Go Beavs: An Oregon State Dynasty

[Woy]

Great class Emac.

[Emac78]

Great class Emac.

Thanks woy.

damn that is a nice class, what is your prestige

I know. It's pretty crazy. Oregon State is taking over the USC spot of the west coast. We're up to five stars.

I think this could be the year that we could make a serious run at a national title. I just hope we can run the ball well enough.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do about recruiting this season. I have a feeling, this will be the last year since it is now June, so these new guys will probably never see the field.

[Emac78]

#10 Oregon State Season Preview

When we last left the Beavers, they had won the Rose Bowl against fellow OSU, Ohio State. It was a tremendous year for Oregon State as they were co-Pac-10 champions with only one loss. Last season will definitely be considered one of the greatest seasons in Oregon State football history, but that was last year and it is time to move on to the new season.

Unlike last year, the Beavers will have an experienced QB and under center to start the season. Now a 5th year senior, Justin Rust proved he had the poise to be a Pac-10 QB. With all of the outstanding QBs in the conference, Rust was named 2nd team All-Pac-10 last year with 28 touchdowns and only 13 interceptions. Rust surpassed all expectations last year but now with last year's Heisman Trophy winner gone, he will be expected to play an even greater role in his final year.

QB Justin Rust will be expected to play a bigger role in his final season.

Last year's Heisman sensation HB Roy Nolen's graduation left a huge void at the tailback position. The Beavers' season may very well ride on how well the running game does. It will be up to 5th year senior HB Tim Taylor to fill Nolen's shoes. Very big shoes to fill. Nobody can hope for another Nolen, but Rust and an inexperienced receiver corps is going to have to rely on some kind of ground game. But Taylor and company should get a lot of help from a very experienced offensive line. The Beavers will have four starting seniors starting up front so whoever is running the ball should find some holes to run through.

HB Tim Taylor will need to do his part on the ground.

Another big question mark coming into the season is the receiver corps. Gone are WRs Brian Herring and Alex Whitehead. That leaves 5th year senior WR Bill Faaeteete to become the top target. Faaeteete actually had a very productive season last year. He was tied with Nolen for touchdown receptions with seven. Herring and Whitehead only had six apiece. Herring and Whitehead each had 54 receptions last year and Faaeteete had 52. This proves that Faaeteete is ready to take his game to the next level. It also proves that Rust spread the ball around a lot last year. Joining Faaeteete will be 4th year junior WR Brian Horn and 3rd year sophomore WR David Baker. Each were four-star prospects out of high school and should be expected to play well. In addition, junior TE Adam Banks makes an excellent target and could play a larger role than he did last year. The sensational TE did not catch a single touchdown last year. Look for that to change as the Beavers will not be able to rely on a playmaker like Nolen to score so easily.

WR Bill Faaeteete was much more productive last year than many realized, but can he make up for losing Herring and Whitehead?

[b][size=+2]Offense[/size][/b]

QB Justin Rust SR(RS) 87
QB Ty Moore FR(RS) 79
HB Tim Taylor SR(RS) 80
HB Derrick Andrews FR(RS) 74
FB Eric Southall FR 63
WR Bill Faaeteete SR(RS) 90
WR Brian Horn JR(RS) 86
WR David Baker SO(RS) 84
TE Adam Banks JR 85
OT Dennis Herron SR 88
OT Jason Rushing SR 83
G Justin Smith SR 88
G Ray Marshall SO(RS) 83
C Eric Reese SR(RS) 85

If the offense has a bunch of holes to fill and questions to answer to start the season, the defense is rock solid. Oregon State should have the best defense in the conference and will be one of the top defenses in the nation. It is this defense that has most analysts picking the Beavers to win the conference outright. The Beavers will have eight returning starters.

