fact, none of Amenhotep II’s sons claimed to be his firstborn, and one prominent Egyptologist theorizes that the eldest son died inexplicably during childhood. Did Amenhotep II die in the Red Sea, as the Bible allegedly indicates about the exodus-pharaoh? No, he died in typical fashion, and his mummified body is still preserved. Yet despite popular belief, this conclusion does not conflict with the Bible, since no Biblical text actually states that the exodus-pharaoh died there with his army.Can any of Amenhotep II’s military campaigns be related to the exodus events? Yes, his second Asiatic campaign coincides extremely well with the exodus events, and many of the details related to it and Egypt’s post-exodus future cannot be explained without these connections. Can the loss of over two million Hebrew slaves, certainly Egypt’s “slave-base” at the time, be accounted for in the records of Amenhotep II’s reign? Yes, the loss of the Israelite slaves can be accounted for by Amenhotep II’s acquisition of 101,128 slaves in Canaan during his second Asiatic campaign, the only such campaign of its era that was launched in late fall and took so many captives. Is there any evidence to confirm that Amenhotep II interacted with the Hebrews after they left Egypt? Yes, Amenhotep II captured 3,600 “Apiru” (Hebrews) during his second campaign, which was launched just under seven months after the exodus. Despite many futile attempts to disprove the association of the Hebrews with the Apiru of the New Kingdom, far more evidence exists that favors their being one-in-the-same.If Amenhotep II is the exodus-pharaoh, could the obliteration of Hatshepsut’s image from many Egyptian monuments and inscriptions be attributed to backlash from the exodus events? Yes, Amenhotep II surfaces as the only logical candidate for the pharaoh who ordered this nationwide campaign of desecration. If Hatshepsut indeed was Moses’ Egyptian stepmother—and she is the only legitimate candidate—Amenhotep II and all of Egypt had adequate motive to remove her image from Egypt and her spirit from the afterlife. These answers prove not only that Amenhotep II is the only legitimate candidate for the exodus-pharaoh, but that the Biblical chronology of that era functions as a canon against which Egyptian history may be synchronized.It is hoped that the principal purpose of this article has not been lost in the extensive historical detail contained within it. In this analysis of the exodus-pharaoh and ancient Egyptian history, the arguments of those who compromise Biblical historicity proved unable to undermine Biblical inerrancy. Compromising the Bible’s inspired historical framework invariably will lead to the demise of its reliability as an accurate source for determining doctrine and enhancing spiritual growth. Conversely, to connect the book more directly with ancient history can only enhance its theological meaning.181 Unfortunately, however, even the strongest argumentation cannot remove presuppositions or persuade readers of the Bible’s life-impacting truths.Douglas Petrovich is former academic dean at Novosibirsk Biblical-Theological Seminary in the city of Akademgorodok (Siberia), Russia. He has a BA in Evangelism at Moody Bible Institute, and both an MDiv and a ThM from The Masters Seminary. He also has an MA in Ancient Near Eastern history and archaeology from the University of Toronto, where currently he is enrolled in the PhD program. This article was first published in the Spring 2006 issue of the Master's Seminary Journal. Posted with permission.Footnotes:1. George Ladd, The New Testament and Criticism (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1967), 16. 2. William G. Dever, What did the Biblical Writers Know and When did They Know It? (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001), 4. 3. Israel Finkelstein, “City-States to States,” in Symbiosis, Symbolism, and the Power of the Past, ed. William G. Dever and Seymour Gitin (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2003), 81. 4. Harold Lindsell, The Battle for the Bible (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976), 206. 5. Donald B. Redford, Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1992), 408–409. 6. Ibid., 412. 7. Kenneth A. Kitchen, On the Reliability of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003), 310. 8. Bryant G. Wood, “The Rise and Fall of the 13th-Century Exodus-Conquest Theory,” JETS 48:3 (Sep 2005), 476. 9. Rodger C. Young, “When Did Solomon Die?,” JETS 46:4 (Dec 2003), 603. 10. Both here and throughout the present work, any dating that follows the formula, “ca. xxxx–yyyy BC,” signifies the regnal years of a given monarch, unless otherwise noted. The reason for settling on these dates will be discussed subsequently. 11. It is probably more accurate to refer to the Red Sea as the “Sea of Reeds,” but the traditional designation will be used here for simplicity. For an excellent study on this topic, see Hoffmeier’s chap. 9, “The Problem of the Re(e)d Sea” (James K. Hoffmeier, Israel in
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Tradition [New York: Oxford University Press, 1996], 199). 12. While any given pharaoh of Egypt’s New Kingdom received a throne-name (praenomen) upon his accession—either as the sole monarch or as the coregent for a senior pharaoh who wanted a smooth regnal-transition at the time of his imminent death—he merely appended this praenomen to his nomen, the birth name that had always been with him. Each name was enclosed in a cartouche. 13. See 1 Kgs 11:40, 14:25; and 2 Chr 12:2, 5 (twice), 7, and 9. The fact that this new trend began during the reign of Shishak (Shoshenq I) should be of no surprise to the student of Biblical history, since Shishak’s reign signaled both the beginning of a new ruling dynasty, the 22nd Dynasty of Egypt, and the beginning of foreign rule under pharaohs who hailed from Libya. 14. See 2 Kgs 23:29, 33, 34, 35; 2 Chr 35:20, 21, 22; 36:4; and Jer 46:2. Pharaoh Hophra is named once as well, though his name appears only in a prophetic writing, where God calls him, “Pharaoh Hophra, King of Egypt” (Jer 44:30). 15. Any temptation to doubt the historicity of the Biblical text on account of the presence of an unnamed pharaoh should be avoided vigorously, since “surely historians would not dismiss the historicity of Thutmose III’s Megiddo campaign because the names of the kings of Kadesh and Megiddo are not recorded” in the ancient Egyptian accounts (Hoffmeier, Israel in Egypt, 110). 16. Ibid., 109. 17. Ibid. 18. James K. Hoffmeier, “The Memphis and Karnak Stelae of Amenhotep II,” in The Context of Scripture: Monumental Inscriptions from the Biblical World, vol. 2, ed. William W. Hallo (Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2000), 21. 19. Hoffmeier, Israel in Egypt, 87, 109; Wood, “The Rise and Fall,” 478. 20. Hoffmeier, Israel in Egypt, 109–110. Hoffmeier incorrectly identifies these enemies of Egypt from the first Asiatic campaign of Amenhotep II as “Nubian tribes,” and “Nubian chieftains,” thus attriblanguage learning
2011年3月17日星期四
