- Auburn destroys South Carolina 56-17... an absolutely ludicrous 400+ yard, 6 TD performance from Cam Newton that absolutely solidifies him as the Heisman Trophy Winner (20+ tds rushing and passing for the undefeated SEC champ? good luck everyone else)... 35-3 dominance after South Carolina scored a TD late in the first half, and this got out of hand to be honest... the Gamecocks just couldn't get off the field defensively and Stephen Garcia couldn't match plays with Cam Newton, because, well, he's Stephen Garcia... pencil in the Tigers for the BCS title game... their opponent?
- Oregon holds serve 37-20 over Oregon State... the Oregon offense stalled a bit early, but was still able to put 37 points on the road over their rival... I have to believe Lamichael James' 131 yards and 2 TDs will be enough to get him to New York for the Heisman presentation, but the best player on Oregon on Saturday was backup RB Kenjon Barner who went for 133 yards on just 15 carries... the BCS gets the result it wanted with 2 undefeated major conference champs facing off for the title... sorry TCU...
- Oklahoma wins the Big 12... the 11-2 Sooners clinch a BCS birth beating Nebraska 23-20... Nebraska couldn't seem to get anything going offensively in the 2nd half with Taylor Martinez limping around and making freshman mistakes, and Landry Jones threw for 341 yards to give OU enough offense... stat of they day? Taylor Martinez, 14 carries for -36 yards... yes, college rushing numbers include sacks, but that's unbelievable for a Nebraska quarterback...
- Virginia Tech wins the ACC... the Hokies run the table for the entire season (admittedly in a down ACC) and it makes you wonder what it would look like if they had just shown up the day they played James Madison... they'd be #3 or #4 in the country, 11-1 major conference champ with 1 loss to Boise... and here's the kicker, Tyrod Taylor would be a heisman candidate... he was great again on Saturday with nearly 300 yards and 4 more TDs... it's another down year for the ACC, but I don't think the Hokies will get embarrassed in their BCS game, and frankly, I'm not sure they won't win the game against anybody they play...
- Big East champs? UConn... it's almost sad that the Big East gets a BCS bid (okay, it really is sad), but UConn wins the conference on a 52-yard field goal with under 20 seconds left... congrats to them and the positive impact that the BCS money will have on their program... that being said, it's kind of an outrage that a 8-4 team from a pathetic confeence plays in a BCS bowl while 11-1 or 10-2 teams from better conferences get left out... It's the system, folks... but hey, Michigan beat a team that made a BCS bowl! 30-10 even!
THE PICKS! 39-34-2 entering...
- Arizona -6... Loss (Thursday)
- Fresno State +5.5... win (outright even)
- Washington -6... win
- Nebraska +4.... win!
A nice week at 3-1, and now at 42-35-2 as we kickoff the NFL Sunday...
Elsewhere...
- Derek Jeter and the Yankees reportedly agree to a 3-year deal worth at least $51 million... we all agree it's an overpayment, but I feel like it's a no-brainer for NY... they print money, and he's worth millions upon millions more to them than anyone else...
- College Hoops - Duke pulls away from Butler... they put up 49 second half points and win by 12 behind Irving and Smith combining for 45 points... still the team to beat... North Carolina gets a big win.. the UNC/Kentucky game was an exercise in youth on both teams, but there's a whole lot of talent on that court... Tyler Zeller was the difference to me, and he's clearly UNC's best player so far (sorry Harrison Barnes)... Illinois puts 5 guys in double figures and dispatches of a scuffling Gonzaga team... The Zags brought Elias Harris off the bench, and it didn't particularly help... they just couldn't get stops...
- NBA Box Score Check - The Heat dispatch of Atlanta... not a pathetic effort from the Hawks, but can't let the Big 3 combine for 75 points AND get a subpar game from Josh Smith on the road... one pet peeve (again)? Al Horford playing only 31 minutes despite him dominating throughout simply because of Larry Drew's foul fears... it's getting ludicrous... The T-wolves set a new team record for 3's made and shot 18-26 from distance in dismantling Cleveland... oh... and Kevin Love had 28 and 19... should I just have a "Kevin Love ridiculous stat line" feature every day?... Derrick Rose and the Bulls get a win in OT... Rose put up a 30 point, 11 dime, 6 board, 5 steal performance... and Carlos Boozer made his first real impression of the year with 25 and 9...
What to watch for on Sunday (check out the football preview for a full mark-up)
- Hornets @ Spurs - 7:00 NBA TV - pretty nice game here... San Antonio is playing fantastically right now....
- BCS Announcement - 8:15 ESPN - We know who's in the title game... but this will officially put together the other games (i.e. TCU going to the Rose Bowl forces Stanford elsewhere) and give us 5 weeks of mind-numbing discussion...
Enjoy the NFL slate....
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