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Wednesday, November
15, 2006

CLASSIC QUALITY OVER QUANTITY NIGHT

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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.


Advanced News and Notes in College Hoops

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 17th 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 19th 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 GodsTips

Monday, November 13,
2006

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CBB

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.


Monday News and Notes

Monday, November 13,
2006

 

NFL

Here are news and notes from OffshoreInsiders.com
 private clipboard.  They are compiled from hometown newspapers
and the team’s own press releases.

Buccaneers-Panthers

Houston Chronicle

The Buccaneers (2-6) have scored a total of seven points
in the first quarter all season. The Panthers (4-4) have led going into the
fourth quarter in seven of eight games, only to lose three of them. They haven’t
scored a point in the second half in the last two games, both losses. While Gradkowski has thrown only one interception, the Bucs have
the second-worst offense in the league. Five times, Carnell “Cadillac” Williams
has rushed for 48 yards or less, including last week, when he managed only 39
yards on 12 carries against the Saints.On defense,
Simeon Rice has only two sacks as a sore shoulder has affected his play. He and
defensive tackle Ellis Wyms missed practice time late
in the week and may not play Monday, giving coach Jon Gruden more headaches. The Bucs rank 22nd
in the NFL in total defense.
  It’s
been a long two weeks for the Panthers, who had a bye last week after being
outscored 25-0 in the fourth quarter of a Sunday night loss to Dallas
a week earlier. Carolina committed
three turnovers in the final 10 minutes to blow a 14-10 lead. It left star
receiver Steve Smith grumbling about the play calling and for being asked to
return punts. Smith hasn’t answered football questions since, and coach John
Fox wouldn’t say if Smith will return punts against the Buccaneers.Johnson,
never shy to talk, thinks the Panthers get complacent when they get the lead. Carolina
has been outscored 77-30 in the fourth quarter.

The Ledger

As if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t have enough
problems, now they face a new challenge.Monday night’s
game at Carolina will be the first
of three games in 11 days. For a 2-6 team nursing some
injuries that’s not a good recipe for trying to turn a season around.

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CBB

Youngstown-Duquesne

Press Notes

Duquesne’s projected starting lineup for the Youngstown
State game consists of three freshmen (Robert Mitchell, Scott Grote & Stephen Wood), a junior college transfer
(Reggie Jackson) and a sophomore (returnee Aaron Jackson). DU
has never opened a season with three freshman in the starting five (since
freshman were granted eligibility in 1972-73). Only three players on the
opening day roster (Aaron Jackson, Kieron Achara and Almamy Thiero) have Division I playing experience Of the three, Aaron Jackson is the only one who hasn’t missed
extensive practice time due to injury. It was learned Friday that Achara will be out indefinitely with stress fractures in
his left foot .Thiero, a first-year graduate student
transfer from Memphis, is back at practice following Oct. 9 arthroscopic surgery
on his left knee. DU will have seven scholarship
players available for the YSU game. DU is coming off
a 3-24 season (ranked 308 in the final RPI).
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Lafayette-Indiana

Press Notes

Lafayette is
1-0 on the season, coming off a 76-70 win at Wagner Friday evening. Indiana
also enters Monday’s game at 1-0 after defeating Indianapolis,
83-46, Friday night.

