Week 10 Game Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 2, 2007 9:07 pm
First of all, I don't know who all watched Thursday's game, but I thought that Glennon's jersey was some sort of Halloween prank. Little did I know.
Anyway, here's what's on the docket for Saturday:
(21) Wisconsin @ (1) Ohio State. The easiest portion of the toughest stretch. OSU should be able to shut down P.J. Hill and get at least 30 points up on the board.
Florida State @ (2) Boston College. I seriously dislike the Seminoles; they're a program that, just like their coach, will not go away quietly even though they're irrelevant. Having said that, watch them win this game and jump in the polls all the way to No. 10. I don't like their chances.
(3) LSU @ (17) Alabama. If Icness is right and Nick Saban is the angel of death, this could be a 30-point trouncing. Of course, that could go the other way even easier. I really hope Saban does pull through because...
(4) Arizona State @ (5) Oregon. College GameDay returns to Autzen for the second time this year, and they couldn't have picked a better time. The USC game was rockin'; I can only imagine how this one plays out. Regardless of the outcome (GO DUCKS!), the parties at the winning school will be absolutely raging. Speaking of, if I don't post over the next three days, please send a search party; I might need it.
Texas A&M @ (6) Oklahoma. OU wins this in a rout. The Aggies are barely worth mentioning as a football team, except for Martellus Bennett. That's it.
Nebraska @ (8) Kansas. I wonder if it's possible for Bill Callahan to be fired in the MIDDLE of a game? Also, who here thinks Mark Mangino and Charlie Weis should sumo-wrestle for supremacy?
(9) Missouri @ Colorado. Were it not for the LSU-Alabama showdown mixed with the Saban Subplot, this would EASILY be the biggest trap game of the week, and possibly all year. Colorado's a win away from bowl eligibility, and the injury bug has bitten the Tigers.
Troy @ (10) Georgia. Seriously, I would hate to be Mark Richt. He has to choose from three different quarterbacks and four different running backs every game...at least, it seems like a choice. Knowshon Moreno is a stud, however, and will probably be the Next Great Thing Out of UGA to Tear an ACL or Somehow Derail a Surefire Pro Career. Oh, and Georgia should win this even though I can see a letdown.
(12) Michigan @ Michigan State. Best unheralded game on the docket? Michigan wants a Big 11 Championship and Mark Dantonio could always use a bowl game. This one will be fierce...and, just as easily, a preview of coming attractions.
Rutgers @ (13) UCONN. The Huskies probably stand a better chance of winning this game than they would in basketball (either sex). I haven't seen enough of UCONN to give an accurate assessment, but much as I like Ray Rice I despise Mike Teel and will go with the home team.
(15) Texas @ Oklahoma State. Dear Adarius Bowman: if you want to solidify yourself as a 1st-round draft pick while embarrassing Texas back down into the gallows of the Top 25, here is your chance. There is next to nothing stopping you from eight catches, 150 yards, and 2 TDs. Well, maybe Jamaal Charles, who is on pace to rush for 864 yards and 12 TDs Saturday.
Tennessee Tech @ (16) Auburn. Clearly, Tuberville was thinking ahead when he scheduled this. Maybe a little too far ahead.
Cincinnati @ (18) South Florida. I think Cincinnati is going to win, especially if Mike Ford is still injured. Their defense is just sharp, although George Selvie will still have his way with 'Nati's undersized offensive linemen.
Oregon State @ (19) USC. Can USC make it 2 in a row in more ways than one? I can hear KingInExile licking his chops from here. The better question is how to stop Sedrick Ellis from hitting Sean Canfield into last week, a question no team in the nation has been able to answer thus far.
Vanderbilt @ (20) Florida. See: Oregon State @ USC. Then watch the Pac-10 matchup. Maybe change the channel to see just how good Earl Bennett is. Then quickly change it back.
San Jose State @ (22) Boise State. The Broncos snuck back into the Top 25?? Woah. This is on the blue turf and BSU will look to avenge the near-loss that would have made the rest of the nation miss out on arguably the greatest clutch play-calls of the year last year, so even with Ian Johnson's health on the fringe I'll take Boise State.
(24) Wake Forest @ (23) Virginia. An unheralded matchup between two teams at the bottom of the rankings. Nice. I really did not know who to choose until I found out that Riley Skinner is completing over 70%--that's not a typo--of his passes. Waffle House Managers for the win.
(25) Clemson @ Duke. My heart is pulling for the Blue Devils. Ted Roof is likely to be fired after four years, so Duke should send him off with a conference win...and an upset of a ranked team, no less. Duke needs to find its own Jim Harbaugh to restore its program, and I believe there's someone out there.
Other notable games:
North Carolina State @ Miami (FL). Randy Shannon's boys become bowl-eligible with a win and set up a DRAMATIC showdown with Boston College in the coming weeks. Flutie did it.
Temple @ Ohio. Once the worst Division I football team in the land, the Owls have three wins. Ohio needs a win to get to .500 with a shot at bowl eligibility. GOOOOOOOOO BOBCATS!!!
