29 Years (ALL H S WINNING) Volume 30 Issue 16 & 17 Dec. 15, Jan. 7, BOWL DOUBLE ISSUE!

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1 29 Years POWER SWEEP NINETEEN NFL POWER SWEEPS (ALL H S WINNING) $ Northcoast Sports Service Volume 30 Issue 16 & 17 Dec. 15, Jan. 7, BOWL DOUBLE ISSUE! BOWL ISSUE LAST 5 YEARS!!! NFL SELECTIONS FOR WK 15 & 16 INSIDE! NORTHCOAST SPORTS SERVICE P.O. BOX CLEVELAND, OHIO NEWS AND NOTES DOUBLE BOWL ISSUE This issue of Power Sweep is a special double issue which has 35 game forecasts plus the 15th & 16th weeks of the NFL. This action-packed double issue traditionally does exceptionally well, with a 24 year record of 61% on the basis. This is our biggest and best issue ever, as it contains many Key Selections for the s and is 32 FULL pages!!!! Let s go over this super Double Bowl Issue so you can utilize it to the fullest. All of the Bowl Selections are rated from 1 to 4 with 4 s being the highest. 3 & 4 Selections are considered Key Selections. 2 s are considered Other Selections. The 1 plays are very light selections and are to be played nowhere near as strong as the Key Selections. We have a half page dedicated to EVERY game which should provide every piece of information that you will need. Read each write-up and we think you will find them to be the most in-depth write-ups available. We supply much more information than just our selections for this year s games. Included in this issue are our exclusive Power Plays forecasts for each game. Power Plays takes into account things like: strength of opponents faced, and is adjusted after games for weather, garbage yards, injuries, etc. It is the most accurate set of power ratings in the country. These forecasts give you a projected box score for each game so you can see a possible outcome for the game. The forecasts include yards rushing, yards passing, turnovers, special teams edges and, of course, a score based on the Power Plays ratings. They also list the average opponent power rating of the teams that they faced this year. Keep in mind these projections are based solely on the Power Plays statistical formulas. Our Power Sweep projected winner at the bottom of each takes into account ALL factors, including the Power Plays numbers, emotion, experience, talent matchups, turf edge, momentum, special teams, coaching, etc. Many times the intangibles in s outweigh the pure statistical forecasts. We supply the projected forecasts at the top of the page to give you some solid statistical information. On page 32 of this newsletter you ll find the Computer Corner Power Ratings forecasts for the s. The Computer Corner Plays are rated in different categories and, of course, the higher the difference between the Computer Forecast and the actual Vegas Line, the stronger the play is. They are strictly the computer s forecast & do not take into account all the intangibles that our overall write-ups do. These projections have done very well through the years. The checklists included with each write-up are invaluable as every stat and ranking is analyzed with checks going to the better unit. Each check represents approximately one point. Page 26 will be our Pro Selections for Week 16 in the NFL. These selections will be made on Sunday (Dec 9th) two weeks before the games are played. The Week 15 results will be unknown. This is not easy to do as the Week 15 results will determine the next week s selections as well as playoff chances. Due to that uncertainty we will not have an NFL 4 for that week, but we will have rated Key Selections. The last 3 years we forecasted the NFL Week 16 two weeks in advance and went 6-2 on the Key Selections (16-6 on H s)!! We do put a lot of work into the advance forecasts and they have done well throughout the years. The staff here at Northcoast Sports would like to wish you & your family Happy Holidays & a prosperous New Year. As always, thank you for reading Power Sweep. We hope to hear from you in our questionnaire which will be coming in the next couple of issues. Who Faced the Toughest Schedule in 2012? What makes our Toughest Opponents Faced rankings far superior to the NCAA method is that ours takes into account 9 sets of power ratings, combines them and factors in every team s schedule this year. We did this not only for the teams, but for all the NCAA teams & found out which teams played the toughest schedules this year. Arizona St ranked #91 in the NCAA rankings with an opp W/L % of 49.2% playing 6 gms vs teams with winning records but played our #42 toughest schedule includ- ing games against then #3 Oregon, #11 Oregon St, #19 USC & #24 Arizona. Per the NCAA, Cincinnati faced the #46 toughest schedule with an opp W/L % of 56.1% facing 6 teams with winning records but 2 of those 6 were FCS opp (Fordham & Delaware St) as they took on our #83 schedule. Baylor had the toughest slate among teams (finished 7-5) while Northern Illinois had the easiest (finished 12-1). The 2012 teams are in boldface. 1 Kansas 2 Missouri 3 Baylor 4 Florida 5 California 6 Mississippi 7 Kentucky 8 Stanford 9 Iowa St 10 Texas A&M 11 Arizona 12 Colorado 13 Auburn 14 Arkansas 15 Notre Dame 16 South Carolina 17 Oklahoma 18 Oklahoma St 19 USC 20 Washington 21 West Virginia 22 Oregon St 23 Kansas St 24 Washington St 25 USF 26 Miami, Fl 27 LSU 28 Texas 29 Tennessee 30 Boston College 32 UCLA 33 Michigan St 34 Wake Forest 35 Utah 36 Texas Tech 37 Duke 38 Georgia 39 Syracuse 40 Alabama 41 Illinois 42 Virginia 43 Oregon 44 Nebraska 45 Georgia Tech 46 Michigan 47 Virginia Tech 48 Idaho 49 Arizona St 50 Wisconsin 51 Iowa 52 Eastern Michigan 53 Purdue 54 Maryland 55 Mississippi St 56 Indiana 57 Temple 58 Minnesota 59 Florida Atlantic 60 Pittsburgh 61 Miami, Oh 63 NC State 64 Penn St 65 Vanderbilt 66 Ohio St 67 Clemson 68 Florida St 69 Wyoming 70 North Texas 71 Buffalo 72 Army 73 Colorado St 74 Southern Miss 75 UAB 76 Louisiana 77 BYU 78 UTEP 79 San Jose St 80 Ball St 81 Tulane 82 SMU 83 Cincinnati 84 Fresno St 85 Toledo 86 Arkansas St 87 Massachusetts 88 FIU 89 UNLV 90 Rutgers 91 Hawaii 92 Connecticut 94 Akron 95 New Mexico St 96 San Diego St 97 Middle Tennessee 98 WKU 99 East Carolina 100 North Carolina 101 Memphis 102 Marshall 103 Texas St 104 Navy 105 UCF 106 Tulsa 107 Troy 108 South Alabama 109 Kent St 110 ULM 111 Western Michigan 112 Utah St 113 Boise St 114 New Mexico 115 Houston 116 Rice 117 Louisiana Tech 118 Central Michigan 119 Air Force 120 Nevada 121 Bowling Green 122 UTSA 123 Ohio 31 TCU 62 Northwestern 93 Louisville 124 Northern Illinois Above ratings are based on overall strength of schedule. Now take a look at the toughest schedules of opponents units faced: Rush Offenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of rushing offenses: 1.) Missouri, 2.) Penn St, 3.) Nebraska, 4.) Army, 5.) Florida, 6.) Oklahoma St, 7.) Texas, 8.) Michigan, 9.) Texas Tech, 10.) Iowa St Pass Offenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of passing offenses: 1.) Stanford, 2.) TCU, 3.) Kansas, 4.) Utah, 5.) Kansas St, 6.) Texas, 7.) Baylor, 8.) Auburn, 9.) Oklahoma St, 10.) Oregon Rush Defenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of rush defenses: 1.) Oregon St, 2.) California, 3.) Arkansas, 4.) Nebraska, 5.) Notre Dame, 6.) Baylor, 7.) USC, 8.) Texas A&M, 9.) Missouri, 10.) Arizona Pass Defenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of pass defenses: 1.) Missouri, 2.) Florida, 3.) Mississippi, 4.) Kentucky, 5.) Arkansas, 6.) Tennessee, 7.) South Carolina, 8.) Maryland, 9.) UTEP, 10.) Auburn Total Offenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of total offenses: 1.) Kansas, 2.) Stanford, 3.) Oklahoma St, 4.) TCU, 5.) Texas, 6.) Iowa St, 7.) Missouri, 8.) Baylor, 9.) Auburn, 10.) California Total Defenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of total defenses: 1.) Missouri, 2.) Florida, 3.) Mississippi, 4.) Kentucky, 5.) Arkansas, 6.) Tennessee, 7.) South Carolina, 8.) Maryland, 9.) UTEP, 10.) Auburn

2 BOWL MATCHUPS AND LINES FAV is Bold Date Bowl Game Time (ET) TV PG#: TEAM VS TEAM NC LINE TTL Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl 1:00 pm ESPN 3 Nevada vs Arizona -7' -9' 75 Dec. 15 Idaho Potato Bowl 4:30 pm ESPN 3 Toledo vs Utah St Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN 9 BYU vs San Diego St -7-2' 49 Dec. 21 Beff 'O'Brady's Bowl 7:30 pm ESPN 9 Ball St vs UCF ' Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl 12:00 pm ESPN 10 East Carolina vs Louisiana Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl 3:30 pm ESPN 10 Washington vs Boise St -1' -5' 46 Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN 11 SMU vs Fresno St Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 7:30 pm ESPN 13 Central Michigan vs WKU -1' -5' 58' Dec. 27 Military Bowl 3:00 pm ESPN 13 Bowling Green vs San Jose St Dec. 27 Belk Bowl 6:30 pm ESPN 14 Cincinnati vs Duke E -7' 59 Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl 9:45 pm ESPN 14 Baylor vs UCLA -4 E 79 Dec. 28 Independence Bowl 2:00 pm ESPN 15 Ohio vs ULM Dec. 28 Russell Athletic Bowl 5:30 pm ESPN 16 Rutgers vs Virginia Tech -7-2' 41' Dec. 28 Meineke Car Care 9:00 pm ESPN 16 Minnesota vs Texas Tech ' 57 Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl 11:45 am ESPN 16 Air Force vs Rice -3 E 61 Dec. 29 Fight Hunger Bowl 4:00 pm espn2 17 Navy vs Arizona St NL Dec. 29 Pinstripe Bowl 3:15 pm ESPN 17 West Virginia vs Syracuse ' Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl 8:45 pm ESPN 18 Oregon St vs Texas TX Dec. 29 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl 10:15 pm ESPN 18 TCU vs Michigan St E -2' 41 Dec. 31 Music City Bowl 12:00 pm ESPN 19 NC State vs Vanderbilt -7-6' 52 Dec. 31 Sun Bowl 2:00 pm CBS 19 Georgia Tech vs USC Dec. 31 Liberty Bowl 3:30 pm ESPN 20 Iowa St vs Tulsa E E 51' Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl 7:30 pm ESPN 20 Clemson vs LSU -8-3' 58' Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl 12:00 pm espnu 22 Purdue vs Oklahoma St -16' -16' 70 Jan. 1 Gator Bowl 12:00 pm espn2 22 Northwestern vs Mississippi St E -2' 51' Jan. 1 Outback Bowl 1:00 pm ESPN 23 Michigan vs South Carolina -3-5' 48 Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl 1:00 pm ABC 23 Nebraska vs Georgia ' Jan. 1 Rose Bowl 5:00 pm ESPN 24 Wisconsin vs Stanford -3-6' 47' Jan. 1 Orange Bowl 8:30 pm ESPN 24 Northern Illinois vs Florida St ' 58 Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl 8:30 pm ESPN 27 Louisville vs Florida ' 45' Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl 8:30 pm ESPN 27 Kansas St vs Oregon -9-9' 76 Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl 8:00 pm FOX 28 Texas A&M vs Oklahoma OU -1' Jan. 5 Compass Bowl 1:00 pm ESPN 28 Pittsburgh vs Mississippi -5-3' 52 Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl 9:00 pm ESPN 30 Arkansas St vs Kent St -3-4' 61 Jan. 7 BCS Championship 8:30 pm ESPN 30 Alabama vs Notre Dame NL -10' 42 MORE BOWL GUIDE FEATURES FOUND ON PAGES: Who Plays the Toughest Schedule?...1 Bowl Team 2012 Season Logs Toughest Opponents NFL Logs...6 Week 15 NFL Selections...7 Rankings for Bowl Teams...8 Bowl Tm vs Bowl Tm Stat Averages...8 Conference vs Conference Records...11 Special Teams Rankings...12 Pass Efficiency Defense...12 Opponents Season Averages...12 Distance Travelled...12 Stats for Players in Bowls...21 Bowl Game Results (since 2003)...25 All Time Bowl Records...25 Week 16 NFL Selections...26 Toughest Units Faced...29 FD's per game for teams...29 Sacks vs for teams...29 NFL Pro Stats NFL GAME OF THE YEAR!!! $ 100 ON THE NC DEBIT CARD or see pg 8 After 11:00 am est Sunday Dec 16, % L5Y! SUNDAY LATE PHONES NFL Opening Lines for Wk NFL Over/Under Plays Week NFL Angles Week NFL Power Ratings...31 NFL System Section...31 Last Weeks Results...31 Computer Corner...32 Bowl System Section...32 Subscriber Call in Schedule NFL GOY!! 5H Tennessee (-3) 26 KC 17 WIN 2008 NFL GOY!! 5H Green Bay (-6) 21 Houston 24 loss 2009 NFL GOY!! 5H Indianapolis (-6 ) 28 Denver 16 WIN 2010 NFL GOY!! 5H New Orleans (-9) 31 St Louis 13 WIN 2011 NFL GOY!! 5H New England (-7) 41 Denver 23 WIN % RUN!!!! DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS YEAR'S WINNER!!!!! DOUBLE BOWL ISSUE AND HOW TO USE IT We have been hard at work putting together our jam-packed Double Bowl Issue of Power Sweep as this is our biggest and best issue of the season. The Double Bowl Issue is 32 full pages loaded with the most information available on the s, including selections. We have complete write-ups on all 35 games. This issue provides our exclusive Power Plays forecasts for each game. Power Plays takes into account things like: strength of opponents played, weather, garbage yards, injuries, etc. It is the most accurate set of Power Ratings in the country. These forecasts give you a projected box score for each game so you can get an idea of how it will be played. The forecasts include yards rushing, yards passing, turnovers, special teams edges and, of course, a score based on the Power Plays Ratings. They also list the Average Opponent Power Rating that they faced this year. These projections are based solely on the Power Plays statistical formulas. Our Power Sweep selections at the bottom of each takes into account ALL factors, including the Power Plays numbers, emotion, experience, talent matchups, momentum, special teams, coaching, etc. Many times the intangibles in s outweigh the pure statistical forecasts. We supply the Power Plays projected forecast at the top of the page to give you some solid statistical information. We have not provided a score as we had done in the past (always right at the number) because we did not want to commit to the Over or Under on Dec 9th (press time for this issue) and we want to have yet another huge winning year with the Private Play Hotline Triple Totals Plays (47-31 on units last 11 years!). The checklists are invaluable as every stat and ranking is analyzed with checks going to the better unit. Each check represents approximately one point. Our next Power Sweep will be available December 24 or 26th so don't call next week looking for the next issue. You are all set as in addition to Week 15 of the NFL, Week 16 is also included in this issue. BOWL ISSUE L5Y on H's!!! We look forward to the outcome of this year's Double Bowl Issue! The last 5 years anyone who purchased the Double Bowl Issue has enjoyed a record of winners and on the H basis with the 4H's the last 4 years going %. As mentioned above, we have included both NFL Week 15 and Week 16 in this issue. There will NOT be a Power Sweep sent out next week and there will be no changes to the Power Sweep Issue for the NFL Week 16. If you have not renewed your subscription to Power Sweep for the 2013 season, time to save is running out. Sign up now for 2013 as you will be paying just $ 84 to renew for download (add $ 40 for mail delivery) and when you become a 2013 subscriber, you will be offered special pricing on all of the 2012 season Late Phone Packages! On 1/1/13 there will be a price increase so make sure to renew before year's end! All bonus offers are included, just see page 32 for details! BOWL LATE PHONES % Check Out Our Post Season Executive Club on page 32! FREE Plays are HOT!!!!! NFL KEY SELECTIONS % TY AS NFL PLAYS POWER SWEEP FOR THE NINETEENTH TIME SINCE 2007!!!!! 3H NFL TOTALS PLAYS % L12W!! The Power Sweep NFL Keys are an incredible % TY! AFTER WINNING ALL THE NFL H'S ON SUNDAY, IT MARKED OUR NINETEENTH POWER SWEEP SINCE 2007 and THE FIFTH THIS YEAR!!!! The 3H NFL Totals continue to impress, although they went 1-2 last week, over the last 12 weeks they are %!!! The NFL System is hitting 60% on the year with a big 58-0 winner with Seattle last week and this week we also have Systems for the college s! We did release a rare Power Ratings Play on Page 8 which lost. We only had one Power Sweep College play and that was a winner with Army (no H rating). DECEMBER NFL SUNDAY LATE PHONES A PERFECT %! After a perfect Sunday to open the month of December, we followed that up with ANOTHER PERFECT Sunday going 3-0 AGAIN! The December NFL Late Phones on Sunday stand a PERFECT %!!! We are taking that momentum into the biggest NFL weekend of the season as we are releasing our NFL GAME OF THE YEAR on Sunday! The last 5 years the NFL GOY's are % and with the current win streak, we are sure you'll want to be on board for this weekend! The NFL GOY will be available on the NC Debit Card System for $100 on game day but we have several specials that you can take advantage and save some money while doing so! (see page 32). We had a big winning Saturday to close the regular season with a 3H on Army and winning another 3H on Wofford in the FCS Finals! We are super excited to put out this Double Bowl Issue, and we know all of you are as well. We are confident we are headed in the right direction for the Post Season releases and hope you are board for all of the big winners coming in the next month including the Bowl and Playoff Games of the Year! The Newsletter Contest Here is the Newsletter contest for the 2012 football season. We are happy to provide you with the records and standings from the Power Sweep, Gold Sheet, Power Plays, the Sports Reporter, Winning Points, Pointwise and Playbook. The newsletters are graded from the lines in Tuesday's USA Today. If there is no line we will use the first available line in the USA Today. We use the Tuesday line because Newsletters are written on Sunday night and that would be the first day that most subscribers would have access to them as all of the Newsletters post online by then. There will be 6 categories in all. Net winners in College, NFL, and combined as well as the win percentage in College, NFL and combined. An (*) indicates that a Sunday or Monday night game is pending. College Wins College Win % NFL Wins NFL Win % Combined Wins Combined Win % Gold Sheet Gold Sheet 62.3% Gold Sheet Power Sweep 81.5% Gold Sheet Gold Sheet 67.0% Winning Points Playbook 56.8% Power Sweep Gold Sheet 73.2% Winning Points Winning Points 58.5% Pointwise Pointwise 54.3% Winning Points Winning Points 66.0% Power Sweep Power Sweep 58.0% Playbook Winning Points 54.1% Sports Reporter Sports Reporter 55.2% Playbook Playbook 54.5% Sports Reporter Sports Reporter 52.9% Playbook Playbook 52.5% Sports Reporter Sports Reporter 53.8% Power Sweep Power Plays 48.4% Power Plays Power Plays 40.0% Power Plays Power Plays 47.3% Power Plays Power Sweep 46.3% Pointwise Pointwise 35.2% Pointwise Pointwise 45.9%

