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BSD Staff Predictions - Michigan State Spartans

BSD — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:12:28 -0000

RUTS Says...

Perhaps it's simple human nature that has so many people worried about this game, despite the experts in Vegas making Penn State a two-touchdown favorite over Michigan State. (I think Michigan State covers, for what it's worth.) The team has clearly wobbled since stepping onto the field in Columbus. They're back home tomorrow and while it will be cold, the weather shouldn't substantially affect the play of either team. These are all good things for the Lions, who are likely to start fast with so much on the line. For Michigan State, it's been a very good year, but I don't expect them to give Penn State too much trouble. All of the standard caviats apply here -- turnovers and missed red zone opportunities can keep any game close -- but Penn State is the better team. Enjoy your last opportunity to see Derrick Williams and his fellow seniors at Beaver Stadium. As for Joe Paterno...

Penn State 33, Michigan State 20

Kevin Says...

For all the reasons the Iowa game made me nervous, I'm very optimistic about Michigan State. For one thing, the point spread seems unusually high, meaning Vegas has some confidence. From the quotes in the media, it sounds like Clark is back to himself. The game is at home and I have to think the team and crowd will understand the significance of what is essentially a championship game.

I detailed Penn State's first down play calling because I really think that is where this game is won or lost. Even with a horrible Iowa game, Evan Royster is still averaging 6.5 yards per an attempt, and I expect the offense to use him often on first down. Michigan State is giving up 4.3 yards per an attempt, that's 10th in the Big Ten, and the offense will be very effective if they can consistently get into 2nd and 5. If Penn State can avoid the negative yardage play (either from sacks or miscued outside runs), they should be able to grind this one out. Michigan State will likely try to do the same, but I'm not sure they have the passing game to keep Penn State's defense honest. I suspect the Penn State defense will look a lot like the one that played in Columbus, with the Spartans moving the ball on a couple of big passing plays but otherwise being relatively inept with the ball.

Penn State 28, Michigan State 10

Mike Says...

If there is one thing I've learned in the past two years, it's that in football past results are an indication of future gains. The offensive line has been struggling lately. I suspect a lot of it has to do with Wisneiwski's injured knee. Royster hasn't had much room to run. Clark has struggled with accuracy and confidence. Recievers have trouble catching the ball. But through it all the defense has been good when allowed to be aggresive.

I see Penn State coming out to another slow start. Stop me if you're heard this before. The game will be tied at the end of the first quarter, but Penn State will get a few scores and pull away in the second quarter. We'll later wish they were touchdowns instead of field goals. We'll come out and extend the lead early in the second half, and then Tom Bradley will sit back in that damn Cover-3 and the corners will line up eight yards off the line. A blown coverage will give Sparty an easy score to get them going. The offense will go three and out after running right up the middle on first and second down. Hoyer will start picking us apart nine yards at a time and Michigan State will climb back into the game. We'll adjust in the fourth quarter and go back to playing tight in the secondary, but by then MSU will be back to within one score. They'll hand the ball off to Javon Ringer who will run over a defense that is gassed from chasing guys around since halftime.

If I'm right, this game is going to be a dog fight. I think Michigan State is going to find the ball in their hands with a chance to win the game late. Penn State is going to find themselves in need of a defensive stand to preserve their Rose Bowl season. I honestly I think this game can go either way, but the team that wants it more and finds a way to overcome the fatigue is going to win. Look for the winning team to get a few lucky breaks from the officials.

Penn State 30 Michigan State 24

2008 Senior Day Haiku

BSD — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:14:14 -0000

For those of you new to BSD within the past year, we have a little tradition we like to call Senior Day Haiku to honor the great warriors who are about to play their last game on the field at Beaver Stadium. Readers are encouraged to write their own haikus, or if you are poetically challenged just share your favorite memories of these great Nittany Lions. And now without further delay in alphabetical order.

Deon Butler

Walk-on to starter
More than Engram and O.J.
Six yard out routes rock

Gerald Cadogen

Pulling down the line
Looking for someone to hit
Kill the linebacker

Paul Cianciolo

Michigan O-Six
Threw the touchdown to Tony
You'll always have that

Tony Davis

Always making plays
Always second to others
You have our respect

Josh Gaines

I will admit it
I didn't think you were good
But you proved me wrong

Kevin Kelly

Inconsistent yet
The Big Ten record holder?
How did that happen?

