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College Football Notebook (11/10)

I've always believed that the number zero is21-game Pac-10 winning streak. Cal was the
extremely defining! In the world of sports,last team to beat USC, 34-31 in triple-OT
as in real estate, it's all about "location,back in 2003. Cal almost beat the Trojans
location and location!" A zero in thelast year in Los Angeles losing 23-17 and in
right-hand column of the won-loss standings2003, losing 30-28. Adding some more drama to
is a very good thing, while one in thethe mix, a USC win will tie Cal's Pac-10
left-hand column, is not so good!As collegerecord winning streak of 22 straight, set
football enters its stretch run, anyonefrom 1947-50. USC is an 18 1/2-point favorite
remotely associated with the game is welland will close the year with home games
aware that USC, Texas and Alabama (listed inagainst Fresno State and UCLA (Trojans have
order of the team's BCS rankings), remain thewon 25 straight in the Coliseum).Texas, the
nation's lone unbeaten teams. However, therenation's No. 2 team, goes for its 17th
a few other teams with a zero in thatstraight win this Saturday in Austin against
right-hand column, when it comes toKansas. While both Texas and USC have won
conference standings.West Virginia of the Biggames by similar margins, Texas outscores its
East, easily took care of Cincinnati onopponents 48.3-14.3 with USC outscoring its
Wednesday night, moving to 5-0 in leagueopponents by an average of 49.9-20.6, the
play. The Mountaineers still have gamesLonghorns are 8-1 ATS while the Trojans are
remaining on November 24 versus Pittsburghjust 4-5! Texas is a 33-point favorite over
(in Morgantown) and on December 3 at SouthKansas and finishes its regular season with a
Florida. The Mountaineers had the Big Eastvisit to College Station, where the Longhorns
title in their grasp last year but lost atface the disappointing Aggies. The likely
home to Boston College 36-17 and atopponent for Texas in the Big-12 title games
Pittsburgh (16-13), to finish the year. Thisis Colorado, a team the Longhorns beat in
year's team shows no signs of imploding butAustin 42-17, back on October 15.While few
one never knowsTCU has already clinched thethink either USC or Texas will stumble down
MWC title, in its first year in the league.the stretch, the nation's No. 3 team, Alabama
The Horned Frogs easily dispatched of(but just 3-6 ATS), finds itself a home 'dog'
Colorado State last Saturday (33-6),(plus-3) this Saturday to No. 5 LSU. Since
clinching the school's first outrightlosing WR Tyrone Protho, the Tide have scored
conference title since winning the SWC crownjust ONE TD in their last three SEC games.
in 1958. At 7-0 in the MWC, the Horned FrogsHowever, Alabama owns the nation's
(29-point favorites!) need only beat UNLV inNo.1-ranked scoring defense (8.2 PPG) and
Fort Worth on Saturday, to finish at 10-1shouldn't be counted out of any game. If
overall and 8-0 in league play. Ironically,Alabama escapes against LSU, the Tide play
the team's only loss in 2005 came against anAuburn in the "Iron Bowl" on December 19 in
old SWC rival, SMU. Just one week afterAuburn. Alabama's likely SEC title game
opening the season by winning 17-10 in Normanopponent (if the team makes it that far) is
versus the Sooners (as almost four-TDeither Georgia or Florida.The SEC saw Auburn
underdogs), TCU lost 21-10 at SMU, a teamgo 12-0 last year but get left out of the BCS
that is just 3-6 on the year.At least one oftitle game and it seems likely that Alabama
college football's seven remaining conferencecould finish 12-0 in 2005 and also get left
unbeatens HAS to lose this weekend. Boiseout. USC increased its lead over Texas in the
State and Fresno State of the WAC (both 5-0),latest BCS standings and Texas' lead over
meet Thursday night on ESPN. Boise StateAlabama is SUBSTANTIAL! BCS history says that
entered the WAC in 2001 and in that verythe two teams ranked first and second in the
first year, ended Fresno's 17-game homeinitial BCS poll of the season (this year it
winning streak with a 35-30 victory as awas USC and Texas), have NEVER gone on to
16-point underdog. After losing at La Techmeet in that year's BCS title game. However,
later that year, Boise began a conferenceUSC and Texas have already made BCS history
winning streak that's reached 31 games!in 2005, as the same two teams have never
During that run, the Broncos are anbefore been either one or two in each of a
impressive 21-10 ATS.Despite the fact thatseason's first-four BCS standings. Maybe USC
Boise owns that long conference winningand Texas are destined to meet in
streak and have beaten Fresno in all fourPasadena?LOVABLE LOSERSI can't close without
meetings since joining the conferencelisting the winless teams, the ones with the
(winning by an average score of 41-21 andzero in the wrong location! Temple is 0-10
goings 4-0 ATS), the Bulldogs are solid(4-6 ATS) in 2005 but gets the week off
favorites (more than a TD) in Thursday'sbefore closing its season December 19 at
game. Fresno State is surely no slouch, asNavy. New Mexico State is 0-9 (2-7 ATS) and
the Bulldogs are 38-5 SU at home since 1998is home to Nevada, where the Aggies are 9 1
and enter their showdown with the Broncos at2-point underdogs. Buffalo, also 0-9 (5-4
7-1 (only loss at 8-1 Oregon, 37-34) andATS!) is at Kent State and the Bulls may
ranked No. 20 in the AP (current BCS rankingactually have a chance. The not-so Golden
is 22).The winner of Thursday's showdown willFlashes are just 1-8 themselves in 2005 but
likely win-out the rest of the way inare favored by about a TD. Note: Buffalo also
conference-play but it's no 'lock.' Boiseowns the nation's longest current road losing
gets an easy game at home versus Idaho butstreak with 22 straight losses.Rice (0-8 SU
must play at La Tech (7-1 SU at home sinceand 1-7 ATS) in 2005 and owners of the
2004). As for Fresno, after traveling to USCnation's longest current losing streak at 14,
on December 19 for a non-conference game, theplays its Homecoming game this week against
Bulldogs must go to Reno, where Nevada has2-6 Tulane. The Owls are actually a ONE-POINT
gone 9-2 SU and ATS in its last 11 homefavorite! Could it be? By the way, including
games. Fresno finishes the season with a gameBuffalo, New Mexico State and Rice (Temple is
against La Tech at home.Getting back to theplaying this year as in Independent), there
nation's top-three teams, USC faces the oneare still 13 schools which are still winless
school that's given them the most trouble thein conference play entering this weekend's
last few years. USC takes a 31-game winningaction.Larry Ness is a documented member of
streak into its game at Cal this Saturday, asthe Professional Handicappers League.
well as a 14-game road winning streak and a



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