{"id":760,"date":"2007-11-25T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2007-11-25T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montaraventures.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/25\/weekend-update-sports-november-25-2007\/"},"modified":"2007-11-24T21:27:14","modified_gmt":"2007-11-25T05:27:14","slug":"weekend-update-sports-november-25-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montaraventures.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/25\/weekend-update-sports-november-25-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Update Sports: November 25, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

LSU<\/b> and the SEC departed the national championship picture this week. Notre Dame<\/b> won for the second week in a row. Hawaii<\/b> is the last unbeaten. Missouri<\/b> is in a one game playoff against Oklahoma<\/b> to enter the MNC likely against at least this week, West Virginia<\/b> if the human voters don’t reorder their ballots – which could happen, witness the Michigan<\/b> vote last year.
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OSU Opponent Watch<\/h2>\n
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  • Youngstown State<\/b> (7-4) – Season complete.<\/li>\n
  • Akron<\/b> (4-8) – Played Central Michigan<\/b> at home, lost 32-35. Conclusion: Expected Loss<\/li>\n
  • Washington<\/b> (4-7) – Played Washington State<\/b> at home, lost 35-42. Conclusion: Unexpected Loss<\/li>\n
  • Northwestern<\/b> (6-6) – Season complete.<\/li>\n
  • Minnesota<\/b> (1-11) – Season complete.<\/li>\n
  • Purdue<\/b> (7-5) – Season complete. Bowl TBD.<\/li>\n
  • Kent State<\/b> (3-9) – Played Buffalo<\/b> at home, lost 23-30 in OT. Conclusion: Unexpected Loss<\/li>\n
  • Michigan State<\/b> (7-5) – Season complete. Bowl TBD.<\/li>\n
  • Penn State<\/b> (8-4) – Season complete. Bowl TBD.<\/li>\n
  • Wisconsin<\/b> (9-3) – Season complete. Bowl TBD.<\/li>\n
  • Illinois<\/b> (9-3) – Season complete. Bowl TBD.<\/li>\n
  • Michigan<\/b> (8-4) – Season complete. Bowl TBD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Buckeye opponent’s records after the 13th week, 73-70. Ohio State<\/b> is going to the Rose Bowl, at worst. Depending on how voters view West Virginia<\/b>, the Buckeyes will either be 2nd or 3rd in the BCS rankings this week. Michigan<\/b>, Illinois<\/b>, Penn State<\/b>, Wisconsin<\/b>, Michigan State<\/b>, Indiana<\/b>, and Purdue<\/b> are awaiting their bowl destinations. Iowa<\/b> and Northwestern<\/b>, though eligible, are not likely participate in the post-season.
    \n<\/p>\n

    Quick Hits from Around College Football<\/h2>\n

    \nAnd then there was one, Hawaii<\/b> knocked out Boise State<\/b> at home to remain perfect, win the WAC, and secure a berth in a BCS bowl – provided they can beat Washington<\/b> next week. Florida International<\/b> maintained its perfect zero win season with one game remaining against North Texas<\/b> next week.
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    \nProjected BCS Top 5: West Virginia<\/b>, Missouri<\/b>, Ohio State<\/b>, Georgia<\/b>, and Virginia Tech<\/b>.
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    \nGame of the week? Arkansas<\/b> ran over LSU<\/b> 50-48 in multiple OTs.
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    \nMismatch of the week? West Virginia<\/b> ran by Connecticut<\/b> 66-21.
    \n
    \nMy Special Top 12 rankings: (Why Top 12? That’s where you need to be to get into BCS contention.) <\/p>\n

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    1. Missouri<\/b> – Outlasted Kansas<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    2. Ohio State<\/b> – Season complete.<\/li>\n
    3. West Virginia<\/b> – Hammered Connecticut<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    4. Kansas<\/b> – Lost to Missouri<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    5. USC<\/b> – Beat Arizona State<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    6. Georgia<\/b> – Beat Georgia Tech<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    7. Illinois<\/b> – Season complete.<\/li>\n
    8. Oklahoma<\/b> – Beat Oklahoma State<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    9. Virginia Tech<\/b> – Beat Virginia<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    10. Wisconsin<\/b> – Season complete.<\/li>\n
    11. Arizona State<\/b> – Lost to USC<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    12. Hawaii<\/b> – Beat Boise State<\/b>.<\/ol>\n

      \nMy Special Bottom 5 rankings: (Why bottom 5? If you finish there you should be relegated to I-AA) Wonder of wonders, Notre Dame<\/b> played itself out of the Bottom Five – I wouldn’t have predicted that.<\/p>\n

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      1. Florida International<\/b> – 0-11 Lost to Florida Atlantic<\/b>.<\/li>\n
      2. Idaho<\/b> – 1-11 this season. Lost to Utah State<\/b>.<\/li>\n
      3. Southern Methodist<\/b> – 1-11 Lost to Memphis<\/b>.<\/li>\n
      4. Mississippi<\/b> – 3-9. Lost to Mississippi State<\/b><\/li>\n
      5. Minnesota<\/b> – 1-11 Season complete. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \nIn the coming week I’ll post a Conference Strength Report and Weekend Update Sports edition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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