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College Football Polls: Week 11 - November 8th

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:52:26 -0500

Associated Press Media Poll

Rank School Votes Prev Rank

1. Florida (39) 9-0 1,467 1
2. Texas (10) 9-0 1,430 2
3. Alabama (11) 9-0 1,422 3
4. TCU 9-0 1,271 6
5. Cincinnati 9-0 1,263 4
6. Boise St. 9-0 1,228 5
7. Georgia Tech 9-1 1,127 10
8. Pittsburgh 8-1 945 14
9. LSU 7-2 904 9
10. Ohio St. 8-2 898 15
11. Southern Cal 7-2 834 12
12. Miami 7-2 805 16
13. Houston 8-1 783 13
14. Oregon 7-2 752 7
15. Iowa 9-1 741 8
16. Utah 8-1 706 17
17. Oklahoma St. 7-2 492 18
18. Arizona 6-2 476 21
19. Penn St. 8-2 467 11
20. Virginia Tech 6-3 275 22
21. Wisconsin 7-2 274 24
22. BYU 7-2 219 25
23. South Florida 6-2 167 --
24. Clemson 6-3 149 --
25. Stanford 6-3 107 --

Others receiving votes: Oregon St. 95, Auburn 54, West Virginia 54, Texas Tech 24, Navy 19, Tennessee 12, Rutgers 11, Nebraska 9, Temple 7, Kansas St. 5, Notre Dame 3, Fresno St. 2, Mississippi 2, Troy 1.

USA Today Coaches Poll

Rank School Votes Prev Rank
1 Florida 9-0 1460 (48) 1
2 Texas 9-0 1399 (4) 2
3 Alabama 9-0 1389 (7) 3
4 TCU 9-0 1262 4
5 Cincinnati 9-0 1224 7
6 Boise State 9-0 1200 5
7 Georgia Tech 9-1 1118 11
8 Ohio State 8-2 944 12
9 Pittsburgh 8-1 940 14
10 USC 7-2 847 13
11 LSU 7-2 838 9
12 Houston 8-1 766 15
13 Iowa 9-1 757 6
14 Utah 8-1 688 16
15 Miami (FL) 7-2 685 17
16 Oregon 7-2 665 8
17 Penn State 8-2 552 10
18 Oklahoma State 7-2 530 18
19 Arizona 6-2 472 19
20 Wisconsin 7-2 341 22
21 Virginia Tech 6-3 268 24
22 Brigham Young 7-2 216 25
23 West Virginia 7-2 121 NR
24 South Florida 6-2 106 NR
25 Auburn 7-3 80 NR

Others: Clemson (71) , Stanford (54) , Oregon State (39) , Texas Tech (36) , Nebraska (31) , Navy (28) , Temple (8) , Central Michigan (8) , North Carolina (7) , Boston College (7) , Oklahoma (6) , Rutgers (3) , Tennessee (3) , Mississippi (2) , Troy (2) , Kansas State (1) , Fresno State (1)

Harris Interactive Poll

Harris Rankings
Rank School Votes Prev Rank
1 Florida 9-0 2801 (82) 1
2 Texas 9-0 2712 (18) 2
3 Alabama 9-0 2688 (14) 3
4 TCU 9-0 2424 6
5 Cincinnati 9-0 2377 5
6 Boise State 9-0 2349 4
7 Georgia Tech 9-1 2131 11
8 Ohio State 8-2 1795 13
9 Pittsburgh 8-1 1713 15
10 USC 7-2 1660 12
11 LSU 7-2 1634 9
12 Iowa 9-1 1540 7
13 Houston 8-1 1476 14
14 Oregon 7-2 1381 8
15 Miami (FL) 7-2 1366 17
16 Utah 8-1 1352 16
17 Penn State 8-2 1057 10
18 Oklahoma State 7-2 979 18
19 Arizona 6-2 880 21
20 Wisconsin 7-2 567 24
21 Virginia Tech 6-3 478 23
22 Brigham Young 7-2 468 25
23 South Florida 6-2 266 NR
24 West Virginia 7-2 182 NR
25 Clemson 6-3 119 NR

