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And KU pulls it out in OT to avoid the upset. That was the first game of the Big XII/Pac-10 "Hardwood Series" which is a copycat of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, which starts tomorrow night, but does have several interesting match-ups. The Big East and SEC have something going on as well the week after next but it's only four games and has a pretty bland schedule. TV Schedule for the Week of 11/26 - 12/2 Here are the ESPN games and the FSN (mostly) national games. MONDAY Wake Forest at Iowa, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 TUESDAY Georgia Tech at #15 Indiana, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN Minnesota at Florida State, 7:30/4:30PM, ESPN2 #20 Wisconsin at #7 Duke, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN Purdue at #18 Clemson, 9:30/6:30 PM, ESPN2 WEDNESDAY #24 N.C. State at #10 Michigan State, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN Illinois at Maryland, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN2 #1 North Carolina at Ohio State, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN Virginia Tech at Penn State, 9:30/6:30 PM, ESPN2 THURSDAY #17 Oregon at #25 Kansas State, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN2 Oklahoma at #22 USC, 11:00/8:00 PM, FSN FRIDAY Iowa State at Oregon State, 11:00/8:00 PM, FSN SATURDAY #1 North Carolina at Kentucky, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN2 Connecticut vs. #19 Gonzaga, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPN Washington at Oklahoma State, 5:30/2:30 PM, ESPN Missouri at California, 11:00/8:00 PM, FSN SUNDAY #4 Kansas at #22 USC, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, FSN St. John's at Miami, 4:00/1:00 PM, FSN #9 Texas A&M at Arizona, 6:00/3:00 PM, FSN #8 Texas at #2 UCLA, 8:00/5:00 PM, FSN

Since there's a one point difference and you differ on two remaining games, you can't tie.

Arizona/Kansas heading to overtime. Brandon Rush nearly hit a three-quarters court shot at the buzzer that just rolled off the rim.

That was quick. MAC Championship Picks - Part 2 Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 THURSDAY Rutgers at Louisville FRIDAY MAC: Central Michigan vs. Miami of Ohio CUSA: Tulsa at UCF ACC: Boston College vs. Virginia Tech SEC: LSU vs. Tennessee Oregon State at Oregon Arizona at Arizona State XII: Oklahoma vs. Missouri Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Big XII Championship Game? 66 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will UCF's Kevin Smith have against Tulsa? 163 Rutgers - the pinjockey THURSDAY Rutgers FRIDAY MAC: Miami of Ohio CUSA: UCF ACC: Virginia Tech SEC: LSU Oregon State Arizona State XII: Missouri Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Big XII Championship Game? 62 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will UCF's Kevin Smith have against Tulsa? 150

Illinois needs Ohio State to get into the title game as if they were to end up in the Top 14 the Rose Bowl will take them as the Buckeyes' replacement.

Woooooo 49ers eight game losing streak is over. Kurt Warner fumbles the ball in his own endzone and the 49ers recover for the winning score in overtime. Thank God as I thought for sure it was going to end in a tie. Hey maybe they'll only hand the Patriots the #3 pick overall instead of the #2!

BCS Rankings 1. Missouri 2. West Virginia 3. Ohio State 4. Georgia 5. Kansas 6. Virginia Tech 7. LSU 8. USC 9. Oklahoma 10. Florida 11. Boston College 12. Hawaii 13. Arizona State 14. Tennessee 15. Illinois 16. Clemson 17. Oregon 18. Wisconsin 19. BYU 20. Texas 21. South Florida 22. Virginia 23. Cincinnati 24. Auburn 25. Boise State

Of course a reminder, with the exception of phoenixrising all picks must be made by PM. Week 13 Deadline #2 Thursday, November 29th, 7:30 PM EST/4:30 PM PST Week 13 Games to Make Picks For - Part 2 THURSDAY Rutgers at Louisville FRIDAY MAC: Central Michigan vs. Miami of Ohio CUSA: Tulsa at UCF ACC: Boston College vs. Virginia Tech SEC: LSU vs. Tennessee Oregon State at Oregon Arizona at Arizona State XII: Oklahoma vs. Missouri Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Big XII Championship Game? Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will UCF's Kevin Smith have against Tulsa?