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The pressure in both texts to have the birth take place outside of Bethlehem may be theological, as we will observe). Thus, having judged the outside-the-village tradition as textually inaccurate and historically unreliable, and having found no objections to the cave, we turn to an examination of the internal evidence of the text itself. All of the internal cultural evidence from the story points to a birth in a private home. This data is of two kinds: the make-up of the Middle Eastern extended family, and the physical structure of the Palestinian peasant home. In Luke 2 we are told that Joseph was returning to the village of Bethlehem from whence his family originated. The Middle Easterner is profoundly attached to his village of family origin. Indeed, though he himself may not have been born there, his home village is an integral part of his identity.9 Even if he has never been there before he can appear suddenly at the home of a distant cousin, recite his genealogy, and he is among friends. Joseph had only to say, “I am Joseph, son of Jacob, son of Matthan, son of Eleazar, the son of Eliud,” and the immediate response must have been, “You are welcome. What can we do for you?” If Joseph did have some member of the extended family resident in the village, he was honor-bound to seek them out. Furthermore, if he did not have family or friends in the village, as a member of the famous house of David, for the “sake of David,” he would still be welcomed into almost any village home. Yet, if we reject both of these alternatives and assume that Joseph did not have family or friends, and did not appeal to the name of David, even if he was a total stranger appearing in a strange village— still he would be able to find shelter for the birth of a child. Indeed, the birth of a child is a special occasion in any culture anywhere in the world. The idea that a woman about to give birth cannot find shelter and assistance from the village women in a Middle Eastern village, even if she is a total stranger, staggers the imagination. We are pressed to affirm on the basis of everything we know of Middle Eastern village life that Joseph most likely sought out and found adequate shelter in Bethlehem. This shelter, we assume, was an occupied private home, for it had a guest room that was full (as we will discover). What then of the manger? The text tells us, “She gave birth to her first son, wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger.” The traditional understanding of this verse in the Western world moves along the following path. Jesus was laid in a manger. Mangers are naturally found in animal stables. Ergo, Jesus was born in a stable. However, in the one-room peasant homes of Palestine and Lebanon, the manger is built into the floor of the house. The standard one-room village home consists of a living area for the family (Arabic mastaba), mangers built into the floor for feeding the animals (mostly at night), and a small area approximately four feet lower than the living area into which the family cow or donkey is brought at night (Arabic ka’al-bayt). The family animals were kept in the one-room house at night, but taken out early each morning. The text of the New Testament itself alludes to the one-room peasant home in Matthew 5:15 where it states that a lamp is put on a lampstand so that it “gives light to all who are in the house.” Obviously, the house must have one room if a single lamp shines on everyone in it. Furthermore, the one-room house with a lower end for the animals is presupposed in Luke 13:10–17. The family ox and/or donkey was brought into the house at night and taken out early each morning. Thus, everyone knew that every family with any animals carried out this simple domestic chore at the start of each new day. To leave the animals in the house during the day was socially and culturally unthinkable. All of this is presupposed by the text. Jesus knew the head of the synagogue had untied his animals that very morning and led them out of the house. With calm assurance Jesus could announce to his face that he did, in fact, lead his animals out that very morning, confident there would be no reply. Were animals kept in a separate stable, the head of the synagogue could have saved face by asserting firmly, “I never touch the animals on the Sabbath.” But if he tried to claim that he leaves the animals in the house all day, the people in the synagogue would ridicule him with laughter! In short, no one would believe him. Thus the debate ends simply, “As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame” (v.17). Thus, in the case of Luke 2:7, any Palestinian reading the phrase, “She laid him in a manger,” would immediately assume that the birth took place in a private home, because he knows that mangers are built into the floor of the raised terrace of the peasant home. This assumption is an important part of the story. The shepherds were told that the presence of the baby in a manger was a sign for them. Shepherds were near the bottom of the social ladder and indeed, their profession was declared unclean by some of their rabbis.10 Many places would not welcome them. In many homes they would feel their poverty and be ashamed of their low estate. But no—they faced no humiliation as they visited that child, for he was laid in a manger. That is, he was born in a simple peasant home with the mangers in the family room. He was one of them. With that assurance they left with haste. The details of the one-room peasant home with its manger in the floor have not gone unnoticed. William Thomson,long- term Presbyterian missionary in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, wrote in 1857: It is my impression that the birth actually took place in an ordinary house of some common peasant, and that the baby was laid in one of the mangers, such as are still found in the dwellings of farmers in this region.11 The two leading 20th century authorities on Palestinian life and the New Testament are Gustaf Dalmann and E.F.F. Bishop. Bishop comments on Luke 2:7 and writes: Perhaps...recourse was had to one of the Bethlehem houses with the lower section provided for the animals, with mangers “hollowed in stone,” the dais being reserved for the family. Such a manger being immovable, filled with crushed straw, would do duty for a cradle. An infant might even be left in safety, especially if swaddled, when the mother was absent on temporary business.12 Dalmann, in his study of the same verse, records: In the East today the dwelling place of man and beast is often in one and the same room. It is quite the usual thing among the peasants for the family to live, eat, and sleep on a kind of raised terrace (Arab. mastaba) in the one room of the house, while the cattle, particularly the donkeys and oxen, have their place below on the actual floor (ka’ al-bet) near the door.... On this floor the mangers are fixed either to the floor or to the wall, or at the edge of the terrace.13 Dalmann himself has nearly 100 pages of photographs and scale drawings of a wide variety of such peasant homes, all of which fit his two-level description given above.14 Thus a peasant home is the natural place for the Holy Family to have found shelter and the expected place to find a manger. In the case of Luke 2:7 the home which entertained the Holy Family presumably was not expecting a baby and did not have a cradle, but with a manger built into the floor there was little need for one.15 So why has this rather obvious alternative remained obscured? In some cases it would seem that the cultural assumptions of the exegetes have set it aside. In spite of the above quotation, Dalmann defends the traditional “lonely birth in a stable” for culturally revealing reasons. Dalmann feels Joseph could have had space in the inn, but “no room for them” means “no suitable room for the birth” (italics mine).16 Dalmann argues that neither “inn,” nor “guest house,” nor “private home” would have provided the necessary privacy, and thus Joseph must have sought out and found an empty stable.
