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5 New Ones Answered
01 Oregon v Ohio State in the National Title Game. Sounds nice, no?
02 Kansas? For reals? Their last hard game is the bloody bowl against Mizzou - which is lookin very likely for the North title.
03 UConn. UConn? UConn.
04 When does a win feel like a loss? Ask Boston College and Texas. Way to unimpress there boys.
05 All the undefeated (Hawai'i going in right now up 20 so at least for a week, a rank!) are finally in the top 11. How long will this last?
oh...Buffalo, Mississippi State AND Vanderbilt are all a win from bowl eligibility. Buffalo is #1 in the MAC East and Vandy is only a game and a half out of the East lead. Be afraid.
So with that...
01 Ohio State. Yay you won over Penn State. Wake me when you lose in the Superdome.
02 Oregon. And the game with Arizona State will decide if the PAC 10 can get two sides in. Loser will have to climb to get the Rose Bowl slot, since the winner is going to New Orleans.
03 LSU. Yay for off-weeks but in my head being better than most sides left.
04 West Virgina.Yay for a napping Rugters. Now just stay perfect until UConn.
05 Oklahoma.
06 Boston College. You sucked in Blacksburg but I moved you back to here after dropping you four for the horrid display called football.
07 Kansas. 3 home games left before the Big XII Championships. Things are looking dandy in Jayhawk country.
08 Arizona State. Still not all that impressed AND you go to Eugene. Best of luck
09 Missouri. That trip to CU is not looking like a cakewalk now. That or Tech was indeed crap.
10 Virginia Tech. Yes, you lost. In the last 2.5 minutes. Thus, a short drop. Now, yet another (seriously ESPN?) Thursday date with GaTech in Atlanta. Better wake up.
11 Hawai'i. who get the benefit of the doubt while up by 20 at the half. At least in case of a loss you'll still have a number come next week unless you fully collapse, then I'm letting Purdue back in.
12 Alabama.A majorly weird jump with a bye, I know. But won't Bama Country be fun on Saturday.
13 Georgia. Welcome back, SEC East leaders! But please remember Troy is evil otherwise it's another short trip for ya'll.
14 Florida. Who, even with 3 losses, is still miles better than 7/10ths of the Top 20.
15 Connecticut. No, I don't understand either. And (since I was wrong last week and this week) I think Rugters will bring the Huskies dreams crashing down at home. Otherwise? 2 gimmes and WestVa await.
16 Michigan. Why the **** won't you just die already? However, I'd love you to ruin OSU's season.
17 Texas. Er...hi? Recall how I asked: "Now, will you continue the 3 quarters in **** then win against Bloody Red?" Let me no more be a psychic since you really should have lost. Okie State might just be drooling.
18 Wake Forest. Those dreamers of 2006? Still dreamin (and needing some FSU and Clemson help) that the Atlantic takes a detour from Chesnut Hill. A UVA win is a necessity to make certain all is well.
19 Southern Cal. Who looked worse this week than the score suggests. Beavers come down next week looking to make a streak out of knocking off Trojans, so you had better learn in a hurry.
20 South Florida. USF, Meet Cal. Scout.com had the UConn upset projected but a home loss to Cincy will make ya'll set for another papajohns visit, while Jacksonville is still a faint hope.
As I said...if Hawai'i collapses hysterically, Purdue would check back in
I won't be shocked if BC fell behind Oregon and LSU in the BCS this week.
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...cuz I like college football, especially in comparison to The World's Oldest Toddler or her Album That She Isn't Aware Is Coming Out On Tuesday Rather Than December, Hence Her Continued Trips To Starbucks Rather Than Doing Press While Now Having Nightcrawlers For Lips
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College Football is miles better than a washed-up pop singer...there I said it.
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CB20 Wednesday - The First ^_^
Hi Here is the current guesses. The BCS slots are based on the current top 14 in the BCS. Even with KS and MO in the top 10, MI is right there at 12, so it's a duh for the Rose. As for Hawai'i they are now 14th which helps but UConn, the current Big East leader, is a slot in front of them. hence me keeping them at home rather than the Fiesta.
National Title Ohio State v Boston College
Rose Arizona State v Michigan
Sugar LSU v West Virginia
Orange Georgia v Connecticut
Fiesta Oklahoma v Oregon
GMAC Southern Miss v Ball State
International Cincinnati v Buffalo
Capitol One Tennessee v Purdue
Gator South Florida v Wake Forest
Cotton Texas v Alabama
Outback Florida v Illinois
Insight Wisconsin v Texas A&M
Chick-fil-a Auburn v Virginia Tech
Music City Vanderbilt v Virginia
Humanitarian Boise State v Florida State
Sun Missouri v Indiana
*Now, Big XII and Big East can swap, and I expect if the Gator is stuck with anyone other than South Florida or West Virginia, this will be a switch year
Armed Forces Air Force v Oregon State
Independence Kentucky v Kansas State
Alamo Penn State v Oklahoma State
Liberty East Carolina v South Carolina
Meineke Car Care Georgia Tech v Rugters
Emerald Cal v Miami
*I did have Miami and FSU switched but no way in hell does Boise want Miami back again.
