Monday, November 06, 2006

Another weekend in the books. There is still one game left on the professional slate, so I turn the attention to Saturday's action...

Louisville 44, West Virginia 34 - Well, well, well...looks like the dream season for WVU has hit the skids after all. But look at what this has done for Louisville - #3 in the AP and in the BCS, Louisville appears to control its own destiny in the National Championship Race. Could a 1-loss team jump over the Cardinals and snatch the other spot? Maybe, maybe not. Let's not forget, though, that we can't all just assume Louisville will run the table. That was the widely-held assumption about West Virginia, and look what happened to them. A date with quitely-undefeated Rutgers still looms on Louisville's schedule.

Air Force 43, Army 7 - Well, the score pretty much says it all. The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy will remain with Navy (who have already beaten Air Force), again.

Nebraska 34, Missouri 20 - The Cornhuskers take control of the Big 12 North with the win. It would take a monumental collapse for them to not make the Big 12 Championship Game, now - where they will likely get another shot at the Longhorns.

Maryland 13, Clemson 12 - Suddenly the Terps are the latest team that nobody is talking about, but could have a BCS game in their future. Clemson is now completely done in the race for the Atlantic Division, whereas the Terrapins find themselves tied for first.

Wisconsin 13, Penn State 3 - Wisconsin has now locked up third place. They might as well just go ahead and accept the invitation to the Citrus Bowl now.

Texas Tech 55, Baylor 21 - So much for Baylor's Bowl bid. Try again next year, guys!

Florida 25, Vanderbilt 19 - Once again, Vandy hangs around but can't put the game away. With Tennesse's loss later on in the evening, Florida locked up the SEC East.

Louisiana State 28, Tennessee 24 - I told you this was the Game of the Week. LSU wins on a last second TD pass - amazing football game. Tennessee is out of the running in the SEC East now. LSU is still mathematically in the race for the SEC West, but this was about getting to a decent bowl game and building for next year - JaMarcus Russell's senior season, when the Tigers get Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, and Arkansas at home.

Wake Forest 21, Boston College 14 - Earlier this season, I wrote that Florida State, Boston College, and Clemson were the three powerhouses of the Atlantic Division. With but a few weeks remaining in the season, the two teams tied for first place in the division are: Wake Forest and Maryland. Don't believe everything that you read, kids.

Texas 36, Oklahoma State 10 - In his freshman season, QB Colt McCoy has broken the Texas single season TD passing record. Not the freshman record, mind you, but the single-season record. And this isn't Southwest Alabama Tech - this is freakin' Texas. And he still has two more regular season games, plus the Big 12 Championship and his bowl game. We might have the second coming of Dan Marino, here, kids.

Arkansas 26, South Carolina 20 - When he is able to recruit a higher class of athletes, Spurrier will start to win these games. Might be a few years down the road, but building a winner at South Carolina seems to be a matter of time. If he does that, is he the greatest college coach ever? Meanwhile, Arkansas remains firmly in control in the SEC West, but two tough tests remain. Fortunately for the Razorbacks, both of those games (vs. Tennessee and vs. LSU) are at home.

Oklahoma 17, Texas A&M 16 - Another good one. This game virtually assured Texas the Big 12 South - now they would have to lose to Kansas State as well as to the Aggies to not appear in the Big 12 title game.

Virginia Tech 17, Miami (FL) 10 - And a nightmare season gets worse for the Hurricanes.

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