The defensive line is solid. Senior DT Lee King will be joined by junior DT Steve Brooks to clog up the middle. King is considered a possible late-round NFL draft pick next year and has helped Oregon State continue to be a dominant run stopping defense. Junior DE Brandon Webb will be the force trying to get to the QB. Webb led the team with 10 sacks last year. That is a number that he will hope to increase. The outstanding pass rusher started off strong last year but his impact faded as the season progressed. Either way, this is a defensive line that is filled with talent.

DE Brandon Webb will look to improve on last year's 10 sacks.

As great as the defensive line is, the linebacking group should not be overlooked. Led by senior OLB Carlos Matthews who is on every NFL's scout's list to start the season. Matthews clearly has the skills but has yet to show it on the field. This will Matthews' last year to prove he has what it takes to be an elite LB. The same group will join him last year as the entire linebacking corps is made of returning starters. This will be one of the best front sevens in the nation.

OLB Carlos Matthews will look to take his game to the next level

Despite losing last year's outstanding CB Matt McDaniel to graduation, Oregon State should hardly know he was gone. People forget that CB John Biggers is actually the better talent. "One of the reasons McDaniel had the stats is because nobody throws in Biggers' direction," said Oregon State defensive coordinator Mark Banker. Safe to say, that the Beavers are not worried about their secondary. Biggers, only a junior is likely to make the jump to the pros next year. But he will likely be joined by 5th-year senior FS Scott Vinson, who nearly went pro at the end of last season, but chose to come back for one final season. This could be one scary defense that could propel the Beavers right back to the Rose Bowl or beyond.

CB John Biggers is likely to go pro next year as he is one of the top corners in the nation.

[b][size=+2]Defense[/size][/b]

DE Brandon Webb JR 88
DE Adam Thomas SO(RS) 83
DT Lee King SR 90
DT Steve Brooks JR 88
OLB Carlos Matthews SR 93
OLB Cole Alexander SR(RS) 87
MLB Casey Wright SR(RS) 89
CB John Biggers JR 94
CB Deon Weatherford SO(RS) 85
FS Scott Vinson SR(RS) 90
SS Courtney Smith SR 88

[b][size=+2]Special Teams[/size][/b]

K Reggie Smith SR 77
P Nick Carpenter SR 87

[b][size=+2]Schedule[/size][/b]

1 bye
2 at Houston
3 at Minnesota
4 bye
5 at Connecticut
6 vs Cal
7 vs Washington State
8 at Washington 
9 at Arizona
10 vs #11 USC
11 vs Arizona State
12 at #5 UCLA 
13 at Stanford
14 vs #25 Oregon [b](Civil War)[/b]

[goDawgs1433]

WOW, that defense is going to win you quite a few ballgames this year.

Finish the dynasty out strong, Emac!

[Emac78]

CAPs Report

HB AJ Butler, SO, 86 ovr, 4th HB (Toy Soldier)
Corvallis, OR

Butler actually did play on special teams so is now a sophomore. He's still 4th on the depth chart but should get playing time next year with two seniors at the top.


HB Kevin Fox, SO, 88 ovr, starting HB (Fox1994)
Las Vegas, NV

Fox will take over the starting role for the Wolverines and is expected to have a huge year after a tremendous first season in the backup role.

2013: 109 car, 692 yds, 9 td, 10 rec, 142 yds


WR/TE Courageous Campbell, SO, 79 ovr, 7th WR/2nd TE (jayroddog6)
South Bend, IN

Campbell came to Texas A&M to be a receiver but has found a role as a pretty good TE. He should see a lot of action at that spot especially in the red zone.

2013: 6 rec, 125 yds, 3 td


CB Kyle Garvella, SO, 86 ovr, starting CB (raiderfan7)
Los Angeles, CA

Garvella is now the top CB of a very good Nebraska defense.

2013: 33 tkl, 6 tfl, 3 int, td, 9 defl, ff, fumbrec

(I'll try to get an in-game pic for the next update. I had one on my old cpu but forgot to upload it to photobucket.)
FS Trent Rome, SO, 91 ovr, starting FS (nfcsouth25)
Charlotte, NC

Rome is a ridiculous talent for an already fantastic Husker defense.