Champs Sports Clemson v Michigan State
*If Clemson re-collapses, they could switch and bring FSU or Miami in instead
Texas * Arkansas vTexas Tech
*I fully doubt that Conference USA will hit all their slots, so I am slotting Arkansas there.
Holiday UCLA v Kansas
*Cal could climb back but needs a win over USC
Motor City Northwestern v Central Michigan
*Iowa could sneak in with a win this weekend
Hawaii Hawaii v Houston
*IF Hawaii makes it to Fiesta, this could slide to San Jose State or go to the PAC10 as a filler.
Las Vegas Brigham Young v Southern Cal
*I can't decide if Fort Worth or Las Vegas will host USC this year. Either way, I expect the Trojans to lose
New Mexico New Mexico v Fresno State
*OK, so technically UNM can't play there since they were home last year. So maybe Wyoming goes here. Maybe Air Force. Maybe Utah. Not sure just yet.
papajohns.com Louisville v Central Florida
*Actually, if UCF misses the 6 wins...either Florida Atlantic or a 7-6 MAC side might get in.
New Orleans Troy v Tulsa
Poinsettia Utah v * Mississippi St
*MissySt over Navy, as based on the fact I can't see Navy getting to 6 wins at this point.
Now...the predicto game for the week is up shortly
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CB20 Wednesday - The Second ^_^
5 New Ones Answered
01 FSU for the upset? Might be in order, no matter how scizo the Seminoles are (they be UCLA East)
02 3 loss in the BCS? Auburn and Florida can move to the front of the possibilities, but the SEC is only getting 2 slots for sure by having LSU, Tennessee and Georgia all win. Georgia would easily park in the BCS for a Sugar or Fiesta slot witht he winner of LSU/UT (UGA lost to UT, ya know) taking the other.
03 Wisconsin for the upset? Which Badgers will show up?
04 Can Temple and Buffalo continue their shock showings in turning the MAC upside down? Si. Believe it or not, Temple could very easily get to 6-6 and Buffalo should win the East Division. Fetch the smelling salts!
05 Does the ASU/Oregon winner get the Pac10 title? Only if they can pass UCLA. Who (UCLA) will probably lose this week at Arizona AND THEN beat the Sun Devils and the Ducks in Pasadena, ruining the Pac10's BCS hopes.
Easy to call Oregon over Arizona State
Upset specials Oklahoma State over Texas. Finally.
CB20 Predictions
01 Ohio State v Wisconsin. So OSU is legit in the big ten. Wisconsin was too for a while. Now, which Badgers show up in Columbus will determine if the Buckeyes rout or if we have yet another new #1 side. Go with OSU as a safety but don't be surprised....
02 Oregon v 08 Arizona State. For now, winner to N'awlins, loser to Pasadena. Not bad for either, methinks. of course UCLA can ruin. Oregon in a smashing, me says.
03 LSU at 12 Alabama. And the more I stare, the more I see "trap" but I can't say LSU will lose. Bama Pride (since I was born there and raised a Tide fan) says otherwise, but I see the Tigers edging in the inaugural SEC West Saban Bowl Classic.
04 West Virgina gets a bye before a wacky home date with Louisville.
05 Oklahoma v Texas A&M. Winner should win the Big XII South (unless Okie State springs the trap). Lets say the rather off Okies for now. But they are really starting to cut it close.
06 Boston College v Florida State. While Duke makes Seminoles better, obvious thinking would be a BC win. But methinks this could finally show Matt Ryan and the Eagles for the ****** fakes they is.
07 Kansas v Nebraska. Who'd ever have KS as the favorite ever in this series. Er...but the dream will stay alive this week. Or Nebraska remembers how to play and thoroughly makes me hate them. But the KS defense will kill Callahan's last chance to stay.
09 Missouri at Colorado. I actually think Mizzou is going down here. Which means I have to figure where the hell I put Colorado on the bowl map.
10 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech. Another Thursday another Jekyll & Hyde perf. VaTech should win but the pundits have a GaTech upset. Has anyone SEEN GaTech play? VaTech holds off the Jackets.
11 Hawai'i gets a week to rest on their inflated rank before a Fresno State score-a-thon.
13 Georgia v Troy. And if UGA rests on their laurels and forgets Troy is the ****, the SEC can wave away the second BCS slot fer reals.
14 Florida v Vanderbilt. Vandy is fired up and knows they one away from December play. It's not coming this week but the Gators are gonna get one hell of a scare.
15 Connecticut v Rugters. How the **** did UConn get 3 of the bigges at home in a row? Anyways for the third straight week I'm going with the road side. But fully expect UConn to get another scalp.
16 Michigan at Michigan State. Dear whoeverlivesintheheavensandsky: Please let Michigan State finally win this one. Please? Thankies and such. Not that I expect Sparty to win.
17 Texas at Oklahoma State. Tejas' random 3-quarter play is gonna bite them in the ass yet again.
18 Wake Forest at Virginia. Winner stays alive for a division title. I would say it's UVA but the Demon Deacs know how to play. Wake for a win.
19 Southern Cal v Oregon State. Beavers looking for two straight over them, and really? It could happen. I'll say USC for now but Booty better play one hell of a game to avoid spending the holidays in Fort Worth.