3 NEVADA (7-5) WOLF PACK ATS: 3-9 O/U: 5-5 new mexico Dec 15th 1:00 pm ESPN University Stadium Albuquerque, NM NEVADA ARIZONA Stefphon Jefferson #344 12/ Cody Fajardo #151 11/ Nick Hale #673JC 12/ Devin Combs #538JC 4/ Cody Fajardo #151 11/ Devin Combs #538JC 4/ Brandon Wimberly 12/ Richy Turner 12/ Zach Sudfeld 12/ Aaron Bradley 12/ Kolby Arendse 12/ Chase Tenpenny #384JC Allen Hardison LB Albert Rosette #408 12/ S Duke Williams #232 12/ DE Brock Hekking #518 12/ LB DeAndre Boughton #159JC 11/ LB Jeremiah Green #303JC 12/ LB Dray Bell 12/ S Marlon Johnson #411 9/ CB Khalid Wooten #456 12/ DT Jack Reynoso #399 10/ DE Lenny Jones #332 12/ CB Charles Garrett #160 11/ DT Jordan Hanson #438 12/ S Bryan Lane, Jr #308 12/ Khalid Wooten Kendall Brock UN UA UN UA UN UA QB - 1/2 RB - 4 WR - 4 UN UA CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - 4 UN avg , 2 Sr, 18 sk all d (4.8%), 5.2 ypc. UA avg , 2 Sr, 18 sk all d (3.7%), 5.4 ypc. DL - 4 UN avg , 15 of tm s 20 sks (75%), 5.1 ypc. UA avg , 4 of tm s 16 sks (25%), 4.4 ypc. LB - 4 Rosette #1 tkl r w/128, 4 tfl, Boughton #4 w/68. Fischer #1 tkl r w/106, 6.5 tfl, Flowers #2, 12 tfl. DB - 4 UN #96 pass eff D, 218 ypg (56%), 24-4 ratio. UA #75 pass eff D, 296 ypg (61%), ratio. TOLEDO (9-3) UN UA CCH 1/2 - Turf/ 41/2 - Crowd MTCH - - INT - - While RichRod got UA to a, Ault is a HOF er and we ll give him the edge here. UA is closer, but we don t expect to see a large contingent of Wildcat fans, while UN ply d here Nov 17th. Similar in stats as the nation s top 2 RB s face off with each QB also finishing #2 in rushing. UN already knocked off a P12 school but UA happy to make a. ST 4 - SCH ARIZONA (7-5) WILDCATS ATS: 6-6 O/U: 8-3 Ka deem Carey #32 12/ Matt Scott #15 11/ Daniel Jenkins #61 12/ Matt Scott #15 11/ Austin Hill #71 12/ Dan Buckner #11 12/ Ka deem Carey #32 12/ David Richards #104 11/ Garic Wharton #116 10/ Tyler Slavin #118 12/ Kyle Dugandzic #117JC John Bonano LB Jake Fischer #102 12/ LB Marquis Flowers #16 12/ S Tra Mayne Bondurant #332 12/ S Jared Tevis 10/ LB Sir Thomas Jackson 12/ CB Jourdon Grandon #184 11/ CB Shaquille Richardson #78 12/ CB Jonathan McKnight #186 12/ CB Derrick Rainey #401 12/ S Patrick Onwuasor #98 11/ DL Sione Tuihalamaka #142 12/ DL Dan Pettinato #346 10/ DL Tevin Hood #384 12/ S Vince Miles 12/ Richard Morrison Daniel Jenkins idaho potato ROCKETS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 3-8 David Fluellen #185 11/ Terrance Owens #120 11/ Cassius McDowell #261 12/ Terrance Owens #120 11/ Austin Dantin #118 7/ Bernard Reedy #303 12/ Alonzo Russell #282 12/ David Fluellen #185 11/ Justin Olack #132 11/ Cassius McDowell #261 12/ Cordale Scott #29 12/ Vince Penza # Jeremiah Detmer # LB Dan Molls #235 12/ LB Robert Bell #308 12/ DB Cheatham Norrils #285 12/ S Jermaine Robinson #151 12/ S Mark Singer #347 11/ DB Junior Sylvestre #473 12/ LB Trent Voss #296 11/ DE Hank Keighley #228 12/ CB Chris Dukes #164 12/ S Vladimir Emilien #91 8/ DL Ben Pike #406 12/ DT Elijah Jones #427 12/ DL Phil Lewis #279JC 12/ Bernard Reedy Bernard Reedy ARIZONA by 7' s UTAH ST Nevada is playing in its 7th consec (2-5 SU/1-7 ATS) failing to cover their L/5 losing LY to S Miss in the Hawaii Bowl (+9). The Pack did play here in Nov, a (-11) win over NM and this will be their 4th meeting vs UA, but 1st s/ 41. UN played 4 caliber tms TY all vs conf foes going 1-3 SU/ATS getting outgained and outscored This matchup features the #1 and #2 rushers in the FBS. Arizona returns to the post season after a year absence under new HC Rich Rodriguez (2-4 SU, 1-5 ATS in s at Michigan and WV). The Wildcats have ply d our 11th toughest schedule, while the Pack have played our #120 toughest. When you prepare for Ault s Pistol offense you have to defend the entire field. Nev comes in with our #35 off avg 37 ppg and 503 ypg. QB Fajardo (981 rush yds) excelled in his 2nd yr drawing many comparisons to Pack legend Kaepernick after leading Nevada to the FBS s #11 ranking in ttl off and #7 in rushing offense. RB Jefferson finished #2 in the FBS in rushing (50 yds shy of #1). When Fajardo squares his shoulders he has a rocket for an arm and has a solid rec group incl JUCO surprise Turner and Mackey semifinalist Sudfeld. The OL, nicknamed The Union returned 3 st rs from LY avg and paved the way for 260 rush ypg (5.2) while all g 18 sks (4.8). The defense has been a disappointment, finishing #106 in our rankings, all g 33 ppg and 431 ypg. The DL is the tm s thinnest position avg led by Hekking who was #2 in the MW w/8 sks. Nevada is all g 213 rush ypg (5.1) and the DL has 75% of the tm s sks. UN allowed 327 ypg (6.0) in their L/4 but 2 of those were vs the #1 and #5 rush off (option tms). The LB s are led by Rossette who moved from the DL and he leads the MW in tkls (10.7/gm) incl a UN rec d 25 tkl performance vs AF. The Pack have our #96 pass eff defense all g 218 ypg (56%) with a 24-4 ratio led by S Duke Willliams (#2 tkl r) and CB Wooten (14 pbu). Nevada has our #61 ST s ranking finishing in the bottom 3rd of the FBS in kick coverage but Wooten was #4 in the FBS in PR avg The Wildcats have our #9 off under new HC Rodriguez avg 37 ppg and 522 ypg. A big part of the immediate success was QB Matt Scott who opted to RS in 11 to become the clear-cut starter TY with the departure of Nick Foles. Despite a concussion in the tail-end of the ssn that saw him miss 1.5 gms, Scott proved to be a perfect fit for the new scheme. The biggest surprise to the offense however, had to be the performance from RB Ka Deem Carey, who leads the nation in rushing heading into the post season including putting up a P12 record 366 rush yds a month ago vs Colorado. Austin Hill has been equally impressive, leading the team in rec, rec yds and rec td s while former Texas transfer Dan Buckner has chipped in significantly. The OL avg and paved the way for 230 ypg rushing (5.4) while all g 18 sks (3.7%). The defensive alignment has our #85 ranking all g 34 ppg and 486 ypg due to the struggles up front by the lb DL that s all d 190 ypg rush (4.4) while chipping in on just 5.5 of the tm s 16 sks (34%). LB Jake Fischer leads the tm in tkls with fellow LB Marquis Flowers a close 2nd. The secondary has plenty of talent, however, 4 of the 5 st rs are underclassmen which could be a big part of their #75 ranking in our pass eff def (296 ypg, 61%, ratio). The special teams unit has our #91 ranking led by PR Morrison (63 yd PR td vs Washington). This is probably the largest schedule difference as Arizona played our #11 sked while UN played our #120 on the season. Down the stretch, however, the Wolf Pack were -46 ypg vs the #65 schedule while the Wildcats were -32 ypg vs the #45 schedule. We ll usually side with a DD or td plus underdog in these early s, and that s exactly what we have here. LY Nevada was +9 in its and almost pulled the upset while Arizona, this year, was -10 to Toledo and won by 7 and -29 to Colorado, only winning by 25. Great backdoor potential and we ll grab the points. FORECAST: NEVADA (+) over Arizona RATING: 1H The Rockets head to their 3rd straight post ssn and their 13th in school history (8-4 SU/3-4 ATS). After not making a since 97, 2012 WAC COY Gary Andersen has led USU (10-2) to back-to-back appearances in the Idaho Potato Bowl and they re making their 7th all-time appearance (1-5 SU/0-2 ATS). Toledo is 1-2 SU (0-2 ATS) against the WAC. The Aggies lost to Dec 15th 4:30 pm ESPN Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Ohio here last year by 1 point as a 2 point favorite. USU is 7-2 SU and 2-1 ATS vs the MAC. The TOLEDO Aggies only victory was over Ball St in the 93 Las Vegas Bowl (42-33, NL). UTAH ST UT won its most reg ssn gms s/ 02 under 1st yr HC Campbell, their former OC who took over the program prior to LY s win and remains the FBS s youngest HC at 33. The Rockets 2-QB AGGIES ATS: 10-2 O/U: 3-8 system lasted for just the opening OT loss to Ariz as Sr Dantin started and finished the game but hit just for 63 yds and was replaced by Jr Owens for the balance of the season. Battling a Kerwyn Williams #391 12/ nagging ankle inj, Owens (243 ypg, 63%, 14-8) finished #2 in the MAC in pass eff despite sitting Chuckie Keeton #123 12/ Joe Hill #581 11/ out the finale. The offense relied on RB Fluellen who led all MAC RB s in rushing ypg (133) despite also sitting out the finale (ankle). Speedster Reedy is tied for the conf lead with 82 rec (12.8). The Chuckie Keeton #123 12/ OL ( ) allowed 23 sks (5.7%) but did pave the way for 198 rush ypg (4.9). UT has our #62 Kerwyn Williams #391 12/ off and our #89 D. Reflecting the issues this program has had defensively the Rockets 27.3 ppg Matt Austin #237JC 12/ all d TY was its fewest s/ 05. The DL ( ) is anchored by 3 Sr s led by tfl leader DE Keighley. Chuck Jacobs #457JC 12/ Cameron Webb 12/ The heart and soul is Sr Molls who leads the nation with 166 tkls. Remarkably by s end Bell Kellen Bartlett #78 12/ could join him in crossing the century mark in tkls. UT ranks #77 in our pass eff D (296 ypg, 61%, Travis Reynolds #346 12/ ) with All-MAC SS Robinson leading the tm with 4 int. The ST s are #5 featuring dynamo Joe Hill #581 11/ Travis Van Leeuwn #205 12/ RM Reedy (11.4 PR, 26.7 KR, 3 ttl td). K Detmer hit FG with 6-8 from 40+. P Penza has a Bruce Natson #313 11/ net. The coverage units all d 7.1 on PR and 20.3 on KR s. Tyler Bennett #235JC (t) 0 29 USU has had arguably its best season in school history as the 10 wins are its most ever. The Aggies also won their first outright league championship since 1936! Not only did they finish 10-2 Nick Diaz # SU, but also 10-2 ATS (only losses were by 0.5 pt on a backdoor td and by 2 as a 38 pt fav). LB Jake Doughty 12/ USU s 2 losses were by a combined 5 points, both on FG misses vs B10 power Wisconsin and to LB Zach Vigil 12/ rival BYU. The Aggies dominated fellow 10-2 WAC member San Jose St on the road 49-27, piling S McKade Brady #464 11/ LB Kyler Fackrell #518 12/ up an amazing 13 sacks! Before the season QB Chuckie Keeton s goal was to have a 3-1 td to S Brian Suite #592 12/ int ratio and that is exactly how he finished (27-9). In breaking the 1,000 yd barrier, RB Kerwyn CB Nevin Lawson #515 12/ Williams topped the century mark 6 times including a season-high 205 vs Colorado St as the LB Bojay Filimoeatu #29JC 12/ CB Will Davis #143JC 12/ OL ( ) is led by 1st Tm WAC selections Tyler Larsen and Eric Schultz. USU shifted from LB Tavaris McMillian #585 12/ a run-oriented offense to a more balanced attack this year (283 ypg LY to 195 ypg TY) and saw DE Al Lapuaho #199JC 12/ DE Jordan Nielsen #845 12/ their pass numbers increase from 175 ypg LY to 268 ypg TY while allowing 2 less sacks (6.2% LY to 4.1% TY). USU has our #52 off and #38 def. On defense the Aggies are among the NCAA Cameron Webb Chuck Jacobs leaders in points allowed (15.4, #8) and sacks/gm (3.25, #8). They are led by LB s Jake Doughty (#1 tkl r) and Zach Vigil (#2 tkl r.) They are better across the board as their rush ypg improved UT USU UT USU UT USU UT USU QB - 1/2 RB - 1/2 WR 1/2 - CCH - 4 UT s Campbell cch d in LY s but we from allowing 128 ypg (3.5) LY to 112 ypg (2.9) TY while their pass ypg improved from 238 ypg UT USU CHECKLIST COMMENTS prefer Andersen s experience. (60.5%, 17-4 ratio) LY to just 213 ypg (54.5%, ratio) TY (our #19 pass eff def). USU has our OL - 1/2 UT avg , 1 Sr, 23 sk all d (5.7%), 4.9 ypc. Turf/ - 44 Aggies will obviously have the crowd edge and #29 ranked ST s unit as Cameron Webb led the WAC in PR avg 8.8 ypr. USU avg , 0 Sr, 16 sk all d (4.1%), 5.3 ypc. Crowd will be hungry after losing here LY to a MAC tm. While USU clearly has the better offense and defense on paper, we re a little concerned about their The winner can very well come down to Utah DL - 44 UT avg , 9 of tm s 24 sks (38%), 4.9 ypc. MTCH - - psyche as LY they had 7 wins and ended up in the same as this year with 10 wins. The Aggies St s #19 pass D vs Toledo s receivers. are only 2 missed FG s away from an undefeated season and the players (and even coaches) will USU avg , 18 of tm s 39 sks (46%), 2.9 ypc. UT has been competitive not losing any gm be thinking what if. Granted, Toledo will not have much of a fan base, they have gone 4-0 as an AD LB - 4 Molls #1 tkl r w/166, 6 tfl, Bell #2 w/93, 2.5 tfl. INT 4 - by more than 7 pts. including only losing to Arizona and Orange Bowl bound Northern Ill by 7 each. Anytime we can grab Doughty #1 tkl r w/101, 3.5 tfl, Vigil #2 w/96, 9.5 tfl. DB - 4 UT #77 pass eff D, 296 ypg (61%), ratio. ST 4 - SCH UTAH ST double digits with a potent offense that is avg 33 ppg, it makes a great play in these non-nyd s. 1/2 - USU #19 pass eff D, 213 ypg (55%), ratio. by 5' s FORECAST: TOLEDO (+) over Utah St RATING: 2H 3

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Tenn W O 13 Florida Atl L O 20 at WKU OT W O 27 S Alabama L N 3 Louisiana L N 8 at Ark St (Th) L N 17 North Texas W N 24 at FIU OT W (SU: 9-3 ATS: 9-3) Field Turf (SU: 7-5 ATS: 4-7-1) S 1 Nicholls St PPD S 8 Wisconsin W S 15 S 22 at UCLA W S 29 at Arizona W O 6 Wash St L O 13 at BYU W O 20 Utah (HC) W O 27 at Washington L N 3 Arizona St W N 10 at Stanford W N 17 California W N 24 Oregon L Nicholls St W TEXAS (SU: 8-4 ATS: 5-7) Field Turf S 1 Wyoming L S 8 N Mexico W S 15 at Mississippi W S 22 S 29 at Oklahoma St W O 6 W Virginia L O 13 Oklahoma L O 20 Baylor L O 27 at Kansas L N 3 at Texas Tech W N 10 Iowa St W N 17 N 22 TCU (Th) L at Kansas St L TCU S 1 S 8 Grambling St T S 15 at Kansas L S 22 Virginia W S 29 at SMU L O 6 Iowa St L O 13 at Baylor W O 20 TX Tech (HC) 3OT L O 27 at Okla St L N 3 at W Virg 2OT W N 10 Kansas St L N 17 N 22 at Texas (Th) W Oklahoma L MICHIGAN STATE (SU: 6-6 ATS: 4-8) A 31 Boise St (F) L S 8 at C Michigan W S 15 Notre Dame L S 22 E Michigan L S 29 Ohio St L 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5 IOWA ST (SU: 6-6 ATS: 5-6-1) S 1 Tulsa W S 8 at Iowa W S 15 W Illinois L S 22 S 29 Texas Tech L O 6 at TCU W O 13 Kansas St T O 20 at Oklahoma St L O 27 Baylor (HC) W N 3 Oklahoma L N 10 at Texas L N 17 at Kansas W N 23 West Virginia L TULSA (SU: 10-3 ATS: 8-5) S 1 at Iowa St L S 8 Tulane W S 15 Nicholls St W S 22 Fresno St L S 29 at UAB L O 6 at Marshall W O 11 UTEP (Th) W O 20 Rice (HC) L O 27 N 3 at Arkansas W N 10 at Houston W N 17 UCF W N 24 at SMU L UCF OT W NORTHERN ILLINOIS (SU: 12-1 ATS: 9-4) CLEMSON Grass (SU: 10-2 ATS: 7-5) S 1 Auburn W S 8 Ball St L S 15 Furman L S 22 at Florida St W S 29 at Boston Coll W O 6 Geo Tech W O 13 O 20 Virg Tech W O 25 at Wake Forest (Th) W N 3 at Duke W N 10 Maryland (HC) W N 17 NC State L N 24 S Carolina L LSU Field Turf (SU: 10-2 ATS: 5-7) FieldTurf S 1 Iowa W S 8 UT Martin W S 15 at Army L S 22 Kansas L S 29 C Michigan W O 6 at Ball St W O 13 Buffalo (HC) W O 20 at Akron W O 27 at W Michigan W N 3 Massachusetts W N 10 N 14 Toledo (W) L N 23 at E Mich (F) W Kent St 2OT L FLORIDA STATE (SU: 11-2 ATS: 4-8)*called early Grass S 1 Murray St W S 8 Savannah St L -62 * 55-0 S 15 Wake Forest W S 22 Clemson L S 29 at USF L O 6 at NC State L O 13 Boston Coll W O 20 at Miami, Fl L O 27 Duke (HC) W N 3 N 8 at Virg Tech (Th) L N 17 at Maryland L N 24 Florida L Georgia Tech L Grass S 1 North Texas L S 8 Washington W S 15 Idaho W S 22 at Auburn L S 29 Towson L O 6 at Florida L O 13 S Carolina L O 20 at Texas A&M W O 27 N 3 Alabama W N 10 Mississippi St W N 17 Mississippi L N 23 at Arkansas (F) L LOUISVILLE (SU: 10-2 ATS: 5-7) S 2 Kentucky (S) W S 8 Missouri St L S 15 N Carolina W S 22 at FIU L S 29 at S Miss L O 6 O 13 at Pittsburgh W O 20 USF L O 26 Cincinnati (F) OT L N 3 Temple W N 10 at Syracuse L N 17 N 24 Connecticut 3OT L N 29 at Rutgers (Th) W FLORIDA (SU: 11-1 ATS: 7-5) S 1 Bowling Green L S 8 at Texas A&M W S 15 at Tennessee W S 22 Kentucky W S 29 O 6 LSU W O 13 at Vanderbilt W O 20 S Carolina W O 27 Georgia L N 3 Missouri L N 10 Louisiana (HC) L N 17 Jacksonville St L N 24 at Florida St W PURDUE Grass (SU: 6-6 ATS: 6-6) S 1 E Kentucky W S 8 at Notre Dame W S 15 E Michigan W S 22 S 29 Marshall L O 6 Michigan L O 13 Wisconsin (HC) L O 20 at Ohio St OT W O 27 at Minnesota L N 3 Penn St L N 10 at Iowa W N 17 at Illinois L N 24 Indiana W OKLAHOMA ST (SU: 7-5 ATS: 7-5) Synthetic Turf NORTHWESTERN Grass P.A.T. 