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College Football - Live Thread - Week EIGHT
Sportsline.com Scoreboard ^ | Thursday, 19th October to Sunday, 22nd October

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

Saturday, October 21st, 2006 – 12:00 PM on ABC


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(5) Texas (-4.5) at (17) Nebraska

For Texas, this game is all about maintaining its spot in the Big XII and BCS pecking order. To have any chance at reaching Glendale, they MUST win out. As for Nebraska, they are in a position to take control of the Big XII North. It would be a major upset for Nebraska to win this game, but a good showing here is not out of the question either. This will also be a measuring stick for how good USC might be.



Texas 34 – Nebraska 17

Thursday October 19th, 2006 (ESPN Thursday Night Game)


North Carolina at Virginia (-7)

More or less as a place maker until next week, there’s really no reason to watch this game. Virginia and North Carolina both have struggled this year and expect this game to be a clunker of epic proportions.

Virginia 20 – UNC 7

Friday October 20th, 2006 (ESPN Friday Night Game)


(4) West Virginia (-22.5) at UCONN

I find it kind of hard to believe that WVU won’t win this by 5 or 6 TDs. Maybe the line is like it is so that people will put some money on it. ***Note for all Yahoo League members, this game IS ON THE LIST.

West Virginia 49 – UCONN 17

Saturday October 21st 2006 (in ranking order)
Indiana at (1) Ohio State (-30.5)

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

BY REQUEST

Utah (-6) at New Mexico – Thursday, 19th of October (Mountain West Conference)

Utah should win this game and get closer to being bowl eligible. New Mexico can pull the upset, but I don’t see it.

Utah 32 – New Mexico 17

(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

Sunday October 22nd, 2006 (ESPN Sunday Night Game)


South Florida (-2) at Cincinnati

Cincy is a better team that their record indicates. South Florida can win this game, but I think the home field advantage will help Cincy here.

Cincy 24 – South Florida 21


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



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To: ABG(anybody but Gore)

The best rivalry was destroyed with the creation of the Big 12 conference,OU-NU.


41 posted on 10/19/2006 5:05:41 PM PDT by aft_lizard (born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
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To: aft_lizard; ABG(anybody but Gore)

Just to throw some gas on the fire...

If OU-NU was such a big rivalry, they could've put it in the rules that they HAD to play each other every year.

They did it for Miami/FSU.....you can't tell me that the Big XII wouldn't have done it for NU/OU

:)


42 posted on 10/19/2006 5:14:57 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (FEAR THE SWEATERVEST!!!)
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To: rogue yam
We get Mario back (?), run some plays for the other receivers, spread out the offense, stay tight on D, play a good solid game and have a nice, comfortable win at home, cementing our hold on AP #2.

I vote we let Super Mario heal up for the next few weeks. (And I'm sure my vote counts....)

43 posted on 10/19/2006 5:15:44 PM PDT by Yossarian (Everyday, somewhere on the globe, somebody is pushing the frontier of stupidity.)
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To: aft_lizard

The Big 12 should have followed what the SEC eventually did: have two rotating, and one permanent inter-divisional opponent. There was no way the SEC was going to ruin Tennessee-Alabama, Auburn-Georgia, or LSU-Florida because those are always guaranteed to get TV ratings.


44 posted on 10/19/2006 5:17:10 PM PDT by ABG(anybody but Gore) ("By the time I'm finished with you, you're gonna wish you felt this good again" - Jack Bauer)
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To: MikefromOhio
It isn't out of the realm of possibility UConn beating West Virginia given Indiana beat Iowa and UConn beat Indiana. I'm going to the UConn/West Virginia game tomorrow night. Either I'll be leaving the game by the third quarter or I'll have witnessed one of the biggest upsets of the season.
45 posted on 10/19/2006 5:19:20 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: MikefromOhio

I don't know why it stopped, I am sure at the time that the OU AD was looking at the break as a way to get OU back on its feet.


46 posted on 10/19/2006 5:20:43 PM PDT by aft_lizard (born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
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To: ABG(anybody but Gore)

I dont know who screwed the pooch on that, I know Dr. Osborne was against it. The game was a thanksgiving tradition and used to be for who would be next to play for the National Title(or at least it seemed that way), anyways the Big 12, NU and OU all have lost money because of the loss of this game. Perhaps the Big 12 decided they only wanted one marquee rivalry per school.


