1. I don't want to get on a soapbox, but Its not Oklahomas 47-game winning streak. Or Pete Maravichs 44.2 points per game average.Its the one college record that simply cant be broken. Or in this case, even tied.Until a guy named Johnny Football came around.This weekend marks a critical point for an elite Club of One in the greatest individual award in all of sports. Johnny Manziel, the best player in college football, is two games from joining Archie Griffin as the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy.All he has to do is lead Texas AM to road victories over Tim Tebow Jersey ranked teams LSU and Mi souri, and his two-year supernova career will be complete.If theres a better player in college football, says LSU coach Les Miles, Id like to know who he is.There isnt. In fact, its not close. But theres a hitch: Like it or not fair or not Manziels team is holding him back from joining Griffin in the elite Heisman club.Thats right, it seems the greatest individual award in all of sport now has a proviso: your team has to be among the nations elite. And for all of Manziels magic, the Aggies could finish as low as fourth in the SEC West Division.Thats why the next two games are so critical for Manziel. Wins over LSU and Mi souri would a sure the Aggies of a top 10 ranking, and bolster his resume as the player who was so good, he carried a team that had no busine s among the games elite (with that awful defense) all the way into the top 10. Again.This award isnt just about the best player (he most certainly is); its about the best statistics and playing well in big games and who means the most to his team. The Aggies lose minimum four games last year without Manziel. They lose minimum four games this fall without him.Thats eight games, people. Thats enough to get a coach fired.If that makes Manziel the most valuable player, or the most outstanding player (as they foolishly say in the NCAA tournament), or whatever you want to call it, so be it.Griffin won the award in back-to-back seasons in 1974-75, and there have David Wright Jersey been seven opportunities since for a winner to repeat. The closest anyone came was Tim Tebow in 2008 and he finished third (Oklahomas Billy Sims was second in 1979, but had half the votes of winner Charles White).And if we look closely at the 2008 race, it could mirror this race. Tebow a galvanizing personality one way or the other (sound familiar, Johnny Look At Me?) had more first place votes than winner Sam Bradford but was inexplicably left off 154 ballots. That allowed Bradford to win a close race and also allowed Colt McCoy to finish second.Manziels biggest competition isnt mercurial Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston (who has his own i sues; more on that later) or Mike Piazza Jersey the career vote to Alabamas AJ McCarron. Its the final two games of the season.Play big and lead the Aggies to two big road wins, and there will be no denying it. The best player in college football will tie the unbreakable record.There's no debate that Johnny Manziel is the nation's top player, but too many lo ses could cost him the Heisman. (AP Photo)2. The Big OYou know, West Virginia once made a decision based on emotion. Tread lightly, USC.Take a chance and hire Ed Orgeron, or pat him on the back, thank him for his loyalty and hard work at such a critical point in USC football, and do everything in your power to help him land another head coaching job.Its not a one-day decision. Good fortune willing, its a 10-year decision.3. Head of the cla sWere knee-deep in arguing about the BCS National Championship race and the Heisman Trophy and weve lost sight of another important race: the coach of the year.Good luck choosing this one. Among the candidates (in alphabetical order): Art Briles, Baylor: No matter what happens this weekend at Oklahoma State Baylors biggest test this season what Briles has accomplished in Waco is nothing short of spectacular. This isnt the big money and tradition of Texas and Oklahoma, this is small, zero championship swagger, afterthought, private school Baylor. Now its a destination job, full of multi-million dollar facilities and elite players. Three years ago Baylor was nearly pushed out of the Big 12 during conference realignment; now Baylor is the Big 12s best hope. David Cutcliffe, Duke: The Blue Devils are two wins (Wake Forest and North Carolina) from winning the ACC Coastal Division. Let that sink in for a moment. It was only three weeks ago that Duke became bowl eligible for the second straight season a first ever at the school. Robert Gsellman Jersey With those two wins, Duke has 10 for the season another first in school history. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State: For the first time in more than a decade, FSU is relevant again in the national championship race. This has been three years in the making for Fisher, who has recruited and built this program with the blueprint his mentor, Nick Saban, gave him. The argument isnt le sened because he has an elite quarterback like Jameis Winston. He recruited Winston, he developed him. The argument is strengthened because of Winston. Gus Malzahn, Auburn: Inherited a dysfunctional and desperate 3-9 team, and already has more wins this fall (10) than Auburn had lo ses last season. With a victory over Alabama, Auburn can win the SEC West and advance to the conference championship game. Urban Meyer, Ohio State: Yes, Ohio State hasnt played a team of significance in two years. Yes, the Buckeyes have rolled through a watered-down Big Ten. But perhaps weve forgotten just how unhinged the program had become when Luke Fickell was trying to hold it all together. One more thing: winning 22 straight games in any league is nearly impo sible. If the Buckeyes win out, how do you not vote for a guy who is 25-0 over the last two years? Gary Pinkel, Mi souri: Year 1 in the SEC was brutal; much of it because of injuries, some of it because of Pinkels own hand (his handling of QB James Franklins injury was abysmal). But for a mi sed gimme putt field goal, Mizzou could be unbeaten heading into a critical two-game stretch. Win at Ole Mi s this week and the home finale against Texas AM, and the Tigers win the East Division and the turnaround from 5-7 to 11-1 is COY material in anyones book.MORE: | 4. Pick a reason, any reasonFirst, there was the Big Ten is much better than you think argument.Then there was the Wisconsin argument: the Badgers are one blown call by Pac-12 officials Tom Seaver Jersey from being a one-lo s team and, thats right, Ohio State beat Wisconsin (which just so happens to also play in the Big Ten).Recently, it turned to this: if Ohio State and Baylor win out and one of the top two teams in the current BCS poll loses Ohio State should advance to the BCS National Championship Game over Baylor because of its I cant beli