20 South Florida v Cincinnati. USF win should help with a Gator win. A loss will send them to the Car Care game. Which would you prefer? USF should win. Should, anyways.
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CB20 Wednesday - The Second ^_^
5 New Comments
01 Oh, hai south florida! How is u!! I hopes u like vacationing in charlotte cuz its pretty in december!!! THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?! Lord, ya'd think Cal was playing that game today.
02 Since when does the Jayhawks basketball team play on grass? Good lord, scoring 76 on Nebraska is freaky.
03 So...Texas rallies from 3 touchdowns down, I drop them. Michigan rallies from 10 down, I drop them. LSU rallies AFTER THE ****ING STUPIDEST PLAY I HAVE EVER SEEN AND I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS SEASON and, rather than leave them alone like I did after Florida, Auburn, Tulane and...um...I know there was another one...I drop them. Scary, huh?
04 Huzzahs to Navy for breaking the streak. While Vandy and Buffalo both missed getting that 6 win :chcik3:
05 With how things go...could we have a Oregon/Kansas title game? And will they bring some pigskin rather than the round orange ball?
and now...
01 Ohio State. Why won't you lose....why why why. Oh well, I don't care.
02 Oregon. 3 gimmies left to New Orleans. Don't blink.
03 West Virgina. Um ya'll, you best pay attention to UConn.
04 Kansas. I...I don't know what to say. Seriously, how did you score that much on Nebraska?! I think the Big XII better be concerned for the Velour Tracksuits.
05 Oklahoma. Thank you for ending Coach Fran's season again. Sure, win the 12South, cuz there's somethin scary going to wherever the title game is this year.
06 LSU. As I said, you've had waaaaaaaaaaaay too many close calls, cutesy plays (SERIOUSLY LES, WHAT THE ****ING ****ING HELL WAS THAT ******** AT FOURTH AND INCHES) and seriously bugged. This is really a deserved drop, regardless of a win over the Other Sabans.
07 Missouri. So I was wrong.
08 Hawai'i. Not a bad week to be off.
09 Virginia Tech. And seriously, why did anyone think that GaTech would win that game?
10 Arizona State. Very good play while getting schooled. Hence a two-slot drop. Coulda and shouldas aside, of course.
11 Connecticut. Wow, the loss to UVA should not have happened with how ya'll play now.
12 Georgia. And as I said, Troy don't flippin roll over for no one. You're damn lucky to win.
13 Florida. Er...so I still not sure why I have them this high, but I do.
14 Boston College. Ha ha. Yeah, didn't call it, but HA HA just the same.
15 Boise State. Welcome back!
16 Virginia. Who is also the strangest close-cutters evers.
17 Alabama. Um...I think you gave LSU the win.
18 Southern Cal. Oi, what a win. Now...lose to Cal next week?
19 Michigan. Gawd in heaven, ya'll suck ass. Jesus.
20 Texas. Who might be worse than Michigan. When 7 of 8 wins this season are COME. FROM. BEHIND. IN. THE. FOURTH. You are royally crap.
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GAMES OF THE WEEK!
Most of them are conference clashes: Kansas at Oklahoma State, Virginia at Miami OR with BCS implications - Michigan at Wisconsin, Auburn at Georgia (the only one involving 2 ranked teams this week) and the BCS busters out in the WAC.
Otherwise, sorta a down week. Perfect for upsets.
Easy Call: Oklahoma over Baylor
Upset Special Florida State over Virginia Tech (and thus getting Hawai'i right back in the BCS hunt), UCLA over Arizona State (meaning USC HAS TO win out to get the Pac10 into the Rose Bowl)
and now...
01 Ohio State v Illinois. If OSU can survive this game, they will win the title this year. Cuz Oregon and LSU run idential speed trap offenses that the Mighty Zookers hold. But...this could be the shocker, throwing the national title truly up for grabs.
02 Oregon is actually off before their trip to Arizona.
03 West Virgina at Louisville on Thursday night. To keep hopes alive, a good throttling is needed. of course, the Cardinals suck donkey **** right now, so that should be accomplished.
04 Kansas at Oklahoma State. Bring out the orange ball, this is gonna be a long high-scoring game. And like in B-Ball, Kansas wins again.
05 Oklahoma v Baylor. Now, remember Iowa State. Baylor, while crappy, is better. Be forwarned.
06 LSU v Louisiana Tech. Walkover. If this gets cutsey and LSU has to rally AGAIN, the pollsters will begin to ask questions.
07 Missouri v Texas A&M. Time to end the Coach Fran dreams.
08 Hawai'i v Fresno State. Hawaii cannot trip anymore, as Boise is back in the polls and has a lot of momentum to climb quickly and snatch the BCS slot over the Rainbows. A high-scoring win for the Islanders.
09 Virginia Tech v Florida State. Um, VaTech, please review BC game last week. This is a trap, regardless of the pundits.
10 Arizona State at UCLA. UCLA will ruin the Pac-10's chances at 2 slots by beating AZ State, Oregon or USC. This? IS the best bet, since the Bruins are on the ropes and just looked like hell to Arizona. So, call the other Losangelinos here for the win.
11 Connecticut at Cincinnati. UC just faced the hard 3 at home, this could be a breeze. However, for the Mountaineers sake, I'm saying Cincy will finally end the Huskies dreams.
