College Football Week 12 Awards November 18, 2014

(Note: All rankings are current AP [week 12] unless otherwise noted.)

COACHES
Wish I were him: Bret Bielema, LSU

Glad I’m not him: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
Lucky guy: Jimbo Fisher, Florida State

Poor guy: Al Golden, Miami
Desperately seeking a wake-up call: Todd Graham, Arizona State

Desperately seeking a P.R. man: Gary Pinkel, Missouri

Desperately seeking sunglasses and a fake beard: Bo Pelini, Nebraska
Desperately seeking … anything: Curtis Johnson, Tulane

TEAMS
Thought you’d kick butt, you did: Tennessee (beat Kentucky 50-16)
Thought you’d kick butt, you didn’t: TCU (defeated Kansas 34-30)

Thought you’d get your butt kicked, you did: Kentucky (lost to Tennessee 50-16)

Thought you’d get your butt kicked, you didn’t: Kansas (lost to No. 4 TCU 34-20)

Thought you wouldn’t kick butt, you did: Wisconsin (defeated No. 16 Nebraska 59-24)

Dang, they’re good: Alabama
Dang, they’re bad: Tulane

You know, they’re not so bad: Iowa
Can’t Stand Prosperity: Arizona State

Did the season start? Notre Dame

Can the season end? Eastern Michigan
Can the season never end? Wisconsin

GAMES
Play this again:  Northwestern 43, No. 18 Notre Dame 40

Play this again, too: South Carolina 23, Florida 20
Never play this again: Western Michigan 51, Eastern Michigan 7

What? No. 5 Alabama 25, No. 1 Mississippi State 20

Huh? No. 15 Georgia 34, No. 9 Auburn 7
Are you kidding me? No. 20 Wisconsin 59, No. 16 Nebraska 24

Oh – my – God: Northwestern 43, No. 18 Notre Dame 40

Told you so: Arkansas 17, No. 17 LSU 0

NEXT WEEK

(rankings are current AP (post-week 12, pre-week 13)
Ticket to die for: USC @ No. 11 UCLA

Best non-Power Five vs. Power Five matchup: South Alabama @ South Carolina

Best non-Power Five matchup: Western Michigan @ Central Michigan

Upset alert: Louisville @ No. 18 Notre Dame

Must win: South Carolina @ Florida

Offensive explosion: North Carolina @ No. 21 Duke

Defensive struggle: No. 10 Ole Miss @ Arkansas

Great game no one is talking about: Northwestern @ Purdue

Intriguing coaching matchup: Jerry Kill of Minnesota vs. Bo Pelini of Nebraska (also:  Bobby Petrino of Louisville vs Brian Kelly of Notre Dame)

Who’s bringing the body bags? Charleston Southern @ No. 15 Georgia

Why are they playing? Western Carolina @ Alabama

Plenty of good seats remaining: Florida International @ North Texas

They shoot horses, don’t they?  Savanna State @ BYU

Week 12 Random Thoughts:

• Forget Notre Dame being overrated. They are frauds. Allowing Purdue to be competitive against them early in the season was one thing. Struggling against mediocre North Carolina and Navy teams raised an eyebrow or two. Getting embarrassed in the desert completely exposed the flaws in the façade. But losing at home to one of the worst Northwestern teams in Pat Fitzgerald’s tenure? Inexcusable, whether you are an Irish fan or foe.  Look for Bobby Petrino and his Louisville Cardinals to come into South Bend and make like hard for ND.