Bored

That was the most exciting three and a half inning game ever!

In case you didn't watch the Houston/Marshall game last night, and you probably didn't, you missed Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards get Theismann'd by some band equipment.

Washington State - kkktookymybabyaway THURSDAY South Florida SATURDAY Michigan State Purdue Central Michigan Virginia West Virginia Auburn Texas A&M Pittsburgh Florida Iowa Georgia Tech Oregon Texas Tech Tiebreak #1: 78 Tiebreak #2: 111 LSU - teke184 THURSDAY South Florida at Cincinnati SATURDAY Wisconsin at Michigan State Michigan at Purdue Central Michigan at Indiana Miami at Virginia West Virginia at Connecticut Auburn at Mississippi Colorado at Texas A&M Pittsburgh at Notre Dame Florida vs. Georgia (in Jacksonville) Iowa at Illinois Florida State at Georgia Tech Oregon at California Texas at Texas Tech Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Texas/Texas Tech game? 67 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Connecticut's Donald Brown have against West Virginia? 165

My Picks South Florida Michigan State Purdue Indiana Virginia West Virginia Auburn Texas A&M Notre Dame Florida Illinois Florida State Oregon Texas 67/166

I don't care about ERA for relievers because of the specialization of their use. Wood had a big edge on Lidge in WHIP and K/BB Ratio. I can see putting Lidge as a high as 5th but definitely not above Soria.

This is all assuming Coach Samurai will be back next year since again he still just the interim coach. Everyone loved his postgame rant but the Niners are going to have to show some signs of improvement by the end of the year if they are going to retain him. I don't think anyone could realistically look at O'Sullivan as a long term solution to their quarterback problems anyways.

Yup, it's official Now begin the "They didn't want to pre-empt House" conspiracy theories!

The infield is in terrible shape, they had to delay it. Bad thing about all this is the weather supposedly might be worse tomorrow so we could be looking at Wednesday to play the final three and a half+ innings.

List contains the top 30 in Saves. I know you will all be shocked that K-Rod isn't #1. Closer Rankings 1. Mariano Rivera, Yankees 17.3 Win Shares 34.0 VORP 10.3 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2008 38 NYY AL 6 5 64 0 0 0 60 39 70.7 41 11 11 4 6 77 2 1 259 0 0 1.40 4.44 317 0.665 2. Joe Nathan, Twins 3. Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox 4. Joakim Soria, Royals 5. Kerry Wood, Cubs 6. Brian Fuentes, Rockies 7. Brad Lidge, Phillies 8. Francisco Rodriguez, Angels 9. Bobby Jenks, White Sox 10. Takashi Saito, Dodgers 11. Jose Valverde, Astros 12. Billy Wagner, Mets 13. Jonathan Broxton, Dodgers 14. Matt Capps, Pirates 15. Huston Street, A's 16. Trevor Hoffman, Padres 17. Francisco Cordero, Reds 18. B.J. Ryan, Blue Jays 19. Kevin Gregg, Marlins 20. Jon Rauch, Nationals/Diamondbacks 21. Salomon Torres, Brewers 22. Brian Wilson, Giants 23. Ryan Franklin, Cardinals 24. Mike Gonzalez, Braves 25. J.J. Putz, Mariners 26. Brandon Lyon, Diamondbacks 27. George Sherrill, Orioles 5.0 Win Shares 5.8 VORP 3.4 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2008 31 BAL AL 3 5 57 0 0 0 49 31 53.3 47 28 28 6 33 58 1 1 239 6 0 4.73 4.53 96 1.500 28. Troy Percival, Rays 29. Todd Jones, Tigers 30. C.J. Wilson, Rangers

Tyrone Willingham will "resign" at the end of the season.

