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THE FRANKLIN COMMENTARY
(September 15, 2005) This weeks game of the week is Tennessee at
Florida. .
Other key match ups include Norte Dame at
Michigan
State, with Norte Dame favored by six and a half. Can Norte Dame keep
playing? With one of the toughest schedules, they have a long way to go
before we can start talking BCS.
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USC |
(2-0) |
Arkansas |
31 |
Some might stop USC, but not Arkansas |
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2 |
Virginia Tech |
(2-0) |
Ohio |
34.5 |
How good is Ohio? Not that good! |
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3 |
Georgia |
(2-0) |
Louisiana-Monroe |
38 |
Georgia gets a scrimmage to work out the kinks. |
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Texas |
(2-0) |
Rice |
41 |
UCLA beat Rice, so if Rice beats Texas…., hey, lets not start now! |
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Florida State |
(2-0) |
Boston College |
E |
Take the home team. |
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6 |
Tennessee |
(2-0) |
Florida |
-6 |
Another key match up early in the season. |
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LSU |
(1-0) |
9/14 vs Tennessee |
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Can LSU keep it together? |
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8 |
Miami (FL) |
(0-1) |
Clemson |
7 |
Is Clemson for real? |
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9 |
Florida |
(2-0) |
Tennessee |
6 |
Another key match up early in the season. |
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Notre Dame |
(2-0) |
Michigan State |
6.5 |
Is Notre Dame really that good, or Michigan that bad? |
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Georgia Tech |
(2-0) |
Connecticut |
15 |
Georgia Tech looks to keep rolling |
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Boston College |
(2-0) |
Florida State |
E |
Take the home team. |
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California |
(2-0) |
Illinois |
21 |
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14 |
Louisville |
(1-0) |
Oregon State |
14 |
How good is the PAC 10? How bad is the Big East? |
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15 |
Texas Tech |
(2-0) |
Sam Houston St. |
off |
Not a game, but a scrimmage. |
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Purdue |
(2-0) |
Arizona |
7.5 |
Big 10 vs. PAC 10. |
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Michigan |
(1-1) |
Eastern Michigan |
29 |
A tune up for Michigan? |
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Ohio State |
(1-1) |
San Diego State |
27 |
Ohio State looks for revenge. |
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Clemson |
(2-0) |
Miami (FL) |
-7 |
Is Clemson for real? |
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Utah |
(2-0) |
TCU |
3 |
Utah keeps the streak alive. |
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Auburn |
(1-1) |
Ball State |
36.5 |
Can Ball State keep up? |
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Oregon |
(2-0) |
Fresno State |
2.5 |
Fresno State looks to improve. |
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Iowa |
(1-1) |
Northern Iowa |
off |
Iowa needs to get moving again. |
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Iowa State |
(2-0) |
9/23 @ Army |
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Minnesota |
(2-0) |
Florida Atlantic |
30 |
Minnesota just wants to get bowl eligible |
It is still early in the season, but you can already look forward to several
other key match ups later in the year. ESPN's mentioned the
possibility of four or five undefeated teams, and a close look at the
schedule shows that four or five could make it happen. More likely the BCS ends up with a mess on it's hands
again with five or six schools with one loss, rewarding the school that lost the
earliest (Ohio State anyone?)
KEY GAMES -
USC, 10/1 @ Arizona St., 10/15 @ Notre Dame, 11/12 @
California, 12/3 UCLA
Texas, 10/8
Oklahoma, 10/22 Texas Tech
LSU, 9/24
Tennessee, 10/15 Florida
- more later
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