College Football Week 12 – Ohio State and Oregon Earn Big Big victories with consequences

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

In a great example of too little too late, there were four moods of the AP Top 25 teams in college football's 12th Week and none of them had no real impact. On the other hand, won two big time favorite Road Games with large effects, such as Ohio, Michigan and Oregon State 21-10 bury instead of one very annoying Arizona team off, 44-41.

Last week, the 9th Rank Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) propose Iowa their first trip to the Rose Bowl to earn in 13 years. Won Michigan (5-7 and no bowl eligible), won the Ohio State Big Ten title lose overall victory with a 7-1 mark, just at Purdue. The LED Buckeyes Michigan 21-10 after three quarters and both teams played a scoreless fourth Quarter.

The 11th Rank Oregon Ducks (9-2) in trouble in the mid-way through the final quarter, when Arizona took a 31-24 lead on a 71-yard screen pass from Nick Foles to Juron Criner, and then the Wildcats had the possession and could have won the game by having the clock.

But a long pass into the end zone was intercepted by Oregon Talmadge Jackson III (dude, it's a name), and that the door opened Duck quarterback Jeremiah Masoli tie it at 31-piece with an 8-yard pass to Ed Dickson with only 6 seconds remaining.

In the first overtime Masoli Jeff Maehl made for a 4-yard score and hit Foles Juron Criner with a 3-yard strike to send the game into a second overtime. The Duck defense held, and Arizona had to settle for a 41-yard field goal by Alex Zendejas. Oregon then proved why they the better team Masoli found Dickson for a 22-yard completion and then three times higher, bulled Masoli won it in a yard, and Oregon, 44-41.

The Ducks' Masoli accounted for six touchdowns in the game by three and three runs. He went to 26-47 for 284-meters and took another 61 feet bears to 16.

With the win, put the Ducks earn up to a Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl berth against Ohio State, and if it is a big if-they beat the visit 20 Rank Oregon State Beavers (8-3) in a winner-take-all Civil War showdown next Saturday in Eugene.

The beaver, one of the dirtiest teams in college football (they like to hurt opposing player legally with little things like helmet-to-helmet hit), is attacked Oregon Autzen Stadium, home of some of the nation's most unkempt rough, nose-picking fans would throw the unopened cans of pop on opposing players. The Ducks have also known for throwing Sucker punches with opposing players.

They call the annual Oregon-Oregon State rivalry of the Civil War for a reason. Both teams like to punish anyone expected, so that there is a very physical game, especially with Pac-10 title and a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line.

The four disturbs this week that something had to the season included Mississippi (8-3) at home about 25-23 in the 10th Rank LSU (8-3), Northwestern (8-4) 33-31 at home on 17th Rank Wisconsin (8-3), Syracuse (4-7) at home 31-13 over 25th-ranked Rutgers (7-3) and California (8-3) on-the-road 34-28 on the 14th Rank Stanford (7 -4).

Stanford to lose because their battering ram Toby Gerhart performed. Gerhart did his part and more, picking up 136 yards on 20 carries (6.8 yards per carry) and scored four touchdowns and implementation of defenders on a 29-yard reception, setting up Stanford California's 13-yard line with less than two minutes left. Unfortunately for the Cardinal, Andrew Luck threw a complaint on the drive that put Stanford ahead and yet still have to kill the game.

In truth, Stanford defense simply could not contain Bears' Shane Vereen, who fell for a career-high 193 yards on 42 leads (4.6 meters per carry) and scored three touchdowns. It is hard to be a game when you up to win with 34 points.

Eleven top-25 teams playing home games this week, unbeaten and the three top-rated team, Florida, Alabama and Texas all won with authority, their image and rep to keep in order.

The No. 1 ranking Florida Gators (11-0) gave the in-state rival Florida International Golden Panthers a lesson they will not soon forget, 62-3. No. 2-ranking Alabama (11-0 shut out) 1-AA Chattanooga 45-0. No. 3-ranking Texas (11-0) gained a 51-20 thrashing of Kansas.

Other home wins, including 12 Rank Oklahoma State (9-2) over Colorado 31-28, 15 Rank Iowa (10-2 shut out) Minnesota 12-0, 16-place Virginia Tech (8-3) over North Carolina State 38-10, 18 Rank Clemson (8-3) over Virginia 34-21, 19 Rank Brigham Young (9-2) over Air Force 38-21, 21 Rank of Florida Miami (8-3) over Duke 34 -16, 23-rank Utah (9-2) over San Diego State 38-7, and 24 Rank-Houston (9-2) 55-14 over Memphis.

Four other top-25 teams scored away wins this week. No. 14-ranking Texas Christian (11-0) remained by smacking Wyoming 45-10, sixth-place Boise State (11-0) maintained its perfect slate with a 52-21 Clubbing Utah State, 13 Rank undefeated Penn State (10-2) made it look against Michigan State 42-14 and 20 Oregon State easily rank (8-3) beat Washington State 42-10.

Three top-25 teams were idle-5 Rank Cincinnati, seventh-place Georgia Tech and eighth-place Pittsburgh.

Six teams won and became bowl eligible. These included Bowling Green (6-5) over Akron 36-20, Florida State (6-5) 29-26 over Maryland, Texas A & M (6-5) 38-3 over Baylor, UCLA (6-5) on Arizona State 23-13, Tennessee (6-5) 31-16 over Vanderbilt and Louisiana Lafayette (6-5) over rival in-state Louisiana Monroe 21-17.

Four other games were remarkable. Temple (9-2) won their ninth straight Game 47-13 over Kent State, Central Michigan (9-2 and won) his ninth 35-3 Ball State game on, hapless Notre Dame (6-5) was upset by Connecticut 33-30 in the second period of overtime and New Mexico (1-10) finally won a game this year won red-faced Colorado State 29-27 .

Check out "Ed Bagley's Top 25 Poll for the 12th Week and find out why honesty and a little humor makes reading Top 25 polls so much more fun.
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