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Rivalry weekend..that most favorite time of the year! And it is already underway. Hope everyone had a good Turkey Day! Last night, Thanksgiving night, Miss State became bowl eligible with a victory over Ole Miss, 17 – 10 in OT. Thus, they win the “Egg Bowl”. You gotta love these names, Egg Bowl, Iron Bowl, Golden Bowl. etc. Anyhow, first time this match up has been played on Thanksgiving eve, and the winner is..Miss State in OT. They actually missed an opportunity to win the game in regulation with a field goal. Also, Texas dismantled Texas Tech, 41 – 16. Guess Mack Brown will be sticking around?
Today, LSU defeated Arkansas in a very close one, 31 – 27. Tiger’s QB Zach Mettenberger took a sack in the 4th quarter and could barely limp off the field. He already had an injured knee, and finished the game on the sidelines on crutches with an ice pack on that same injured knee. Never mind, back up freshman QB came in and threw the game winning TD pass late in the fourth quarter. Arkansas had the ball and fumbled with 37 seconds left on the game clock. The Golden Boot goes to LSU. Iowa squashed Nebraska and Bo Pelini maybe looking for a job next year (Nebraska head coach). Washington took care of instate rival Washington State 20 – 10 and Miami defeated Pitt 34 – 21. The Hurricanes remain alive in the ACC Coastal but need a loss by both Duke at North Carolina and Virginia Tech at Virginia tomorrow.
Currently underway, Oregon leads Oregon State, 17 – 10 and USF leads UCF, 3 – 0. Both games are in the first half.
Tomorrow, what a day…start your DVR. You cannot watch them all. How well I know, as I will be at Grant Field in hopes of checking off one of those bucket list items…see GT beat UGA before I die. Well, we shall see. Meanwhile, a huge game will be taking place in Tuscaloosa, Auburn vs. Bama. That will be what my DVR will be recording. Also on tap, S. Carolina at Clemson, Texas A & M at Missouri, Duke at North Carolina, FSU at Florida, Ohio State at Michigan, Stanford vs. Notre Dame, and UCLA at USC. So, predictions? Let’s see….GT (I hope), Alabama, Clemson, Missouri, Duke, FSU, Ohio State, Stanford and UCLA. So, there you have it…until tomorrow…we shall wait and see! GO JACKETS!
P.S. Fresno State (#15) goes down to San Jose State, 62 – 52. See, anything can happen in a rivalry game!
Update: Oregon 17 – Oregon State 17 at the start of the second half. Mariota (Oregon QB), two interceptions (two last week against Arizona State as well) and RB Marshall still out! USF 3 – UCF 3.
Fantastic finish in Oregon! The Ducks win the “Civil War” for the sixth straight year, 36 – 35 over Oregon State. Back and forth game, great finish, Mariota throws winning TD to Josh Huff (3 TD’s on the night, senior night and player of the game!) Really exciting football game. What happened to Marcus Mariota and the Heisman Trophy? Why is he MIA as far as candidates? I love west coast college football. Also, hands down, best uniforms!
