This Week in College Football: Michigan Gets Another Shot as USC, Florida & Arkansas All Go Down
November 24th, 2006 by The Pundit[Cue The Pundit’s Patented Loud Booming Voice & Pulsing Intro Music and Pyrotechnics]
Let the BCS dramatics begin, college football fans. Ohio State and Michigan played a fairly entertaining game that was supposed to settle at least one slot in the national title game. Check. Everyone assumed that if Florida, USC, Arkansas, and Notre Dame all managed to win, one of these teams would leapfrog (albeit probably temporarily) Michigan in the BCS standings.
Well, fellow rabid football fans the crock that is the BCS continues! All of the so-called second-tier teams won and Michigan is still ranked #2! Even the Pundit thinks USC got shafted on this one and loyal readers know that the Pundit is not the biggest fan of the Trojans! Anyone else think the national playoff movement just got a big boost?
On a side note, did the Pundit mention that he is now 38-10 for the year and called the OSU-Michigan and Florida spreads this past weekend? Is the Pundit the man or what? Lucas Dwyer only wishes he could wear the Pundit’s jock when he makes his evermore feeble attempts to call NFL games for this Atari-in-a-world-of-Playstations website.
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THE PUNDIT’S POWER FIVE
1. Ohio State. Beats the Wolverines, 41-38, to earn a spot in the National Title game.
Next week’s opponent: Idle.
2. USC. They beat up California again. Somehow the Pundit thinks this week’s opponent will provide a more interesting game.
Next week’s opponent: Notre Dame
Prediction: This game is statement game for both teams. USC has to win big to jump Michigan in the standings, while Notre Dame has to win big to convince as many voters as possible that they are better than their inconsistent defense and offense has shown this year. This is also about payback for Notre Dame since ol’ Matt Leinart took them out of the national title game last year with one of the most amazing plays the Pundit has ever seen. It’s a home game for the Trojans, but the Pundit likes the upset. Irish by 10.
3. Florida. Western Carolina Panthers… did they even take the field?
Next week’s opponent: Florida State.
Prediction: Like Arkansas, Florida has a dangerous finish before the SEC title game. The Seminoles aren’t as good as they used to be but this is one of the best rivalries in football. The Pundit has not been impressed by the Gators of late and likes the upset again. Seminoles by a TD.
4. Arkansas. They beat up on Croom and company but not as bad as expected. Didn’t help themselves in this one at all.
Next Week’s Opponent: LSU
Prediction: This is a dangerous finish for the Razorbacks. The Tigers are hot and looking to sneak into a bigger bowl game. The Pundit likes the explosive Tigers to muddle up the BCS by upsetting Arkansas by three in the fourth quarter.
5. Michigan. The Wolverines gave the Buckeyes their best shot and lucked out with the #2 slot. Happy Birthday!
Next Week’s Opponent: Idle.
Teams Most Likely to Break Into the Top Five: The field is thinning out even more. Louisville… if they get all the upsets listed above. Um, no other team matters at this point. Sorry. Not.
NOTE: Unfortunately for the rabid Pundit readership (which is probably the only thing keeping this lame, chimp-edited site alive), the Pundit can only drop half of his knowledge this week due to time constraints. The Pundit didn’t want to miss another big week though. Holla!
