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Now with the Rangers, has elbow surgery & won’t be able to catch this year. (BugMeNot.)

Not sure whether Buffs or Iowa St. would’ve been better match up for the Horns.

Notre Dame is a well coached, very average football team. Their defense can’t stop anybody and their passing offense appears to consist of just throwing the ball up high so someone ugly can catch it. They played pretty well against USC, but they haven’t beaten a single good team, lost to a bad Michigan State team, and struggled in several of their wins including tonight against Stanford.

Can’t really blame the BCS, pretty much every single computer poll ranks them in the #12 – #14 range (and one #17.) Somehow the human voters keep voting them ahead of better teams with more impressive resumes. Ohio State or Oregon is going to get screwed out of a BCS bowl bid.

Think they’ll be attacked in the media like the Horns were after yesterday’s not nearly as close Aggie game? Nope, they’re already being praised for their “heart” and “character.” And now ESPN brought up how Cal got shafted last year by Texas. Yikes.

But special teams bails out the defense and Horns pick up the W.

Good thing USC doesn’t run the option.

He’s got a point about the sluggish starts in early games (except Baylor).

Several games Friday but even the Texas at Texas A&m game shouldn’t be particulary big. The A&M defense is one of the nation’s worst and the Texas offense is averaging 50 points per game. While the Aggie offense has performed well at times this season, quarterback Reggie McNeal doesn’t look like he’s going to be 100%.

Here’s this week’s picks:

Related Links

• Last week’s picks
• SI.com Top 25 Scoreboard

Texas offensive line best Mack has ever been around.

Lots and lots of praise for the team from other Big 12 coaches.

“It’s my last game.” Guess he’s conceding a loss to Texas and no bowl game.