Others: Stanford (115) , Auburn (100) , Oregon State (94) , Texas Tech (73) , Nebraska (44) , Navy (44) , Oklahoma (37) , California (30) , Temple (24) , Tennessee (19) , Central Michigan (14) , Troy (12) , Rutgers (11) , Mississippi (11) , Notre Dame (9) , North Carolina (6) , South Carolina (4) , Boston College (3) , Kansas State (3) , Fresno State (2)

BCS Rankings

BCS Rankings
Rank School Prev Rank
1 Florida 9-0
2 Alabama 9-0
3 Texas 9-0
4 TCU 9-0
5 Cincinnati 9-0
6 Boise State 9-0
7 Georgia Tech 9-1
8 LSU 7-2
9 USC 7-2
10 Iowa 9-1
11 Ohio State 8-2
12 Pittsburgh 8-1
13 Oregon 7-2
14 Miami (FL) 7-2
15 Houston 8-1
16 Utah 8-1
17 Arizona 6-2
18 Penn State 8-2
19 Oklahoma State 7-2
20 Wisconsin 7-2
21 Virginia Tech 6-3
22 Brigham Young 7-2
23 Oregon State 6-3
24 South Florida 6-2
25 West Virginia 7-2

**TE's Thoughts: Personally, I'm amazed at the respect shown to LSU, moving down a total two spots in one poll that counts (USA Today Coach's), none in the one that doesn't (Associated Press Media), & actually moving up in the one that counts the most (The BCS). All this after a 9 point loss, which, regardless of the officiating hijinks, Vegas nailed on the head.

Iowa tumbles after tempting fate a time too many. Where do they go from here? They've lost their top RB, & their top QB. They might not have a lot left in the tank, so to speak.

The Harris, AP, & Coaches all expect us to suspend reality and act as if the Oregon beatdown of Southern California didn't happen 8 days ago. Each of them have the Trojans ranked higher than the Ducks after Oregon took the L in a wild one out in Palo Alto. I guess the big 14-9 victory over now 4-5 Arizona State was impressive enough to move the Trojans up in the Harris, Coaches & Associated Press Polls.

All in all, after yesterday's College Football FBS Division's National Quarterfinal between LSU & Alabama, the Florida Gators & Crimson Tide of Alabama now seem on a collision course in the SEC Championship Game, otherwise known as the FBS Division's National Semifinal Game. The winner to face the Texas Longhorns for all the marbles.

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Sunday Hangover Thread: Cheers, Jeers, or Beers...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:04:19 -0500

The New Orleans Saints are about to kick off, so I figured I'd give us all a thread to comment on the polls, which aren't complete until the BCS-lady sings later this afternoon.

I will refrain from comment on the farce I saw in Bryant Denny Stadium. All I can say is that I saw a fine effort from two fine football teams yesterday. It's a shame that the efforts of two teams were overshadowed by factors that had nothing to do with what went on between the white lines.

Have at it, folks!

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Fanblogs Live - Week 10

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:04:20 -0500

Double digit weeks already? Where did the season go?

Maybe someone should look into spring JV football. Or maybe to help with Title IX, spring woman's football.

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Enjoy week 7! May the best teams (or your team) win!

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Urban Meyer to be the Example Under New SEC 'No-Whining' Mandate?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:39:44 -0500

Channeling Saddam Hussein and the Security Council mandates and current-day Iran and the nuclear proliferation warnings, Florida coach Urban Meyer may have already crossed the proverbial line in the SEC sand by criticizing officiating before the ink was dry on last week's decree of 1st offense suspension for that very infraction.

Talking about a late hit on Tim Tebow by Georgia linebacker Nick Williams after Tebow had handed off the ball, Meyer said, "That should have been a penalty, in my opinion. You've got to protect quarterbacks. That's the whole purpose. It's right in front of the referee."

Meyer disclosed that that play was one of several that he refered to the SEC office, and confirmed that he did hear back from them, but declined comment.

I'm not sure I'm allowed to give you that, what they said. I don't want to get out of line."

Don't want to step out of line? What about that first comment? Rewind that, please!

