Well after the Texas loss to Aggy, it almost felt like the college football season was over. But… there are actually some good football games this weekend. I am really looking forward to seeing the Arkansas/Florida match-up to see if Florida can shake up the BCS Championship picture. Rutgers is playing West Virginia in a match-up that looked interesting a few weeks ago but now just seems kind of boring.
Nebraska is playing Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship, both of whom Texas beat earlier in the season. Doesn’t that just make you sick?
Here’s our picks for the games this weekend:
| Brian Last week: 11 – 3 YTD: 121 – 41 |
Matt Last week: 12 – 2 YTD: 139 – 23 |
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|---|---|---|
| Connecticut @ (6) Louisville | Louisville | Louisville |
| (16) Wake F. @ (23) G. Tech | Ga Tech | Wake Forest |
| (2) USC @ UCLA | USC | USC |
| (8) Arkansas @ (4) Florida | Arkansas | Arkansas |
| (13) Rutgers @ (15) W. Virginia | Rutgers | W. Virginia |
| (19) Nebraska @ (8) Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
Related Links
| Brian | Matt | ESPN Experts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith |
| 2. Mike Hart | 2. Darren McFadden | 2. Darren McFadden |
| 3. Darren McFadden | 3. Mike Hart | 3. Brady Quinn |
| 4. Brady Quinn | 4. Colt Brennan | 4. Colt Brennan |
| 5. Steve Slaton | 5. Brady Quinn | 5. Mike Hart |
Our Thoughts
Brian – Not too much action in the Heisman race this week. If Brady Quinn had a huge game and upset USC all by himself he could’ve at least made this a decent discussion. Darren McFadden doesn’t have a chance to win this year but he’s certainly put his name at the top of any 2007 preseason lists.
Matt – If Troy Smith didn’t have such an outstanding year, Darren McFadden would have had a chance to win the Heisman. McFadden has been carrying Arkansas lately and is just putting up some incredible numbers. I moved Brady Quinn down with his loss to USC (0-4 by the way) and moved Colt Brennan into the #4 spot. Brennan has already thrown for 51 touchdowns and has a chance to break the all-time record. Ridiculous!
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Posted November 30th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Crowder, Blalock, and Ross are up for national honors.
Honestly, I am not all that surprised at this move, it is just unfortunate that it comes at a time where we have some uncertainty with the health of our quarterback.
Nothing is official yet, but Coach Mack Brown has confirmed that they are aware of [tag]Jevan Snead[/tag]’s plans, and will not make an official announcement until after the bowl game. What does this mean for his availability in the bowl game? No one knows, and Texas still hasn’t been picked for a bowl game.
Snead currently has yet to decide where he will continue his college career, though it is said he is looking at TCU, Houston, and Louisville. People I have talked to say TCU is currently at the top of the list.
If [tag]Colt McCoy[/tag] cannot go for the bowl game, it gets pretty dicey on who will replace him. Do you throw away the red-shirt of [tag]Sherrod Harris[/tag]? Do you put 3rd stringer Matt McCoy into the mix? Or do you just play a full option offense and put receiver [tag]Quan Cosby[/tag] at the helm? I don’t know the answer, but they all sure sound like scary choices.
Maybe we need to just make a quick phone call down to Florida and see if Brantley wants to get his career started early. Ha.
Our good friend the Wiz has video of Texas A&M’s Kellen Heard’s cheap shot on Colt McCoy near the end of Friday’s game. Heard’s hit was late (McCoy was already unbuckling his chin strap), high, and from behind. Not exactly an unexpected move from a kid who wanted to be a Miami Hurricane but didn’t have the academics to get in.
Man was that an ugly pass, Colt clearly wasn’t 100% and had faded by late in the game. Longhorn fans better hope he’s really full strength by the bowl game.
Posted November 29th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Bowls, Football, Quick Hits
Gator Bowl sounds like pretty good situation.
Posted November 29th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Brady describes what the USC defense was doing to him Saturday night.
| Matt | Brian | Master Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | USC | USC | USC |
| 3 | LSU | Florida | Michigan |
| 4 | Michigan | Michigan | Florida |
| 5 | Florida | LSU | LSU |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Boise State | Louisville |
| 8 | Arkansas | Oklahoma | Arkansas |
| 9 | Auburn | Arkansas | Auburn |
| 10 | Boise State | Auburn | Boise State |
| 11 | Louisville | Louisville | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Notre Dame | Virginia Tech | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | Texas | Virginia Tech |
| 14 | Texas | Notre Dame | Rutgers |
| 15 | Nebraska | Nebraska | West Virginia |
| 16 | Tennessee | Rutgers | Texas |
| 17 | California | West Virginia | Nebraska |
| 18 | West Virginia | Hawaii | Wake Forest |
| 19 | Wake Forest | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| 20 | Rutgers | California | BYU |
| 21 | Texas A&M | Wake Forest | California |
| 22 | BYU | BYU | Texas A&M |
| 23 | Hawaii | Texas A&M | Georgia Tech |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | Houston | Boston College |
| 25 | Boston College | Rice | Georgia |
Our Thoughts
Brian – USC hadn’t impressed me all season but they’ve had two good games in a row and I moved them ahead of Florida in my rankings. If the Gators can beat up Arkansas in the SEC Championship, they still have a chance to move back ahead of USC. Will the national media finally stop overhyping Notre Dame next year? Maybe we can wait till they beat a single ranked team or don’t get blown out when they played good teams before we mention them with the nation’s elite teams.
Matt – It truly pains me to put USC at the #2 spot, but I can no longer deny them that ranking, and I would much rather see them play Ohio State than see a rematch against Michigan. Can you imagine what will happen if another SEC Champion (Florida) gets left out of the National Championship game? It wouldn’t be as bad as the Auburn fiasco, but it still would get people thinking more about a playoff.
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Posted November 28th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Kirk Bohls thinks Akina should be the new def. coordinator.
Posted November 28th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
NFL fans and writers are seeing the Vince we know very well.
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