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(SU: 10-2 ATS: 7-4-1) Grass (SU: 11-2 ATS: 8-5) Grass (SU: 11-2 ATS: 6-6-1) S 1 Savannah St W S 1 Jackson St W A 30 at Vanderbilt (Th) L S 1 Buffalo L S 8 at Arizona L S 8 Auburn W S 8 E Carolina W S 8 at Missouri W S 15 Louisiana W S 15 at Troy L S 15 UAB W S 15 Florida Atl L S 22 S 22 S Alabama L S 22 Missouri W S 22 Vanderbilt W S 29 Texas L S 29 S 29 at Kentucky T S 29 Tennessee L O 6 O 6 at Kentucky W O 6 Georgia W O 6 at S Carolina L O 13 at Kansas L O 13 Tennessee W O 13 at LSU W O 13 O 20 Iowa St (HC) W O 20 Middle Tenn W O 20 at Florida L O 20 at Kentucky L O 27 TCU W O 27 at Alabama L O 27 Tennessee L O 27 Florida W N 3 at Kansas St L N 3 Texas A&M L N 3 N 3 Mississippi W N 10 W Virginia W N 10 at LSU L N 10 Arkansas W N 10 at Auburn W N 17 Texas Tech W N 17 Arkansas W N 17 Wofford L N 17 Georgia Sthrn L N 24 at Oklahoma OT W N 24 at Mississippi L N 24 at Clemson W N 24 Georgia Tech W at Baylor L Alabama W KANSAS STATE FieldTurf (SU: 11-1 ATS: 9-2-1) FieldTurf S 1 Missouri St W S 8 Miami, Fl W S 15 North Texas L S 22 at Oklahoma W S 29 O 6 Kansas W O 13 at Iowa St T O 20 at W Virginia W O 27 Texas Tech (HC) W N 3 Oklahoma St W N 10 at TCU W N 17 at Baylor L N 24 Texas W OREGON Grass (SU: 11-1 ATS: 7-5) FieldTurf S 1 Arkansas St L S 8 Fresno St L S 15 Tenn Tech L S 22 Arizona W S 29 Wash St L O 6 Washington W O 13 O 18 at Ariz St (Th) W O 27 Colorado W N 3 at USC W N 10 at California W N 17 Stanford OT L N 24 at Oregon St W TEXAS A&M (SU: 10-2 ATS: 7-5) S 1 at LA Tech PPD S 8 Florida L S 15 at SMU W S 22 S Caro St W S 29 Arkansas W O 6 at Mississippi L O 13 LA Tech L O 20 LSU L O 27 at Auburn W N 3 at Miss St W N 10 at Alabama W N 17 Sam Houston St L N 24 Missouri W OKLAHOMA (SU: 10-2 ATS: 6-6) S 1 at UTEP L S 8 Florida A&M W S 15 S 22 Kansas St L S 29 O 6 at Texas Tech W O 13 Texas W O 20 Kansas W O 27 Notre Dame L N 3 at Iowa St W N 10 Baylor L N 17 at West Virginia L N 24 Okla St OT L at TCU W PITTSBURGH Grass (SU: 6-6 ATS: 8-4) S 1 Youngstown St L S 6 at Cincinnati (Th) L S 15 Virg Tech W S 22 Gardner-Webb W S 29 O 5 at Syracuse (F) W O 13 Louisville L O 20 at Buffalo W O 27 Temple W N 3 at Notre Dame 3OT W N 9 at Conn (F) L N 17 N 24 Rutgers W at USF W MISSISSIPPI Grass (SU: 6-6 ATS: 9-3) S 1 Central Ark W S 8 UTEP W S 15 Texas L S 22 at Tulane W S 29 at Alabama W O 6 Texas A&M W O 13 Auburn (HC) W O 20 O 27 at Arkansas W N 3 at Georgia L N 10 Vanderbilt L N 17 at LSU W N 24 Miss St W ARKANSAS STATE Grass (SU: 9-3 ATS: 8-4) S 1 at Oregon W S 8 Memphis L S 15 at Nebraska L S 22 Alcorn St W S 29 WKU L O 4 at FIU (Th) W O 13 S Alab (HC) L O 23 at Louisiana (Tue) W O 27 N 3 at North Texas W N 8 ULM (Th) W N 17 at Troy W N 24 Middle Tenn W KENT ST Astro Play (SU: 11-2 ATS: 11-2) A 30 Towson (Th) W S 8 at Kentucky L S 15 S 19 at Buffalo (W) W S 29 Ball St W O 6 at E Mich W O 13 at Army W O 20 W Michigan W O 27 at Rutgers W N 3 Akron L N 10 at Miami, Oh W N 17 at Bowling Grn W N 23 Ohio (F) W N Ill 2OT W TOUGHEST OPPONENTS BY OPPONENT WIN % Grass A 31 San Jose St (F) L S 8 Duke W S 15 USC W S 22 S 27 at Wash (Th) L O 6 Arizona OT L O 13 at Notre Dame OT T O 20 at California W O 27 Washington St L N 3 at Colorado W N 10 Oregon St L N 17 at Oregon OT W N 24 at UCLA W UCLA L ALABAMA ProGreen (SU: 12-1 ATS: 6-7) Grass S 1 Michigan W S 8 WKU L S 15 at Arkansas W S 22 Florida Atl L S 29 Mississippi L O 6 O 13 at Missouri W O 20 at Tennessee W O 27 Miss St W N 3 at LSU L N 10 Texas A&M L N 17 W Carolina L N 24 Auburn W Georgia L NOTRE DAME Field Turf (SU: 12-0 ATS: 7-4-1) Grass S 1 Navy W S 8 Purdue L S 15 at Michigan St W S 22 Michigan W S 29 O 6 Miami, Fl W O 13 Stanford OT T O 20 BYU L O 27 at Oklahoma W N 3 Pittsburgh 3OT L N 10 at Boston Coll L N 17 Wake Forest W N 24 at USC W On the front page of this edition of Power Sweep we list which teams played the toughest schedules and that is indeed the best method of ranking the strength of opponent played. For comparison s sake, here is a listing of the final records of each team s opponents in Taking out the team s own record from their opponents stats the numbers reflect only how their opponents did against other teams. For example Notre Dame s opponents are listed at % if you add the Notre Dame s record they would be %. OPP OPP OPP TMS W/ OPP OPP OPP TMS W/ OPP OPP OPP TMS W/ OPP OPP OPP TMS W/ OPP OPP OPP TMS W/ WINS LOSS WIN% WIN REC WINS LOSS WIN% WIN REC WINS LOSS WIN% WIN REC WINS LOSS WIN% WIN REC WINS LOSS WIN% WIN REC 1 Florida % 9 26 Iowa % 5 50 Wake Forest % 7 76 Texas St % Connecticut % 5 2 Missouri % 9 27 Nebraska % 8 50 Purdue % 6 76 San Diego St % Houston % 4 3 Kentucky % 9 28 Miami, Oh % 8 53 Buffalo % 6 76 BYU % UTEP % 5 4 Texas A&M % 6 29 USC % 8 54 Texas % 7 79 Akron % Troy % 6 5 Auburn % 9 30 Iowa St % 9 54 Virginia Tech % 6 80 Navy % East Carolina % 5 5 Arkansas % 9 30 Illinois % 7 56 Georgia Tech % 7 81 Minnesota % Massachusetts % 5 7 Kansas % Army % 7 57 Indiana % 7 82 UNLV % UCF % 4 8 Stanford % 9 33 Oklahoma St % 9 58 Washington St % 8 83 FIU % Tulsa % 3 9 Michigan St % 7 33 West Virginia % 8 59 Texas Tech % 7 83 Florida St % Marshall % 5 10 California % 9 35 Oregon % 8 60 Ball St % 5 83 Vanderbilt % Louisiana Tech % 4 10 South Carolina % 7 36 Oregon St % 8 61 TCU % 7 86 Tulane % South Alabama % 7 12 Arizona % 9 37 Pittsburgh % 6 62 Arkansas St % 6 86 UAB % WKU % 5 12 Notre Dame % 7 38 Georgia % 5 63 North Texas % 7 88 Rutgers % Kent St % 5 14 Baylor % 9 39 Colorado % 9 64 Colorado St % 6 89 UTSA % Louisville % 4 15 USF % 9 39 Penn St % 6 64 Toledo % 6 90 Western Michigan % Central Michigan % 4 16 LSU % 7 41 Washington % 7 66 Temple % 6 91 Arizona St % Boise St % 4 17 Mississippi % 8 41 San Jose St % 7 67 Mississippi St % 5 92 NC State % ULM % 5 17 Michigan % 5 43 Duke % 6 67 Clemson % 4 93 Hawaii % Nevada % 3 19 Wisconsin % 6 44 Alabama % 6 69 Ohio St % 5 94 Maryland % New Mexico % 5 20 Eastern Michigan % 7 45 Florida Atlantic % 8 70 Wyoming % 7 94 North Carolina % Rice % 4 20 Miami, Fl % 6 46 Cincinnati % 6 71 Utah % 8 96 New Mexico St % Air Force % 5 22 Oklahoma % 8 47 Kansas St % 8 71 Northwestern % 6 96 Memphis % Bowling Green % 4 23 Tennessee % 8 48 Boston College % 6 73 Southern Miss % 6 98 SMU % Ohio % 4 24 Idaho % 9 49 UCLA % 7 74 Louisiana % 6 98 Utah St % N Illinois % 3 24 Syracuse % 6 50 Virginia % 7 75 Fresno St % 5 98 Middle Tenn % 5 The above chart shows the combined records of the opponents each team faced. Opponent s win percentage is the sole component of the NCAA s ranking of toughest opponents faced. Although this is a useful system, it doesn t really take into account the actual strength of the opponent faced as a team like a Alabama at 12-1 is the same as facing a 12-1 Northern Illinois team and we know that is not accurate. Also if a team played a FCS/ IAA opponent such as Albany which finished 9-2, this system would rate them tougher of an opponent as Oregon St. It is interesting to note that of the teams that played the toughest 7 schedules 5 did not make a. On the flip side of the 13 teams that placed the easiest schedule 12 made s in Northern Illinois becoming the first BCS buster to not be undefeated. 5

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7 ARIZONA (SU: 4-9 ATS: 5-7-1) G TOTAL S 9 Seattle W S 16 at New England W S 23 Philadelphia W S 30 Miami OT L O 4 at St Louis (Th) L O 14 Buffalo OT L O 21 at Minnesota T O 29 San Fran (M) L N 4 at Green Bay L N 11 BYE N 18 at Atlanta W N 25 St Louis L D 2 at NY Jets W D 9 at Seattle L Detroit D 23 Chicago D 30 at San Francisco CHICAGO (SU: 8-5 ATS: 6-7) G TOTAL S 9 Indianapolis W S 13 at Green Bay (Th) L S 23 St Louis W O 1 at Dallas (M) W O 7 at Jacksonville W O 14 BYE O 22 Detroit (M) L O 28 Carolina L N 4 at Tennessee W N 11 Houston (N) L N 19 at San Fran (M) L N 25 Minnesota W D 2 Seattle OT L D 9 at Minnesota L Green Bay D 23 at Arizona D 30 at Detroit DETROIT (SU: 4-9 ATS: 4-8-1) A TOTAL S 9 St Louis L S 16 at San Fran (N) L S 23 at Tennessee OT L S 30 Minnesota L O 7 BYE O 14 at Philadelphia OT W O 22 at Chicago (M) W O 28 Seattle W N 4 at Jacksonville W N 11 at Minnesota L N 18 Green Bay L N 22 Houston OT T D 2 Indianapolis L D 9 at Green Bay (N) L at Arizona D 22 Atlanta (Sat) D 30 Chicago KANSAS CITY (SU: 2-11 ATS: 5-8) G TOTAL S 9 Atlanta L S 16 at Buffalo L S 23 at New Orleans OT W S 30 San Diego L O 7 Baltimore W O 14 at Tampa Bay L O 21 BYE O 28 Oakland L N 1 at San Diego (Th) L N 12 at Pittsburgh (M) OT W N 18 Cincinnati L N 25 Denver W D2 Carolina W D 9 at Cleveland L at Oakland D 23 Indianapolis D 30 at Denver NY GIANTS (SU: 8-5 ATS: 7-6) A TOTAL S 5 Dallas (W) L S 16 Tampa Bay L S 20 at Carolina (Th) W S 30 at Philadelphia (N) W O 7 Cleveland W O 14 at San Francisco W O 21 Washington L O 28 at Dallas W N 4 Pittsburgh L N 11 at Cincinnati L N 18 BYE N 25 Green Bay (N) W D 3 at Washington (M) L D 9 New Orleans W at Atlanta D 23 at Baltimore D 30 Philadelphia ST LOUIS (SU: ATS: 9-4) A TOTAL S 9 at Detroit W S 16 Washington W S 23 at Chicago L S 30 Seattle W O 4 Arizona (Th) W O 14 at Miami W O 21 Green Bay L O 28 New Eng (London) L N 4 BYE N 11 at San Fran OT W N 18 NY Jets L N 25 at Arizona W D 2 San Fran OT W D 9 at Buffalo W Minnesota D 23 at Tampa Bay D 30 at Seattle TENNESSEE (SU: 4-9 ATS: 5-8) G TOTAL S 9 New England L S 16 at San Diego L S 23 Detroit OT W S 30 at Houston L O 7 at Minnesota L O 11 Pittsburgh (Th) W O 21 at Buffalo W O 28 Indianapolis OT L N 4 Chicago L N 11 at Miami W N 18 BYE N 25 at Jacksonville L D 2 Houston L D 9 at Indianapolis W D 23 D 30 NY Jets (M) at Green Bay Jacksonville ATLANTA (SU: 11-2 ATS: 7-5-1) A TOTAL S 9 at Kansas City W S 17 Denver (M) W S 23 at San Diego W S 30 Carolina L O 7 at Washington W O 14 Oakland L O 21 BYE O 28 at Philadelphia W N 4 Dallas (N) W N 11 at New Orleans L N 18 Arizona L N 25 at Tampa Bay T N 29 New Orleans (Th) W D 9 at Carolina L NY Giants D 22 at Detroit (Sat) D 30 Tampa Bay CINCINNATI (SU: 7-6 ATS: 6-6-1) A TOTAL S 10 at Baltimore (M) L S 16 Cleveland T S 23 at Washington W S 30 at Jacksonville W O 7 Miami L O 14 at Cleveland L O 21 Pittsburgh (N) L O 28 BYE N 4 Denver L N 11 NY Giants W N 18 at Kansas City W N 25 Oakland W D 2 at San Diego W D 9 Dallas L at Philadelphia (Th) D 23 at Pittsburgh D 30 Baltimore GREEN BAY (SU: 9-4 ATS: 7-6) G TOTAL S 9 San Francisco L S 13 Chicago (Th) W S 24 at Seattle (M) L S 30 New Orleans L O 7 at Indianapolis L O 14 at Houston (N) W O 21 at St Louis W O 28 Jacksonville L N 4 Arizona W N 11 BYE N 18 at Detroit W N 25 at NY Giants (N) L D 2 Minnesota W D 9 Detroit (N) W at Chicago D 23 Tennessee D 30 at Minnesota MIAMI (SU: 5-8 ATS: 5-7-1) G TOTAL S 9 at Houston L S 16 Oakland W S 23 NY Jets OT L S 30 at Arizona OT W O 7 at Cincinnati W O 14 St Louis L O 21 BYE O 28 at NY Jets W N 4 at Indianapolis L N 11 Tennessee L N 15 at Buffalo (Th) L N 25 Seattle W D 2 New England T D 9 at San Francisco L Jacksonville D 23 Buffalo D 30 at New England NY JETS (SU: 6-7 ATS: 7-6) A TOTAL S 9 Buffalo W S 16 at Pittsburgh L S 23 at Miami OT W S 30 San Francisco L O 8 Houston (M) W O 14 Indianapolis W O 21 at New England OT W O 28 Miami L N 4 BYE N 11 at Seattle L N 18 at St Louis W N 22 New England (Th) L D 2 Arizona L D 9 at Jacksonville W at Tennessee (M) D 23 San Diego (N) D 30 at Buffalo SAN DIEGO (SU: 5-8 ATS: 6-7) G TOTAL S 10 at Oakland (M) W S 16 Tennessee W S 23 Atlanta L S 30 at Kansas City W O 7 at New Orleans (N) L O 15 Denver (M) L E O 21 BYE O 28 at Cleveland L N 1 Kansas City (Th) W N 11 at Tampa Bay L N 18 at Denver W N 25 Baltimore OT L D 2 Cincinnati L D 9 at Pittsburgh W Carolina D 23 at NY Jets (N) D 30 Oakland WASHINGTON (SU: 7-6 ATS: 7-6) G TOTAL S 9 at New Orleans W S 16 at St Louis L S 23 Cincinnati L S 30 at Tampa Bay W O 7 Atlanta L O 14 Minnesota W E O 21 at NY Giants W O 28 at Pittsburgh L N 4 Carolina L N 11 BYE N 18 Philadelphia W N 22 at Dallas (Th) W D 3 NY Giants (M) W D 9 Baltimore OT W at Cleveland D 23 at Philadelphia D 30 Dallas BALTIMORE (SU: 9-4 ATS: 5-8) A TOTAL S 10 Cincinnati (M) W S 16 at Philadelphia W S 23 New England (N) L S 27 Cleveland (Th) L O 7 at Kansas City L O 14 Dallas L O 21 at Houston L O 28 BYE N 4 at Cleveland W N 11 Oakland W N 18 at Pittsburgh (N) L N 25 at San Diego OT W D 2 Pittsburgh L D 9 at Washington OT L Denver D 23 NY Giants D 30 at Cincinnati CLEVELAND (SU: 5-8 ATS 8-4-1) G TOTAL S 9 Philadelphia W S 16 at Cincinnati T S 23 Buffalo L S 27 at Baltimore (Th) W O 7 at NY Giants L O 14 Cincinnati W O 21 at Indianapolis L O 28 San Diego W N 4 Baltimore L N 11 BYE N 18 at Dallas OT W N 25 Pittsburgh W D 2 at Oakland W D 9 Kansas City W Washington D 23 at Denver D 30 at Pittsburgh HOUSTON (SU: 11-1 ATS: 8-3-1) G TOTAL S 9 Miami W S 16 at Jacksonville W S 23 at Denver W S 30 Tennessee W O 8 at NY Jets (M) L O 14 Green Bay (N) L O 21 Baltimore W O 28 BYE N 4 Buffalo W N 11 at Chicago (N) W N 18 Jacksonville OT L N 22 at Detroit (Th) OT T D 2 at Tennessee W at New England (M) 6 Indianapolis D 23 Minnesota D 30 at Indianapolis MINNESOTA (SU: 7-6 ATS: 5-7-1) A TOTAL S 9 Jacksonville OT L S 16 at Indianapolis L S 23 San Francisco W S 30 at Detroit W O 7 Tennessee W O 14 at Washington L E O 21 Arizona T O 25 Tampa Bay (Th) L N 4 at Seattle L N 11 Detroit W N 18 BYE N 25 at Chicago L D 2 at Green Bay L D 9 Chicago W at St Louis D 23 at Houston D 30 Green Bay OAKLAND (SU: 3-10 ATS: 3-10) G TOTAL S 10 San Diego (M) L S 16 at Miami L S 23 Pittsburgh OT W S 30 at Denver L O 7 BYE O 14 at Atlanta W O 21 Jacksonville OT L O 28 at Kansas City W N 4 Tampa Bay L N 11 at Baltimore L N 18 New Orleans L N 25 at Cincinnati L D 2 Cleveland L D 6 Denver (Th) L D 23 Kansas City at Carolina D 30 at San Diego SAN FRANCISCO (SU: ATS: 8-4-1) G TOTAL S 9 at Green Bay W S 16 Detroit (N) W S 23 at Minnesota L S 30 at NY Jets W O 7 Buffalo W O 14 NY Giants L O 18 Seattle (Th) T O 29 at Arizona (M) W N 4 BYE N 11 St Louis OT L N 19 Chicago (M) W N 25 at New Orleans W D 2 at St Louis OT L D 9 Miami W at New England (N) D 23 at Seattle D 30 Arizona BUFFALO (SU: 5-8 ATS: 6-7) A TOTAL S 9 at NY Jets L S 16 Kansas City W S 23 at Cleveland W S 30 New England L O 7 at San Francisco L O 14 at Arizona OT W O 21 Tennessee L O 28 BYE N 4 at Houston L N 11 at New England W N 15 Miami (Th) W N 25 at Indianapolis L D 2 Jacksonville W D 9 St Louis L Seattle (Toronto) D 23 at Miami D 30 NY Jets DALLAS (SU: 7-6 ATS: 6-7) A TOTAL S 5 at NY Giants (W) W S 16 at Seattle L S 23 Tampa Bay L O 1 Chicago (M) L O 7 BYE O 14 at Baltimore W O 21 at Carolina W O 28 NY Giants L N 4 at Atlanta (N) L N 11 at Philadelphia W N 18 Cleveland OT L N 22 Washington L D 2 Philadelphia (N) W D 9 at Cincinnati W Pittsburgh D 23 New Orleans D 30 at Washington INDIANAPOLIS (SU: 9-4 ATS: 8-5) A TOTAL S 9 at Chicago L S 16 Minnesota W S 23 Jacksonville L S 30 BYE O 7 Green Bay W O 14 at NY Jets L O 21 Cleveland W O 28 at Tennessee OT W N 4 Miami W N 8 at Jacksonville (Th) W N 18 at New England L N 25 Buffalo W D 2 at Detroit W D 9 Tennessee L at Houston D 23 at Kansas City D 30 Houston NEW ENGLAND (SU: 9-3 ATS: 7-4-1) A TOTAL S 9 at Tennessee W S 16 Arizona L S 23 at Baltimore (N) W S 30 at Buffalo W O 7 Denver W O 14 at Seattle L O 21 NY Jets OT L O 28 St Louis (London) W N 4 BYE N 11 Buffalo L N 18 Indianapolis W N 22 at NY Jets (Th) W D 2 at Miami T Houston (M) 6 San Francisco (N) D 23 at Jacksonville D 30 Miami PHILADELPHIA (SU: 5-8 ATS: 2-11) G TOTAL S 9 at Cleveland L S 16 Baltimore L S 23 at Arizona L S 30 NY Giants (N) L O 7 at Pittsburgh W O 14 Detroit OT L O 21 BYE O 28 Atlanta L N 5 at New Orleans (M) L N 11 Dallas L N 18 at Washington L N 26 Carolina (M) L D 2 at Dallas (N) L D 9 at Tampa Bay W Cincinnati (Th) D 23 Washington D 30 at NY Giants SEATTLE (SU: 8-5 ATS: 8-4-1) A TOTAL S 9 at Arizona L S 16 Dallas W S 24 Green Bay (M) W S 30 at St Louis L O 7 at Carolina W O 14 New England W O 18 at San Fran (Th) T O 28 at Detroit L N 4 Minnesota W N 11 NY Jets W N 18 BYE N 25 at Miami L D 2 at Chicago OT W D 9 Arizona W at Buffalo (Toronto) D 23 San Francisco D 30 St Louis CAROLINA (SU: 3-9 ATS: 5-7) G TOTAL S 9 at Tampa Bay L S 16 New Orleans W S 20 NY Giants (Th) L S 30 at Atlanta W O 7 Seattle L O 14 BYE O 21 Dallas L O 28 at Chicago W N 4 at Washington W N 11 Denver L N 18 Tampa Bay OT L N 26 at Philadelphia (M) W D 2 at Kansas City L D 9 Atlanta W at San Diego D 23 Oakland D 30 at New Orleans DENVER (SU: 10-3 ATS: 8-5) G TOTAL S 9 Pittsburgh (N) W S 17 at Atlanta (M) L S 23 Houston L S 30 Oakland W O 7 at New England L O 15 at San Diego (M) W E O 21 BYE O 28 New Orleans (N) W N 4 at Cincinnati W N 11 at Carolina W N 18 San Diego L N 25 at Kansas City L D 2 Tampa Bay W D 6 at Oakland (Th) W at Baltimore D 23 Cleveland D 30 Kansas City JACKSONVILLE (SU: 2-11 ATS: 6-7) G TOTAL S 9 at Minnesota OT W S 16 Houston L S 23 at Indianapolis W S 30 Cincinnati L O 7 Chicago L O 14 BYE O 21 at Oakland OT W O 28 at Green Bay W N 4 Detroit L N 8 Indianapolis (Th) L N 18 at Houston OT W N 25 Tennessee W D 2 at Buffalo L D 9 NY Jets L at Miami D 23 New England D 30 at Tennessee NEW ORLEANS (SU: 5-8 ATS: 6-7) A TOTAL S 9 Washington L S 16 at Carolina L S 23 Kansas City OT L S 30 at Green Bay W O 7 San Diego (N) W O 14 BYE O 21 at Tampa Bay W O 28 at Denver (N) L N 5 Philadelphia (M) W N 11 Atlanta W N 18 at Oakland W N 25 San Francisco L N 29 at Atlanta (Th) L D 9 at NY Giants L Tampa Bay D 23 at Dallas D 30 Carolina PITTSBURGH (SU: 7-6 ATS: 6-7) G TOTAL S 9 at Denver (N) L S 16 NY Jets W S 23 at Oakland OT L S 30 BYE O 7 Philadelphia L O 11 at Tennessee (Th) L O 21 at Cincinnati (N) W O 28 Washington W N 4 at NY Giants W N 12 Kansas City (M) OT L N 18 Baltimore (N) W N 25 at Cleveland L D 2 at Baltimore W D 9 San Diego L at Dallas D 23 Cincinnati D 30 Cleveland TAMPA BAY (SU: 6-7 ATS: 8-4-1) G TOTAL S 9 Carolina W S 16 at NY Giants W S 23 at Dallas W S 30 Washington L O 7 BYE O 14 Kansas City W O 21 New Orleans L O 25 at Minnesota (Th) W N 4 at Oakland W N 11 San Diego W N 18 at Carolina OT W N 25 Atlanta T D 2 at Denver L D 9 Philadelphia L at New Orleans D 23 St Louis D 30 at Atlanta LOGS UPDATED ALL SEASON 4 PAGES-124 COLLEGE AND ALL NFL TEAMS All the ATS & SU Results Updated for you weekly! 