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Northern Illinois at No. 17 Ball State
Ball St. does not have the SOS on their side, so every win they get and every loss another mid-major suffers goes in their favor for a BCS game. If they win, this will set up the big showdown with CMU.
No. 23 Maryland at Virginia Tech
Maryland has somehow made it to the top 25 in their continued schizto showing this year. Winning in Blacksburg is never an easy task, and Maryland is 1-2 on the road, and could easily be 0-3. A loss here would shake the Atlantic up once again.
No. 11 Ohio State at No. 24 Northwestern
OSU can only pray that PSU loses two game this year, but with the likes of that slim, they can only continue to win and hope for a RB birth. NW will look to spoil that and tey and sneak into the RB themselves.
No. 20 Georgia Tech at No. 19 North Carolina
GT is in the lead in the ACC Coastal, but UNC can knoco them down a peg with a win at home, minus Tate. GT will bring their ferotious defense and Air Force styoe ground attack to try and basically win the division.
Purdue at No. 18 Michigan State
MSU is also looking for a RB birth and it starts at home versus a somewhat lost Purdue team that needed a hook and ladder play to beat hapless Michigan team last week. Look for Javon to carry the ball 30+ times, as he tries to get back to his 100+/game rushing ways.
Louisville at Pittsburgh
Pitt at the moment is looking up at WVU in the Big East race, and will hope they can keep pace and bring the title down to the last game between them and WVU in the Back Yard Brawl, a game in which Pitt won and last year to spoil WVU’s NCG chances.
No. 3 Penn State at Iowa
PSU is now looking on the outside of the BCS top 2 standings, and will need some help from some other teams and some very convincing wins in order to keep up or a an attempt at a leap. Iowa has had a down year, but have a promising young RB Shonn Greene, who could become a Heisman hopeful next year. Iowa also brings a good defense (27 points allowed last week most of the season) at home to try and combat a very good PSU offense.
Oregon State at UCLA
Yes, UCLA is down and maybe an easy target, but OSU needs to win out to ensure their Pac-10 crown, as they are the only ones that have corralled USC this year. Even if they do win the Pac-10 title, will USC still get a higher bowl than them? OSU is currently not ranked in the top 25 in the AP or the BCS.
Cincinnati at No. 25 West Virginia
Cincy comes off a great defensive effort against USF and are looking to do the same to Big East leading WVU. If Cincy can put the win off and Pitt wins, there will be massive chaos in the Big East, as all three teams will be tied. UConn is no on the outside looking in a foggy window.
Notre Dame at Boston College
A rivalry game that showcases a slipping BC team and a rising ND team. Crhis Crane has been a TO machine for BC who has one of the best rush defenses in the nation, even with the loss of Biran Toal. ND's defense has been a question this year, but they have played decent in the last few weeks and the offense has found their rythym.
GAMES OF THE WEEK
No. 12 TCU at No. 8 Utah
This may be the best game that no one cares about this week, as these two MWC teams pretty much battle for the hope of a BCS invite. TCU has on loss, but beat then #1 BYU to stay up on the polls, while UTAH has been perfect on the season, narrowly escaping more than a few games, including OSU in the final seconds at home. TCU brings a fast and hard hitting defense while the offense plays a hybrid, flex-bone/option/spread. Utah brings the traditional spread and is lead by Brian Johnson.
No. 1 Alabama at No. 16 LSU
This is a big game more so for Alabama than for LSU, as even a blowout win could only vault LSU so far. Alabama will still be the lead in the SEC West by a full game with a loss, but it would knock them out of the #1 spot, which could allow either TTU or PSU to take their place.
No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 2 Texas Tech
After a thrilling win over #1 Texas in possibly one of the best games of the last decade, TTU will play host to the dangerous and top ten ranked OSU Cowboys. They lost by 4 to Texas, and will have to go into Lubbock and try to do to TTU what TTU did to UT just a week prior. The points will be racked up and the crowd will be uncontrollable for what could be another epic battle of Big 12 titans.
No. 21 California at No. 7 USC
A real important game, as USC has to continue to win to keep pace with OSU and hope they trip up somewhere. If Cal wins, it now sets up the OSU/Cal game next week, assuming OSU wins. It would also eliminate USC from NC hopes and possibly knock them out of a BCS and RB game.
