Thursday, December 3
#16 Oregon State 28 @ #7 Oregon 40
Several things working against the Beavers tonight. 1) It is at night. 2) It is at Autzen Stadium. 3) 113. This is the 113 meeting of the Civil War. In none of the other 112 times has the winner of this game determined the Rose Bowl representative from the PAC-10. The. Ducks. Will. Roll.

Saturday, December 5
#5 Cincinnati 31 @ #15 Pittsburgh 24
Too bad the Panthers couldn't win the Backyard Brawl. It would have made even more drama for the Big East this weekend. Ah well. Cincy is just too good. However, will the distractions of South Bend coming to call on Brian Kelly be just enough to tilt to the favor of Pitt? I don't think so. This is just another resume padder for Kelly. Before he heads to South Bend.

#21 Houston 34 @ East Carolina 38
For all of his ballyhooed numbers this year, it won't be Keenum who lets down the Cougs in this game. It will be the Achilles' heel it has had all year … Defense. East Carolina and Pinkney will expose it from the first series and just keep on moving. The Pirates have just enough D to make enough stops to win …. again!

#23 West Virginia 21 @ Rutgers 17
Will the emotion from last week's win for the Mountaineers carry over to New Jersey? I think so. West Virginia has been on the verge of breaking out all year and that win could be just what it needed to end the year strong. Question is, will they settle for a Florida Bowl against Florida State in Bobby Bowden's swan song??

Arizona 17 @ #18 USC 12
USC has been exposed all year long for not having very good offense. If Damian Williams doesn't play again, then the "Desert Swarm 2009″ will shut down the Trojans … again. They won't have to score many, and for the first time in a long, long, long time, the Trojans won't finish in the Top 25. Wow!!!

#19 California 31 @ Washington 24
In Jake Locker's last home game, the Huskies will put up a valiant fight. However, they just won't have enough over one of the most complete PAC-10 teams right now. Can you believe the PAC-10 has 5 teams ranked in the top 25?? Yeah, me neither. Either WAY overrated (more than likely) or everyone else is just down this year. Either way the Bears beat the Huskies.

#3 Texas 28 @ #22 Nebraska 17
Texas will win, but it won't be the blow out many predict. For one, if Bo Polini has watched ANY tape of Texas, then if he has the mental capacity above a 4th grader, he should be able to realize, if you take out Jordan Shipley, Texas is dead on offense. Colt McCoy is good, but if he doesn't have his roomie to throw to, well, he is just average at best. Texas was also leaky on defense giving up 39 … 39!!! to A&M. Texas will play for the BCS Championship, but boy they don't deserve to.

#10 Georgia Tech 35 @ Clemson 17
Wow! Could either of these teams have laid bigger eggs last weekend? Tech losing at home to UGA. Clemson getting totally dominated by the Ol Ball coach. I mean, wow. Just wow. So, who really cares about this game? Dabo Sweeney's family and some crazy Wrambling Wreck fans I suppose. Everyone else will be decorating for the holidays.

South Florida 20 @ UConn 31
After being so close for so many weeks, the Huskies finally got their upset. Strolling into South Bend and knocking off the Irish and sending Pear Bryant to an early retirement from college football. Brian Kelly's pay grade is about to go up. So, this week, the emotion will be running high as they take the field for their final home game to pay tribute to their fallen teammate. The Bulls don't stand a chance.

Tie-Break (Give the Score)
#1 Florida 23 vs #2 Alabama 17
The story this week has been Carlos Dunlap and just how much alcohol does it take for a 6'5″ 290 DE to get so drunk he falls asleep in his car .. at a stoplight?? I mean, really?? He will get to sleep it off from the sidelines on Saturday, in street clothes. It doesn't matter though. Touchdown Timmy will still be playing, right? That is all that matters here. If defense does win championships, flip a coin. Total Defense ranking : Florida #1 Alabama #3. So, um, yeah. Timmy cements his legacy and will move on to win his 3rd BCS Champoinship in 4 years, and his 2nd Heisman. He really is probably the greatest college football player in our generation if not all time.

