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Doesn’t feel like one, but I’ll take it.

Arlington Heights 62, North Side 0

#9 Texas Christian 20, at Air Force 17

at Buffalo 40, Gardner-Webb 3

at #19 Oklahoma 33, Baylor 7

#21 Nebraska 27, at #24 Missouri 12

Dallas 26, at Kansas City 20 (OT)

Call them Heights’ version of the Triplets.

The FW Startlegram write-up notes that QB Omar Valadez, running back Michael Jacobs and WR/all-everything back Marquis Jackson…

are making a committed effort to hang out together off the football field.

It certainly appeared as if the trio shares a tight bond as the Yellow Jackets wielded a sharp offensive trident Thursday night, which proved an unstoppable weapon.

[…]

“We’ve decided to stay in it as a team,” Jacobs said. “If we keep together, we can be as strong as we can be.”

Against a perennially outmatched Steer squad, that was pretty strong.&#160 Jacobs caught one touchdown, ran for another and accounted for nearly 130 total yards.&#160 Jackson caught five balls for 58 yards and a touch and Valadez hit all seven passes he threw.

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UBuffalo took the ball, drove the length of the field and scored on a 1-yard plunge by Ike Nduka – who (and let’s admit it, it’s official now) has stepped into James Starks’ shoes as the Bull running game (24 carries, 131 yards, 2 TDs).

Gardner-Webb promptly blocked the PAT attempt, drove down and hit a 44-yard field goal.&#160 At that point, the Running Bulldogs probably thought they had half a chance against UBuff.

Whereupon UBeefalo scored the next 34 points.

Zach Maynard was 16-20-232 and three touchdowns.&#160 Brandon Thermilus resumed his role as change-of-pace back to add 82 yards on 10 carries.

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Bradford came back for the Sooners and did a good job, throwing the ball well.&#160 He needed to – OU’s running game has all but disappeared.&#160 A by-product, no doubt, of what’s left of the Sooner receivers not striking fear into the hearts of the Baylor secondary.

The Bears loaded up the box and dared Bradford to beat them – and for four straight possessions in the second half, Bradford couldn’t.&#160 He’d get them into the red zone with his arm, but then Bob Stoopes would insist on running the ball in, which wasn’t such a hot idea.&#160 He did pop a 3-yarder to Adron Tennell for the final margin.&#160 It was part of a 27-49-389 day for the senior quarterback.

Baylor might have made a game of it had they not been down to third-string quarterback Nick Florence, who started his second straight game in place of Robert Griffin III and Blake Szymanski.

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This one didn’t look good early.&#160 Didn’t look good late, either.&#160 The rain and&#160 Mizzou were kicking Nebraska’s ass up & down the field, and it was 12-0 at the end of three.

Then, the rain let up a bit, and balls that had&#160 been traveling through Husker hands began to stick.&#160 Niles Paul caught a 56-yard Zac Lee throw for a touchdown to start the comeback.

On the ensuing Tiger possession, Nebraska lineman Ndamukong Suh – who had come )( this close to intercepting a couple of Blaine Gabbert passes – finally did get one deep in Tiger territory.&#160 Two plays later, the Lee-Paul connection hit again to put the Huskers in front for good.

Rinse, lather, repeat – Gabbert got picked off again three plays later, and three plays after that Lee hit Mike McNeill for an 8-yard strike.&#160 Roy Helu would pound the final nail in Mizzou’s coffin six minutes later after the Tigers turned it over on downs.&#160 Helu would finish with 88 yards on 18 carries., while Lee wound up 14-33-158.

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AP was equally as unimpressed with TCU’s performance Saturday as I was, knocking the Frogs down two spots to 12th (USA Today has them at number 8, which is what we’ll use for next week).&#160 And it was earned, too – the Tadpoles flat-out tried to give this game to the Falcons.

Granted, the Frogs had to deal with even worse weather than usual – this time the preciptation was freezing drizzle & mist, which didn’t facilitate good control of the ball.

Still, the Falcons didn’t seem to have a problem with it, while the Frogs committed two turnovers inside the Air Force 10, and another while trying to ice the game away which Air Force turned into a touchdown, bringing them to within three.&#160 Had AF recovered the ensuing onside kick, they may very well have won the game.

Dalton was 16-28-198 (albeit with one pick), and he & Jimmy Young never seemed to have that much problem connecting, as Young caught six balls for 113 yards.&#160 Joseph Turner was a workhorse, gaining 72 yards on 18 carries, though he committed one of the turnovers.

And the kid I excoriated last year, Ross Evans?&#160 Turns out his field goal at the beginning of the fourth quarter wound up being the winning margin.

Mr. Evans seems to have had the light go on in his head (not to mention his foot).&#160 If that’s the case, we’ve got 2&#189 years left of a pretty damned decent kicker – one about which the Frog faithful no longer need worry.

And that’s a Good Thing&#153.

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Just as the Cowgirls had no business losing to Denver, they had no business winning this game.

They went into this game with the apparent attitude that they could just show up, collect their win and go home.&#160 Whereupon the Chiefs proceeded to shred the Cowgirl secondary – just like nearly every other team has done.

After Romo had hit Miles Austin with a 59-yard crossing route (Austin broke a couple tackles and outran everyone else to the endzone), the Chiefs were left with a touch over two minutes to drive about 75 yards.

Now, KC hadn’t really moved the ball all day long, except when the C’girls gave it to them deep in their own territory.&#160 Naturally, the ‘Girls defense went into prevent with their base defense (translation:&#160 they let Matt Cassel play pitch-and-catch with his receivers all the way down the field).&#160 1:52 later, the game was tied.&#160 Only a 60-yard pass to Austin on a back-shoulder fade in overtime saved this pathetic team.

The Cowgirls once again took strides to defend their title as the most penalized team in the NFL by committing 13 Sunday for 90 yards.&#160 Four of those were offsides penalties – on just one drive.&#160 The World’s Most Penalized Player&#153, Flozell Adams, was himself responsible for 3 penalties and 20 yards of the total – though he doesn’t appear to have done anything to get himself fined, at least this&#160 week.&#160 And, admittedly, one of those penalties – a 15-yard personal foul against Alan Ball for helmet-to-helmet contact on a Chief receiver – was completely bogus.&#160 Still.

First-round bust Anthony Spencer had a bit more decent game than recently, finding himself in KC’s backfield a couple of times and warranting enough attention to where Demarcus Ware got himself a couple of sacks today.

Romo ended up 20-34-351, and the two Austin catches were part of a 10-reception, 250-yard day, which sets the single-game record for a Cowboys receiver.&#160 Tashard Choice had 98 yards rushing on eight carries.

So we wind up with our first bona fide&#160 Perfect Football Weekend&#153 of the year.&#160 And while I’m grateful for it, it still&#160 doesn’t feel like one – but I’ll take it, nonetheless.

This week:&#160 6-0.&#160 Perfect Football Weekend achieved (1).&#160 Overall:&#160 23-11.

When the PFW reconvenes on Friday, we’ll take yet another crack at the politically correct in football, plus I’ll explain why the Cowgirls will absolutely, positively not&#160 lose next week.&#160 Be here.