I wonder if this is the first time ever one team has played in the biggest game of the week, according to the rankings, in four consecutive weeks? Network/Basic Cable Schedule TUESDAY Houston at Marshall, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN THURSDAY #23 South Florida at Cincinnati, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN FRIDAY Wofford at Appalachian State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN2 SATURDAY Wisconsin at #21 Michigan State, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN Northwestern at #17 Minnesota, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2 Brown at Penn, Noon/9:00 AM, Versus Kansas State at Kansas, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, FSN Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 2:30 PM/11:30 AM, NBC #6 Florida vs. #8 Georgia, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBS Iowa at Illinois, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN #15 Florida State at Georgia Tech, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN* Iowa State at #9 Oklahoma State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* #24 Oregon at California, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* Washington at #5 USC, 6:30/3:30 PM, FSN Tennessee at South Carolina, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 #1 Texas at #7 Texas Tech, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC Nebraska at #4 Oklahoma, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN Arizona State at Oregon State, 10:00/7:00 PM, FSN SUNDAY East Carolina at UCF, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN Digital Cable/Satellite/GamePlan Schedule TUESDAY Buffalo at Ohio, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPNU FRIDAY Wagner at Sacred Heart, 7:00/4:00 PM, FCS Atlantic SATURDAY Air Force at Army, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPNU Michigan at Purdue, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Central Michigan at Indiana, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Miami at Virginia, Noon/9:00 AM, Raycom*/GP West Virginia at #25 Connecticut, Noon/9:00 AM, GP Auburn at Mississippi, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, Raycom*/GP San Diego State at Wyoming, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, Mtn. #18 Tulsa at Arkansas, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, GP Arkansas State at #2 Alabama, 3:00 PM/Noon, GP Hawaii at Utah State, 3:00 PM/Noon, GP Stephen F Austin at Sam Houston State, 3:00 PM/Noon, FCS Central Clemson at Boston College, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPNU Temple at Navy, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBSCS North Texas at Western Kentucky, 4:30/1:30 PM, GP #20 BYU at Colorado State, 6:00/3:00 PM, Mtn. Louisville at Syracuse, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPNU #11 Boise State at New Mexico State, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP #13 TCU at UNLV, 8:00/5:00 PM, CBSCS Tulane at #19 LSU, 8:00/5:00 PM, GP #10 Utah at New Mexico, 9:00/6:00 PM, Mtn. All Other Division I-A Games SATURDAY Kent State at Bowling Green Colorado at Texas A&M Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan Kentucky at Mississippi State Fresno State at Louisiana Tech #14 Missouri at Baylor Duke at Wake Forest, ESPN360 Washington State at Stanford San Jose State at Idaho FIU at UL Lafayette Troy at UL Monroe UAB at Southern Miss Rice at UTEP

I don't believe what I just saw.

BCS Rankings 1. Texas 2. Alabama 3. Penn State 4. Oklahoma 5. USC 6. Georgia 7. Texas Tech 8. Florida 9. Oklahoma State 10. Utah 11. Boise State 12. Ohio State 13. TCU 14. Missouri 15. Florida State 16. Ball State 17. Minnesota 18. Tulsa 19. LSU 20. BYU 21. Michigan State 22. North Carolina 23. South Florida 24. Oregon 25. Connecticut

Week 10 Deadlines Deadline #1: Thursday, October 30th, 7:30 PM EST/4:30 PM PST -Lose out on Thursday game. Deadline #2: Friday, November 1st, Noon EST/9:00 AM PST -Replacement picks, can't win by tiebreak. Week 10 Match-ups #3 N.C. State (AboveAverage484, 6-3) vs. #8 Indiana (Tzar Lysergic, 6-3) - GAME OF THE WEEK #1 Nebraska* PM (Mecca, 7-2) vs. Buffalo* PM (Carnival, 5-4) #2 Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 7-2) vs. Ohio State* (Gert T, 6-3) #4 Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff, 6-3) vs. Navy* (MarvinisaLunatic, 4-5) #5 Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 6-3) vs. Arizona State* (still fly, 7-2) #6 Ball State* (Vampiro69, 6-3) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 3-6) #7 Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly, 6-3) vs. Florida State* (909, 3-6) #9 Fresno State* (Agent Bond34, 6-3) vs. LSU* PM (teke184, 5-4) #10 Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 6-3) vs. Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 5-4) Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 6-3) vs. Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 5-4) Tennessee* (Canadian Brandon, 6-3) vs. South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 5-4) Minnesota (Vern Gagne, 6-3) vs. Tulsa (Will Scarlet, 2-7) Florida* PM (Urban Warfare, 5-4) vs. Georgia* (Obi Chris Kenobi, 1-8) Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 5-4) vs. Boise State (Vitamin X, 2-7) Michigan* (MFer, 4-5) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 4-5) Stanford* (Bored, 4-5) vs. Washington State* PM (kkktookmybabyaway, 2-7) San Diego State* PM (Next USC #55, 4-5) vs. Illinois* (The Rocket, 2-7) Texas* (Broward83, 4-5) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 2-7) UCLA* (phoenixrising, 4-5) vs. Notre Dame* (KingPK, 4-5) Washington* PM (Smues, 2-7) vs. USC (Cartman, 1-8) Week 10 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY South Florida at Cincinnati SATURDAY Wisconsin at Michigan State Michigan at Purdue Central Michigan at Indiana Miami at Virginia West Virginia at Connecticut Auburn at Mississippi Colorado at Texas A&M Pittsburgh at Notre Dame Florida vs. Georgia (in Jacksonville) Iowa at Illinois Florida State at Georgia Tech Oregon at California Texas at Texas Tech Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Texas/Texas Tech game? Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Connecticut's Donald Brown have against West Virginia?