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Thursday, December 3
#16 Oregon State @ #7 Oregon (PAC-10 vs PAC-10)

Saturday, December 5
#5 Cincinnati @ #15 Pittsburgh (Big East de-facto Championship)
#21 Houston @ East Carolina (C-USA vs C-USA)
#23 West Virginia @ Rutgers (Big East vs Big East)
Arizona @ #18 USC (PAC-10 vs PAC-10)
#19 California @ Washington (PAC-10 vs PAC-10)
#3 Texas @ #22 Nebraska (Little XII Championship)
#10 Georgia Tech @ Clemson (ACC Championship)
South Florida @ UConn (Big East vs Big East)

Tie-Break (Give the Score)
#1 Florida vs #2 Alabama (SEC Championship)

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#3 Texas 31 @ Texas A&M 21
This game is always the total opposite of how you expect it. For example, how has aTm won 2 of the last 3 when they were totally out talented and out manned? No idea. This one will be close again simply because of the rivalry and College Station. Look for McCoy and Shipley to have big days, again, against another porous pass defense.

Illinois 17 @ #5 Cincinnati 35
The Bearcats are just too good this year and Ron Zook has started his usual program tailspin now in his 4th year in Champagne. Look for the Bearcats to control the line of scrimmage and hit big play after big play. One step closer and setting up a show down next weekend against Pitt for the Big East title.

#2 Alabama 31 @ Auburn 10
The Iron Bowl has turned in the Tide's favor the last two years. Auburn has found some offense this year, but they haven't played a defense like Bama's all year. Bama is better than Florida this year as a complete team. Look for the Bama D to control this game.

#9 Pittsburgh 24 @ West Virginia 20
The 102nd playing of the Backyard Brawl will be a great one. Although the Big East won't be decided in this game, don't tell anyone in Morgantown that. They will be sky high looking for a chance to exact some revenge for past upsets at the hands of the Panthers. They would love nothing more than to knock Pitt from the ranks of the unbeaten in the Big East and spoil their next week showdown with Cincy.

Nebraska 27 @ Colorado 10
Big plays have killed the Buffs all year long and look for that trend to continue this weekend in Boulder. The Buffs will give up two TDs of at LEAST 40 yards in this game and Suh and the Husker D will dominate. The Buffs will have some typical Hawkins trick plays, but the D will be ready for them.

Georgia 24 @ #7 Georgia Tech 35
This one could be ugly and in a hurry. If the UGA D can't stop the run, and Nesbit and Co are running like clockwork, then it will be a long day for UGA. The only saving grace could be that the Tech pass D is so horrible. That will keep it close.

#25 Ole Miss 28 @ Mississippi State 17
Ole Miss is peaking at season's end once again this year. Too bad they couldn't live up to those pre-season expectations. Typical for a Hootie team though. Have to be the underdog before you can win on emotion alone.

#12 Oklahoma State 24 @ Oklahoma 17
Zac Robinson is supposed to play. That is good news for the Cowboys. Landry Jones is supposed to play for the Sooners. Still not sure if that is good or bad new for them. The Sooners are a totally different team at home this year. OSU is a totally different team with Robinson under center. Should be good for Bedlam.

#18 Clemson 28 @ South Carolina 20
C J Spiller is playing like a man possessed right now for the Tigers. The Cocky defense will be good, but not good enough to slow down the Tigers. It will be close for a while, but in the end, just too much Spiller.

Arkansas 35 @ #15 LSU 24
The passing arm of Ryan Mallett for the Hogs is getting into full swing these past couple of weeks. Look for that trend to continue. If the Tigers can't get pressure on Mallett it will be a huge post-Thanksgiving feast for the Hog signal caller. Jefferson will be pressured all day by the Hogs front line and in the end, the Tigers won't be able to recover from Les "Spike" Miles blunders in Oxford last week. Hogs are pickin Cotton!