Dan Lawlor

Crushing bruising block
The last of a dying breed
The spread is for wimps

Mike Lucian

Tackle, guard, tight end
What the hell are you again?
Team player is all

Greg Miskins

A tight end really?
What was your number again?
You played? For Penn State?

Jordan Norwood

Oh for four inches
The NFL thinks you're short
But your hands are great

Rich Ohrnberger

Wasn't sure ‘bout you
Concentration is the key
Just don't jump offside

Mark Rubin

Freshman receiver
Broken leg. Moved to defense
Turned out pretty good

Tyrell Sales

Waited your turn here
Any other school you star
Not Linebacker U

Lydell Sargeant

At the Blue White Game
Looked annoyed to sign my hat
Sorry to bug you

Anthony Scirrotto

Don't hate on his girl
A cell phone and a posse
And you drink your lunch

A.Q. Shipley

Toughness Nastiness
Not a man to be messed with
Please don't hurt me, sir.

Derrick Williams

During the dark years
You came when no one believed
You were our savior

Game Day Open Thread - Hartford Hawks

BSD — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:10:19 -0000


Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0)		Hartford Hawks (0-2)

Yes, there is a game tonight at 7 PM. You won't find it on television though. You have to go to the Big Ten Network website and watch the streamed video. You can do that here. So for the two of you with no lives and enough bandwidth to do this, here is your open thread. As if you will want to minimize the game window to comment here during live action.

Team Stats after the jump.

Hartford Hawks Team Stats

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Michael Turner	2	23.0	2.5	7.5	33.3	1.5	2.0	75.0	3.5	4.0	87.5	0.5	5.0	5.5	1.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	3.5	10.0
Jaret Von Rosenberg	2	36.5	3.5	9.0	38.9	1.0	2.0	50.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	5.0	3.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	9.5
Morgan Sabia	2	27.5	3.0	8.5	35.3	1.5	5.5	27.3	2.0	2.0	100.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	3.0	9.5
Kevin Estes	2	20.5	4.0	5.5	72.7	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	8.5
Joe Zeglinski	2	33.5	2.5	12.0	20.8	1.5	7.0	21.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	4.0	5.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	3.5	6.5
Anthony Minor	2	10.5	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	6.0
Genesis Maciel	2	18.0	2.0	5.5	36.4	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	4.0
Andres Torres	2	14.5	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.5
Clayton Brothers	2	6.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.5
Drake U`u	2	6.5	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0
Malcolm Campbell	1	3.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
David Bookman	1	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Clint Kuban	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.0	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Penn State Nittany Lions Team Stats

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Talor Battle	1	37.0	7.0	13.0	53.8	3.0	6.0	50.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	21.0
Jamelle Cornley	1	37.0	4.0	11.0	36.4	1.0	2.0	50.0	5.0	9.0	55.6	3.0	9.0	12.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	14.0
Stanley Pringle	1	33.0	5.0	13.0	38.5	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	12.0
David Jackson	1	30.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.0	2.0	100.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	9.0
Andrew Jones III	1	28.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	4.0
Danny Morrissey	1	21.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	3.0
Cammeron Woodyard	1	9.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Chris Babb	1	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Ohio State-Michigan: It's time for a change

BSD — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:02:17 -0000

Ohio State-Michigan: It's time for a change

Cleveland reporter suggests Ohio State dump Michigan and schedule Penn State as the end of year rivalry game.

I Hate Michigan State

BSD — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:34:05 -0000

It's hate week again, people. The Spartans are coming to Happy Valley feeling pretty good about themselves. They think they have a chance to win the Big Ten championship. They see a Penn State team that only scored 13 points in Columbus, lost to Iowa, only led Indiana by three points at halftime and they think we are ripe for the taking. They think they are going to walk into Beaver Stadium and put a smackdown on Penn State. Are you feeling the hate with me?.