Notre Dame-Butler

Press Notes

Here’s some of the numbers from Friday night’s win over IPFW. Notre Dame shot 61.5 percent in the first half. Notre
Dame returns three starters (Colin Falls,
Russell Carter and Rob Kurz) and five others who
earned monograms. The strength of the Irish once again will rest with its
ability to score points. Under Mike Brey, Notre Dame teams have demonstrated the ability to score points. A year
ago, the Irish averaged 76.4 points per game and topped the 80-plus mark 12
times. Falls (13.8 ppg.), Carter (11.5 ppg.) and Kurz
(6.4 ppg.) should be Notre Dame’s top scoring threats as the Irish once again
expect to have a potent offensive attack, but hope to improve defensively and
the 70.7 points per game they yielded a year ago. With the graduations of Chris
Quinn (17.7 ppg., 6.4 aspg.),
Torin Francis (11.6 ppg., 9.4 rpg.) and Rick Cornett
(5.4 ppg., 3.6 rpg.), there will be plenty of opportunity for contributions
from a new group of individuals. Notre Dame owns an all-time record of 84-18
(.824) all-time in season openers and have won all seven of its openers under
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    Since
the opening of the Joyce Center in 1968-69, Irish teams are 33-6 (.846) in home
openers. The last time Notre Dame lost a season opener at home was to Miami of
Ohio on November 13, 1998.
Under head coach Mike Brey, the Irish are 22-2 (.917)
all-time in games played during the month of November. The two November losses
have been to Creighton 80-75 in the championship game of the Guardians Classic
on Nov. 26, 2002 and to North
Carolina
State

(61-48) at the John R. Wooden Tradition at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
on Nov. 26.

Northern Arizona-Arizona State

Press Notes

Arizona State University men’s basketball team returns six
lettermen for the 2006-2007 season and opens the Herb Sendek
era on Nov. 13 against Big Sky favorite and 2006 regular season champion
Northern Arizona (21-11/12-2 in Big Sky last year) followed by a Nov. 15 game
against Cal State San Bernardino. Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com With ASU
losing its top two scorers from last season in guards Kevin Kruger (15.0 ppg.)
and Bryson Krueger (12.3 ppg.), look for ASU’s three
freshmen perimeter players (Christian Polk, Jerren
Shipp and Derek Glasser) to get their chances for
quality playing time early.

Fordham-Tennessee

Press Notes

The Vols opened their 98th
season of varsity basketball with an 82-53 victory over Middle Tennessee Friday
in Knoxville. The Vols return two starters, including their top scorer from
last season. Chris Lofton, a preseason Wooden Award candidate, led the Vols with 17.2 points in 2005-06 while making 114
3-pointers, the second-highest total in Southeastern Conference history. Dane
Bradshaw, the lone senior on the squad, returns after averaging 7.1 points and
5.4 rebounds while leading the SEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.76). One of
the best sixth-men in the league last season, junior guard JaJuan
Smith averaged 9.5 points last year.

 

 


Sunday GodsTips

Sunday, November 12,
2006

NFL SPECIALIST 49-24 NFL, WINNING WEEKS
10/11

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SAN DIEGO -1 Cincinnati

The Chargers are loaded and like we say, Marty
Schottenheimer is a great regular season coach. 
We’ll talk again come playoff time. The best way to stop a slumping, but
talented offense is to keep them off the field. 
San Diego leads the league
in time of possession. The Bengals have lost two straight games and four out of
the last five to drop to 4-4 and face a daunting schedule in the second half of
the season, beginning with Sunday’s home game against AFC West co-leader San
Diego
. The Chargers are 6-2, have failed to score at
least 23 points in a game just once and their two defeats have come by a
combined total of six points.

San Diego’s
Philip Rivers has completed 66.4 percent of his passes and thrown 10 touchdowns
compared to just three interceptions. San Diego
head coach Marty Schottenheimer was criticized early in the season for limiting
Rivers and the passing game, but Rivers now has as many completions as Palmer
(158) on 20 fewer attempts.

Remember, his counterpart, Carson Palmer is off his game,
ten months after surgery for a knee injury that many thought would end his
career.


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Sunday News and Notes

Sunday, November 12,
2006

 

Here are news and notes from OffshoreInsiders.com
 private clipboard.  They are compiled from hometown newspapers
and the team’s own press releases.

 

Rams-Seahawks

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Home field hasn’t always been that big an advantage in
this series. The Rams won the division title in 2003, and beat the Seahawks at
Qwest Field. The Seahawks won the division title in 2004, but lost to the Rams
twice at home—once in the regular season and again in the first round of the
playoffs. The Rams won four of five during the 2003 and ‘04 seasons. The
Seahawks have won the past three meetings.Since
entering the Week 6 game against the Seahawks at 4-1,
the Rams have lost three in a row. Since beating the Rams 30-28 in St.
Louis
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Chiefs-Dolphins

Sun Sentinel

Dolphins defensive end David Bowens
didn’t practice Friday because of a strained hamstring suffered during Thursday’s
session. Bowens is listed as questionable on the team’s injury report for
Sunday’s game against visiting Kansas City.
For Kansas City, two injured
starters – linebacker Derrick Johnson (ankle) and right tackle Kevin Sampson
(foot) – were officially declared out Friday. Keyaron
Fox will start for Johnson, while Kyle Turley, who had an offseason tryout with
the Dolphins as a tight end, replaces Sampson.Former
Dolphins strong safety Sammy Knight also was added to Kansas
City
’s injury list as probable with an ankle injury. Joe
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Bears-Giants

NY Times

Two weeks ago, Awasom was on the
practice squad, but when LaVar Arrington was lost for
the season with an Achilles’ injury and Osi Umenyiora sustained a hip injury against the Cowboys on
Oct. 23, Awasom was promoted to the roster.Awasom, who has never started a game in the N.F.L., could replace Michael Strahan,
who is sidelined two to four weeks with a sprained right foot. “We have all of
those defensive linemen working together in different spots and that will end
up being a game-time decision,” Coach Tom Coughlin said. “He is ready to go.” Umenyiora and another defensive end, Justin Tuck, will most
likely miss the Bears game, along with linebacker Brandon Short (quadriceps).
“I am not worried about theguys that are playing
right now,” Coughlin said. “We’ve just got to put the emphasis on those that
are playing and make sure they are prepared. They know what they are doing and
they know what their responsibilities are.” In spite of the injuries —
including wide receiver Amani Toomer
(knee), who is out for the season — the Giants have won five consecutive games
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Saints-Steelers

Post Gazette

The Steelers (2-6) try to stop a three-game losing streak
against the New Orleans Saints (6-2) at Heinz Field.

Redskins-Eagles

Washington Post

Wide receiver Santana Moss was upgraded to probable on the
Washington Redskins’ injury report, but a final decision on whether he can play
will be determined before tomorrow’s kickoff in Philadelphia. Moss, tight end
Christian Fauria, who was upgraded to probable with
an ankle injury, and a handful of other players will
be given fitness tests during warmups before the
game. Moss is Washington’s top
producing wide receiver over the past two seasons. Neither Brandon Lloyd nor Antwaan Randle El has topped 200 receiving yards for the
season; they combined for two catches and 26 yards last week against Dallas.
Lloyd missed Thursday’s practice with a mild groin problem but returned to the
field yesterday and said he will play. Fauria made a
quick turnaround yesterday after missing practice all week and needing a
walking cast on his left ankle. Like Moss, he was upgraded from questionable to
probable on the injury report. Wide receiver David Patten (hamstring), tackle
Jon Jansen (calf), tight end Chris Cooley (shoulder) and cornerback Carlos
Rogers (thumb) practiced and are expected to be available to play tomorrow. Cornerback
Shawn Springs
,
who missed most of training camp and the first half of the season with groin
and abdominal injuries, was rested yesterday as a precaution, but will play
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Jets-Patriots

Newsday

The Patriots have beaten the Jets seven straight times,
including once already this season, and are looking to make it eight at
Gillette Stadium on Sunday.

Broncos-Raiders

SF Gate

Raiders’ defense is already ranked third league-wide in
red-zone defense, second in pass defense and tied for sixth with 10
interceptions. The Raiders have scored 92 points in eight games. The defense
has scored 20 of them (plus three extra points), and spoon-fed the offense 16
more with turnovers in the opponents’ territory.

Packers-Vikings

St. Paul Press

Linebacker Napoleon Harris (dislocated left wrist) and
wide receiver Marcus Robinson (bruised lower back) were ruled out of Sunday’s
game, meaning a second consecutive start at middle linebacker for Dontarrious Thomas.

Childress, asked if he’s
concerned about Harris’ injury dragging on, said he didn’t know. “It’s a pretty
good injury,” he said. “He’s got to be able to play and play at a high level,
not just be a body in there.” Defensive end Darrion
Scott (left ankle sprain) practiced but remains questionable, and Childress
said he wants to see how the ankle responds. Rookie Ray Edwards would start if
Scott can’t play. Everyone else is expected to play, including fullback Tony
Richardson (thumb) and defensive tackle Pat Williams (knee), who were upgraded
to probable. For the Packers, wide receiver Greg Jennings (questionable-ankle)
made it through a portion of practice but had to stop because of soreness and
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Cowboys-Cardinals

Star Telegram

Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn
practiced briefly Friday after sitting out Wednesday and Thursday with a
lingering right knee injury. Glenn is listed as probable on the injury report
for Sunday’s game against Arizona
but said it will be a game-time decision. He has chondromalacia,
a roughening of the cartilage under his kneecap, and said he has trouble cutting.Glenn had three catches for 26 yards, including a
10-yard touchdown, against Washington last week after getting a shot to numb
the pain before the game. He said he will likely have to do the same in order
to play against the Cardinals. If Glenn doesn’t play, rookie Sam Hurd will likely replace him in the lineup. Stevie
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East Valley Tribune

The Cardinals will face a 3-4 defense Sunday for the first
time since the season opener, a twist a struggling offense may not need right
now. The reality is the Cardinals have regressed on offense as the season has
progressed. Arizona has just 442
yards and 23 points in the two games since Mike Kruczek
was promoted to offensive coordinator, and the Cowboys feature the fifth-ranked
defense in the NFL. Coach Dennis Green kept his offensive line the same this
game, choosing to stick with Chris Liwienski at right
guard instead of putting the now-healed Milford Brown back in. That was in part
because Green felt the running game showed some signs of life in Green
Bay
, when Edgerrin James ran for 84 yards (on 24
carries). Green also expressed optimism quarterback Matt Leinart wouldn’t
continue to slump. Leinart’s passing rating the past
two games is 44.4.  Joe Duffy’s sports
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49ers-Lions

Inside Bay Area

Hoping to improve their play away from home, the 49ers
have ended a short-lived experiment in which they departed for road games in
the eastern or central time zone the day before the game. “That was a mistake,”
coach Mike Nolan said Friday shortly before the 49ers
flew to Detroit, where they’ll play
Sunday against the Lions. Nolan decided to change the 49ers’ traditional departure
day for road games during an off-season evaluation of the team’s play last
season, when the 49ers won only one of their eight games away from home. The Niners Vernon Davis’ comeback from a cracked right fibula
apparently will have to wait until at least next week’s game against Seattle.
The rookie tight end was again held out of practice Friday and remained
doubtful for Sunday’s game at Detroit.
The outlook was more promising for safety Chad Williams (quad) and cornerback
Walt Harris (hip pointer). They were both upgraded from questionable to
probable after going through Friday’s practice. Williams sustained the hip
pointer during last Sunday’s 9-3 win over Minnesota.
Harris missed the Minnesota game
after suffering a quad injury during a midweek practice.


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Weather:

Min-MSU: 70 percent chance of rain
at kickoff, it is currently raining

OSU-NWN: 30 percent chance of rain
at kickoff

Purd-Ill: 30 percent chance of
rain at kickoff

Geo-Aub: Fog alert, isolated
thunderstorms, 30 percent chance of rain at kickoff

Cin-WVU: 40 percent chance of rain
at kickoff

Mich-Ind: 30 percent chance of
rain at kickoff, winds 17 mph

Stan-Wash: 40 percent chance of rain at kickoff

Nav-EMU: 80 percent chance of rain
at kickoff, winds 15 mph

NMS-Fresno: 40 percent chance of
rain at kickoff, it is currently raining

Boise-San Jose: 30 percent chance of rain at kickoff, light
rain now

Tem-Pen St:
60 percent chance of rain at kickoff

Vand-Kentu: 80 percent chance of
rain at kickoff, winds 13 mph

UTS-Nev: 50 percent chance of rain
at kickoff, wins 20 mph

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Saturday Godspicks

Saturday, November
11, 2006

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The Massey Comparison Ratings, combining the strengths and
weaknesses of all the top power ratings has Wake the 26th team in
the country, with FSU at 40 and most of the power ratings take strength of
schedule into account.