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#10 Ohio State 21 @ Michigan 10
A once promising season comes to a disastrous end for RichRod in Michigan amid claims of Tate Forcier being academically ineligible … yes, claims made by RichRod! On National TV!!! And oh yeah, the Buckeyes win the Big 10 again. A glorified high school conference.

North Carolina 31 @ Boston College 13
Defense was the name of the game and in this game, the Tarheels had more. They also had the best semblance of an offense as well. Jumping out to a 21 – 0 lead didn't hurt on the road. Sitting at 8 – 3 would be awesome, if you didn't play in the ACC.

Mississippi State 21 @ Arkansas 42
Three game win streak. Check. Another 5 TD game for Mallett. Check. Single season TD record. Check. Tons of momentum heading to Death Valley. Check. Bobby Petrino is just getting warmed up in Fayetteville. If the Hogs win their last 2 games (LSU and Bowl game) look for Ryan Mallett to be Heisman front runner next year.

Oklahoma 13 @ Texas Tech 41
How bad is the Little XII? After Saturday, they had two teams in the Top 25. One struggled at home against a 3-win team. The other plays high school opponents tougher than Kansas. OU had no clue what hit them in Lubbock. Tech isn't that good. OU is just THAT bad.

#8 LSU 23 @ Ole Miss 25
Les "Spike" Miles is quite possibly the only coach who could upstage Charlie Weis. I mean losing at home to UConn is one thing, but losing on the road, in a conference game, because you think you can spike the ball in less than a second is beyond anything I have ever seen. I am still in shock over that clock management.

#11 Oregon 44 @ Arizona 41 2OT
Wow. This one was a game for the ages. A TD with 0:08 left ties the game for Oregon. Then in OT the Wildcats just couldn't stop Masoli. His TD from the one setup a battle royale in Corvalis 12/3 to determine the PAC-10 winner. Oregon vs Oregon State. WOW!

Kansas State 3 @ Nebraskas 17
So the winner of the right to play Texas in the Little XII Championship game goes to Nebraska. The Cornhuskers completely shut down Kansas State and will now try to derail the Shorthorns BCS Championship hopes. Good luck with the Husker Nation.

Kansas 20 @ #3 Texas 51
Can they get by their arch rivals Texas A&M?? Will the Aggies pull the monumental upset? The game is in College Station. The Aggies have won 2 of the last 3 against the Teasippers. But with a pass defense ranked 110th out of 112 teams, can they even begin to slow down Jordan Shipley? If so, they win. Period.

#14 Penn State 42 @ Michigan State 14
Wow. Daryll Clark picked a great game to have his best game as a Nitny Lion. Clark threw for 310 yards and 4 TD. All of them in the 3rd quarter as the Nitny Lions steamrolled the hapless Spartans. Considering 10 – 2 a great season in the Big 10 is like Notre Dame considering Charlie Weis to be the savior coach. Hi-larious.

Give the Score (tie-breaker)
#25 California 34 @ #17 Stanford 28
Did anyone else know that Cal had a defense? Yeah, me neither. How in the world did they ever stop Toby Gerhart. Well, they didn't really. He had 136 yards and 4 TD. The Stanford Defense however forgot to leave the Coliseum. They couldn't slow down Shane Vereen.

Brick of the Week (BOTW)

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Okay, so the average correct picks were 6.4 out of 10. Not bad. But not all that hot either. There were three games were each contestant correctly picked the winner. One game had 19 of the 21 picking it correctly. So, that one will serve up or BOTW. That was the Ohio State @ Michigan game. In that game, two individuals thought RichRod and the Wolverines would rise above and knock off Sweater Vest and win in the Big House. Um, no. Not exactly. And for that, these two will win the BOTW. They are Mr. Brian "Bring on the turkey" Mashburn and Mr. Travis "This ain't your momma's potato casserole!" Stout.

