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)              11-0    UCLA, 12/3       4:30 p.m., ABC
You heard it here first: With a win, the Trojans will have a halfway
  decent shot at a Rose Bowl bid.
 2.     Texas (2)            11-0    vs. Colorado,    1 p.m., ABC
                                       12/3
Do you suppose a Big 12 North all-star team could give the Longhorns a
  game?
 3.     Penn State (4)       10-1    TBD              TBD
The tragic thing is, fans in State College flat don't care about
  football after hoops season starts.
 4.     LSU (3)              10-1    vs. Georgia,     6 p.m., CBS
                                       12/3
Uh, Coach Miles? Your halftime speech probably shouldn't include the
  final score of the USC game.
 5.     Virginia Tech (6)    10-1    vs. Florida      8 p.m., ABC
                                       State, 12/3
Fortunately, there's one critical difference between Miami and Florida
  State. Miami is good.
 6.     Notre Dame (5)       9-2     TBD              TBD
The Irish are going to a BCS game, and nobody's really complaining.
  Sniff. Sniff. Beautiful, ain't it?

 7.     Auburn (7)           9-2     TBD              TBD
Here's an interesting question: Would the Tigers rather be 10-1 but
  with a loss to Alabama?
 8.     Ohio State (8)       9-2     TBD              TBD
On the BCS fence? Please. The Buckeyes are all but in, so folks might
  as well start dealing with it.
 9.     Oregon (10)          10-1    TBD              TBD
Ducks fans will bitch about not getting respect, and they'll have a
  point. Oh, and it won't matter.
10.     Miami (9)            9-2     TBD              TBD
The Canes are like a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside one unholy dump
  of a stadium.
11.     Georgia (11)         9-2     vs. LSU, 12/3    6 p.m., CBS
The Bulldogs can think of many millions of reasons a mini-upset of the
  Tigers would be sweet.
12.     UCLA (12)            9-1     at USC, 12/3     4:30 p.m., ABC
It's finally here ... Although it's possible the Bruins haven't exactly
  been counting the moments.
12.5    Mark Mangino
Who knows, maybe Kansas will fire him anyway--but what a nice little
  comeback to bowl eligibility.

TOP 5

'LITTLE GUYS'

1. TCU (10-1) 2. Fresno State (8-3) 3. UCF (8-3) 4. Boise State (9-3) 5. Northern Illinois (7-4)

STORY LINES

1. Texas scared, scares back 2. That's it--Irish are in 3. Huskers finally show up big 4. How bad is Florida State? 5. Hey, we have a Big East winner!

SNEAKS-INS

1. 'Noles in the ACC Atlantic 2. Buffs in the Big 12 North 3. Fresno in the WAC 4. Akron in the MAC East 5. Ohio State in the BCS

BOTTOM 5

Oregon's BCS chances. In a word: unducky.

Fresno Slate. So what if Nevada's pretty good--you can't lose to that team after almost winning at USC.

Bobby Bowden. How the mighty have fallen ... and fallen ...

The Big Fast. We don't know about you, but we feel a little dirty after caring about the outcome of a South Florida game.

December 4. A long, depressing drought nearly is upon us.

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