12 Georgia v Auburn. Winner gets the other SEC invite to the BCS, probably (sorry Gators). UGA keeps bouing, so I'll calling for the Tigers for the win, even in Athens.
13 Florida at South Carolina. Florida needs a win to improve their chances of an Outback Bowl slot and not, say, a Music City slot.
14 Boston College at Maryland. And if BC isn't careful and gets caught looking ahead to Clemson next week, they will fully be out of the ACC talk. Should be a boring win, but now that BC is exposed, who knows.
15 Boise State at Utah State. As a reward for climbing back into the BCS race. A tad late but with some luck, a Sugar Bowl invite could be at hand.
16 Virginia at Miami. Two weeks from a possible date for the Coastal Divison and a Peach Bowl invite and a chance to ruin Miami's going-away present to the Orange Bowl. A 3-point finale for the Cavs.
17 Alabama at Mississippi State. Ya look bad in the Magnolia State and gave the game away to LSU and MissyState is a win away from a bowl. Upset?
18 Southern Cal at Cal. I still say Cal is winning this but USC is trying to play back to the Rose Bowl (with some help).
19 Michigan at Wisconsin. Er, I dunno, the Badgers are back to what they should be but lost to Ohio State. So, while thinking the Badgers might ruin the Big Ten's BCS dreams, I won't be stunned at a Michigan rally. Again.
20 Texas v Texas Tech. TT is improved and can play for 4 quaters. Texas can't play for 3 until some player wakes up from his coma and is the only useful player on the field. If Tech scores in bunches like they do, Texas may be hoping to the Alamo this year.
Oh, on a la musica note: the CMAs were entertaining, if only cuz I want to send Taylor Swift back to school for a lesson on singing, want to marry the kickass Miranda Lambert, still in lurve with Allison Krauss and Sugarland (who easily went down as performance of the night and best response to winning the Brooks & Dunn Memorial Best Duo Award) and Little Big Town (although why they did Boondocks rather than I'm In The Band is odd). Keith and Brad and George were very good and color me shocked, but I really liked hearing Pickler live for the first time. Of course, wish she'd do something else so I could hate her but "I Wonder" is a pretty song and watching her lose it was sad. Josh Turner FINALLY kicked ass as he should but it's a tad too late for me to care.
Rascal Flatts and Jamie Foxx had a contest to who could sound more out of key. Kenny bored. Taylor was annoying and both she and Carrie need to uninvest in prom dresses for award shows and Martina was rilly dull.
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Louisville will shock West Virginia next I bet.
UConn should be top 10. Kansas should be #3. Oregon (should be #2) should be ahead of LSU (who should be #4 or #5) in my book....they beat Arizone State who was #5, while LSU was trailing #17 Alabama late, then came from behind to win. Then again, it could be SEC-bias.
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CB20 Saturday...um...Sunday Ranks ^_^
5 New Comments
01 So the ones I called didn't happen, but the upsets I suggested did. How interesting.
02 If Kansas beats Iowa State, Missouri and Oklahoma...should they be in the title game? Eh, sure. They'd be more entertaining than the Cardiac Tigers.
03 Speaking of the Big XII...the winner of Colorado/Nebraska - BOTH AT 5-6 - will get the Texas Bowl slot. Or it'll be Florida Atlantic or Middle Tennesse at 7-5. Whichever,
04 Dear big ten: sorry about that lost BCS slot. Cuz if Ohio State lose next week, they will no longer be in the top 12 and even with two weeks left, there's no time to climb ahead.
05 Pac10, Big XII and SEC hold two slots, while I finally concede and move Hawaii up to Sugar. However, and it's a big one, Boise is shooting fast up and a Bronco upset in the islands will send them to the Sugar.
and now...
01 Oregon. 5th #1 for me this season. Now, please beat Arizona.
02 Kansas. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
03 West Virgina. It wasn't pretty but beating Louisville is better than other wins this week (Baylor? pfft. A&M? So, I could beat them. LaTech? So what?)
04 LSU. So it was LaTech. How about winning against that horrid team in Ole Miss?
05 Oklahoma. If I was you, I'd be hoping Mizzou wins in Kansas City.
06 Missouri. Sadly, I suspect they shall be the first of the "mighty" XII to fall.
07 Virginia Tech. Good and needed win. But I still think the Cavs are going to Jacksonville.
08 Hawai'i. Keep winning (well, whatever that was against Fresno) otherwise the Cinderfellas from last year will slide right past ya.
09 Ohio State. Oh, so NOW you lose. The BCS for the big ten is officially ruined.
10 Arizona State. A win is a win but that was crap.
11 Georgia. Eliminating Auburn for the SEC2 slot for the BCS should be just enough to hold of the boys from Gainesville.
12 Florida. Now that? Was a pretty pretty blowout/win.
13 Boise State. And here we come...comin down the street...
14 Virginia. Er...well, you can score? Jesus, what a win!
15 Southern Cal. Keeps the dream alive for a Rose-y end.
16 Cincinnati. Hi again!
17 Texas. Huh, so you can play 3 quaters AND THEN forget how to play. How nice to know,
18 Clemson. Wait, aren't you dead?
19 Connecticut. I would have dropped you out but hell if I'm moving Tennessee in just yet.
20 Illinois. So, Zooker or Mangini for Coach of the Year?
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CB20 Bowl Prospects Monday ^_^
lol, and in December, it shall become Oscar Pool Monday
As it currently ranks, hawaii - all the way in 16th - has a remote chance of an at-large slot without getting into the top 12. if only due to 3 Big 12, 3 Pac10, 3 ACC and 4...5...6? SEC sides in front. Since the BCS can only have two per conference max, things is good. I have Virginia as the last one in right now.