2013: 24 tkl, tfl, int, 4 defl, ff

[Emac78]

Game of the Week

Kentucky (0-0) at Louisville (0-0)

Chris: College football is finally here. Welcome to Papa John's Stadium for the Battle of the Governor's Cup between Kentucky (Crowd boos) and Louisville. (Crowd cheers) I know...I know, this is not exactly the quality game you expect on Gameday but give us a break. It's the first week of the season. We won't spend too much time analyzing games today. We'll spend most of our time previewing the upcoming season. So here is how the preseason rankings look to start the season.

[b][size=+2]Preseason Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Tennessee
2 Notre Dame
3 Penn State
4 LSU
5 UCLA
6 Texas
7 Florida State
8 Ohio State
9 Clemson
[b]10 Oregon State[/b]
11 USC
13 Michigan
14 Nebraska
25 Oregon

And here are some of the early favorites to win the Heisman...

[b][size=+2]Heisman Watch[/size][/b]

QB Matt Thomas (Nebraska)
QB Joe Davis (Notre Dame)
QB Brad Crenshaw (Texas Tech)
QB Elliott Sharp (Auburn)
WR Ryan Oliver (Texas)

So now it is time to make some predictions that are sure to go wrong. It's time to make the preseason pick of who we think will be in the National Title game. Kirk, you are up first.

Kirk: I have to go with my Buckeyes. They have probably the best defense in the nation this year and I think they get through unscathed where they play Nebraska for the title game. The Cornhuskers are probably the most talented team in the nation but Ohio State wins.

Lee: Come on Kirk. You can't pick your own school. That's not fair. Anyways. There's no way Ohio State gets through the Big Ten undefeated. They might lose to Michigan and they will still have to get by Penn State. Not gonna happen. But you are right about Nebraska. They get through the Big 12 undefeated and play Notre Dame for the championship. Now, I don't think the Irish are that great but they have an easy schedule. They should only be challenged by Michigan and USC, but even USC is not the same team they were. But the Cornhuskers destroy the Irish in the title game.

Chris: Interesting guys. I'm going the same way Lee went but in a different direction. First, I think Corso is right about Notre Dame. As long as they don't have a melt down like they've had each of the last few seasons, they should finish undefeated. I'm going to go out on a limb though with my other team. A bit of a sleeper here. I'm going with Oregon State to finish undefeated. The Pac-10 is not very good at all this year and their non-conference schedule is not very tough at all. People are saying that the Beavs might have one of the best defenses in the nation. Also, don't forget Oregon State only had one loss last year against UCLA in the final minutes. So it is not as crazy as it sounds. However, the Beavs get killed by the Irish in the BCS Championship.

Kirk: You're forgetting that they'll be without Nolen though. There's no way Oregon State replicates the success they had last year. They'll have a great defense but I'm not sure they'll get by USC, UCLA, or Oregon. They have too many holes on offense.

Lee: Kirk, you're just bitter about Oregon State beating your Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl last season. Come on. You can't hold a grudge forever.

Chris: Alright guys. That's enough. I'd like to continue this topic but we've got to make the picks for the game today. The headgear is here so it's time to make your picks.

Lee: Oh that's right, I forgot about this game.

Kirk: These are two teams that will be lucky to be in a bowl game at season's end, but that being said, I look for Kentucky QB Nick Brooks (90ovr) to be the difference maker for the Wildcats as they win handily today. (Crowd boos!)

Lee: Yep. I'm with you Kirk. Kentucky has a 5th year senior QB Nick Brooks (90ovr) and Louisville has a true freshman QB Chris Johnson (72ovr). I think that speaks for itself. I will say that Louisville is a better overall football team but the Cards can't overcome the inexperience they have at QB. Kentucky wins decisively. (Lee puts on the Wildcat headgear as the crowd boos.)

[Emac78]

Week 1

Louisville Rocks Kentucky 46-16


UL QB Chris Johnson played outstanding in his first career game, throwing three touchdowns and only one interception.