Pick of the Week (POTW)

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I am so glad that this individual picked this game. Otherwise we would have been in a world of hurt. One person correctly picked the stunning upset of Cal over Stanford. I mean, who knew Cal could even slow down Gerhart. Or that Stanford's defense wouldn't show up at all. Either way, this person did. And for that they were the clear cut winner this week of the POTW. That goes to none other than Mr. Alex "I will take it since Boomer Sooner doesn't travel to Lubbock" Rowland. Congratulations my friend. I would say sorry about the Sooners, but you know I wouldn't mean it.

Champion of the Week (COTW)

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It very well could have happened in the past, but honestly, right now I just don't ever remember it happening. Of all the individuals who tied for the win in picks this week, not ONE of them correctly picked the winner of the tie-break game. That would mean that we had to implement Rule 120 Section 21 Part 3 Sub-Rule 12 which states, in the event that none of the ties correctly picked the tie-breaker game, the tie-break score will still be used to determine the winner for the week. So, we moved to the tie-break score. And for that, we will arrive at our COTW for Week 12. That would be none other than Mr. Steven "Guns Up! Red Raiders in the Hizzy!" Leija with his 10 for a tie-break score. Congratulations BFAM!

Standings for Week 12

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8 – 2
Steven Leija (10)
Jessica Leija (20)
Damon Hill (20)
Tammy Tucker (21)
Carroll Walls (30)

7 – 3
Lisa Hill
April Mashburn
Jonathan Butcher
Ben Gilbert
Jamey Vaught
Jerry Tucker
Jason Wesson
Gene Strode
Lance Williams
Jon Patterson

6 – 4
Jon McCurdy
Brian Mashburn
Jarrod Fannin

5 – 5
Alex Rowland
Travis Stout

4 – 6
Jason Shirey

Overall Standings After Week 12

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89 – 31
Jason Wesson

88 – 32
Jamey Vaught
Gene Strode

86 – 34
Lance Williams
Jon Patterson
April Mashburn

85 – 35
Travis Stout
Ben Gilbert
Lisa Hill

84 – 36
Jonathan Butcher

83 – 37
Jerry Tucker
Tammy Tucker

82 – 38
Jason Shirey
Carroll Walls
Steven Leija
Jessica Leija
Damon Hill

79 -41
Brian Mashburn

77 – 43
Alex Rowland

77 – 33
Jarrod Fannin

70 – 30
Jon McCurdy

57 – 33
Lee Smith

47 – 33
Charles Hopkins

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#25 West Virginia 21 @ #5 Cincinnati 24
Bearcats take a big step closer to that coveted Big East title and a spot in the Orange Bowl. Can they finish the season without Pike? If so, can they do it undefeated?

#7 Georgia Tech 49 @ Duke 10
After falling behind 10 – 0 the Wreck decided they were ready to play and went on a 49 – 0 run to steam roll the Duke Blue Devils. They clinched the ACC Coastal with this win and a trip to the ACC Championship game.

Tennessee 17 @ Mississippi 42
Some day someone will figure out that defending Ole Miss starts and ends with stopping McCluster. How difficult can that possibly be? I mean honestly?

#1 Florida 24 @ South Carolina 14
The Gators continue to roll along winning their 20th consecutive game. They also secured their spot in the SEC Championship game against Alabama. Rematch time for them.

#10 Iowa 24 @ #11 Ohio State 27 OT
It took OT, but the Buckeyes were able to secure the Big 10 title outright. This will be the Buckeyes first Rose Bowl trip since 1997. They continue to get into BCS bowls. HOW?????

Troy 20 @ Arkansas 56
The Hogs win their 5th straight game in the state and their offense continues to roll up massive amounts of yardage and points. Mallett shattered the single season passing record during the game … and he has three games to go.

Notre Dame 22 @ #12 Pittsburgh 27
Pitt continued to hold up its end of the bargain and making the potential for two undefeated Big East teams to play the final game of the regular season. Cincy and Pitt should be a GREAT matchup.