SEC Bylaw 10.5.4. is the one that specifically addresses the criticizing of officials and now ups the ante for a first offense to a suspension, with reprimands being virtually useless with this bunch. But does the league have the stones to stick it to a coach who's currently ranked number one AND is the defending national champion, especially when compared through the prism of Kiffin-like infractions? THAT's a tough one.

Have no doubt that Meyer is currently at his leisure this week, basking in a beatdown of Georgia AND severly disiplining Brandon Spikes for dirty play two days ago. Memo to SEC commish Mike Slive: Why not suspend him for the second half of the Vanderbilt game this weekend.

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Getting tired of all the Florida threads on here? Me too, but there's seemingly nothing else going on outside the Gator universe. But in case we start to run out of Gator threads, here are some other ones that we can probably look forward to soon:

From the home office in Atlanta, GA, tonight's TOP 10 Possible Stories Coming Out of Gainesville Before the End of the Year:

10) Tebow calls recruits from NFL draft combine...

9) Brandon Spikes arrested for gouging glass out of YouTube TV sets...

8) Gators to wear Halloween-inspired uniforms like Georgia and Tennessee for SEC championship Game in Atlanta...

7) UF President Bernie Machen nixes another possible Corrine Brown gratulation speech following BCS CG in Pasadena...

6) Gator Snuggie outsells Bama Shama-Wow as top Christmas gag gift...

5) Vanderbilt scores 48 in first half explosion to seal upset against weakened Gator D...

4) Gators give Bobby Bowden Retirement Gift...

3) Tebow again takes separate plane, this time out to Pasadena...

2) Triple trade. Charlie Weiss goes to Illinois, Meyer goes to Notre Dame. Zook back to Gainesville...

1) Florida interviews alumnus Gene Chizik for opening one month into recruiting season...

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Week Nine Pick Em Standings and Potential Hijack Thread

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:07:16 -0500

Ludwig's Losers was the big winner for week nine with 16, followed by fishin 1947 with 14 and four tied with 13 each.

Overall, OU-Ron's stock continues to decline faster than Bradford's draft position and Gene Chizik's coach of the year balloting. Among regular site contributors, yours truly ranks the highest at 16th, followed by Ben Prather at 17th, and finally Kevin Donahue in 24th position. Sa---loot!

What's left of our original 50-car field:

Rank Pick Set Name Total Points Dropped Points W-L
1 The_Observer 86 9 86-47
2 soonerheath 85 15 85-52
3 fishin1947 84 13 84-53
4 augirl 83 13 83-52
5 WaitUntilNextYear 83 17 83-52
6 Mr2Bits 83 17 83-50
7 GP Burdell 82 13 82-55
8 Skip1 81 15 81-56
9 OU-Ron 81 16 81-52
10 illinikevin 80 14 80-57
11 Porcine 79 10 79-58
12 Tyler_Tech 78 16 78-57
13 Gang of Frightening Pandas 77 16 77-53
14 Ludwig's Losers 76 15 76-57
15 Clemson_Joe 76 13 76-61
16 War Eagle Atlanta 76 15 76-55
17 utesfan100 76 13 76-59
18 Tampa Silcox 74 14 74-57
19 OldHog 74 6 74-55
20 jznole 73 8 73-64
21 Oslo 73 8 73-60
22 thebuckstopshere 72 0 72-56
23 Tom22ohnine 71 15 71-62
24 Kevin @ Fanblogs 71 15 71-58
25 ute4ever 70 0 70-57
26 GA_Boy 70 7 70-62
27 Grovers excellent picks 61 0 61-66
28 USC1801 60 0 60-71

All you who gave up the ghost because you sucked should have manned/womaned up. Remember the Fanblogs credo: Everyone Wins! Yay!

For all you potential hijackers, bonus points will be given out for any/all Hee Haw and NASCAR references. Thank you.

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tOSU-tPSU Week Heating Up!