Louisville, KY - Going into the "Battle for the Governor's Cup," it was thought that the outstanding 5th year QB Nick Brooks of the Kentucky Wildcats when lead his team to an easy victory. After all, rival Louisville started a true freshman in his first career start. But it would be the freshman, QB Chris Johnson who played like the senior, and the senior QB who played like the freshman.

From the outset, it did not look good for Kentucky as UL QB Chris Johnson led the Cardinals on a scoring drive on the opening possession, but the extra point would be missed. Kentucky responded with a field goal. Then UK QB Nick Brooks was intercepted, which UL QB Chris Johnson was able to convert on with a 4-yard touchdown pass to his FB to make it 13-3 Louisville at the end of the 1st quarter.

The situation would worsen in the 2nd quarter as UK QB Nick Brooks threw a pick-six to put Louisville further in the lead, up 20-3. Finally, Brooks would connect with his FB for his first touchdown pass to make it 20-10 Louisville. But it was becoming apparent that the Cards were just a better team as UL HB Billy Atkinson was already over the century mark. Louisville would tack on two more field goals to give the Cards a commanding 26-10 lead at halftime.

It looked like Kentucky would get back in the game when HB Ken Morris broke an option run for a 49-yard gain. But it would be all for not when UK QB Nick Brooks was picked off again, leading to another Louisville field goal, 29-10. Then Brooks would be picked off again, but this time it would be returned all the way back for another Cardinal pick-six by CB Aaron Brant to make it 36-10. Later, UL QB Chris Johnson would throw his 3rd touchdown of the game to fellow freshman WR Chaz Sullivan for a 7-yard touchdown to put the Cardinals well out in front 43-10 at the end of the 3rd quarter.

The Cardinal freshman QB would finally make a mistake, throwing his own pick-six, but it would not matter as Louisville rocked Kentucky to take home the Governor's Cup with a 46-16 victory.

Kentucky 16
QB Nick Brooks: 22-33, 239 yds, td, 4 int
HB Ken Morris: 23 car, 139 yds
WR Brandon Kemp: 6 rec, 82 yds
FS Larry Fulton: 13 tkl, 3 tfl

Louisville 46
QB Chris Johnson: 17-27, 182 yds, 3 td, int
HB Billy Atkinson: 14 car, 111 yds (left game in 3rd qtr minor injury)
WR Jonathan Wilson: 5 rec, 38 yds, td
CB Aaron Brant: 5 tkl, tfl, sk, 2 int, defl, td (NCAA def. player of the week)

[b][size=+2]Game of the Week[/size][/b]

[u]Kentucky 16
Louisville 46[/u]

[b][size=+2]Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Tennessee
2 Notre Dame
3 Penn State
4 LSU
5 UCLA
6 Texas
7 Florida State
8 Ohio State
9 Clemson
[b]10 Oregon State[/b]
11 USC
13 Michigan
14 Nebraska
25 Oregon

[b][size=+2]Heisman Watch[/size][/b]

QB Matt Thomas (Nebraska) -
QB Joe Davis (Notre Dame) -
QB Brad Crenshaw (Texas Tech) -
QB Elliott Sharp (Auburn) -
WR Ryan Oliver (Texas) -

[Emac78]

Game of the Week

#16 Texas Tech (0-0) at #23 Virginia (0-0)

Chris: Welcome to Charlottesville where we kick off the first real week of the college football season. We've got a pretty good matchup here today for an early non-conference game between Texas Tech and Virginia. (Crowd cheers) So guys...who are you picking today?