Florida State
has lost 4-of-7 SU. Wake is confident, the better team and getting a lot of
points.


Saturday News and Notes

Saturday, November 11, 2006

CFB

Here are news and notes from OffshoreInsiders.com
 private clipboard.  They are compiled from hometown newspapers
and the team’s own press releases. Join us Saturday morning at JoeDuffy.net for late
breaking information.

Central Florida-Memphis

Sun Sentinel

UCF Coach George O’Leary said
this week that a lot of the focus for the remainder of the season would be to
get younger players some quality game action. O’Leary said Saturday’s lineup
would only feature one senior starter on each side of the ball. He didn’t
elaborate beyond that, but based on playing time the past few weeks, that
appears to be WR Mike Walker on offense and DE Chris
Welsh on defense.What that means is that the Knights’
usual starter at center, Cedric Gagne-Marcoux, likely
will sit so junior Kyle Smith can play, and that QB Steven Moffett will do the
same so that probable 2007 starter Kyle Israel can get more comfortable in the
offense. MasterLockLine.com has the top plays from the top
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Tennessee-Arkansas

Tennessean

Redshirt freshman Jonathan Crompton
will make his first career start at quarterback for Tennessee
when the 13th-ranked Vols take on No. 11
Arkansas on Saturday night at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.Erik
Ainge, who started the first nine games of the
season, returned to practice on Thursday despite a sprained right ankle. Crompton took most of the snaps with the first-team offense
every day in practice this week. He did the same thing last week, but Ainge was given the starting nod against LSU.Limping to a 1-of-6 start against the Tigers, Ainge was pulled at the end of the first quarter. In the
first significant playing time of his career, Crompton
went 11-of-24 for 183 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Joe Duffy’s
sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com
 

 

Wisconsin-Iowa

JS Online

After watching practice Thursday night, University
of Wisconsin
football coach Bret Bielema remains
optimistic senior quarterback John Stocco could play Saturday at Iowa.
Stocco, who has made 35 consecutive starts in the
last two-plus seasons, suffered a right-shoulder injury last week in UW’s 13-3
Big Ten Conference victory over Penn State.
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Miami-Maryland

Miami Herald

Kirby Freeman has been dreaming about this opportunity for
years.

But the University
of Miami
quarterback, who will
start his first game Saturday at Maryland,
said the moment won’t be about him.”We’re playing for
[Bryan] Pata
this weekend,” Freeman said of his teammate, who was shot to death Tuesday
night outside his Kendall apartment. Known for his
running abilities, Freeman has completed 25 of 50 passes for 308 yards, three
touchdowns and four interceptions in his UM career. He has rushed 14 times for
72 yards. Stevie Vincent’s BetOnSports360.com
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Wake Forest-Florida State

Miami Herald

Despite a clean bill of health, wide receiver De’Cody Fagg will
not start against No. 18 Wake Forest on Saturday. Junior Joslin Shaw will get his third consecutive start for the Seminoles.Just having Fagg
available will be a plus for quarterback Xavier Lee, who will make his third consecutive start. Fagg (6-3) is one of three Seminoles receivers taller than
six feet. The others are Greg Carr
(6-6) and tight end Caz Piurowski
(6-7). They should provide matchup problems for the Demon Decaon’s
starting cornerbacks, who are both listed at under six
feet. Join us Saturday morning at JoeDuffy.net for late
breaking information.

