| Everything has fallen into place and the
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| | forgotten quickly by beating California
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| Big Ten will get its dream match-up this
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| | and Notre Dame.
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| coming Saturday, when the Michigan
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| | 4) Florida Gators - Everyone seems to be
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| Wolverines travel to Columbus to take on
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| | piling on the Gators this week for their
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| the Ohio State Buckeyes. These are two of
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| | close call at the Swamp against former
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| the four unbeaten teams left in
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| | Coach Steve Spurrier. That being said, a
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| Division-IA and the winner will earn a
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| | win is a win and if Florida can win out
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| bid to the BCS Title Game in Glendale,
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| | they will have finished 12-1 in what many
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| Arizona. These are the top two teams in
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| | people believe is the toughest conference
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| the polls, computers, and Harris Rankings
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| | in the nation. They do need some help in
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| - all of which comprise the current BCS
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| | order to get to the title game. Playing
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| standings. The Buckeyes will enter this
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| | Western Carolina and Florida State should
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| game around a touchdown favorite and have
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| | drop them well below USC in the computers
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| looked more impressive then Michigan from
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| | and thus they would not be able to catch
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| start to finish. This number also
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| | them if both finished with only one loss.
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| reflects Coach Jim Tressel's recent
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| | The Sugar Bowl will likely be calling
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| success against Coach Lloyd Carr. The
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| | their name.
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| Buckeye coach has beaten Michigan four
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| | 5) Notre Dame Irish - The team everyone
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| times in five tries and is a far cry from
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| | loves or hates continues to pull out
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| what John Copper was when coaching at the
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| | victories after an early season hiccup
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| Horseshoe.
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| | against Michigan. The Irish are all but
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| That being said, lets take a look at the
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| | assured a BSC Bowl Game but the path to
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| top seven teams in the BCS standing and
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| | the Championship does not look that
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| their likelihood of making it to the
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| | promising. They will have a hard time
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| championship game on Jan. 8. Teams are
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| | moving past No. 4 in the standings and
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| evaluated based on the current BSC
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| | thus will need the human factor to play a
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| standing after the completion of games on
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| | role if they have visions of Arizona.
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| Nov. 11.
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| | Another factor working against them is
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| 1) Ohio State Buckeyes - My pre-season
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| | that both Michigan and Ohio State pounded
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| choice to win it all has done nothing to
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| | Notre Dame within the last year.
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| disappoint me up to this point. They have
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| | 6) Rutgers Scarlet Knights - Rutgers is
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| played in hostile environments such as
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| | one of the three unbeaten teams playing
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| Austin and Iowa City and came away with
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| | in the BCS conferences and after this
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| impressive blowout victories. A win at
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| | week will likely be one of the two teams
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| home and they will be assured a spot in
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| | left. This team will likely be a
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| the championship game. A loss to Michigan
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| | double-digit underdog against West
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| and there is still a possibility they
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| | Virginia, so more then likely they will
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| could get into the BCS Title Game, but
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| | be left out of the discussion and fall
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| the higher percentage play would be a
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| | from the Top Ten. If they would happen to
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| trip to the Rose Bowl. The other
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| | pull the upset, they would have a case to
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| conferences would frown upon a rematch
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| | represent in Glendale but it still
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| title game where both teams come from the
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| | probably will not happen. They scheduled
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| same conference.
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| | too weak in the nonconference portion on
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| 2) Michigan Wolverines - The season
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| | the season and have had too long of a
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| started with Lloyd Carr under fire but an
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| | road to climb through the standings. The
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| early season win in South Bend gave this
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| | best they can hope for is a split
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| team validation and they have yet to give
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| | National Title, winning the AP Poll.
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| that up. A win in Columbus would mark a
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| | 7) Arkansas Razorbacks - The Hogs have
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| 12-0 record and a trip to Glendale. A
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| | recorded numerous impressive wins and
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| loss in Columbus and it is highly likely
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| | should clinch the SEC West with a victory
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| that they would represent the Big Ten in
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| | against Mississippi State this weekend.
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| the Rose Bowl for the third time in four
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| | They have the ability to move up in the
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| years. They only chance they would have
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| | standings since they still have LSU and
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| to get back into the title game is if
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| | Florida on the schedule. If they can
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| both Notre Dame and themselves finished
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| | finish the season 12-1, they could jump
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| with 11-1 records and everyone else from
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| | to the top if USC and Notre Dame each
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| the PAC-10 and SEC had two losses. They
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| | suffer another loss. They would have no
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| would be hard pressed to choose Notre
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| | case to jump USC if both finish with just
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| Dame over Michigan considering what the
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| | one loss considering the pounding that
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| Wolvernines did to the Irish in South
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| | took place in Fayetteville to open the
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| Bend in September.
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| | season.
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| 3) Southern Cal Trojans - The Trojans are
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| | These are the seven teams competing for a
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| in the best shape in the standings
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| | shot at the National Championship. All
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| considering the two teams ahead of them
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| | have valid reasons, but only the top
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| play each other this week. They will be
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| | three teams control their own destiny.
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| able to hold Florida off in the standings
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| | The bottom four teams need help and in
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| considering the three games left on their
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| | the case of Rutgers, that still may not
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| schedule come against formidable
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| | be enough.
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| opponents. If they can complete this
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| | Doc's has had a tremendous year in
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| trifecta they will receive an invite to
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| | college football and wants you to jump
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| Glendale. The problem is that any one of
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| | aboard. This week we will be going with
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| these three teams (California, Notre
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| | our, "Senior Day Game of the Year" that
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| Dame, UCLA) can knock them off giving
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| | features a home team that will go out in
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| them a second loss. The one thing holding
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