Evening Games - Week 7
13 10 2007Update 12:04 AM
Will a 6th undefeated team fall? Washington leads Arizona State 17-13 at halftime.
PS, today’s games are once again doing an number on my top 25 rankings…
Finals:
Tulsa 38, Marshall 31
Middle Tennessee State 21, Memphis 7
Update 10:57 PM
Auburn kicks their 3rd field goal of the day to beat Arkansas in a shootout 9-7.
More finals:
Louisiana Tech 22, New Mexico State 21
North Texas 31, Louisiana Monroe 21
Update 10:49 PM
The fifth undefeated team falls today: Louisville defeats Cincinnati 28-24.
And in the “where the hell are the points” game of the day: Alabama 7, Auburn 6 with less than a minutes to go.
Also:
Southern Miss 28, Southern Methodist 7
Update 10:46 PM
Ok, this is apparently what happened in Berkeley:
Cal was going to try to take a couple shots at getting a touchdown before kicking a field goal. However, with no one open on the play, instead of throwing the ball away, Cal quarterback Keven Riley tries to run the ball up the middle. In a rush, the Cal coaches try to rush the field goal team on the field, but cant set up before time expires.
Two dumb moves here: First, getting intentional grounding, but having the clock stopped is better than running with 14 seconds to go and with no time outs.
Second, wouldn’t it have been better to try to spike the ball THEN run your field goal unit onto the field instead of trying to get set up in like, 8 seconds?
With decision making like that by both the quarterback and the coaches, Cal pretty much deserved to lose.
Update 10:39 PM
Well, it’s apparently over in Berkely with #2 Cal losing to Oregon State 31-28. I’m not sure what happened since I’m not watching on TV, but from what I can see, Oregon State got called for pass interference with 14 seconds to go, which moved the ball down to the 12, and then Cal ran the ball for 3 yards to move it to the 9 and then…the game ended.
Surely Cal didn’t try to run the ball with 14 seconds to go with no time outs did they? In any case, both the #1 and #2 teams lost this week.
In Cincinnati, Louisville is about to pad their lead with under 3 minutes to go.
Update 10:35 PM
In field goal range! Cal hits a 37 yard pass to get down to the Oregon State 27 with 18 seconds to go.
Also, Cincy is forced to go 3-and-out.
Update 10:34 PM
In reality, Cal doesn’t have to go the entire 63. Getting about 30 more may due since they only need a field goal to tie.
Update 10:33 PM
Clutch. Cal throws a 20 yard pass on 3rd and 17, but they only have 34 seconds go to 63 yards now.
Update 10:29 PM
Cincinnati finally gets the ball back themselves with 5 minutes to go in their game. And Cal has 79 seconds to go 94 yards.
Update 10:28 PM
Oregon State goes 3-and-out and is forced to punt the ball back to Cal with about a minute and a half to go.
More Finals:
UAB 26, Tulane 21
Update 10:24 PM
Talk about guts. Louisville goes for it on 4th and 1 on their own 29 yard line, and make it to keep their drive alive and to keep running down the clock against Cincinnati. Also, Cal fails to recover the onsides kick.
Also, to add to the teams who I started to hype who immediately fell on their faces: Indiana loses to Michigan State 52 - 27.
Update 10:21 PM
California throws a 65 yard touchdown pass to claw back to within 3, 31-28, but there is only 2:31 to go in the game.
Update 10:19 PM
Missouri scores another late touchdown, but it’s too little, too late as Missouri becomes the 3rd undefeated team to fall today, losing to Oklahoma 41-31.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati kicks a field goal, but is still down to Louisville 28-24 with just under 9 minutes to go.
Also:
Arkansas State 52, Louisiana Lafayette 21
Update 10:09 PM
Boston College and South Florida must be loving this - Oregon State now has a 10 point lead on California, 31-21. Meanwhile, Louisville has taken a touchdown lead on Cincinnati 28-21.
Update 10:00 PM
Oklahoma puts the finishing blow on Missouri, taking a 41-24 lead with under 3 minutes left. Meanwhile Oregon State retakes the lead on Cal 26-21 halfway through the 4th quarter.
Update 9:44 PM
Cal has retaken the lead on Oregon State 21-20. Meanwhile Louisville ties Cincinnati at 21.
Update 9:38 PM
Just as I say that, Oklahoma scores again to make it 35-24.
Update 9:35 PM
We now may seriously have both the #1 and #2 teams lose. Oregon State leads Cal 20-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Elsewhere, Georgia pulls it out against Vanderbilt, winning 20-17. meanwhile, Missouri has made it a game again in Norman, with the Sooners only leading 29-24 in the 4th quarter. Cincinnati still leads Louisville 21-14 in the 3rd quarter.
Other Final:
Air Force 45, Colorado sTate 21
Update 8:52 PM
Georgia ties up their game with Vanderbilt at 17 with about 3 minutes to go. Meanwhile, Oklahoma puts up another 6 on Missouri and leads 23-10. Oregon State closes the gap against Cal to 1, 14-13, at halftime.
More Finals:
Texas Christian 38, Stanford 36
Temple 24, Akron 20
Update 8:35 PM
Cal retakes the lead on Oregon State 14-10.
Update 8:24 PM
Will #2 fall as well? Oregon State pulls ahead of Cal 10-7 late in the 2nd quarter. When was the last time the #1 and #2 teams both lost on the same day?