ACC might need UVA sliding in, as Miami, Maryland and NCState (with at least a win) are fighting for two bowls - Emerald and Humanitarian. If the Pac10 gets two (which is all but set, really), then the Armed Forces might have to pluck one of the spare SEC sides - which is either Arkansas, Mississippi State or South Carolina - to play Air Force. CUSA needs Memphis and SoMiss to get to eligibility, as I see Memphis missing and making the Texas Bowl a home for a spare Big Ten side (10 teams eligible and if Michigan wins on Saturday, only them are going cuz Ohio State will plunge). IF Hawaii or Boise sneak into the BCS, the New Mexico bowl might have to look elsewhere since I don't see Nevada getting to six and in.
to the projections... (and a * means they need to still get to 6 wins)
National Title Oregon v LSU
Rose Arizona State v Ohio State
Sugar Georgia v Virginia
Orange Virginia Tech v Oklahoma
Fiesta Kansas v West Virginia
GMAC Tulsa v Central Michigan
International Rugters v Bowling Green
Capitol One Florida v Illinois
Gator Texas Tech v Boston College
Cotton Texas v Alabama
Outback Tennessee v Michigan
Insight Purdue v Colorado*
Chick-fil-a Kentucky v Clemson
Music City Arkansas v Georgia Tech
Humanitarian Boise State v NC State*
Sun Connecticut v Cal
Armed Forces Air Force v South Carolina
Independence Mississippi State v Kansas State*
Alamo Penn State v Texas A&M
[b]Liberty[b] Central Florida v Auburn
Meineke Car Care Wake Forest v Cincinnati
Emerald UCLA* v Miami*
Champs Sports Florida State v Wisconsin
Texas Iowa v Oklahoma State*
Holiday Southern Cal v Missouri
[b]Motor City[b] Michigan State v Miami of Ohio*
[b]Hawaii[b] Hawaii v Southern Miss*
Las Vegas BYU v Oregon State
New Mexico Utah v Fresno State
[b]papajohns.com[b] South Florida v East Carolina
[b]New Orleans[b] Troy v Houston
[b]Poinsettia[b] New Mexico v Navy
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CB20 Predictotime! With Eurovision News Too =-o
Games of the Week
** West Virginia at Cincinnati: While UConn has the easier match with the 'cuse for a showdown in Morganstown, this is the de facto title game for the Big East. A Cincy upset along with a UWV recovery and pounding of UConn would probably get the Big East 2 slots. Not happening but there.
** Oregon at Arizona: If only cuz it's the sexy upset pick. People, the sexy upsets are not the right picks.
** Ohio State at Michigan: For the big ten title and the Rose Bowl prize inside.
** Clemson at Boston College: Winner goes to Jacksonville to meet the Commonwealth winner.
** Vanderbilt at Tennessee: Because I want Vandy in a damn bowl, damn it!
Easy one: Oregon over Arizona in Tuscon
Upset Special: Ole Miss (that's right) over LSU in Oxford
and now...predicts:
01 Oregon at Arizona on Thursday. People please, AZ beat UCLA and Cal. Both of which started with a bang and ended up chumps. Oregon? A tad more legit. Ducks in a blowout.
02 Kansas v Iowa State. IASt is on a roll of sorts AND Kansas could be thinking ahead to next week's game in Kansas City. So while highly unlikely, Kansas might be in for a tighter game than expected.
03 West Virgina at 16 Cincinnati. Cincy upset gives them the Big East title. UWV win means that game with UConn is for all the marbles. Confusing, no? Anyways, while Cincy is hard to beat at home, UWV is playing with a slim hope of a title game in New Orleans so expect a major needed win.
04 LSU at Ole Miss. And seriously, teams just seem to forget how to play in the land of magnolias and while this should be a gimme since Mississippi is ****, Les Miles and his cutsey tricks might slay them this week. Considering Arkansas is gonna be a more important game to the Tigers.
05 Oklahoma at Texas Tech. Upset? Okies tend to play like ass on the road (hi Iowa State) and the Techers are playing to restore pride after three crappy quaters against Texas. Okies in a nailbighter but Tech might just pull it out.
06 Missouri at Kansas State. KSU has gone win-loss-win-loss-loss (making Nebraska look sexy) so of course Missouri thinks this is a walkover. I'm still not sold on their defense, though, so an angry Wildcats might spring a trap.
07 Virginia Tech v Miami (FL). If UVA can score 48, does this mean Miami upsets the Hokies? No, but sadly for the wacky Hokies, this will be closer than needed.
08 Hawai'i at Nevada on Friday. If Colt Brennan is still recovering from his concussion, the BCS dreams will be crashing a hell of a lot sooner than I expected. Probable upset.
