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Air Force's season is over at 9-3, and are projected to accept a bid in the New Mexico Bowl against a team from the WAC.

--Matt Sussman

Despite the Oregon Ducks losing last week, the Pac 10 race still has some compelling storylines left for these final weeks. Today #11 USC is visiting #7 Arizona St. in a Game which may decide who goes to the Rose Bowl this year. The #9 Ducks are taking on a UCLA team that was a preseason ranked team, but has struggled all year. Also on the schedule is what I would like to officially dub "The Toilet Bowl"; Notre Dame vs Stanford.

#11 USC at #7 Arizona St (Thursday 8:00pm EST)
Happy Turkey Day! I'm not talking about that big bird your going to eat for dinner tonight, I'm actually talking about the Trojans, who were a preseason favorite and have lost the luster on their crown by losing to Stanford and Oregon this year. They still are looking for a Rose Bowl shot and a possible share of the Pac 10 championship when they take on
the Sun Devils who have surprised everybody this year. This should actually be a pretty good matchup, but I expect that if the Trojans defense can shut down Arizona State, USC will be coming out of this game with a win.

#9 Oregon at UCLA
After losing to Arizona last week, the Ducks are out of the national championship picture. But with a win today, the Ducks keep themselves firmly in the middle of the Pac 10 championship race, and a possible shot at the Rose Bowl. Dennis Dixon looks to be sitting out this week after last week's injury, and we are going to see some playing time from Brady Leaf. For Oregon to win this game, they need to have a strong day from Johnathan Stewart against a tough UCLA defense. They are also going to need Leaf to make some passes downfield to take the pressure off the run game that they will need to rely on. If Leaf and Steward have success today, this game should go to Oregon.

Other Games
Notre Dame at Stanford (Saturday 3:30pm EST)
Washington State at Washington (Saturday 7:00pm EST)

--Steve

As I sit and write this... late... LSU is out in front of Arkansas 6-0 and Mississippi State is losing to awful Ole Miss 14-7 in the fourth quarter. The first game isn't much of a surprise, the second one is a big surprise. MSU is already bowl eligible but had an opportunity to play for a bigger, better bowl. If this score holds, they'll have finished their season on a two-game losing streak. Ole Miss, meanwhile, hasn't won a single SEC game this year.

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Sussman is the sports editor of BC Magazine and the executive editor of Technorati. He also writes for Deadspin and Toledo Free Press. He and Tuffy can be heard hosting the Treehouse Fort, Sundays at 12 noon ET. Plus, he Twitters. …

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  • 1 - Glen Boyd's Assistant

    Nov 22, 2007 at 10:49 pm

    Damn that was a long article dude!

    -Glen

  • 2 - RUSS

    Nov 23, 2007 at 5:37 am

    To: Big 12 Athletic Conference:
    The Big 12 athletic conference should add men's soccer as a sport. Soccer has increased in popularity and boys should have the dream of playing for their favorite Big Twelve team.

    Sign the Petition. Kids can sign.

  • 3 - Clayton Ross

    Nov 23, 2007 at 9:24 am

    The Georgia Bulldogs will win over Georgia Tech Saturday 37-12.

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