Saturday, November
18, 2006

 

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Ohio State-Michigan

Detroit News

As the second-ranked Wolverines prepare to face the
top-ranked Buckeyes on Saturday at Ohio Stadium, they enter with a hard-nosed
defense that leads the nation against the run (29.9 yards). They’re third in
total defense (231.4). The Buckeyes, however, present a challenge. They rank
first in the Big Ten and eighth nationally in scoring offense (35.8 points),
and are directed by quarterback Troy Smith, the Heisman Trophy frontrunner. Michigan
knows Smith. He burned them the last two seasons in Ohio
State victories, gaining 337 yards
total offense last season and 386 in 2004. Because the defensive front—featuring
Woodley, who has a Big Ten-high 11 sacks, and tackle Alan Branch, who has had
five tackles for loss—is so athletic, the Wolverines believe the attacking
nature of the front four is enough to wreak havoc. They have 41 sacks and are
second nationally (3.6 average). Last year, they had 24 in 12 games. (Ohio
State, by the way, has only allowed
13 sacks.) English credits offensive coordinator Mike DeBord
for some of the success the defense has enjoyed this season. Michigan
leads the nation in time of possession (34.11 average), and the offense has
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Buffalo-Wisconsin

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A week ago, University
of Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema knew
quarterback John Stocco
would not play against Iowa.
This week, Bielema believes his fifth-year senior
might be able to play in UW’s regular-season finale Saturday against Buffalo.“He has really made a lot of gains in the last five
days,” Bielema said Thursday night after practice. Stocco, who suffered a separated right shoulder two weeks
ago against Penn State,
threw the football in practice Wednesday. On Thursday, he passed the ball and
worked on handoffs. If Stocco is cleared to play in
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San Diego State-TCU

Sign On San Diego

San Diego State
coach Chuck Long said yesterday that junior Kevin O’Connell, who missed six
straight games after being injured in the season opener, will start at
quarterback for the Aztecs.  Redshirt
freshman Kevin Craft, who has started the past five games, will also play, Long said.  Long said
junior free safety Ray Bass, who earned Mountain West Conference Defensive
Player of the Week honors for his performance against UNLV,
will make his second consecutive start in place of senior Brett Sturm (ankle).
He (O’Connell) has shown more production lately,” Long said. “He’s earned
this.”

Arizona-Oregon

Arizona Republic

The Wildcats have won back-to-back games against Top 25
opponents, including a 24-20 victory over No. 8 California Saturday. After
consecutive 3-8 seasons, 5-5 Arizona
is one win away from bowl eligibility with two games remaining. Last season,
five of the losses were by seven points or fewer. This season, the Wildcats are
playing with more confidence, which explains how they overcame a 17-3 halftime
deficit against the Golden Bears. If there’s a defining moment in what Stoops
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Connecticut-Syracuse

Hartford Courant

Keeping an eye on the statuses of wide receiver Larry
Taylor and cornerback Darius Butler for Saturday’s game at Syracuse.
Taylor sustained a blow to the head
in last Saturday’s 46-45 double overtime victory over Pittsburgh.
Butler injured a hamstring in the
same game. Backup running back Terry Caulley, who had
surgery on a broken left ring finger Monday, will be out as well as offensive
lineman Mike Hicks, who sustained an ankle and knee sprain against Pittsburgh.
Lou Allen will back up Donald Brown at running back with redshirt freshman
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Washington-Washington State

Seattle Times

Cougars wide receiver Jason Hill
won’t play in the Apple Cup, but slot receiver Michael Bumpus
might. WSU coach Bill Doba
said Bumpus will dress for the game and might be able
to play. He is unlikely to start and won’t be used as a punt returner. Hill and Bumpus
suffered high ankle sprains Nov. 4 against Arizona.
No change on the quarterback front for UW. Willingham said quarterback Carl Bonnell has looked good in practice and will start. Johnny DuRocher has not practiced and won’t play, but will likely
make the trip. And Willingham confirmed that receiver Sonny Shackelford has
been working as the emergency quarterback behind new backup Felix Sweetman. • Willingham said Jason Wells has progressed to
the point he could start at free safety Saturday ahead of Hemphill, who has
started the past two games. Wells was running with the first team during
practice Thursday. • RB Luke Kravitz,
out the past three games with a knee injury, “may also be able to see some
action,” Willingham said. More questionable is DT Donny Mateaki,
struggling with a calf injury.

