What I've Learned – Week Five

Every week, after the games have all finished on Saturday’s college football slate, I sit down and think about what I’ve learned from the week’s action. All of this goes down on my sports blog, Fourthandblog.com. Here’s a taste:

• Jimmy Clausen is my #1 Heisman candidate. Period. End of discussion. The fact that Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy, who are great players who have had middling seasons so far, are ahead of him, is asinine. The kid is playing on one foot, leading his team without his #1 target (Michael Floyd) and has led four straight 4th quarter comebacks. That has to be enough.
• Alabama is very damned good.
• LSU knows how to win, bad offense or not. Les Miles is one hell of a coach.
• Cal is done. So is Jahvid Best. It was fun while it lasted.
• Just looking at the Box Score for UTEP/Houston is making me dizzy.
• The Big Ten…yawn.
• Tate Forcier is one gutsy kid. He didn’t win, but I respect his effort. Hell of a player.
• Oregon does not need LaGarrette Blount to return.