A Pre Thanksgiving College Football Watch List

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The third weekend in November means Thanksgiving day
football for the pros,  and conference Championship games
for college football games start to wind up.  Bowl bids are
on the line and upsets carry much more weight as previously
undefeated and #1 ranked Alabama found out last week.
I told you you'd be on the edge of your seat if by some
chance that game was close, and it was. Here's what games
are worth keeping an eye on this weekend: 
 
1. USC vs UCLA - Huge rivalry, and their ranked #17 and
#18,  Wow!  Add to that two former NFL head coaches
facing off here.  Should be interesting. 
   
2. Texas Tech vs Oklahoma St. - The loser falls out of the top
25 for the rest of the season probably never to be seen again.   
Think teams don't care about that?  Think again.  
   
3. Stanford vs Oregon - Stanford edged out Oregon St. last
week, but I'm afraid the in state cousin may not be a victory
in their future.  Only one way to find out. 
   
Honorable Mentions: 
Rutgers vs Cincinnati 
Northwestern vs Michigan St. 
Iowa vs Michigan 
 

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A November College Football Watch List

     
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Second weekend in November means no team can afford
to make a mistake, bowl bids are a precious commodity,
and some coaches can save their jobs with impressive wins
this late in the season.  Stay tuned!
 
Here are a few games to keep an eye on: 
 
1. Oregon St vs Stanford - maybe one of these two actually
gets a BCS bowl if they finish off string enough. 
   
2. Texas A&M vs Alabama. -Never underestimate the
upset, I don't see it here, but you'll be on the edge of your
if by some chance it's close in the 3rd and 4th quarter.  
   
3. Nebraska vs Penn St -Nebraska can ruin their season if
they drop this one, and Penn St can put the Ohio St loss
behind them if they can steal one like this one on the road. 
   
Honorable Mentions:
Notre Dame vs Boston College 
Miss St vs LSU
Northwestern vs Michigan


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A College Football Watch List For Your Weekend

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These games are really living up to the hype most weeks,
and last week was really no different.  A pretty solid 
lineup all around and though this week may be no less
important it's still gonna be hard to match.
 
Here are a few to keep an eye on: 
 
1. Alabama vs LSU - This game is really a no brainer.
There's alot on the line and the loser will most probably
be knocked out contention for any shot at the title. 

2. Texas A&M vs Mississippi St. -Mississippi St already
showed you last week that they aren't in the same class as
Alabama yet, but a W here from either team can get them
high enough in the top ten if they run the table the rest of
the way to get them a decent BCS Bowl bid.
  
3. Nebraska vs Michigan St -Nebraska trying to show it
can win an important road game, and Michigan St will try
to show it can beat a ranked opponent.

Honorable Mentions:
Texas Tech vs Texas 
Oregon vs USC
Oklahoma St vs Kansas St.


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Mad Stork Sports on ScatterRadio Podcast For 10-24-12

The World series is a topic of conversation on this
episode, but we also take time out to discuss the some
upcoming college football games this weekend, and
also bounce around a bit to cover as much as we can.
So if you missed any part of the show, here it is: 
   
    
   
     
        
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College Football Weekend Watch List

The must watch games are getting more and more important
now that the BCS rankings are out and the higher a team is
ranked the more money their school can earn via the Bowl
selections, so it's worth seeing what's on tap, and who will
help bring home the big bucks for their school. Last week
all of the suggestions were once again fairly solid, and
this week I hope to give you more of the same.

Check out these games: 

1. LSU vs Texas A&M -I'm still not a believer in #6 LSU
and the #20 Aggies have alot to gain by winning this one,
so it's worth spending some time to see how this battle turns
out.

2. Stanford vs California - Cal Stanford is always a good
one to begin with, but now Cal can knock Stanford out of
the top 25 here, so expect a little extra gusto from the Cal
Golden Bears in this battle.
  
3. South Carolina vs Florida - Third HUGE game in a row
for South Carolina, and after falling to LSU last week

Steve Spurrier's Gamecocks need this badly in order to stay
relevant in the National title hunt. And oh yeah, it's Spurriers
return to the swamp, nothing dull about that, I assure you.
 
Honorable Mentions:
Temple vs Rutgers
Kansas St vs W Virginia
Florida St. vs Miami(FL)
Penn St vs Iowa
Michigan St vs Michigan  

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LSU - Alabama The Day After

Now that most of the college football world outside of
the LSU Alabama folks are annoyed at the snooze fest
that was the BCS Championship game, is it time to turn
the page on this 13 year old experiment?

You can't say that we didn't give it a shot. I have
been a big proponent of an eight team playoff system,
but at the very least don't you think we should at
least do a four team playoff? BCS School or not, it's
time to level the playing field. Don't tell me it's
about money either. A playoff system would be a huge
windfall for college football and its teams.

While they're at it, it's also time for those policemen
known as the NCAA to make the schedules so that all the
whining, griping, complaining, and moaning can stop about
strength of schedule. Strength of schedule is an issue
in every league, sometimes the teams in your division are
stronger than the teams in other divisions, and you have
to play them at least twice as much, those are the breaks.
The Yankees are dealing with it right now, so did the
Philadelphia Eagles this year, and so on and so on.