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8 4 Excellent 3 Very Good 2 Good PRO SELECTIONS WK 15 HOME TEAM IN CAPS KEY SELECTIONS 4H HOUSTON over Indianapolis - The Texans are home after 3 straight road games capped off by facing the Patriots on MNF. Indy was in a favorable spot LW at home vs a Tennessee team with a young QB behind a depleted OL and new play caller. While Luck deserves credit for rallying vs DET keep in mind that while he s avg d 306 ypg on the road TY he also has completed just 55% w/a 8-13 ratio as well. HOU has solid stat edges with the #5 and #6 units (+14 TO s) vs the Colts #7 and #22 units (-16 TO s). Injuries are starting to crack the Colts defense as they ve given up 121 (4.8) ypg rush the L4W and have a 12-4 ratio on the road with just 9 sks. Prior to LW s games Foster had more yds rushing (1,102) than the Colts top 3 rushers (Ballard, Brown, Luck) combined (1,101). Look for Phillips to turn loose the Bulls on Parade defense on Luck to set the tone for who rules the AFC South right now. FORECAST: HOUSTON 30 Indianapolis 3 3H NY Giants over ATLANTA - The defending SB Champs take on TY s #1 seed in the NFC. The Giants have covered 5 straight as an AD winning 4 outright and have the #9 and #20 units (+6 TO s) vs a tougher sked TY while ATL has the #8 and #20 units (+6 TO s) vs arguably the easiest schedule in the league. This is the 1st team ATL has faced w/a winning record since DEN back in Wk 2 and only the 3rd team with a pass rush (DEN/ARZ) in the top 14 all year (NYG #13). The Giants are 7-2 ATS vs foes with a winning record and if made a dog they are 8-2 ATS in that role incl knocking off SF We played against Atlanta LW as our top LPS as they were outgained in the 1H!! The Falcons gave up only 2 sacks LW and despite only allowing 7 sacks in the L/5 games Ryan has a 7-8 ratio. He may face his toughest pass rush all season as NY has already totaled 4+ sacks 4 times this year. How good is this 11-2 Falcons team that has played the WEAKEST schedule and has only outgained it s opponents by 12 ypg? FORECAST: NY Giants 24 ATLANTA 13 OTHER SELECTION 2H Denver over BALTIMORE - The key to the Ravens defense strength for so long is that while they have had player/coach turnover the system has stayed the same making it easy to carry forward. It is also a weakness when a QB like Peyton who has a 7-0 SU/ATS record vs them shows up. Manning has avg d 248 ypg (64%) w/a 13-5 ratio in that span and he now faces the #23 pass defense that isn t what is used to be. Denver has huge stat edges with the #4 and #4 edges (-2 TO s) vs Baltimore #18 and #24 units (+12 TO s). While Peyton may not be quite as electric as he used to be but he s also got the best supporting defensive unit he s ever had. The Ravens reputation is actually working against while they are 20-2 SU at home they are on a 2-6 ATS run. This is the time of year that BAL gets RB Rice rolling but Denver has held 6 of the L/7 foes to an avg of 67 ypg (3.1) rush and the Ravens WR s aren t lighting it up TY. Added rest and an easy Thursday win negates the travel and we ll call for the Broncos here. FORECAST: Denver 31 BALTIMORE 21 OTHER GAMES Cincinnati at PHILADELPHIA - Thursday - This will be the final nationally televised game with Andy Reid with the Eagles. Both teams were involved with last second finishes LW as Foles led the Eagles on a 64/13pl GW drive scoring on the last play while Cincinnati allowed 10 pts in the final 6:35 incl a FG on the final play. Can the Eagles win at home for the first time since Sept or will the Bengals make it 5 road wins in B2B seasons? Start off this GAME OF THE YEAR weekend with a winning Thursday night Marquee!! Green Bay 30 CHICAGO 23 - The Packers are 8-2 SU/ATS (inc playoffs) in the series winning the previous meeting as a 4.5 pt HF. GB dominated every facet of the game with a yd edge, pulled in 7 sks forcing 4 ints (10 pts) and scored a TD on a fake FG. Rodgers has fared very well vs the Bears avg 244 ypg (70%) w/a 16-6 ratio and he gets a big break with Urlacher (hamstring) out. GB has avg d +56 ypg/ 26 ppg vs top 10 defenses TY and their 3-2 SU/ATS mark is due to the fact they were force feeding the ground game to start the season. Chicago finished with a but Culter threw an int that was ret d to the C5 and threw a pick 6. GB has won & covered 7 straight NFC North games w/a avg score and we ll side with the visitor with a 10-3 ATS record in Dec with playoff need vs a depleted Bears team that is 4-10 ATS in Dec. NEW ORLEANS 30 Tampa Bay 27 - TB is 3-6 ATS vs the Saints including a loss as a 1 pt HD as the teams combined for 971 yds. On the final drive TB drove down to the NO 9 but the receiver was pushed out of bounds before catching the ball and the td was nullified on a penalty. This is a favorable matchup for Brees who has avg d 285 ypg (68%) w/a ratio vs the #32 pass defense. The Bucs came out of their bye week winning 5 of 6 and they were the talk of the NFL and with the players excited Schiano s strict rules were easier to take. Now after a loss at Denver and 2 home losses by a combined 3 points the season may start to wear on this very young team. Brees has shown us the L2W that he will play out this season regardless of their record and what better way to show an up and coming challenger in your div that they are not at your level yet by sweeping them. ST LOUIS 20 Minnesota 13 - With both teams being longshots for the playoffs the Rams are playing for improvement for 2013 but the Vikings are trying to get Peterson to 2000 yds rushing. In 6 games vs teams with a quality run game (WAS, CHI, SEA, SF, BUF) the Rams have allowed 142 ypg rushing (4.6) and the turf here plays to Peterson s strength. Ponder who (had 91 yds LW at home) hasn t impressed on the road TY avg 175 ypg (61%) w/a 6-6 ratio and his 5.2 ypa is less than Peterson s ypc TY (6.0). Both teams have been hampered by their lack of depth at the WR spots TY but Bradford has avg d 224 ypg (57%) w/a 7-3 ratio the L5W despite playing 4 games vs top 10 defenses as his OL has stabilized. We like how the Rams are gaining momentum for 2013 and while Peterson is likely to get his yards here, SLT has have the better overall defense along with coaching and home field edges in a lower scoring game. CLEVELAND 21 Washington 17 - The highlight of this game is how CLE was the in the hunt for RG3 in the draft but ended up missing out. This is a slight let down spot for WAS as they are off 3 straight Div games, a local rival and close out with B2B NFC East matchups. Over the L4W these teams are pretty evenly matched with WAS having the #7 and #20 units (+5 TO s) and CLE having the #16 and #11 units (+7 TO s). The return of NT Taylor has shored up the DL as the Browns are only allowing 94 ypg (4.5) rushing the L4W and Griffin s sprained knee will at the least limit his mobility outside the pocket. However, the Giants gave a blueprint on how to deal with him by controlling the ball to keep him off the field. RB Richardson has averaged 27 touches a game since SD also leads the team in rec s. While we appreciate Griffin s game, the Browns are an improving team that is making positive steps and we like them getting points with a road team with a Div road team on deck. MIAMI 20 Jacksonville 17 - Chad Henne returns to MIA. The Dolphins take a big step down after facing SEA s #3 defense, NE s #1 offense and SF s #2 defense as they now get the Jags #31 and #31 units (+0 TO s) who also has our #32 spec teams. JAX has been outgained by 100 ypg (#32) in NDIV games TY. Already talent poor they have been ravaged by injuries on both sides of the ball with starters missing 16% of starts (#4) prior to LW when they were down to their #4 7 SUNDAY LATE PHONES % RUN!!!! 2007 NFL GOY!! 5H Tennessee (-3) 26 KC NFL GAME 2008 NFL GOY!! OF THE YEAR!!! 2010 NFL GOY!! $ 100 ON THE NC DEBIT CARD or see pg % WIN 5H Green Bay (-6) 21 Houston 24 loss 2009 NFL GOY!! 5H Indianapolis (-6 ) 28 Denver 16 WIN 5H New Orleans (-9) 31 St Louis 13 WIN 2011 NFL GOY!! 5H New England (-7) 41 Denver 23 WIN After 11:00 am est Sunday Dec 16, 2012 RB and their top WR with Shorts (43 rec 19.2). Def s caught up to Tannehill in mid-nov and in his L5 games he s avg d 189 ypg (55%) w/a 3-6 ratio but this is a good matchup for him here as JAX s #24 pass defense has a ratio with just 14 sks so far TY (1 every 32 att). Last week s results reinforce the fact that the Dolphins have average talent and they are not a strong enough team to be laying a td to anyone. Carolina 28 SAN DIEGO 24 - Rivera was the Chargers DC for Turner from improving the unit from 25th to 16th to #1 which helped him win CAR HC job. Rivers and his beleaguered OL (which had 3 diff starters LW) get a much needed break after facing 3 def in the top 10 the L4W with Baltimore thrown in for good measure. However, SD is 0-6 SU/ATS vs the NFC with a avg score. One win will not change our minds on the Chargers who were outgained LW but scored a defensive td and 2 short td drives (48 & 17 yds). The Chargers have been outgained at home this season and have not topped 300 yards in any of their last 4 games. The Panthers have been road warriors outgaining foe by 56 ypg while averaging 25 ppg the L/5. We ll grab the line value off the Chargers misleading final. Seattle 23 BUFFALO 16 - Toronto - This would usually be a situational issue with Seattle coming cross country vs an AFC foe. BUF is 1-3 SU/1-2-1 ATS in the Toronto series but SEA is 0-4 SU/ ATS as an AF and dealing with susp s to their elite CB s but that was of no concern against the inept Arizona offense. The Seahawks clearly gained revenge for their season opening loss and a put double exclamation marks on it with a 58-0 shutout. The Bills had a yd edge at HT but only led 6-3 allowing a 84/14pl drive with a 13 yd GW td pass with :48 left. It ll be tough for Seattle to 100% focused as the 49ers play on Monday Night and a loss at NE would mean next weeks game would be for the NFC West lead. LY in Toronto the Bills won 24-0 vs Washington but they were off a bye while Washington was away for a 2nd straight. We ll limit our number to 7 and we feel Seattle wins but has no reason to pour it on here. Detroit 23 ARIZONA 19 - Both tms limp in as after a 4-0 start, the Cardinals have dropped 9 str while prior to SNF the Lions had dropped 4 str and were all but eliminated from playoff contention. Just when you thought it couldn t get any worse for the league s #32 off which managed just 5 FD s and 137 yds vs NYJ 2W ago, LW the Cards managed just 10 FD s and 154 yds and failed to reach 20 pts yet again (avg just 10.5 ppg in the losing streak). After the Lindley experiment went south, they unsuccessfully went back to Skelton who had 4 int s and playing behind a depleted young OL that has helped top 4.0 ypc rush in only 3 games. While the SNF results are not known as of presstime, the Lions despite a similar record are clearly the superior tm w/the #2 and #19 units outgaining their foes by 63 ypg vs the #12 sked while ARZ is being outgained by 68 ypg against the #6 sked. ARZ is the 5th tm in the L/25Y to allow 50+ while scoring 7 or less and there has been 2 occurrences in the L/4 yrs w/ten winning and covering their next 5 gms in 09 while LY Indy would lose their next 4 gms SU/ATS. Finally it should be noted that teams are 1-7 SU/ATS in Dec off a shutout loss as DET will be the team that stops their bleeding here. Pittsburgh 23 DALLAS 16 - One of the better rivalries in NFL history with classic Super Bowl matchups, these two have met only twice s/ 98 w/the Steelers taking both SU/ATS. LW in a similar situation to what KC faced the wk prior, DAL (+3 ) played with a ton of emotion for their fallen teammate and rallied from a 9 pt deficit to give us a 3H LPS outright upset winner over CIN The return of Murray gave the Cowboy off some balance as in the 3 gms he s rushed 18+ times they have won. Like LY, Romo continued his late ssn success as after st g the yr w/a 9-13 ratio, he s rebounded w/a 11-3 ratio since the start of Nov while leading the Cowboys to wins in 4 of their L/5 gms. PIT also saw the return of a key off player LW but QB Roethlisberger had a much different result. The Chargers got off to a fast start not all g Roethlisberger to get comfortable as he threw 1 int and had a botched screen pass that turned into a SD td. However, we expect him to shake off the rust TW against a Cowboys tm that is all g 36 ppg and 430 ypg in its L/2 HG s. Can there be a better technical advantage than the Steelers off a SU loss ( ATS) against a DAL tm that is 3-16 ATS as a HF? In a gm w/huge playoff implications for both tms, we ll take the much more reliable Steelers in their role vs a DAL that will have to deal w/an emotional letdown similar to what the Chiefs faced LW. Kansas City 21 OAKLAN9 - The AD has won outright and covered 10 straight in the series incl earlier TY when OAK (+1) won as KC QB Quinn was knocked out. LW we easily cashed a 3H on these pages going against the Chiefs as KC s letdown was to be expected after an emotional wk. After RB Charles broke a 80-yd td on the gm s 1st play, the Chiefs were shutout the rest of the way as Quinn was constantly harassed (5 sks) and excluding a 2-0 ratio in the CAR win, he has an 0-5 ratio TY. The #22 off continues to have no problem moving the ball but putting pts on the scoreboard has been a different story as they have failed to reach 17 pts in 8 of their L/9 gms and their 22.4 off ypp is dead last. LW the Raiders lost their 6th str gm overall as they were rolled by DEN as we cashed another Thurs Night Marquee on the UNDER. With the gm still in the balance, Palmer s TO s woes continued as his 1 int thwarted a possible scoring drive and a lost fmbl set up an easy DEN td that sealed the win. Both tms rush D s are among the league s worst but naturally the diff here could be the KC #5 run gm that has been their lone bright spot. While neither is a play-on tm at this point, there s no way were are stepping in front of series history and we ll gladly take the AD. San Francisco at NEW ENGLAND - What a couple of weeks as NE hosted Houston on MN and now gets the 49ers. Both teams still battling for playoff seedings and NE is in a spot which they ve excelled at going 12-0 SU and 10-2 ATS as a HF of 7 or less failing to cover the 2 losses by 3 points. SF however is 4-1 SU/ATS as a dog the L2Y pulling the upset 4 times. This marquee will be available after 11 AM EST for $9 on the NC Sports Debit Card and on the Marquee-7pack! NY Jets at TENNESSEE - The Titans have not been a regular in front of the prime time cameras but they did upset Pittsburgh as a 6 pt HD earlier TY. The Jets meanwhile have already lost to Houston and NE and while they have won 3 of their last 4 it was vs teams with a combined 12 wins. Can Johnson break out against a rush D that is #29 or will the Jets win and cover on the second of B2B road games for the third time this season? 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10 BYU (7-5) BALL ST (9-3) poinsettia Dec 20th 8:00 pm ESPN Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA BYU SAN DIEGO ST COUGARS ATS: O/U: 4-7 Jamaal Wiliams #90 12/ Taysom Hill #26 6/ Michael Alisa #163 5/ Riley Nelson #65 10/ Riley Nelson #65 10/ James Lark #58 7/ Taysom Hill #26 6/ Cody Hoffman 12/ Kaneukau Friel #97 12/ Ross Apo #30 11/ Jamaal Williams #90 12/ JD Falslev 12/ Riley Stephenson # Justin Sorensen # Riley Stephenson # LB Brandon Ogletree #119 12/ DB Daniel Sorensen #108 12/ DB Preston Hadley #311JC 12/ LB Ezekiel Ansah 12/ LB Spencer Hadley #145 12/ LB Kyle Van Noy #38 12/ DB Jordan Johnson #159 11/ LB Uona Kaveinga #36 12/ DB Craig Bills #58 12/ DL Romney Fuga #120 12/ JD Falslev JD Falslev Joe Sampson BYU SDSt BYU SDSt BYU SDSt QB 1/2 - RB - 41/2 WR 4 - BYU SDSt CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL 4 - BYU avg , 2 Sr, 28 sk all d (6.2%), 4.1 ypc. SDSt avg , 3 Sr, 30 sk all d (9.3%), 5.1 ypc. DL 441/2 - BYU avg , 13.5 of tm s 31 sks (44%), 2.7 ypc. SDSt avg , 6 of tm s 32 sks (19%), 3.7 ypc. LB 44 - Ogletree #1 tkl r w/92, 11.5 tfl, Hundley #5, 9 tfl. Fely #2 tkl r w/86, 11.5 tfl, Largent #5, 9.5 tfl. DB 44 - BYU #31 pass eff D, 182 ypg (58%), 12-9 ratio. SDSt #97 pass eff D, 235 ypg (63%), ratio. beef o brady s Dec 21st 7:30 pm ESPN Tropicana Field St Petersburg, FL BALL ST UCF CARDINALS ATS: 9-3 O/U: 7-5 Jahwan Edwards #293 12/ Horactio Banks #179 10/ Barrington Scott #497 10/ Keith Wenning #225 11/ Kelly Page #82 2/ Keith Wenning #225 11/ Kelly Page #82 2/ Willie Snead #185 12/ Jamill Smith #480 12/ Zane Fakes #139 12/ Connor Ryan #175 12/ KeVonn Mabon #250 11/ Scott Kovanda # Steven Schott # LB Travis Freeman #233 12/ LB Tony Martin #216 12/ S Jarrett Swaby #218 12/ CB Eric Patterson 12/ CB Jeffery Garrett #202 12/ DE Jonathan Newsome #69 10/ LB Justin Cruz 12/ DT Nathan Ollie #218 12/ DE Nick Miles #285 12/ CB Quintin Cooper #354 12/ LB Kenneth Lee 12/ DL Brandon Newman #46 12/ Jamill Smith Jamill Smith BYU SDSt CCH 4 - While Rocky Long has plenty of experience, Mendenhall is now in his 8th straight. Turf/ Crowd - 441/2 SDSt rarely sells out but they wanted to be at home for this and they are, so a significant edge. MTCH 4 - BYU was +30 ypg vs eligible tms TY while SDSt was -77 on the season. BYU expected to top the 7 wins but they were already INT - - signed up for this. ST - 4 SCH 4 - SAN DIEGO ST (9-3) AZTECS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 5-6 Adam Muema #155 12/ Walter Kazee 12/ Ryan Katz #33QB 8/ Ryan Katz #33 8/ Adam Dingwell #255 12/ Gavin Escobar #107 12/ Brice Butler #17 12/ Colin Lockett 11/ Ezell Ruffin #392 11/ Dominique Sandifer #146 10/ Adam Muema #155 12/ Seamus McMorrow # (t) 0 13 Chance Marden DB Nat Berhe #204 12/ LB Jake Fely #258 12/ DB Eric Pinkins #247 12/ DB Leon McFadden #542 12/ LB Derek Largent 12/ LB Nick Tenhaeff #290 12/ DB Josh Wade #199 12/ DB King Holder #370 12/ DL Sam Meredith #229 12/ DB Rene Siluano #355 12/ LB Vaness Harris #603 12/ DB Gabe Lemon #546 11/ LB Josh Gavert #389 12/ Tim Vizzi Colin Lockett BYU by 7 s UCF (9-4) KNIGHTS ATS: 6-7 O/U: 10-3 Latavius Murray #43 10/ Storm Johnson #20 12/ Brynn Harvey #166 9/ Blake Bortles #142 13/ Blake Bortles #142 13/ JJ Worton #464 13/ Rannell Hall #270 13/ Jeff Godfrey #32QB 13/ Quincy McDuffie #537 13/ Breshad Perriman #304 13/ Jamie Boyle # Shawn Moffitt # S Kemal Ishmael #535 13/ S Clayton Geathers #363 13/ LB Terrance Plummer #259 13/ LB Jonathan Davis #24 13/ LB Ray Shipman 12/ DE Troy Davis #214 13/ CB Brandon Alexander #888 13/ CB AJ Bouye #461 13/ DE Cam Henderson #114 13/ S Lyle Dankenbring 13/ DT EJ Dunston #349 13/ DE Victor Gray #263 13/ DE Deion Green #154 11/ JJ Worton Quincy McDuffie Rannell Hall BSU UCF BSU UCF BSU UCF BSU UCF QB - - RB - 1/2 WR - 1/2 CCH - 4 Lembo has brought success to BSU but this BSU UCF CHECKLIST COMMENTS is his first so edge to O Leary. OL 1/2 - BSU avg , 3 Sr, 10 sk all d (2.2%), 5.0 ypc. Turf/ - 44 Hour and a half drive for the UCF faithful while UCF avg , 2 Sr, 23 sk all d (6.1%), 4.8 ypc. Crowd BSU will have family and friends. UCF OL avg 4.8 and DL 4.1 while Ball St s DL - 1/2 BSU avg , 17 of tm s 20 sks (85%), 5.1 ypc. MTCH - 4 OL avg 5.0 and DL 5.1. UCF avg , 17 of tm s 23 sks (73%), 4.1 ypc. BSU excited but UCF knows they ll be staying home LB - 44 Freeman #1 tkl r w/119, 1 tfl, Martin #2, 3 tfl. INT - - for holidays next yr. Plummer #3 tkl r w/102, 6 tfl, J Davis #4, 9 tfl. DB - 441/2 BSU #106 pass eff D, 254 ypg (61%), 25-7 ratio. ST 1/2 - SCH UCF - 1/2 UCF #34 pass eff D, 218 ypg (60%), ratio. by 9' s 9 BYU HC Mendenhall has now led the Cougars to a in each of his 8 yrs with the program (5-2 SU/ATS). BYU was 2-4 SU/3-3 ATS vs eligible squads TY, being outscored by the slightest of margins ( ) but did outgain their foes This is BYU s first Poinsettia Bowl appearance although they are familiar with both SDSt and this stadium having played the Aztecs every yr from going 11-2 SU (9-4 ATS) as previous conf members. After opening at 2-3, the Aztecs finished with a 7 gm win streak to go ing for the 3rd consec yr. SDSt went 3-3 SU (4-2 ATS) vs eligible squads also being outscored by a slight margin ( ) and being outgained This is SDSt s 2nd Poinsettia Bowl in the past 3 yrs (beat Navy in 10) and HC Rocky Long s 7th overall (2-4 SU/ATS) after earning MW Coach of the Year. BYU has had 3 different starters at QB TY. While Riley Nelson has started the majority of the games (10) for our #56 offense, he was inj d for the finale, giving way to Sr Lark, who threw for 384 yds (68%) with a 6-0 ratio in his 1st career start! After rushing for 155 yds on just 15 carries vs Hawaii, 17 year old RB Williams took over as the starter in wk 6 vs Utah St and has avg 79 ypg over his L/8 gms. Against the vaunted Notre Dame def, Williams rushed for 68 yds which doesn t seem like much, but that total was the 4th most rushing yds the Irish allowed all ssn to an opposing RB! WR Hoffman has 3 straight games of 100+ yds and became BYU s first 1,000 yd receiver since 08. The OL ( ) is led by Outland and Lombardi Watch List honoree Braden