Helping you get your weekend viewing priorities straight since 2007
Thursday
7:45 (ESPN) Louisville @ West Virginia. What was supposed to be the game of the year in the Big East has become a must win for WVU to keep any outside chance at an appearance in the national championship game. Also a WVU win keeps them on a collision course with UConn to play for the Big East title in the final game of the year. Key Fact: Brian Brohm (UL QB) deserves better than playing for a team that has absolutely no defense.
Friday
8:00 (ESPN2) Rutgers @ Army. Not real sure what to say about this game, usually the fun of watching a service academy play is watching what kind of offense they use to take advantage of the particular kind of athlete they have (smart and insanely disciplined). Army on the other hand tries to operate in a more “modern” offense. Key Fact: Ray Rice should run wild against a smaller Army defense.
Saturday
12:00 (ESPN) Michigan @ Wisconsin. Back in September people would have argued that this game would decided the Big Ten title, but know we know that the OSU-Michigan game will have that honor. Key Fact: Wisconsin will not fake a punt inside of their own 40 in the 4th quarter, unless the punter misses the sign … again.
12:00 (ESPN2) Wake Forest @ Clemson. Wake Forest would need to run they table and have BC slip up twice the rest of the way for them to have a chance to represent the Atlantic division in the ACC championship game. Clemson still has a game remaining with BC and controls their own destiny (with a win this week). Key Fact: When the Tigers wear their purple jerseys, they look like a team of Grimace’s.
2:30 (NBC) Air Force @ Notre Dame. Can Notre Dame find a way to lose to a service academy two weeks in a row? I am sure Cheeseburger Weis will find a way to go for a 4th and 17 from his own 37 with 34 seconds remaining in a tied game only to have Evan Sharpley fumble leading to a game winning 41 yard field goal from Air Force. Seriously who tries a 41 yard field goal when the game is tied and time is running out? Key Fact: I almost feel bad about piling on Notre Dame in the middle of their horrendous season, almost, but if they are beat by a second straight military academy Notre Dame fans lose all rights to defend their current team or Cheeseburger Weis. Seriously.
3:30 (ABC) Illinois @ Ohio State. The battle for the Illibuck (a turtleish looking creature). Illinois has given OSU fits in its last two undefeated seasons and looks to finally knock them off this year. Unfortunately OSU seems to be most susceptible to a team with a good passing game, Illinois is not that team (152 ypg). It will take a great defensive effort for the Illini to pull this game out. Key Fact: It will be senior day in the Shoe, but how many juniors will the Buckeye faithful be watching for the last time? (Laurinaitis, Gholston, Jenkins, Boone, Boeckman, Freeman, ….)
3:30 (CBS) Auburn @ Georgia. The Bulldogs need to win out, and hope that UT slips up one time, to secure the SEC East championship. Auburn has given people fits on the road this year, I don't expect this game to be any different. Key Fact: After the first Georgia touchdown scored the entire student section will rush the field to celebrate with the team in a heart felt display of school unity.
7:45 (ESPN) Florida @ South Carolina. I am pretty sure not many people thought these team would come in with a combined 7 losses (all in SEC play). Florida needs a win to still have an outside chance (way outside) of making the SEC championship game and a rematch with LSU. South Carolina is playing to try and knock of Spurrier’s old team for the second time in 3 years. Key Fact: Late in the 4th quarter, down 3 points, Urban Meyer inserts Tim Tebow at safety; Tebow promptly intercepts a Smelley pass, breaks free down the sideline only to be clotheslined by Spurrier as time expires. Unfazed Tebow kicks a 67 yard field goal to send the game into over time where the Gators go onto win and thus a legend is born. Excuse me? Tebow is already a legend? Whatever.
8:00 (ABC) Kansas @ Oklahoma State. Holy undefeated Kansas, 76 points last week against Nebraska? Oklahoma State can also put up some points, so this game should turn into a scoring extravaganza. Key Fact: Kansas is playing a Saturday night high profile game and most of the nation will be tuning in surprised to find out that the game is being played on grass and not hardwood.
11:00 (ESPN2) Fresno State @ Hawaii. Nothing like a game that will end sometime after the bars close. Hawaii needs a win to remain undefeated in anticipation for their Nov 23rd match up out in the islands with Boise State. Key Fact: Hawaii may not really be deserving of a BCS game, but I would really like to see that offense go up against a BCS caliber defense, so root for the (Rainbow) Warriors.
Sunday
1:00 (CBS) Cleveland @ Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh absolutely destroyed Baltimore on Monday night, here is to hoping that the short week will some how slow them down giving the Browns the edge. A Browns win will have these two teams tied atop the AFC north, a Steelers win gives them a stranglehold on the division. Key Fact: Cleveland could be on top of their division after this game and the year is not 1987.
College Basketball games will start taking up this space when some better match ups are being played. In other words YES college basketball is back, and it is on every night, just channel surf until you find a D-II team beating up on the national runner-up.
* there is very little respect for the word fact around here.
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