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

Cuban Linx finally lost but he of course still holds the best record overall so it should come as no surprise he is still #1. The big winner this week was teke184 who jumps to a strong #2 after a big week. Edwin MacPhisto also made a big jump back into the Top 10. The most hated man contest is probably AboveAverage484 at this point as he loses again but again isn't hurt much, dropping two spots as he continues to pick well and is now #1 all by himself in correct picks. He actually is tied with Mecca in their BCS rating but Mecca is ranked higher due to having a better record. I've won five in a row but I'm really getting lucky as I drop two spots this week. I suppose the biggest CONTROVERSY~ is UTBroward dropping out of the Top 10 despite winning but I have good news for him and others after the rankings as I will discuss the bowl picture. 1. South Carolina - Cuban Linx 3.0 2. LSU - teke184 3.8 3. Nebraska - Mecca 5.9 4. N.C. State - AboveAverage484 5.9 5. Syracuse - CanadianChris 6.65 6. Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto 7.1 7. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 7.75 8. Oklahoma - Secret Agent 7.8 9. Boise State - Vitamin X 7.9 10. Stanford - Bored 8.05 Others Receiving Votes: Florida State (King), Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34), Rutgers (the pinjockey), Texas (UTBroward) Briefly before I get to the bowls, for the conference championships things are way too up in the air to even bother going over tiebreak scenerios until next week. Cuban Linx and Mecca are the only two who have clinched spots in their respective conferences. Since we are now down to two weeks left in the regular season it is definately time to take a look at the bowl picture. The way it works here is very similar to real life. 7+ wins will guarentee you a bowl, 6 wins will make you eligible but you may have to sweat a little. There are 18 bowl bids all together and every conference has three bowl tie ins but of course there is no guarentee they will all be filled by their conference as both Southeastern Seven and the Pac-8 don't have three bowl eligible teams yet. Here's a breakdown of where everyone who is still alive stands: Locked In Boise State LSU Nebraska South Carolina Stanford Syracuse Texas Eligible Buffalo Florida State Georgia Tech Hawaii Kent State Miami of Ohio N.C. State Oklahoma Virginia On the Bubble Arizona Ball State Michigan Rutgers Temple UCLA USC UTEP Washington Hanging by a Thread Florida Notre Dame Oregon San Diego State Tennessee And as a reminder here's the bowls and their tie ins: Bored Bowl: BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 The Synagogue Bowl presented by Al Jazerra: Pac-8 #1/BCS vs. Big 8 #1/BCS The SWF.com Dust Bowl: BCS vs. BCS Deadspin.com Barbaro Memorial Bowl: SE7 #2 vs. Big 8 #2 Covers.com Degenerate Bowl: WAC #2 vs. Big MAC #2 KFC PETA Bowl: Pac-8 #2 vs. Big 8 #3 ConED Blackout Bowl: SE7 #3 vs. WAC #3 Ex-Lax Toilet Bowl: Big MAC #3 vs. Pac-8 #3 Trent Boyette’s Texas Chili Bowl: At-large vs. At-large If we end up with a scenerio where I can't find a spot for a 7 win team, I would give up my spot or add a 10th bowl.

