It is our pleasure to present this trophy to Texas Christian University, the 2009 Jesus Cup winner. /round of applause

Iron Bowl (ALA 39-33-1) Alabama 23 @ Auburn 17 – In traditional with Black Friday the main course will be served before all the appetizers today. Auburn will be able to move the ball, but the Tide defense will prove too tough and Mark Ingram too consistent.

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No, Erin Andrews isn’t a Cougar she’s actually a Gator. Oh…

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This is a weekend of under cards, but let’s take a look at the inner beauty.

Florida State 28 @ North Carolina 26 – To date this is the least exciting Thursday night game of the season. FSU is fighting for bowl eligibility and North Carolina needs a big win at home to feed their fan base. The ‘Noles have proven they can put up points while North Carolina has struggled  to find their groove. FSU’s defense has been suspect, but is good enough to hold the Heels in check.

South Florida 13 @ Pittsburgh 20 – Don’t punch me in the balls Wanstache.

Georgia Tech 27 @ Virginia 17 – From here on out, for obvious reasons, I’ll have my eye on Georgia Tech. For those who turn a blind eye to ACC football, Virginia Tech needs our engineering brethren in the Dirty to lose so we control our own destiny in the ACC again. The Jackets haven’t won in Charlottesville since 1990, but unfortunately their offense will be too much for the Cavs to handle. They’ll grind out the clock and UVA will waste half of their precious possessions.

Boston College 27 @ Notre Dame 30 – Brian and Jeff took some time away from knitting new tights for dance class to take a look at the history between the Eagles and Irish. The Eagles are riding a six game winning streak into South Bend, but we’re picking the Irish because Boston College has been outscored 21-73 on the road this year. The winner will receive representation in the Jesus graphic above. Current Jesus Cup standings have been provided for your convenience.

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1. Virginia Tech-Nebraska. The Hokies look to sweep the two-year two-game series with Nebraska. The Huskers are improved, hungry and capable of gorging themselves full of turkey. Thoughts?
2. BYU-Florida State. With a win BYU can tout an impressive out of conference resume that could be enough to send them to the MNC. Florida State is looking to prove they’re the proverbial “back”. Thoughts?
   H/T: Mike Bianchi
3. Texas-Texas Tech. How many points will the ‘Horns win by or are you going “guns up”? Thoughts?
4. Boise State-Fresno State. Any time, anywhere (except on the Smurf Turf). Well Pat Hill you got ‘em at home. Thoughts?
5. Big Ten Redemption. OSU and Toledo tangle in front of a crowd with brown bags over their heads. Sparty travels to South Bend to crash Charlie Weis’ buffet line. Thoughts?
6. Arkansas-Georgia. The only time pigs and dogs get along together is in Vietnamese cuisine. They are both relatively unknown quantities.  But more importantly, were Mark Richt and Christopher Walken separated at birth? Thoughts?
   

Jake Heaps is going to forgo four years of drinking and head straight to adulthood after choosing to play quarterback at BYU over Washington. Heaps is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints so the decision isn’t a total shock.

We think recruits picking a top non-BCS school over less successful BCS schools will become commonplace. Non-BCS schools are no longer at a severe disadvantage to reach the BCS. They garnish national attention because of increased television coverage and past successes. Non-BCS powerhouses such as: Boise State, Utah, BYU and TCU have superior talent compared to their conference counterparts. Baring catastrophe a big time recruit attending one of those schools is guaranteed an impressive draft resume and chance to play on the biggest stage at the end of the year. Sounds like a good deal to us.

Gene Chizik wants to appeal to the hip-hop generation.

The first-year coach said his staff is pulling out all the stops to “do the things that appeal to younger guys.”

“We feel like we’re heading in the right direction,” Chizik said before he spoke at a Boy Scouts breakfast at the downtown Sheraton. “We’re always trying to stay on top of everything, think a little bit outside the box. We’re going to continue to do that.”

Gene, we can tell you speaking at a Boy Scout’s breakfast isn’t going to do it for recruits. You can more effectively spill your propaganda to the younguns by broadcasting a webcast to your twitter followers.

Xavier Hicks is the Tim Tebow of the Fulmer Cup. Get that man a plaque!

Come fall everyone in Nebraska is expected to be in football shape

Dig your old clam into the ground, knuckles out, chop those legs and drive! H/T Dr. Saturday

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Top ticket prices have been set at $300 for the Arkansas-Texas A&M game in October and $250 for the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. The debut college game Sept. 5 between the University of Oklahoma and Brigham Young University will cost $150 for the best seats. (Get The Picture)

furrer4heisman is sporting wood over Heather Dinich’s interview with Ryan Williams. From HD’s interview.

An obvious question from Virginia Tech fans and myself is, OK, now what do you do with you AND Darren Evans?

RW: Man, oh man. I really do not know. If people notice, me and Darren are two different types of running backs.

How so?

RW: Totally different. Darren, he is just a workhorse. I think he’d rather hit you than get hit. He’s just solid. He’s an aggressive running back, very straight up, hit the hole, and just go about his business. I’m the total opposite. I’d rather make moves and not get hit. Not that I don’t like contact, but I’d rather use my vision and agility to get around defenders. I create my own holes if holes aren’t there with my feet, not my body. But I feel like once we get everything down pat, it will be dangerous with me, Darren and Tyrod in the backfield. That’s something I feel like a lot of defenses will not want to mess with at all. It will be ridiculous. I can’t wait. Right now, I have the starting punt return job, so I’ll be on the field as far as punt return, but I’ve been saying little things to the coaches here and there about playing me at wide receiver, and I don’t know if you noticed or paid attention to the Wild Turkey package with [tight end Greg] Boone.

Oh yeah.

RW: Yeah, I want to get into that. I just want to be used for everything. I want to be the most dangerous person on the field at all times.

I am just as anxious as him to watch our offense next year.

Hopefully this means he’ll be a Percy Harvin-type player for the Hokies next year, getting the ball anyway we can get it to him. And with a power run game to back it up with Darren Evans, I’m starting to drink the Kool Aid believe when it comes to our offense next season.

If we aren’t at least a top 50 offensive team Stinespring will be public enemy number one in Blacksburg.

Don’t drink and Mormon.

At least two BYU football players are being investigated for violating the school’s strict honor code, BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins confirmed Tuesday.

The inquiry was made because various sources have told The Tribune that freshman safety Shiloah Te’o and freshman receiver O’Neill Chambers were involved in at least one off-campus get-together where alchohol was present and available. Personally consuming alcohol, or being present where alcohol is being consumed by others, such as at a party, club or establishment whose main purpose is to serve/provide alcohol, is a violation of the honor code.

Steve Spurrier won the Heisman Trophy when all the black guys were in Vietnam.

This video has everything: degrading of The South, a Bobby Bowden impersonation and a follow up by Orson.

 

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Too bad some of the plethora of points BYU put up against UCLA, Wyoming or Utah State couldn’t be rolled over against TCU.  Then they wouldn’t have gotten dominated 32-7.  Heisman dark horse Max Hall threw 2 picks and the Stormin’ Mormon offense couldn’t even muster 300 yards. Big ups to TCU for knocking off a BCS pretender.