Meanwhile, another final:
Fresno State 37, Idaho 24
Update 8:18 PM
Don’t forget about Kansas still being undefeated as well after their win over Baylor today while Hawaii kept their undefeated season going Friday. One other undefeated team already lost today - Connecticut. Cincinnati and Missouri try to keep their unbeaten seasons going in games currently in progress while Arizona State tries to keep their undefeated season intact tonight against Washington.
P.S. If Arizona State and Cal both win tonight, then Cal has UCLA next week, and if they can beat the Bruins, we’re looking at a Cal vs. Arizona State undefeated match-up on the 27th. And people thought that the Pac 10 game of the year would involve USC in some way (and it still might).
Update 8:15 PM
Ohio State, Boston College, and South Florida all took care of business in their hunt for the national championship. Can Cal, the heir apparent for the #1 ranking now, do it as well? Oregon State tries to tell them no and the two are tied at 7 in the 2nd quarter.
Meanwhile, Missouri puts up a touchdown on Oklahoma to close the gap to 17-10 at halftime. Georgia scores again to close their gap against Vanderbilt to 17-14 in the 3rd quarter. Also, Cincinnati leads Louisville 14-7 in the 2nd quarter.
Update 8:01 PM
#1 falls for the 2nd week in a row as Kentucky stops LSU on 4th down to win in triple overtime 43-37.
Update 8:00 PM
LSU now faces a 4th and 2 in overtime down 43-37. LSU has not missed a 4th down conversion all season before today.
Update 7:57 PM
Kentucky scores a touchdown but misses the 2 point conversion, putting the wildcats ahead 43-37.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma extends their lead on Missouri to 17-7 in the 2nd quarter.
Update 7:44 PM
LSU holds Kentucky on 3 and out, but Kentucky is able to exchange LSU’s field goal for their own and it’s now 37-37 going into the 3rd overtime. Remember, you can’t kick PATs any more starting with the 3rd overtime. Are we going to have another one of those fabled 7 overtime SEC classics again?
Update 7:41 PM
LSU is forced to settle for a 38 yard field goal in the 2nd overtime, but now lead 37-34.
Also, Boston College makes sure Notre Dame returns back to their losing ways, with the Eagles winning 27-14.
Update 7:32 PM
LSU quickly responds to tie Kentucky at 34 and we’re going to a 2nd overitme.
Update 7:28 PM
Kentucky scores a touchdown to start off overtime, with help of a roughing the passing penalty on LSU. They now lead 34-27.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma leads Missouri 10-7 early in the 2nd quarter. The SEC may get even crazier later as Vanderbilt leads Georgia 17-7 at halftime.
More Finals:
Houston 56, Rice 48
Western Michigan 17, Northern Illinois 13
Updated 7:17 PM
LSU just misses the field goal, and we’re going to overtime.
Updated 7:16 PM
LSU looks like, instead of throwing it into the end zone, that they’ll try a 57 yard field goal with a kicker who hasn’t kicked a field goal longer than 45 yards. However, we have our 3rd straight time out, so we’ll see which choice LSU makes.
Updated 7:14 PM
4th and 9 on the Kentucky 40 with 1 second left. LSU looks like they’ll take a shot at the end zone on the last play of regulation.
Updated 7:10 PM
LSU drives down the field, down to the Kentucky 41 with 39 seconds to go.
Updated 6:58 PM
LSU is able to hold Kentucky to just another field goal, but the game is now tied at 27.
Updated 6:57 PM
Southern California survives Arizona 20-13.
Updated 6:55 PM
Kentucky drives against LSU, moving the ball down to the LSU 16.
South Carolina survives a late comeback by North Carolina to win 21-15.
Also, Oregon finishes their rout of Washington State, winning 53-7.
Updated 6:50 PM
Kentucky kicks a field goal to narrow the margin against LSU to 27-24, them promptly gets an interception and they have it 1st and 10 in LSU territory.
Meanwhile, Texas Tech wipes out Texas A&M 35-7 as that’s a final now.
Updated 6:45 PM
Penn State finally finishes off Wisconsin 38-7. Virginia also survives Connecticut 17-16 as that moves to be a final. Central Michigan also defeats Army 47-23.
6:37 PM
LSU is on upset alert again this week as they only Lead Kentucky 27-21 in the 4th quarter. The same goes for Southern Cal, who only leads Arizona 17-13, also in the 4th quarter.
Meanwhile, Connecticut is trying to get some respect, but they currently trail Virginia 17-16 late in the 4th quarter.
Wisconsin is about to drop completely out of the Big 10 race as Penn State gets back on their feet in convincing fashion. The Nittany Lions currently lead the Badgers 38-7 late in the 4th quarter.
Texas Tech is well on their way to being a force to be reckoned with in the Big 12 South as they’re rolling all over Texas A&M 35-7 in the 4th quarter.
Next, some finals to catch us up:
Who would have thought that Buffalo would be the best Division I-A team in the state of New York? That may very well be the case as Buffalo wins their third game of the season by defeating Toledo 43-33.
Also, just as I finish about how the polls were dissing “only Wyoming” they go and make a fool out of me by losing to New Mexico 20-3.
In other finals:
Ball State 35, Western Kentucky 12
Tennessee 33, Mississippi State 21
Utah 23, San Diego State 7
Miami (OH) 47, Bowling Green 14
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