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;s the same object because the stone coffin is embedded in the layer of the Theodosian basilica.” An earthquake in A.D. 433 caused the collapse of portions of the building. Subsequent renovations raised the level of the floor and the sarcophagus was buried and covered by a marble tombstone.The main altar of the modern church, named the Papal Altar, was erected atop the concrete and debris left by the 1823 fire that had buried the original sarcophagus and tombstone. The excavations revealed an inscription on the marble tombstone bearing the Latin words “Paulo Apostolo Mart,” which translates to“Apostle Paul, Martyr.” Archaeologists further opened up a window measuring 70 cm. wide and 1.00 meter deep to reach the side of the sarcophagus. An ancient hole in the cover about 10 cm. wide was discovered which, according to Filippi, was used to dip pieces of fabric inside the coffin in order to produce relics out of the pieces themselves. Earlier this year Pope Benedict announced the finds from an inspection of the contents of the sarcophagus. A tiny hole drilled
in the coffin revealed: traces of a precious linen cloth, purple in color, laminated with pure gold, and a blue colored textile with filaments of linen. It also revealed the presence of grains of red incense and traces of protein and limestone. There were also tiny fragments of bone, which, when subjected to Carbon 14 tests by experts, turned out to belong to someone who lived in the 1st or 2nd century.While these results fall short of proving conclusively that the Apostle Paul’s remains are entombed in the church, they are consistent with the traditions and leave open the opportunity for further investigations. The modern basilica is a massive construction consisting of a large central nave flanked by two side aisles divided by 80 enormous columns. It reputedly replicates the grandiose Basilica Ulpia of the Emperor Trajan, built early in the 2nd century A.D. The Roman basilica was an architectural form initially used for monumental public buildings and later adopted by Christians for sacred structures. The discoveries at the Church of St. Paul Outside the Walls coincide with the announcement of further findings related to Paul at the Catacomb of St. Thecla in Rome. Workers conducting cleaning activities there discovered a 4th century fresco believed to depict St. Paul. The image, the oldest of the apostle known to exist, shows a man with a pointed black beard on a red background, inside a bright yellow halo with a high, furrowed forehead. According to officials of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, lasers were used to remove layers of clay and limestone that covered the painting. The early Christian practice of burying the dead in catacombs became common in the late 2nd century, when they became the official cemetery of the newly established church in Rome. They were carved into the soft tufa rock under the city and were often decorated with devotional images in a style similar to those found at Pompeii. Bodies were wrapped in plain white sheets and placed in rectangular niches cut into the tunnel walls, and then closed with marble or terracotta slabs.The catacombs today are a main attraction in Rome along the famed Via Appia Antica south of the city. Only 20 km. of the estimated 300 km. of tunnels have yet been explored, which themselves contain the sepulchers of some 500,000 individuals in addition to the tombs of seven popes who were martyred in the 3rd century. The Catacombs of San Sebastian were reputedly where the remains of St. Peter and St. Paul were hidden during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian (A.D. 69-79).
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in the coffin revealed: traces of a precious linen cloth, purple in color, laminated with pure gold, and a blue colored textile with filaments of linen. It also revealed the presence of grains of red incense and traces of protein and limestone. There were also tiny fragments of bone, which, when subjected to Carbon 14 tests by experts, turned out to belong to someone who lived in the 1st or 2nd century.While these results fall short of proving conclusively that the Apostle Paul’s remains are entombed in the church, they are consistent with the traditions and leave open the opportunity for further investigations. The modern basilica is a massive construction consisting of a large central nave flanked by two side aisles divided by 80 enormous columns. It reputedly replicates the grandiose Basilica Ulpia of the Emperor Trajan, built early in the 2nd century A.D. The Roman basilica was an architectural form initially used for monumental public buildings and later adopted by Christians for sacred structures. The discoveries at the Church of St. Paul Outside the Walls coincide with the announcement of further findings related to Paul at the Catacomb of St. Thecla in Rome. Workers conducting cleaning activities there discovered a 4th century fresco believed to depict St. Paul. The image, the oldest of the apostle known to exist, shows a man with a pointed black beard on a red background, inside a bright yellow halo with a high, furrowed forehead. According to officials of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, lasers were used to remove layers of clay and limestone that covered the painting. The early Christian practice of burying the dead in catacombs became common in the late 2nd century, when they became the official cemetery of the newly established church in Rome. They were carved into the soft tufa rock under the city and were often decorated with devotional images in a style similar to those found at Pompeii. Bodies were wrapped in plain white sheets and placed in rectangular niches cut into the tunnel walls, and then closed with marble or terracotta slabs.The catacombs today are a main attraction in Rome along the famed Via Appia Antica south of the city. Only 20 km. of the estimated 300 km. of tunnels have yet been explored, which themselves contain the sepulchers of some 500,000 individuals in addition to the tombs of seven popes who were martyred in the 3rd century. The Catacombs of San Sebastian were reputedly where the remains of St. Peter and St. Paul were hidden during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian (A.D. 69-79).
A Universal Flood: 3000 B.C.
Tags: mabbul, kataklusmos, genesis 6-9, sumerian king list, gilgamesh, flood--> This article was first published on Dr. Livingston's website, www.ancientdays.net. Imagine:A flatter Earth... 40 days of steady, pouring rain...Hundreds of volcanoes exploding all at once...Thousands of new, large springs gushing out huge amounts of water...Definitions and Language UseThis was the Flood of Noah's day. It was a worldwide cataclysmic Flood sent by God to destroy all living things except for eight people who survived on the Ark. In addition to the Bible, many very early historical records also document this Flood.Two problems about which there are great differences are: the date of the Flood, and whether it was local or universal. Critics of the flood narrative consider it either a myth, or a local flood story. There are apparent conflicts between the Bible and some areas of science relative to the date of the Great Flood. Both biblical and extrabiblical literature, being eyewitness accounts, should control the datingRosetta Stone software
