Sunday, October 29, 2006

A Good Day To Be OSU, A Bad Day To Be USC

Schools with the initials OSU went 3-0 yesterday.

The #1-ranked Buckeyes from The Ohio State University rolled over hapless Minnesota, 44-0. Another day at the office in Columbus.

Oklahoma State knocked off Big XII North leader Nebraska 41-29. The Oklahoma Aggies are a force to be reckoned with, especially in Stillwater. Nebraska, once again, is not quite ready for prime time. The Big XII North is awful, again.

And, in the upset of the day, and possibly the season, Oregon State defeated USC, 33-31. The Beavers led by as much as 33-10, before the Trojans rallied to close to within two points. USC scored in the last 10 seconds of the game, but the Beavers denied the two-point conversion to save the win. It was definitely a goalpost game in Corvallis. Definition of goalpost game: a big win in which the home team’s fans have reason to swarm the field to tear down the goalposts.

In Columbia, the other USC also lost to an orange-clad team, as Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks lost to Phat Phil’s Big Orange of Tennessee, 31-24. Tennessee continues their rebound season.

The SEC, at the moment, is staring at a championship game between Arkansas and Florida. This year, a 3rd place game between Auburn and Tennessee would be well worth a doubleheader. Both are top ten teams, and have a chance to make a BCS bowl without making it to the championship game.

The ACC, on the other hand, is looking at either Boston College, Wake Forest, or Maryland on one side of their championship game, to play Georgia Tech. Good luck selling tickets in Jacksonville for that. Wasn’t this expansion intended to put Florida State and Miami together for a championship game every year?

BCS Bowl Projections
BCS NCG: Ohio State vs. West Virginia
Fiesta: Texas vs. Boise State
Rose: USC vs. Michigan
Sugar: Florida vs. Notre Dame
Orange: Boston College vs. Auburn

Big XII Rankings
1. Texas: Escaped with a win at Tech. Should talk with travel agent about reservations for Kansas City in the first weekend in November.
2. Oklahoma: Big win at Missouri. Even without Adrian Peterson, the best team outside of Texas.
3. Texas A&M: Saturday night at Kyle Field against OU should be quite the spectacle.
4. Oklahoma State: Big jump after big win over Nebraska.
5. Nebraska: Took two steps backward yesterday in Stillwater.
6. Missouri: Maybe they’re not all that after all.
7. Texas Tech: Just missed big upset over Texas. Have slipped a tiny bit from past years.
8. Baylor: They would own the North division.
9. Kansas State: One more win puts them into a bowl.
10. Kansas: Back in the win column after some rotten luck.
11. Iowa State: Looking more like some of the pre-McCarney teams.
12. Colorado: Long year in Boulder.

No comments: