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TSN's 12.5 half the size, twice the sizzle

Sporting News, The, Dec 2, 2005

TSN's 12.5

Half the size, twice the sizzle
                                                    TV
Rk.    Team (last week)    W-L    Next up           (all times Eastern)

 1.    USC (1)             11-0   UCLA, 12/3        4:30 p.m., ABC

Over/under: 60 points and 1,000 yards. And that's just for the Trojans.

 2.    Texas (2)           10-0   at Texas A&M,     Noon, ABC
                                    11/25

The Longhorns can't lose this one, can they? No, really, can they?!

 3.    LSU (4)             9-1    Arkansas, 11/25   2:30 p.m., CBS

Auburn? Check. Alabama? Check. Arkie? Please.

 4.    Penn State (5)      10-1   TBD               TBD

A Big Ten title but no Rose Bowl ... poor JoePa must be so confused.

 5.    Notre Dame (6)      8-2    at Stanford,      8 p.m., ABC
                                    11/26

What, doesn't every two-loss team get to play in a BCS game?

 6.    Virginia Tech (7)   9-1    North Carolina,   7:45 p.m., ESPN
                                    11/26

So much for that Miami hangover.

 7.    Auburn (9)          9-2    TBD               TBD

Playing the best ball in the SEC but aced out of the league title game.
It's a mini version of 2004.

 8.    Ohio State (10)     9-2    TBD               TBD

Ain't it something how a little of win at Michigan can soothe what ails
you?

 9.    Miami (3)           8-2    Virginia, 11/26   3:30 p.m., ABC

Just how in the hell do you hammer the Hokies then lose to a team the
Hokies annihilated, 51-7?

10.    Oregon (11)         10-1   TBD               TBD

Chuck Weis 'n' JoePa have owned the coaching headlines, but how 'bout
that Bellotti cat?

11.    Georgia (-)         8-2    at Georgia        8 p.m., ABC
                                    Tech, 11/26

How scary does Saturday night in Hotlanta suddenly look?

12.    UCLA (12)           9-1    at USC, 12/3      4:30 p.m., ABC

The Bruins think they can win. No, they know they can win. And they are
horribly mistaken.

12.5   Tennessee

Made you look.

TOP 5

'LITTLE GUYS'

1. Fresno State (8-2)

2. TCU (10-1)

3. Central Florida (8-3)

4. Boise State (8-3)

5. UTEP (8-2)

STORY LINES

1. Trojans bend but don't break

2. Canes bend and keep bending

3. Nittany Lions break the tape

4. Buckeyes break the Big House

5. Sooners flat-out robbed

EXCUSES

1. "We came out flat."

2. "They got all the bounces."

3. "Too many injuries."

4. "We were cramping."

5. "Corso picked us."

BOTTOM 5

USC. It's called defense. You're running out of time to get to know it.

Miami. Remember back when the Canes could, like, block?

Steve Spurrier. Beating Florida was for you. What happened to beating Clemson for your new peeps?

The refs in Lubbock. Is it too late to call the CSI guys?

The Vols. Knoxville is Pat Summitt's town anyway.

TSN's 12.5 half the size, twice the sizzle

Sporting News, The, Dec 2, 2005

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