Week 8 in Review

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Week 8 In Review

1. Alabama – Even with the narrow win at home saved by a blocked field goal as time expired the Crimson Tide hold the top spot.

2. Florida – The Gators are not the unstoppable force they were last season but they continue to win and hold the number 2 spot.

3. Cincinnati – The Bearcats continue to roll even with a backup QB. Tough games loom against West Virginia and Pittsburgh.

4. Iowa – QB Ricky Stanzi led a last second TD drive to keep the dream season alive for the Hawkeyes. Kirk Ferentz may have his best chance to bring a national title to Iowa if he can beat Ohio State in Columbus and avoid an upset along the way.

5. Texas – Finally Colt McCoy and the offense showed up in a big way on the road in Missouri. With a win this week at Stillwater, OK the Longhorns will jump up the rankings.

6. TCU – The Horned Frogs were impressive in a blowout win at BYU and now move ahead of Boise State in the quest to make a BCS Bowl.

7. Boise State – The Broncos get dropped through no fault of their own, but such is life in the WAC, which does not impress on a week to week basis. They still have a chance to improve the strength of schedule with games against Nevada and who would have thought Idaho.

8. USC – The Trojans beat Oregon State but gave up 36 points in the process and are clearly not the complete team we are used to seeing. Still talented enough if they put it together to make the National Title game, we will know more after the trip to Eugene this week.

9. Oregon – The Ducks continue to win in all facets of the game. Their defense and special teams carried the team last week until the offense took over in the second half of their blowout win in Seattle.

10. Georgia Tech – The Yellow Jackets keep rolling and were helped greatly with losses by Miami and Virginia Tech last week. They now control their destiny in the ACC.


Saturday Lox Week 8 in Review

Premium Lox

Week 8: 1-2

Overall: 12-15

Winners

Oregon State (+21): 36-42

Oregon State gave USC all they could handle last week. USC led by as many as 19 but never got over the spread and a big fourth quarter by the Beavers made this easy money.

Losers

Auburn (+7.5): 10-31

LSU jumped on Auburn early and made a statement to the rest of the SEC. Auburn is having a tough time after raising expectations with a good non-conference start.

SMU (+16): 15-38

June Jones’ SMU team actually played with Houston despite the final score but 3 turnovers ultimately was the Mustangs downfall. The yardage and first downs were nearly equal.

Regular Lox

Week 8: 2-1

Overall: 11-13-2

Winners:

Vanderbilt @ South Carolina (Under 42): 14-10

Every SEC game actually went under the total last week as this bet was never in doubt. Both teams dominated with defense and the only surprise was South Carolina having to hang on to get the home win.

Oklahoma State (-9.5): 34-7

The Cowboys got the easy win against an overmatched Baylor team to set up the big game against Texas this week. This game was never in doubt as Oklahoma State continued to play great since the lone loss to Houston.

Loser:

Missouri (+13): 7-41

Texas dominated Missouri in this game as the Longhorns played a complete game for the first time all year. Missouri is now 0-4 in the Big 12.

Upset Special

Week 8: 1-0

Overall: 6-10

Navy (+2): 13-10

The Midshipmen beat Wake Forest without throwing a pass. That’s right zero passes attempted and 338 yards rushing on 64 carries. Navy knows how to win close games and this victory solidified another great season in Annapolis with their sixth win and bowl eligibility.