Sunday, November 06, 2005

DFC Week Eleven

Six College, Two Pro Games

College Games
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-3) at #23 Louisville Cardinals (6-2), Friday night, 7pm ESPN2
That's right, I said Rutgers. For the first time in DFC history, we are picking a Rutgers game. And do you know why? They are the Big East's Vanderbilt--and since the 'Dores aren't going bowling, Rutgers will do (going to a bowl game for the first time since 1834, I think...). Do you know that if Rutgers beats the Cards (which is very possible, considering how shaky Louisville has been all season) there is a chance that the Scarlet Knights could win the Big East and play in a BCS Bowl?


#25 Northwestern Wildcats (6-3) at #10 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-2) , 11am ABC
The Cats are running wild! They put up, what, 1500 yards of offense every week? Of course, their defense totally blows... they can only hope to score more points than the Buckeyes (which I'm told would help them win the game). And of all things, Ohio State is trying to win the Big 10 by fending off not Michigan, not Wisconsin... but Penn State (!)


Kentucky Wildcats (2-6) at Vanderbilt Commodores (4-5), 1pm
Attention! Pillow Fight of the Week!
They started 4-0, and have lost five straight. I don't know if they would have beaten Florida on the two point conversion at the end of the game Saturday, but they were jobbed on the celebration call... as in, they really should have beaten the Gators. Now, this is the letdown game... can they bring the fire they showed and blow out the Wildcats? Or will they be on the "we should be bowl eligible by now" mentality, and let Kentucky creep closer to a great 3 win season?


#5 LSU Bengal Tigers (7-1) at #4 Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0) , 230pm CBS
And here's where the train stops for the Tide, the BCS gets its two perfect teams, fans quit whining that (a better) Miami one-loss team jumped an undefeated Tide in the AP Poll and I get yelled at for picking LSU. I'll be rooting for the Tide (marrying into the family does something to you--you old DFC'ers know that back in the day, I'd never root for Alabama. But you will NEVER, EVER, NEVER see me wear Alabama gear or cheer "Roll Tide". I can only give so much.) but I'm picking LSU to win this.


#15 Auburn Tigers (7-2) at #9 Georgia Bulldogs (7-1), 645pm ESPN
If... and thats a big IF... Auburn beats a DJ Shockley led Bulldog team, on the road no less, and if... IF... Alabama loses to LSU... I call it here. Auburn beats Alabama. Send all your hate mail addressed to me, at avesNotConvincedAlabama@IsAsGoodAsTheirNumberFourRankingSays.com

Texas A&M Aggies (5-4) at Oklahoma Sooners (5-3), time TBA
This game is just for the Bama Fans. Is it sick to hope for a situation where, for Alabama to play in the Rose Bowl for the title, A&M has to beat Texas, thereby forcing the Tide faithful to root for Franchione? When posed this question to my father-in-law, a diehard Bama boy, he said "well... I guess they won't be playing for the title then". And in case you hadn't noticed (and judging by the attendance, you haven't), the Sooners have won a few here and there, and are threatening to climb out of the cellar.

NFL Games
Washington Redskins (5-3) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-3), 315pm Fox
What a time to have a Buccaneers game. I watched the Skins come off one of the worst defeats in their history (36-0 shutout at the hands of Eli and the Tall Men), and the worst defeat of Joe Gibbs' career. They bounced back nicely... the question now is the Bucs, who got shelled last week against the sorry Niners, and then yesterday got drilled by Carolina in a beat-down fashion. Of course, with Tampa, they always play good at just the wrong time. DMO, this one is for you.

St Louis Rams (4-4) at Seattle Seahawks (6-2), 315pm Fox
Is Seattle really this good? And is St. Louis really this bad? I think they are both somewhere in the middle, which makes for a great NFC West Game.

TieBreak Game:
Vandy/Kentucky, total points scored (I would have said the Bama or Auburn game, but with LSU and Georgia, fans have more to worry about than total points scored--but I also wanted to keep it in the SEC)

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