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