Pac-12 Week 9 Awards

Stanford beat its own record against USC in the Coliseum in a triple overtime thriller that kept alive their Pac-12 championship hopes.  (via lukepena)

Every week, I'll take a look at the Pac-12's teams and modeling Rivals' Tom Dienhart's weekly awards, I'll hand out awards specific to the Pac-12.  So who's on top of the world and who's dwelling in the cellar this week?

COACHES
Wish I were him: Stanford's David Shaw
Glad I'm not him: Cal's Jeff Tedford
Lucky guy: UCLA's Rick Neuheisal
Poor guy: USC's Lane Kiffin
Desperately seeking a clue: Washington State's Paul Wulff
Desperately seeking a P.R. man: Oregon's Chip Kelly
Desperately seeking sunglasses and a fake beard: Oregon State's Mike Riley
Desperately seeking...anything: Colorado's Jon Embree

TEAMS
Thought you'd kick butt, you did:  Arizona State
Thought you'd kick butt, you didn't: Cal
Thought you'd get your butt kicked, you did:  Colorado
Thought you'd get your butt kicked, you didn't: UCLA
Dang, they're good: USC
Dang, they're bad: Oregon State
Did the season start? Washington State
Can the season end? Arizona
Can the season never end? Stanford

GAMES
Play this again: Stanford @ USC
Never play this again: Colorado @ ASU
What? Washington State 28, Oregon 43
Huh? Oregon State 8, Utah 27
Are you kidding me? Cal 14, UCLA 31
Oh.My.God: Stanford 56, USC 48
Told you so: Colorado 14, ASU 48

NEXT WEEK:
Tickets to die for: Oregon @ Washington
Best non-Pac-12 vs. Pac-12 matchup: vacant until November 25
Best Pac-12 matchup: Oregon @ Washington
Upset alert: Arizona vs. Utah
Must win: Washington State @ Cal
Offensive explosion: Stanford @ Oregon State
Defensive struggle: ASU @ UCLA
Great game no one is talking about: ASU @ UCLA
Intriguing coaching matchup: Wazzu 's Paul Wulff vs. Cal's Jeff Tedford
Who's bringing the body bags? Stanford @ Oregon State
Why are they playing? USC @ Colorado
Plenty of good seats remaining: Utah @ Arizona
They shoot horses, don't they? USC @ Colorado