09 Ohio State at Michigan. I still think big Blue will win the big ten, but for the sake of the league OSU has to win. Since they still have time (two weeks off) to see enough upsets to work their way back into the national title picture. Loser heads to the Outback Bowl.
10 Arizona State is off until Turkey day against WHY WON'T THEY DIE Southern Cal.
11 Georgia v Kentucky. A win here should move them into the National Title picture. of course, considering UT is ahead of them in the conference, we could have a Nebraska 2001 scenario which would maybe kill the BCS off but good.
12 Florida v Florida Atlantic. Please watch the USF/FAU game. And the Troy/Georgia one. Assuming a walkover would be disastrous for your BCS chances. Florida win, but this could be a funny score to watch.
13 Boise State v Idaho. Another nummy snack before the WAC title game in Honolulu. Win big and the voters will help you to New Orleans.
14 Virginia takes a break before VaTech comes to town.
15 Southern Cal will be playing video games until a trip to Tempe next Thursday.
17 Texas are off until a stupid game with Texas A&M is played. And watch when A&M upsets Tejas, just to make me angry that Coach Fran STILL won't be fired.
18 Clemson v Boston College. So Clemson is still alive, eh? And at home. BC is no VaTech, so I feel confident in calling a Clemson win, clinching the Atlantic.
19 Connecticut v Syracuse. While UConn might be focused on their trip to Mountaineer country, this could be a tight match. On a basketball court. Even with their sparks of talent, Syracuse is two years from challenging the Big East elite. UConn win easy.
20 Illinois v Northwestern. N'west wants a bowl and a win gets them in. Capital One desperately wants a Illinois/Florida game and a UI win gets them in. Illinois? Better than N'western this year and the poor Wildcats get left behind come bowl pickings.
In eurovision news...
Israle and Armenia have beaten early risers Albania and Belarus to the punch by picking their singers. Israeli Channel 2, working with Eurovision shower IBA, is sending recent Israeli Idol (Kohav Nolad) winner Boaz Mauda to the contest, with Ch.2 handling the small 5-song selection show later on. Meanwhile, Armenia continues with the TV network selection case (which was odd since last year they had two semis and a final for picking Hayko, but the pick? was all decided by the network, defeating the need for two semis, no?) by sending Sirusho to Belgrade. Like IBA/Ch.2, Armenia will have a special selection showcase for the songs to go with her sometime in early 2008. Thus meaning Albania will still have the first song selected when their national music festival occurs in December.
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5 New Comments
01 And why did no one tell me Arizona is 4-1 against the Top 25 in November under Mikey Stoops? I woulda done the sexy pick.
02 Alabama lost to Louisiana-Monroe and Western Michigan beat Iowa. Both fancy pick teams? At home. So, could they maybe play in the ****** Bowl?
03 Raise your hand if you called a KS/MO match deciding a national title game?
04 Dear big ten: be glad Illinois won, cuz your scant chance of two slots grew a tad.
05 Dear Hawaii: Did you see your game against Nevada? Cuz Boise is a hell of a lot meaner. The WAC is playing in New Orleans, but they ain't doing the Haka.
and now...
01 Kansas. Oh yes, this is so what I expected to see in the second weekend of November. 6th #1.
02 West Virgina. Edge since Cincy is a better side. Now, beat UConn and Pitt (not so gimmies) and a trip to New Orleans is yours.
03 LSU. How much focus will the Might Miles have when (a) Lloyd Carr announces his retirement on Monday and (b) watching UT/KY when they play Arkansas?
04 Missouri. The nastiest rivalry west of the Mississippi for the National Title? Huh?!?!
05 Virginia Tech. The Commonwealth battle just got a tad more important.
06 Ohio State. Wait, why are you back here? Great, can some people beat up others impressively to keep them out of the title game?
07 Arizona State. Turkey Day showdown with a piece of the title for grabs...and a piece of the National title too!
08 Georgia. GT is now 7-4, not a walkover in the slightest. Ya wanna go to the Sugar Bowl? Pray UT beat Kentucky.
09 Florida. Wanna go to the Sugar? Beat FSU and have UGA lose to GT AND have LSu beat UT. Or UGA.
10 Oregon. Yeah, I really missed that one. Of course, they could still be in the hunt! For the Fiesta.
11 Hawai'i. Yes, you won. But without Colt Brennan, you're no-dimensional...also known as Michigan. Say "aloha" to the BCS next week (regardless).
12 Boise State. Hawaii, say hi to Boise. They wanna be the "Boise State" of 2007.
13 Oklahoma. So the Okies can't win outside of Oklahoma. So Okie State should be a win?
14 Virginia. Off sleeping, make sure to wake up for VaTech.
15 Southern Cal. Beat AzState and then...er...Oregon wins the Pac-10.
16 Texas. Okie loss to Okie State means Tejas wins the South. So great, NOW I have to pull for A&M to be on the safe side.