Tennessee-Vanderbilt

Tennessean

Tennessee’s
offense needs a lift. That’s where LaMarcus Coker
comes in. After a speedy recovery from a sprained medial collateral ligament in
his left knee, the Vols’ redshirt freshman tailback
from Antioch returned to the field in Saturday’s 31-14 loss at Arkansas.In his first game back, Coker came off the bench
to run for 51 yards on nine carries, injecting life into a dormant running game
and giving the Vols reason to believe they can get
their offense back on track for the final two games of the regular season. Now,
UT’s leading rusher is set to return to the starting lineup Saturday against
Vanderbilt, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The Vols
had only 14 points and 266 yards of total offense — both season lows — against
the Razorbacks. Coach Phillip Fulmer said Coker’s return provided a spark for
the Vols, who haven’t had a 100-yard rusher since
Coker ran for 125 yards against Memphis
on Sept. 30. Last week, tailbacks Montario Hardesty,
Arian Foster and Coker ran for a combined 104 yards on just 22 attempts. Erik Ainge is back — officially. After practicing all week, Ainge was named the starting quarterback The Vols’ offense hasn’t been the same without Ainge. MasterLockLine.com has the top plays from the top
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Oregon State-Stanford

Corvallis Gazette Times

Anthony
Wheat-Brown, the starting flanker for the Oregon State football team, has been suspended for
Saturday’s game at Stanford, coach Mike Riley said Thursday afternoon.
Wheat-Brown is a third-year starter. He has caught 21 passes for 319 yards and
three touchdowns this season. Jackson has five receptions for 139 yards and a
TD.

South Florida-Louisville

Tampa
Tribune

Last season when Louisville
visited the University of South
Florida, oddsmakers predicted a rout. And it was.
Except, instead of the favored Cardinals coasting, the three-touchdown-underdog
Bulls buried the birds 45-14. “We blew it,” Louisville
running back Kolby Smith said. “Shocked, stunned, you
name the word, and that was how we felt. They got us. Everything went wrong. It
was a wake-up call for us. You can’t just flip the switch on and off. You’ve
got to play the game.”Smith, who was among nine
Floridians who started for Louisville
last season, said everyone kept asking the same question. “I had a whole bunch
of family there,” said Smith, of Tallahassee Rickards.
“It was tough on them, too, having to answer all those questions about ‘What
happened?’ It was hard, hard, hard.” The 10^th-ranked
Cardinals (8-1, 3-1 Big East) host USF (7-3, 3-2)
Saturday night, and the Bulls know what to expect. “They’re thinking revenge,” USF cornerback Trae Williams
said. Besides seeking revenge against USF, the
Cardinals will try to regroup from last week’s stunning 28-25 loss at Rutgers
that knocked UL out of the national title picture.

Iowa-Minnesota

Des Moines Register

The Gophers (5-6, 2-5 Big Ten Conference) need a victory
to earn their seventh bowl in eight seasons.Mason’s
team faced postseason elimination the past two weeks and responded with a 63-26
thumping of Indiana and a 31-18 win over Michigan State.
This was projected as a retooling year for Minnesota.
The offensive line was revamped and more of a burden was placed on quarterback
Bryan Cupito, the Gophers’ all-time leading passer
with 6,916 yards. The Hawkeyes (6-5, 2-5) have lost four consecutive conference
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New Mexico-BYU

Salt Lake Tribune

Thanks to last week’s 55-7 win over Wyoming,
BYU now leads the nation in home scoring margin with
a 37.2 average margin of victory. The Cougars have outscored opponents 241-55
at LaVell Edwards Stadium. LSU
is second at 36.0 and Hawaii is
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Kansas State-Kansas

KUSports

Kansas State
freshman quarterback Josh Freeman has jolted the Wildcat offense back to life
midway through what’s becoming a glorious first season for KSU coach Ron
Prince. One good enough for Big 12 coach-of-the-year honors, perhaps? Amidst
K-State’s current three-game winning streak, Freeman has completed 55 of 77
passes for 681 yards and six touchdowns. He’s thrown only two interceptions in
that stretch and propeled K-State (7-4 overall, 4-3 Big 12 Conference play)
from the bowl bubble into a solid post-Christmas matchup to be determined.
K-State has scored at least 30 points in each of its last three games,
victories over Iowa State, Colorado and No. 4 Texas. Freeman’s makeup gives
K-State’s passing game the edge against KU’s pass defense, which is improved
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Wichita State-George Mason

