AFTER THOUGHTS The Big Five-Oh This was just downright offensive. Really. Twelve teams rang up at least fifty points Saturday. And we're not even including BYU's 56 against Colorado State Thursday. "I don't really like these kind of games," said Florida coach Steve Spurrier, whose Gators scored 71 against Vanderbilt. "We got way ahead real early. You could tell Vandy kind of lost its fight. Sometimes these games don't tell the whole story." Like, they don't tell that the West Virginia Mountaineers, who posted 80 points against Rutgers, played horribly last week at Miami, turning the ball over six times and scoring three points. But then the Mountaineers, after punting on its first possession, scored on seven straight possessions. The defense even chipped in with a pair of first-half touchdowns. Or that both Arkansas and Mississippi scored over 50 as the Hogs won 58-56 in a record seven overtime game. Or they don't tell that the top three teams -- Nebraska, Oklahoma and Florida -- all logged at least 50. "Our offense was not as consistent as I would have liked," said Nebraska coach Frank Solich, who watched the Huskers score 51. "But at times we were able to get it going." Yeah. So did a lot of teams. Quote of the Year (for now) "It's wearing on him? He won all three times, how about it wearing on me?" -- Clemson coach Tommy Bowden, after father Bobby's Florida State team beat Clemson 41-27 for the third time since Tommy became coach. Bobby Bowden said his familiarity with many Clemson coaches detracted from the win. Yeah, kind of like ending up in the Toyota Gator Bowl (the landing spot for the No. 2 ACC team) can detract from your season if you had BCS bowl aspirations. Small School Love Villanova's Brian Westbrook scored three touchdowns and broke the NCAA Division I-AA career all-purpose yardage record as Villanova beat New Hampshire 38-35. Westbrook gained 242 yards to push the mark to 8,604. New Hampshire's Jerry Azumah set the previous record of 8,376. ... Mount Union won its 73rd consecutive game in the Ohio Conference and 10th straight league title with a 17-3 victory over Baldwin-Wallace. ... Penn has won 11 straight, the longest current winning streak in Division I-AA. SATURDAY'S STARS T.J. Duckett, Michigan State, ran for 211 yards and a touchdown and caught a 2-yard TD with no time left in the Spartans' 26-24 victory over No. 6 Michigan. Lamont Thompson, Washington State, had four interceptions as the Cougars beat UCLA 20-14. David Carr, Fresno State, threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score in a 52-24 victory over Rice. Willie Hurst, Washington, scored three touchdowns and ran for 108 yards in a 42-28 win over Stanford. Rohan Davey, LSU, completed 35 of 44 passes for 528 yards and two TDs in a 35-21 victory over Alabama. Lee Evans, Wisconsin, caught seven passes for 175 yards in a 34-28 victory over Iowa. Byron Leftwich, Marshall, passed for 333 yards and three touchdowns and ran in another as the Thundering Herd beat Kent State 42-21. Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech, passed for 303 yards in the Red Raiders' 12-0 victory over Texas A&M. Todd Cunningham, Presbyterian, completed 50 of 70 passes for six touchdowns and 542 yards as the Blue Hose beat Tusculum 48-41. DeWayne Ewing, Butler, passed for 315 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-27 victory over Quincy. Mark Karney, Fordham, passed for 282 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 45-24 victory over Lafayette. Darnell Kennedy, Alabama State, threw for 423 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-38 victory over Grambling State.

There's an etiquette to on-the-field celebrations. There's a way to tear down the goal posts. There's a classy way to celebrate a win.

Texas Tech fan apparently don't know this.

After Tech's 12-0 win over Texas A&M, Red Raiders fans tore down the goal post on the south end of the field and marched it the length of the field and taunted Aggies fans by putting it into the stands.

One Aggies fan, Dr. Mike McKinney, chief of staff for Gov. Rick Perry, suffered a cut above his right eye when a Tech fan punched him as McKinney tried to keep the fan from climbing into the Aggies' section. McKinney was treated at the stadium.