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:14 -0500

You do know that it's official name is The Pennsylvania State University, right? So why haven't we been granting them the 't' prefix pleasantry like we do Ohio State? Probably because no one makes a big deal about dotting the 'i' in Pennsylvania? Who knows? But unless someone beats Iowa and soon, this week's nascent grudge match between the Quaker and Buckeye states will be for 2nd place in the Big 10(11).

One would think that these teams had been playing forever, but you'd be wrong. Until tPSU joined the conference in 1993, they ducked each other like Notre Dame ducked everyone in the Big 10(11). Despite their status as elites in the first 100 years of CFB, these heavyweights only tangled eight times before the annual conference match began, with tPSU enjoying a 6-2 lead over the Nuts. Things changed quick soon after, and the series in now tied 12-12, with tOSU enjoying a 5-3 margin on The Vest's watch.

Perhaps buyoyed by the image above of Terrelle Pryor after last year's loss to the Nittany Lions, the Penn State Marketing Association has come out with a new T-shirt this year focusing on the Buck's QB, who is depicted crying, in an apparent attempt to heat things up for the whited-out big game in Beaver Stadium. We'll know it's a hit if Bergwood shows up wearing one in the next Allstate commercial. Before he takes off streaking...

Speaking of Beaver Stadium, anyone ever notice that the Lego/Lincoln Log architecture style used to continually add on to the structure is starting to resemble the sarcophagus that was built over Chernobyl Reactor #4? Just curious...

Florida's Brandon Spikes Playing Dirty Against Georgia?

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:06:47 -0500

Watch #51 for Florida, Brandon Spikes, as he appears to intentionally eye gouge Georgia's Waushaun Ealey once he is down. It's hard to see at first, but much easier on the replay. If you want it really blown up (albeit lesser quality), click this link.

****UPDATE**** Florida coach Urban Meyer has suspended Spikes for the first half of this week's Vanderbilt game. This action comes after some have called for the SEC to suspend him if the Gators don't.

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Week Ten College Football Polls

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:53:50 -0500

Alabama is jumped by Texas in both polls. BCS due out tomorrow!! ***UPDATE*** BCS Polls In
AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Florida (38) 8-0 1448
2 Texas (13) 8-0 1408
3 Alabama (8) 8-0 1390
4 Cincinnati 8-0 1212
5 Boise State 8-0 1211
6 TCU 8-0 1147
7 Oregon 7-1 1130
8 Iowa 9-0 1127
9 LSU 7-1 1036
10 Georgia Tech 8-1 949
11 Penn State 8-1 886
12 USC 6-2 741
13 Houston 7-1 707
14 Pittsburgh 7-1 690
15 Ohio State 7-2 636
16 Miami (FL) 6-2 602
17 Utah 7-1 552
18 Oklahoma State 6-2 361
19 Notre Dame 6-2 352
20 Oklahoma 5-3 348
21 Arizona 5-2 322
22 Virginia Tech 5-3 185
23 California 6-2 181
24 Wisconsin 6-2 172
25 Brigham Young 6-2 130

Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 20, South Carolina 21, Mississippi 24

Others receiving votes: South Florida 115, Clemson 35, Auburn 30, Texas Tech 24, West Virginia 15, Rutgers 11, Boston College 6, CENTRL MICHIGAN 4, Oregon State 4, Tennessee 3, Idaho 2, Richmond 1, South Carolina 1, Temple 1,

USA Today Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Florida (50) 8-0 1463
2 Texas (4) 8-0 1395
3 Alabama (5) 8-0 1390
4 TCU 8-0 1182
5 Boise State 8-0 1176
6 Iowa 9-0 1161
7 Cincinnati 8-0 1150
8 Oregon 7-1 1079
9 LSU 7-1 1062
10 Penn State 8-1 966
11 Georgia Tech 8-1 934
12 Ohio State 7-2 730
13 USC 6-2 729
14 Pittsburgh 7-1 694
15 Houston 7-1 672
16 Utah 7-1 567
17 Miami (FL) 6-2 549
18 Oklahoma State 6-2 371
19 Arizona 5-2 320
20 Oklahoma 5-3 313
21 Notre Dame 6-2 281
22 Wisconsin 6-2 204
23 California 6-2 197
24 Virginia Tech 5-3 193
25 Brigham Young 6-2 106

Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 20, South Carolina 21, Mississippi 22

Others receiving votes: South Florida 65, West Virginia 51, Texas Tech 49, Auburn 46, Clemson 18, South Carolina 15, North Carolina 8, Idaho 8, CENTRL MICHIGAN 7, Navy 5, Boston College 5, Rutgers 4, Tennessee 4, Duke 3, Kansas State 1, TROY 1, Temple 1,

BCS Harris Poll USA Today Computer Rankings

RK TEAM AVG PVS RK PTS % RK PTS % AVG A&H RB CM KM JS PW %
1 Florida .9918 1 1 2803 .9835 1 1463 .9919 1 25 25 25 25 25 24 1.000
2 Texas .9227 3 2 2714 .9523 2 1395 .9458 3 22 24 23 20 17 22 .870
3 Alabama .9166 2 3 2672 .9375 3 1390 .9424 3 23 23 22 22 19 20 .870
4 Iowa .8407 4 7 2209 .7751 6 1161 .7871 2 24 22 24 24 24 25 .960
5 Cincinnati .8033 8 5 2281 .8004 7 1150 .7797 5 20 17 19 21 23 23 .830
6 TCU .8008 6 6 2226 .7811 4 1182 .8014 6 21 21 20 18 20 21 .820
7 Boise State .7863 7 4 2313 .8116 5 1176 .7973 8 18 20 16 19 21 18 .750
8 Oregon .7651 10 8 2148 .7537 8 1079 .7315 7 19 19 21 23 22 19 .810
9 LSU .7121 9 9 2070 .7263 9 1062 .7200 9 17 18 17 17 18 17 .690
10 Georgia Tech .6287 11 11 1775 .6228 11 934 .6332 10 16 16 18 15 15 16 .630
11 Penn State .6166 12 10 1809 .6347 10 966 .6549 12 14 14 15 14 12 14 .560
12 USC .5336 5 12 1415 .4965 13 729 .4942 11 15 15 14 16 16 15 .610
13 Pittsburgh .4401 15 15 1282 .4498 14 694 .4705 14 12 10 11 4 7 12 .400
14 Utah .4226 16 16 1121 .3933 16 567 .3844 13 13 13 12 11 11 13 .490
15 Houston .4209 18 14 1303 .4572 15 672 .4556 16 11 8 13 2 5 11 .350
16 Ohio State .3784 17 13 1369 .4804 12 730 .4949 21 5 5 7 5 0 1 .160
17 Miami (FL) .3707 19 17 1111 .3898 17 549 .3722 16 8 7 10 9 10 8 .350
18 Arizona .2589 20 21 598 .2098 19 320 .2169 16 7 0 5 13 14 10 .350
19 Oklahoma State .2179 14 18 690 .2421 18 371 .2515 21 4 11 4 3 3 5 .160
20 California .2095 24 22 385 .1351 23 197 .1336 15 3 12 3 12 13 9 .360
21 Wisconsin .1939 NR 24 295 .1035 22 204 .1383 19 10 3 9 10 8 7 .340
22 Notre Dame .1903 23 20 657 .2305 21 281 .1905 23 9 0 6 7 2 0 .150
23 Virginia Tech .1559 13 23 333 .1168 24 193 .1308 20 6 0 8 8 4 4 .220
24 Oklahoma .1494 NR 19 673 .2361 20 313 .2122 28 0 9 0 0 0 0 .000
25 South Florida .0786 NR 26 176 .0618 26 65 .0441 24 0 6 0 1 9 6 .130

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FANBLOGS LIVE - WEEK 9

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:59:41 -0500

Now up!

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Fanblogs Argument Thread

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:31:27 -0500

We've seen some heated arguments among some of the commenters this week, so much that we interupt the regularly scheduled open thread and present this Fanblogs argument thread to give them a wide birth to go at it. We may have a Live thread for tomorrow, so be sure to look out for that. And as always, be kind to each other, tip your waiters and waitresses and return your tray to it's upright and locked position.