2011年3月9日星期三
10 Mar 11 SEO Tips
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2011年3月5日星期六
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2011年1月24日星期一
24 Jan 11 College Football: Lindsey's 10 Most Important Week 5 Games, USC on Upset Alert?
USC Coach Lane KiffinStephen Dunn/Getty ImagesThe cupcakes have been devoured and now it is time to get into the meat of the seasonwith conference games in which each win moves you closer to at least six wins, a possible bowl bid, or a conference title and a shot at a BCS bowl game.Last week, I felt like the Joker picking Kentucky to upset Florida; of course, I also did not have enough faith in UCLA, who put a beat down on Texas.On the season, I am now standing at 25-8 so I can still afford to take some risk to pick the occasional upset. Is USC on upset New York Giants jersey
alert?No. 16 Miami (Fla) v. ClemsonRecent history would suggest that this game is going to be extremely close; since Miami has joined the ACC, all three of the games between Miami and Clemson have gone into overtime.Last year, ClemsonKyle Parker threw a career-high 326 yards and three touchdowns in engineering a 40-37 overtime upset of then No. 8 Miami (Fla). Parker is coming off a solid road game against No. 16 Auburn on September 18, in which he played through bruised ribs.Miamidefense is looking for a little revenge and they appear to be up for the challenge.The Hurricanes are eighth in the nation in total defense, allowing 252.0 yards per game, and two of the three touchdown drives they've yielded came on drives of 19 yards or less.Prediction: The road team in this series has won the last three games, the trend continues as the Hurricanes win a hard fought game over Clemson 28-20.No. 21 Texas v. No. 8 Oklahoma The winner of the Red River shoot out has gone on to claim the Big 12 championship, four of the past six yearsthe loser won the other two titles.This year, however, might be differentboth teams have struggled.Last weekend, Oklahoma just got by Cincinnati 31-29 and three of their four wins this season have been decided by seven points or less.The vaunted Oklahoma defense is giving up more than 420 yards a game and has surrendered 41 fourth-quarter points on the year.Texas was embarrassed last weekend by UCLA 34-12 at home. Texas never threatened in the second half and was frequently booed by the fans in Austin, leaving Mack Brown "embarrassed" after his worst home loss in 13 seasons as Longhorns coach.The Longhorns offense has been almost as bad as Oklahomadefense. Texas has failed to crack 400 yards of total offense in a game this season and in the last two games, the Longhorns committed nine turnovers while averaging only 89 yards on the ground.Michigan State's Kirk CousinsJonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesPrediction: Oklahomaquarterback Landry Jones will likely be the difference; Jones has nine touchdowns and 1,221 passing yards on the season. Oklahoma 31-13 over Texas.No. 11 Wisconsin v. No. 24 Michigan State If you like smash mouth football, where teams grind it out on the ground with an occasional well executed play-action fake to keep you honest, then this is the game for you.Michigan State has running backs Edwin Baker and LeVeon Bell to chew up yardage. Baker is averaging 7.9 yards a carry and Bell is averaging 8.3. Baker and Bell have 12 rushing touchdowns between them.Executing the play-fake is Junior Kirk Cousins, who has connected on 67% of his passes.Wisconsin has Big 10 Offensive Player of the Year John Clay and James White to carry the rock. Clay is coming off of his 10th straight game in which he has rushed for more than 100 yards; White had a nice coming out party last week with 145 yards and four touchdowns.Scott Tolzien has been better than Cousins, completing 76% of his passes.Prediction: Tough to root against Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio in his first week back with the team after suffering a mild heart attack, Spartans 27-24.Can Tech's Tyrod Taylor get the Hokies back on track.Elsa/Getty ImagesTennessee v. No. 12 LSUHow bad is LSUpassing attack?Quarterback Jordan Jefferson has 419 passing yards on 79 attempts; Jefferson has an anemic quarterback passer rating of 97. Running back Stevan Ridley has 434 yards on 75 rushes.Fortunately for LSU, Tennessee has been porous in stopping opposing teamability to run the ball as they are allowing 142 rushing yards a game. LSU will likely start running the ball once they step on to the field.Tennessee played a very inspired first half against Oregon before the game got out of New York Jets jersey
control in the second half; in the next game, Tennessee played uninspired ball and almost was upset by UAB 32-29 in overtime.Which Tennessee team will show up against LSU?Prediction: The Tigers are too tough to beat at home, 27-10.Virginia Tech v. No. 23 North Carolina StateThe North Carolina State campus is in a frenzy over the Wolfpack's unexpected 4-0 start.The 23rd-ranked Wolfpack find themselves in the Top 25 for the first time since 2003.Of course, getting ranked among the top teams is only half the battle; the second half of the battle is staying there such that it becomes a tradition. Which ranked team is likely to be upset this week by an unranked team?Which ranked team is likely to be upset this week by an unranked team?Miami (Fla)14.7%LSU 5.9%North Carolina State38.2%USC29.4%Michigan11.8%Total votes: 34North Carolina State has to be careful to avoid getting caught up in the hype that playing in the ACC championship game is now a foregone conclusion.Virginia Tech is coming to the game looking for some redemption and to reestablish themselves once again among the top ranked teams in the country after being upset by FCS School James Madison earlier in the year.Prediction: Virginia Tech partially redeems its season with a big win 30-17 over the Wolfpack.No. 9 Florida v. No. 1 Alabama The last two seasons when these teams played in December, the winner went on to claim the National Championship.Losing this game tends to stay with the players on the losing team."Ever since that game, it's unexplainable. I wanted it back so bad," Florida linebacker Brandon Hicks said of last December's meeting. "That game hurt so bad because we felt we were good enough, we had the team to win. But we didn't execute everything that we were supposed to and we took it on ourselves that our preparation wasn't right.""I just remember the year they beat us," said Tide running back Mark Ingram. "All we could think about for an entire year was getting back to that game and playing them again. I'm sure they have the same type of attitude since we beat them. They don't have to wait until the SEC championship. We have them halfway through the season. It's going to be a real intense game."Coaching Legend Joe PaternoKevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesPrediction: Florida will likely have the bitter taste of defeat to deal with for the rest of the regular season as Alabama takes care of business at home, 31-21.Washington v. No. 20 USC This will be the toughest game to this point for USCLane Kiffin, who worked with Washington coach Steve Sarkisian with they both were with the Trojans on former coach Pete Carrollstaff. Sarkisian earned a marquee win in his first season with the Huskies with last year's upset, and is aware that USC is eager to return the favor."I'm sure there are a couple of other teams on their schedule that they circled too from last year," Sarkisian said. "To me this is the Pac-10 opener and why we play the year and what we are striving for. It's a tremendous challenge."The challenge for the Huskies will be to forget what happened in their last game.Jake Locker, Washingtonquarterback, had the worst game in his career connecting on only 4 of his 20 passes for 71 yards in Washington 56-21 loss to then No. 8 Nebraska.Prediction: Washington an experienced senior quarterback and an extra week of preparation, the Huskies upsets the Trojans 27-24No. 23 Penn State v. No. 18 Iowa Stanford's Jim HarbaughJonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesIowa bounced back from a painful non-conference loss with an easy Oakland Raiders jersey
