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Old 09-11-2011, 02:17 PM   #208
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Re: "Dragon Breath" A UAB Dynasty (NCAA12)



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Week 13 turned out to be a barn burner, the #1 team fell while other teams continued to impress. The BCS picture is starting to shape out and the BCS Busters are in full effect. Here are this week's top headlines.

DOWN BUT NOT OUT:
  • Nevada's Martin throws four touchdown passes as Wolfpack run away from Fresno 45-31
  • #2 Oregon stays unbeaten after winning a thriller against Washington 29-28
  • The loss of star receiver Will Turner a week ago doesn't faze the #3 Utes as they go on the road to beat Oregon State 38-30
  • #4 TCU clinches thier first ever Big East title with 45-10 win over Louisville
  • The arm of Copeland is not enough as the Hokies prevail over Duke 28-21
  • Wisconsin needs four overtimes to be Illini 41-35
  • #1 LSU falls to Ole Miss 31-24, Ole Miss controlled the Tigers holding them to just 2 of 14 on third downs
Mark May's Thoughts!

This is why you have to Love College Football. A #1 team can look like the best team in all of football, and then fall to lesser ranked team and cause all kinds of ruckus in the polls. What I'm saying is LSU loss may look bad from a record standpoint losing to a 5-6 Ole Miss team. But if over look your opponent anything can happen. Last week I gave the Bulldogs of Fresno State a shout out and now I feel I may have Jinxed them. Nevada beat Fresno up and down the field giving the voters a better reason of why they didnt allow Fresno to sky rocket up the polls with their undefeated record. They get another chance to impress as they take on #7 Boise State one of the hottest teams in the country right now.

Thanks Mark, as the weeks wind down teams look to move up. The BCS came out with their new rankings and a new #1. Here are the rankings heading into week 14 of the college football season.
  1. Oregon 11-0
  2. Utah 11-0
  3. TCU 11-0
  4. UAB 11-0
  5. Wisconsin 10-1
  6. Alabama 9-2
  7. Penn State 9-2
  8. Boise State 8-2
  9. Baylor 9-1
  10. Virginia Tech 9-2
Here are your Rushing leaders at this point in the season.
  1. Matthew Scott (UAB) 1,642 yards 18 touchdowns
  2. Joey Peterson (GT) 1,484 yards 14 touchdowns
  3. Karl Smith (UCF) 1,435 yards 21 touchdowns
  4. Cedric Lambert (LSU) 1,404 yards 14 touchdowns
  5. Phil Hill (BC) 1,260 yards 13 touchdowns
With no games affecting the BCS after this week until conference championship week in two weeks, this final week is big for teams making a case. Here are the most meaningful games this week.

Notre Dame (7-4) at #3 TCU (11-0)

After a 7-1 start the Irish have dropped three straight games. The injury plagued Irish hope to play spoiler on TCU's final game of the season. TCU who is sporting the nation #2 ranked offense looks to keep their chances at a BCS title open with a win.

Cal (4-7) at #2 Utah (11-0)

Cal despite their record has played top teams fairly close losing to #1 Oregon 35-42 and #25 Oregon State 28-31. With a chance to improve and head into the off season the Golden Bears have upset on their minds. Across the board Utah is better statistically in every category. With the schools highest every ranking a win could have them very ready for a PAC-12 conference championship match with #1 Oregon.

#15 Fresno State (9-1) at #7 Boise State (8-2)

Fresno is coming off their first loss of the season after losing to Nevada who clinched the division in that game. After losing two straight games Boise has ripped off seven in a row and look like the Boys in Blue of old as they try and get to another BCS bowl game. They'll look to quarterback Vince Alston to lead the way on Senior Day.

#10 LSU (10-1) at #13 Arkansas (10-1)

Just a few weeks ago these two teams were #1 and #2 and were thinking National Championship. Now they're trying just to get to the SEC championship game as the winner will represent the SEC West. This has been one of the better SEC rivalries as of late and these two teams look to add another thrilling chapter.

#1 Oregon (11-0) at #25 Oregon State (9-2)

The Civil War
Oregon has dominated this series as of late and a win sets the Ducks up with another possible chance at going to the BCS championship game. This game will feature two of the conference top quarterbacks in Nate Bryant (OSU) and John Miller (OU) but more importantly Jaques Brown and TJ Miller bring in a double dose pure talent in the backfield for Oregon. Should be a good one as college gameday will be there.

Its all set up, got the story lines and now we got the great games, we'll see you next week.


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