By Brick Stevens
Man About Town
1. Notre Dame
Heading into Veterans Day, the Irish decided to take a figurative knee to Navy. No other team in the country has the character to take a loss to honor our service men and women. For that, the Irish are No. 1 this week.
2. Texas
The most complete team in the country. Colt McCoy tosses the football 470 yards and his favorite receiver grabs 11 of those passes for an astounding 273 yards. Defense holds Central Florida to a field goal. Wait a minute ... did I say Central Florida? WTF? Why is Texas playing Central Florida in November?
3. TCU
Good teams spank bad teams. Case in point, Horned Frogs beat San Diego State 55-12.
4. Alabama
The highest-ranked team without an offense.
5. Florida
"Have you ever gone 19-0?" Florida Coach Urban Meyer asked following Florida's 27-3 win against Vanderbilt. "It's not ho-hum, I can assure you that. If it's ho-hum for someone, you've got to really reflect to say, 'Where am I headed in this life right now?' If 19-0 in the Southeastern Conference at the University of Florida is ho-hum, then you've got one exciting life, man, you've got a lot of good stuff going for you."
So I'm asking myself ... where am I headed in this life right now?
Meyer wasn't finished: "I don't ever want to take anything away from what those cats have done."
"Cats?" Urban is so, um, urban with his hep cat talk.
Will someone please beat Florida?
6-11. Everyone else in the country.
I'm supposed to get excited by a two-point win over Connecticut (Cincinnati) or a one-point win over Tulsa (Houston)? Boise State competes for Friday night exposure with high school teams. LSU seems to be trying to make a name for itself by losing to good teams. While Iowa (told you it would catch up with them), Oregon and Penn State lose to even suckier teams.
The Brickster's Heisman Leaderboard
1. Ndamukong Suh, NT, Nebraska
Isn't about time a lineman won the Heisman? Suh is an absolute animal. He does to opposing offenses (and parked cars) what his first name does to the alphabet: Creates absolute chaos.
2. Case Keenum, QB, Houston
THIS WEEK: 40-60, 522 yards, 3 TDs.
I'd give him the trophy for the 60 attempts alone.
3. Jordan Shipley, WR, Texas
THIS WEEK: 11 receptions, 273 yds, 1 TD.
He's been doing it for the past two years.
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