Wednesday, October 4,
2006

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CFB

Central Florida-Marshall

Sun Sentinel

Before joining Conference USA
a year ago, UCF and Marshall were together for three
seasons in the MAC. Marshall was
3-0 against UCF before the Knights broke through with
a 23-13 victory last season in its first C-USA
game. In addition, that victory snapped UCF’s overall
17-game losing streak. Marshall has
one of the best home-field advantages in the league, and there is expected to
be some added emotion. Actor Matthew McConaughey—star
of the movie We Are Marshall, about the 1970 crash of the team charter that
claimed 75 lives in the worst air disaster in American sports history—will be
at Wednesday’s game. UCF’s game at Marshall
will mark its second consecutive road trip in which it will play on a non-grass
surface. The Knights practiced for part of the week inside their indoor
facility to get reacquainted with the artificial surface. Including the Sept. 9
game it played at Florida, UCF will play four regular-season games on Field Turf in
2006.

Daily Mail

Both the Herd and Golden Knights have seen enough
fireworks, thank you. Marshall players still are talking about the fireworks Tennessee
let off over Neyland Stadium when the Volunteers
scored. MU defenders clearly were irritated by the
fireworks display. As for UCF, the Knights’ defense
has seen pyrotechnics of a different kind—bombs bursting in air. UCF has given up so many long pass plays,
its pass defense ranks a dismal No. 117 out of 119 Division I-A schools. UCF is allowing 297.75 yards per game passing. Marshall
isn’t much better, yielding 239.0 yards per game passing for a ranking of No.
100. Although both teams’ rushing defense is respectable (UCF
No. 51, MU No. 78), the porous pass defense drags the
total defense rankings into the basement. Marshall
is only No. 99, allowing 384.5 yards per game, and UCF
is No. 109, yielding 416.25 yards.

MLB

As first reported on JoeDuffy.net Orlando Hernandez
may be scratched for the Mets.  However
he is still listed in the box by most sportsbooks, so we will include his
stats.  Check out JoeDuffy.net for the latest
late breaking information.

·       
LA Dodgers Lowe 16-8 personal record

·       
Oakland
Loaiza under 17-9

·       
Minnesota
Bonser under 11-6

·       
Detroit Verlander 17-9 personal record

·       
NY Yanks Mussina 15-7 personal record

 

Personal record is a pitcher’s record in his decisions
including relief appearances.  Team record
is how the team did in his starts whether or not he was involved in the
decision.