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Fanblogs Quick Answer Mid-Term Thread

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:18 -0500

Two minute drill. The clock is ticking! Answer the following questions with as much brevity as you care to give. Copy and paste the following and add your answers!

1) BCS national championship game participants and champion:

2) Heisman Trophy Winner:

3) Best game of the year so far:

4) Who will get left out in the cold from the national title game:

5) Non-BCS team that will finish ranked the highest:

6) Non-BCS team that will get the biggest shaft:

7) Best conference championship game:

8) Biggest upcoming coach firing:

9) Most blown out of proportion topic in CFB this year:

10) Favorite Fanblogs commenter:

For me:

1) Florida and Texas. SEC, baby!

2) Colt McCoy. This was preordained at birth.

3) Call me crazy, but that Tennessee-Alabama field goal fest this past weekend had me on the edge of my seat.

4) USC. Isolated conference losses do them in again, even though I think they may may one more due this weekend.

5) Texas Christain University. Acronym schools rock! Wait, aren't they ALL acronym schools? Go Horny-Frogs!!

6) Boise State. See what happens when your schedule is one game long?

7) Easy--SEC. Florida and Alabama. The protection by officials for one of these teams will have to end in Atlanta.

8) Ron Zook, Illinois. Up next, the Fighting Skip Holtzes?

9) Tie: The return of the 'U' and Jimmy Clausen as Heisman hopeful.

10) Bama Babe. She takes classes and finds enough time to make great commentary on our favorite sport--all while lacking a 'Y' chromosome. A true fan who takes in all the games and gives as good as she gets (in this forum, that is).

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Old Pal Bob Griese Benched This Week for Insensitive Remarks

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:12:54 -0500

One half of Keith Jeck-son and my old pal Bob Griese may be pretty much retired now, but one still works CFB games regularly and was doing color for ESPN on last week's Ohio State--Minnesota game when the network had the broadcasters do a promo for upcoming NASCAR coverage. When shown a graphic of the top 5 drivers, Chris Spielman asked where Columbian driver Juan Pablo Montoya was (in the rankings). After a quick laugh,, Bob Griese said "he's out having a taco".

Griese came back a few minutes later and gave one of two on-air apologies for his remarks. While some have jumped out and claimed that his remarks were racist (where have we heard that before?) most dismiss them as merely being insensitive and ill-advised. An ESPN spokesman has confirmed that Griese will not be working a game this weekend and understands that "the comment was innappropriate".

When reached at his cocaine farm outside Cartagena, Montoya said through a translator that the #42 Target Chevrolet was running great and oh, that he had never heard of Bob Griese. (JUST KIDDING!!!!!)

And for the record, I like tacos but not NASCAR and will take a one-day suspension from blogging for that last innappropriate remark.

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CFB Movie 'The Blind Side' Premiers Next Month

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:50:30 -0500

The Blind Side, the movie that chronicles the life of former Ole Miss offensive tackle Michael Oher, is scheduled to premier on November 20th. The movie follows Oher, who currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens, and his journey from being homeless to being one of the most sought-after recruits in the southeast. Starring Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw, the movie also features cameos by coaches Phil Fulmer, Lou Holtz, Tommy Tuberville and Nick Saban. TMZ is reporting that Saban ran Fulmer and Tuberville off the set just like he ran them out of the SEC...

The Blind Side movie trailer

You can check out the longer trailer here.

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Week Eight Pick 'Em Standings

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:11:04 -0500

The sad thing about our great pick em contest is that like your average Florida panhandle high school, half of us have droppd out. Of the original 50 who joined, exactly 25 are still with us. So for all of you that have taken your ball and gone home, phooey on you! I'm not 17/50, I'm now 17/25, thanks to the DNFs.

Last week, the number one game that most of us got was Ga TEch over UNC, followed closely by Houston over SMU. Conversely, very few picked either Clemson over Miami or Air Force +9.5 with Utah.

The winner of the week was GP Burdell with 18, followed by Clemson Joe and Old Hog with 17 each.

