I also wonder if the Pac-10′s TV affiliation is hurting Toby’s chances. Both the USC and Oregon games were on Fox Sports, and Toby’s highlights on Sportscenter on Saturday night were a fumble and a 1 yard TD plunge, not his 13 yard scamper on 3rd and 10 to prolong a drive, the ballsy give on 4th and 1 at the USC 15 early rather than kick a FG, his late 40 yard run or his impressive 6 yard off tackle burst to walk in untouched. Oh yeah, and the Cal game is on Versus channel, which no one with DirecTV can watch.

Also, I post this telling statistic from an article written before the USC game:

Normally, an Ingram supporter would point out that Ingram faces much more difficult competition than Gerhart, because Ingram is in the SEC. This year, though, the SEC has some abysmal defenses and the Pac-10 is actually better in terms of rushing defense, allowing 133 yards per game (122 not counting Washington State), compared to 136 yards per game in the SEC (132 not counting Kentucky).

In particular, Ingram has played against much poorer competition than Gerhart — Ingram has not played any team ranked higher than 39th in rush defense and three of his opponents are ranked worse than 100th in rush defense. Gerhart, on the other hand, has played three of the top 15 rush defenses and has played only one opponent worse than 100th (San Jose State).