Week 10 Results #10 Boise State (Vitamin X) 10, #4 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly) 8 UTEP (Angel Grace Blue) 11, #1 South Carolina (Cuban Linx) 8 Miami (Spaceman Spiff) 12, #2 N.C. State (AboveAverage484) 10 #3 Nebraska (Mecca) 9, Rutgers (the pinjockey) 9; Mecca wins by tiebreak Penn State (Will Scarlet*) 8, #5 Oklahoma (Secret Agent) 8; Penn State wins by tiebreak #6 Syracuse (CanadianChris) 7, Kent State (JHawk) 6 #7 LSU (teke184) 11, Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff) 11; teke184 wins by tiebreak #8 Stanford (Bored) 9, Washington (Smues) 8 #9 Texas (UTBroward) 9, Ball State (Vampiro69) 8 Viginia (Edwin MacPhisto) 10, Hawaii (Fokai/Smues*) 8 Arizona (UZI Suicide) 10, UCLA (phoenixrising) 10; UZI Suicide wins by tiebreak Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34) 7, Buffalo (Carnival) 7; Hawk 34 wins by tiebreak Florida State (King) 10, Boston College (HarleyQuinn) 9 USC (Cartman) 10, San Diego State (the walkin' dude) 7 Temple (Ortonsault) 10, Ohio (Will Scarlet) 8 Ohio State (Gert T) 10, Florida (Urban Warfare) 8 TCU (Nate) 13, Oregon (nogoodnick) 10 Michigan (MFerXtreme87) 10, Kentucky (Danville Wrestling) 9 Tennessee (kkktookmybabyaway) 11, Auburn (Tzar Lysergic) 7 Notre Dame (KingPK) 9, Minnesota (Vern Gagne) 7 Conference Standings Big 8 1. Nebraska (5-0, 8-2) 2. Oklahoma (4-2, 6-4) 3. Texas (3-3, 7-3) 3. Notre Dame (3-3, 4-6) 5. Michigan (2-3, 5-5) 6. Minnesota (1-4, 3-7) 6. Ohio State (1-4, 2-9) Penn State (3-3, 5-5) - probation Big MAC 1. Syracuse (4-2, 7-3) 1. Buffalo (4-2, 6-4) 1. Miami of Ohio (4-2, 6-4) 4. Ball State (3-2, 5-5) 4. Rutgers (3-2, 5-5) 6. Temple (2-4, 5-5) 7. Kent State (1-4, 6-4) 7. Ohio (1-4, 3-7) Pac-8 1. UCLA (4-1, 5-5) 2. Stanford (4-2, 7-3) 2. Washington (4-2, 5-5) 4. Arizona (3-3, 5-5) 4. USC (3-3, 5-5) 6. TCU (2-3, 3-7) 7. Oregon (1-4, 4-6) 7. San Diego State (1-4, 4-6) Southeastern Seven 1. South Carolina (5-1, 9-1) 1. LSU (5-1, 8-2) 3. UTEP (3-2, 5-5) 4. Tennessee (2-3, 4-6) 4. Kentucky (2-3, 3-7) 4. Alabama (2-3, 2-8) 7. Florida (2-4, 4-6) 8. Auburn (1-5, 2-8) Western Atlantic 1. Boise State (5-1, 8-2) 2. Florida State (4-2, 6-4) 2. Virginia (4-2, 6-4) 4. Georgia Tech (3-2, 6-4) 5. Hawaii (2-3, 6-4) 5. N.C. State (2-3, 6-4) 7. Miami (1-4, 3-7) 8. Boston College (1-5, 1-9)

If this holds up that'll make it LSU at #2 and Oregon at #3 now with both having very good chances at running the table. The wild card in this is Kansas as if you are a "the season is one big playoff" proponent the Jayhawks would have to be in the BCS Championship if they were to finish unbeaten. Of course if they were to beat Missouri and Oklahoma I'd imagine they'd hop LSU and Oregon anyways. And BC is not out of it yet.

Woo hoo saved myself $50! I mean, tough break Cuban.

Come on ESABCPN, give everyone the FSU/BC game already.

Oklahoma State has blown a 21 point lead in the 4th to Texas. UCLA continues to do what they do best, lose to bad teams. This time it is Arizona and now they are not even close to a lock to becoming bowl eligible. They have Arizona State, Oregon, and USC left on their schedule and they need to win at least one.

Even Notre Dame fans should be booing that call. And it doesn't matter in the end. Navy finally does it. Charlie Weis should be fired.

Would you prefer Mangino? Navy takes the lead 28-21 on the Irish. 10:24 away from history.

Jayhawks are still unbeaten and Kansas State loses to the #108 team in the BCS, Iowa State. Slayer is going to need a hug. I'll steal from HarleyQuinn with an FCS update, Rhode Island beat UMass 12-6 in overtime today with all of UMass' points coming from three safties.

Wisconsin, without P.J. Hill, has taken a 17-10 lead on Ohio State in the 3rd.

ESABCPN Coverage Maps 3:30/12:30 PM 8:00/5:00 PM

Nothing from Fokai yet, assigning Smues as replacment picks for tommorrow if needed. Edit: Fokai is a no show.

Texans - 20 points Tampa Bay Tennessee Cincinnati Detroit Kansas City New Orleans San Diego San Francisco Washington Seattle Houston New England Dallas Baltimore

Bay Area football fans are subjected to God awful 49ers and Raiders football on a weekly basis with rarely another game opposite the other to switch to. We deserve to actually see some good teams play for once.

Didn't matter anyways, we differ on nine games.

