especially in the second half. If coach Bo Pelini doesn't get this fixed, he is going to have a long first year in the Big Ten next season.
4. Using kickers as punters – Both Arizona schools have good kickers. They also use those kickers as punters. That is a bad idea. Thomas Weber of Arizona St. launched an immortally bad 8-yard punt in no wind. Just to make it worse, Arizona's Alex Zendajas had a 0-yard punt on the ensuing possession. Remember that there were no blocks, tips or wind in these cases. Nearly anyone reading this blog could better. For Weber, the night would get better (see Highlights). For Zendejas, it got worse, much worse (see #1 below).
3. Whenever a Hail Mary is caught, it is always the defenses fault – South Carolina obviously didn't get the memo that on a Hail Mary, the worst thing you can possibly do is pop the ball up in the air. At that point it becomes a free-for-all and anyone can catch it which is exactly what Darvin Adams did at the end of the first half to kill any remaining South Carolina chances at victory.
2. UCLA offense – The Bruins played another punchless game of nonsense against USC.. Nothing better describes the nonsense than a play late in the game. The Bruins, driving for a garbage time touchdown (that they did eventually get) dropped back to pass. Richard Brehaut was running for his life under pressure (a recurring theme in this game) and tried to throw the ball. Of course, he tried to throw it to his offensive lineman who tipped the ball and then caught it illegally. He then fumbled it setting off a mad scramble where multiple different UCLA players recovered the ball and were stripped of it before the Bruins recovered. That play, right there, is UCLA's season on offense except for the games against teams from Texas.
1. Blocked PATs to lose – Remember a few spots ago when I said the night got much worse for Alex Zendejas? Here it is. Arizona scored to tie the game with under a minute to play against Arizona St. All they needed to win was to make the extra point. It was blocked. Overtime. Then, it happened again in the second overtime. Game over, Arizona St. wins. Ironically, the Sun Devils are not going to a bowl game this season because of their own inability to keep teams from blocking extra points with the difference in the Wisconsin game being a blocked extra point and USC scoring the winning points on a blocked extra point being returned for a two point conversion.
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