South Carolina-Florida

Miami Herald

Standout middle linebacker Brandon Siler could miss Saturday’s game against South
Carolina
because of a sprained medial collateral
ligament in his knee. Siler has 54 tackles and three sacks and is an Academic
All-District III selection. Freshman linebacker Brandon Spikes, a prized recruit, is ready to step in if Siler can’t
play.  Joe Duffy’s sports betting
selections are at www.GodsTips.com

 

Temple-Penn State

Philadelphia Inquirer

Joe Paterno’s distaste for the
spotlight trumped his urge to coach. The injured Penn
State
coach told his staff
yesterday that he would honor his physician’s wishes and not attend the game at
Beaver Stadium tomorrow against Temple.
Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley and offensive coordinator Galen Hall will
share Paterno’s responsibilities with the other
position coaches. MasterLockLine.com has the top plays from the top
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Post Gazette

Starting against Temple,
Penn State
is going to commit himself to the running game in hopes it will open up the
passing game for quarterback Anthony Morelli. For the
season, the offense has been 50-50 run-pass. That’s far too many passing
attempts to Hall’s liking. Last season when Penn
State
won the Big Ten championship
and played in the Orange Bowl, the Lions ran the ball 60 percent of the time
and passed 40 percent. This season, opposing defenses are concentrating their
efforts on making sure Penn State
cannot throw the ball deep. This leaves the defenses more susceptible to short-
to mid-range passes. But because Penn
State
’s rushing attack has been so
inefficient defenses do not have to commit more defenders to stop the run and
can drop players into coverage. Penn State
has struggled to score in conference games all season. The Lions are averaging
16.9 points per game in Big Ten play. Only Purdue and Northwestern have scored
fewer points. In the past four games, the offense has scored three touchdowns.
That’s a far cry from the production of last season when the Lions were second
in the Big Ten in scoring with 34.4 points per game and scored at least three
touchdowns in nine of 12 games. Through 10 games this season, the offense has
scored three touchdowns in a game four times and only twice in conference play. Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are
at www.GodsTips.com

 

 

UNLV-San Diego State

Sign on San Diego

San Diego State
redshirt freshman quarterback Kevin Craft, who has made four straight starts
following early-season injuries to Kevin O’Connell and Darren Mougey, has been given the starting nod for tomorrow night’s
game against UNLV. Though coach
Chuck Long announced Monday that Craft and O’Connell would split time at the
position against the Rebels, he wanted to wait until the team had completed its
week of practice before announcing a starter. O’Connell, who is close to being
completely healthy after suffering torn ligaments in the thumb on his throwing
hand in the season opener, relieved Craft in the fourth quarter of last week’s
27-24 loss at Wyoming. O’Connell
had missed six straight games.  Craft,
who was 6-of-15 for 98 yards before being replaced by O’Connell last week, has
completed 51-of-89 passes for 611 yards and four TDs
as a starter while being intercepted just twice. Long said free safety Brett Sturm and cornerback Donny Baker, both of whom are nursing
ankle injuries, are questionable for tomorrow’s game. WR Chaz Schilens, who suffered a mild concussion last week
and has a sore shoulder, is likely to play. Join us Saturday morning at JoeDuffy.net for late
breaking information.

 

Colorado State-Utah

Desert News

Utah offensive
lineman Jason Boone, who has started 21 consecutive games at right tackle, has
been suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules. Through
nine games this season, Boone had participated in 568 plays with 18 knockdowns,
12 cuts and eight pancake blocks. He’ll likely be replaced in the starting
lineup by junior Jeremy Inferrera. Joe Duffy’s GodsTips.com, Stevie Vincent’s BetOnSports360.com and MasterLockLine.com are all now part of the OffshoreInsiders.com
Network.

   

Rice-Tulsa

Houston Chronicle

Following a rugged 0-4 start that was a product of a
grueling schedule and a rash of injuries, the Owls (4-5, 3-2 C-USA) have
recovered to win four of five, including their first in-season three-game win
streak in five years. A victory Saturday would give the Owls a 4-3 road record,
which would be their first winning road mark since 1997.By pushing the Owls
through training and providing constant positive reinforcement, Graham has the
Owls two wins shy of being bowl eligible for the first time since 2001. Join us
Saturday morning at JoeDuffy.net
for late breaking information.

