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Big MAC Title Picks Penn State - threalworldschampion THURSDAY MAC Title: Akron vs. Northern Illinois FRIDAY Louisiana Tech at Fresno State SATURDAY Big XII Title: Colorado vs. Texas Conference USA Title: Tulsa vs. Central Florida Navy vs. Army UCLA at USC SEC Title: Georgia vs. LSU West Virginia at South Florida Louisville at Connecticut ACC Title: Florida State vs. Virginia Tech San Diego State at Hawaii Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Louisiana Tech/Fresno State game? 80 points Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will UCLA's Maurice Drew have against USC? 135 yards Northwestern - Kingofthe909 THURSDAY MAC Title: Akron vs. Northern Illinois FRIDAY Louisiana Tech at Fresno State SATURDAY Big XII Title: Colorado vs. Texas Conference USA Title: Tulsa vs. Central Florida Navy vs. Army UCLA at USC SEC Title: Georgia vs. LSU West Virginia at South Florida Louisville at Connecticut ACC Title: Florida State vs. Virginia Tech San Diego State at Hawaii Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Louisiana Tech/Fresno State game? 60 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will UCLA's Maurice Drew have against USC? 75 No differing picks, so it will come down to the tiebreak.

I have to think Zito is going to be traded with signing of Loaiza as you'd think the money would be spent to help the offense.

Bowl Invites -Rutgers to the Insight Bowl -Toledo to the GMAC Bowl

Louisville has officially been invited to the Gator Bowl.

Non-traditional BCS conference match-ups next year: Duke at Alabama Arizona at LSU Arizona State at Colorado USC at Arkansas Washington State at Auburn Baylor at Washington State California at Tennessee Minnesota at California Colorado at Georgia Notre Dame at Georgia Tech Illinois at Rutgers Connecticut at Indiana Iowa at Syracuse Miami at Louisville Michigan State at Pittsburgh Mississippi at Missouri Wake Forest at Mississippi West Virginia at Mississippi State Nebraska at USC Rutgers at North Carolina North Carolina at Notre Dame UCLA at Notre Dame Penn State at Notre Dame Ohio State at Texas Washington at Oklahoma Oklahoma at Oregon Virginia at Pittsburgh

Fractured ankle and zilch, his season is over. They play each other in Eugene in the 3rd week of the season next year.

Well there is still some reasonable doubt that the Orange Bowl will just hand a Notre Dame/Penn State match-up to the Fiesta Bowl. The only way I see Oregon getting in is if a scenerio plays out where the Fiesta Bowl does truly want Penn State more than Notre Dame AND it becomes evident that the Orange Bowl will take one of them instead of Ohio State. In that scenerio if the Fiesta takes Penn State first then the Orange Bowl ends up with Notre Dame obviously the Fiesta wouldn't do an all-Big Ten match-up. Not completely out of the realm of possibility although I'd think they'd rather settle for Notre Dame/Ohio State than Penn State/Oregon. There's also a theory floated that if the Fiesta would take Oregon because the stadium is home to a Pac-10 team in Arizona State and the entire conference benefits from a BCS payout. Not sure if I'd buy that though as the ASU has no influence on who gets picked to the Fiesta Bowl.

Due to the computer rankings Oregon is ranked higher than Notre Dame in the BCS. Coming into this week Notre Dame wasn't ranked in the Top 10 of any computer ranking. Again as I've mentioned before I'd be upset if Oregon had a healthy Kellen Clemens and was being left out. Without him they'd have a hard time beating Notre Dame or Penn State. I just wish the Pac-10 had a better bowl than the Holiday Bowl for it's second place team as Oregon does deserve better.

Hmm it hadn't been listed on the schedules I was looking at and then checking MTS' website I see they are playing next week. Someone already submitted picks so won't bother adding it. You all lucked out.