Some interesting games on the slate for this week, including FOUR games where a majority of the pickers on Yahoo! are taking the underdog and the points:

Ohio State vs. New Mexico State (44)
Florida vs. Georgia (15.5)
Tennessee vs. South Carolina (5.5)
USC vs. Oregon (3)

And your standings for week eight are as follows:

Rank Pick Set Name Total Points Dropped Points W-L
1 The_Observer 75 11 75-43
2 GP Burdell 74 13 74-44
3 Mr2Bits 74 17 74-42
4 soonerheath 72 15 72-46
5 Skip1 72 15 72-46
6 OU-Ron 71 19 71-40
7 WaitUntilNextYear 70 17 70-46
8 augirl 70 13 70-46
9 fishin1947 70 13 70-48
10 illinikevin 69 14 69-49

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More SEC Officiating Hijinks

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:57:09 -0500

Early last week, the same SEC officiating crew who allegedly blew both a late celebration call that helped LSU beat Georgia and a phantom personal foul call that helped Florida beat Arkansas was suspended for two weeks by SEC commish Mike Slive. Perhaps smelling blood in the water, some other SEC coaches decided to pile on after Saturday's games, questioning some calls made during some heated conference games.

Vanderbilt's Bobby Johnson, probably the most diplomatic coach in the fracas, took issue with a 35-yard TD catch by South Carolina that showed the receiver's foot on the line:

"I'm not saying anybody's doing anything subversive or anything like that, (but) in my opinion (Moore's) foot clearly was on the line after he bobbled the ball. After he had possession, his left foot was in the air, his right foot was on the line. I don't know what kind of evidence you need for those overrules. But to me, that was fairly clear."

Upon hearing that he might not be the only coach to want to speak to SEC coordinator of officials Roger Redding, Johnson said:

"I think I'd have to get in line.I haven't been in contact with (Redding), but I'm going to give him a call. I'd like to find out what the discussion was up in the booth about (the touchdown catch). It will be interesting to find out."

Next up at the Wailing Wall was 1st-year Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen, who's Bulldogs gave Florida a game until a 4th quarter collapse that included a controversial interception return for a TD by the Gators. LB Dustin Doe, who was showboating as he neared the goal line, might have actually fumbled before the ball broke the plane. The original call was not overturned by replay official Dan Dembinski.

"I don't even know why we have replay right now in the Southeastern Conference if they're not going to utilize it", said Mullen. "I hope he's (Dembinski) severely punished if he ever works another SEC game again, because I think it's completely unacceptable."

Mullen was reprimanded by the conference yesterday. The SEC said it will not comment further on the call and Mississippi State spokesman Joe Galbraith said that Mullen would have no comment on the SEC's actions against him.

But perhaps the most moaning comes from ~~Community Organizer~~ Conference Agitator Lane Kiffin, who received his second reprimand from the conference this year, moving him into possible double-secret territory with Dean Wormer and Commissioner Slive. Kiffin received his first even before the season began, accusing Florida coach Urban Meyer of recruiting violations. A third reprimand could lead to a possible suspension for the 1st-year Tennessee coach.

Kiffin's frustration came after Alabama DT Terrence Cody blocked his second Vol FG in a row, sealing the Tide victory as time ran out. Cody then removed his helmet in the ensuing celebration, drawing Kiffin's ire about the lack of a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct, forgetting that it was a dead ball foul that wouldn't have mattered a hill of beans with the change of possession, assuming also that time didn't run out. Kiffin was equally upset about other questionable calls, perhaps leading him to go for the field goal on 4th down rather than 3rd, and with no time remaining:

"You run another play and you throw an interception or they throw another flag on us -- I wasn't going to let the refs lose the game for us there and some magical flag appear," said Kiffin.

The central theme of this controversy for all you conspiracy theorists out there seems to be a willingness on the part of SEC officiating crews to make the calls for Florida and Alabama, who are ranked 1 and 2 in the polls, setting up a historic SEC title game that in the absence of any other national contender, may possibly be replayed in Pasadena for the BCS title. Although the officiating fix idea is totally preposterous, there seems to be some subscribers.

"I'm sure we'll get one of those letters that really means nothing as Bobby (Petrino) got last week, but Florida and Alabama live on," said Kiffin on Sunday.

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