Hansen, who shifted from LG to C at midseason. While the Cougars rush numbers are up slightly (160 ypg LY to 162 ypg TY) their ypc (4.2 LY to 4.1) and sack % (3.7 LY to 6.2 TY) have slipped. Defense is the calling card for this BYU team as they are among the NCAA leaders in rushing defense (#3, 84 ypg), total defense (#3, 266 ypg) and points allowed (#6, 14.7) finishing with our #10 ranking. On the season they have held five opponents to their season low in total yds! Compared to last season, their rush ypg improved from allowing 112 ypg (3.7) LY to 84 ypg (2.7) TY and their pass ypg improved from allowing 201 ypg (57.9%) LY to 182 ypg (57.9%) TY (our #31 rated pass eff def). BYU has our #49 ranked ST s unit with DE Russell Tialavea having blocked 3 kicks TY. Lose your starting QB and not miss a beat? That is exactly what happened when Katz went down vs Nevada, and the Dingwell era subsequently began after he led the comeback win. He then led the Aztecs to the win at #19 Boise as SDSt became the 1st team to win at Nev and Boise in the same ssn since they were IAA teams. The Aztecs have our #68 offense avg 408 ypg and 35 ppg. SDSt has the #16 rush offense led by the Thunder and Lightning combo of Muema (#17 FBS) and Kazee. Five WR s have over 15 grabs but the top guy is Mackey semifinalist Escobar. The OL is led by 3 Sr s paving the way for 229 ypg (5.1) with 30 sks (9.3%) and avg a towering The Aztec defense struggled early in the year and after allowing a ssn high 655 yds and 52 pts to Fresno, allowed just 334 ypg and 19 ppg on their 7 gm win streak. SDSt has our #64 ranked D all g 25 ppg and 375 ypg. The young DL has been a concern with just 6 of the tm s 32 sks (19%) while all g 140 ypg (3.7) on the ground. The heart and soul of D is LB Fely who leads the tm in sks. The Aztecs have our #97 pass eff D all g 235 ypg (63%) with a ratio. The secondary has 4 of the top 8 tkl rs which is never a good thing. SDSt has our #16 ST s ranking despite Long having a lot of fans up in arms early when he failed to find a K in fall, deciding on a go-for-it mentality that may have cost him in the opener. K Marden is 8-12 (L/46) and P McMorrow avg s The true star is KR Lockett (26.7) who had 2 KR td s. These two were both MW members and BYU won the last 2 times here ( 07 and 09). The Cougars D has been phenomenal allowing just 14.7 ppg and has kept every non-bcs team to 20 points or less. SDSt comes into this game covering 6 of the last 7 and this was their of choice (to stay home). BYU has already proven they are a very capable road tm as they beat GT and lost at Utah, Boise St and Notre Dame by a combined 7 points. The Cougars D has held 5 opponents to season lows, are great travelers and will send the Aztecs home disappointed. FORECAST: BYU over San Diego St RATING: 2H Ball St returns to a for the first time since 08 when Brady Hoke was at the helm. This is HC Pete Lembo s 1st appearance and the Cardinals 6th all-time. They are still searching for their 1st ever win SU, but are 1-2 ATS. BSU was 3-3 SU/4-2 ATS vs tms outscoring them and outgaining them After losing a close and controversial CUSA Title game in OT to Tulsa, the Knights land in St Petersburg for the 2nd time in 4 yrs. HC George O Leary has guided UCF to all 4 of its previous gms going just 1-3 SU (2-2) with the lone win coming in their last trip, the 10 Liberty Bowl against Georgia. BSU has played our #80 schedule, while UCF has played our #105. This is the 4th all-time meeting between these 2 squads as UCF was a member of the MAC from although they played just once in conference play in 04 (last meeting) with Ball St coming out on top 14-7 (BSU owns 2-1 series lead). The Cardinals ended the season with 6 str wins and their 9 wins overall are the most since their last appearance in 08 when they had 12. BSU comes into this game with our #43 offense behind 3 yr st r Wenning. He has career highs in yds, comp %, and td passes this ssn. He had two gms in which he threw for over 400 yds, and both were against the two best tms in the MAC (Kent St and NI). On the receiving end of most of his passes is Snead, who had his most productive gm of the ssn (14-216) against Kent. The real threat of the off is the running attack which is led by Edwards, who ended the ssn on a terror, avg 131 ypg (6.3) over the L/6 gms. The OL avg with 3 Sr starters and they increased their rush ypg from 138 (4.2) LY to 214 (5.0) TY while allowing 10 sks (2.2%) TY. BSU needs to put up a lot of numbers on off because their defense is near the bottom in the nation, #98 in our rankings. They allowed over 500 ttl yds 5 times and over 400 on 4 more occasions. They are the polar opposite of their offensive strength, with their run defense not able to stop anyone. As bad as it is, they still improved their rush ypg from 226 (5.1) LY to 206 (5.1) TY, while they increased their sacks from 16 LY to 20 TY. Their ppg allowed has also went down from 34.7 LY to 31.5 TY. They have our #106 pass eff D, allowing a 25-7 ratio. BSU has improved dramatically in our special teams rankings, shooting all the way up to #6 from #80 LY. K Schott is tied for #2 in the nation with 24 FG s made while P Kovanda is a big reason why the Cardinals net punting avg is 39.6 (#16 FBS.) UCF has our #51 off avg 35 ppg and 401 ypg. If there is a position that the Knights have a surplus at it would be QB as 3 players have past experience while a 4th is a former Mizzou transfer. After a competitive camp Bortles earned the starting spot and showed weekly progress finishing the regular ssn with 29 ttl td s. RB Murray led UCF in rushing TY as he nearly doubled his output of a ssn prior. Former Miami, Fl transfer Johnson and former 1,000 yd rusher Harvey have also seen plenty of action. The Knights have 3 different receivers that have pulled in at least 30 catches and 400 yds TY led by Worton, who leads the tm in both categories. The OL avg and feature 4 upperclassmen in the rotation including twins Justin and Jordan McCray who occupy both of the starting OG spots. On the yr this group has paved the way for 179 ypg (4.8) on the ground while all g 23 sks (6.1%). The D has our #47 ranking all g 23 ppg and 380 ypg. The DL avg but keep in mind that the Knights use a heavy rotation here with 8 different players seeing at least 1 start TY. On the year the front 4 all d 162 ypg (4.1) on the ground while recording 17 of the tm s 23 sks. UCF s #3 through #5 tkl rs are members of the LB unit while S s Ishmael and Geathers lead the tm in tkls with 116 and 107, respectively. UCF has our #34 pass eff D all g 218 ypg (60%) with a ratio. A big reason for the Knights #23 finish in our ST s rankings is the KR s of McDuffie who has the nation s top avg at 34.2 with 3 td s on the yr! When comparing the teams, both offenses are stronger than the opposing defenses which has us using the Over. UCF went 10-3 O/U with 2 of the Unders coming against Ohio St and Mizzou. Ball St has topped 30 points in 10 of 12 games, failing only vs NI and at Clemson. Look for the Cardinals to revert back to their fast-paced offense which they started the year with as they are now rested and healthier. FORECAST: OVER Ball St/UCF RATING: 2H

11 E CAROLINA (8-4) DL - 4 LB 4 - DB - - new orleans Dec 22nd 12:00 pm ESPN Superdome New Orleans, LA E CAROLINA LOUISIANA PIRATES ATS: 6-6 O/U: 6-5 Vintavious Cooper #288JC 12/ Reggie Bullock #85JC 9/ Michael Dobson #141 11/ Shane Carden #258 12/ Shane Carden #258 12/ Rio Johnson #111 2/ Justin Hardy 12/ Jabril Solomon #99 11/ Justin Jones #34 12/ Andrew Bodenheimer #359 12/ Danny Webster #113 11/ Vintavious Cooper #288JC 12/ Derrick Harris 12/ Trent Tignor Warren Harvey # S Damon Magazu #221 12/ LB Jeremy Grove #147 12/ LB Kyle Tudor #192 12/ LB Derrell Johnson #615 12/ S Chip Thompson #183JC 12/ LB Gabriel Woullard #132JC 12/ CB Leonard Paulk #393 11/ CB Adonis Armstrong #215JC 12/ CB Jacobi Jenkins #408 8/ LB Daniel Drake 10/ DT Terry Williams #238 10/ Justin Hardy Derrick Harris Lance Ray EC UL EC UL EC UL QB - 4 RB 4 - WR 1/2 - EC UL CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - 4 WASHINGTON (7-5) LB 1/2 - DB 1/2 - EC avg , 2 Sr, 28 sk all d (6.3%), 3.8 ypc. UL avg , 2 Sr, 12 sk all d (3.6%), 5.1 ypc. EC avg , 7 of tm s 25 sks (28%), 4.1 ypc. UL avg , 23.5 of tm s 26 sks (90%), 3.9 ypc. Grove #2 tkl r w/71, 4.5 tfl, Tudor #3, 2 tfl. Anderson #1 tkl r w/101, 8 tfl, Molbert #5, 2 tfl. EC #70 pass eff D, 272 ypg (58%), 27-9 ratio. UL #69 pass eff D, 285 ypg (62%), ratio. EC UL CCH - 1/2 While this is the 2nd for both HC s we think Hudspeth is a rising star in the business. Turf/ Crowd - 441/2 LY there may not have been a bigger home edge than UL bringing 40,000 here. MTCH - 1/2 UL was -26 ypg vs 5 opponents but EC dead last at -160 ypg vs 4 foes. While CUSA EC is a td dog to SBC, both tms INT - - excited to be here. ST - - SCH - - las vegas HUSKIES ATS: 7-5 O/U: 4-7 Bishop Sankey #38 12/ Kendyl Taylor #69 12/ Erich Wilson #108 5/ Keith Price #87 12/ Austin Seferian-Jenkins #1 12/ Kasen Williams #8 12/ Jaydon Mickens #35 12/ Bishop Sankey #38 12/ DiAndre Campbell #246 12/ Travis Coons #122JC (t) 1 14 Korey Durkee # Travis Coons #122JC LB John Timu #145 12/ S Sean Parker #14 12/ LB Travis Feeney #346 11/ S/LB Shaq Thompson #2 12/ S Justin Glenn #152 12/ LB Thomas Tutogi #87JC 12/ DT Danny Shelton #59 12/ CB Marcus Peters #185 12/ DE Andrew Hudson #106 12/ CB Desmond Trufant #101 11/ LB Princeton Fuimaono #119 9/ LB Josh Shirley #16 12/ CB Tre Watson #250JC 12/ DE Semisi Tokolahi #278 12/ Cody Bruns Jaydon Mickens Marvin Hall UW BSU UW BSU UW BSU UW BSU QB 1/2 - RB - - WR 4 - CCH - 4 UW BSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - 4 Turf/ - 1/2 Crowd DL - 4 MTCH - 4 LOUISIANA (8-4) RAGIN CAJUNS ATS: O/U: 6-5 Alonzo Harris #77 11/ Terrance Broadway #30 12/ Effrem Reed #165 12/ Torrey Pierce #307 10/ Terrance Broadway #30 12/ Blaine Gautier #161 6/ Harry Peoples #329JC 11/ Darryl Surgent #511 12/ Javone Lawson #267 10/ Jamal Robinson #311 12/ Jacob Maxwell 12/ Brett Baer # Brett Baer # LB Justin Anderson #350 12/ S Rodney Gillis #221 12/ CB Jemarlo Moten #165JC 12/ CB Melvin White #416 12/ LB Jake Molbert #417 11/ LB La Marc Gibson #147 12/ S TJ Worthy #107 10/ DE Cordian Hagans #136 12/ LB Qyendarius Griffin #148 8/ DE Emeka Onyenekwu #464 12/ S Dari Barksdale #7 8/ DT Christian Ringo #414 12/ DT Justin Hamilton #335 11/ Javone Lawson Darryl Surgent Darryl Surgent Dec 22nd 3:30 pm ESPN Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV WASHINGTON BOISE ST UW avg , 1 Sr, 34 sk all d (8.5%), 3.8 ypc. BSU avg , 3 Sr, 9 sk all d (2.5%), 4.7 ypc. UW avg , 15 of tm s 26 sks (58%), 4.5 ypc. BSU avg , 26.5 of tm s 34 sks (78%), 3.6 ypc. Timu #1 tkl r w/76, 2 tfl, Feeney #3 w/67, 5 tfl. Percy #1 tkl r w/101, 3.5 tfl, Smith #3 w/55, 4 tfl. UW #11 pass eff D, 189 ypg (54%), ratio. BSU #18 pass eff D, 163 ypg (59%), 3-16 ratio! INT 4 - LOUISIANA by 4 s Can t do much better than Petersen in s who is 5-1 ATS with easy wins here L2Y. While we think the crowd will be split, Boise gets edge in familiarity with 4th time here in 3Y. The Broncos have a ypc edge on offense and a ypc edge on defense. You have a BCS tm that is a decided underdog vs a non-bcs. ST - 4 SCH BOISE ST (10-2) BRONCOS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 5-7 DJ Harper #292 12/ Jay Ajayi #97 10/ Jack Fields #162 8/ Joe Southwick #41 12/ Matt Miller #140 12/ Kirby Moore #104 12/ Chris Potter #72 12/ Aaron Burks #235 12/ Holden Huff #137 12/ DJ Harper #292 12/ Trevor Harman # (t) 1 8 Michael Frisina #538JC LB JC Percy #455 12/ S Jeremy Ioane #278 12/ LB Tommy Smith #408 12/ DE Demarcus Lawrence #23JC 11/ CB Jamar Taylor #141 12/ LB Blake Renaud #48 12/ DT Mike Atkinson 9/ DT Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe #571 11/ NB Dextrell Simmons #130JC 9/ S Darian Thompson #351 12/ DE Samuel Ukwuachu #188 12/ CB Jerrell Gavins 12/ DT Darren Koontz #279 12/ DL Tyler Horn #486 12/ Chris Potter S. Williams-Rhodes DJ Harper WASHINGTON After missing a for the 1st time in 5 years LY, E Carolina finds itself back in post season play. In HC Ruffin McNeill s lone appearance here (interim cch at TT), the Pirates were throttled by Maryland (+7) in the 10 Military Bowl. E Carolina started the ssn 3-3, but 2 of those losses were to S Carolina and N Carolina. The Pirates went 5-1 down the stretch, outscoring their opponents by an avg of Take out their late season non-conf matchup with Navy and EC won by an avg of EC has played our 99th toughest schedule. After reaching a for the 1st time LY, HC Hudspeth leads the Ragin Cajuns in a return to the New Orleans Bowl for a 2nd str yr. The record-setting crowd of 42,841 in LY s (+4) victory over San Diego St consisted mostly of UL fans, so the choice was an obvious one for a return trip here. UL was 2-3 SU/ATS vs tms TY as they were outscored and outgained If you remove the early ssn blowout loss to OKSt, UL was outscored 32-30, but did outgain their opp , and that includes a matchup with BCS bound Florida. UL has played our #76 schedule. QB Carden started slow but had 4 games of over 300 pass yds the L/6 incl a ssn high 439 over Marshall in his last game! After rushing for 151 yds in gm 5 vs UTEP, Cooper started for the rest of the season and avg d 110 ypg over the final 8 gms en route to a 1,000 yd season. WR Hardy is among the nation s leaders in receptions and he is coming off a career day in which he had 16 catches vs Marshall. While the OL ( ) showed improvement on the year as they increased their rush ypg from 109 (3.3) to 135 (3.8), their sacks allowed increased from 5.7% to 6.3% TY. As good as the Pirates offense (our #70) has been, their defense (our #83) has been the polar opposite. While their rush ypg allowed have improved from 174 (4.5) to 146 (4.1) TY, teams have been more inclined to throw as EC s pass defense ranks #70 in our pass eff D all g 272 ypg (58%, 27-9). Their sacks have decreased also to 25 TY. In their last game they allowed a ssn high 633 ttl yds to Marshall and were scorched both on the ground (214 yds) and the air (419 yds.) EC has our #62 ranked ST s unit. For the 2nd consec ssn UL gets a New Orleans Bowl nod with a different QB under center than the one that started the opener. LY Gautier took over in gm 4 and he started this ssn before giving way to Broadway due to a broken wrist. Despite Gautier returning late in the ssn, Hudspeth has stuck with Broadway, who he feels has grown with the offense. Broadway has thrown for 300+ yds 3 times, and is also a threat running, avg 105 (7.5) over his L/4 conf gms. His main target is Peoples, who has had 3 gms of 10+ rec s. LY s leading rec, Lawson, missed 3 gms due to inj, but is healthy again and will make a difference. The rushing attack is led by Harris, who has had different ailments come up during the ssn, but still rushed for 100+ yds in 4 gms incl 127 & 3 td s in the finale. The OL avg and ret d 4 st rs incl 2 Sr s and improved their rush ypg from 125 (3.6) to 188 (5.1) TY, while their sacks allowed dropped from 25 (5.7%) to 12 (3.6%) TY. Overall UL has our #39 ranked off. LB Anderson leads our #86 ranked def, who after allowing an avg of 474 ttl ypg their 1st 4 conf gms, settled down to allow an avg of 412 over their next 4, but did allow FAU to gain 528 yds in the finale, easily their high mark of the ssn. UL has our #69 pass eff D. K Baer leads our #71 ST s unit and all he has done is become the NCAA s most accurate kicker of all time (89.4%)! The Pirates 8-4 season was clearly benefitted by a rather soft sked, but the same, obviously, could be said for Louisiana. While the Ragin Cajuns caught lightning in a bottle in the upset LY in this, we have to wonder what their mindset is this year being a favorite. The checklist clearly shows that both tms are even talent-wise and we like the fact that EC down the stretch won 5 of its L/6 gms (incl a win over Tulane here) and will come into this with a lot of confidence. FORECAST: E CAROLINA (+) over Louisiana RATING: 1H The Huskies enter this matchup stinging from a blown 18 pt 2H lead against rival Wash St in the Apple Cup. Prior to the collapse UW had reeled off 4 consecutive wins to become eligible. The Huskies are in their 3rd straight and quite possibly played the most exciting game of 11 against Baylor that featured 123 ttl pts and nearly 1,400 ttl yds. This marks the 2nd time Boise has faced the Huskies, the previous meeting was in 07 a Washington (+3) victory. Boise won a share of the MW Title this yr and has 10 wins for the 7th cons ssn, now the longest active streak. The Broncos will be making their 11th str appearance (3rd here) and Petersen is 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS incl winning the L/3 SU/ATS. BSU played 5 caliber tms TY going 3-2 SU (2-3 ATS) outscoring them but was -34 ypg while Wash went 3-4 (SU/ATS) getting outscored (-98 ypg). These 2 have one common opponent, SDSt, with BSU losing (-16 ) in a def struggle outgaining the Aztecs by 7 yds while Wash beat them in the opener (-15) with a 1 yd edge. The Huskies #74 off avg 24 ppg and 347 ypg, however, QB Price had a bit of a struggle throughout the ssn watching his numbers dip from 67% and a ratio in 11 to just 62% and TY. The RB position overcame a ssn-ending inj to projected starter Callier early on as Sankey took over and eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark (3rd consec yr a UW RB has accomplished that). The receiving unit features a pair of true soph in WR Williams and Mackey finalist TE Seferian-Jenkins who have combined for 62% of the tm s rec yds and 12 of the 18 td rec. The OL ( ) paved the way for 137 ypg (3.8) despite being w/o starting LG Tanigawa for nearly the entire ssn (all d 34 sks, 8.5%). The D has our #17 ranking all g 24 ppg and 353 ypg under 1st yr DC Wilcox, a big improvement from the 11 unit that was gashed for 36 ppg and 453 ypg. The DL is a bit undersized at but has flourished in the new system recording 15 of the tm s 26 sks (58%). LB Timu leads in tkls while true frosh PS#2 Thompson has been used as a hybrid LB/S TY finishing 4th on the tm in tkls, T-1st in tfl and T-1st in int s. The secondary (3 upperclassmen) has our #11 pass eff def all g 189 ypg (54%) with a ratio. UW has our #98 ST s unit led by Coons who serves as the tm s K, P and KO specialist. BSU has our #69 off avg 30 ppg and 390 ypg. Petersen had the challenge of replacing a legend at QB and ret d just 5 st rs. QB Southwick, OC Prince and QB cch J Smith were all in new roles and the offense didn t find a rhythm until Oct. BSU lost its 1st opener since 2005 and failed to score an off td for the 1st time since s/ 97. Petersen rode the back of his RB s and their stout defense kept them in gms while Southwick looked more comfy in the 2H of the ssn comp 71% of his passes. Make no mistake BSU is a power run attack led by slasher Harper who topped 1,000 and between the tkls runner Ajayi who emerged late in the yr. The Broncos had depth issues at WR early on but now have 5 over 20+ rec s. Three st rs ret d on OL ( ) but BSU lost its Sr C in camp. His replacement, Paradis, did earn 1st Tm MW as they paved the way for 173 ypg (4.7) and all d just 9 sks (#7 FBS). BSU runs a suffocating D (#23) all g 15 ppg and 305 ypg. BSU is DL heavy with playmakers like JUCO Lawrence (13.5 tfl) who made a strong case for MW DPOY. They avg all g 141 ypg (3.6) with 26.5 of the tm s 34 sks. They did this vs 4 of the top 20 rushers in FBS. The LB corps is led by #1 tkl r Percy and the Broncos boast 33 TO s gained (#3 FBS) incl 5 ret d for td s. Boise has our #18 pass eff D all g 163 ypg with JUST 3 td passes incl holding the Fresno s #12 pass off to ssn low 129 yds. The Broncos have our #55 ST s but struggled throughout the yr incl all g KR td in B2B gms and BSU has not made a FG longer than 32 yds in 3 years! While we respect the job Petersen has done here at Boise and his rec d reflects that, you have to think the Broncos are disappointed coming here for a 3rd straight year despite a 34-4 record the L3Y. The Huskies, meanwhile, are a rising program under Sarkisian and a win here would give them huge momentum going into next yr where they figure to be a preseason Top 25 tm. Finally, we love the fact that they have both played San Diego St and while the Aztecs were the 5th best team Washington faced (UW won), the Aztecs were the 2nd best tm Boise faced and the Broncos lost. by 2 s FORECAST: WASHINGTON (+) Boise St RATING: 3H 10

