Superlatives: Duck, duck ... Gerhart!

Snap judgments on Saturday's best. Teachers' Pet: Toby Gerhart. (It's always the quiet ones.) The unfolding parity of the Pac-10 has been great television this year, and with 223 yards and three touchdowns against Oregon, Stanford's thundering senior back put the Cardinal squarely in the conference championship discussion with a 51-42 dismantling of Oregon that at times looked even less competitive the final score might have you believe (thanks, again, largely to Gerhart). Quarterbacks Jeremiah Masoli and Andrew Luck put on an air duel that would have made for entertaining football on its own, with 585 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions between them. Raise your hand if you thought the Pac-10 standings would look like this in November: 1. Oregon (5-1), 2. Arizona (4-1), 3. Stanford (5-2), 4. USC (4-2)If you even started to put your arm up, take your things and go sit in the hall, because you're a lying liar. Most Unlikely Couple: Ram Vela and Notre ...