Who You Should Root For #4 Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly, 6-3) vs. #10 Boise State* PM (Vitamin X, 7-2) - GAME OF THE WEEK GT: Georgia Tech, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Rutgers, Arkansas BS: Virginia Tech, Iowa, Texas, Colorado, Connecticut, South Carolina Tiebreaks: 59/55, 151/87 #1 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 9-0) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 4-5) SC: Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, LSU, Rutgers, South Carolina UTEP: Virginia Tech, Navy, Alabama, Connecticut, Arkansas #2 N.C. State (AboveAverage484, 6-3) vs. Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 2-7) NCS: No point for Thursday, Northwestern, Virginia, Notre Dame UM: Virginia Tech, Iowa, Wake Forest, Navy Tiebreak: 61/62 #3 Nebraska* (Mecca, 7-2) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 5-4) NE: Nevada, South Florida RU: New Mexico State, Cincinnati Tiebreaks: 54/50, 72/85 #5 Oklahoma* (Secret Agent, 6-3) vs. Penn State* (Will Scarlet*, 4-5) OK: Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Arkansas PS: Virginia, Texas, Arizona State, South Carolina Tiebreak: 59/58 #6 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 6-3) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 6-3) SU: Georgia Tech, Nevada, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon KS: Virginia Tech, New Mexico State, Virginia, Navy, Michigan State, Colorado, Arizona State #7 LSU* PM (teke184, 7-2) vs. Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 2-7) LSU: Northwestern, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, LSU, Arkansas AL: Iowa, Virginia, Texas, South Florida, Alabama, South Carolina Tiebreak: 57/68 #8 Stanford* (Bored, 6-3) vs. Washington* (Smues, 5-4) SU: Nevada, Iowa, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, South Florida, LSU, Oregon, Rutgers, Arkansas WA: New Mexico State, Northwestern, Virginia, Navy, Cincinnati, Alabama, Arizona State, Connecticut, South Carolina #9 Texas* (UTBroward, 6-3) vs. Ball State* PM (Vampiro69, 5-4) TX: Virginia Tech, Alabama, Connecticut BS: Georgia Tech, LSU, Rutgers Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto, 5-4) vs. Hawaii (Fokai/Smues*, 6-3) VA: 1-0 lead, Iowa, Notre Dame, South Florida, LSU, Oregon, Rutgers, Arkansas HI: Northwestern, Navy, Cincinnati, Alabama, Arizona State, Connecticut, South Carolina Edwin MacPhisto wins if there is a tie. UCLA* PM (phoenixrising, 5-4) vs. Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 4-5) UCLA: New Mexico State, Iowa, Virginia, South Florida AZ: Nevada, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Cincinnati Tiebreak: 66/63 Buffalo* PM (Carnival, 6-3) vs. Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 5-4) UB: Virginia Tech, Nevada, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Navy, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Missouri MOH: Georgia Tech, New Mexico State, Ohio State, Iowa, Notre Dame, Texas, Cincinnati, Colorado Tiebreak: 74/71 Florida State* (King, 5-4) vs. Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 1-8) FS: Northwestern, Navy, Connecticut BC: Iowa, Notre Dame, Rutgers San Diego State* (the walkin' dude, 4-5) vs. USC* (Cartman, 4-5) SDS: New Mexico State, Wake Forest, Rutgers USC: Nevada, Virginia, Connecticut Temple* PM (Ortonsault, 4-5) vs. Ohio* (Will Scarlet, 3-6) TU: Wake Forest, Navy, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Connecticut, Arkansas OH: Virginia, Notre Dame, Texas, Arizona State, Rutgers, South Carolina Tiebreaks: 60/58, 126/75 Florida* PM (Urban Warfare, 4-5) vs. Ohio State* (Gert T, 1-8) FL: Georgia Tech, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Cincinnati OS: Virginia Tech, Iowa, Virginia, South Florida Tiebreaks: 70/58, 48/60 Oregon* (nogoondick, 4-5) vs. TCU* (Nate, 2-7) OR: Nevada, South Florida, Colorado, Rutgers, South Carolina TCU: New Mexico State, Cincinnati, Missouri, Connecticut, Arkansas Michigan* (MFerXtreme87, 4-5) vs. Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 3-6) MI: Northwestern, Navy, LSU KY: Iowa, Notre Dame, Alabama Tennessee* PM (kkktookmybabyaway, 3-6) vs. Auburn* (Tzar Lysergic, 2-7) TN: Iowa, Navy, Michigan, Texas, Missouri, South Carolina AU: Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Arkansas Tiebreak #2: 89/6 Notre Dame* (KingPK, 3-6) vs. Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 3-6) ND: Georgia Tech, Nevada, Iowa, Navy, Colorado, Connecticut MN: Virginia Tech, New Mexico State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Missouri, Rutgers Tiebreak: 65/54