Press Notes

Fewer than 1,000 tickets remain for Saturday’s George
Mason men’s basketball season opener against Wichita State and not only will it
be the first chance for fans to see the Patriots in action at home since making
the Final Four, it will also be a chance for fans to see the Washington
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Eastern Michigan-Kent

Record Pub

Wins in the final two games of the season would guarantee KSU just its third winning season since 1972. The Flashes
(5-5, 4-2) are also still alive in both the race for the MAC East Division title
and a bowl invitation. A win over Eastern combined with an Akron
win at division leader Ohio would
create a tie between the Flashes and Bobcats at the top of the division
standings. Ohio would still own
the tiebreaker with Kent State,
but that scenario would set up an interesting final week with Ohio,
KSU and Akron
all still alive for the East title. Kent’s
Julian Edelman will be back in the lineup at quarterback after sitting out last
week’s game at Virginia Tech with a bruise near his chest. Michael Machen, the Flashes’ starter in 2005, started in place of
Edelman, while freshman H-back Darren Rogers, a converted high school
quarterback, also took a few snaps on designed run plays. KSU
is expecting tight end Brian Bell to return to the lineup after a two-game
absence due to an ankle injury. Running back Tony Howard will most likely sit
out, however, with an injured rotator cuff. Howard also missed the Virginia
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Central
Michigan-Northern Illinois

Press Notes

With a trip to the 2006 Mid-American Conference
Championship Game secured, CMU travels to defending West Division champ Northern
Illinois. CMU has won five straight, and six of its last seven
overall, and is seeking its first eight win-season
since the 1994 MAC champion Chippewas finished 9-3. NIU
has dropped two of its last three following a four-game winning streak. CMU
leads the all-time series, 21-19-1, but has dropped eight straight to the
Huskies.

Daily Chronicle

Actually, the Huskies could benefit from the Chippewas
winning the West last Saturday. Kelly might elect to rest some starters due to
the short week, and to limit the possibility of any major injuries occurring
before the Nov. 30 MAC Championship game at Ford Field. But the Huskies, who
have lost 12 of their last 13 games to Toledo,
own an eight-game series winning streak against the Chippewas, providing the
ideal motivational tool for Kelly. “I can probably lean on them a little harder
now,” Kelly said. “Obviously, they won a championship. Now, they need to finish
out. Northern Illinois is a team that’s trying to play
for a bowl game. They’re going to be ready. We’ve not beaten Northern
Illinois going into my third season. There is
plenty of things out there for me relative to getting our football team ready
to play a good Northern Illinois football team.” At 5-5
and 3-3, NIU coach Joe Novak said the Huskies have
more than pride on the line. The Huskies need to win their final two games to
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Xavier-Virginia Commonwealth

Press Notes

Xavier is off to a 1-0 start under third-year head coach
Sean Miller after winning its 17^th straight season opener with the
win over Coastal Carolina. XU was 21-11 overall last season, recording its
ninth 20-win season in the last 10 years and its 19^th 20-win season
in the last 24 years. XU has appeared in five of the last six NCAA Tournaments.
The Musketeers won the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championship by winning four games in
four days this past March, making NCAA history by accomplishing that feat twice
(having also done it in 2004). The 2006 championship was XU’s second A-10 title
in three years and its fourth in the past nine years, including 1998, 2002,
2004 and 2006. All five starters are back from the team that made the
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Cage was the 2006 A-10 Championship MVP while Doellman has led XU in rebounding two straight
seasons. Junior forward Josh Duncan, who sat out the exhibitions due to injury,
returned Saturday.  Virginia
Commonwealth, 19-10 last season,
has a new head coach in Anthony Grant, a former long-time assistant under Billy
Donovan at Florida. Grant is no
stranger to Xavier fans, having played at the University
of Dayton from 1983-87.

