Posted November 18th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Media, Quick Hits
The guy thought OU lost to Texas Tech and moved them down.
Texas gets a bye week at a much needed time for them, since Colt McCoy is still recovering from the stinger he suffered against Kansas St. There is some big action this week as #1 Ohio State hosts #2 Michigan, in what should be one of the biggest games of the year. As a college football fan you have to love these match-ups, and I am sure most of you will be tuned in to ABC at 3:30 PM ET on Saturday.
Some interesting games in the Big 12 this weekend. Will A&M’s biggest rival Baylor pull the upset on OU? Will Kansas St have a letdown game against Kansas. We will see.
Here’s our picks for the games this weekend:
| Brian Last week: 8 – 5 YTD: 100 – 34 |
Matt Last week: 10 – 3 YTD: 117 – 17 |
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|---|---|---|
| W Carolina @ (3) Florida | Florida | Florida |
| (21) Maryland @ (20) B.C. | B.C. | Maryland |
| Army @ (6) Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| (5) Arkansas @ Miss St | Arkansas | Arkansas |
| (2) Michigan @ (1) Ohio St | Ohio St | Ohio St |
| (19) Va Tech @ (14) Wake Forest | Va Tech | Wake Forest |
| South Florida @ (10) Louisville | Louisville | Louisville |
| (7) Rutgers @ Cincinnati | Rutgers | Cincinnati |
| Ole Miss @ (9) LSU | LSU | LSU |
| (17) Cal @ (4) USC | USC | USC |
| (16) Oklahoma @ Baylor | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| Missouri @ Iowa St | Missouri | Missouri |
| Oklahoma St @ Texas Tech | Oklahoma St | Texas Tech |
| Kansas St @ Kansas | Kansas St | Kansas St |
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Posted November 17th, 2006 by Matt
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Our heart goes out to the Schembechler family and Michigan.
| Brian | Matt | ESPN Experts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith |
| 2. Mike Hart | 2. Darren McFadden | 2. Brady Quinn |
| 3. Brady Quinn | 3. Ray Rice | 3. Ray Rice |
| 4. Colt McCoy | 4. Brady Quinn | 4. Colt McCoy |
| 5. Darren McFadden | 5. Colt McCoy | 5. Colt Brennan |
Our Thoughts
Brian – I moved Colt McCoy down a spot since he didn’t play much Saturday, even though I think we all saw the big difference in the Texas offense when he’s not in there. Troy Smith and Brady Quinn will each have their opportunities over the next two weeks to state their claim over the trophy. If Ohio State beats Michigan this Saturday and Smith plays well the award is likely his, but if he leaves the door open at all Quinn will have a shot against USC next week to make a statement. Not nearly as interesting a race as last year.
Matt – Darren McFadden continues to have big games when their team needs it the most. In games against Auburn, South Carolina, and Tennesse this year, he has accumulated 512 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns. Troy Smith will lock up the Heisman this weekend if he has a decent performance against Michigan. I moved Colt down to the #5 spot, mainly because he didn’t play and he is questionable to return.
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Posted November 15th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Whoever you root for, they suck.
Posted November 15th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Some pretty good praise coming from the Ravens defense.
There’s apparently an incredibly superstitious and psychotic Longhorn fan making threats to Doug Flutie and his family. The “fan” lives in California (figures) and believes Flutie’s comments before the game that Texas could only lose if Colt McCoy got hurt jinxed the Horns and caused the upset loss to Kansas State.
“We have intentions of finding this person and speaking to this person,� said [police Lt. Paul] Shastany. “As threats go, it’s a pretty serious incident.�
Although the exact nature of the threat was not disclosed, the man, who investigators believe lives in California, wrote, “You jinxed the Longhorn faithful and a chance at the national title,� Shastany said.
“He was upset, wishing bad will and speaking badly about his family,� said Shastany. “At this point, the information is disconcerting enough to follow this up the best we can.�
There’s lots of blame to go around for the loss, but if we’re pointing fingers and making threats Doug Flutie is probably the last guy on my list. Hopefully they catch this guy, anybody that threatens a guy’s family needs to be locked up for a long time.
| Matt | Brian | Master Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan |
| 3 | Florida | Florida | USC |
| 4 | LSU | USC | Florida |
| 5 | USC | LSU | Arkansas |
| 6 | Arkansas | Arkansas | LSU |
| 7 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Wisconsin | Rutgers | West Virginia |
| 9 | Rutgers | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 10 | West Virginia | Texas | Texas |
| 11 | Texas | West Virginia | Rutgers |
| 12 | Boise State | Boise State | Louisville |
| 13 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | Auburn |
| 14 | Auburn | Oklahoma | Boise State |
| 15 | Oklahoma | Auburn | Wake Forest |
| 16 | Louisville | Louisville | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | California |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | Nebraska | Georgia Tech |
| 19 | Maryland | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | Boston College | Maryland | Nebraska |
| 21 | Nebraska | California | Boston College |
| 22 | Tennessee | Boston College | Tennessee |
| 23 | California | Hawaii | Maryland |
| 24 | BYU | Tennessee | BYU |
| 25 | Hawaii | Houston | Texas A&M |
Our Thoughts
Brian – Well Longhorn fans can at least root for who they feel like this week, no more worrying about strength of schedule or who we need to lose. I can finally root for Ohio State and their classless fans to lose to Michigan this weekend. I really have no clue who should be #3 behind Michigan and Ohio State, Florida, USC, and Notre Dame all have big flaws and I think there’s a chance all three lose before the regular season’s done. If Arkansas runs the table (which they might) and makes it to the BCS Championship game it would be one of the most amazing stories in college football in a long time.
Matt – Quite a shake-up this week as many top 10 teams lose, causing a lot of mess in most people’s polls. Everything is setting up perfectly for Ohio State/Michigan since they are the clear #1 and #2. This will be Ohio State’s second #1 vs. #2 match-up this year. I can’t imagine that happens often.
Cal took the biggest hit for me, losing to a team with only 4 wins up to that point. Tennessee also fell quite a bit, mainly because it was their second straight loss (LSU & Arkansas).
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Posted November 14th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
UT pass defense is setting records for crappiness.
Posted November 14th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
My rambling attempt to figure out what happened Saturday.
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