Kirk: You know. Texas Tech is really a great football team. Many are picking them to win the Big-12 South and play Nebraska in the Big-12 championship. That is because the Red Raiders have one of the most talented, young QBs that I've seen in a while. That is Brad Crenshaw (90ovr) who is already on the Heisman Watch list as a sophomore. He has a great arm and a great understanding of the spread offense, and picking apart defenses. Tech also has a terrific HB Adrian Cleveland (92ovr), but they tend to only use him as a receiver for the most part. I still don't understand why a back with that kind of talent chose Texas Tech. Anyways, there is no reason to not pick the Red Raiders today, but I have a sneaking feeling that the Cavs will have a gameplan to run the ball behind a pretty good o-line. Crenshaw is still a sophomore so I think this is a trap game for the Red Raiders and the Cavs get them today for the upset. (Crowd cheers)

Lee: Are you crazy Kirk?! There's no way the Cavaliers should win today. Not a chance. Crenshaw is one of the best young QBs I've seen in years. The Red Raiders are better at every position. So that's why I'm going with...(Lee puts on the Cavalier headgear to everybody's surprise and the crowd cheers.)

Kirk: Coach, did you put on the wrong headgear?

Lee: No. I tricked you. I tricked everyone of you! I expect Crenshaw to have a bad game in this environment to start the season. Three interceptions at least and the Cavs' gameplan will pull the upset. Go Virginia!

[Emac78]

#10 Oregon State (0-0) at Houston (0-0)

Houston, TX - At least the Beavers did not start the season off against an FCS team like many of the top 25 teams have, but an early game against Houston is really not that much better. It was a fairly warm afternoon with a game-time temperature of 88 degrees so maybe the heat might even things out between what should have been an uncompetitive game.

Houston's offense looked decent to start the game. Oregon State's highly touted defense did not look like anything special. That was until the Cougars' possession came to an abrupt end when QB Tyrone Austrum threw a duck up over the middle of the field that was intercepted by OSU FS Scott Vinson. However, the Beavers' defense barely had gotten off the field before OSU QB Justin Rust, trying to scramble for yards, fumbled the ball right back to the Cougars. But a tired OSU defense would get its 2nd interception when SS Courtney Smith picked off QB Tyrone Austrum. But the Beavers' offense went three-and-out, giving the ball right back to Houston. However, Houston QB Tyrone Austrum would be picked off again when OSU SS Courtney Smith stepped in front for his 2nd interception. This time Smith was able to take it back the distance for a pick-six to give the Beavers a 7-0 lead.

OSU SS Courtney Smith's 2nd interception of the 1st quarter goes for a pick-six.

Oregon State's defense would come up big again on Houston's next possession when DE Brandon Webb was able to get his 1st sack of the season, leading to a Cougar three-and-out. But the Beavers responded with a three-and-out of their own as the offense could not find a groove.

To start the 2nd quarter, Oregon State was looking like a team really struggling on offense just as the experts predicted. But the defense was keeping them in the game. The defense continued to make plays as OSU CB Deon Weatherford picked off Austrum. Then Weatherford sped down the sideline, spun past Austrum, and dove across the goal line for another Beaver pick-six to make it 14-0 OSU.

OSU CB Deon Weatherford picks off Houston QB Tyrone Austrum, and spins by the QB before diving across the goal line for another Oregon State pick-six.

After a Houston three-and-out, OSU QB Justin Rust decided to try and make something happen by throwing to WR Bill Faaeteete who was covered. The result was a Houston interception. With decent field position, Houston QB Tyrone Austrum was able to connect with WR Jamaal Wright where OSU CB Deon Weatherford whiffed on the tackle, allowing Wright to walk into the end zone to make it only 14-7 OSU.

OSU CB Deon Weatherford whiffs on the tackle, allowing Houston WR Jamaal Wright into the end zone.

Just before halftime, the OSU offense looked like they had something going, but Rust was sacked, forcing another punt as the Beavers took their short lead into the locker rooms for halftime. Many thought Oregon State would struggle on offense but not against a team like Houston. This is a bad sign for the Beavers this season.

Starting in the 3rd quarter, the Beavers appeared to be trying to make a commitment to running the ball more. But after HB Tim Taylor was stuffed for only a few yards and Rust was sacked, Oregon State had to punt again after another three-and-out. But Houston could fair no better against the outstanding Beaver defense as they too were forced to punt. Finally, OSU QB Justin Rust would hit WR Bill Faaeteete on a short slant, but Faaeteete was able to outrun the corner and take it all the way in for a 78-yard touchdown.