Cleveland
State-Buffalo

Press Notes

Cleveland State
takes to the road for the first time during the 2006-07 season when the Vikings play three games in three
days. Cleveland State
takes to the road with an even 1-1 record after routing Notre Dame College,
88-62, on Monday night (Nov. 13) in the Wolstein Center. Buffalo comes
into the contest with a 1-1 record, including a 77-61 loss at South
Florida on Monday night.

Sacramento
State-Denver

Press Notes

The University of Denver men’s basketball team looks to
snap a two-game losing streak to the 2006-07 home season this Friday, Nov. 17
when it hosts Sacramento State (1-2). The Pioneers will be looking to avoid
their first 0-3 record to begin a season since the 1970-71 season. DU has been 0-2 seven times since that season, and has won
its third game seven consecutive times. Sacramento
State enters Friday’s game
following a home loss to San Francisco
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Eastern
Kentucky-Ohio State

Press Notes

Thad Matta has directed the
Buckeyes to a 33-3 record in Columbus
in three seasons as head coach of the Buckeyes. He is 32-3 overall at Value
City Arena, which includes a 19-0 record vs. non-conference foes. When ranked as a Top 10 team (No. 4 USA Today and No. 5 in
AP) Ohio State has an all-time record of 198-51. As a Top 25 squad, the
Buckeyes are 297-91.

Elon-Wake Forest

Press Notes

Wake Forest,
2-0 following a thrilling 86-83 overtime win at Bucknell Tuesday. Elon, 1-1,
bounced back from an 83-49 season-opening loss at Georgia Tech to beat visiting
Montreat, 85-72.

Centenary-Utah State

Press Notes

Utah State
is 27-7 (.794) in the month of November under Morrill and has won 17 of its
last 21 games during the month. Utah State
(0-1) will play Centenary (1-1) in the first round of the 2006 BP Top of the
World Classic. As a team, USU is averaging 71.0
points and shooting 49.0 percent from the field and 22.2 percent from
three-point range, while its opponents are averaging 88.0 points and shooting
51.6 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from three-point range. Overall,
Centenary returns three starters and five lettermen from last year’s team that
went 4-23 on the season and finished in ninth-place in the Mid-Continent
Conference with a 2-14 league record. The Gents, who went 1-13 away from home
last year, are coached by Rob Flaska who is in his
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Lamar-Texas
A&M

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After posting a season-opening win over Texas
Southern, Lamar hits the road for three straight games at the Shelby Metcalf
Classic beginning with host and No. 12-ranked Texas A&M.
This will be the 15^th meeting between Lamar and Texas A&M, who is ranked No. 12 in both the AP and ESPN/USA
Today Coaches Top 25 poll, and the all-time series is deadlocked at 7-7. Lamar
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1-6 in College Station and 2-0 on a
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Lamar’s last win was 76-69 in overtime on Dec. 18, 1999 in Beaumont.
This will be the second time Lamar has faced Texas A&M
when the Aggies were ranked in the AP Top 25. The
Cardinals won that previous meeting, defeating the No. 14-ranked Aggies 61-60 on Dec.
1, 1979 at the Great Alaska Shootout.

 

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West Virginia-Pittsburgh

Beaver County Times

The Panthers won’t be throwing the ball every down in
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Patriot News

After three straight losses—two against teams perceived to
be inferior—the University of Pittsburgh
football team faces apparently insurmountable odds.

