TSN's 12.5: half the size, twice the sizzle

TSN's 12.5 Half the size, twice the sizzle

                                                      TV (all times
Rk. Team (last week)    W-L    Next up                Eastern)

 1. USC (1)             4-0    Arizona, 10/8          3:30 p.m., FSN
The best thing about running the football--no chance of mussing up Matt
  Leinart's pretty face.
 2. Texas (2)           4-0    vs. Oklahoma, 10/8     1 p.m., ABC
                                 (in Dallas)
Adrian Peterson's the best runner since yada, yada ... if you don't
  count Vince Young, that is.
 3. Virginia Tech (3)   5-0    Marshall, 10/8         Noon, TBA
Who cares if Marcus is better than Michael? That we're even discussing
  it says it all.
 4. Florida State (7)   4-0    Wake Forest, 10/8      Noon, JP
It's time to give Drew Weatherford some props--although the time might
  come to take them back.
 5. Ohio State (8)      3-1    at Penn State, 10/8    7:45 p.m., ESPN
Be careful, Bucks--Michael Robinson is a poor man's Vince Young. OK, a
  destitute man's Young.
 6. Georgia (6)         4-0    at Tennessee, 10/8     3:30 p.m., CBS
Doggies. Vols. Neyland. No, it wouldn't suck to be there.
 7. Miami (9)           3-1    Duke, 10/8             3:30 p.m., ESPNU
There's a name for a game like Miami vs. Duke. And that name is "Miami
  vs. Rutgers."
 8. Alabama (--)        5-0    at Mississippi,        TBA
                                 10/15
Sniff, sniff ... it's starting to smell a little like 1992 up in here.
 9. Tennessee (11)      3-1    Georgia, 10/8          3:30 p.m, CBS
Hey, any chance you're a fan of ridiculously fun division races? Then
  root for the Vols.
10. LSU (4)             2-1    at Vanderbilt, 10/8    7 p.m., ESPN2
Somehow the Tigers are getting lost in the shuffle in the fascinating
  SEC.
11. Notre Dame (--)     4-1    Southern California,   2:30 p.m., NBC
                                 10/15
Honk if you can pronounce Samardzija.
12. California (12)     5-0    at UCLA, 10/8          7:30 p.m., TBS
Gotta love Bears-Bruins. First prize: a tragically frail hope of
  winning the Pac-10.
12.5 Middle Tennessee
How dare the Blue Raiders dash Vandy's national title dreams?

TOP 5

'LITTLE GUYS'

1. Southern Miss (2-1)

2. Fresno State (2-1)

3. Wyoming (4-1)

4.TCU (4-1)

5. UAB (3-1)

STORY LINES

1. SC's half-bad, half-great again

2. Bam! Dam! It's Bama!

3. No stopping Marcus Vick

4. Take that, Sparty

5. Charlie Weis for President!

LEAGUES

1. SEC

2. Pac-10

3. ACC

4. Big Ten

5. Big 12

BOTTOM 5

Steve Spurrier, Paging Dr. Wuefffel ...

Vandy, Ah, well. It was fun while it lasted.

Al Groh, Didn't he coach defense in the NFL?

Texas A&M. The good news is the last team that needed OT to beat Baylor went on to win the high school state title.

That's right, the Trojans. Are they accepting bribes from Hollywood producers to throw those first halves?

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