Game Preview: Oregon State at Oregon

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Oregon State Beavers at Oregon Ducks, Thursday 9:00PM This game is often referred to one of the best rivalries that nobody thinks about.  Probably because it is on the west coast and have never really decided anything other than state supremacy - but you gotta love the name Civil War right?  Both teams enter trying to to improve their bowl positioning and I believe Oregon State has a chance to … [Read more...]

Game Preview: Pittsburgh at West Virginia

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Game Preview:  Pittsburgh (9-1) at West Virginia (7-3), Friday at 7:00 PM If West Virginia had won against Cincinatti this game would have had much more meaning.  As it is the Mountaineers can make next week's clash between the Bearcats and Pitt meaningless by coming up with win in this year's version of the Backyard Brawl.  This is Pitt's best team since Dave Wannstedt took over as coach and … [Read more...]

Game Preview: Northwestern at Illinois

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What do you do when you are coming off one of the biggest wins in school history and are facing your in-state rivals who are suffering through a miserable season?  If you are the Northwestern Wildcats the answer should be follow it up with another victory to improve your conference and bowl positioning.  And if you are Illinois you must ask the question is there anything that can be done to … [Read more...]

Central Michigan at Boston College Preview

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At this point in the year it is hard to find compelling non-conference matchups.  There are a few pre-championship game grudge matches like Georgia-Georgia Tech to look forward to but most teams don't like to break up their conference schedules so I praise both these schools for giving us what I think will be a very entertaining game. First you have Boston College.  They are 5-3 with a shot of … [Read more...]

Colorado at West Virginia Betting Matchup

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This Thursday's national spotlight game is a rare non-conference battle as most teams are slugging it out within their respective conferences already.  It is also a rematch of a hotly contested midweek tilt from a year ago that was the highlight of the Buffaloes season so you know the Mountaineers will have revenge on their mind.  Revenge and then some as they have to be still smarting from the … [Read more...]

Wake Forest vs Boston College Betting Matchup

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Though not the highest profile ACC game this week I think this is a very interesting game with significant implications for the Atlantic Dvision. Both teams are 2-1 but have yet to grab a conference win. Wake Forest and Boston College are two of the steadiest teams in the ACC, occasionally exceeding expectations but never sinking to Duke status.  However, heading into this year the expectations … [Read more...]

Thursday Night Preview: Ole Miss vs South Carolina

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It is still early in the season so the first game of the week is not Kent State at Toledo, Buffalo at Temple or the highly anticipated battle for state supremacy, Central Michigan vs. Western Michigan.  Don't get me wrong, I love the MAC and these games, while not featuring the highest calibre of talent are hard fought and highly entertaining.  But this week we get a treat as the SEC replaces the … [Read more...]

Are the Kansas City Chiefs Better?

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Out with the Old and in with the New, but will the Kansas City Chiefs be any better in '09? Last year the Chiefs started out horrible and ended up horrible. There was just no way of getting out of their 2-14 season (8-8 against the spread), in which Brodie Croyle, who had been anointed the "quarterback of the future," went down with an injury, and Tyler Thigpen wound up being the quarterback. … [Read more...]

Favre Playing Hard Ball with Vikings

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We are at the unchanged old cock-and-bull story with Brett Favre. He gave Green Bay headaches by buzzing and hawing about his unfinished retirement. Then New York promptly gave Brett Favre the door after he threw for 3,472 passing yards with 22 touchdowns and an equivalent number of interceptions. There is an even more beseeching fear in the waltz around that the North Star State and Brett … [Read more...]