victory last week, while Penn State had its hands full for four quarters against Temple, an opponent it has traditionally dominated.Coach Kirk Ferentz showing deference to coaching legend Joe PaternoNittany Lions said earlier in the week, "I'm not sure why they'd be considered the underdog, I'm looking at a team that's won 51 games over five years, one that doesn't give up points."Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Ferentzteams are 7-1 against Paterno since 2000.Or maybe it is because of the strength of Iowadefense and the lack of Penn Stateability to run the ball. Penn State is averaging 160 yards a game on the ground; Iowadefense is only allowing 66 yards on the ground and just 228 yards.Prediction: Penn Stateoffensive tackle Lou Eliades is out with a knee injury which means Adrian Clayborn and Iowadefensive line is going to have a big game, Iowa exposes Penn State and wins, 31-14.No. 9 Stanford v. No. 4 Oregon This match-up will likely be the most entertaining game of the weekend, as both teams feature high powered offenses.Oregon is averaging a ridiculous 57.8 points a game, generating 560 yards of total offense and 322 yards of rushing.Michigan's Denard RobinsonLeon Halip/Getty ImagesStanford need not make any apologies for its offense, as the Cardinal are averaging 48 points a game with a balanced attack that is resulting in more than 220 rushing and passing yards a game.StanfordAndrew Luck passed for 251 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions as Stanford ended their seven-game skid against Oregon with a 51-42 win last year.OregonLaMichael James is second in the nation with 475 rushing yards this year. James ran for 125 yards and a TD while catching four passes for 89 yards in last season's meeting.While everybody is going to tune in for the offensive fireworks, donforget the defensive side of the ball.Oregondefense is only allowing 11 points a game; Stanforddefense is only allowing 14 points a game.Prediction: The winner is positioned well to get to the BCS Championship game, Oregon gets the benefit of doubt being at home in close one 31-27.No. 19 Michigan v. IndianaMichigan Quarterback Denard Robinson has been cleared to play and is expected to start against Indiana which is bad news for the Hoosiers.Robinson leads the nation in rushing with 688 yards and has accounted for 10 touchdowns.The Wolverines have won the last 16 meetings against Indiana by an average of 21.5 points; though they needed a late TD pass from Tate Forcier to pull out a 36-33 win in Ann Arbor last Philadelphia Eagles jersey
year.While Robinson's rushing has sparked the Wolverines' hot start, Ben Chappellpassing has done the same for the Hoosiers. The senior has thrown nine touchdowns without an interception, and his 296.7 yards per game through the air are tied for 10th in the nation.Which defense will rise to the occasion? Indiana is allowing 177 rushing yard a game and Michigandefense is allowing their opponents to tally 400 yards of total offense a game.Prediction: Upset? Michigandefense will be tested but Robinson should be able to finish off Indiana, 31-21.
alert?No. 16 Miami (Fla) v. ClemsonRecent history would suggest that this game is going to be extremely close; since Miami has joined the ACC, all three of the games between Miami and Clemson have gone into overtime.Last year, ClemsonKyle Parker threw a career-high 326 yards and three touchdowns in engineering a 40-37 overtime upset of then No. 8 Miami (Fla). Parker is coming off a solid road game against No. 16 Auburn on September 18, in which he played through bruised ribs.Miamidefense is looking for a little revenge and they appear to be up for the challenge.The Hurricanes are eighth in the nation in total defense, allowing 252.0 yards per game, and two of the three touchdown drives they've yielded came on drives of 19 yards or less.Prediction: The road team in this series has won the last three games, the trend continues as the Hurricanes win a hard fought game over Clemson 28-20.No. 21 Texas v. No. 8 Oklahoma The winner of the Red River shoot out has gone on to claim the Big 12 championship, four of the past six yearsthe loser won the other two titles.This year, however, might be differentboth teams have struggled.Last weekend, Oklahoma just got by Cincinnati 31-29 and three of their four wins this season have been decided by seven points or less.The vaunted Oklahoma defense is giving up more than 420 yards a game and has surrendered 41 fourth-quarter points on the year.Texas was embarrassed last weekend by UCLA 34-12 at home. Texas never threatened in the second half and was frequently booed by the fans in Austin, leaving Mack Brown "embarrassed" after his worst home loss in 13 seasons as Longhorns coach.The Longhorns offense has been almost as bad as Oklahomadefense. Texas has failed to crack 400 yards of total offense in a game this season and in the last two games, the Longhorns committed nine turnovers while averaging only 89 yards on the ground.Michigan State's Kirk CousinsJonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesPrediction: Oklahomaquarterback Landry Jones will likely be the difference; Jones has nine touchdowns and 1,221 passing yards on the season. Oklahoma 31-13 over Texas.No. 11 Wisconsin v. No. 24 Michigan State If you like smash mouth football, where teams grind it out on the ground with an occasional well executed play-action fake to keep you honest, then this is the game for you.Michigan State has running backs Edwin Baker and LeVeon Bell to chew up yardage. Baker is averaging 7.9 yards a carry and Bell is averaging 8.3. Baker and Bell have 12 rushing touchdowns between them.Executing the play-fake is Junior Kirk Cousins, who has connected on 67% of his passes.Wisconsin has Big 10 Offensive Player of the Year John Clay and James White to carry the rock. Clay is coming off of his 10th straight game in which he has rushed for more than 100 yards; White had a nice coming out party last week with 145 yards and four touchdowns.Scott Tolzien has been better than Cousins, completing 76% of his passes.Prediction: Tough to root against Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio in his first week back with the team after suffering a mild heart attack, Spartans 27-24.Can Tech's Tyrod Taylor get the Hokies back on track.Elsa/Getty ImagesTennessee v. No. 12 LSUHow bad is LSUpassing attack?Quarterback Jordan Jefferson has 419 passing yards on 79 attempts; Jefferson has an anemic quarterback passer rating of 97. Running back Stevan Ridley has 434 yards on 75 rushes.Fortunately for LSU, Tennessee has been porous in stopping opposing teamability to run the ball as they are allowing 142 rushing yards a game. LSU will likely start running the ball once they step on to the field.Tennessee played a very inspired first half against Oregon before the game got out of New York Jets jersey