Who won last night? I don't know and I don't care. Why?
Because unlike most people who did watch, I didn't have
enough faith in THIS system that the rematch was gonna be
anymore exciting than the original snooze fest.


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Never Ending Weekend Of College Football Continues

Photo Credit: Getty Images, By: Christian Petersen

LSU showed Arkansas that they clearly do not belong
in the hunt for the BCS Championship, so today it's
Alabama's turn to tell Auburn that the Tide does.
The annual Iron Bowl game between Auburn and Alabama
is just the tip of an iceberg for what should prove
to be a great day of Thanksgiving Saturday College
football, so here is a guide of what games you should
keep an eye on for a variety of reasons.

1. Rutgers v UCONN - Could be a nine win season for
what may prove to be Penn St next head coach

2. Ohio St v Michigan - Make no mistake this game means
alot to these two, and Urban Meyer will be watching.

3. Michigan St v Northwestern - Northwestern can mess
with Michigan State just like when they went to Nebraska

4. Georgia v Georgia Tech - HUGE game for #13 Georgia,
winners of 9 straight, and matched up vs LSU next

5. Alabama v Auburn - When Conference foes meet, throw
the records out the window. Should be a good one.

6. Virgina v Virginia Tech - #6 Virginia Tech can benefit
win the Arkansas loss, a win and who knows who else losses.

7. Penn St v Wisconsin - The Badgers can't afford to lay
an egg, and a shot at the Big 10 Trophy is at stake here

8. Notre Dame v Standford - Means alot to Notre Dame, but
could mean a shot at the BCS Championship for Standford

9. Clemson v S Carolina - Alot of pride on the line here
and some positioning for a better Bowl bid for the winner

10. UCLA v USC - Sorta like the Alphabet Bowl, and the only
bowl for USC this year. Neuheisel needs this to save his job

This ought to stuff your football appetite as good if not
better than the Thanksgiving Turkey feast you had this week.
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Rex Ryan, MLB, NBA, Random Thoughts

Courtesy: NY Post

It shouldn't surprise anyone that Rex was as vocal
as he was towards that fan, whether he used any
profanity or not, but he put that on himself.
When your mouth writes checks you can't cash,
people tend to make sure they get two cents in.

Quite a few sports fans had alot to say when Justin
Verlander was named AL MVP, and I get it, but like
I said earlier: Most times i agree tat a pitcher
should be eligible for MVP, but he was so dominant,
and after his first seven starts he went 22-2, and
one of those two loses was a 1-0 decision to Jered
Weaver. Not MOST valuable Player? Where would the
Tigers have been without him?

First Penn State, then Syracuse, but have you noticed
the difference? Syracuse is getting alot less press,
and I think alot of it has to do with the fact that
the man in charge Jim Boeheim came out right away and
said something. I love Joe Paterno, but I'm still
waiting for a decent explanation, and I'm afraid I
may never get it. Booo

I don't know about you, but I wasn't surprised at all
when I heard that their may be allegations form a
family member in the Jerry Sandusky accusations.
I mean come on, didn't it raise a red flag to you when
you first heard about this and then heard that ALL of
his kids were adopted, and there were foster kids too.
I was saying it privately to friends, but I was hoping
I was wrong. It seems I may not be.

And By The Way: Didn't Mrs. Sandusky ever think that
her husbands constant disappearance into the basement
whenever young male boys slept over was strange?
Is she a victim or just as guilty as the Penn State
people who looked the other way?

Back to MLB: So they agree on HGH testing in their
new CBA before the NFL who signed theirs months ago
did, but it seems that the players all do it in spring
training, so they all know it's coming and then only
if a player is suspected and the players union consents.
How likely do you think that's gonna be? Not very.

MLB did however agree to a new deal in principle with
their players, and no strike, no lockout. Maybe they
should takeover the NBA talks. NBA? What NBA?

Lots of good college football this weekend, so enjoy
the Turkey, drive safe and sober, and let's hope that
Arkansas or Auburn can throw a monkey wrench into this
whole BCS thing so we don't have to watch another LSU
Alabama field goal fest again.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING !



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College Football Games Besides LSU Alabama

This is becoming a weekly feature I'm enjoying,
so I thought that since everyone is either
waiting for the LSU Alabama game or sick and
tired of the hype machine heading into it, that
I might point out a couple of other games of note
you might be interested in taking a peek at.

1. Michigan at Iowa
Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz never makes these games easy
2. Stanford at Oregon State
Does Stanford take advantage of an Alabama/LSU loss?
3. Cincinnati at Pitt
Can Cincy keep their first ranking in the Post Kelly era?
4. South Carolina at Arkansas
#10 at #8, this is big for both teams
5. Kansas St at Oklahoma State
Can K State recover from last weeks debacle?
6. Oregon at Washington
Can Oregon keep their BCS title hopes relevant?

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Mad Stork Minute 11-3-11

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There's alot of talk around the huge match up
this weekend between Alabama LSU, the rest of
college football seems irrelevant, well I don't
think that's true, and some have gone too far.
Join me in my 1st edition of a new feature
called "Mad Stork Minute"




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