DFC Week Nine

Now that we're back on track, let's get to the final 1/4 of the 7th edition of the Deuce Football Championships...

College Games
All times CST, all ranks from the USAToday/Coaches Poll

19. Oklahoma Sooners (5-2) at 23. Missouri Tigers (7-1), 11am, ABC
I'm not sure about either one of these teams, except two years ago, Troy beat Missouri, ruining Brad Smith's Heisman hopes and destroying any thought if Mizzou winning the Big 12. Oh, and Oklahoma is nowhere near who they used to be. Could Bob Stoops be overrated, having just benefited from having really good players for a short while?

Miami Hurricanes (5-2) at 21. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-2), 230pm
ACC Coastal!! How do you almost lose to Duke? Oh, sorry, Bama fans... um... anyway, two programs headed in different directions--the Canes falling apart, the Ramblin' Wreck on the rise.

Florida State Seminoles (4-3) at Maryland Terrapins (5-2), 6pm
ACC Atlantic!! What kind of world is this where not only is Florida State at the bottom of the ACC Pile, but this kind of thing is going on?!?! And hey, how can you dis the Terps? Fear the Turtle.

Washington State Cougars (5-3) at UCLA Bruins (4-3), 6pm, ABC
Pac 10!! Fresh off their smackdown of Oregon, they go visit the Bruins, who should have beaten the Fightin' Irish last weekend

NFL Games
All times CST, all games regional

Atlanta Falcons (4-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (4-2), 12pm, Fox
I'll be honest with you--I've always liked the Bengals. Its nice to actually see them in a game where the words "Crap" and "O'the Week" aren't used... but sometimes, its still hard to pick 'em. After all, they are the Bengals. Then again, this is the Falcons...

St. Louis Rams (4-2) at San Diego Chargers (4-2), 305pm, Fox
The Rams blew it against Seattle, costing me a large victory. So, can I depend on Philip Rivers and LT?

Indianapolis Colts (6-0) at Denver Broncos (5-1), 315pm, CBS
Mike Shanahan says that Jake Plummer is still the man in Denver. And Manning is still the man in Indy, as he will be until he retires, or he gets traded at age 43 to the expansion Vegas Gamblers because he doesn't know how to hang it up respectfully (Jerry Rice? Emmit Smith? Ric Flair? Anyone?).

New England Patriots (5-1) at Minnesota Vikings (4-2), Monday Night Game, 730pm, ESPN
And Brady will be the man in New England forever. Minnesota is still looking for a man.

Tiebreak Game
Indianapolis at Denver. Total Points scored.