Ten things we learned last week…

1. Not everyone who has a Croomin' coming to them gets it. Congrats to Phat Philly Fulmer.  The orange buoy is the first coach to be in the perfect situation for a Croomin' and jack slap Sly's future inmates down as God intended.  Did he save his job?  No, but he did make sure he would not suffer college football's ultimate humiliation. 
   
2. Vanderbilt is developing a good/bad habit of playing to the level of their competition. If you're playing Georgia and bring your "A" game, that's good. If you play the Slytanic's boys and play to their level, that's bad. Unfortunately, this trend may lead the Commodes to once again get soooo close to bowl eligibility, only to see it slip away. The good news; Duke is coming to town. The bad news; your coach might be dumping you for a sexier program.
   
3. Rich Brooks gets my vote (I don't really have a vote, but we can pretend) for SEC coach of the year.  He has done more with less than any coach in recent memory.  After emasculating Bobby "I don't buy I rent" Petrino on Saturday, Brooks earned some serious coach of the year consideration (in addition to Coach Petrino's cojones which will look nice on the mantle next to that coach of the year trophy).
   
4. If Houston Nutt could get Ole Miss to play four quarters of good football, the Rebels would be undefeated.  Of course, the same could be said for any program, but the Rebels continually play one mediocre, one worthless (usually the 2nd), one good, and one outstanding quarter. They've lost four games by average of less than five points per game. Pretty good recipe for a 3-4 record.
   
5. That Tim Tebow knows how to use his time off. Florida got a much needed week off.  Due to the time constraints of playing SEC football Tebow's charity work has been on the back burner; but not last week. During the week off, Timmy taught a tribe of Ethiopians to cultivate corn, eradicated polio, busted up a cock fighting ring, and circumcised thirty children in the Republic of the Congo (a personal record). 
   
6. Terrence Cody, we hardly knew you. TC was one of the most entertaining players on the field game in and game out.  True football fans love watching a nose tackle dominate an offense. Fans of the 1985 bears like to see them also play offense in short yardage situations.  His injury was incredibly unfortunate.
   
7. The Golden Hurricanes might hang half a hundred on the Razorbacks. The team from Tulsa has averaged 56.6ppg in its seven wins. They get the Hawgs in Fayetteville, which might give the Razorbacks a little hope. That being said, any team that squeaks one out by a point against LA-Monroe is in danger of a beat down at the hands of the nation's highest scoring team.
   
8. Stocking a team with 24 year old Mormons does not a BCS buster make. Well, the Cougars got a dose of reality against the Horned Frogs last Thursday. Their hopes of pulling a Boise State are all but dashed, leaving them with thoughts of what might have been. On the upside, they still a head coach with one of the best names in all of football.
   
9. Boise State still has a chance to pull a Boise State. Unfortunately, their weak remaining schedule (San Jose State, New Mexico State, Utah State, Idaho, Nevada, and Fresno State) is a garbage dump. It would take a beat down of a potentially 9-2 Fresno State on November 28^th to move them into BCS buster land.
   
10. Georgia Tech is going to be scary as hell once they get athletes to run that funky offense. I don't think it's premature to suggest that the Yellow Jackets might be the ACC champs this year and a title contender by 2010. Before they reach that first gold ring, they have tough games against resurgent UVA, UNC, and FSU teams. Beating rival UGA on November 29^th would be icing on the cake.