The Envelope, Please: Week 8 Awards
Every week, I’ll scan the nation and hand out awards. Without further ado … the envelope, please.
GAMES
Play this again: No. 6 Miami 52, Louisville 45
Never play this again: No. 2 Oregon 35, Purdue 0
What? No. 11 Tennessee 24, No. 7 Alabama 17
Huh? South Carolina 35, Oklahoma 9
Are you kidding me? Maryland 29, USC 28
Oh. My. God: No. 16 Indiana 56, Nebraska 7
Told you so: No. 5 Georgia 30, No. 1 Texas 15
COACHES
Wish I was him: Kirby Smart, Georgia
Glad I’m not him: Kalen DeBoer, Alabama
Lucky guy: Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Poor guy: Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
Desperately seeking a P.R. man: Curt Cignetti, Indiana
Desperately seeking sunglasses and a fake beard: Brent Venables, Oklahoma
Desperately seeking … anything: Lincoln Riley, USC
TEAMS
Thought you’d kick butt, you did: Texas A&M
Thought you’d kick butt, you didn’t: Iowa
Thought you’d get your butt kicked, you did: Georgia Tech
Thought you’d get your butt kicked, you didn’t: UCLA
Dang, they’re good: Kansas State
Dang, they’re bad: Northwestern
Did the season start? Florida State
Can the season never end? Illinois