Big thing about this week is notice there are two Friday games I picked. If you don't make your picks by deadline #1 you'll lose out on two games and not able to win by tiebreak. That could be crippling for anyone with Bored Bowl hopes. There's obviously now a limited number of games to choose from and only picked 12 this week with a couple of stinkers in there but hey at least I only subject you to one Sun Belt game. Again thanks to everyone without bowl hopes who sticks with the contest for the final week. Week 13 Deadlines Friday, November 25th, 3:00 PM EST/Noon PST -Lose Friday games and can't win by tiebreak Saturday, November 26th, Noon EST/9:00 AM PST -Replacement picks Week 13 Match-ups #3 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 9-3) vs. #5 LSU* PM (teke184, 8-4) - GAME OF THE WEEK #7 Texas A&M* (Secret Agent, 7-5) vs. #8 Penn State* (therealworldschampion, 8-4) #1 Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 8-4) vs. Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 6-6) #2 Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 10-2) vs. Oregon* (nogoodnick, 6-6) #4 Ohio State* (Gert T, 7-5) vs. Oklahoma* (the pinjockey*, 5-7) #6 Georgia Tech* (iggymcfly, 7-5) vs. Arizona State* (Spicy McHaggis, 6-6) #9 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 8-4) vs. Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 5-7) #10 Florida* (Agent Bond34, 7-5) vs. Buffalo* (Angel Grace Blue*, 2-10) Hawaii* PM (Will Scarlet, 7-5) vs. San Diego State* PM (Porter, 5-7) Stanford* (Bored, 6-6) vs. Notre Dame (Lando Griffin, 5-7) Northwestern* (Kingofthe909, 7-5) vs. Florida International* (Vitamin X, 5-7) Maryland* (MarvinisaLunatic, 7-5) vs. Nebraska* (CarnivalizComing, 5-7) Illinois (Matt Young, 7-5) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 4-8) USC* (Cartman, 5-7) vs. UCLA* (phoenixrising, 4-8) Tennessee* (Kotzenjunge, 5-7) vs. Auburn* PM (Agent of Oblivion, 6-6) Washington State* (bravesfan, 6-6) vs. Connecticut* (DragonLordKaiba, 6-6) Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 4-8) vs. Troy* (Angel Grace Blue, 1-11) Week 13 Games to make picks for FRIDAY Arizona at Arizona State Nebraska at Colorado SATURDAY Maryland at N.C. State UAB at East Carolina Tennessee at Kentucky Iowa State at Kansas Mississippi at Mississippi State Marshall at Memphis Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe Florida State at Florida Idaho at San Jose State Georgia at Georgia Tech Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Nebraska/Colorado game? Tiebreak #2: How many yards passing will Florida's Chris Leak have against Florida State?

Here's what the bowls would probably look like if the higher ranked teams all win next week (Miami def. Syracuse, LSU def. Alabama, Penn State def. Northwestern, Hawaii def. Oregon). Again I will avoid matching up teams who already played each other. Ex-Lax Toilet Bowl: Auburn vs. Connecticut Meow Mix XNXX.COM Pussy Bowl: Florida vs. Georgia Tech Out Magazine Bowl: Ohio State vs. South Carolina KFC PETA Bowl: Arizona State vs. Maryland Lucky Strikes Cigarettes Tar Bowl: Northwestern vs. Texas A&M Traditional Bowl presented by Adam & Eve’s Anal Lube: Hawaii vs. Penn State Jack Osbourne's Oxycotton Bowl: Syracuse vs. Alabama BenchWarmer Bob's Bored Bowl: Miami vs. LSU