47 posted on 10/19/2006 5:24:43 PM PDT by aft_lizard (born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
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To: Man50D

I don't see UCONN slowing down that running game....


48 posted on 10/19/2006 5:29:25 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (FEAR THE SWEATERVEST!!!)
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To: aft_lizard

Maybe, but I think they needed a Conference common sense guy.

The ACC needs one too. They schedule FSU - Miami too early in the season.


49 posted on 10/19/2006 5:30:17 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (FEAR THE SWEATERVEST!!!)
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To: MikefromOhio

I think the problem was that while Nebraska was probably the biggest powerhouse in the nation, OU was down in the early to mid-90s. Simarlarly, Nebraska kind of slid while Stoops was turning the Sooners around.

I think the Big XII would be nuts if they didn't bring the game back annually, but outside those two schools their aren't any real rivalries outside of the divisions. Part of it is, IMHO, the fact that all the old SWC schools are concentrated in the southern division and most of the Big 8 schools are in the north. If they had setup games like the SEC did in the beginning, these rivalries would already be interesting.


50 posted on 10/19/2006 5:30:52 PM PDT by ABG(anybody but Gore) ("By the time I'm finished with you, you're gonna wish you felt this good again" - Jack Bauer)
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To: MikefromOhio
Utah should win this game and get closer to being bowl eligible. New Mexico can pull the upset, but I don’t see it.

Thankfully our games aren't seen outside of a 150 mile radius of my house otherwise you wouldn't have been able to see just how bad we looked against Wyoming last week. Yikes.

Anywho...GO UTES!

51 posted on 10/19/2006 5:40:58 PM PDT by GOP_Raider (Would you like to join the OFFICIAL Oakland Raiders ping list? Sure you would, send me freepmail.)
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To: aft_lizard
Perhaps the Big 12 decided they only wanted one marquee rivalry per school.

That's pure dumb if that's what happened. All sports, but especially college sports, live and breath on rivalries. Even if it doesn't make geographic sense, I'd split up the Big XII into two divisions based simply on old rivalries from the Big 8 and SWC. You'd keep OU-Nebraska, but keep a few other rivalries alive instead of dead like they are now.

52 posted on 10/19/2006 5:43:59 PM PDT by ABG(anybody but Gore) ("By the time I'm finished with you, you're gonna wish you felt this good again" - Jack Bauer)
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To: MikefromOhio
I don't see UCONN slowing down that running game....

That is hard to imagine. I can only hope WV continues to rack up the penalties. They rank 109 for fewest penalties per game. Their pass defense is mediocre but that probably won't be an issue as I suspect both teams will keep it on the ground given strong winds are fore casted during the game.
53 posted on 10/19/2006 5:49:34 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: Yossarian
I vote we let Super Mario heal up for the next few weeks.

That works for me too.

54 posted on 10/19/2006 5:50:17 PM PDT by rogue yam
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To: MikefromOhio
So what's with the blinking trash cans?

It seems you're asked this question every week.
55 posted on 10/19/2006 5:55:07 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: ABG(anybody but Gore); MikefromOhio
I think Yale/Harvard is the best rivalry ;0

Michigan/Ohio State
Texas/Nebraska
Alabama/Auburn are all right up there too.:)
56 posted on 10/19/2006 6:11:23 PM PDT by scott says
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To: GOP_Raider

LOL


57 posted on 10/19/2006 6:24:04 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (FEAR THE SWEATERVEST!!!)
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To: Man50D

yeah, althought I hadn't heard them called land mines before :)

Assuming I don't catch a zot before next season, I'm going to try to make the icon a bit smaller, and maybe more like a cartoon landmine...


58 posted on 10/19/2006 6:25:09 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (FEAR THE SWEATERVEST!!!)
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To: MikefromOhio

3 wins between them, right?

Must be an exciting game! /sarcasm


59 posted on 10/19/2006 6:32:20 PM PDT by elc (Feeling the babywearing love)
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To: rockthecasbah
Hopefully Mich can give the Bucks a more competitive game than Texas did

Just so you know....Joe Paterno and the Penn State team think your team will lose......and so far, they're the only team to play both.

60 posted on 10/19/2006 6:34:26 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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