17 Illinois. Could everyone losing get the Zooks into the Orange or Sugar?
18 Boston College. Wait, aren't you dead?
19 Connecticut. UConn can win a football title next week. Huh, will they bring an orange ball for the Mountaineers
20 Tennessee. Ew, but whatever. I needed one more.
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So, we are at 6 teams out with plenty more possibly joining the fight soon. The biggest issue is for Alabama. That loss to La-Monroe means they really have to win this weekend in Auburn. A win and a KY loss to Tennessee means a trip to Atlanta for the Chic-fil-a but a loss combined with a Vandy upset of Wake means they have to hope UCLA drops their last two to play Air Force.
Currently out, needing at large: Iowa (6-6), Michigan State (7-5, so probably bowling over someone at 6-6 from a different one), Northwestern (6-6), Ball State (6-5), South Carolina (6-5), New Mexico (6-5)
National Title LSU v Kansas
Rose Arizona State v Ohio State
Sugar Georgia v Virginia (saying UVA wins ACC)
Orange Virginia Tech v West Virginia
Fiesta Oklahoma v Oregon (holding off USC)
GMAC Houston v Miami of Ohio
International Rugters v Bowling Green
Capitol One Florida v Illinois
Gator Texas Tech v Clemson
Cotton Texas v Auburn
Outback Tennessee v Michigan
Insight Indiana v Texas A&M
Chick-fil-a Kentucky v Boston College
Music City Arkansas v Georgia Tech
Humanitarian Boise State v North Carolina State
*Ok, so NCSt and Maryland have a play-in game. Winner will go to Boise IF Miami wins. If Miami looses, then Iowa or New Mexico or (why not?) Ball State go here.
Sun Connecticut v Oregon State
Armed Forces Air Force v UCLA
*However, UCLA has to beat either Oregon or Southern Cal. South Carolina/Bama/Vandy for the switch?
Independence Mississippi State v Kansas State
*if Kansas State looses to , the Colorado/Nebraska playoff winner goes here
Alamo Wisconsin v Oklahoma State
Liberty Central Florida v Alabama
Meineke Car Care Wake Forest v Cincinnati
Emerald Arizona v Miami
*Miami goes here with win. NCst/MD go here with MIA loss. AZ loss to State means New Mexico or Northwestern or Iowa for the slot (I'd say Iowa, they need a BIG turnout
Champs Sports Florida State v Penn State
Texas Memphis v Colorado
*If Co/NE moves up to Independence, Bama or Northwestern or Iowa
Holiday Southern Cal v Missouri
Motor City Purdue v Central Michigan
Hawaii Hawaii v Southern Miss
Las Vegas Brigham Young v Cal
New Mexico Texas Christian v Fresno State
*Only cuz New Mexico cannot do a second year in Albuquerque.
papajohns.com South Florida v Tulsa
New Orleans Troy v East Carolina
Poinsettia Utah v Navy
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Trust when I say be glad I didn't post my CB20 predictions. I'm already in the shitter although i did call A&M winning over Texas. Like I should be proud of that.
So, more goodies for Eurovision:
* San Marino shall indeed make it's debut in Belgrade! So we can have Italian done by someone who can actually speak it, rather than Latvians using it as a novelty. Italy, as they own SMTV, is now on the rumor mill for a return. Monaco is also high on.
* Not going? Slovakia, as they have no money. Also pulling out again? Austria! Why? "political voting" and the "risk" of a "east/vest" "split" in the semis, since the pots for the draw are based on stats, voting patterns, and possibly crack. Thus, Austria is quitting again cuz they is a bunch of crybabies.
* The Netherlands went internal for selection again, choosing Hind (it's a girl) to perform. Apparently, she sucks ass in Dutch so she'll be representing the Kworbylands in English. Meanwhile Turkey and their selection process, forgetting that they won, and placed 4th twice in English, will be reverting back to Turkish come Belgrade.
* In the rumored contestants, Andorra is expected to eventaully announce Gisela, Spanish singer who should have take Tu voz se apagara to Helsinki over D'Nash, as their representative for Belgrade. For the UK, Uniting Nations (known for sample riffs and having a hot girl sing Quincy Jones' "Ai No Corrida") is linking with Eurovision06 UK rep Daz Sampson (oi) for an entry to Making Your Mind Up.
* Iceland and Bulgaria are still in the midst of their selection shows. No word on if the favorite "I wanna manicure" - cuz Iceland needs schlager - has advanced over the other favorite which is also schlager from the EIGHTH SEMIFINAL. Seriously Iceland, bring back Silvia Night. Both nations should have decided on songs in March, although their selection process started on my ****ing birthday.
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01 So, why did Ohio State not fall far enough?
02 And how about the fact that Georgia, without winning their division, is a couple fukes away from the title game. UWV and Mizzou and VaTech better realize this.
03 Oh, hai Oregon! Hows is u?! hopefully denis dixon is well when ya go to el paso for the sun bowl!! uconn is a hard team ^_^
04 Why keep West Virgini ahead of Mizzou? Mizzou's last two minutes were *****. Seriously, are you that scared of Kansas you do a crappy punt at the 40 if Kansas?
05 Dear Hawaii: Mah bad, Oregon is no-dimensional. Have fun in New Orleans!
and now...
01 West Virgina. Congrats. Now beat Pitt and you, yes you, get a shot at a title.
02 Missouri. Hated how it ended but PLEASE beat Oklahoma this time.
03 Virginia Tech. How quick they climbed, no?
08 Georgia. Remember when Nebraska played for a title without winning a division? Get ready for a second shot of it.
05 Ohio State. Wait, why are you back here? Great, can some people beat up others impressively to keep them out of the title game?