  

 

Pittsburgh-Connecticut

Tribune-Review

The big plays that sprinkled Pitt’s early season success
have dried up. The Panthers, who made numerous big plays in each of their first
seven games, are being forced to drive the length of the field without the aid
of large chucks of yardage. In the two-game losing streak to Rutgers and South
Florida, Pitt has mustered only two plays that covered more than 20 yards—a
42-yard pass to Marcel Pestano last week and a
25-yard pass to Derek Kinder against Rutgers that ended with a fumble. By
contrast, the Pitt offense had 15 touchdown plays of at least 20 yards in its
first seven games. And that doesn’t count two long interception returns and a
97-yard kickoff return. Stevie Vincent’s BetOnSports360.com
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Stanford-Washington

Seattle Times

After all the talk this week of lots of competition for
jobs on Washington’s offense, the starting lineup Saturday against Stanford
could look pretty much the same as it has.

Coach Tyrone Willingham said Thursday that Carl Bonnell will again be the starting quarterback. Coaches
said Bonnell would split reps in practice this week
with backup Johnny DuRocher after his struggles last
Saturday against Oregon.
Willingham said Thursday, “All our quarterbacks have done well for the week,”
but said Bonnell would remain the starter. He also
said the offensive line will likely remain the same, at least to start the
game. Erik Berglund has been challenging Ben Ossai
for the starting left tackle job but Willingham said Ossai
is likely to start.One change that will take place is
Kenny James returning as the starting tailback in place of Louis Rankin after missing
the past two games with a sprained ankle. MasterLockLine.com has the top plays from the top
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San Francisco Chronicle

Injuries continue to plague Stanford as coach
Walt Harris said Thursday it is “doubtful” fifth-year senior safety David
Lofton will play again this season. Lofton, who made six starts, is believed to
have a stress fracture in his foot. He missed last week’s USC game, watching
from the sideline on crutches. Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com

 

Washington State-Arizona State

Seattle Times

Holding an “audition week” the second week of November isn’t
exactly ideal for a team with bowl aspirations. But that is what the Washington
State Cougars have done this week to sort out their depth at wide receiver
following high ankle sprains to Jason Hill and Michael Bumpus
that have the standouts sidelined for Saturday night’s game at Arizona
State
and doubtful for the Apple
Cup.  The expected starters against ASU are Brandon Gibson, already the No. 3 receiver, senior
Chris Jordan, who is back from knee surgery and not 100 percent, and Charles
Dillon, who has seen action in every game and also will return punts and
kickoffs against ASU.

Oregon State-UCLA

LA Times

Oregon State,
which will face UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, has won four consecutive
games and could finish as high as second in the Pacific 10 Conference. But the
turning point for the Beavers was not the start of their winning streak,
according to Coach Mike Riley. Things began to come together for Oregon
State
the week before in a 13-6
loss at home to Washington State.
“We played great defense in that game, but we just couldn’t score,” said Riley
of the Beavers, who are 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Pac-10. “Our defense has
played well since then, and on offense we’ve been able to find better balance.”
Oregon State’s ground game is led by 5-foot-9 junior running back Yvenson Bernard, who is second in the Pac-10 in rushing,
averaging 101.5 yards despite being slowed in recent weeks because of an ankle injury.Bernard, who did not play in the Beavers’ victory
over three-time defending Pac-10 champion USC two weeks ago, has rushed for at
least 100 yards in 10 of his last 16 games. 
Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com

 

Nebraska-Texas A&M

Dallas Morning News

Twice for Texas A&M this
season, the discrepancy between seven and three points equaled the difference
between victory and defeat. Against the Big 12, A&M has scored 14
touchdowns on 25 trips to the red zone. Its 56 percent success rate ranks ninth
in the conference.

Texas-Kansas State

Dallas Morning News

Five weeks into the season, Prince replaced five starters
and moved another, leaving only two seniors in the starting lineup. After wins
at Iowa State
and Colorado, the unit appears to
be gaining confidence behind freshman QB Josh Freeman and freshman TB Leon Patton
of W.T. White. MasterLockLine.com has the top plays from the top
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Kansas City Star

The Wildcats have been a rare bump in the road for Texas
coach Mack Brown. K-State (2-2) and Oklahoma
(4-5) are the only two teams Brown doesn’t have a
winning record against in the Big 12.