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Great game this weekend.&#160 Number 1 played Number 2.&#160 And Number 2 won.

Huh?

Oh, you thought I was talking Ohio State-Michigan?

Arlington Heights 20, at Aledo 55
at TCU 52, San Diego State 0
UBuffalo 3, at #12 Wisconsin 35
#16 Oklahoma 36, at Baylor 10
at #9 LSU 23, Ole Miss 20 (OT)
at Dallas 21, Indianapolis 14

The Heights-Aledo game was over before the end of the first quarter.&#160 Literally.&#160 Aledo scored 35 in the first, was up 48-7 at the half, and cruised.

Probably time to find Duke Christian a new gig.&#160 Anyone seen Merlin Priddy anywhere about?

…

ESPN called Turner Gill’s UBuffalo Bulls “surprisingly pesky”.

High praise, I s’pose.

But Bucky failed to cover, so even though they get the W on the scoreboard, it’s a victory (the moral type, which counts in the world of the PFW) for UBuff.&#160 Neener neener, HDD.&#160

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Baylor had never beaten Oklahoma in a series dating back to ’01.&#160 As in, 1901.

And they still haven’t.

Here’s a sequence that pretty much defined Baylor’s day:&#160 3rd quarter, OU’s just scored a touchdown at the 8:30 mark.&#160 Kickoff to Baylor, returned to the 18.

15 yard sack back to the 3.&#160
7-yard rush by Baylor QB Blake Symanski to the 10.
Sack of Symanski in the end zone for a safety
On the ensuing free kick, Baylor punted 68 yards to the OU 12 – whereupon OU returns it 88 yards for a touchdown.

Memo to Guy Morriss:&#160 Try keeping your mouth shut during media week next year, mkay?&#160 At least until you’ve won something.

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Slight case of indigestion today as fricasseed Rebel nearly gave LSU a case of food poisoning.

LSU had to come from behind with 14 seconds left just to tie the game, then suffered a brain fart on the PAT and had it blocked, forcing overtime.

Fortunately, Bo Pelini’s defense forced a fumble on Ole Miss’ first possession, enabling the Tigers to win on a field goal during their possession.

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Now that&#160 is what I call a royal ass-kicking.&#160 One wonders where Gary Patterson has been hiding these Frogs all year.

The Aztecs got two first downs on their opening drive – and then got one the rest of the half.&#160 And that&#160 was on a very&#160 questionable pass-interference call.

Their greatest threat came after TCU had made it 45-0.&#160 Return man Ray Bass ran untouched through the middle of the Froggies’ kickoff team down to the TCU 16.&#160 After an 11-yard pass on 2nd-and-8 got them to the Frog 3, they went for minus-2 on a rush, minus-3 on a 2nd-down pass and minus-11 on a 3rd-down pass.&#160 Then the 37-yard FG attempt went wide left.

Backup running back Joseph Turner rambled 24 yards for the final margin, capping a very satisfying afternoon.

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The #1-ranked NFL passer took on the #2-ranked passer Sunday.&#160 And got his head handed to him.

Last year, both San Diego & Pittsburgh throttled Indianapolis with a 3-4 defense utilizing superstar linebackers.&#160 Dallas held one of the leading offenses in the NFL to 14 points using that same formula.

The Demarcus Ware-led linebacking corps hassled Peyton Manning into 19 incompletions and 2 interceptions (one a pick-six), and the rest of the Dallas defense coaxed two more fumbles out of that offense for one of the biggest wins in Dallas during the Parcells era.

Romo was 19 of 23 for 226 with a pick and a fumble, and was at his best with the game on the line.&#160 Dallas rushed for only 117 yards against one of the NFL’s poorer run defenses, but gashed the Colts when it counted.

So, to recap:

Gas used to go see the game:&#160 $5
Cost of the cable & electricity used to watch the game with my stepfolks:&#160 $3
Cost of the food consumed:&#160 $8.50
Cost of my birthday present from the aforementined stepfolks (which is why I was there anyway):&#160 $50
Watching the last perfect team in this year’s NFL get their asses whipped:&#160 Priceless.

As with the TCU game, a most satisfying win.&#160 Satisfying enough that I will again invoke Executive Privilege&#153 and declare this to be a Perfect Football Weekend Anyway&#153.&#160

This week:&#160 5-1.&#160 Overall:&#160 46-21.&#160 Perfect Football Weekend&#153 achieved (executive fiat)

The PFW returns Thursday with a new high-school team and a helluva lot of turkey to cook.&#160

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One response to “PFW:&#160 Priceless”

1. the Humble Devildog says:

   November 20, 2006 at 4:47 pm

   HEY!

   I told you Bucky wouldn’t cover the spread! There are a handful of teams in history that could have covered a 38 point spread, and Bucky hasn’t covered a 20 point spread in at least 20 years.

   Still counts as a win for Bucky, though. Now, with Rutgers loss this past Saturday, Bucky has a (slim) chance to finish as high as 5th in the BCS…and not get to go to a BCS game. Man, the BCS system sucks. If it weren’t for the college presidents getting all indignant about the football programs making even MORE money with a play-off system, Division 1-A college football would have a playoff system to determine the national champion, and Bucky would be a strong contender to win it, behind Ohio State and Michigan, of course.

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