control in the second half; in the next game, Tennessee played uninspired ball and almost was upset by UAB 32-29 in overtime.Which Tennessee team will show up against LSU?Prediction: The Tigers are too tough to beat at home, 27-10.Virginia Tech v. No. 23 North Carolina StateThe North Carolina State campus is in a frenzy over the Wolfpack's unexpected 4-0 start.The 23rd-ranked Wolfpack find themselves in the Top 25 for the first time since 2003.Of course, getting ranked among the top teams is only half the battle; the second half of the battle is staying there such that it becomes a tradition. Which ranked team is likely to be upset this week by an unranked team?Which ranked team is likely to be upset this week by an unranked team?Miami (Fla)14.7%LSU 5.9%North Carolina State38.2%USC29.4%Michigan11.8%Total votes: 34North Carolina State has to be careful to avoid getting caught up in the hype that playing in the ACC championship game is now a foregone conclusion.Virginia Tech is coming to the game looking for some redemption and to reestablish themselves once again among the top ranked teams in the country after being upset by FCS School James Madison earlier in the year.Prediction: Virginia Tech partially redeems its season with a big win 30-17 over the Wolfpack.No. 9 Florida v. No. 1 Alabama The last two seasons when these teams played in December, the winner went on to claim the National Championship.Losing this game tends to stay with the players on the losing team."Ever since that game, it's unexplainable. I wanted it back so bad," Florida linebacker Brandon Hicks said of last December's meeting. "That game hurt so bad because we felt we were good enough, we had the team to win. But we didn't execute everything that we were supposed to and we took it on ourselves that our preparation wasn't right.""I just remember the year they beat us," said Tide running back Mark Ingram. "All we could think about for an entire year was getting back to that game and playing them again. I'm sure they have the same type of attitude since we beat them. They don't have to wait until the SEC championship. We have them halfway through the season. It's going to be a real intense game."Coaching Legend Joe PaternoKevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesPrediction: Florida will likely have the bitter taste of defeat to deal with for the rest of the regular season as Alabama takes care of business at home, 31-21.Washington v. No. 20 USC This will be the toughest game to this point for USCLane Kiffin, who worked with Washington coach Steve Sarkisian with they both were with the Trojans on former coach Pete Carrollstaff. Sarkisian earned a marquee win in his first season with the Huskies with last year's upset, and is aware that USC is eager to return the favor."I'm sure there are a couple of other teams on their schedule that they circled too from last year," Sarkisian said. "To me this is the Pac-10 opener and why we play the year and what we are striving for. It's a tremendous challenge."The challenge for the Huskies will be to forget what happened in their last game.Jake Locker, Washingtonquarterback, had the worst game in his career connecting on only 4 of his 20 passes for 71 yards in Washington 56-21 loss to then No. 8 Nebraska.Prediction: Washington an experienced senior quarterback and an extra week of preparation, the Huskies upsets the Trojans 27-24No. 23 Penn State v. No. 18 Iowa Stanford's Jim HarbaughJonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesIowa bounced back from a painful non-conference loss with an easy Oakland Raiders jersey
victory last week, while Penn State had its hands full for four quarters against Temple, an opponent it has traditionally dominated.Coach Kirk Ferentz showing deference to coaching legend Joe PaternoNittany Lions said earlier in the week, "I'm not sure why they'd be considered the underdog, I'm looking at a team that's won 51 games over five years, one that doesn't give up points."Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Ferentzteams are 7-1 against Paterno since 2000.Or maybe it is because of the strength of Iowadefense and the lack of Penn Stateability to run the ball. Penn State is averaging 160 yards a game on the ground; Iowadefense is only allowing 66 yards on the ground and just 228 yards.Prediction: Penn Stateoffensive tackle Lou Eliades is out with a knee injury which means Adrian Clayborn and Iowadefensive line is going to have a big game, Iowa exposes Penn State and wins, 31-14.No. 9 Stanford v. No. 4 Oregon This match-up will likely be the most entertaining game of the weekend, as both teams feature high powered offenses.Oregon is averaging a ridiculous 57.8 points a game, generating 560 yards of total offense and 322 yards of rushing.Michigan's Denard RobinsonLeon Halip/Getty ImagesStanford need not make any apologies for its offense, as the Cardinal are averaging 48 points a game with a balanced attack that is resulting in more than 220 rushing and passing yards a game.StanfordAndrew Luck passed for 251 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions as Stanford ended their seven-game skid against Oregon with a 51-42 win last year.OregonLaMichael James is second in the nation with 475 rushing yards this year. James ran for 125 yards and a TD while catching four passes for 89 yards in last season's meeting.While everybody is going to tune in for the offensive fireworks, donforget the defensive side of the ball.Oregondefense is only allowing 11 points a game; Stanforddefense is only allowing 14 points a game.Prediction: The winner is positioned well to get to the BCS Championship game, Oregon gets the benefit of doubt being at home in close one 31-27.No. 19 Michigan v. IndianaMichigan Quarterback Denard Robinson has been cleared to play and is expected to start against Indiana which is bad news for the Hoosiers.Robinson leads the nation in rushing with 688 yards and has accounted for 10 touchdowns.The Wolverines have won the last 16 meetings against Indiana by an average of 21.5 points; though they needed a late TD pass from Tate Forcier to pull out a 36-33 win in Ann Arbor last Philadelphia Eagles jersey
year.While Robinson's rushing has sparked the Wolverines' hot start, Ben Chappellpassing has done the same for the Hoosiers. The senior has thrown nine touchdowns without an interception, and his 296.7 yards per game through the air are tied for 10th in the nation.Which defense will rise to the occasion? Indiana is allowing 177 rushing yard a game and Michigandefense is allowing their opponents to tally 400 yards of total offense a game.Prediction: Upset? Michigandefense will be tested but Robinson should be able to finish off Indiana, 31-21.