12 SMU (6-6) CONFERENCE VS CONFERENCE SU RECORD OF CONFERENCE SU RECORDS BOWL TEAMS OVERALL VS BCS CONF OVERALL VS BCS CONF OVERALL VS BCS CONF OVERALL VS BCS CONF W L % W L % W L T % W L T % W L T % W L T % SEC % % SUN BELT % % WAC % % BIG % % WAC % % SUN BELT % % PAC % % MT EST % % MAC % % BIG % % BIG % % BIG % % WAC % % MAC % % MT WEST % % INDEP % % BIG EAST % % PAC % % BIG EAST % % BIG % % INDEP % % MAC % % SEC % % BIG % % ACC % % INDE % % SEC % % MT WEST % % CUSA % % BIG EAST % % SUN BELT % % PAC % % CUSA % % CUSA % % ACC % % W L % W L % BIG % % SEC % % BIG % % PAC % % BIG EAST % % INDEP % % ACC % % WAC % % MAC % % MT WEST % % SUN BELT % % CUSA % % hawaii FRESNO ST (9-3) The Mustangs head back to post ssn paradise for the 3rd time in their history where they are 2-0 SU/1-0 ATS incl a huge upset (+12 ) over Nevada in which they held current 49ers starting QB Kaepernick to 200 ttl yds. HC Jones is 6-3 SU/5-4 ATS in s leading SMU to its school record 4th straight (2-1 SU/ATS) and obviously he is well acquainted with the facilities as he served as Hawaii s Dec 24th 8:00 pm ESPN Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI HC from The Bulldogs are appearing in their 12th gm in the L14Y (none in 06 & 11) SMU and 7 of those gms were decided by one score or less (5 ppg avg) with FSU going 2-6 SU/3-5 ATS FRESNO ST in those gms. Fresno is looking to shake 3 str losses after losing (+1 ) to NI in the 10 Humanitarian. This year they are 11-1 ATS (incl 7 as DD fav). The slightest strength of schedule edge MUSTANGS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 6-5 BULLDOGS ATS: 11-1 O/U: 5-6 to SMU, who played our #82 toughest, while FSU played our #84. SMU won 4 of its final 6 gms to make it to the post ssn. This has been a different kind of tm for Zach Line #341 12/ Robbie Rouse #338 12/ passing guru Jones as the 237 pass ypg are his fewest as a college HC. QB Gilbert, who missed Garrett Gilbert #2 12/ Marteze Waller #149 7/ spring ball while graduating from Texas, won the QB job in Aug but struggled with accuracy issues Milton Knox #8 12/ Garrett Gilbert #2 12/ Greg Watson #109 11/ having the rare distinction of leading 2 different conf s in int during his career. Jones smartly dialed down the number of passes and instead relied on RB Line who became the 1st Pony back to have 3 Darius Johnson #218 10/ Derek Carr #56 12/ ssns with 1,200 rush yds as he led the conf in rushing for the 3rd straight ssn. Line is also 1 td shy of Jeremy Johnson #159 12/ Der rikk Thompson #311 12/ Davante Adams #311 12/ Eric Dickerson s career td record (46). After having two 1,000 yd rec s LY the Ponies didn t have one Keenan Holman #390 11/ Isaiah Burse #207 12/ crack 750 as Sr Darius Johnson led the way. The OL ( ) had some issues as they all d 29 sks Zach Line #341 12/ Robbie Rouse #338 12/ Gehrig Dieter #111 9/ Victor Dean #214 9/ (5.9%). SMU finished with our #80 off and #59 D. The Ponies run a 3-4 which has excelled at forcing Josh Harper #51 5/ TO s leading the CUSA with 33 (28 at home), and stopping the run (129, 3.9). The DL measures 6 5 Mike Loftus # (t) 0 9 Marcel Jensen #464 12/ led by giant ( ) Estonian DE Hunt. The LB s are the top 3 tkl rs with MLB Reed leading Rashad Evans #148 8/ Chase Hover the tm in tfl while WLB Davis had a huge gm in the clinching win over CUSA West champ Tulsa Andrew Shapiro # (t) 0 10 as he blk d a P, had a FF and an int. SMU has our #20 pass eff D (271, 55%, 26-19) with CB Acker LB Randall Joyner #345 12/ finishing 3rd in the conf in pd. The ST s (#70) were mediocre across the board with K Hover hitting LB Taylor Reed #361 12/ Quentin Breshears # LB Ja Gared Davis #299 12/ incl 2-8 from 40+ with 3 blk s. The tm s net P was 35.8 while they all d 9.5 on PR s and 21.0 on FS Jay Scott #347 12/ S Phillip Thomas #337 12/ KR s. Acker (14.0) was the top PR while Thompson (25.7) led in KR s. LB Stephon Sanders #127 12/ FS Derron Smith #139 12/ Tim DeRuyter took over for Pat Hill who departed after 9 losses in DeRuyter proclaimed that CB Kenneth Acker #223 12/ LB Travis Brown #45 12/ CB Chris Parks #363 12/ LB Tristan Okpalaugo 12/ FSU would win the conference championship during his intro speech, and he came through, as the NT Aaron Davis #699 12/ CB Sean Alston #492 12/ Bulldogs captured a share of the MW Title (1st s/ 99 WAC). He installed a new no huddle, up tempo NT Torlan Pittman #464 12/ NT Tyeler Davison #257 12/ spread offense and the Bulldogs improved from #52 scoring off LY to #13 TY. FSU has our #20 off DE Margus Hunt 12/ CB LJ Jones #308 12/ DE Kevin Grenier #125 12/ LB Patrick Su a #374 7/ avg 489 ypg and 40 ppg. MW OPOY QB Carr had three 400+ yd gms and finished the ssn #7 in the CB Cody Worthen #363 12/ NT Andy Jennings 11/ FBS in pass eff while avg 321 ypg with a 36-5 ratio. The Bulldogs have the ability to score at anytime S Hayden Greenbauer #141 12/ LB Shawn Plummer 9/ with explosive playmakers like RB Rouse (#13 FBS w/122 ypg), WR Burse and rfr Adams who was DE Cameron Rogers #699 8/ LB Donavon Lewis #247 12/ DE Nikko Motta #307 12/ named the MW Frosh POY. The OL avg with 2 Sr s paving the way for 166 ypg (4.4) while Blake Poston D. Thompson all g 22 sks (4.6%). FSU switched to a 3-4 D and has our #42 ranking all g 336 ypg and 22 ppg with Kenneth Acker Rashad Evans Isaiah Burse sks. The DL avg and all d 172 ypg rush (4.0). The defense battled inj but DE Jennings SMU FSU SMU FSU SMU FSU SMU FSU and LB Okpalaugo stepped up to comb for 21.5 tfl. The star of the defense is MW DPOY Thomas QB - 44 RB - 1/2 WR - 4 CCH 44 - This is DeRuyter s 1st while Jones is a who has an FBS leading 8 int and right behind him is Smith with 6 picks. FSU has our #23 pass eff SMU FSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS college/nfl vet coaching in his 10th. D (#8 FBS) all g 163 ypg (52%) with a ratio (6 IR td s). The Bulldogs have our #25 ST s lead by OL - 1/2 SMU avg , 3 Sr, 29 sk all d (5.9%), 4.3 ypc. Turf/ 4 - The Islands were good to Jones who cch d here for P Shapiro s 42.4 avg and PK Breshears FG s (L/43). FSU had one of the best PR LY in Devon FSU avg , 2 Sr, 22 sk all d (4.6%), 4.4 ypc. Crowd 9 yrs and brought this SMU tm here 3Y ago. Wylie but Evans has been a capable replacement and had a huge 78 yd ret for a td vs Wyoming. FSU is +122 ypg vs 6 opponents while DL 1/2 - SMU avg , 9.5 of tm s 17 sks (56%), 3.9 ypc. MTCH - 4 It is well noted that FSU is 11-1 ATS this year with the team making huge strides under 1st yr HC SMU is -145 ypg vs its 6 foes. DeRuyter with the talent edges here. However, SMU HC Jones and the Ponies wanted to be here and FSU avg , 13 of tm s 35 sks (37%), 4.0 ypc. Doesn t get any better than a home town vet got the bid very similar to their 2009 appearance. That year SMU was +12 vs a superior Nevada team LB 1/2 - Joyner #1 tkl r w/89, 3 tfl, Reed #2, 11.5 tfl. INT 41/2 - HC being a DD dog. and won outright This year they are one of the team s that no one will want to play on vs FSU s Brown #3 tkl r w/67, 2 tfl, Okapalaugo #4, 10.5 tfl. outstanding numbers but that s probably the time to back the sizeable dog with plenty of time to prep. DB - 1/2 SMU #20 pass eff D, 271 ypg (55%), ratio. ST - 4 SCH - - FSU #23 pass eff D, 163 ypg, 52%, ratio. FORECAST: SMU (+) over Fresno St RATING: 4H FRESNO ST by 1 This is a chart of conference vs conference SU This is a chart of conf vs conf records using only records. This shows that the B12 had the best SU the participants. As you can see, the SEC had record vs other conferences. The Big 12 also had the highest % overall and the Big 12 the highest the highest winning percentage vs BCS teams. % vs BCS teams. 11 CONFERENCE VS CONFERENCE ATS RECORDS This is a chart of conf vs conf ATS records. 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13 PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE TRAVEL 2012 SPECIAL TEAMS RATINGS In the text of the write-ups, we have ranked each special teams unit. We devised a formula which DISTANCE For Bowl Matchups Below is a list of the 2012 s and the distance each team must travel to get there. RNK TEAM GRADE YPG ATT COM % TD INT OPP 1 Florida Oklahoma Alabama Arizona St Florida St Oregon TCU LSU Nebraska Notre Dame Washington Stanford Virginia Tech Vanderbilt Cincinnati Oregon St Michigan St Boise St Utah St SMU Tulsa South Carolina Fresno St Kansas St N Illinois Bowling Green Wisconsin BYU Minnesota Pittsburgh UCF Rutgers NC State Texas A&M USC Oklahoma St Texas Purdue Texas Tech Iowa St Georgia San Jose St WKU Ohio Mississippi St Northwestern UCLA Mississippi Louisville Michigan Georgia Tech Louisiana East Carolina Rice Kent St Clemson Arizona ULM Toledo Baylor Navy Arkansas St Duke Cent Michigan Nevada San Diego St Syracuse Ball St Air Force West Virginia BOWL TEAMS VS THEIR OPPONENTS SEASON AVERAGES When comparing a teams stats theirs is always a huge variance bases on which conference you play in. A performance of 400 yards vs a Big 10 foe is quite different than 400 yards vs a Sun Belt opponent. WKU averaged 392 ypg on offense while Michigan only averaged 385 ypg. But, by looking at the offensive yards compared to what thei opponents allowed on the season WKU ranks #72 and they were -24 ypg while Michigan was +47 ypg over what their opponents allow on average. What OFF did compared to what opp s What DEF did compared to what opp s allowed Comb OFF & DEF Rank gained ALABAMA TEXAS A&M OREGON NOTRE DAME FLORIDA ST FRESNO ST BYU OKLAHOMA NEBRASKA TEXAS TECH GEORGIA WISCONSIN OKLAHOMA ST MICHIGAN ST FLORIDA LSU UTAH ST MICHIGAN OREGON ST S CAROLINA CLEMSON BAYLOR TULSA N ILLINOIS SYRACUSE SAN JOSE ST ARKANSAS ST BOISE ST VIRGINIA TECH USC ARIZONA ST UCLA PITTSBURGH LOUISVILLE WEST VIRGINIA Miles NEVADA ARIZONA TOLEDO... 1,657 UTAH ST BYU SD ST... Home field BALL ST mile UCF EAST CAROLINA LOUISIANA WASHINGTON BOISE ST SMU FRESNO ST C MICHIGAN WKU BOWLING GREEN SAN JOSE ST CINCINNATI DUKE BAYLOR UCLA OHIO ULM RUTGERS VIRGINIA TECH MINNESOTA TEXAS TECH AIR FORCE RICE NAVY ARIZONA ST WEST VIRGINIA SYRACUSE OREGON ST TEXAS What OFF did compared to what opp s Miles TCU MICHIGAN ST NC ST VANDERBILT... Home City GEORGIA TECH USC IOWA ST TULSA CLEMSON LSU PURDUE OKLAHOMA ST NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI ST MICHIGAN SOUTH CAROLINA NEBRASKA GEORGIA WISCONSIN STANFORD NORTHERN ILL FLORIDA ST LOUISVILLE FLORIDA KANSAS ST OREGON TEXAS AM OKLAHOMA PITTSBURGH MISSISSIPPI ARKANSAS ST KENT ST ALABAMA NOTRE DAME What DEF did compared to what opp s allowed Comb OFF & DEF Rank gained KANSAS ST STANFORD TCU MISSISSIPPI NEVADA GEORGIA TECH TEXAS SAN DIEGO ST CINCINNATI W KENTUCKY ARIZONA UCF AIR FORCE BOWLING GREEN ULM NORTHWESTERN MISS ST LOUISIANA VANDERBILT BALL STATE RUTGERS TOLEDO OHIO U NAVY WASHINGTON NC ST EAST CAROLINA PURDUE KENT ST SMU MINNESOTA RICE DUKE IOWA ST C MICHIGAN takes into account net punting, kick returns, punt returns & kick return defense. The total opportunities for each team was also factored into the equation. As an example, this year, San Jose St punted 51 times and returned just 16 punts all year. Their net punting average was weighted over 3 times as much as their punt return average ranking due to the difference in attempts. We added a new category a few years ago for net return TD/Blk s. A negative number means a team allowed more blocks & TD s than they garnered. A positive number means that they blk d more kicks and scored more TD s on returns than they allowed. If a team blocked a punt AND returned the same punt for a TD, we only gave credit for one TD/Blk. However if a team fumbled a punt snap and the other team recovered it we counted that as a blocked punt. A few years ago we added a formula to grade the kickers and we looked at them in 6 categories. The first was overall accuracy and that % was multiplied by 5 (graded everything on a scale of 1-5). Then we took the amount of FG s made and divided it into the largest amount of FG s made (24) and that percentage was multiplied by 5. Each accounted for 30% of the overall grade. Then we looked at the FG s between yds (both # of kicks and %) and that accounted for 30% of the grade. The 50+ factors accounted for 10% of the grade. This grading method gave kickers with stronger legs a higher grade. In past years we have listed a special teams rating, a kicker rating and then two years ago added a combined special teams rating. The K rating accounts for about 26% of the overall grade. This year we just list them by the combined rating, but for you long-time readers looking for the individual ratings that are in the chart listed below. 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14 C MICHIGAN (6-6) little caesars pizza Dec 26th 7:30 pm ESPN Ford Field Detroit, MI C MICHIGAN WKU CHIPPEWAS ATS: 5-7 O/U: Zurlon Tipton #388 12/ Saylor Lavallii #198 12/ Anthony Garland #233 9/ Ryan Radcliff #87 12/ Titus Davis #347 12/ Cody Wilson #585 12/ Courtney Williams #277 12/ Zurlon Tipton #388 12/ Andrew Flory #320 11/ Richie Hogan # (t) 0 13 David Harman LB Justin Cherocci #474 12/ LB Shamari Benton #184 12/ S Avery Cunningham #384 12/ S Jahleel Addae #65 12/ CB Jason Wilson #255 12/ DB Jarret Chapman #391 10/ DE Caesar Rodriguez #404 12/ CB Anthony Young #45JC 10/ LB Cody Lopez #272 12/ DE Joe Kinville #390 12/ DB Kavon Frazier #415 12/ DT Leterrius Walton #623 9/ DE Steve Winston #243 12/ CB Lorenzo White #408 12/ Cody Wilson Saylor Lavallii Courtney Williams CM WKU CM WKU CM WKU CM WKU QB - - RB - - WR 1/2 - CCH - 1/2 CM WKU CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL 4 - CM avg , 3 Sr, 14 sks all d (3.7%), 4.8 ypc. Turf/ 44 - WKU avg , 2 Sr, 24 sks all d (7.7%), 4.7 ypc. Crowd DL - 4 CM avg , 12 of tm s 17 sks (71%), 4.9 ypc. MTCH - 4 WKU avg , 23 of tm s 31 sks (74%), 3.9 ypc. LB - 4 Cherocci #1 tkl r w/124, 2.5 tfl, Benton #2 w/117. INT - - Jackson #1 tkl r w/116, 17.5 tfl, Boyd #3, 6.5 tfl. DB - 4 CM #93 pass eff D, 244 ypg (62%), ratio. WKU #51 pass eff D, 206 ypg (59%), ratio. BOWLING GREEN (8-4) We ll give a half to Taggart as he is ATS here while Enos is ATS. Central was picked to be in this to make sure seats are filled with fans from MI. Against eligible tms, CM was -126 ypg and WKU was -16 ypg. On Bowl Selection Sunday both tms had to feel they were a longshot. ST - 4 SCH - 4 WKU (7-5) HILLTOPPERS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 7-4 Antonio Andrews #137 12/ Leon Allen #245 11/ Keshawn Simpson #328 6/ Kawaun Jakes #128 12/ Jack Doyle 12/ Willie McNeal #887 12/ Antonio Andrews #137 12/ Austin Aikens #182 9/ Mitchell Henry #61 11/ Hendrix Brakefield # Garrett Schwettman LB Andrew Jackson #411 12/ S Kiante Young #979 12/ LB Xavius Boyd #425 12/ S Jonathan Dowling #18 11/ CB Tyree Robinson #443 12/ DE Quanterus Smith #464 10/ CB Cam Thomas #374 12/ DT Jamarcus Allen #185 12/ CB Brett Harrington #321JC 11/ CB Arius Wright #458 12/ DE Cole Tischer #249 12/ LB Bar ee Boyd #400 12/ DT Rammell Lewis #326 12/ LB Terran Williams #315 11/ DE Gavin Rocker #359 11/ Antonio Andrews Antonio Andrews military Dec 27th 3:00 pm ESPN RFK Stadium Washington, DC BOWLING GREEN SAN JOSE ST FALCONS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 1-10 Anthon Samuel #229 11/ John Pettigrew #208 12/ Jamel Martin #170 7/ Andre Givens #46 6/ Matt Schilz #188 12/ Chris Gallon #153 12/ Shaun Joplin 12/ Alex Bayer #72TE 12/ Ryan Burbrink #383 11/ Anthon Samuel #229 11/ Brian Schmiedebusch # Tyler Tate # Stephen Stein LB Gabe Martin #396 12/ LB Dwayne Woods #218 11/ LB Paul Swan #268 12/ LB DJ Lynch #234 12/ CB Cameron Truss # S Ryland Ward #319 12/ S Booboo Gates #382 11/ DT Chris Jones #465 12/ DE Bryan Thomas #447 12/ NT Ted Ouellet 12/ DE Charlie Walker #371 12/ S Jude Adjei-Barimah #404 12/ LB Brian Sutton #384 12/ Ryan Burbrink Booboo Gates Booboo Gates John Pettigrew BG SJSt BG SJSt BG SJSt BG SJSt QB - 441/2 RB - - WR - 41/2 CCH - - BG SJSt CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL 4 - BG avg , 1 Sr, 13 sk all d (3.2%), 4.5 ypc. Turf/ 4 - SJSt avg , 1 Sr, 25 sk all d (5.9%), 3.5 ypc. Crowd DL - 1/2 BG avg , 24 of tm s 37 sks (65%), 3.6 ypc. MTCH - 4 SJSt avg , 35.5 of tm s 40 sks (89%), 3.6 ypc. LB 4 - Martin #1 tkl r w/69, 8.5 tfl, Woods #2, 7.5 tfl. Smith #1 tkl r w/87, 3.5 tfl, Buhagiar #2, 9 tfl. DB 4 - BG #28 pass eff D, 173 ypg (56%), 9-10 ratio. SJSt #50 pass eff D, 228 ypg (58%), ratio. WKU by 3 s SAN JOSE ST (10-2) SPARTANS ATS: 10-2 O/U: 6-5 De Leon Eskridge #163 12/ Tyler Ervin #205 8/ Blake Jurich #299 12/ David Fales #245JC 12/ Noel Grigsby #207 12/ Ryan Otten #132 12/ Chandler Jones 