{"id":1025,"date":"2006-11-24T13:36:37","date_gmt":"2006-11-24T18:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/saturday-news-and-notes-19\/"},"modified":"2006-11-24T13:36:37","modified_gmt":"2006-11-24T18:36:37","slug":"saturday-news-and-notes-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/saturday-news-and-notes-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoDate><st1:date Year=\"2006\" Day=\"25\" Month=\"11\">Saturday, November<br \/>\n25, 2006<\/st1:date><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal>***In lieu of our worst technical nightmare, Joe Duffy\u2019s <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.godstips.com\/\"><b>GodsTips.com<\/b><\/a>, Stevie Vincent\u2019s <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/betonsports360.com\/\"><b>BetOnSports360.com<\/b><\/a> and <span\nstyle='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masterlockline.com\/\"><b>MasterLockLine.com<\/b><\/a><\/span><span\nstyle='color:black'> have been redirected to our partner site <\/span><span\nstyle='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoffshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b>TheOffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/span><span\nstyle='color:black'> Clients of <span class=SpellE>OffshoreInsiders<\/span> will<br \/>\nstill be sent plays manually as the admin page for <\/span><span\nstyle='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoffshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b>TheOffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/span><span\nstyle='color:black'> is a bit trickier for us to update subscriptions. Plays at<br \/>\n<\/span><span style='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoffshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b>TheOffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/span><span\nstyle='color:black'> are the same plays and price and the site is very user<br \/>\nfriendly. <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>CFB<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Notre Dame-USC<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>LA Times<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place>Split<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> end <strong><span\nstyle='font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Dwayne Jarrett<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\ndid not practice Monday because of a concussion suffered while making a<br \/>\ntouchdown catch against <st1:State><st1:place>California<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>,<br \/>\nbut the All-American said he would play on Saturday against Notre Dame.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oklahoma-Oklahoma<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>News <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>Oklahoma<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'>A Monday scan<br \/>\nof Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson\u2019s broken collarbone revealed reason to<br \/>\nkeep him sidelined, ruling him out.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Louisville-Pittsburgh<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Post Gazette<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Cardinals were sure to provide the Panthers with a<br \/>\nstiff test regardless of the circumstances, but they now have more incentive to<br \/>\nwin than they did a week ago. That\u2019s because <st1:City><st1:place>Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\njumped back into the driver\u2019s seat for the Big East championship and <span\nclass=SpellE>BCS<\/span> berth Saturday when <st1:City><st1:place>Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nupset <st1:place>Rutgers<\/st1:place>, 30-11. Pitt raced to a 6-1 start but has<br \/>\nlost its past four games and has looked almost powerless on defense against its<br \/>\npast two opponents, <st1:State><st1:place>Connecticut<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nand <st1:State><st1:place>West Virginia<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Joe Duffy\u2019s sports betting selections are at <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.godstips.com\/\"><b>www.GodsTips.com<\/b><\/a><span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><st1:place><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>UAB<\/span><\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>-Central Florida<\/span><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Orlando<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Sentinel<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE>UAB\u2019s<\/span> season has in a lot of<br \/>\nways mirrored <span class=SpellE>UCF\u2019s<\/span> and both teams have identical<br \/>\noverall and conference mark\u2019s at 3-8 and 2-5. The Blazers lost for the seventh<br \/>\nstraight time to <st1:place>Southern Mississippi<\/st1:place> Saturday, 25-20.<br \/>\nThis weekend\u2019s matchup could be on either end of the scoring spectrum. The<br \/>\nBlazers and Knights are 11<sup>th<\/sup> and 12<sup>th<\/sup> respectively in<br \/>\nConference <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><br \/>\nin scoring offense, but give up 24.2 and 29.4 points on defense.