2011年1月22日星期六
22 Jan 11 College Football Talking Points: Spartan's Little Giants, SEC and Pac-10's Place
Brian A. Westerholt/Getty ImagesAs week four of college football rolls around our job at College Sports Matchups is to make sure you are the best informed fan around so you can keep the college football conversation going. Here is what you need to know this week.Michigan State drops Notre Dame in overtime with little giantsHopefully you have seen the replay by now. With Notre Dame holding a 31-28 lead in overtime Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio made a brilliant call on 4th down and his team lining up for a 46 yard field goal attempt by Dan Conroy. If the kick was good the Spartans and Irish would play a second overtime period. If not, the Spartans would suffer another tough loss to Notre Dame. Get the MOST Michigan State football news online from BigTenmatchups.comIf you were watching Baltimore Ravens jersey
the game on television the first thought you probably had when you saw holder Aaron Bates roll out was the snap had been botched. Then you got it. There was no mistake. This was a fake. Looking down-field Bates saw Charlie Gantt all by himself. Bates tossed a great pass to the tight end who made the catch and had an easy path to the end zone for a 29 yard touchdown reception and a 34-31 win over Notre Dame.Here is what you need to know:Michigan State calls the play little giants and practiced it the week of the game. They ran the same fake in the Alamo Bowl last year against Texas Tech to pick up a first down.Notre Dame can complain all they want, but the Big East says there should not have been a delay of game penalty on the play. It is accepted practice in college football that from the time the clock reads zero there is lag time that occurs while the back judge moves his eyes from the clock to the football. If the ball is snapped when he sees it there is no penalty.Analysts are calling the play call by Dantonio gutsy, but confident and smart would be more appropriate. This was no fluke moment. The Spartans had practiced the play on Wednesday and planned to run it if there was a right time.Dan Conroy had the leg to make the kick. The week prior against Florida Atlantic the sophomore made field goals of 50, 44 and 41 yards. All during fall camp he has shown a strong leg.Charlie Gantt is a third year starter at tight end, but is thought of more as a crushing blocker than a game breaking tight end.Holder Aaron Bates is also a Ray Guy candidate as the punter for Michigan State. Bates is no stranger to throwing the football. He was a high school quarterback and completed 50 of his 110 passes. He is also a 4.0 student.Alabama and Arkansas is the game of the weekIt will not only be SEC fans that turn their attention to Fayetteville, Arkansas where number one Alabama will play tenth ranked Arkansas. This pairing of undefeated teams is the game of the week in college football. Here are some items for you to kick the conversation off with your buddies.Alabama key to the game: Controlling the outstanding Arkansas receivers. Alabamayoung secondary has shown they can be beat on inside moves. Alabama only allows 4.3 yards per pass attempt. Arkansas averages 10.4 yards when the ball goes in the air. Arkansas key to the game: Stopping the powerful Alabama rushing attack. Arkansas only gives up 2.8 yards per carry. Alabama picks up 6.8 yards on average with every rush. Something has to give.Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram returned for the Tide against Duke last weekend. He rushed for 101 yards on his first three carries. This was Ingramfirst action since a knee injury in August.Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett is the national player of the week after he led the Hogs to a last second win over Georgia with a forty yard touchdown pass to Greg Childs.Some numbers to consider.Alabama and Arkansas are ninth and tenth nationally in total defense. In scoring defense the Tide is second nationally, while the Razorbacks are fifth.The surprising defensive stat is tackles for a loss. Arkansas ranks as the number four team in the nation, while Alabama is not even in the top one hundred (115th).A surprise on the other side of the ball is that Alabama is the SEC leader in both total offense (542 yards per game) and scoring offense (44.7 points per game). Arkansashigh powered offense is ranked third in each category generating 35.3 points per game off of 483.7 yards per game. Get the most news online for Alabama and Arkansas at SECMatchups.comWhere does the Pac-10 rank in college footballhierarchy?Nationally eyes turned west this past weekend to measure how much of a player the Pac-10 will be on the national stage. Looking back now it looks as if the question has not been Buffalo Bills jersey
completely answered yet, but fans of teams out west should be encouraged a bit. Here are some observations for your consideration and conversation. Get more Pac-10 news than anywhere else at Pac10matchups.comThe league won four games against teams from BCS conferences. They lost two.Against teams from conferences that donautomatically qualify for BCS bowls the results were two wins against two losses.The biggest win against an automatic qualifier was Arizonaupset of number nine Iowa (34-27). Arizonadefense was a concern coming into the season, but they have been solid all season. As in earlier games the Wildcatdefense stepped up to shut down the Iowa offense at key moments. When the Hawkeyes tied the game with 8:57 minutes left in the game Arizona responded with a 73 yard touchdown drive to take the lead back.Washington provided the biggest loss of the weekend at the hands of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Nebraskadefense embarrassed Husky QB Jake Locker. The former Heisman trophy candidate was a dismal 4-20 passing on the day with two interceptions. This loss canbe blamed on Locker alone though. It was a total team effort. Anytime a defense gives up 56 points there is work to be done.Against non-automatic BCS bowl qualifying conferences the results were very mixed. On the extreme end of bad losses was the one Cal suffered on the road at Nevada. Cal was thumped 52-31 on their trip to Reno. They may have found better odds at the cityslot machines.UCLA completed one leg of their Texas matchups by defeating highly touted Houston. While a win is a win it occurred with Case Keenum out for much of the game. The prolific Houston QB was knocked out of the game (and season) in the second quarter with a knee injury following an interception.So, where does the Pac-10 rank among college footballconferences? Visit Pac-10matchups.com to vote in our poll and to get the most Pac-10 football news on the web.We will get the rest of the question answered this weekend with three high profile road games:Stanford at Notre Dame; UCLA at Texas; Oregon State vs. Boise StateQuick KicksWithout the fake field goal by Michigan State the play of the week would have been the touchdown pass Arkansas QB Ryan Mallet threw to Greg Childs to give the Hogs a win at Georgia. Overlooked in the conversation is the 68 yard touchdown MissouriT.J. Moe scored against San Diego State. With just :51 seconds left QB Blaine Gabbert made the toss to thrill the Tiger faithful.Houston we have a problem. Prior to Saturdaygame with Ole Miss, Vanderbilt had only scored five touchdowns in the previous forty quarters of SEC play. They scored four Saturday as they beat Ole Miss 28-14. An article in the Wall Street Journal looks at the results of games played between Carolina Panthers jersey
schools that play in conferences that automatically qualify for a BCS bowl berth and those that dont. In 2010 the big guys have won 63 times and lost 6.While the feel may be that the little guys are coming out on the better end of the score more frequently than in the past the facts show things are really just about the same. It is a good read.We have done our job to help you be informed. It is now up to you to keep the college football conversation going. Why not help your friends out by forwarding this along to them.
