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Preview of Virginia Tech-Boston College coming Friday.

--Geeves

Louisville outlasted Rutgers 41-38 Thursday night. Preview of WVU-PIttsburgh coming Friday.

--Dan McGowan

Dennis Franchione is out, as expected. Mike Sherman will be taking his place.

Bill Callahan is gone, as expected. Shocking is that he could have kept his job had he just finished above .500. That wasn’t out of the question at the time Tom Osborne was hired. Callahan just couldn’t make it happen.

Guy Morriss has been replaced at Baylor by Art Briles, not Mike Singletary as expected. I have to say I am disappointed. I bet Singletary’s eyes would have put some fire into the Bear players.

I have not been replaced by Jack the Monkey. A 3-2 final week kept me somewhat respectable this season at 12-22-1.

At stake this week might not just be the automatic BCS bid for the conference, but also any shot of a Big XII at-large team. Should Missouri win, and be playing for the National Championship, the smart money is on Kansas getting chosen for the Fiesta Bowl. If Oklahoma wins, the door likely closes on another team from the conference.

Oklahoma (-3) vs. Missouri in San Antonio - Tony Temple was not in the game the first time around. Is Temple worth 4.5 points, which would be the difference if you factor in the 3-point home field advantage that most lines have in them? I would say he is. Strong running games often take the pressure off quarterbacks, by loosening the defense. He probably is worth more, maybe 5 or 6 points. It is too bad that won’t overcome the ten they lost by last time. Oklahoma has more talent across the board, even if there are some positions where Missouri has an advantage. Sooners take this game again, and cover.

--Ben Miraski