I know some of you are saying, "But Mike, we have no reason to hate Michigan State. What did they ever do to us?" To those people I ask: How can you not hate Michigan State? How can you not hate a school that would give an honorary degree to this guy? Am I the only one that remembers them planting their flag in South Bend in a completely classless display? Am I the only one who hates those stupid green jerseys that say Michigan State on them as if I need to be reminded which shithole state they came from? When you turn on the television and see our Blue and White jerseys you know right away who's playing. We don't have to put Penn State on the chest. That's because we are a college football American icon. You aren't even the best team in your own crappy state.

Did I mention I hate the entire state of Michigan too? That's why I drive Japanese cars. I pray to God every night that Congress will deny the bailout for the auto industry so the entire state of Michigan can rust to a halt and die. Maybe we can sell them to Canada for a dollar. Or maybe we can pay Canada a dollar to take them off our hands. Either way I kind of feel bad for screwing Canada like that.

And am I the only one that remembers this?

That's Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio enjoying a gatoraide bath while Joe Paterno patiently wandered around midfield waiting to shake his hand last year. Because of that game we ended up going to the stupid Alamo Bowl where we got to put a beatdown on Texas A&M. As bowl games go that's about as sexy as Madeleine Albright in a garter belt and high heels. Sparty denied us a better bowl game, probably the Outback Bowl, and the results hurt the entire conference.

Instead of going to the Outback Bowl for a rematch against a Tennessee team we beat down the year before, Wisconsin got to go and lost 17-21. I can still hear those friggin' hillbillies yelling OMG ESSS EEEE SEEE SPEEED WHOOOOO BIG TEN SUX. And of course Sparty got to go to the Champs Sports Bowl which was way out of their league. Way to lose to Boston College. A friggin' ACC team. Way to bring back a little pride for the conference. You suck. You should have gone to the Motor City Bowl where you belonged. Keep the filth in Michigan I say. So you can blame Ohio State for the anti-Big Ten hate in the media this year, but Michigan State needs to be held responsible as well.

And of course it wouldn't be Michigan State hate week if we didn't mention the dumbest trophy ever known to man.

Yes, that's Chris Baker. Watch your tone or he will beat you over the head with it.

Just another example of the kind of crap that comes out of Michigan. I'm rather glad it has rested in East Lansing this past year. Go ahead and keep it along with the homeless guy living inside it. There's only one trophy we care about this week.

Penn State - Michigan State Stat Comparison

BSD — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:50:23 -0000

				Advantage
Rush Offense (yd/game)	218.3 (12)	148.5 (73)	Rush Defense (yd/game)
Pass Offense (yd/game)	224.4 (51)	191.4 (39)	Pass Defense (yd/game)
QB Rating	139.5 (26)	102.5 (12)	Opp. QB Rating
Total Offense (yd/game)	459.8 (11)	339.8 (48)	Total Defense (yd/game)
Sacks Allowed/Game	1.0 (10)	2.09 (46)	Sacks/Game
3rd Down Conv. Offense	50.0% (10)	37.3% (55)	3rd Down Conv. Defense
Scoring Offense (PPG)	39.4 (12)	19.5 (25)	Scoring Defense (PPG)
Rush Defense (yd/game)	101.5 (10)	147.8 (64)	Rush Offense (yd/game)
Pass Defense (yd/game)	157.2 (4)	207.4 (65)	Pass Offense (yd/game)
Opp. QB Rating	94.9 (2)	119.1 (75)	QB Rating
Total Defense (yd/game)	258.6 (4)	355.2 (66)	Total Offense (yd/game)
Scoring Defense	11.9 (5)	26.9 (53)	Scoring Offense
Sacks/Game	2.64 (20)	1.36 (30)	Sacks Allowed/Game	Push
3rd Down Conv. Defense	31.3% (14)	36.2% (84)	3rd Down Conv. Offense
Kickoff Defense	21.4 (74)	19.1 (105)	Kickoff Returns
Kickoff Returns	26.5 (4)	21.8 (79)	Kickoff Defense
Net Punting	36.0 (44)	10.2(43)	Punt Returns	Push
Punt Returns	10.4 (40)	34.3 (73)	Net Punting
Takeaways	20 (50)	19 (61)	Giveaways
Giveaways	13 (14)	22 (31)	Takeaways
Penalty YPG	27.1 (2)	45.4 (36)	Penalty YPG

Before I get into talking about the matchups, just take a second and stare in awe at those defensive numbers for Penn State. We're ranked in the top ten in rushing defense, passing defense, opponent QB rating, and scoring defense. Four of those are top five rankings. And we're ranked #14 in 3rd down defense and #20 in sacks. For all the crap we give our defense at times, those are some pretty historical numbers. I don't care what your level of competition is.