There is now exaclty 16 teams who are bowl eligible so officially the Ex-Lax Toilet Bowl is added as an 8th bowl. Oregon can still earn a trip to the Traditional Bowl if they beat Hawaii to win the Pac-8 title which make 17 teams bowl eligible and someone would get left out. I pretty much know who is going to get left out if this happens but to build some drama I won't say what team it would be. If you are not in a conference title game but are going to a bowl be sure to check next week to see where you are going. Also for those who's season is over again I will be holding a seperate contest for the bowls that is open to the whole forum although no money at stake in that one. Additional note about the bowls when it comes to selections I will try to avoid matching up teams who have already played each other so keep that in mind. Bowl Eligibile Teams Pac-8 Hawaii (Will Scarlet) Arizona State (Spicy McHaggis) Big MAC Penn State (therealworldschampion) Northwestern (Kingofthe909) Ohio State (Gert T) Big South Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff) LSU (teke184) Texas A&M (Secret Agent) South Carolina (Cuban Linx) Florida (Agent Bond34) Auburn (Agent of Oblivion) Big Atlantic Miami (Spaceman Spiff) Syracuse (CanadianChris) Georgia Tech (iggymcfly) Maryland (MarvinisaLunatic) Connecticut (DragonLordKaiba) Bowls Ex-Lax Toilet Bowl: At-Large vs. At-Large Meow Mix XNXX.COM Pussy Bowl: At-Large vs. At-Large Out Magazine Bowl: Pac-8 #3 or Big MAC #3 vs. Mid South #3 or Big Atlantic #3 KFC PETA Bowl: Pac-8 #2 vs. Big Atlantic #2 Lucky Strikes Cigarettes Tar Bowl: Big MAC #2 vs. Mid South #2 Traditional Bowl presented by Adam & Eve’s Anal Lube: Pac-8 #1/BCS at-large vs. Big MAC #1/BCS at-large Jack Osbourne's Oxycotton Bowl: BCS at-large vs. BCS at-large BenchWarmer Bob's Bored Bowl: BCS #1 vs. BCS #2

#1 stays the same to no surprise and Spiff controls their own destiny, win the Big Atlantic title game they are going to Bored Bowl. Even a loss and they might sneak in but can't say that for certain. But #2 is where the drama is right now. A surprise shift as APO's less than stellar win hurts him and teke's good win pays off big. With CC in there it is a three team race for the #2 spot with all playing next week in the title games. Bored Championship Series Top 10 thru Week 13 1. Miami - Spaceman Spiff 2.3 2. LSU - teke184 4.1 3. Syracuse - CanadianChris 4.55 4. Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff 4.8 5. Texas A&M - Secret Agent 6.75 6. Ohio State - Gert T 7.2 7. South Carolina - Cuban Linx 7.65 8. Florida - Agent Bond34 7.75 9. Penn State - therealworldschampion 7.95 10. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 9.25

Week 13 Final Scores #5 LSU (teke184) 8, #3 Syracuse (CanadianChris) 7 #7 Texas A&M (Secret Agent) 7, #8 Penn State (therealworldschampion) 6 #1 Miami (Spaceman Spiff) 7, Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto) 5 #2 Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff) 6, Oregon (nogoodnick) 4 Oklahoma (the pinjockey*) 7, #4 Ohio State (Gert T) 7; Oklahoma wins by tiebreak Arizona State (Spicy McHaggis) 6, #6 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly) 5 #9 South Carolina (Cuban Linx) 6, Minnesota (Vern Gagne) 5 #10 Florida (Agent Bond34) 7, Buffalo (Angel Grace Blue*) 6 San Diego State (Porter) 7, Hawaii (Will Scarlet) 6 Notre Dame (Lando Griffin) 7, Stanford (Bored) 6 Northwestern (Kingofthe909) 7, Florida International (Vitamin X) 6 Maryland (MarvinisaLunatic) 5, Nebraska (CarnivalizComing) 3 Illinois (Matt Young/Cartman) 7, Kent State (JHawk) 6 USC (Cartman) 9, UCLA (phoenixrising) 7 Auburn (Agent of Oblivion) 9, Tennesee (Kotzenjunge) 8 Connecticut (DragonLordaKaiba) 9, Washington State (bravesfan) 7 Rutgers (the pinjockey) 7, Troy (Angel Grace Blue) 6 Final Conference Standings Pac-8 1. Hawaii (6-1, 7-6) 2. Oregon (4-3, 6-7) 2. Stanford (4-3, 6-7) 4. Arizona State (3-4, 7-6) 4. Washington State (3-4, 6-7) 4. San Diego State (3-4, 6-7) 4. USC (3-4, 6-7) 8. UCLA (2-5, 4-9) Big MAC 1. Penn State (5-2, 8-5) 1. Illinois (5-2, 8-5) - not eligible for conference title/bowls 3. Northwestern (4-3, 8-5) 3. Minnesota (4-3, 5-8) 5. Ohio State (3-4, 7-6) 5. Notre Dame (3-4, 6-7) 7. Kent State (2-5, 4-9) 7. Buffalo (2-5, 2-11) Mid South 1. Alabama (8-0, 11-2) 2. LSU (5-3, 9-4) 3. South Carolina (4-4, 9-4) 3. Florida (4-4, 8-5) 3. Texas A&M (4-4, 8-5) 6. Auburn (3-5, 7-6) 6. Tennessee (3-5, 5-8) 6. Nebraska (3-5, 5-8) 9. Oklahoma (2-6, 6-7) Big Atlantic 1. Syracuse (6-2, 9-4) 1. Miami (6-2, 9-4) 3. Georgia Tech (5-3, 7-6) 3. Virginia (5-3, 6-7) 5. Maryland (4-4, 8-5) 5. Connecticut (4-4, 7-6) 7. FIU (3-5, 5-8) 7. Rutgers (3-5, 5-8) 9. Troy (0-8, 1-12)