"The actions of a group of students tarnished an important victory by our football team by not only tearing down the goalposts, but also by carrying the goalposts and making an attempt to place it in the Texas A&M section," Texas Tech AD Gerald Myers wrote in a release sent immediately after the game. "This behavior is an embarrassment to the University and will not be condoned by students, alumni or fans of Texas Tech."

It's too bad, because Tech has one of the best players around in QB Kliff Kingsbury and a shoot-from-the-hip coach in Mike Leach who is always entertaining. The best -- or worst -- part is Tech could give No. 3 Oklahoma a run when the two meet in Lubbock on Nov. 17.

Here's hoping the fans grow up by then. After all, it's weird when Bobby Knight is acting more mature than the students and fans.

A Wave at History
The man credited by some with originating "The Wave" 20 years ago during a Stanford-Washington game was honored Saturday as the two teams met again at Husky Stadium.

Washington alum Robb Weller led the crowd in the famous cheer, which he first did on Oct. 31, 1981. Former UW band director Bill Bissell also helped inspire "The Wave," in which members of the crowd stand up and raise their arms, and then sit down -- a move done sequentially so "The Wave" appears to surge around the stadium.

Weller, a former cheerleader who had returned for the '81 homecoming game against Stanford, teamed with Bissell to instruct the crowd. That first time, Huskies fans remained standing until a full circle was completed.

The move is believed to have started in the third quarter of that 20-years-ago game, as Washington scored 28 consecutive points en route to a 42-31 win over John Elway and the Cardinal.

And for better or worse, it never ended.

The Best of the Best
Considering the names in now below him in the Miami record books, this is a pretty big deal.

Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey threw his 50th touchdown pass in the top-ranked Hurricanes' 38-0 victory over Temple, breaking the team record held by Vinny Testaverde and Steve Walsh.

Dorsey is well on his way to becoming No. 1 at "Quarterback U," where Jim Kelly, Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde, Steve Walsh, Craig Erickson and Gino Torretta preceded him.

After throwing the record-breaker to Kevin Beard in the first quarter, Dorsey raised his right index finger high above his head and held it there as he jogged into the end zone to celebrate with his Miami teammates.

"It was amazing how much easier the game was after that," Dorsey said. "You try not to think about those things, but it's tough, especially when you're going for records of guys that are friends of mine. I'm just glad that I got it now and we can move on."

Just Pointing Out the Facts
Is it fair or not that Bob Davie is on the hot, hot, hot seat at Notre Dame. You decide:

Notre Dame's 28-18 loss to No. 7 Tennessee dropped the Irish to 6-14 against ranked teams and 1-7 against teams in the Top 10 since Davie took over as coach. Notre Dame has lost at least five games three times during Davie's five-year tenure and moved within a loss of its second losing season in three years.

NUMBERS GAME Florida's Rex Grossman threw for 306 yards in Florida's 71-13 victory over Vanderbilt, the eighth game in a row in which he has passed for 300 yards or more. When Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey was sacked in the Hurricanes' 38-0 victory over Temple, it was the first time in 845 regular-season plays No. 1 Miami had allowed a sack. Virginia Tech's 38-7 loss to Pittsburgh marked the first time the Hokies had lost two in a row since the final two games of 1997. One of those losses was to Pittsburgh. Air Force beat Army 34-24 to capture the Commander-in-Chief's trophy for the fifth straight year. Florida State beat Clemson for the 10th straight time, 41-27. Baylor lost its 27th Big 12 game in a row, 49-10 to Texas. Southern Cal ran its winning streak at the Coliseum to 18 against Oregon State, which last beat USC in Los Angeles in 1960. Wake Forest ended a 17-game losing streak against Virginia, 34-30. Duke extended the nation's longest losing streak to 21 with a 55-31 loss to N.C. State. Mississippi State snapped a five-game losing streak with a 17-14 victory over Kentucky. Rutgers has never won in 13 tries in Morgantown, losing 80-7 in its latest try against West Virginia.