12/ Jabari Carr #104 11/ Kyle Nunn #260 12/ Peter Tuitupou #77JC 12/ De Leon Eskridge #163 12/ Harrison Waid # Austin Lopez # LB Keith Smith #252 11/ LB Vince Buhagiar #367 12/ S Cullen Newsome #673JC 12/ DB Bené Benwikere #198 12/ DE Travis Johnson #383 12/ S James Orth #230 12/ DT Travis Raciti #566 12/ DT Anthony Larceval #393 12/ CB Ronnie Yell 12/ CB Jimmy Pruitt #683 11/ CB Damon Ogburn #522 7/ DE David Tuitupou #77JC 12/ LB David Muaava #318 8/ Ronnie Yell Tyler Ervin Forrest Hightower First meeting. Third yr HC Dan Enos has CM back ing after a two yr hiatus. This is Enos 1st as a HC and CM s 7th overall. They are 2-4 SU/2-2-1 ATS, incl 1-2 SU/2-1 ATS in this (previously called Motor City). CM was 0-5 SU/ATS vs tms getting outscored and outgained The Chippewas played our #118 schedule. It took HC Taggart only 3 yrs to turn his alma mater around as after taking over an 0-12 tm in 2010, the Hilltoppers improved from 2 wins to 7 wins and won 7 again TY. While WKU was denied a LY despite being eligible, they are excited in Bowling Green now that they re going ing for the first time in their short FBS history. WKU was 1-4 SU/3-2 ATS vs tms being outscored and outgained If you remove Bama from the equation, you will find it interesting that despite just 1 win SU, the Hilltoppers outscored (31-30) and outgained ( ) their other eligible foes. WKU played our #98 schedule. After reaching 4 straight s from under HC s Brian Kelly and Butch Jones, Dan Enos took over and won just 6 gms his 1st two ssns. After a 2-5 start, a possibility was looking grim, but the sked got easier and CM won 4 of its L/5 to get in. Our #82 off features a balanced attack. Sr QB Radcliff is a veteran with 36 straight sts under his belt. His fav target is Wilson, while the deep threat is Davis. Together they have accounted for 48% of Radcliff s completions. Tipton became the 1st CM RB to break the 1,000 yd barrier s/ 05. He has been on a tear, ending the ssn w/6 straight 100 yd gms, avg 149 ypg (6.1) down the stretch. The OL avg with 3 Sr st rs led by possible high NFL draft choice OT Fisher. After being held under 100 rush yds in 3 of their 1st 5 FBS gms, the Chippewas responded avg rush ypg in their L/6. The sks all d have remained consistent, allowing just 14 (3.7%) TY vs 17 (3.7%) LY. Both starting LB s had over 100 tkls for our #110 def. CM had trouble stopping the run, all g 197 rush ypg (4.9). They did improve over the L/2 gms, however, all g just 69 rush ypg (2.2). CM also had trouble defending the pass, as foes completed 62% vs our #93 pass eff D. CM has 17 sks with 10 of them coming in the L/4 gms. The Chippewas showed a big improvement in the ST s, as they finished #46 in our rankings, up from #88 LY. KR Lavallii avg s a respectable 23.7 per return. Taggart uses a run dominated West Coast offense that he learned from the Harbaugh family as he played and cch d under Jack and also cch d under Jim. The workhorse is RB Andrews, who finished #6 in the FBS in rush ypg despite not being the starter when the season began. He rushed for over 100 yds in 9 of the L/10 gms, incl 3 times over 200 yds. QB Jakes is 1 td pass away from becoming WKU s all-time leader in that category. When the running game isn t effective, Jakes has proven to be a solid decision maker. His fav target is TE Doyle, a Mackey semifinalist, who s caught a pass in 21 of his L/22 gms incl all 12 TY. The OL avg with 2 Sr st rs and has increased its rush ypg from 182 (4.0) LY to 186 (4.7) TY, while their sks have increased slightly from 22 (7.3%) LY to 24 (7.7%) TY. Overall, WKU has our #99 ranked off. LB Jackson is the leader of our #54 D, which has allowed just 1 foe to gain over 385 yds on the ssn. Just how good is the WKU D? They held Bama to its second fewest ttl yds on the ssn! A huge part of that will be missing, however, as DE Smith, the nation s leader in sks/gm, is out after tearing his ACL in the 2nd to last gm. Smith alone had 3 sks on Bama s coveted OL and NFL scouts are extremely high on him. WKU has our #51 pass eff D and S Dowling is #5 in the FBS in int/gm. RB Andrews name again comes up when talking about our #28 ST s unit. Not only is he a premier RB, but is also an effective RM, avg 12.8 on PR s (#13 FBS) and 28.0 on KR s (#16 FBS). He leads the nation in all-purpose yds avg over 248 ttl yds/gm! On Bowl Selection Sunday these two were both projected to be home for the holidays. Central s location got them selected. The teams are polar opposites in the way that they finished the season as WKU won only 2 of their final 4 SU (were on a 15 gm ATS win streak) while CM was dead in the water at 2-5 but won 4 of their final 5. We ll ride the hot team, playing in their home state. FORECAST: CENTRAL MICH (+) over WKU RATING: 1H This is the 1st meeting between the schools and the 1st appearance for both in this gm. The Falcons are back in the post season after a 2 yr absence and this will be HC Dave Clawson s 2nd appearance as BG lost a heartbreaker to WAC member Idaho, 43-42, in the Humanitarian Bowl in his inaugural campaign. After winning 10 gms for the 1st time s/ 87 the #24 Spartans are going ing for the 1st time s/ 06 when they upset NM (+3) in front of their home fans in the New Mexico Bowl. This is MacIntyre s first gm as a HC and he s considered a hot commodity in coaching circles (interviewed at Cal, Temple candidate). SJSt has never played a gm east of the Mississippi or in potential cold weather. BG was 1-4 SU/2-3 ATS vs tms TY getting outscored and outgained The Spartans were 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS vs tms TY outscoring them and outgaining them while playing a tougher schedule than BG (#79-121). SJSt was 7-2 ATS as a fav TY (10-2 ATS overall) while BG was 2-2 ATS as a dog. The Falcons have our #100 off avg 23 ppg and 374 ypg. Now in his 3rd yr as st r, Jr QB Schilz struggled after an impressive 11 ssn which saw him throw for 3,024 yds (60%) and 28 td s. With his regression the Falcons decided to focus more on the run and Samuel led BG in rushing for a 2nd consec ssn and he finds himself just 34 yds away from the 1,000 yd mark. WR s Gallon and Joplin have pulled in 10 of the tm s 16 td rec s and each tallied 600+ yds. The OL ( ) paved the way for 157 rush ypg (4.5) while all g just 13 sks (3.2%). The BG defense was a big reason that they find themselves in the post ssn as they finished with our #31 ranking all g just 16 ppg (#9 FBS) and 290 ypg (#7 FBS). The DL ( ) was led by MAC DPOY Chris Jones who led the conf in sks and finished 2nd in tfl. The DL all d opps to rush for 117 ypg (3.6) while recording 24 of the tm s 37 sks (65%). LB s Gabe Martin, Dwayne Woods and Paul Swan finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd on the tm in tkls while the Falcons were #28 in our pass eff def all g 173 ypg (56%) and an impressive 9-10 ratio. The ST finished in the middle of the pack (#57) in our rankings. KR Booboo Gates was unable to relive his stellar ssn of 11 when he had a 25.8 avg (88 yd td). BG is also just 7-15 on FG att s TY, a far cry from the success their counterpart have had. In the Spartans 10 wins TY they were dominant outgaining foes by 121 ypg and outscoring them by 19 ppg, in fact only twice did they fail to win by more than DD. Impressively, their 2 losses came to tms with a combined 20-4 record and they were outgained by just 3 ypg in those gms. Not only has HC MacIntyre elevated the Spartans to new heights TY (1-12 to 5-7 to 10-2) some of the success has to do with ZERO sts lost to inj on offense. QB Fales had six 300+ gms and over the final 7 avg he avg d 343 ypg (70.2%) w/a 22-6 ratio. The running gm was not special but took a lot of pressure off of Fales. The receiving unit was led by Grigsby who posted his first 1,000 yd ssn. The OL ( ) had 5 upperclassmen st rs incl 1 Sr and allowed 25 sks (5.9%) paving the way for 124 ypg (3.5). Overall SJSt is #54 in our off ranking and #56 on def. The DL avg with 2 Sr str s (3 upperclassmen) and had 35.5 (89%) of the tm s 40 sks. They allow 124 rush ypg (3.6). The Spartans def is led by a pair of Jr LB s in Smith (#1 tkl r) and Buhagiar (#2 tkl r). SJSt has been gashed at times during the ssn as 5 times they have allowed 400+ yds. SJSt does have a veteran laden secondary led by a Sr safety duo of Orth and Newsome. SJSt has our #50 pass eff D all g 228 ypg (58%) with an ratio. The ST finished #75 as Lopez (15-15, L/45) emerged to take the FG duties so Waid can just worry about punting (36.7 net). Overall SJSt is avg 26.3 on KR and just 2.6 PR (#117 FBS) while allowing 19.8 and 9.9. While SJSt has a much better offense and a solid defense, BG s stop unit has been exceptional TY. The California Kids could be in a huge shock if this has weather as it has the past several years. The Spartans were favored twice vs winning teams TY, splitting those 2 games, but both were at home We respect the job both HC s have done and feel each will soon be at BCS schools. While neither will have more than a smattering of fans, we give BG the edge b/c of climate. The Spartans were +148 ypg vs eligible teams while the Falcons were -42 ypg. SJSt thrilled with 1st appearance s/ 06 but 9 wins INT - - for BG would be great. and we feel laying over a td to a superior defense is not the way to go. BG, meanwhile, has been a dog ST - - SCH SAN JOSE ST 4x s TY going 2-2 ATS but 2 of those gms were vs VT and Florida and they beat Ohio in their last game. - 4 by 2' s FORECAST: BOWLING GREEN (+) over SJSt RATING: 2H 13

15 CINCINNATI (9-3) belk Dec 27th 6:30 pm ESPN Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC CINCINNATI DUKE BEARCATS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 5-5 George Winn #144 12/ R.D. Abernathy #137 12/ Munchie Legaux #30 10/ Brendon Kay #42QB 10/ Munchie Legaux #30 10/ Brendon Kay #42 10/ Travis Kelce #109 12/ Kenbrell Thompkins #20JC 12/ Anthony McClung #406 11/ Damon Julian #163JC 12/ R.D. Abernathy #137 12/ Pat O Donnell # Tony Miliano # LB Greg Blair #582JC 12/ LB Maalik Bomar #132 12/ DE Dan Giordano #147 12/ LB Nick Temple #113 12/ CB Cameron Cheatham #269 12/ S Arryn Chenault #162 11/ S Drew Fry #344 10/ CB Devan Drane #643 12/ DT John Williams #430 12/ DT Jordan Stepp #132 12/ DE Brandon Mills #405 12/ DT Camaron Beard #241 12/ DE Walter Stewart #425 6/ Anthony McClung R.D. Abernathy UC DUKE UC DUKE UC DUKE QB - RB 1/2 - WR - 1/2 41/2 UC DUKE CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL 1/2 - UC avg , 0 Sr, 13 sk all d (3.8), 5.2 ypc. DU avg , 1 Sr, 19 sk all d (3.8%), 3.6 ypc. DL 1/2 - UC avg , 14 of tm s 31 sks (45%), 3.7 ypc. DU avg , 17.5 of tm s 23 sks (76%), 4.8 ypc. LB 4 - Blair #1 tkl r w/123, 8.5 tfl, Bomar #2 w/75. Canty #1 tkl r w/102, 5.5 tfl, France #5 tkl r w/56. DB 44 - UC #15 pass eff D, 244 ypg (55%), ratio. DU #92 pass eff D, 262 ypg (57%), ratio. BEARS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 8-3 Lache Seastrunk #3 12/ Glasco Martin #156 12/ Nick Florence #76 12/ Jarred Salubi #177 12/ Nick Florence #76 12/ Terrance Williams #179 12/ Tevin Reese #176 12/ Lanear Sampson #65 12/ Levi Norwood #182 12/ Spencer Roth # Aaron Jones LB Bryce Hager #271 12/ LB Eddie Lackey #97JC 12/ NB Ahmad Dixon #8 12/ S Sam Holl #171 12/ S Chance Casey #227 12/ S Mike Hicks #317 8/ CB Joe Williams 12/ DE Terrance Lloyd #119 12/ DE Chris McAllister #160 12/ S KJ Morton #561JC 7/ LB Brody Trahan #82 12/ DE Gary Mason, Jr #87 12/ S Josh Wilson #83JC 12/ DT Nick Johnson #111JC 12/ Levi Norwood Anwan Goodley Darius Jones UC DUKE CCH - 4 Butch Jones has been to 3 s but vet Cutcliffe excited in his 1st s/ 03. Turf/ Crowd - 441/2 Duke ply g in same state and the Cameron Crazies have the whole wk off so they ll be rooting for the FB tm. MTCH - 4 UC has ply d just 2 decent pass offenses (Syr, L ville) and all d 502 ypg in those two. 1st for DU s/ 94 and excitement on campus for INT - - the other sports tm. ST 4 - SCH - 441/2 DUKE (6-6) BLUE DEVILS ATS: 6-6 O/U: Jela Duncan #80 12/ Josh Snead #64 12/ Juwan Thompson #67 11/ Sean Renfree #16 11/ Anthony Boone #66 11/ Jamison Crowder #209 12/ Conner Vernon #189 12/ Desmond Scott #19 12/ Isaac Blakeney 12/ David Reeves #87 12/ Will Monday # Ross Martin # S Walt Canty #211 12/ S Jordon Byas #247 9/ CB Ross Cockrell #234 12/ S Dwayne Norman #248 12/ LB CJ France #273 12/ LB David Helton #117 12/ LB Kyler Brown #204 11/ DE Justin Foxx #167 8/ LB Austin Gamble #154 12/ CB Tony Foster #360 12/ S Brandon Braxton #171 7/ CB Lee Butler #126 11/ DE Jonathan Woodruff #179 12/ Lee Butler Lee Butler Tim Burton DUKE by 2 s Cincinnati is back in a for the 2nd straight yr under HC Butch Jones (1-2 SU, 2-1 ATS at UC and CM) and will be making its first trip to the Belk Bowl vs a Duke squad that they have never faced. The Bearcats faced 7 caliber tms going 4-3 SU and 5-2 ATS outscoring those but were outgained by 2 ypg. HC Cutcliffe earned ACC Coach of the Year after leading Duke to a 6-6 record, more wins than last 2Y combined and their first since 1994 (9th overall) despite dropping their last 4. The Devils faced 7 caliber tms going 1-6 SU/ATS being outscored and outgained !! Duke scored at least 30 pts in 6 wins but scored 24+ in just one of their losses. Cutcliffe previously led Ole Miss to 4 s in 6 ssns. The Bearcats have our #50 offense avg 31 ppg and 431 ypg. After some struggles at midseason QB Legaux was benched in favor of Kay who has, in turn, helped guide UC to wins in 3 of their L/4 gms and is now the clear-cut starter heading into the. While the Bearcats were projected to struggle in the running game with the loss of Sr Isaiah Pead, Winn stepped to the forefront and has nearly surpassed Pead s 1,259 yd mark of LY (just 55 yds away). UC has 4 different players with more than 350 yds receiving TY with TE Kelce leading the way (#1 in rec, rec yds and rec td s). The OL avg and paved the way for 200 ypg (5.2) rushing while all g just 13 sks (3.8%), an improvement from LY s mark of 22. The D has our #44 ranking all g 17 ppg and 374 ypg. The DL is a bit undersized at and their numbers showed it as they all d 130 ypg (3.7) on the ground, 35 ypg more than LY. A big reason for the drop, however, was due to the loss of their defensive leader Walter Stewart who saw his career end after just 5 gms TY (DL recorded 14 of tm s 31 sks with Stewart racking up 5 during his shortened ssn). LB Blair led the Bearcats in tkls (#2 BE) while fellow LB Bomar finished a distant 2nd. UC finished with our #15 pass eff def all g 244 ypg (55%, ratio) despite LY s #2 tkl r S Frey missing time with inj (T-6th on tm in tkls). The Bearcats have our #42 ranked ST s led by the 26.0 KR avg from Ralph David Abernathy. Duke came into the year with the most exp d QB in the ACC, and the Devils are putting up schl record numbers under Cutcliffe. Duke has our number #45 off avg 31 ppg (+8 from LY) and 397 ypg (+31). QB Renfree is #14 in the FBS in passing and has two dependable WR s that finished #4 and #5 in the ACC. Vernon set the ACC record in career rec/yds and is the only player in ACC history to have 4 years with 70+ rec s. But one cannot live by the pass alone, and the Devils looked to build a strong run gm coming into the ssn to compliment their QB. They did improve, but not by much (94 ypg to 119) despite a 234 yd performance vs NC. The OL started every gm together TY with 1 Sr and they avg and paved the way for 119 ypg (3.6). The Devils run a D that is safety driven, have our #104 ranking and allowed 35 ppg and 462 ypg! The DL avg all g 200 rush ypg (4.8) but gave up 270 ypg (5.6) their L/6. The defense battled injuries at every spot but most notably in the secondary. The Devils are #92 in our pass eff D all g 262 ypg (57%) with a ratio led by 1st Tm ACC CB Cockrell s 5 int s (tied #1 ACC) and #1 tkl r All-ACC S Canty. The top 4 tkl rs are all DB s. Duke is #85 in our ST s which can be contributed to the KO cover unit and KR s, an abysmal #117 and #113 in the FBS respectively. Cincy is playing its 2nd straight in an NFL stadium against an in-state opponent. Now the Bearcats are dealing with the potential loss of their head coach as he is on top of many of the short lists for the open coaching jobs. The wait is over for the Blue Devils and their offense is actually the best that Cincy has faced this year. With a pair of receivers that have combined for 1,980 yards, the Bearcats secondary will be stretched. Duke is coming in on a 4 game losing streak (SU and ATS) but in fact their last 6 foes were all eligible. Now they face an opponent much more similar to the 6 teams which they beat and covered against. While backdoor potential is always open with Renfree, we feel this excited unit can pull the outright upset. FORECAST: DUKE (+) over Cincinnati RATING: 4H BAYLOR holiday UCLA This is the 1st meeting between the schools and both tms first experience playing in this game. At 4-5 with #1 KSU looming, the Bears looked like a long shot to make it back to the post ssn but (7-5) (9-4) BU put together a 3 gm win streak to go ing for a school record 3rd straight ssn. HC Briles is 1-4 SU (2-3 ATS) getting his 1st win in LY s Alamo Bowl, a shootout with P12 member Dec 27th 9:45 pm ESPN Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Wash which broke FBS records for ttl offense and pts scored in a gm. After B2B defeats to Stanford in the regular ssn finale and the P12 Title game the Bruins find themselves here. It s been BAYLOR a commendable yr for UCLA, however, under new HC Jim Mora as they reach their 2nd in UCLA a row and 3rd in 4 yrs. Baylor played our 3rd toughest schedule (tops among tms) while the Bruins matched up against our #32. BRUINS ATS: 8-5 O/U: 9-4 Despite losing Heisman winner RG3 to the NFL, BU finished with our #3 off leading the FBS Johnathan Franklin #46 13/ in total off (579 ypg) and finishing #5 in scoring (44.1). Sr Florence was #1 among B12 QB s in Brett Hundley #5 13/ passing with 4,121 yds (61%) and a ratio. After B2B record setting ssn s by Bears RB s the Damien Thigpen #50 10/ Jordon James #11 13/ run gm floundered for the 1H of the ssn until VHT RB Seastrunk (PS#3) took hold of the job vs KU. In the L/5 the speedy (4.35) Oregon transfer avg d 159 ttl ypg with 7 td s which took the pressure Brett Hundley #5 13/ off of Florence as he threw just 2 int after having 11 in the 1st 7 gms of the ssn. Biletnikoff finalist Shaquelle Evans #9 13/ Williams broke the school record with 1,764 rec yds (#1 FBS). The huge OL ( ) has 2 Sr Joseph Fauria #10 13/ str s and all d just 17 sks (3.7%). The