Akron-Ohio

Sports Network

The Ohio Bobcats will try to clinch their first-ever MAC
East Division title when they host the Akron Zips this Thursday night at Peden Stadium in Athens. The Zips come into the contest with
victories in three of their last four games. Akron
has started to show signs of life over the past few weeks,
however, it could be too late for the Zips to make a push for the division
title. The Zips are scoring just 22.9 ppg this year behind 338.3 total ypg. A big reason for the sudden improvement on offense is
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A win Thursday will give the Bobcats (7-3, 5-1 MAC) their
first-ever MAC East Division crown and all but guarantee a spot in one of the
three bowl games MAC teams are eligible to make, regardless of what happens in
the MAC championship game Nov. 30. After a surprising 2005 campaign in which
they defeated Northern Illinois for the MAC
championship, the Zips were picked to repeat as East Division champions in the
preseason poll. Early struggles in its conference schedule, however, have left Akron
(5-5, 3-3 MAC) in a position where it would need to win out, along with a
little help, to fulfill the prediction. Led by a balanced offense and a stingy
rush defense, the Zips are winners of three of their last four and seem to be
looking like the team those polled, and Solich,
expected it to be. “It’s obvious that they’ve got talent and it’s obvious that
they’re playing good football right now,” Solich
said. “The combination of those two things can make things difficult for the
team.” In its last four games, the Akron
offense has averaged 377.5 yards per game thanks mostly to the efforts of
quarterback Luke Getsy and tailback Dennis Kennedy. Getsy currently ranks second in the MAC, averaging 230.3
passing yards per game while Kennedy is the conference’s third best rusher,
gaining 95.3 yards per contest.Unlike many of the
quarterbacks Ohio has faced this season, Getsy is a
more traditional passer, letting his arm do most of the damage and only running
for yards when absolutely necessary. Muncy said that
the team is aware of Getsy’s throwing abilities and
stressed that the team can not underestimate his ability to scramble. The 11
players the Zips line up on defense aren’t slouches either, particularly
against the run, ranking fourth in the MAC by allowing just 131.7 yards on the
ground per contest. This could spell trouble for the Bobcats, as a strong
reliance on the ground game has keyed the team’s current five-game winning
streak. Ohio is averaging 218.2
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Michigan State-Texas

Press Notes

After capturing the East Lansing Regional of the College
Hoops Classic with victories over Brown and Youngstown
State, the Spartans are ready to
play the Championship Rounds in New York City.
Michigan State
and Texas are very similar in
that they both lost a lot of their experience, scoring and rebounding from last
year. MSU fills the void with a mix of returners and freshman, while UT leans heavily on
first-year players. Michigan State
defeated Brown (45-34) and Youngstown
State (86-61) to advance to the
Championship Rounds of the College Hoops Classic. In the season opener, MSU managed to score just 45 points, but held Brown to 34,
the lowest total by a Spartan opponent since Northwestern scored 29 on Jan. 27, 2000. The next day, the
Spartan offense erupted for 86 points. Through three games, Michigan State
leads the Big Ten in scoring defense (45.3 ppg) and field-goal percentage
defense (.320), while ranking tied for second in blocked shots (5.33 bpg) and third in 3-point field-goal percentage defense
(.281). Texas advanced to New
York with two victories in the Austin Regional by an
average margin of victory of +42.5 points. In the regional semifinal, UT
defeated Alcorn State,
103-44, behind 20 points from freshman Kevin Durant. In the second game, the
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   Like Michigan State, Texas had three players
drafted in the 2006 NBA Draft (LaMarcus Aldridge, P.J. Tucker and Daniel Gibson). The Longhorns return just
14 percent of their scoring, 10 percent of their rebounding and 17 percent of
their minutes played from last season. Texas’
roster features seven true freshmen and the probable starting lineup consists
of three freshmen and two sophomores.

South Carolina-USC

Press Notes

The USC men’s basketball team (0-0) opens the season vs. South
Carolina (1-0). Two-time defending NIT champion South
Carolina returns two starters and five lettermen from
a team that went 23-15 during the 2005-06 season. They have added seven
newcomers, including three transfers that are eligible for action this season.
USC returns four starters from a team that went 17-13. Things would really be
looking up for the Trojans if not for the tragic shooting death of freshman
point guard Ryan Francis last May and for junior All-Pac-10 guard Gabe Pruitt being academically ineligible for the first
semester. All-Pac-10 swingman Nick Young, however, does return to lead the
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and is the leading returning scorer. Also back are senior guard Lodrick Stewart, who is the top returning career scorer in
the Pac-10 and senior center Abdoulaye N’diaye, who had 47 blocks and averaged 4.5 points and 4.7
rebounds per game in his first year at USC. The Trojans have brought in a
strong recruiting class which features seven freshmen and is expected to give
the Trojans the depth that they lacked a year ago. The Trojans lead the Pac-10
in returning production with 83.7 percent of their scoring and 86.5 percent of
their rebounding from the 2005-06 season returning (includes Pruitt’s numbers).
USC also leads with 96 percent of their blocked shot producers returning. The
Trojans return the conference’s top two scorers from last season (Young – 17.3
and Pruitt 16.9) and the fourth-leading rebounder in
Young (6.6). Senior Lodrick Stewart is the top active
career scorer in the Pac-10 with 956 points.