Northern Illinois at No. 17 Ball State
Ball St. does not have the SOS on their side, so every win they get and every loss another mid-major suffers goes in their favor for a BCS game. If they win, this will set up the big showdown with CMU.
No. 23 Maryland at Virginia Tech
Maryland has somehow made it to the top 25 in their continued schizto showing this year. Winning in Blacksburg is never an easy task, and Maryland is 1-2 on the road, and could easily be 0-3. A loss here would shake the Atlantic up once again.
No. 11 Ohio State at No. 24 Northwestern
OSU can only pray that PSU loses two game this year, but with the likes of that slim, they can only continue to win and hope for a RB birth. NW will look to spoil that and tey and sneak into the RB themselves.
No. 20 Georgia Tech at No. 19 North Carolina
GT is in the lead in the ACC Coastal, but UNC can knoco them down a peg with a win at home, minus Tate. GT will bring their ferotious defense and Air Force styoe ground attack to try and basically win the division.
Purdue at No. 18 Michigan State
MSU is also looking for a RB birth and it starts at home versus a somewhat lost Purdue team that needed a hook and ladder play to beat hapless Michigan team last week. Look for Javon to carry the ball 30+ times, as he tries to get back to his 100+/game rushing ways.
Louisville at Pittsburgh
Pitt at the moment is looking up at WVU in the Big East race, and will hope they can keep pace and bring the title down to the last game between them and WVU in the Back Yard Brawl, a game in which Pitt won and last year to spoil WVU’s NCG chances.
No. 3 Penn State at Iowa
PSU is now looking on the outside of the BCS top 2 standings, and will need some help from some other teams and some very convincing wins in order to keep up or a an attempt at a leap. Iowa has had a down year, but have a promising young RB Shonn Greene, who could become a Heisman hopeful next year. Iowa also brings a good defense (27 points allowed last week most of the season) at home to try and combat a very good PSU offense.
Oregon State at UCLA
Yes, UCLA is down and maybe an easy target, but OSU needs to win out to ensure their Pac-10 crown, as they are the only ones that have corralled USC this year. Even if they do win the Pac-10 title, will USC still get a higher bowl than them? OSU is currently not ranked in the top 25 in the AP or the BCS.
Cincinnati at No. 25 West Virginia
Cincy comes off a great defensive effort against USF and are looking to do the same to Big East leading WVU. If Cincy can put the win off and Pitt wins, there will be massive chaos in the Big East, as all three teams will be tied. UConn is no on the outside looking in a foggy window.
Notre Dame at Boston College
A rivalry game that showcases a slipping BC team and a rising ND team. Crhis Crane has been a TO machine for BC who has one of the best rush defenses in the nation, even with the loss of Biran Toal. ND's defense has been a question this year, but they have played decent in the last few weeks and the offense has found their rythym.
GAMES OF THE WEEK
No. 12 TCU at No. 8 Utah
This may be the best game that no one cares about this week, as these two MWC teams pretty much battle for the hope of a BCS invite. TCU has on loss, but beat then #1 BYU to stay up on the polls, while UTAH has been perfect on the season, narrowly escaping more than a few games, including OSU in the final seconds at home. TCU brings a fast and hard hitting defense while the offense plays a hybrid, flex-bone/option/spread. Utah brings the traditional spread and is lead by Brian Johnson.
No. 1 Alabama at No. 16 LSU
This is a big game more so for Alabama than for LSU, as even a blowout win could only vault LSU so far. Alabama will still be the lead in the SEC West by a full game with a loss, but it would knock them out of the #1 spot, which could allow either TTU or PSU to take their place.
No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 2 Texas Tech
After a thrilling win over #1 Texas in possibly one of the best games of the last decade, TTU will play host to the dangerous and top ten ranked OSU Cowboys. They lost by 4 to Texas, and will have to go into Lubbock and try to do to TTU what TTU did to UT just a week prior. The points will be racked up and the crowd will be uncontrollable for what could be another epic battle of Big 12 titans.
No. 21 California at No. 7 USC
A real important game, as USC has to continue to win to keep pace with OSU and hope they trip up somewhere. If Cal wins, it now sets up the OSU/Cal game next week, assuming OSU wins. It would also eliminate USC from NC hopes and possibly knock them out of a BCS and RB game.