Along with Edwin, AboveAverage484 and Fokai are late with their picks. PM'd Picks Boise State - Vitamin X THURSDAY Virginia Tech FRIDAY Nevada SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Virginia Notre Dame Michigan Texas South Florida LSU Colorado Oregon Connecticut South Carolina Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 55 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 87 Florida - Urban Warfare Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada SATURDAY Ohio State Northwestern Wake Forest Notre Dame Michigan Texas Cincinnati LSU Missouri Oregon Rutgers South Carolina Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 70 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 48 Tennessee - kkktookmybabyaway THURSDAY Virginia Tech FRIDAY Nevada SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Virginia Navy Michigan Texas South Florida Alabama Missouri Oregon Connecticut South Carolina Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 34 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 89 Ball State - Vampiro69 THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 61 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 89 UCLA - phoenixrising THURSDAY Virginia Tech FRIDAY New Mexico State SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Virginia Notre Dame Michigan Texas South Florida LSU Missouri Oregon Rutgers Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 66 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 100 Buffalo - Carnival THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game?74 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU?88 Georgia Tech - iggymcfly THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 59 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 151 Temple - Ortonsault THURSDAY Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Wake Forest Navy Michigan Oklahoma State South Florida LSU Missouri Oregon Connecticut Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 60 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 126 LSU - teke184 THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 57 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 67 Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff Virginia Tech Nevada Ohio State Iowa Virginia Navy Michigan Texas South Florida Alabama Missouri Oregon UConn South Carolina TB #1: 68 TB #2: 109 THURSDAY Georgia Tech FRIDAY New Mexico State SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Wake Forest Notre Dame Michigan Texas Cincinnati LSU Colorado Oregon Rutgers South Carolina Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 71 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 104

My Picks Georgia Tech Nevada Ohio State Iowa Wake Forest Notre Dame Michigan Texas South Florida LSU Missouri Oregon Rutgers Arkansas 59/95