All they to do was beat f'n UC Davis and they wouldn't have had to try to pull of a miracle win. I'm sure Oregon is going to want to lay a beating on them in the season opener next year after seeing their BCS chances slip away.

Well 51 seconds of having the lead was fun. *sigh*

Not gonna get too excited yet, still a lot of time for Notre Dame.

HOLY SHIT!!!! STANFORD INSIDE THE FIVE!

I thought to myself after the kick return that the only bad thing was that the defense would have to go back on the field again. They are completely gassed and it showed on that drive. Harris should have had the foresight to call a timeout during that drive to get the defense a breather. Going to take a miracle now for Stanford to pull this off without Trent Edwards in there.

I am thrilled they've managed to keep it competitive as I was really concerned this would a primetime humiliation for the Cardinal. The zone defense does seem to have Quinn confused but they'll need a couple more big breaks if they expect to pull off the upset. I just hope Walt Harris learned his lesson from the UCLA and doesn't go to the "play not to lose" conservative play calling.

I'm not a huge fan on conference championship games but they are a necessary evil for large conferences as you can't guarentee the two best teams will play each other. I agree with the idea that the divisions are pointless. You could you a division format for setting up the schedule but in the end it's counter productive to have the division format if one division is particularly bad in a given year.

The just said on CBS that the Outback Bowl will likely take South Carolina and the Independence Bowl will likely get Oklahoma. I can't figure out how either scenerio happens but what do I know. Big time choke job by UTEP. They had two chances to win the Conference USA West division but lost last week at home to UAB and then lose again this week to SMU. It will be Central Florida vs. Tulsa in the title game.

Yup you're assured a bowl game, either the Traditional Bowl or KFC PETA Bowl.

Sun Belt Update! Arkansas State beat North Texas 31-24. UL-Lafayette leads UL-Monroe 33-14 at the half. If that holds up Arkansas State goes to the New Orleans/Lafayette Bowl. Answer to the above, USC has essentially clinched the Pac-10 BCS bid. UCLA and Oregon didn't play each other so they wouldn't be able to use the standard three-way tie procedure and all would have identical records thus they'd just go by BCS ranking. USC is a pretty much a lock to be ranked higher than UCLA and Oregon regardless what happens next week. Edit: Scratch that, USC played 12 games this year (road game against Hawaii) so they end up with a better record than both. In any event my understanding is USC has already clinched the Pac-10 BCS bid.

Kansas wins, knocks Iowa State out of the Big XII title game and New Mexico out of the Fort Worth Bowl.