Texas Tech 17 @ #19 Oklahoma State 24
Tech didn't win this battle, but they may have helped other Little XII teams when they knocked Robinson completely loopy near the end of the game. Probably won't be back for Colorado, but hopefully for the Cowboys' sake he is back for Bedlam.

Stanford 55 @ #9 USC 21
Yeah, that score is NOT wrong. In the Coliseum, the PAC-10 power Trojans were taken out behind the woodshed. Up 48 – 21, Stanford goes for 2. I LOVE IT!!!!

#16 Utah 28 @ #4 TCU 55
Don't get me wrong, TCU is probably a very, very good team. However, when you play SMU, UNLV, San Diego State, and Wyoming, and they count as conference wins, you really aren't going to impress me much. Sorry.

Brick of the Week (BOTW)

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Lots of great picks again this week. However, as is the usual, one of those picks stood out as being very inept. That would have been the pick for Utah to upend TCU and end their BCS hopes. Instead, that didn't exactly go the way the Utes had planned. They were humiliated by 27 points and they really won't ever even in the game. So, for being the only individual to give the Utes a chance, this individual gets the BOTW. Sorry bud, but it goes to Mr. Jonathan "Please, anyone but Charlie Weis. Please!!!" Butcher.

Pick of the week (POTW)

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There could have been 17 people actually receive the BOTW but instead that gets flopped around and therefore 5 people get POTW honors for correctly picking this one. Who know that Papa Kiffin would have no freaking clue how to stop or even slow down Dexter McCluster and the Ole Miss Rebels. They looked worse than Arkansas trying to defend Ole Miss, and that is NOT a good thing. Therefore, for being in love with Hootie, the following get the POTW, Mr. Ben "Just call me Wild Rebel" Gilbert, Mr. Carroll "They won DESPITE Hootie" Walls, Mr. Brian "Rebels are better than Volunteers, right?" Mashburn, Mrs. Tammy "I am not sure why I picked Ole Miss" Tucker, and Mr. Travis "Never cheer for anyone wearing putrid orange." Stout. Congratulations.

Champion of the Week (COTW)

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We had three individuals who correctly picked 9 of the 10 games this week. That is pretty impressive considering the gauntlet of games on the docket. No one. I repeat NO ONE game Stanford a chance in the Coliseum. Who knew right? Well, that lead us to the tie-breaker. It almost had to go to sudden death on that one even. The winner this week won by the slimmest of margins. 1 tie-break point. Yep 1 POINT! The COTW for Week 11 is none other than Mr. Carroll "Starting to get the hang of this contest" Walls. Congratulations my friend.

Standings for Week 11

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9 – 1
Carroll Walls (22)
Ben Gilbert (23)
Tammy Tucker (48)

8 – 2
Jarrod Fannin
Travis Stout
Brian Mashburn
Lance Williams
Jason Wesson
Jason Shirey
Jerry Tucker
Jamey Vaught
April Mashburn
Lisa Hill
Damon Hill

7 – 3
Steven Leija
Jon McCurdy
Jessica Leija
Gene Strode
Lee Smith
Alex Rowland

6 – 4
Jonathan Patterson

4 – 6
Jonathan Butcher

Overall Standings After Week 11

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82 – 28
Jason Wesson

81 – 29
Jamey Vaught
Gene Strode

80 – 30
Travis Stout

79 – 31
Lance Williams
Jon Patterson
April Mashburn

78 – 32
Ben Gilbert
Jason Shirey
Lisa Hill

77 – 33
Jonathan Butcher

76 – 34
Jerry Tucker

75 – 35
Tammy Tucker

74 – 36
Carroll Walls
Steven Leija
Jessica Leija
Damon Hill

73 – 37
Brian Mashburn

72 – 38
Alex Rowland

71 – 29
Jarrodd Fannin

64 – 26
Jon McCurdy

57 – 33
Lee Smith

47 – 33
Charles Hopkins

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