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FReeper Canteen ~ Canteen Sports Corner ~ Sports News, Opinions, and Fun Sports Tests ~ 15Nov06
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Posted on 11/14/2006 4:52:57 PM PST by MoJo2001

 

 Canteen Sports Corner
 

 

Welcome to the Canteen Sports Corner!
Any stories you see below can be found online somewhere. We're just here to give a sports update of what's happening around the world of sports!! Enjoy!

 

~ College Football ~

Match Of The Week Preview:
(By MikeFromOhio)

 

Weekend Eleven threw the entire BCS mess into an even bigger mess if that is possible. No fewer than 3 one loss teams lost (Texas, Auburn, Cal) while another one (Florida) needed to block 3 kicks to win their game 17-16 against South Carolina. This we

+ek is the week that just about everyone in the national media has been waiting for. The greatest rivalry in college football renews and that game finds that Ohio State is #1 and Michigan is #2 for the first time in the 102 game history of this game.



Saturday, November 18th, 2006 (ABC)

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(2) Michigan at (1) Ohio State (-6.5)

It doesn’t get any better than this. For the FIRST time ever, an 11-0 Ohio State team will play an 11-0 Michigan team. For the FIRST time ever, the teams are ranked 1 and 2 in every major poll. For the FIRST time ever, the loser of this game will end up in the Rose Bowl. This is the best rivalry in college football, and this one clearly has the best setup of any of those previous 102 games.



Ohio State and Michigan have both played dominant defense and very well on offense. Ohio State has a Heisman candidate in Troy Smith and Michigan has a Heisman candidate in Mike Hart. Ohio State has a coach that has brought a new focus to this rivalry whereas Michigan has the coach who was so dominant in this rivalry that Ohio State was forced to make a change. Does it sound like I’m having issues picking this game? Really I’m not. Every comparison for these teams shows that Ohio State is better on offense while Michigan is better on defense except for scoring defense. In the end, this game will come down to who makes the bigger plays. I think Troy Smith, who has burned Michigan each of the previous two years, will make enough plays to allow Ohio State to win this game.



Ohio State 28 – Michigan 18

Feel free to drop by the College Football Weekly thread, posted on Thursdays and routinely updated until Sunday.

College Football Ping List --> MikeFromOhio

 

~ NFL ~

 

Week 11
SUN, NOV 19 TIME (ET) TV RESOURCES LOCATION
  Vikings at Dolphins 1:00 PM FOX  Tickets  Joe Robbie Stadium
  Raiders at Chiefs 1:00 PM CBS  Tickets  Arrowhead Stadium
  Titans at Eagles 1:00 PM CBS  Tickets  Lincoln Financial Field
  Bengals at Saints 1:00 PM CBS  Tickets  Superdome
  Steelers at Browns 1:00 PM CBS  Tickets  Cleveland Browns St
  Bears at Jets 1:00 PM FOX  Tickets  Giants Stadium
  Patriots at Packers 1:00 PM CBS  Tickets  Lambeau Field
  Falcons at Ravens 1:00 PM FOX  Tickets  M&T Bank Stadium
  Rams at Panthers 1:00 PM FOX  Tickets  Bank of America Stdm
  Redskins at Buccaneers 1:00 PM FOX  Tickets  Raymond James Stadium
  Bills at Texans 1:00 PM CBS  Tickets  Reliant Stadium
  Seahawks at 49ers 4:05 PM FOX  Tickets  Monster Park
  Lions at Cardinals 4:05 PM FOX  Tickets  U of Phoenix Stadium
  Colts at Cowboys 4:15 PM CBS  Tickets  Texas Stadium
  Chargers at Broncos 8:15 PM NBC  Tickets  Invesco Field
MON, NOV 20 TIME (ET) TV RESOURCES LOCATION
  Giants at Jaguars 8:30 PM ESP  Tickets  ALLTEL Stadium

 

 

 

~ NASCAR ~

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Hello Homestead!

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1 posted on 11/14/2006 4:53:02 PM PST by MoJo2001
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To: MoJo2001

Top 3??


2 posted on 11/14/2006 4:54:03 PM PST by tongue-tied
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To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; 359Henrie; acad1228; AirForceMom; ...

Canteen Sports Thread is up!

Thank you MikeFromOhio for his College Football Preview!
By the way, GO BUCKEYES!!

Have some fun and take some sports quizzes!!

Join us when you're ready!


3 posted on 11/14/2006 4:54:36 PM PST by MoJo2001
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To: tongue-tied

Try numero uno!!

Congrats!

*HUGS*


4 posted on 11/14/2006 4:55:37 PM PST by MoJo2001
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To: tongue-tied; tomkow6; Soaring Feather
Furst...furst...furst...I wuz furst this time!!!!....LOL
5 posted on 11/14/2006 4:56:20 PM PST by tongue-tied
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To: MoJo2001
Grins....I beat tom from ALLLLLLL the way over here. hehehehe

Thank you, thank you very much, for the thread AND the congrats.
6 posted on 11/14/2006 4:57:45 PM PST by tongue-tied
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To: MoJo2001

Top 10?
Go Bucks.


7 posted on 11/14/2006 4:58:14 PM PST by darkangel82 (Everyone has the right to be an idiot, but on DU they abuse the privilege.)
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To: All







8 posted on 11/14/2006 5:05:22 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: MoJo2001

Hi Little Diva! *HUGS*


How are ya doing??


9 posted on 11/14/2006 5:06:40 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: tongue-tied
WOO HOO Tongue Tied Is First!!

10 posted on 11/14/2006 5:09:55 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: Soaring Feather

'Leven!


11 posted on 11/14/2006 5:14:31 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Get right with God....eternity is a long time.....)
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To: MoJo2001; beachn4fun; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; tongue-tied; laurenmarlowe; AZamericonnie; StarCMC; ..
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12 posted on 11/14/2006 5:15:39 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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BRATT TT!


13 posted on 11/14/2006 5:16:59 PM PST by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)
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14 posted on 11/14/2006 5:18:58 PM PST by Soaring Feather
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To: Kathy in Alaska

here somewhere.


15 posted on 11/14/2006 5:18:58 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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16 posted on 11/14/2006 5:20:10 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: MoJo2001; tongue-tied

Hey, MoJo!  Socker's a sport, ain't it????

 


17 posted on 11/14/2006 5:21:23 PM PST by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)
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To: MoJo2001

I'm not sure the OSU-UM score will be so high as 28-16. I actually might be surprised if anyone scores more than 20 (unless it goes into dreaded OT).


18 posted on 11/14/2006 5:31:30 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule (Go Bucks.....beat That Team From Up North!!!!.)
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To: MoJo2001

In 1974 when Gerald Ford was president the secret service or some ass't to the prez woke Ford up (he was ooverseas) to inform himm that Michigan had just lost to Ohio State.


19 posted on 11/14/2006 5:34:04 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule (Go Bucks.....beat That Team From Up North!!!!.)
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To: MoJo2001
Skins finally did what they should have done 4 games ago... benched Brunell.

New q-b, maybe provide some inspiration??

We'll see.

20 posted on 11/14/2006 5:43:09 PM PST by evad
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