Posted on 11/30/2006 2:29:05 PM PST by MikefromOhio
Weekend Thirteen cleared up the BCS title picture a bit. USC won convincingly against Notre Dame while Florida failed to get the style points needed to make a run at the Trojans and Wolverines. With Arkansas losing to LSU, Florida only theoretically has a chance at the title game. The weekend was not without surprises as Texas lost for the 2nd time in a row while West Virginia eliminated itself from Big East and BCS contention by losing to South Florida. The weekend also featured some great finishes with BYU, Georgia, Oklahoma and Tennessee pulling games out late. This week is Championship Week. The conference championship games for the MAC, Conference USA, ACC, SEC and Big XII will be played. Each of those games, along with the Army-Navy game, is the feature this week.
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The MAC champion goes to The Motor City Bowl in Detroit, MI to face either the 7th best Big Ten team or an at-large team. As the Big Ten is getting 2 into the BCS, it will be the at-large team. Central Michigan can score in bunches while Ohio is on a roll.
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The winner of this game goes to the Liberty Bowl to play against an SEC school while the loser of this game will most likely be heading to Mobile, Alabama for the GMAC bowl against a MAC team (probably Central Michigan). Houston lost a close game to USM earlier this season while it was still in the post-Miami funk after nearly defeating the Hurricanes in Miami.
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I can’t believe I’m actually going to pick this. Wake Forest is the better team. Georgia Tech has the weapons to win, but not the quarterback. Their defense will keep them in this game, but the pick is Wake. The winner goes to the Orange Bowl while the loser goes to the Chick-Fil-A bowl (formerly the Peach Bowl).
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The winner of this game is going to the Sugar Bowl unless Florida wins big and something absolutely screwy happens in the BCS. Arkansas must win this game to get into the BCS at all. Otherwise, LSU is going. It comes down to if Florida will be able to score consistently or if Arkansas will be able to make some plays through the air. Special teams will play a big factor in deciding this game. That favors Arkansas. With LSU not playing this weekend, the loser of this game is probably relegated to the Capital One bowl.
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The winner of this game is going to the Fiesta Bowl. A good old school match-up that will be played in the Big XII championship for the very FIRST time in the 10 year history of the conference. Since the loss to Texas back in October, Oklahoma has been on a roll. Nebraska, minus a slip up against Oklahoma State, has only lost to USC and Texas, which was a much better team at the time of the loss. I have to give the edge to Oklahoma. Bill Callahan gets too conservative in big games like this and I think the Oklahoma offense will be able to move the ball against the Nebraska defense. The loser of this game will go to the Cotton Bowl.
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Army and Navy square off again. This year Navy is the home team. Navy is the better team but Army did almost knock off Texas A&M earlier this season. This game will win Navy the Commander in Chief’s trophy for the best service team. Navy is slated to go to the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina.
(2) USC (-13.5) at UCLA
USC 43 – UCLA 17
(3) Michigan BYE
Next Game: projected to be in the Rose Bowl
(5) LSU BYE
Next Game: projected to be in the Rose Bowl
Connecticut at (6) Louisville (-27)
Louisville 42 – Connecticut 21
(7) Wisconsin BYE
Next Game: Accepted bid for the Capital One Bowl
(10) Boise State BYE
Next game: projected to be in the Fiesta Bowl
(11) Auburn BYE
Next Game: projected to be in the Outback Bowl
(12) Notre Dame BYE
Next Game: projected to be in the Sugar Bowl
(13) Rutgers at (15) West Virginia (-10)
Rutgers 22 – West Virginia 20
(14) Virginia Tech BYE
Next Game: projected to be in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Peach)
(17) Tennessee BYE
Next Game: projected to be in the Cotton Bowl
(17) Texas BYE
Next Game: projected to be in the Gator Bowl
(20) BYU BYE
Next Game: accepted bid for the Las Vegas Bowl
Stanford at (21) Cal (-29)
Cal 43 – Stanford 7
(22) Texas A&M BYE
Next Game: accepted bid to be in the Holiday Bowl
(25) Boston College BYE
Next Game: projected to be in the Champs Sports Bowl
Texas A&M BYE
Next Game: accepted bid to be in the Holiday Bowl
Florida State BYE
Next Game: Accepted Bid to the Emerald Bowl
Oregon St. at (24) Hawaii (-7.5)
Hawaii 43 – Oregon St. 40
it's the beauty of the game..........
inches........mere inches
I trust your critique of SC football will advance beyond some silly fluke.
It surprised USC, too. That was the longest play they had allowed all season.
It's fun to huff and puff before the next game, but then it is what it is. Assuming it's Ohio State and USC, I doubt I'll predict the winner. Obviously I'm for USC, but I'm not a gambler. I prefer to analyze beforehand and do a post-mortem later.
The actual game does all the speaking for itself.
GO NAVY!!!!!!!!!!! "KILL" ARMY!!!!!!
Looking forward to it. The Big Ten has three terrific teams. Probably the best trio of any conference.
I think Wisconsin is probably well overrated.
Sure thing....
that's what every game comes down too...
Maybe...
I think the game will come down to who can score the most.
USC won't be the best defense Ohio State has faced this year and likewise USC will be the best offense by FAR that Ohio State has faced and vice versa.
LSU's victory impressed the hell out of me. While the Hogs could have won if they had ANY quarterbacking they really weren't in the game after they lost the lead and could have lost by a much higher score.
And I will bet the Tigers would not like to have to play them again with a sensible game plan. You get the feeling with them that any play can go all the way McFadden is so good.
you know me I gotta make a prediction....
I've already got that game and two other possibilities simulating.
:)
I would like that.
11-1 is pretty hard to argue with for me.
I mean they did beat Penn State and Purdon't, but that loss came to Michigan and it wasn't nearly as close as the score indicated.....
They could be very good, they might not be.
We will find out because they will be playing either Arkansas or Florida in the Capital One Bowl....
I think so too :)
The over/under should be around 80 or so :)
I look forward to the matchup=
OSU 24
USC-23
o/u- 48
Did you get your mail last night??
I forgot one----Porky Pig singing Blue Christmas!!!!!
As fas as this week...... looks like USC will be OSU's 13th and final victim on Jan 8th(ONLY 38 days away). And score or other programs matter. When Army/Navy starts at 2:30, my TV remote is lost till it's over.
Anchors Aweigh, my boys! Sink their bones to Davy Jones ... hurray!
I think you may have messed up the TV times on the big games. I think it is this:
ABC Games
1 P.M.---ACC Championship
4:30 P.M.--USC/UCLA
8 P.M.---Big 12 Championship
CBS Games
2:30 P.M.---ARMY/NAVY
6 P.M.------Florida/Arkansas
Considering they have a first year coach I am amazed.
Sleeting like crazy here tonight with a huge storm bearing down for the next twelve hours.
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