One big matchup in the SEC and not much else. The Florida Gators go on the road to Auburn for one of several tough SEC tests they’ll have to pass if they want to reach the BCS championship game in January. That’s this week’s only game between two ranked teams. Michigan also has an important game in Happy Valley, while most people believe Ohio State will be the team to come out of the Big 10 the Wolverines are still undefeated and climbing the rankings.
Here’s how this Saturday’s games will go down:
| Brian Last week: 9 – 3 Year to date: 59 – 14 |
Matt Last week: 9 – 3 Year to date: 66 – 7 |
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|---|---|---|
| Syracuse @ (5) West Virginia | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| Iowa St. @ (23) Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| (1) Ohio St. @ Michigan St. | Ohio St. | Ohio St. |
| (19) Missouri @ Texas A&M | Missouri | Missouri |
| (10) Cal @ Washington St. | Cal | Cal |
| Baylor @ (6) Texas | Texas | Texas |
| (21) Nebraska @ Kansas St. | Nebraska | Nebraska |
| (2) Florida @ (11) Auburn | Auburn | Auburn |
| (4) Michigan @ Penn St. | Penn St. | Michigan |
| Arizona St. @ (3) USC | USC | USC |
| Oklahoma St. @ Kansas | Kansas | Oklahoma St. |
| Texas Tech @ Colorado | Texas Tech | Texas Tech |
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Posted October 11th, 2006 by Matt
Filed under: Basketball, Football, Quick Hits
Basically just PJ Tucker talking trash to Fred Jones (Oregon). Pretty entertaining. (via)
| Brian | Matt | ESPN Experts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troy Smith | 1. Garrett Wolfe | 1. Troy Smith |
| 2. Garrett Wolfe | 2. Troy Smith | 2. Adrian Peterson |
| 3. Adrian Peterson | 3. Adrian Peterson | 3. Garrett Wolfe |
| 4. Mike Hart | 4. Calvin Johnson | 4. Steve Slaton |
| 5. Calvin Johnson | 5. Mario Manningham | 5. Calvin Johnson |
Our Thoughts
Brian – My entire list is new, not a single person stays in the spot they occupied. Adrian Peterson missed his opportunity to put himself in the driver’s seat for the award by putting up yet another solid but unspectacular game against the Longhorns. When he gave up on Paul Thompson’s lateral he may have also lost any chance he had to win the Heisman. Troy Smith moves to number one and Garrett Wolfe is now at number two. As long as Ohio State keeps winning, it’s going to take something remarkable for anyone to jump Smith.
Matt – I am leaving Garrett Wolfe in the #1 spot. He is just too exciting on the football field and continues to rack up the yards. As with Brian, this week I am moving Troy Smith up ahead of Adrian Peterson. Peterson had a decent game, but nothing that was inspiring. I always like to have a dark horse in my #5 spot, and this week I am putting Mario Manningham there. He has just been sick this season, already catching 9 touchdown passes. It is ashame that he will be out for a few weeks, but if he has a big enough game against Ohio State, watch out, he just might have a chance to win this thing.
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Posted October 11th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Maybe he’s trying to ensure Texas doesn’t overlook the Bears.
Posted October 11th, 2006 by Matt
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Only the Sooners could come up with something as ridiculous as this.
The retired Longhorn mascot Bevo XIII died Monday on the ranch in Liberty Hill, Texas where he and Bevo XIV lived. The former world champion steer was 22 years old. He retired before the 2004 season after 16 years as the face of the Longhorns, a tenure that began in 1988 and included a Heisman Trophy and multiple conference titles.
He is what Longhorn fans picture when they think of Bevo, but he may be most remembered for his thoughts on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (pictured below). Bevo XIII will be honored in the new Silver Spurs Bevo Center on November 3rd.
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Posted October 10th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Ross had two INT’s and the big lateral returned for a TD against OU.
Posted October 10th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Lost two college games and lost his first two NFL games.
Posted October 10th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Quick analysis of the Horns’ win over the Sooners.
| Matt | Brian | Master Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | Florida | USC | Florida |
| 3 | USC | Florida | Michigan |
| 4 | Texas | West Virginia | USC |
| 5 | Michigan | Texas | West Virginia |
| 6 | West Virginia | Michigan | Texas |
| 7 | Louisville | Louisville | Louisvile |
| 8 | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| 9 | California | Iowa | California |
| 10 | Clemson | Auburn | Notre Dame |
| 11 | Notre Dame | California | Auburn |
| 12 | Auburn | LSU | Georgia Tech |
| 13 | Boise State | Notre Dame | Iowa |
| 14 | Nebraska | Georgia | Clemson |
| 15 | LSU | Nebraska | LSU |
| 16 | Missouri | Boise St. | Georgia |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | Missouri | Oregon |
| 18 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Missouri |
| 19 | Arkansas | Oklahoma | Nebraska |
| 20 | Oklahoma | Arkansas | Va Tech |
| 21 | Oregon | Clemson | Boise State |
| 22 | Rutgers | Oregon | Rutgers |
| 23 | Iowa | Rutgers | Wisconsin |
| 24 | Va Tech | Va Tech | Arkansas |
| 25 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Oklahoma |
Our Thoughts
Brian – I had just dropped Auburn out of my number one spot last week and it’s a good thing I did, I’d feel really dumb if my top team got trounced the way they did last Saturday. USC stays ahead of Florida for at least one more week, if the Gators can knock off Auburn I think they’ll likely be right on Ohio State’s heels. Texas moves into the top five and seems to be in a pretty good spot to make a run by the end of the season. Arkansas debuts at 20 after their win over Auburn. The Razorbacks would be higher with only one loss, but that one loss was a complete beat down by USC.
Matt – Lots of shifting around in my poll this week as many teams in the Top 25 lost. I also re-evaluated some teams and moved them up or down accordingly. Oregon fell the furthest after getting annihilated by Cal, and I also moved Auburn down 10 spots after getting beat handily by Arkansas. Texas dominated OU, which is always hard to do, and I think Colt McCoy is improving with each game. I now have them at the #4 spot. Tennessee was the biggest mover forward after killing Georgia in the second half. Ainge is turning into a solid quarterback and could lead them to big things in the SEC.
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