Some thoughts on week 13, the end of the season for some

Firstly I want to get off my chest an issue I have with ESPN America's choice of game this week. Of the 3 games they showed, I agree with their first and third choices (Michigan at Ohio State and Notre Dame at USC) but the second game I cannot understand their choice. The Iron Bowl was on despite it looking in advance like a one-sided game, and the Civil War, Bedlam and Florida at Florida State all being played at the same time. Any one of those 3 would have been a better choice.

Now, onto my thoughts on the games themselves...

• Congratulations to Ohio State on their unbeaten season. There are a few caveats but remaining unbeaten is still an impressive achievement.
• Congratulations also to Notre Dame on their unbeaten (so far) season. They are essentially a very good all round team. There are no areas of weakness on the team and they know how to win games.
• When was the last time the pre-season number 1 ended the season unranked? Or the end of season number 1 starting unranked? I've started going back through the rankings (got to 1995 so far) but can't find an example of either. This year we could have both.
• USC's back-up Quarterback Max Wittek looked promising in his first start. He's certainly got a strong arm, just a pity Marqise Lee didn't spot his long passes a couple of times.
• Should Florida be in the top 2? There is a good argument that they are the best SEC team this season. There are 3 1-loss teams in the SEC and they are the unfortunate team to miss out on the SEC Championship game. Yet they've got the best body of work of any team, as reflected by their top ranking in the computers. On Saturday they went to (probably) the best team in the ACC and basically bullied them up front. So will the best team in the SEC miss out?
• The ACC has had a horrible week. As well as losing Maryland, they had 4 games against the SEC and lost them all. They are not going to be high up the rankings until they get some high profile wins in non-conference or bowl games.
• Johnny Manziel - just give him the Heisman now.
• The Iron Bowl was horrible to watch, so why did ESPN America inflict it on us?. Far, far too easy for Alabama. How have Auburn become so bad so quickly?
• Bedlam, 500 yards from 71 attempts by Landry Jones. Nuts.