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Florida-Florida<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Orlando<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Sentinel<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Florida State QB Drew Weatherford, who completed only five<br \/>\nof 10 passes for 34 yards against <st1:place>Western Michigan<\/st1:place> this<br \/>\npast weekend, will start on Saturday in the <st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\ngame. Xavier Lee, who was 9-of-13 for 144 yards and two touchdowns in relief,<br \/>\nwill come off the sideline again because that is when he plays best, Bobby<br \/>\nBowden said Monday.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Times-Union<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Seminoles (6-5) can certainly play the spoiler against<br \/>\nthe Gators (10-1), ruining their slim national championship hopes by winning in<br \/>\n<span class=SpellE>Doak<\/span> Campbell Stadium. \u201cIt makes them a dangerous<br \/>\nteam,\u201d <span class=SpellE>UF<\/span> linebacker Brandon Siler said. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>It\u2019s a situation that has happened many times in the<br \/>\nseries between the schools. <span class=SpellE>UF<\/span> and FSU have each<br \/>\nspoiled the other\u2019s season with upset victories, dating to 1971, when a 0-5 <st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nteam upset 19<sup>th<\/sup>-ranked and 5-0 <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Florida<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> 17-15 in <st1:City><st1:place>Gainesville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\nThe Gators did it again the following season. Unranked <st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nbeat 14<sup>th<\/sup>-ranked FSU 42-14 in <st1:City><st1:place>Tallahassee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\nIn 1982, the unranked Gators beat the 15<sup>th<\/sup>-ranked Seminoles 13-10 on<br \/>\nJim <span class=SpellE>Gainey\u2019s<\/span> 22-yard field goal with <st1:time\nMinute=\"23\" Hour=\"15\">3:23<\/st1:time> to play. Lorenzo Hampton rushed for 138<br \/>\nyards and Neal Anderson had 103. <st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>\u2019s<br \/>\ndefense powered the fifth-ranked Gators to a 14-9 victory at Florida Field in<br \/>\n1991, giving them the first 10-win season in school history. The third-ranked<br \/>\nSeminoles failed to score on three trips inside <span class=SpellE>UF\u2019s<\/span><br \/>\n15-yard line, the last time coming in the final three minutes. Stevie Vincent\u2019s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/betonsports360.com\/\"><b>BetOnSports360.com<\/b><\/a> is pioneer<br \/>\nin forensic handicapping. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cincinnati-Connecticut<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cincinnati<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Post<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=GramE>As important as Saturday\u2019s victory over<br \/>\nthen-No.<\/span> 7 <st1:place>Rutgers<\/st1:place> was for the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University<\/st1:PlaceType><br \/>\nof <st1:PlaceName>Cincinnati<\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place> football <span\nclass=GramE>team,<\/span> this week\u2019s game against <st1:State><st1:place>Connecticut<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\ncould be just as crucial to the Bearcats\u2019 bowl hopes. Currently the Bearcats<br \/>\n(6-5, 3-3 Big East) are one of 69 bowl-eligible teams competing for 64 bowl<br \/>\nslots. There are 11 other teams still alive to become bowl eligible. <span\nclass=SpellE>Dantonio<\/span> said Dustin <span class=SpellE>Grutza<\/span> will<br \/>\npractice this week. <span class=SpellE>Grutza<\/span> didn\u2019t practice last week<br \/>\nbecause of several injuries, but chiefly an injury to his shoulder.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kentucky-Tennessee<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tennessean<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:State><st1:place>Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nsophomore linebacker <span class=SpellE>Jerod<\/span> Mayo is expected to miss<br \/>\nSaturday\u2019s regular-season finale against <st1:State><st1:place>Kentucky<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nwith what\u2019s feared to be a fractured kneecap.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, November 25, 2006 &nbsp; ***In lieu of our worst technical nightmare, Joe Duffy\u2019s GodsTips.com, Stevie Vincent\u2019s BetOnSports360.com and MasterLockLine.com have been redirected to our partner site TheOffshoreInsiders.com Clients of OffshoreInsiders will still be sent plays manually as the admin page for TheOffshoreInsiders.com is a bit trickier for us to update subscriptions. 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