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Posted on 11/02/2006 3:06:56 PM PST by MikefromOhio
Weekend Nine brought one of the “Big 3” down. USC went into Corvallis, Oregon with their BCS destiny in their hands. Had they won out, they were assured of playing for the mythical National Championship. Unfortunately for USC, the Oregon State Beavers had other ideas. After getting out to a 33-10 lead, Oregon St. survived a ferocious comeback attempt by John David Booty to hold on. The loss by USC opened the door for yet another unbeaten team to hold destiny in the palm of their hand. West Virginia takes the spotlight this weekend in the Thursday Night Showdown with Louisville.
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This game will easily be the toughest game that either team has experienced this year. West Virginia features a devastating running game headed by RB Steve Slaton. While you may not know the name now, as a sophomore, he still has time to make a name for himself in college. Louisville features a tough dependable Quarterback in Brian Brohm. 5 weeks after having surgery on a ligament in his throwing hand, Brohm is back guiding the Cardinal offense with the efficiency that was predicted early on this year. The winner of this game has the inside track to the BCS National Title game. The loser is still in the BCS hunt, but can’t afford another slip up.
Louisville is a good team, but West Virginia is the class of the Big East. Slaton and QB Pat White will show why their running game is one of the best in the nation. This won’t be a blowout, but I think that by the end of the game, everyone will know exactly who is the top dog in the Big East race.
(1) Ohio State (-24) at Illinois
Ohio State 45 – Illinois 6
Ball St. at (2) Michigan (-33.5)
Michigan 34 – Ball St. 3
Oklahoma St. at (4) Texas (-18)
Texas 38 – Oklahoma St. 27
Arkansas St. at (6) Auburn (-30)
Auburn 37 - Arkansas St. 3
(7) Florida (-17) at Vanderbilt
Florida 35 – Vandy 10
(13) LSU (-3.5) at (8) Tennessee 
LSU 21 – Tennessee 17
(9) USC (-28) at Stanford
USC 37 – Stanford 10
UCLA at (10) Cal (-17)
Cal 42 – UCLA 21
North Carolina at (11) Notre Dame (-24.5)
ND 38 – North Carolina 7
(12) Arkansas (-2.5) at South Carolina
Arkansas 24 – South Carolina 17
Fresno St. 21 at (14) Boise State 45 from Wednesday
(15) Rutgers BYE
(16) Boston College (-3.5) at (22) Wake Forest
BC 30 – Wake 24
Penn State at (17) Wisconsin (-7)
Wisconsin 25 – Penn State 22
(18) Oklahoma (-2) at (21) Texas A&M
Oklahoma 45 – Texas A&M 28
Maryland at (19) Clemson (-20)
Clemson 32 – Maryland 24
(20) Georgia Tech (-5) at N.C. State
Georgia Tech 38 – NC State 16
(23) Virginia Tech (-2.5) at Miami
VT 23 – Miami 17
(24) Oregon (-16.5) at Washington
Oregon 32 – Washington 28
Arizona at (25) Washington State (-16)
A&M is entering a tough stretch of their schedule. After putting away Baylor late, they enter a brutal stretch in the Big XII where they will face Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas in consecutive weeks.
Oklahoma 45 – Texas A&M 28
Memphis is one of the worst teams in D-1A this year. Southern Miss tends to play down to its competition, but I think they will win this game easily.
Southern Miss 38 – Memphis 13
Major conferences don’t usually play on Tuesday nights. That said Tuesday night games are great exposure for the MAC. Northern Illinois should be the favorite in this game. Can Garrett Wolfe look like the guy who was on pace for nearly 4000 yards on the ground? That’s the key here.
Northern Illinois 32 – Toledo 28
Arkansas has to come to back to reality today lol. Team Walmart get beat an Auburn is almost to the SEC Championship as a result.
Also I bet this week Hawaii breaks the top 25 or close to it. Geaux Bows
yeah I think Hawaii will make the top 25 here with a win...
I wish I was getting that....
Oh well....
Nebraska hits FG...up 3-0.
5 minutes left in the first quarter.
NU 3-MU -0
NU D is shutting down Daniels and company. MU's D cant stop NU's offense. But of course after seeing last weeks game I am not going to say anything until the game is over.
I thought Mizzou looked spent last week....maybe they truly are...
If it helps, I would've predicted a Nebraska win today....
Nebraska revamped there OLine after last week and changed there defensive schemes, lets see if its enough to play 4 quarters and not two.
well player 4 quarters always helps :)
Nebraska is a relatively young team right? They have had some serious highs and lows this year....
Nebraska Scores, Purify throws a TD pass too Nunn 10-0 Nebraska.
Nebraska up 10-0 now...nice TD pass.
Is that the same Purify that has been in college for like 10 years?
:)
OMFG
Ball State 9
Michigan 7
No. No that Purify who I hate with a total passion(you are talking about the Purify who burned Nebraska in 1992 for something like 200 yards?) This guys is a future NFL all pro who is a Juco transfer.
yeah that one LOL
wow....
I was gonna say, I wasn't even in high School when that guy was in college :)
I hate the Maize and Blue so go Ball!! And then Michicken can beat OSU and throw a huge Turd into the BCS punchbowl.
I think Michigan has woke up though...
An interesting note, Mike Hart fumbled for the first time since Creation....
That score is a safety on Hart's fumble and a pick-6 by everyone's favorite QB Chad Henne....
Darn.And good, lol.
BTW NU just scored, Purify once again but this time a pass reception. MU has only one first down so far.
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