Posted on 10/19/2006 3:09:52 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
Week Seven brought another major upset in the Big Ten and the SEC. Iowa lost to Indiana; Vanderbilt beat Georgia snapping a 53 game losing streak to ranked teams. While this season has been kind of odd in that here have not been very many major upsets, the past two weeks have provided their fair share. The Auburn – Florida game lived up to the hype and went down to the last minute with Auburn winning the game. It was not without controversy either, which is another long running story this year. This week features two games that should get top billing. Texas travels to face Nebraska while Clemson hosts Georgia Tech in a battle for ACC supremacy.
Saturday, October 21st, 2006 – 7:45 PM on ESPN
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(12) Clemson (-7.5) at (13) Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech has the best defense in the ACC. They shut down Notre Dame and have been dominant in each of their other games. Clemson has a chance to really take control of the ACC with a win. Clemson will win this game, but it will be closer than a Touchdown.
Clemson 24 – Georgia Tech 20
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Texas 34 – Nebraska 17
Ohio State 42 – Indiana 6
Iowa at (2) Michigan (-12.5)
Michigan 34 – Iowa 17
(3) USC BYE
(6) Louisville (-17) at Syracuse
Louisville 37 – Syracuse 13
Alabama at (7) Tennessee (-11)
Tennessee 31 – Alabama 17
Tulane at (8) Auburn (-31.5)
Auburn 45 – Tulane 10
(9) Florida BYE
UCLA at (10) Notre Dame (-13.5)
ND 43 – UCLA 22
Washington at (11) Cal (-23.5)
Cal 42 – Washington 17
Fresno St. at (14) LSU (-33)
LSU 48 – Fresno St. 10
Mississippi at (17) Arkansas (-21)
Arkansas 41 – Ole Miss 17
(16) Oregon (-3.5) at Washington State 
Oregon 33 – Washington St. 28
(18) Boise St. (-21) at Idaho
Boise St. 45 – Idaho 10
(19) Rutgers at Pittsburgh (-6.5)
Pittsburgh 23 – Rutgers 17
Colorado at (20) Oklahoma (-14)
Colorado 18 – Oklahoma 14
(21) Wisconsin (-6.5) at Purdue
Wisconsin 35 – Purdue 20
(22) Boston College at Florida St. (-6)
Boston College 33 – FSU 17
(23) Texas A&M at Oklahoma St. (-3.5)
Texas A&M 32 – Oklahoma St. 25
Kansas St. at (24) Missouri (-15)
Missouri 34 – K State 10
(25) Wake Forest BYE
(23) Texas A&M at Oklahoma St. (-3.5)
Texas A&M comes in after a big win for them against Missouri. The line indicates that people aren’t buying it quite yet. I’m a believer.
Texas A&M 32 – Oklahoma St. 25
Record for the year
I'll skip the sob story and just say that if I pick a game one way, you have a better than even chance of being right if you pick it the other way.
117-28 Straight UP
77-64-4 Against the Spread
Last year FSU lost 5 games. Its pretty much the same team this year.
What's going on at the Orange Bowl this year?
ND generally has the toughest schedule in the country year-in-year out. USC, Michigan, Mich. St, a SE team, are always on the schedule. Ohio ST on occasion, Penn St....
Even the weak teams on it are often very good. Navy is an old traditional game.
And Troy Smith is still the OSU QB and he still has Michigan's number until otherwise proven.
The Orange Bowl is the next championship college bowl game, for 2007. There is a rotation each year. For 2006, it was the Rose Bowl that was the championship bowl. It would not suprise me that the OSU Buckeyes will be going to there.
LOL
If you want to go by stats, just give the damn Heisman to whichever kid is the QB at Hawaii each and every year.
Troy smith is the best player on the best team in the nation. He's a consistent on field leader who has made some great plays.
He's going to run away with the Heisman unless he gets injured. Write it down.
I thought the BCS National Championship went to the Fiesta Bowl this season.
maybe most unpredictable, but not the best.
that's still in the SEC.
They are playing the BCS National Championship in Glendale, but it won't be called the Fiesta Bowl. That will be played a week earlier.
But for some reason it was the same team that was able to go up against Penn State in the 2006 Orange Bowl, despite the five loses.
End of 3rd
Boise St 28
Idaho 20
I wouldn't take sides on a bet for that game. Ohio State is not a lock.
That's because their divison in the ACC sucked and they were able to win the ACC championship game.
Got that one right, there is no player better than him right now.
I thought the next Orange Bowl is the championship game, and any championship game is the last of the bowl games.
UPSET ALERT:
Washington St. 27
Oregon 9
Boise St. 28
Idaho 20
Rutgers 6
Pitt 3
That's next year.
Michigan's defense may very well keep the game within reach. Both are terrific teams but it looks like OSU has the edge at this point.
Your guess is as good as mine. I am not sure if it is the Festia or Orange. Got to do my research on this one.
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