NC Greensboro-Duke

Scout.com

This will be the seventh overall meeting between the Blue
Devils and Spartans, with Duke holding a perfect 6-0 record against UNCG. The teams have met in each of the past two seasons
with the Blue Devils. Don’t expect the Spartans to be impressed when they line
up across from the Blue Devils. UNC-G returns all
five starter’s from last year’s team that pushed Duke for most of the first
half before J.J. Redick’s
shooting display (35 points) proved to be too much. In addition to Hines, the
Spartans return scoring guard Randy Hickman, who scored 23 points (9-of-15
shooting) a season ago.

Bowling Green-Arkansas State

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Arkansas State
opened its season against some tough competition at the Cox Classic last
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teams won at least 19 games last season and competed in either the NCAA Tournament
or the Postseason NIT.  While ASU played its
first three games away from the Convocation
Center, it will play three of its
next four games at home. Bowling Green
State, coming off a 9-21 year, won
its season opener 89-52 over Denison. 
They were led by four players scoring in double figures, inlcuding
Brian Moten and Martin Samarco
with a team-high 15 points each.  The Falcons return four starters and
eight lettermen from last year’s team. The Indians have won their last six home
openers and are 10-1 all-time in home openers under head coach Dickey
Nutt.  ASU holds victories over teams such as Southeast
Missouri State,
Baylor and McNeese
State in home openers under Coach
Nutt.

 

Wednesday, November
15, 2006

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SEATTLE -4 Philadelphia

The Sixers have come back down to earth quickly. Following
a shocking 3-0 start, they have lost three in a row. They face a Seattle
team sky high following a three game road winning streak.

Remember, Seattle
comes in undervalued off a very disappointing year. Even their losses have been
competitive, with a four point margin the biggest they’ve suffered. That
includes road games at Miami and
Orlando in back to back nights.

The Sixers open a short but difficult road trip tonight at
KeyArena against the Seattle SuperSonics,
a team that put up 119 points Monday against the New Jersey Nets, considered
one of the league’s better teams.

The Sonics, along with the next two opponents on this
trip, Phoenix and the Los Angeles
Clippers, average more than 100 points.

For a Sixers team that has spent a lot of time patching up
holes in the defense, a main contributor to its three-game losing streak, a
shoot-out with one, two or all three of these opponents is not desirable.

Philly has allowed 103.7 points per game in their recent
three-game skid. It gets ugly tonight.

Thursday, November
16, 2006

 

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Michigan State-Texas

Press Notes

After capturing the East Lansing Regional of the College
Hoops Classic with victories over Brown and Youngstown
State, the Spartans are ready to
play the Championship Rounds in New York City.
Michigan State
and Texas are very similar in
that they both lost a lot of their experience, scoring and rebounding from last
year. MSU fills the void with a mix of returners and freshman, while UT leans heavily on
first-year players. Michigan State
defeated Brown (45-34) and Youngstown
State (86-61) to advance to the
Championship Rounds of the College Hoops Classic. In the season opener, MSU managed to score just 45 points, but held Brown to 34,
the lowest total by a Spartan opponent since Northwestern scored 29 on Jan. 27, 2000. The next day, the
Spartan offense erupted for 86 points. Through three games, Michigan State
leads the Big Ten in scoring defense (45.3 ppg) and field-goal percentage
defense (.320), while ranking tied for second in blocked shots (5.33 bpg) and third in 3-point field-goal percentage defense
(.281). Texas advanced to New
York with two victories in the Austin Regional by an
average margin of victory of +42.5 points. In the regional semifinal, UT
defeated Alcorn State,
103-44, behind 20 points from freshman Kevin Durant. In the second game, the
Longhorns used a 28-point effort from A.J. Abrams to
defeat Chicago State, 92-66.

Like Michigan
State, Texas had three players
drafted in the 2006 NBA Draft (LaMarcus Aldridge, P.J. Tucker and Daniel Gibson). The Longhorns return just
14 percent of their scoring, 10 percent of their rebounding and 17 percent of
their minutes played from last season. Texas’
roster features seven true freshmen and the probable starting lineup consists
of three freshmen and two sophomores.

