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Boise State is no small potatoes
Sporting News, The, Oct 11, 2004 by Matt Hayes
SPEED READS
* It's time to end the Brook Berlin era in Miami. The Canes got through their first ACC road test with a decent game from him, but the big tests still are looming. The coaches have raved about freshman Kyle Wright's ability, and he needs to play more. Wright will make mistakes, but they can't be worse than Berlin's weekly poor throws, missed reads and turnovers.
* San Jose State and Rice combined for the most points (133) in a non-overtime game in NCAA history. And the WAC schools are trumpeting this event. Uh, fellas? How about a little defense and humility. Any team can use the matador defense-Die!--but it's a real trick when both teams use it to showcase an insignificant game.
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* Now that Purdue has exposed Notre Dame as an average team, can we end the Irish love lest? N.D. has at least two more losses in the bank (Tennessee, USC) and might lose to Navy. If N.D. wore purple and an "N" on its helmet, it would be just another team on the Big Ten regional telecast.
Hayes' 6 picks
Wake Forest 23, Virginia Tech 17. Hey Tech, when you're invited to the ACC, you're going to have to play ACC teams--not Big East teams.
Florida State 35, Syracuse 14. A nice tuneup game for new quarter-back Wyatt Sexton before an ACC showdown with Virginia.
UCLA 20, Nebraska 13. The Bruins can't slip up at home against the Wildcats with big road games against Cal and Arizona State looming.
Texas Tech 33, Nebraska 31. The Huskers' "D" is enough to stop Tech, but short fields from NU's turnovers will be the difference.
Missuouri 36, Baylor 16. Note to Gary Pinkel: Remember Troy, remember Troy ... and give the flippin' ball to Damien Nash.
Maryland 24, Georgia Tech 20. When does coach Ralph Friedgen give up on quarterback Joel Statham and turn to freshman Jordan Steffy?
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