OSU WR Bill Faaeteete takes it the distance on a 78-yard touchdown reception.

Finally, the Beaver offense did something but wait. "Holding on the offense," said the referee. The play was brought all the way back because of a holding on HB Tim Taylor. As a result, the Beavers would be forced to punt after another three-and-out. But Oregon State was fortunate as the Houston punt returner muffed it and the Beavers recovered the football with excellent field position. But even with the field position, the Beavers could do nothing with it as they went three-and-out yet again.

Fortunately for Oregon State, the defense was playing phenomenal as OSU NB Nate Richardson came up with the 5th interception of the game for the Beavers' defense. Finally, the OSU offense took advantage of the opportunity when HB Tim Taylor got to the outside, received a great block from WR Bill Faaeteete, and was met at the front of the end zone by a Cougar defender, but crossed the goal line for a 26-yard touchdown, 21-7 OSU.

OSU HB Tim Taylor with a 26-yard touchdown run.

By the middle of the 4th quarter, the Cougars had a decent drive going until they found themselves at midfield with 4th-and-1 facing them. Houston HB James McGrady got the handoff and was met in the backfield by OSU OLB Carlos Matthews who brought him down well short of the 1st down.

OSU OLB Carlos Matthews brings down Houston HB James McGrady well short of the 1st down on 4th down.

The 4th down stop by Matthews effectively nailed this one shut. But OSU HB Tim Taylor would tack on another touchdown on a 1-yard scamper as the Beavers looked unimpressive but still managed to get the 28-7 win because of an outstanding defensive effort.

Oregon State 28
QB Justin Rust: 9-16, 136 yds, int, fl
HB Tim Taylor: 22 car, 83 yds, 2 td
TE Adam Banks: 3 rec, 78 yds
SS Courtney Smith: 7 tkl, 2 int, defl, td

Houston 7
QB Tyrone Austrum: 26-41, 233 yds, td, 5 int
HB James McGrady: 17 car, 31 yds, 9 rec, 85 yds
WR Theo Wilcox: 6 rec, 51 yds
DE Mike Johnson: 8 tkl, 4 tfl, 2 sk

[Emac78]

Week 2

Nightmare for Red Raiders
(17)Texas Tech is Blown Out by (23)Virginia 53-17

UVA MLB Kevin Phillips with two red zone interceptions.

Charlottesville, VA - Well, Lee Corso could not have been more wrong about last week's game of the week, but this week he was right on the money. On Texas Tech's opening possession, QB Brad Crenshaw marched the Red Raiders into the red zone with ease. But then he was picked off by UVA MLB Kevin Phillips. From this point on, the nightmare began for Crenshaw. Coming into the game, TTU QB Brad Crenshaw (90ovr) was on everybody's Heisman list. The sophomore QB has everything one would want from a QB, but today was just not his day. Maybe it was humid, rainy conditions that effected his passing, but Crenshaw would throw four interceptions and lose two fumbles as he turned over the ball six times. Virginia would get out in front 31-7 by halftime.

On the other side, red shirt freshman QB Tyler Coleman looked like a stud, throwing five touchdown passes, though he did have four interceptions of his own. This one was surprisingly not even close from the beginning as the Cavaliers just blew out Texas Tech 53-17.