Week 9 Results #7 Ball State 11, #2 Nebraska 9 Virginia 9, #1 Georgia Tech 8 #3 Arizona 11, USC 10 #4 N.C. State 9, Boise State 8 #5 Alabama 12, Tennessee 10 #6 Miami of Ohio 11, Kent State 9 #8 Indiana 10, Syracuse 8 Florida State 10, #9 Fresno State 9 Kentucky 9, #10 Florida 6 UCLA 10, Arizona State 7 Michigan 10, Miami 9 Stanford 8, Boston College 7 San Diego State 8, Minnesota 5 Ohio State 9, Rutgers 6 South Carolina 9, Washington State 8 LSU 9, Georgia 7 UTEP 11, Navy 8 Buffalo 12, Texas 11 Illinois 9, Tulsa 5 Notre Dame 9, Washington 7

I'm sick as hell so I'm just going to post the rankings and call it a night. Mecca loses but regains the top spot anyways. 1. Nebraska - Mecca 3.25 2. Arizona - UZI Suicide 3.4 3. N.C. State - AboveAverage484 3.7 4. Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff 4.1 5. Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 4.2 6. Ball State - Vampiro69 4.45 7. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 4.65 8. Indiana - Tzar Lysergic 5.85 9. Fresno State - Agent Bond34 8.1 10. Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto 8.2 Other Receiving Votes: Arizona State, Kentucky, Ohio State, Tennessee

No match-ups hinge on the USC/Arizona game so I'm going to just post the conference standings now. Conference Standings Big Eight 1. Minnesota (4-1, 6-3) 2. Indiana (3-1, 6-3) 2. San Diego State (3-1, 4-5) 4. Syracuse (3-2, 5-4) 5. Ohio State (2-2, 6-3) 6. Illinois (1-3, 2-7) 7. Michigan (0-3, 4-5) 7. Rutgers (0-3, 4-5) Big MAC 1. Nebraska (3-1, 7-2) 1. Buffalo (3-1, 5-4) 3. Ball State (2-2, 6-3) 3. Miami of Ohio (2-2, 6-3) 3. Texas (2-2, 4-5) 3. Tulsa (2-2, 2-7) 7. UTEP (1-2, 3-6) 7. Kent State (1-3, 2-7) Pac-8 1. Arizona (4-1, 7-2) 2. Arizona State (3-1, 7-2) 2. UCLA (3-1, 4-5) 4. Notre Dame (3-3, 4-5) 5. Washington (1-2, 2-7) 6. USC (1-3, 1-8) 7. Stanford (1-4, 4-5) Washington State* (1-2, 2-7) Southeastern Seven 1. Florida (4-1, 5-4) 2. Kentucky (3-1, 6-3) 2. South Carolina (3-1, 5-4) 4. Alabama (2-2, 6-3) 4. LSU (2-2, 5-4) 4. Navy (2-2, 4-5) 7. Tennessee (1-3, 6-3) Georgia* (0-5, 1-8) Western Atlantic 1. Virgina (3-1, 6-3) 1. Boston College (3-1, 5-4) 3. Miami (2-1, 5-4) 4. Fresno State (2-2, 6-3) 4. Georgia Tech (2-2, 6-3) 4. N.C. State (2-2, 6-3) 7. Boise State (1-3, 2-7) 8. Florida State (1-4, 3-6)

Penn State has ended our long national nightmare! Also they now just need to avoid pulling a West Virginia to go undefeated.

Maybe I am missing something, but I don't get this acronym. He's off by a letter, it's WLOCP for World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. Also known as this:

Louisville beats South Florida 24-20. Now 55-34. Before this game Rutgers had scored a total of 79 points against I-A competition all year!

Virginia, who looked like the one of the worst teams in the country a month into the season, is about to move into sole possession of first place (unless VaTech can comeback) of the ACC Coastal division. The ACC is by far and away the most fascinating clusterfuck of a conference to ever be assembled. Edit: Should have figured Edwin would beat me to it.

With three timeouts left you go for it on 4th and 6th inside your own 30? Cue someone posting the Mike Gundy "I'm a Man" picture.

While trying to avoid a sack, Northwestern's back up quarterback Mike Kafka threw the pass out of bounds...backwards 20 yards. It should make some highlight reels.

That might been the longest half of football ever.

JHawk has vouched for Hawk 34 getting his picks to him prior to the deadline and forwarded the original picks to me. Hawk 34 did pick West Virginia for Thursday night so I've decided to give him credit for the game. SPORTSMANSHIP~. Now watch JHawk lose by tiebreak.