Looking ahead to week 12

Only a couple of games of the regular season left for most teams. After last weeks upset loss for Alabama (although I had thought it was possible) I'm struggling to see any problems this week for at least two of the three unbeaten teams at the top, with Oregon facing a tricky road game that could further upset things. Some thoughts on this:

• Notre Dame should have no problem with Wake Forest at home, and Kansas State should also win at Baylor. A loss for either of them this week would be the biggest upset of the season so far.
• Oregon face a much stiffer test. Stanford have a defence which could stop Oregon's running game. That, and the injuries Oregon have in defence, makes this a potential upset. Oregon should win, but then Alabama should have won last week.Oregon have had the easiest schedule of the top 3 so far, but face the hardest end to the season. Can they remain unbeaten?
• It's sometimes easy to forget that Ohio State are also still unbeaten. Their post-season ban, and the weakness of the Big 10 mean they aren't getting the attention they deserve. Urban Meyer has done an outstanding job to get them to this point. This week they face a good test on the road at Wisconsin.
• USC at UCLA promises to be high scoring, and will probably decide who wins the Pac-12 South.
• How will Alabama bounce back from last weeks loss? They don't5 exactly face the toughest opposition (West Carolina) but then neither do most of the SEC, many of whom seem to be trying to have a collective week off this week.