06 Kansas. Sexy possible BCS slot available in Phoenix.
07 Florida. Bet ya wish UGA lost today.
08 Hawai'i. OK, go play in some Sugar. Or lose to Washington and make me laugh.
09 Oklahoma. Please lose. For me. If only cuz Ohio State makes me ill.
10 Southern Cal. Now, UCLA can win the PAc10. So if you lose, I will die laughing.
11 LSU. How much focus will the Might Miles have when (a) Lloyd Carr announces his retirement on Monday and (b) watching UT/KY when they play Arkansas?
12 Illinois. Doing nothing for a BCS slot.
13 Boston College. Huh, color me shocked. Figure they'd keep at least one tradition alive this year.
14 Tennessee. Oi. Whatever. Lose now plskthnks.
15 Boise State. They should fall farther but ya know, other losses would make BSU look right.
16 Brigham Young. I did consider moving my beloved Air Force in, but BYU did lock up the Vegas invite today.
17 Oregon. Sans Dixon, sans a team apparently.
18 Virginia. Love ya but sadly Clemson gets your Peach Bowl slot.
19 Arizona State. Wow, ya'll got screwed.
20 South Florida. Hi Again!
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Armenia chose Sirusho (the girl who said the votes this girl, she's so gorgeous and talk english, in my opinion, very good).
About Israel, the country chose Pop Idol's winner Bo'az Moudaz (if I'm right with the name).
From UK, it's rumored about Girls Aloud competing for representing UK with "Girl Overboard".
I'm glad about San Marino, hope Italy returns to Eurovision and choose a good singer/group. Finley can be the best option since Anonymous from Andorra did it pretty well with the punk/rock sound.
And Lisa Andreas will competing again for representing Cyprus.
Now France should send a great artist, not an amateur. France has Amel Bent, Shym, KYO, Emmanuel Moire, Matt Pokora... a lot.
Romania has the potential to send a very good artist.
And Ireland should sent a well-known artist
Albania please send Greta Koci... or Anjeza Shahini again
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Anjeza Shahini is actually rumored to be competing in the Festival i K...somethingthatAlbaniaholdsinAlbanian. So there's a good shot she could rep again.
I'm sorta skittish about GA reppin' for the UK if only cuz of the rumors of Uniting Nations submitting a song for MYMU. GA would never do a National Final, even if it was just them and let the audience pick the song and the BBC sounds like they are not going to internal. It could change, obviously, but GA isn't as well known in Europe (although Estonia loves them, as does Greece. No idea why).
Now, who the hell could Ireland send?I think their problem is they still think it's 1994 when it comes to songs. Had they send "Walk With Me" Dervish might have scored a few more points. As for France, I still say the Et si en gagnat format by the five French TV channels was excellent but maybe they need to convince someone known to compete? And I really want Romania to continue their DQ rounds from last year.
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ACC is out of BCS slots now, since either VaTech is alone or BC is alone, since I can't see them taking a loosing VaTech. Unless Arizona State looses, which then Illinois shall strut their way into the Fiesta or Rose. However, the ACC does fill all their slots while the WAC (New Mexico) now has a hole, as does the Pac10 (Armed Forces), and probably the Big XII (Texas) as Kansas is in regardless of the UM/OU winner.
Currently out, needing at large: Iowa (6-6), Northwestern (6-6), Ohio (6-6), South Carolina (6-5), Florida Atlantic (6-5), Louisiana at Monroe (6-6). Ball St, New Mexico and Michigan State have 7 wins so have to be taken to a bowl.
National Title West Virginia v Missouri
Rose Southern Cal v Ohio State
Sugar LSU v Hawaii
Orange Virginia Tech v Georgia
Fiesta Kansas v Arizona State
GMAC Tulsa v Miami of Ohio
International Rugters v Bowling Green
Capitol One Florida v Illinois
Gator Texas Tech v Virginia
Cotton Oklahoma v Auburn
Outback Tennessee v Michigan
Insight Indiana v Oklahoma State
Chick-fil-a Arkansas v Boston College
Music City Kentucky v Florida State
Humanitarian Boise State v Maryland
Sun Connecticut v Oregon State
Armed Forces Air Force v Ball State
* Arizona could go there I suppose...as could Michigan State. New Mexico won't be here cuz AFB really really want the Falcons
Independence Alabama v Colorado
Alamo Wisconsin v Texas A&M
Liberty Central Florida v Mississippi State
Meineke Car Care Wake Forest v Cincinnati
Emerald UCLA v Georgia Tech
Champs Sports Clemson v Penn State
Texas Houston v New Mexico
*If only cuz UMN cannot play in their home bowl this year. And Big XII is out of slots, so ta da!
Holiday Oregon v Texas
Motor City Purdue v Central Michigan
Hawaii Fresno State v East Carolina
Las Vegas Brigham Young v Cal
New Mexico Texas Christian v Michigan State
* If LaTech or Nevada get to 6-6, we could see a switch
papajohns.com South Florida v Southern Miss
New Orleans Troy v Memphis
Poinsettia Utah v Navy
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