Week 11 Observations

1. Upset Alert: Cincy vs. West Virginia. The Bearcats are powerful on offense, but at some point the BCS gods always get help from their lucky stars by virtue of a Championship game "wrench" losing down the stretch. The Mountaineers are 7-2, and capable of pulling off a shocker. Cincy 21 WVU 24

2. Kansas has the guns to pull off its own upset down in Lawerence against Bo and company. They are desperate for a win, and the entire state of Kansas will be pulling for the Jayhawks. (K-State probably more than anyone). However, if the defense performs like what I witnessed in Lincoln Saturday night…Rock Chalk Nation has a snowballs chance in hell of winning. The KU defense is porous, and with the Big Red rejuvinating the power I-formation, we could finally see some points from the hapless Husker offense.

3. Iowa will get destroyed. Ohio State isn’t that great, in fact they arent even the best team in Ohio. (Cincy) However, the Hawkeyes probably didn’t know just how much Ricky Stanzi meant to this team. They will find out Saturday in the Horseshoe, as the true freshman Vanden-something gets his first start ever. This could be a nightmare ending to what was a magical season for Iowa.

4. Heisman gets even more muddied. As if it weren’t disgusting enough already! This years race has been a joke. The sad part is that if NU doesn’t lose to Iowa State and V.Tech, Suh is easily at the top of this years list. Think about it: What better year to pick a defensive guy than a season where no offensive players seem to want to step up and shine? The Husker offense swirling into a daze couldn’t have come at a worse time, during a season of defensive dominance…led by big Mr. Suh. What a shame.

5. Charlie Weis makes it official. With another loss this week against 12th ranked Pitt, this should be the final straw in the case to get rid of Chuck in South Bend. Catholics everywhere will rejoice in Indiana, as a beat-down on national television will finally make the decision easy for the Irish athletic dept. I guess when you have your own television network, you also have to deal with losing every week in front of millions of viewers.