And finally wrapping up the 2007 Player Rankings with my favorite and longest list, starting pitchers. Only difference from closers is I do take into account ERA+. The list includes the top 120 pitchers in games started. 2004 1. Randy Johnson 15. Odalis Perez 30. Josh Beckett 45. Joe Kennedy 60. Randy Wolf 75. Jon Garland 90. Aaron Harang 105. Jose Acevedo 120. Brian Anderson 2005 1. Roger Clemens 15. Brandon Webb 30. Kenny Rogers 45. Derek Lowe 60. Livan Hernandez 75. Jason Marquis 90. Mike Maroth 105. Gil Meche 120. Jose Lima 2006 1. Johan Santana 15. Jered Weaver 30. Jake Peavy 45. Aaron Cook 60. Jeff Suppan 75. Matt Morris 90. Rick Nolasco 105. Casey Fossum 120. Oliver Perez 2007 1. Jake Peavy, Padres 2. C.C. Sabathia, Indians 3. Josh Beckett, Red Sox 4. Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks 5. Erik Bedard, Orioles 6. Johan Santana, Twins 7. John Smoltz, Braves 8. John Lackey, Angels 9. Aaron Harang, Reds 10. Javier Vazquez, White Sox 11. Dan Haren, A's 12. Cole Hamels, Phillies 13. Tim Hudson, Braves 14. Fausto Carmona, Indians 15. Roy Oswalt, Astros 16. James Shields, Devil Rays 17. Kelvim Escobar, Angels 18. Ted Lilly, Cubs 19. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays 20. Chris Young, Padres 21. Brad Penny, Dodgers 22. Justin Verlander, Tigers 23. Joe Blanton, A's 24. Scott Kazmir, Devil Rays 25. Mark Buehrle, White Sox 26. Matt Cain, Giants 27. Gil Meche, Royals 28. Rich Hill, Cubs 29. Chien-Ming Wang, Yankees 30. Jeremy Guthrie, Orioles 31. A.J. Burnett, Blue Jays 32. Dustin McGowan, Blue Jays 33. Ian Snell, Pirates 34. Greg Maddux, Padres 35. Derek Lowe, Dodgers 36. Curt Schilling, Red Sox 37. Jeff Francis, Rockies 38. Felix Hernandez, Mariners 39. Ben Sheets, Brewers 40. John Maine, Mets 41. Carlos Zambrano, Cubs 42. Adam Wainwright, Cardinals 43. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox 44. Brian Bannister, Royals 45. Tim Lincecum, Giants 46. Oliver Perez, Mets 47. Tom Gorzelanny, Pirates 48. Carlos Silva, Twins 49. Andy Pettitte, Yankees 50. Orlando Hernandez, Mets 51. Jered Weaver, Angels 52. Jon Garland, White Sox 53. Scott Baker, Twins 54. Bronson Arroyo, Reds 55. Shaun Marcum, Blue Jays 56. Wandy Rodriguez, Astros 57. Kyle Kendrick, Phillies 58. Micah Owings, Diamondbacks 59. Paul Byrd, Indians 60. Kyle Lohse, Reds/Phillies 61. Aaron Cook, Rockies 62. Barry Zito, Giants 63. Tim Wakefield, Red Sox 64. Jeremy Bonderman, Tigers 65. Jarrod Washburn, Mariners 66. Doug Davis, Diamondbacks 67. Miguel Batista, Mariners 68. Jake Westbrook, Indians 69. Chuck James, Braves 70. Jeff Suppan, Brewers 71. Jason Bergmann, Nationals 72. Tom Glavine, Mets 73. Dave Bush, Brewers 74. Justin Germano, Padres 75. Mike Mussina, Yankees 76. Chad Gaudin, A's 77. Jason Marquis, Cubs 78. Nate Robertson, Tigers 79. Braden Looper, Cardinals 80. Noah Lowry, Giants 81. Matt Belisle, Reds 82. Jamie Moyer, Phillies 83. Sergio Mitre, Marlins 84. Andy Sonnanstine, Devil Rays 85. Jesse Litsch, Blue Jays 86. Paul Maholm, Pirates 87. Chris Capuano, Brewers 88. Matt Morris, Giants/Pirates 89. Lenny DiNardo, A's 90. Josh Fogg, Rockies 91. Boof Bosner, Twins 92. Livan Hernandez, Diamondbacks 93. Buddy Carlyle, Braves 94. Claudio Vargas, Brewers 95. Kevin Millwood, Rangers 96. Woody Williams, Astros 97. Daniel Cabrera, Orioles 98. Julian Tavarez, Red Sox 99. Jose Contreras, White Sox 100. Steve Trachsel, Orioles/Cubs 101. Matt Chico, Nationals 102. David Wells, Padres/Dodgers 103. Dontrelle Willis, Marlins 104. John Danks, White Sox 105. Brandon McCarthy, Rangers 106. Ervin Santana, Angels 107. Kameron Loe, Rangers 108. Anthony Reyes, Cardinals 109. Kip Wells, Cardinals 110. Jeff Weaver, Mariners 111. Mike Bacsik, Nationals 112. Odalis Perez, Royals 113. Jorge De La Rosa, Royals 114. Edwin Jackson, Devil Rays 115. Vincente Padilla, Rangers 116. Scott Olsen, Marlins 117. Adam Eaton, Phillies 118. Kyle Davies, Braves/Royals 119. Byung-Hyun Kim, Rockies/Diamondbacks/Marlins 120. Mike Maroth, Tigers/Cardinals

