I won't be posting tomorrow, in all probability, so I'll do the college primer this evening. 24 games this week in the primer - it'll be the last massive primer as this is the last full slate of games on the college schedule. So, here we go...

Tomorrow, 7:30 - Boston College @ Miami (FL) - Plenty of storylines heading into this game, which takes place on the 22nd anniversary of Flutie's Hary Mary to beat Miami in the Orange Bowl. Heading into this game, BC is the favorite, and Miami, unbelievably, is fighting just for bowl eligibility (and, undoubtedly, for their coach's job, assuming he hasn't lost it already). BC is still in the running for the ACC Atlantic Division, which they would win if they win this game and Maryland beats Wake Forest on Saturday.

Friday, 12:00 - Texas A&M @ Texas - The Longhorns lost their BCS Championship hopes when Kansas State beat them two weeks ago, but they are still in the driver's seat when it comes to the Big 12 South. A win over the Aggies would clinch the division (they could also win the division even if they lost if Oklahoma State could upset Oklahoma, but they really oughtn't count on that), and set up a Big 12 Championship game with Nebraska.

2:30 - Louisiana State @ Arkansas - LSU has had a murderous road schedule this season - at Auburn, at Florida, at Tennessee, and now at Arkansas, the suprise winner of the SEC West. Arkansas, on the other hand, has had about the best SEC schedule they could ask for - their lone tough road game was at Auburn, while their other SEC road opponents were South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Mississippi State. LSU should believe that they are the most talented team in the division, and will seek to prove it on the field. This game could have implications for Florida, which will have to play Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game and thus would like to see them come into that game with only 1-loss so a win over them would be that much more impressive to the human pollsters, but since they played LSU also this season it won't matter any which way in the computer rankings.

3:30 - Oregon @ Oregon State - "The Civil War", as it's known in Oregon. Both teams are already bowl eligible, but which bowls will they go to? The winner of this game will get the nicer post-season bid, not to mention in-state bragging rights for 12 long months. Always a fun game.

Western Michigan @ Akron - Akron is fighting for bowl eligibility. It'll be tough going against a Western Michigan team that was in the fight for the MAC West title all season.

Saturday, 12:00 - Florida @ Florida State - True, this game has lost some luster in recent seasons, and especially this season, with FSU going right down the toilet. But there is still an awful lot of pride on the line, and FSU should be counted on to give their best effort here. The Gators, meanwhile, come in with BCS Title hopes that can only be realized if they win out (btw, it is my opinion that Florida is most deserving of the other BCS Title Game spot, but more on that in another post).

North Carolina @ Duke - Ok, so both of these teams are terrible, but they are still big rivals, which means it'll be a hard-fought game on both sides, even if the teams are limited.

South Carolina @ Clemson - Steve Spurrier is new to this rivalry, but he has been a part of one a lot like it with Florida/Florida State, although the stakes here aren't quite so high. But don't tell that to these two teams, who hate each other (remember the brawl in this game a couple seasons ago?) and will do anything to win this game. This is the most evenly matched these two teams have been in a long time, and it might be the most evenly matched in-state rivalry game of the week.

Virginia @ Virginia Tech - Al Groh's Cavaliers have had a rough go of it this season, but they find themselves playing for bowl eligiblity against their hated rivals. The Hokies can't let themselves be too sore about not winning the Coastal Division (and if last week's rout of Wake Forest is any indication, they are not) with their own post-season future to worry about.

Syracuse @ Rutgers - The Scarlet Knights really put themselves in a tough position by losing at Cincy last week, but they still control their own destiny. Now they have to win out to take the Big East title and the BCS Bowl bid that goes with it. And that means beating Syracuse this week and West Virginia next week.

South Florida @ West Virginia - As for WVU, they still have Big East Championship hopes, but they need to win out and get some help. And at 7-4, South Florida isn't the type of team to roll over for them, either.

2:00 - Mississippi @ Mississippi State - The Egg Bowl. Like Duke/UNC (although the teams here aren't quite THAT bad), this is more about a great rivalry than about great football. But whenever statewide bragging rights are on the line, the teams come to battle.

2:30 - San Diego State @ New Mexico - New Mexico is fighting to become bowl eligible, and they should prevail over 2-8 SDSU.

Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State - Oklahoma State has given Oklahoma fits in recent years, but the coach who did most of that damage - Les Miles - is currently in Baton Rogue. Nowadays the Cowboys have lost some of their bite, but Oklahoma would be foolish to take this game for granted. If the Aggies somehow upset Texas on Friday, this game could allow the Sooners to sneak in the back door to the Big 12 Title Game.

3:30 - Georgia Tech @ Georgia - Another great in-state ACC/SEC rivalry, the Yellow Jackets and Bulldogs always seem to put on a show. This time the Jackets come in the favored team, having won the ACC Coastal Division, but the Bulldogs could salvage an otherwise mediocre season by winning this game, and that makes them very dangerous.

Louisville @ Pittsburgh - Louisville comes into the final two weeks in excellent position to grab the Big East Championship, but they need to win out. Pittsburgh isn't a bad team, either - they gave WVU all they could handle for the first half of last week's game. That being said, the Cardinals should win here.

Brigham Young @ Utah - The Stormin' Mormons have already won the Mountain West Conference, but the game that really matters for both teams is this one. Once again, the in-state rivalry should make for 4 quarters of intense football.

Troy @ Middle Tennessee State - In all likelihood, the winner of this game will win the Sun Belt Conference. In fact, if MTSU wins, they'll clinch the title this week. Troy would still have to win their last game against Florida International.

4:00 - Boise State @ Nevada - Boise State is the strongest non-BCS conference team on a yearly basis, and they find themselves undefeated again heading into their final match-up. A win here, and they go to a BCS Bowl, simple as that.

6:00 - Arizona State @ Arizona - ASU had this match-up dominated until recently, but an up-year for the Wildcats and a down year for the Sun Devils has the two teams playing right about even this season, with Zona maybe even a little better. This could be really entertaining.

7:30 - Marshall @ Southern Mississippi - Southern Mississippi has found themselves in position to go through the backdoor and into the Conference USA Championship Game, but they have to beat Marshall, which is always a tough task but should be especially so this week, as the Thundering Herd are playing for bowl eligibility.

7:45 - Wake Forest @ Maryland - If Wake Forest wins this game, Wake wins the ACC Atlantic and goes to the ACC Championship Game. If Maryland wins here and Boston College beat Miami on Friday, then BC goes to the ACC Championship Game. If Maryland wins and Miami managed to win Friday, then it will be the Terps playing Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship Game.

8:00 - Notre Dame @ Southern California - Both teams come into this game with one-loss and National Title hopes (although Notre Dame will have trouble getting past a Michigan team that slaughtered them in South Bend earlier this season). This factors in to an already intense rivalry to make this what should be the most entertaining game of the week.

9:00 - Memphis @ Texas El-Paso - UTEP comes into this game needing a win to become bowl-eligible. Good thing their opponent is 1-10 this season, with their only win coming against 1-AA Tennessee Chattanooga.