Michigan State is a middle of the road team. They don't excell or suck at anything. Most of their rankings fall in the mushy 30-75 range. So it's going to be hard for Penn State to dominate them in anything. They are a good team that isn't going to beat themselves.

I'm a little surprised by their offensive rushing yardage. With all the talk about Javon Ringer for Heisman I figured they would be averaging over 200 yards per game. What's interesting here is that while MSU is averaging 148 yards per game, Ringer is averaging 140 yards per game. So yeah, he's all they got. The next highest rusher on the team only has 97 yards for the season. Considering the way Penn State held P.J. Hill, John Clay, Beanie Wells and Shonn Greene (relatively) in check I think we'll do the same against Ringer. But if he's getting four yards on more on first downs look out.

So while Penn State holds the advantage in nearly every statistical category, only one or two of them can be considered a blowout. All of the evidence points to this being a close game, but one that Penn State should win by a score or two.

Project Mayhem Going Pro?

BSD — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:20:17 -0000

The third rule of Project Mayhem is no excuses

The thought of Project Mayhem going pro after this season never really entered my mind. He still has two years of eligibility left, but because he redshirted his first year at Penn State he is three years removed from his high school graduation and thus eligible to enter the NFL draft if he wishes. And from the way things sound, the NFL has their eye on him.

Aaron Maybin, DE, Penn State: Although just a redshirt sophomore and first-year starter, Maybin (6-foot-4, 236 pounds) is eligible to enter the draft early if he desires. If that should come to pass, there will be no shortage of teams desiring to get their hands on a player who is becoming increasingly coveted as a 4-3 DE or 3-4 OLB on Sundays.

Plenty of scouts are buzzing about Maybin's amazing burst and non-stop motor as a pass-rusher (12 sacks heading into Saturday's regular-season finale against Michigan State), and consider him first-round material if he opts for early entry. Although he's not as strong as he needs to be at the point of attack, Maybin's pass-rushing prowess and potential are said by scouts to jump off the film.

Maybin will be the best potentially draft-eligible prospect on the Beaver Stadium field Saturday -- better than PSU WR Derrick Williams, PSU S Anthony Scirrotto, MSU RB Javon Ringer, who ranks second in the NCAA in rushing with 1,548 yards and first in rushing TDs with 20; or MSU QB Brian Hoyer.

Count on Maybin spending more than his share of time in the Spartans' backfield and, perhaps, continuing to rocket up the draft board.

Before the season we all thought Maurice Evans would be the most likely player to go pro after their junior year. How ironic that Evans' off the field problems were what opened the door for Project Mayhem to get more playing time this season and now HE is the one the NFL scouts are looking at.

It figures though. Just as you peg a guy with a kick ass nickname he leaves.

There Can Be Only One

BSD — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:39:45 -0000

And it isn't the Highlanders of New Jersey Tech. Penn State overcame a sloppy first half to pull away and dominate the game 74-47. Let's look at the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The Good

Talor Battle continues to be our best player scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists in only 32 minutes. I mentioned after the last game I wanted to see him averaging six or seven assists per game, so this was a great improvement. The offense really lacked direction when he was on the bench. I also liked that he only had one turnover.

David Jackson was really aggressive and played well. He was attacking the lane and went to the charity stripe five times hitting all five shots to finish with 13 points.

Ed DeChellis may have found a diamond in the rough in Cammeron Woodyard. He doesn't seem at all intimidated by the speed of the game and played with a lot of aggression. He logged 16 minutes and finished with six points and two rebounds. I especially liked the way he attacked the boards and went after rebounds. We'll need more of that this year to help Cornley inside.

Jeff Brooks saw his first action of the year and looks a lot improved over last year. He was attacking the lane drawing the defense in and did a nice job of kicking the ball out to the shooters. I also liked the way he crashed the boards and pulled in six rebounds.