As mentioned earlier the ASU/Oregon game will be carried by ESPN after all and it'll be the first Pac-10 conference game televised on ESPN since 1994, although they were already scheduled to show a few games this month. Those in Oregon and Arizona will still get the local telecasts of the game. Big Ten fans though who don't have a satellite dish won't be so lucky this week though as the Wisconsin/Ohio State game will be available on the Big Ten Network only which should just thrill fans from both schools. This week of course is LSU's first game against Nick Saban and Alabama although it's too bad the game isn't in Baton Rouge as it would be a lot more fun but it should be interesting none the less. And finally, is this the year Navy beats Notre Dame? It's a bit of a down year for the Midshipmen but if there was ever a year to beat the Irish this is the one. Network/Basic Cable Schedule THURSDAY #11 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN2 SATURDAY Purdue at Penn State, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN Iowa at Northwestern, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2 Nebraska at #8 Kansas, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, FSN Kansas State at Iowa State, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, Versus Navy at Notre Dame, 2:30 PM/11:30 AM, NBC #12 Michigan at Michigan State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN* Cincinnati at #18 South Florida, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN* #15 Texas at Oklahoma State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* UCLA at Arizona, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* #3 LSU at #17 Alabama, 5:00/2:00 PM, CBS #9 Missouri at Colorado, 6:30/3:30 PM, FSN #4 Arizona State at #5 Oregon, 6:45/3:45 PM, ESPN Florida State at #2 Boston College, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC* Oregon State at #19 USC, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC* Texas A&M at #6 Oklahoma, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC* South Carolina at Arkansas, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN2 Washington State at California, 10:00/7:00 PM, FSN SUNDAY SMU at Houston, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN Basic Cable/Satellite/Gameplan Schedule FRIDAY Akron at Bowling Green, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPNU SATURDAY N.C. State at Miami, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPNU #21 Wisconsin at #1 Ohio State, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Ball State at Indiana, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* #24 Wake Forest at #23 Virginia, Noon/9:00 AM, LFS*/GP #25 Clemson at Duke, Noon/9:00 AM, GP Syracuse at Pittsburgh, Noon/9:00 AM, GP Vanderbilt at #20 Florida, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, LFS*/GP Colorado State at BYU, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, Mtn. FIU at Arkansas State, 3:00 PM/Noon, GP San Jose State at #22 Boise State, 3:00 PM/Noon, GP Buffalo at Miami of Ohio, 3:00 PM/Noon, GP Army at Air Force, 3:30/12:30 PM, CSTV Maryland at North Carolina, 3:45/12:45 PM, ESPNU New Mexico at TCU, 5:30/2:30 PM, Mtn. Washington at Stanford, 6:30/3:30 PM, FCS Pacific Rutgers at #13 Connecticut, 7:15/4:15 PM, ESPNU Tulsa at Tulane, 7:30/4:30 PM, CSTV Illinois at Minnesota, 8:00/5:00 PM, BTN Wyoming at San Diego State, 9:00/6:00 PM, Mtn. All Other Div. I-A Games FRIDAY Temple at Ohio SATURDAY Troy at #10 Georgia Northwestern State at Mississippi East Carolina at Memphis Tennessee Tech at #16 Auburn Texas Tech at Baylor UTEP at Rice Marshall at UCF Louisiana-Lafayette at Tennessee Louisiana Tech at Idaho Utah State at Fresno State Southern Miss at UAB Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Monroe Eastern Michigan at Toledo

I haven't found official confirmation of this but I've read in a couple of places that ESPN has worked out a deal to televise the ASU/Oregon nationally after all. It will be blacked out locally since both markets already have local deals in place to televise the game but this is very good news. Weekly thread will be up tonight.

This is my biggest fear as I'm so looking forward to the Giants not only being terrible, which they have been recently, but also being irrelevant next year without Bonds.

Cool, I get those random FCS channels so I'll be able to see the game after all. New BCS Rankings 1. Ohio State 2. Boston College 3. LSU 4. Arizona State 5. Oregon 6. Oklahoma 7. West Virginia 8. Kansas 9. Missouri 10. Georgia 11. Virginia Tech 12. Michigan 13. Connecticut 14. Hawaii 15. Texas 16. Auburn 17. Alabama 18. South Florida 19. USC 20. Florida 21. Wisconsin 22. Boise State 23. Virginia 24. Wake Forest 25. Clemson

This was actually relatively uneventful Saturday and after all the chaos in the previous weeks I get the feeling we may have a boring November. We're down to only 10 BCS conference teams with one loss or less compared to 18 at this time last year so I think law of averages this past week might be a sign of things to come. Even now in the era of a 12 game regular season and conference championships I still don't see us having the first two loss, post-bowls national champion. Believe me though I would love a two loss champion as it would even further kill the argument that the regular season is one big playoff. Almost made it through October without ranking any three loss teams but as the SEC continues to cannibalize itself I have no other choice. 1. Ohio State 2. Arizona State 3. Boston College 4. Kansas 5. LSU 6. West Virginia 7. Oklahoma 8. Oregon 9. Missouri 10. Georgia 11. Connecticut 12. Alabama 13. Virginia Tech 14. South Florida 15. Wake Forest 16. Auburn 17. Florida 18. Michigan 19. Tennessee 20. Wisconsin 21. South Carolina 22. USC 23. Kentucky 24. Hawaii 25. Boise State