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College Football - Championship Week and the Army-Navy Game - Live Thread
Sportsline.com Scoreboard ^ | Thursday November 30th to Sunday December 3rd

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.

Thursday, November 24th, 2006 (ESPN)



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Central Michigan vs. Ohio (-3)


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.

Ohio 35 – Central Michigan 31

Friday, November 24th, 2006 (ESPN2)



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Southern Mississippi vs. Houston (-5)


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.

Houston 34 – USM 28

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 (ABC at 1 PM)




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(16) Wake Forest vs. (23) Georgia Tech (-2.5)

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).



Wake Forest 32 – Georgia Tech 17

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 (CBS at 6 PM)




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(8) Arkansas vs. (4) Florida (-2.5)

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.

Arkansas 22 – Florida 19

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 (CBS at 6 PM)




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(19) Nebraska vs. (8) Oklahoma (-4)

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.



Oklahoma 37 – Nebraska 20

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 (CBS at 6 PM)




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Army vs. Navy (-20)

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.

Navy 34 – Army 23



Saturday December 2nd, 2006 (in ranking order)


(1) Ohio State BYE
Next Game: BCS National Championship

(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

BY REQUEST

New Mexico BYE
Next Game: Accepted bid to New Mexico 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

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 (ESPN Sunday Night Game)


Oregon St. at (24) Hawaii (-7.5)

Hawaii 43 – Oregon St. 40


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To: mainepatsfan

no offense but THIS is why no one from from the FLA ARK game should be in the NC.

what a bone head play by ARK.


601 posted on 12/02/2006 5:45:37 PM PST by IOWAfan (We depress easily thinking about Iowa Football, but are packing for the Alamo Bowl.)
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To: michigander

Wow. The SEC is just choking away their chance at a National Championship.


602 posted on 12/02/2006 5:46:03 PM PST by Tall_Texan (NO McCain, Rudy, Romney, Hillary, Kerry, Obama or Gore in 2008!)
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To: mainepatsfan
SPEECHLESS!
603 posted on 12/02/2006 5:46:15 PM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: Non-Sequitur
Oklahoma is 8th in the AP poll but is currently 12th in the BCS rankings.

Which is just further proof that the BCS is a total pile of sh!t. And I'm a Sooner-hating Longhorn, but they were totally robbed by Pac10 refs at Oregon, a sham of a call that if Florida loses and OU wins probably cost them a spot in the bogus nat'l champ game.

604 posted on 12/02/2006 5:46:15 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: commish

Yup. A game like this doesn't help their cause.


605 posted on 12/02/2006 5:46:43 PM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: michigander

You ready to go at it again, my Mich. FRiend? I am in the minority I guess, but I'm Big Ten PROUD, and am ready for a re-match.

Good luck to you in the screwed up BCS mess, if Fla. wins!


606 posted on 12/02/2006 5:47:00 PM PST by LisaMalia (GO BUCKEYES!!!!!)
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To: IOWAfan

Any pollsters who were considering Florida are probably off that wagon by now.


607 posted on 12/02/2006 5:47:38 PM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: Ohioan from Florida

I-O!


608 posted on 12/02/2006 5:48:01 PM PST by LisaMalia (GO BUCKEYES!!!!!)
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To: commish

True, but this game just shows why I love college football so much. Anything can happen on any given day.


609 posted on 12/02/2006 5:48:14 PM PST by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: LisaMalia
You ready to go at it again, my Mich. FRiend?

I'm ready to watch. LOL!

610 posted on 12/02/2006 5:48:53 PM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Yes, but Texas beat Oklahoma (with Peterson). Kansas St. beat Texas and RUTGERS beat Kansas St. If Rutgers beats West Virginia tonight, I think they deserve a shot before Oklahoma should.


611 posted on 12/02/2006 5:49:00 PM PST by Tall_Texan (NO McCain, Rudy, Romney, Hillary, Kerry, Obama or Gore in 2008!)
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To: commish
NOw today is starting to go from BCS nightmare scenario to the BCS coming out smelling like Roses. IF Florida loses, then there is no argument as Michigan is the Only team left standing at 1 loss that is worthy of the NC game.

Baloney, the BCs still sucks. Very legitimate arguments that Louisville, Boise St, or even OU or Rutgers should have a shot at OSU. In fact no one can say with any certainty whatsoever that LSU or some other 2-loss teams wouldn't win it all if we had a playoff. A rematch is still a BCS eff up.

612 posted on 12/02/2006 5:49:19 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: michigander

Get ready for a full month of hype.


613 posted on 12/02/2006 5:49:57 PM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: LisaMalia

I am happy with a rematch too. I'm completely confident in Tressel and the Buckeyes. Plus, we have TBDBITL!


614 posted on 12/02/2006 5:50:41 PM PST by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Agree with you on that -- A Playoff is the ONLY way to establish a true Champion.


615 posted on 12/02/2006 5:51:06 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: Tall_Texan

Yeah I think there will still be too many 1 loss teams that would qualify before OKLA - just thinking we kinda thought when they got homered in ORE, it might hurt them this bad...

you know Stoops being a Hawkeye player, I gotta be supportive of my former Hawks...


616 posted on 12/02/2006 5:52:29 PM PST by IOWAfan (We depress easily thinking about Iowa Football, but are packing for the Alamo Bowl.)
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To: commish

It's the way they do it at every other level.


617 posted on 12/02/2006 5:52:43 PM PST by mainepatsfan
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, shakes hands with Army Cadets before the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)


618 posted on 12/02/2006 5:52:53 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... Kyl / Cornyn in '08 .... Now is as good as any time for a GOPurge.)
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To: commish
Agree with you on that -- A Playoff is the ONLY way to establish a true Champion.

I agree too but my system would not allow for wild card teams. You must win your conference to qualify for the tournament.

619 posted on 12/02/2006 5:53:22 PM PST by Tall_Texan (NO McCain, Rudy, Romney, Hillary, Kerry, Obama or Gore in 2008!)
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End of the 3rd, Ark 21 - Fla 24. Keep it up Gators!!


620 posted on 12/02/2006 5:53:31 PM PST by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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