The Bad

Jeff Brooks is out of control. He turned the ball over five times and committed several stupid fouls eventually fouling out of the game. I'm hoping he was just trying to do too much to show everybody how much he has improved. But if he learns how to control that athletic ability we could have another Geary Claxton in a few years.

Stanley Pringle does a good job of pushing the fast break. Unfortunately, he just outruns his teammates and when he realizes he's leading a one-on-three fast break he decides to pull up and try a three point shot. We need better shot selection than that. It's ok to pull up and go into the half court set if the fast break isn't there.

27 of our 53 field goal attemts were three point shots. That's over half. NJIT is a small team that we should have been able to dominate in the paint. But there were too many times where everyone was just kind of standing around on offense passing it around the perimeter until somebody decided to take a shot. Luckily our shooters were on last night hitting 13 of the 27 attempts, but if we have an off shooting night we are going to find ourselves in a dogfight.

Jamelle Cornley should have scored 30 points on this team they were so weak inside. But he only had six points and four rebounds. Admittedly, they really tried to take him out of the game and Ed only played him 23 minutes to keep him healthy.

Chris Babb got into the game late, but he still doesn't look ready. He ran around looking lost on offense and turned the ball over twice, but there are signs of hope. Like most good players do when they can't get it going on offense they focus on defense and rebounding. He pulled down a couple boards and in the final minutes of the game he looked like he was starting to just play and have fun on the offensive end. Hopefully he's over the first game jitters now.

The first half defense was terrible. The perimeter defense was overpursuing and letting the Highlanders get some wide open jump shots. They did a better job in the second half.

The Ugly

What was up with the officiating? 46 fouls? Really? You couldn't breathe on your opponent without drawing a whistle. I was afraid to reach over my sleeping dog for my soda can for fear I would get called for an over the back violation. It made it really hard to enjoy the game, let alone watch it on DVR in under two hours while fast forwarding through commercials.

Andrew Jones is an awful free throw shooter. He went to the stipe ten times and only hit four shots. It's obvious to see he rushes through his shooting motion and never really comes set before he takes the shot. Does Ed coach these guys on how to shoot foul shots or does he just tell them to shoot a hundred free throws after practice and turn out the lights when they are done? Last year I noted Geary Claxton never even looked at the rim until he was half way through his shooting motion. Jamelle Cornley uses too much wrist in his shot. Who is coaching these guys? It's supposed to be the easiest shot in basketball. That's why they call it the Charity Stripe.

Jeff Brooks gets an honorable mention on the free throw Hall of Shame. He had one attempt and clanked the front end of a one-and-one horribly off the front of the rim. An inch or two shorter and it would have been an air ball.

Game Day Open Thread - NJIT

BSD — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:17:13 -0000

The gorgeous campus at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (in New Jersey)

You can watch the game at 7 PM tonight on the Big Ten Network.

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Talor Battle	1	37.0	7.0	13.0	53.8	3.0	6.0	50.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	21.0
Jamelle Cornley	1	37.0	4.0	11.0	36.4	1.0	2.0	50.0	5.0	9.0	55.6	3.0	9.0	12.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	14.0
Stanley Pringle	1	33.0	5.0	13.0	38.5	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	12.0
David Jackson	1	30.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.0	2.0	100.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	9.0
Andrew Jones III	1	28.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	4.0
Danny Morrissey	1	21.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	3.0
Cammeron Woodyard	1	9.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Chris Babb	1	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Week 12 Blogpoll Ballot

BSD — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:16:45 -0000

Pretty boring week of college football, so not a lot of changes to the poll.

Rank	Team	Delta

1	Texas Tech	--
2	Alabama	--
3	Texas	--
4	Florida	--
5	Oklahoma	--
6	Southern Cal	--
7	Penn State	--
8	Utah	--
9	Boise State	--
10	Oklahoma State	--
11	Ohio State	1
12	Missouri	1
13	Georgia	2
14	Brigham Young	--
15	Ball State	--
16	Michigan State	1
17	Pittsburgh	2
18	Oregon State	5
19	TCU	2
20	Cincinnati	2
21	Miami (Florida)	5
22	Maryland	4
23	Oregon	3
24	LSU	4
25	North Carolina	9

Dropped Out: Florida State (#18), South Carolina (#24), Virginia Tech (#25).