the game on television the first thought you probably had when you saw holder Aaron Bates roll out was the snap had been botched. Then you got it. There was no mistake. This was a fake. Looking down-field Bates saw Charlie Gantt all by himself. Bates tossed a great pass to the tight end who made the catch and had an easy path to the end zone for a 29 yard touchdown reception and a 34-31 win over Notre Dame.Here is what you need to know:Michigan State calls the play little giants and practiced it the week of the game. They ran the same fake in the Alamo Bowl last year against Texas Tech to pick up a first down.Notre Dame can complain all they want, but the Big East says there should not have been a delay of game penalty on the play. It is accepted practice in college football that from the time the clock reads zero there is lag time that occurs while the back judge moves his eyes from the clock to the football. If the ball is snapped when he sees it there is no penalty.Analysts are calling the play call by Dantonio gutsy, but confident and smart would be more appropriate. This was no fluke moment. The Spartans had practiced the play on Wednesday and planned to run it if there was a right time.Dan Conroy had the leg to make the kick. The week prior against Florida Atlantic the sophomore made field goals of 50, 44 and 41 yards. All during fall camp he has shown a strong leg.Charlie Gantt is a third year starter at tight end, but is thought of more as a crushing blocker than a game breaking tight end.Holder Aaron Bates is also a Ray Guy candidate as the punter for Michigan State. Bates is no stranger to throwing the football. He was a high school quarterback and completed 50 of his 110 passes. He is also a 4.0 student.Alabama and Arkansas is the game of the weekIt will not only be SEC fans that turn their attention to Fayetteville, Arkansas where number one Alabama will play tenth ranked Arkansas. This pairing of undefeated teams is the game of the week in college football. Here are some items for you to kick the conversation off with your buddies.Alabama key to the game: Controlling the outstanding Arkansas receivers. Alabamayoung secondary has shown they can be beat on inside moves. Alabama only allows 4.3 yards per pass attempt. Arkansas averages 10.4 yards when the ball goes in the air. Arkansas key to the game: Stopping the powerful Alabama rushing attack. Arkansas only gives up 2.8 yards per carry. Alabama picks up 6.8 yards on average with every rush. Something has to give.Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram returned for the Tide against Duke last weekend. He rushed for 101 yards on his first three carries. This was Ingramfirst action since a knee injury in August.Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett is the national player of the week after he led the Hogs to a last second win over Georgia with a forty yard touchdown pass to Greg Childs.Some numbers to consider.Alabama and Arkansas are ninth and tenth nationally in total defense. In scoring defense the Tide is second nationally, while the Razorbacks are fifth.The surprising defensive stat is tackles for a loss. Arkansas ranks as the number four team in the nation, while Alabama is not even in the top one hundred (115th).A surprise on the other side of the ball is that Alabama is the SEC leader in both total offense (542 yards per game) and scoring offense (44.7 points per game). Arkansashigh powered offense is ranked third in each category generating 35.3 points per game off of 483.7 yards per game. Get the most news online for Alabama and Arkansas at SECMatchups.comWhere does the Pac-10 rank in college footballhierarchy?Nationally eyes turned west this past weekend to measure how much of a player the Pac-10 will be on the national stage. Looking back now it looks as if the question has not been Buffalo Bills jersey
completely answered yet, but fans of teams out west should be encouraged a bit. Here are some observations for your consideration and conversation. Get more Pac-10 news than anywhere else at Pac10matchups.comThe league won four games against teams from BCS conferences. They lost two.Against teams from conferences that donautomatically qualify for BCS bowls the results were two wins against two losses.The biggest win against an automatic qualifier was Arizonaupset of number nine Iowa (34-27). Arizonadefense was a concern coming into the season, but they have been solid all season. As in earlier games the Wildcatdefense stepped up to shut down the Iowa offense at key moments. When the Hawkeyes tied the game with 8:57 minutes left in the game Arizona responded with a 73 yard touchdown drive to take the lead back.Washington provided the biggest loss of the weekend at the hands of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Nebraskadefense embarrassed Husky QB Jake Locker. The former Heisman trophy candidate was a dismal 4-20 passing on the day with two interceptions. This loss canbe blamed on Locker alone though. It was a total team effort. Anytime a defense gives up 56 points there is work to be done.Against non-automatic BCS bowl qualifying conferences the results were very mixed. On the extreme end of bad losses was the one Cal suffered on the road at Nevada. Cal was thumped 52-31 on their trip to Reno. They may have found better odds at the cityslot machines.UCLA completed one leg of their Texas matchups by defeating highly touted Houston. While a win is a win it occurred with Case Keenum out for much of the game. The prolific Houston QB was knocked out of the game (and season) in the second quarter with a knee injury following an interception.So, where does the Pac-10 rank among college footballconferences? Visit Pac-10matchups.com to vote in our poll and to get the most Pac-10 football news on the web.We will get the rest of the question answered this weekend with three high profile road games:Stanford at Notre Dame; UCLA at Texas; Oregon State vs. Boise StateQuick KicksWithout the fake field goal by Michigan State the play of the week would have been the touchdown pass Arkansas QB Ryan Mallet threw to Greg Childs to give the Hogs a win at Georgia. Overlooked in the conversation is the 68 yard touchdown MissouriT.J. Moe scored against San Diego State. With just :51 seconds left QB Blaine Gabbert made the toss to thrill the Tiger faithful.Houston we have a problem. Prior to Saturdaygame with Ole Miss, Vanderbilt had only scored five touchdowns in the previous forty quarters of SEC play. They scored four Saturday as they beat Ole Miss 28-14. An article in the Wall Street Journal looks at the results of games played between Carolina Panthers jersey
schools that play in conferences that automatically qualify for a BCS bowl berth and those that dont. In 2010 the big guys have won 63 times and lost 6.While the feel may be that the little guys are coming out on the better end of the score more frequently than in the past the facts show things are really just about the same. It is a good read.We have done our job to help you be informed. It is now up to you to keep the college football conversation going. Why not help your friends out by forwarding this along to them.
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