I think the more pertinent question here is will Brent Musberger figure out that his name is Chase Daniel and not Chase Daniels before the Big XII Championship?

In 1992 Gino Torretta beat out Marshall Faulk and Garrison Hearst for the Heisman and it was at that time I realized how pointless the award was. Seriously people, stop caring about it.

Conference Championships Scoreboard Update Western Atlantic Championship #10 Boise State leads #5 Virginia 8-7 Southeastern Seven Championship #1 South Carolina leads UTEP 7-5 Big 8 Championship #3 Nebraska leads Oklahoma 10-5 Pac-8 Championship #7 Stanford tied UCLA 7-7 Big MAC Championship Miami of Ohio leads #8 Rutgers 8-7 Now taking into account the scores to this point (and not results!), here's the updated Top 5. 1. South Carolina 3.65 2. Nebraska 3.9 3. LSU 4.0 4. N.C. State 4.25 5. Virginia 5.25 The final eight games and the tiebreak questions will be up tomorrow.

So if every higher ranked team in every relevant game wins next week, which won't happen but just humor me for a second, here are your likely BCS pairings. BCS: West Virginia vs. Missouri Rose: Ohio State vs. USC Sugar: LSU vs. Hawaii Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Fiesta: Kansas vs. Arizona State

Clemson beats South Carolina on a last second field goal sending the Gamecocks to their fifth straight loss and likely ending their season.

You've stormed the field before the game even ends. That's a 15 yard penalty. There's eight more games to pick next week.

UCLA puts Oregon out their misery. The Ducks have put on one of the worst displays of offense you'll ever see in major college football. Amazing to think that 10 days ago Oregon was projected to play for the BCS Championship and now could end up in the Emerald Bowl if certain scenarios play out in the final week of the season. Ya Dennis Dixon was pretty important. Oh and UCLA can still get to the Rose Bowl if they beat USC and Arizona beats Arizona State. I might just stop watching college football if that happens.

Fresno State is up 45-21 on Kansas State so unless there's a miracle comeback the Wildcats will fail to become bowl eligible. This will leave the Texas Bowl as an open bid and is good news for the likes of Purdue and New Mexico who may not have an available bid in conference.

FSU/Florida might be at halftime by the time this game ends. West Virginia has blown it open 45-14 on UConn so unless they shit the bed in the Backyard Brawl they are going to the BCS Championship Game.

Halfway thru the 3rd quarter in the Oregon/UCLA game, five different quarterbacks for both teams have combined for 7 for 35 for 64 yards and 2 interceptions. Just brutal.

What the hell is it about the SEC on CBS this year? Seriously they need to release a boxset of these games in the offseason.

You know things are going bad for Oregon when UCLA has only one first down and has yet to complete a pass halfway thru the 2nd quarter yet the Bruins lead 6-0.

In case you missed it yesterday, Eric Cartman introduces the Colorado offense and defense.

That's probably the game. Hawaii is one win away from likely the Sugar Bowl.

It was Nebraska in 2001 and they failed to even make the conference championship game although that was using a different formula than the current one. It's conceivable if Kansas blows out Missouri and then loses in some heartbreaking or controversial fashion to Oklahoma.

Texas A&M beats Texas which clinches the Big XII South for Oklahoma and eliminates the Longhorns from BCS at large consideration. Probably doesn't save Coach Fran's job if all those buyout rumors were true.

Zero. Let's not forget now that Georgia is still alive even with two losses, here's the scenario that would need to play out: West Virginia loses to UConn Tennessee loses to Kentucky (sends Georgia to SEC Championship) Missouri beats Kansas Georgia beats LSU Missouri loses to Oklahoma Ohio State would obviously end up #1 but Georgia would likely finish #2. I'm officially rooting for this to happen as I would love a two loss national champion.