Anyway, here's what's on the docket for Saturday:
(21) Wisconsin @ (1) Ohio State. The easiest portion of the toughest stretch. OSU should be able to shut down P.J. Hill and get at least 30 points up on the board.
Florida State @ (2) Boston College. I seriously dislike the Seminoles; they're a program that, just like their coach, will not go away quietly even though they're irrelevant. Having said that, watch them win this game and jump in the polls all the way to No. 10. I don't like their chances.
(3) LSU @ (17) Alabama. If Icness is right and Nick Saban is the angel of death, this could be a 30-point trouncing. Of course, that could go the other way even easier. I really hope Saban does pull through because...
(4) Arizona State @ (5) Oregon. College GameDay returns to Autzen for the second time this year, and they couldn't have picked a better time. The USC game was rockin'; I can only imagine how this one plays out. Regardless of the outcome (GO DUCKS!), the parties at the winning school will be absolutely raging. Speaking of, if I don't post over the next three days, please send a search party; I might need it.
Texas A&M @ (6) Oklahoma. OU wins this in a rout. The Aggies are barely worth mentioning as a football team, except for Martellus Bennett. That's it.
Nebraska @ (8) Kansas. I wonder if it's possible for Bill Callahan to be fired in the MIDDLE of a game? Also, who here thinks Mark Mangino and Charlie Weis should sumo-wrestle for supremacy?
(9) Missouri @ Colorado. Were it not for the LSU-Alabama showdown mixed with the Saban Subplot, this would EASILY be the biggest trap game of the week, and possibly all year. Colorado's a win away from bowl eligibility, and the injury bug has bitten the Tigers.
Troy @ (10) Georgia. Seriously, I would hate to be Mark Richt. He has to choose from three different quarterbacks and four different running backs every game...at least, it seems like a choice. Knowshon Moreno is a stud, however, and will probably be the Next Great Thing Out of UGA to Tear an ACL or Somehow Derail a Surefire Pro Career. Oh, and Georgia should win this even though I can see a letdown.
(12) Michigan @ Michigan State. Best unheralded game on the docket? Michigan wants a Big 11 Championship and Mark Dantonio could always use a bowl game. This one will be fierce...and, just as easily, a preview of coming attractions.
Rutgers @ (13) UCONN. The Huskies probably stand a better chance of winning this game than they would in basketball (either sex). I haven't seen enough of UCONN to give an accurate assessment, but much as I like Ray Rice I despise Mike Teel and will go with the home team.
(15) Texas @ Oklahoma State. Dear Adarius Bowman: if you want to solidify yourself as a 1st-round draft pick while embarrassing Texas back down into the gallows of the Top 25, here is your chance. There is next to nothing stopping you from eight catches, 150 yards, and 2 TDs. Well, maybe Jamaal Charles, who is on pace to rush for 864 yards and 12 TDs Saturday.
Tennessee Tech @ (16) Auburn. Clearly, Tuberville was thinking ahead when he scheduled this. Maybe a little too far ahead.
Cincinnati @ (18) South Florida. I think Cincinnati is going to win, especially if Mike Ford is still injured. Their defense is just sharp, although George Selvie will still have his way with 'Nati's undersized offensive linemen.
Oregon State @ (19) USC. Can USC make it 2 in a row in more ways than one? I can hear KingInExile licking his chops from here. The better question is how to stop Sedrick Ellis from hitting Sean Canfield into last week, a question no team in the nation has been able to answer thus far.
Vanderbilt @ (20) Florida. See: Oregon State @ USC. Then watch the Pac-10 matchup. Maybe change the channel to see just how good Earl Bennett is. Then quickly change it back.
San Jose State @ (22) Boise State. The Broncos snuck back into the Top 25?? Woah. This is on the blue turf and BSU will look to avenge the near-loss that would have made the rest of the nation miss out on arguably the greatest clutch play-calls of the year last year, so even with Ian Johnson's health on the fringe I'll take Boise State.
(24) Wake Forest @ (23) Virginia. An unheralded matchup between two teams at the bottom of the rankings. Nice. I really did not know who to choose until I found out that Riley Skinner is completing over 70%--that's not a typo--of his passes. Waffle House Managers for the win.
(25) Clemson @ Duke. My heart is pulling for the Blue Devils. Ted Roof is likely to be fired after four years, so Duke should send him off with a conference win...and an upset of a ranked team, no less. Duke needs to find its own Jim Harbaugh to restore its program, and I believe there's someone out there.
Other notable games:
North Carolina State @ Miami (FL). Randy Shannon's boys become bowl-eligible with a win and set up a DRAMATIC showdown with Boston College in the coming weeks. Flutie did it.
Temple @ Ohio. Once the worst Division I football team in the land, the Owls have three wins. Ohio needs a win to get to .500 with a shot at bowl eligibility. GOOOOOOOOO BOBCATS!!!