Texas Tech 17
QB Brad Crenshaw: 29-47, 310 yds, td, 4 int, 2 fl
HB Adrian Cleveland: 10 car, 68 yds, 6 rec, 64 yds
WR Eddie Sanders: 5 rec, 68 yds
CB Ben Allen: 5 tkl, int, td

Virginia 53
QB Tyler Coleman: 25-40, 343 yds, 5 td, 4 int
HB Ryan Thompson: 20 car, 76 yds
WR Justin Burnette: 6 rec, 106 yds, td
MLB Kevin Phillips: 5 tkl, 2 int

[b][size=+2]Games of the Week[/size][/b]

[u]#16 Texas Tech 17
#23 Virginia 53[/u]

FCS East 7
#4 LSU 58 (Butler: car, 9 yds)

Texas A&M 40 (Campbell: 4 rec, 77 yds, td)
FIU 10

FCS East 0
#14 Nebraska 45 (Garvella: tkl) (Rome: 2 tkl)

FCS Northwest 7
#13 Michigan 45 (Fox: 12 car, 65 yds, 2 rec, 17 yds)

#21 Georgia Tech 10
North Carolina 35

#19 Ohio 10
Illinois 21

[b][size=+2]Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Tennessee
2 Notre Dame
3 Penn State
4 LSU
5 UCLA
6 Texas
7 Florida State
8 Ohio State
9 Clemson
[b]10 Oregon State[/b]
11 USC
13 Michigan
14 Nebraska
23 Oregon

[b][size=+2]Heisman Watch[/size][/b]

QB Matt Thomas (Nebraska) -
QB Joe Davis (Notre Dame) -
QB Brad Crenshaw (Texas Tech) -
QB Elliott Sharp (Auburn) -
HB Mike Martin (Texas) ^

[Emac78]

Game of the Week

#13 Michigan (1-0) at #2 Notre Dame (1-0)

Chris: Welcome to South Bend! Well first off, I have to give it to Corso for his outstanding prediction that Virginia would beat Texas Tech when mostly everybody was picking Tech to win easily.

Kirk: Hey. What about me? I picked the Cavs to win too.

Chris: That's true. You both got it correct. Well, Notre Dame will hope to break the trend of the underdog winning the game of the week against their hated rival Michigan. This is actually a huge game for both teams as neither team should be challenged until much later in the season. Notre Dame should be favored for the rest of their schedule, but then they will have to travel to Los Angeles to take on the Trojans in mid-November. And Michigan should be ranked high going into their rivalry game against Ohio State. So the winner of today's game should be undefeated until they reach their next challenge. But we're really getting ahead of ourselves. First somebody has to win this game. Guys, who are you picking?

Kirk: I know that the elite QBs have not looked so great thus far but today that trend comes to an end. ND QB Joe Davis (96ovr) might be the best QB in the nation. (Crowd cheers as the camera zooms in on "Joe Davis for Heisman" signs in the crowd") And ND HB Tyrone Meade (90ovr) is a great compliment to Davis. These two are the reason many of us are expecting the Irish to have a top offense this year and they are the reason I'm picking Notre Dame to win convincingly today. (Crowd cheers)

Lee: Kirk, you're forgetting about Notre Dame's defense! The Irish are expected to give up a lot of points this year with what many consider a weak defense. Now explain to me how they have a weak defense? When you have two MLBs that will be playing on Sundays next year. ND MLB Jonathan Thompson (99ovr) and MLB George Cannon (95ovr) are tough guys and they're smart football players. With those two in that defense, I think this Irish team is unstoppable. That being said, they will be tested today. Closer than the experts think but the Irish will be victorious. (Lee puts on a Leprechaun hat and hums the Fighting Irish fight song) Go Irish!

[packersfan4eva]

can't wait for ur next game update, this is one of the best chises i've ever rseen

[goDawgs1433]

BLOOMINGTON? Such a great college town, I was there several weeks ago.

[packersfan4eva]

BLOOMINGTON? Such a great college town, I was there several weeks ago.

how the hell did u know i lived in bloomington?

edit: nvm

[Emac78]

Justin Rust needs to be the leader

I think you're right. I need to change up the gameplan.

can't wait for ur next game update, this is one of the best chises i've ever rseen

Wow! Thanks man. I appreciate it.

Glad to see you still going with this so.... late in the year. Keep up the good work!

Yep. Still going. I'm kind of surprised as you. I just hope I can get this last season finished before 10 comes out.

I'll try to get an update up soon.