Offensive Lines
11.14.2003
This week's Prognostications
thanks to a little help from Keenan
ASU 21, UNT 20 - Picking with my heart on that one. Pluse I'll be in attendence and the Tribe has won the last three games I've gone to.
Mich. St. 28, Wisconsin 21 - Wisconsin is usually an upset special, but I like Smoker and the Spartans this week.
Miami 42, Syracuse 21 - A slow start for the Canes' new QB this week, but no way Miami drops their third straight to the Orangemen.
Minnesota 35, Iowa 31 - Watch out! Those Gophers got themselves an axe!
Tennessee 21, Miss. St. 0 - Vols roll in the second-most boring game all Saturday, next to...
Oklahoma 80, Baylor 0 - This might be a halftime score.
Florida 26, South Carolina 24 - Ron Zook will find a way to make this close.
TCU 28, Cincinnati 17 - TCU stays alive in BCS creator's nightmares.
NIU 28, Toledo 10 - Okay... I'm just guessing here.
Boise State 56, UTEP 0 - The Broncos reign on the smurf turf in Idaho.
Ohio State 17, Purdue 14 - Buckeyes survive again.
Michigan 42, Northwestern 14 - A win over the Nittany Lions doesn't mean much against the No. 5 Wolverines.
N.C. State 31, Florida State 28 - My big upset this week. Phillip Rivers makes a Heisman statement against the overrated Seminoles. Could be another wide right for Bowden in there as well.
Georgia 24, Auburn 21 - Dogs survive a scare from talented, but unranked Auburn.
Nebraska 21, Kansas State 20 - Nebraska gets the edge on homefield advadvantage only.
Va. Tech 49, Temple 7 - Tech takes it out on Temple for the pain of last week's upset. Kevin Jones rushes for five touchdowns.
Wash. St. 28, Arizona St. 10 - Cougars cruise at home.
Bowling Green 35, Kent St. 14 - Bowling Green takes one step closer to the fight for the top of the MAC.
USC 35, Arizona 3 - USC holds its position in the BCS standings with a solid thrashing of the woeful Wildcats.
Texas 42, Texas Tech 31 - B.J. Symons and the Red Raiders do their thing again, but Vince Young and company are too much to overcome.
Pitt 28, WVU 20 - Larry Fitzgerald makes the difference in the battle of teams that have beaten Va. Tech.
LSU 28, Alabama 21 - Tigers allow 20+ for the first time all season, but still come away with the W.
11.10.2003
Mike's Autograph Collection
One of these things is not like the other. In the P's of Mike's collection, we start off with sports greats Arnold Palmer, Walter Payton, Mike Piazza... then look who's next.
That's kind of like seeing a dog-eared copy of "1,001 Booger Jokes" prominently displayed on a bookshelf filled with Hemingway first editions.
Notre Lame
You just know that this site is not the only of it's kind in existence on the wide web. And that makes me smile.
OL's Heisman Hopefuls
Poppin' Fresh (the risers)...
Okla. QB Jason White - Wrecked the Wrecking Crew for five first half scores.
Miss. QB Eli Manning - Ole Miss is ranked where?!
Pitt. WR Larry Fitzgerald - Made big plays in the biggest win for Pitt.
VTU RB Kevin Jones - Despite two losses, Jones is still most dynamic back in college football.
NCSU QB Phillip Rivers - Don't count Rivs out yet. If he can torch an already burnt FSU "D" this week, he may still make waves. 72.2 completion percentage.
Lead Balloons (the sinkers)...
Texas Tech QB B.J. Symons - Flavor of the month? System sherbet. Quantity doesn't always equal quality.
OSU RB Steven Jackson - Too far West to earn the invite back East. And not enough of a standout in a field of "good" runningbacks.
DARKHORSE OF THE WEEK
TCU QB Brandon Hassell - Why not? He's got 9 TDs to 2 picks in just six games and has come up big for the Frogs in their Cinderella season this year.