South Carolina-USC

Press Notes

The USC men’s basketball team (0-0) opens the season vs. South
Carolina (1-0). Two-time defending NIT champion South
Carolina returns two starters and five lettermen from
a team that went 23-15 during the 2005-06 season. They have added seven
newcomers, including three transfers that are eligible for action this season.
USC returns four starters from a team that went 17-13. Things would really be
looking up for the Trojans if not for the tragic shooting death of freshman
point guard Ryan Francis last May and for junior All-Pac-10 guard Gabe Pruitt being academically ineligible for the first
semester. All-Pac-10 swingman Nick Young, however, does return to lead the
Trojans. Last season he was one of three players in the Pac-10 to rank in the
top 10 in the conference in both scoring and rebounds (17.3 ppg. 6.6 rpg) and is the leading returning scorer. Also back are
senior guard Lodrick Stewart, who is the top
returning career scorer in the Pac-10 and senior center Abdoulaye
N’diaye, who had 47 blocks and averaged 4.5 points
and 4.7 rebounds per game in his first year at USC. The Trojans have brought in
a strong recruiting class which features seven freshmen and is expected to give
the Trojans the depth that they lacked a year ago. The Trojans lead the Pac-10
in returning production with 83.7 percent of their scoring and 86.5 percent of
their rebounding from the 2005-06 season returning (includes Pruitt’s numbers).
USC also leads with 96 percent of their blocked shot producers returning. The
Trojans return the conference’s top two scorers from last season (Young – 17.3
and Pruitt 16.9) and the fourth-leading rebounder in
Young (6.6). Senior Lodrick Stewart is the top active
career scorer in the Pac-10 with 956 points.

Friday, November 17,
2006

 

CBB

Cleveland State-Buffalo

Press Notes

Cleveland State
takes to the road with an even 1-1 record after routing Notre Dame College,
88-62, on Monday night (Nov. 13) in the Wolstein Center.
Buffalo comes into the contest with
a 1-1 record, including a 77-61 loss at South Florida on
Monday night.

Xavier-Virginia Commonwealth

Press Notes

Xavier is off to a 1-0 start under third-year head coach
Sean Miller after winning its 17^th straight season opener with the
win over Coastal Carolina. XU was 21-11 overall last season, recording its
ninth 20-win season in the last 10 years and its 19^th 20-win season
in the last 24 years. XU has appeared in five of the last six NCAA Tournaments.
The Musketeers won the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championship by winning four games in
four days this past March, making NCAA history by accomplishing that feat twice
(having also done it in 2004). The 2006 championship was XU’s second A-10 title
in three years and its fourth in the past nine years, including 1998, 2002,
2004 and 2006. All five starters are back from the team that made the
late-season championship run, including seniors Justin Cage and Justin Doellman. Cage was the 2006 A-10 Championship MVP while Doellman has led XU in rebounding two straight seasons.
Junior forward Josh Duncan, who sat out the exhibitions due to injury, returned
Saturday.  Virginia
Commonwealth, 19-10 last season, has a new head coach in Anthony Grant,
a former long-time assistant under Billy Donovan at Florida. Grant is no stranger to Xavier fans, having played at the
University of Dayton from 1983-87.

Cleveland State-Buffalo

Press Notes

Cleveland State
takes to the road for the first time during the 2006-07 season
when the Vikings play three games in three days. Cleveland
State takes to the road with an
even 1-1 record after routing Notre Dame College, 88-62, on Monday night (Nov.
13) in the Wolstein
Center. Buffalo
comes into the contest with a 1-1 record, including a 77-61 loss at South
Florida on Monday night.

Saturday, November
18, 2006

 

Wichita State-George Mason

Press Notes

Fewer than 1,000 tickets remain for Saturday’s George
Mason men’s basketball season opener against Wichita State and not only will it
be the first chance for fans to see the Patriots in action at home since making
the Final Four, it will also be a chance for fans to see the Washington
Regional Championship trophy.

 

 

Monday, November 13,
2006

NFL SPECIALIST CLINCHES NFL WINNING WEEK 21/25!

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BUTLER +3 Notre Dame

The Irish have eight freshman and sophomore, so expect
some inconsistency. Fresh of blowout of IPFW, we look for them to get blown out by a good Butler
team. Butler has beaten Notre Dame
five straight, yet is a pup tonight.

The Irish won’t be able to exploit Butler
inside they way they did against an overmatched IPFW
team. We look for Butler to make it
six straight.