Week 10 Wrap Up: More Kittens!

I will be handing out 10 awards after every week of college football. These awards are not “official” NCAA awards, but they do come with fabulous prizes. The prizes mostly consist of Drew doing some kinky things with the head coaches. I try not to ask questions. Anyway, here we go.

“The William Wallace Award” (awarded to player with enough guts to yell as he gets decapitated!):
Rashad Johnson, DB for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Rashad was rewarded for his stellar game with “National Defensive Player of the Week.” Here is a gutsy player who refused to let his offense blow this game. It’s very hard to say that a defensive player single handedly won a game, but you can pretty much say that here. Johnson picked off three passes, one which was run back for a 53 yard TD, and the other a game winning interception in OT. He might have upped his NFL draft status to 1st round after this week, he deserves every penny.

“The Big Man, Small Penis Award” (to the team that seemed big, but disappointed in the end):
Oklahoma State Cowboys. I know I wasn’t alone in thinking that this would be a good game. Sure Texas Tech might win, but it would be a very close game. Graham Harrell fumbled on the first play and the Cowboys put it in for TD shortly after. That was the highlight of the game for Gundy’s team. Tech scored easily through the air on a hapless Cowboy secondary. The Texas win over the Cowboys does not look as impressive.

“The Fuck You Award” (awarded to the team everyone hates, that lost because everyone hates them):
Penn State Nittany Lions. This less of a “Fuck You” award for Penn State, it’s almost a “Love You” award for the Iowa Hawkeyes. No one, except for Penn State, wanted to see the Lions in the BCS Championship, but it looked like that was what was going to happen. Then came Iowa with their back-up kicker and they sealed up a Big 12/SEC championship game. It wasn’t that America hated Penn State, but come on Nittany fans; we deserve a Big 12/SEC matchup. Thanks to the Hawkeyes we are going to get it.

“The Do You Believe in Miracles Award” (awarded to a team that pulled the miracle play or upset) :
Georgia Lineman Saves Game with Interception. My how the mighty have fallen! At the start of the season Georgia was #1 in the nation. This weekend they were fighting for their lives against a terrible Kentucky team. The Bulldog defense was terrible for most of the game. In the 4th quarter with Georgia leading 42-38, Kentucky was once again driving down the field. Kentucky QB Randall Cobb threw a screen pass that was plucked out the air by 282 pd. Demarcus Dobbs. Georgia ran out the clock and saved what would have been a gut wrenching loss.

“The Goliath Beats David Award” (awarded to the power house team that murdered a shitty team):
Ohio State scores all over Northwestern. How would Terrelle Pryor rebound from the bad loss to Penn State; by destroying a very decent Northwestern team. Pryor threw for 3 TDS and Beanie Wells added 140 yards and two TDs. Ohio State is looking better and better and still hopes for a spot in the Rose Bowl. With a little help from Michigan State they might get their fourth straight Big 10 title, and set up a rematch with USC in the Rose Bowl.

“The Drawn & Quartered Award” (for the coach that is going to be fired and murdered by his fans):
Steve Kragthrope, Head Coach of the Louisville Cardinals. Louisville is not a bad team, but losses to Kentucky, Syracuse, and a blowout loss to Pitt has to have Coach Kragthrope in hot water. Louisville was not supposed to be unbelievable this year, but a run at the Big East title was not completely unheard of. Sitting at 5-4 overall and 1-3 in conference, Louisville has to pull up an upset of either Cincinnati, West Virginia, or Rutgers to become bowl eligible. If they end the season 5-7 it might be so long for old Coach Kragthrope.

“The Will Herring Award” (to the player that strives to lose the game for his team!):
Darryl Clark, QB for the Penn State Nittany Lions. You are supposed to be the #2 team in the country, and here are the numbers your QB puts up: 9 of 23 passes for a 39% completion average. He threw for zero TDs and one interception. It’s the 39% completion that speaks volumes about what Darryl Clark did. His team needed him to show up in a big way, they knew the defense would not be able to stop Iowa RB Shonn Greene every time. They needed Clark to put up some points and he couldn’t.

“The Voltron Award” (to the QB with a rocket arm, and a sword made of energy. Think about it.):
Nate Davis, QB for the Ball State Cardinals. What did Davis do against a decent Northern Illinois (5-3) team who has the top ranked defense in the MAC? He completed over 80% of his passes, threw for 300 yards, and had 5 TDs, 1 rush 4 passing. He basically had a perfect game. He managed, he made long passes, he made short passes, and he made good decisions. With a little help from Fresno State and BYU Davis may have his Cardinals playing in a BCS Bowl if they win out.

“The Blazer Award” (finding a way to lose since 1991.):
Tennessee Volunteers. I hate Tennessee, but this was a brutal win. Its homecoming, you’ve lost your coach, what you need is a good beat down of Wyoming right? I didn’t really know how to feel about is when I heard the final score. You lost to a team who missed the extra point on their interception return, practically inviting you to win the game with two TDs. Then they shut you out in the 4th quarter. I don’t know what to say. Maybe Fulmer is lucky to be leaving.

“Team of the Week” (I hope I don’t have to explain this):
Utah Utes. I don’t think anyone, including yours truly thought Utah could beat TCU, but the Utes surprised me with good defense and just enough offense. Now Brian Johnson and company have San Diego State and BYU. If they can knock off both those teams then they might be heading to a BCS bowl.