Bears ssn was defined by TO s as BU had a -9 TO margin Johnathan Franklin #46 13/ Jerry Johnson #46 12/ in their 5 losses while it was +14 in their 7 wins. In the wide open B12 the D (#88) finished #119 Steven Manfro #202 12/ FBS in ttl D (514) and #114 scoring D (38.2) as early in the ssn it appeared that Bears would have Jordan James #11 13/ to score on every poss in order to win. As the ssn wore on the Bears were able to force mistakes Jeff Locke # which led to the 3 gm win streak. The smallish DL ( ) finished with just 8 of the Bears 13 sks (#119 FBS) and all d 191 rush ypg (4.7). The top D player is LB Lackey who finished #2 in tkls Ka imi Fairbairn # and was named B12 POW for the L/2 gms. BU has our #84 pass eff D (323, 64%, 33-18) with NB LB Eric Kendricks #103 13/ Dixon the top playmaker. The ST s (#60) were inconsistent with Aaron Jones hitting FG s S Tevin McDonald #64 13/ but oddly was just 7-17 from The coverage units all d 22.9 on KR and 12.9 on PR. LB Anthony Barr #12 13/ DE Datone Jones #22 13/ UCLA has our #16 off avg 35 ppg and 475 ypg. The big reason for their success TY has to be LB Jordan Zumwalt #38 12/ given to rfr QB Hundley who has posted over 3,500 yds of ttl offense while starting all 13 gms for LB Damien Holmes #34 13/ S Andrew Abbott #248 13/ the Bruins (1st time s/ 05 that a projected starting UCLA QB started every game in a ssn). Hundley DE Cassius Marsh #28 13/ wasn t alone in guiding the offense, however, as UCLA s all-time leading rusher Franklin was back for CB Aaron Hester #18 13/ his Sr campaign as well. While Evans led the tm in both receptions and yds, TE Fauria was Hundley s DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa #5 123/ CB Sheldon Price #61 12/ go-to target in the RZ with 11 td catches on the ssn. The OL avg and paved the way for 203 S Stan McKay #257 13/ rush ypg (4.6) but did allow a whopping 46 sks (10.4%, just 26 all d in 11). The D finished with our S Dalton Hilliard #63 12/ #30 ranking all g 26 ppg and 410 ypg. The 3-man DL unit avg and all d 155 ypg (4.1) on Steven Manfro Damien Thigpen the ground while collecting 17 of the tm s 45 sks (38%). Despite losing 11 All-P12 LB Larimore to inj prior to the ssn, a pair of new st rs stepped to the forefront in leading tkl r Kendricks and Barr who BU UCLA BU UCLA BU UCLA BU UCLA QB - - RB - 4 WR 4 - CCH 1/2 - While Briles has exp, we ll only go up to 1/2 leads the P12 lead in sks (13.5). The secondary features a trio of Sr st rs and finished with our #57 BU UCLA CHECKLIST COMMENTS because of Mora s successful transition to NCAA. pass eff def all g 255 ypg (63%, 25-15) while the ST s group finished with our #113 rating despite OL 4 - BU avg , 2 Sr, 17 sk all d (3.7%), 5.1 ypc. Turf/ - 4 Short trip down I-5 has us giving the Bruins a solid effort by P Locke (39.9 net) who will almost certainly be drafted by the NFL next spring. UCLA avg , 1 Sr, 46 sk all d (10.4%), 4.6 ypc. Crowd the edge in this matchup. While Baylor gets the attention as an elite offense, you may be surprised that UCLA is only 13 UCLA +91 ypg vs 8 tms while BU only DL - 441/2 BU avg , 8 of tm s 13 sks (62%), 4.7 ypc. MTCH - 41/2 notches behind them. On the flip side, look at the checklist and you ll see the massive edge that +33 ypg vs post season foes. the Bruins have over the Bears. An interesting comparison is available by looking at our sks vs/ UCLA avg , 17 of tm s 45 sks (38%), 4.1 ypc. Two mobile QB s matchup and both D s used to facing LB - 44 Hager #1 tkl r w/115, 8 tfl, Lackey #2, 8 tfl. sks by on pg 29 where you ll see the two teams are nearly identical at -3 and -4 net sks UCLA has INT - - them in practice. Kendricks #1 tkl r w/137, 6 tfl, Barr #3, 20.5 tfl. 43 and all d 46 while BU had 13 and all d 17. That means that UCLA, which is not used to having DB - 44 BU #84 pass eff D, 323 ypg (64%), ratio. ST 1/2 - SCH UCLA time to throw, will and Baylor will have to deal with pressure that they re not accustomed to. 4 - UCLA #57 pass eff D, 255 ypg (63%), ratio. by 6 s FORECAST: UCLA over Baylor RATING: 2H 14

16 OHIO (8-4) RUTGERS (9-3) WARHAWKS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 9-3 Kolton Browning #179 11/ Jyruss Edwards #376 8/ Monterrell Washington #421 12/ DeVontae McNeal #155 12/ Kolton Browning #179 11/ Cody Wells #285 12/ Brent Leonard 12/ Je Ron Hamm #328 12/ Tavarse Maye #404 12/ Colby Harper #515 7/ Rashon Caeser #387 12/ Justin Manton # (t) 0 18 Justin Manton # LB RJ Young #143 12/ CB Vincent Eddie #447 12/ CB Rob Donovan Lewis #336 12/ S Cordero Smith #462 12/ LB Ray Stovall #289 12/ H Henry Mitchell 12/ S Isaiah Newsome #344 12/ NT Gerrand Johnson #201 12/ LB DaCorris Ford #327 12/ DE Malcolm Edmond #511 12/ H Mitch Lane #340 7/ DE Joey Gautney #486 12/ LB Cameron Blake #277 3/ Brent Leonard Cortney Davis russell athletic Dec 28th 5:30 pm ESPN Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL RUTGERS VIRGINIA TECH SCARLET KNIGHTS ATS: 7-4 O/U: 3-7 independence Dec 28th 2:00 pm ESPN Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA OHIO ULM BOBCATS ATS: 4-8 O/U: 5-6 Beau Blankenship #85 12/ Ryan Boykin 7/ Tyler Tettleton #109 11/ Tyler Tettleton #109 11/ Derrius Vick #93 6/ Donte Foster #264 11/ Bakari Bussey #140 12/ Tyler Futrell #428 10/ Matt Waters #201JC 12/ Chase Cochran #194 12/ Grant Venham # Matt Weller # MLB Keith Moore 12/ SLB Alphonso Lewis #161 12/ SS Josh Kristoff #457 12/ WLB Jelani Woseley #748 12/ DT Carl Jones #604 12/ DT Corey Hasting 12/ LB Nate Carpenter #427 12/ CB Larenzo Fisher #431 12/ CB Ian Wells #207 12/ FS Gerald Moore #321 10/ DL Antwan Crutcher #236 12/ CB Devin Bass #336 12/ FS Thad Ingol #530 11/ NG Neal Huynh #421 11/ Ryan Clark Daz Patterson OU ULM OU ULM OU ULM OU ULM QB - 1/2 RB 44 - WR - 4 CCH 4 - OU ULM CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - 4 OU avg , 3 Sr, 27 sk all d (7.1%), 4.3 ypc. Turf/ ULM avg , 1 Sr, 22 sk all d (4.4%), 4.3 ypc. Crowd DL - 4 OU avg , 13.5 of tm s 20 sks (68%), 4.6 ypc. MTCH - - ULM avg , 11.5 of tm s 24 sks (48%), 3.8 ypc. LB 1/2 - Moore #1 tkl r w/89, 3.5 tfl, Lewis #2, 1.5 tfl. INT - - Young #1 tkl r w/90, 10.5 tfl, Stovall #5, 13.5 tfl. DB 4 - OU #52 pass eff D, 230 ypg (57%), ratio. ULM #76 pass eff D, 272 ypg (62%), ratio. Jawan Jamison #129 12/ Savon Huggins #7 9/ Gary Nova #27 12/ Brandon Coleman #35 12/ Mark Harrison #110 12/ Tim Wright #101 12/ Jawan Jamison #129 12/ Quron Pratt #196 12/ DC Jefferson #20 12/ Justin Doerner #543JC Kyle Federico # Nick Borgese # LB Khaseem Greene #456 12/ CB Logan Ryan #105 12/ LB Jamal Merrell #118 12/ LB Steve Beauharnais #92 12/ S Lorenzo Waters #102 12/ DT Scott Vallone #56 12/ S Duron Harmon #65 12/ DL Jamil Merrell #118 12/ CB Marcus Cooper #127 12/ DE Ka Lial Glaud #88 12/ CB Brandon Jones #262 12/ LB Kevin Snyder #113 12/ DE Marvin Booker #96 9/ S Wayne Warren #46 12/ Mason Robinson Jeremy Deering While Berry is a vet this is his 1st as a HC and Solich is making his 7th appearance overall. This will be 1 of the largest home edges with Shreveport just a stone s throw away. We ll call it even as both teams were injury plagued down the final stretch. ULM thrilled for its 1st appearance while OU has exp in s. ST - 41/2 SCH - 44 ULM (8-4) ULM by 5' s VIRGINIA TECH (6-6) HOKIES ATS: 3-9 O/U: Logan Thomas #3 12/ JC Coleman #28 12/ Tony Gregory #113 10/ Michael Holmes #88 10/ Logan Thomas #3 12/ Marcus Davis #50 12/ Corey Fuller #377 12/ Dyrell Roberts #94 12/ Demitri Knowles #222 12/ Ryan Malleck #44 12/ AJ Hughes # Cody Journell # LB Jack Tyler #329 12/ S Kyshoen Jarrett #35 12/ LB Bruce Taylor #28 11/ FS Detrick Bonner #225 12/ CB Antone Exum #45 12/ DT Derrick Hopkins #126 12/ CB Kyle Fuller #159 12/ S Michael Cole #159 10/ DE James Gayle #217 12/ DE JR Collins 12/ DT Alonzo Tweedy #443 12/ DT Luther Maddy #362 12/ DE Tyrel Wilson #163 12/ Kyshoen Jarrett Demitri Knowles JC Coleman First meeting. This is Ohio s 7th all-time appearance and 5th in HC Solich s 8 yrs. Solich is now 3-6 SU/ATS in s and he led OU to its 1st ever win in LY s Idaho Potato Bowl. Ohio was 1-3 SU/ATS vs tms TY, getting outscored and outgained Ohio has played our #123 schedule. HC Berry takes ULM to its 1st ever gm in his 3rd ssn. This is also Berry s first as an HC. ULM was 2-3 SU/3-2 ATS vs elig tms TY, being outscored and outgained The Warhawks have played our #86 schedule. Ohio was cruising right along at 7-0 incl an opening ssn win at Penn St earning media mentions as a possible BCS buster. Looking closely at their schedule, however, shows that the Bobcats early ssn conf schedule was extremely soft and they were just squeaking by the bottom feeders of Buff, Akron, and UMass (outgained by all 3). When the conf schedule started to toughen up, Ohio also had to deal with mounting inj s on the DL. They limp into this having lost 4 of their L/5 but do have an outstanding TO ratio of +14. Our #76 off is led by 2 yr st r QB Tettleton, whose numbers were down from LY as he s been banged up. He still has an outstanding 16-3 ratio. Tettleton hasn t had to be the running threat that he was a year ago as RB Blankenship became Ohio s 1st 1,000 yd back s/ 07. He finished #10 in the FBS avg 125 rush ypg incl 269 vs UMass. Like the team, Blankenship s numbers started to tail off as the opposition grew tougher, but he did avg 153 (6.2) in the L/2 gms. The OL avg with 3 Sr st rs and has paved the way for 202 rush ypg (4.3) but has allowed 27 sks (7.1%) incl 8 in their last gm vs Kent St. Ohio has our #84 ranked D and after allowing just 74 rush ypg (3.0) the 1st 3 gms, they ended the ssn allowing 165 (4.6) incl an eye popping 282 (7.3) in the L/2. Our #52 pass eff D comes in having held 3 of their L/4 foes under 50% comp while allowing just 158 pass ypg in that span but that was due to tms having more success on the ground. The Bobcats have gone 3 str gms without a sk and finished the reg ssn with 19. Probably the biggest surprise on the tm has been the ST s unit. Consistently a strong spot under Solich, Ohio has our #101 ranked unit, which is its worst s/ 05 (Solich s 1st ssn here). They do have a reliable K in Weller, who has made 79 FG s in his career. ULM was the early ssn media darling after knocking off Arkansas and falling to Auburn in OT to open the ssn. The offense started on fire as the Warhawks had 500 or more yds of ttl off in 4 of their 1st 5 gms. QB Browning is clearly the most important player on the tm as he was inj d early on vs Louisiana and missed Ark St, which were ULM s 2 most lopsided defeats. Not only did he finish with a fantastic 27-7 ratio, but he is also the tm s leading rusher and finished #21 in the FBS in ttl offense. His fav target is Leonard, who caught 7+ passes in 9 gms, incl 4 with 10+. His 97 rec s ranks #6 in the FBS. ULM is down to its #3 RB from the start of training camp and Washington is avg just 33 rush ypg (3.3) since taking over the job. The OL avg with just 1 Sr st r and while their rush ypg dropped slightly from 153 (3.9) LY to 146 (4.3) TY their sks allowed decreased from 34 (7.2%) to 22 (4.4%) TY. Overall ULM has our #71 off. When tm leader LB Cameron Blakes was lost for the ssn, things didn t look good, but fellow LB RJ Young has responded well in becoming the leader of the D. Our #81 D has struggled recently, however, as after allowing 352 ttl ypg the 1st 6, the Warhawks have been giving up 463 ttl ypg the L/6 incl 607 vs UL! ULM has our #76 pass eff D, the worst under Berry, allowing 62% comp and a ratio. ULM has our #43 ST s, which is easily the highest it s ever been. K Manton has att d only 8 FG s all ssn, as ULM s efficient offense tends to put the ball into the EZ, especially when Browning is under center. These two D s have comb to allow 53 ppg and they were banged up down the stretch allowing a comb 60 ppg their last 4. The two offenses both rank higher than the opposing defenses. We also like that both QB s are mobile and able to improvise taking advantage of two injury-plagued DL s. An added bonus is that ULM also gave up an avg of 44 ppg vs the 3 above average QB s they faced TY. FORECAST: OVER Ohio/ULM RATING: 1H In the driver s seat for their first berth into a BCS game, the Knights lost their final 2 gms including a home matchup vs Louisville in the ssn finale to fall to here. This marks the 2nd consec trip to a for Rutgers but the 1st under new HC Kyle Flood who was on this staff previously with Greg Schiano. The Scarlet Knights have played our #90 ranked schedule. VT saw their FBS leading streak of 8 str 10 win ssns come to an end this yr as the 6 losses are their most s/ 92! They barely squeaked by rival Virginia as 10 point chalk just to gain eligibility. Just as non-impressive was the Hokies 3-9 ATS record this season. Over the last 2 ssns Beamer is just ATS. Beamer is 8-11 SU/ ATS in s. The Hokies have played our #47 ranked schedule. The Knights have our #93 ranked off that averages 22 ppg and 341 ypg. After battling Chas Dodd most of 11 for the starting QB job, Gary Nova was the clear-cut st r heading into TY and if you would take away a disastrous performance in their loss to Kent St (6 int s), Nova would have tossed just 9 on the year while seeing his td s increase from 11 to 22. Jawan Jamison was the workhorse back again TY surpassing the 225 carry mark for a 2nd consec yr despite a late ankle inj. During his absence PS#7 Savon Huggins filled in admirably including a 179 yd outing vs Cincinnati. The WR unit features a trio of big targets in Mark Harrison (6 3 ), Brandon Coleman (6 6 ) and Tim Wright (6 4 ) who combined to pull in 18 of the tm s 23 td passes TY. The OL avg and paved the way for 126 ypg (3.9) rushing while all g just 8 sks (2.3%) which was tied for 4th best in the nation. The D has our #16 ranking and all d 14.2 ppg (#4 FBS) and 321 ypg. The DL avg and surrendered just 105 ypg (2.9) while posting 11 of the Knights 22 sks (50%). The leader of the defense is LB Khaseem Greene who led Rutgers in tkls for a 2nd consec yr (also led tm in sks). RU had our #36 ranked pass eff def all g 217 ypg (56%, 12-15) and our #37 ST s despite having to use 2 different K s due to injury. Despite entering the ssn with an inexp d off, VT did bring back a legit Heisman candidate in QB Logan Thomas, but he has been a disappointment and the Hokies off has struggled (our #65 unit). Thomas has just about the same amount of pass yds and td s as LY, but his comp % has fallen from 59.8% LY to just 52.6% TY. A major reason for the struggles is the lack of a dominant RB. With David Wilson departing early LY, VT has seen 3 different RB s draw starts this year. A 3 gm stretch vs Duke, Clemson, and Miami saw the running game come to life avg 230 ypg (5.2) but they couldn t match the consistency over their final 3 gms avg 138 ypg (2.9). The OL ( ) had just 1 ret st r entering the ssn but he was inj d and has missed the L/5 gms. Their numbers are down as expected as they are rushing for 158 ypg (4.0) TY vs 187 ypg (4.4) LY while allowing 5.3% sacks TY compared to 4.2% LY. The defense (#20) is led by LB Jack Tyler and has progressed as the ssn has gone along. During the 1st 5 gms vs FBS foes VT was allowing 424 ttl ypg, but over their L/6 gms, the defense has stiffened to allowing just 299 ttl ypg. They held 3 tms to their ssn lows in ttl off incl Clemson, which had just 295 ttl yds. Overall their rush ypg allowed has increased from 104 (3.2) LY to 140 (3.8) TY while they still have a respectable #13 ranking in our pass eff D (#6 LY). VT s ST s or Beamerball has always been consistent and even that is significantly down TY as the Hokies have our #86 ST s ranking, which is the worst since we started producing our rankings nearly 20 yrs ago! The bright spots have been PR Jarrett who is #8 in the NCAA avg 13.9 ypr while KR Knowles is #15 in the NCAA avg 28.3 ypr. Traditionally winning BCS programs that are 6-6, such as the Hokies, have a lot to play for to finish with a winning record. Rutgers has been an excellent team in the past but the HC that got them those wins and covers is now in the NFL. Let s take a look at how these teams finished down the stretch. Rutgers was -46 ypg vs the #49 sked and only avg d 15 ppg while VT was +85 ypg vs the #36 sked. While VT is a formidable foe, Rutgers players were thinking they were BCS RU VT RU VT RU VT RU VT QB - 4 RB 4 - WR - 1/2 CCH - 44 Beamer s 26th season vs Flood s 1st makes it RU VT CHECKLIST COMMENTS an easy decision, but we ll stop at 2. OL - 1/2 RU avg , 1 Sr, 8 sk all d (2.3%), 3.9 ypc. Turf/ - 4 Despite disappointing ssn VT fans have not VT avg , 3 Sr, 21 sk all d (5.3%), 4.0 ypc. Crowd been to an Orlando so they will come. Large, mobile QB Thomas is a threat that DL - 1/2 RU avg , 11 of tm s 22 sks (50%), 2.9 ypc. MTCH - 4 Rutgers hasn t seen yet this season. VT avg , 13 of tm s 32 sks (41%), 3.8 ypc. VT has 2 choices: finish 7-6 or have their 1st LB 4 - Greene #1 tkl r w/125, 10.5 tfl, Jamal Merrell #3, 8 tfl. INT - 4 losing ssn s/ 92. Tyler #1 tkl r w/112, 11 tfl, Taylor #3, 9 tfl. DB - 1/2 RU #36 pass eff D, 217 ypg (56%), ratio. ST 4 - SCH VIRGINIA TECH bound going into their final game. - 41/2 VT #13 pass eff D, 205 ypg (51%), ratio. by 6' s FORECAST: VIRGINIA TECH over Rutgers 15 RATING: 3H

17 MINNESOTA (6-6) AIR FORCE (6-6) meineke car care armed forces Dec 29th 11:45 am ESPN Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX AIR FORCE RICE FALCONS ATS: 3-9 O/U: 5-6 Cody Getz #248 11/ Connor Dietz 12/ Jon Lee #267 11/ Wes Cobb #421 12/ Ty MacArthur #944 12/ Mike DeWitt 9/ Connor Dietz 12/ Kale Pearson #242 9/ Ty MacArthur # Drew Coleman #546 12/ Don Strickland #383 12/ Marc Hendricks #319 12/ David Baska # Parker Herrington LB Austin Niklas #408 12/ LB Alex Means #436 12/ S Christian Spears 12/ S Brian Lindsay #433 12/ CB Steffon Batts #323 12/ LB James Chambers #223 12/ CB Chris Miller #830 12/ LB Jared Jones #432 12/ DE Nick DeJulio #419 12/ NG Alexander Hansen 12/ NG Cody Miller #421 11/ DE Jose Champaign #310 9/ Ty MacArthur Anthony LaCoste AF RICE AF RICE AF RICE AF RICE QB - 1/2 RB 44 - WR - 41/2 CCH 41/2 - AF RICE CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL 4 - AF avg , 3 Sr, 7 sk all d (5.0%), 5.2 ypc. Turf/ 4 - Rice avg , 0 Sr, 30 sk all d (8.1%), 4.2 ypc. Crowd DL - - AF avg , 8.5 of tm s 15 sks (57%), 4.6 ypc. MTCH 41/2 - Rice avg , 19 of tm s 26 sks (73%), 5.1 ypc. LB 1/2 - Niklas #1 tkl r w/114, 6 tfl, Means #2, 11 tfl. INT 4 - Porras #1 tkl r w/86, 1.5 tfl, Nwousu #2, 6 tfl. DB - 1/2 AF #118 pass eff D, 204 ypg (68%), 16-8 ratio. Rice #72 pass eff D, 251 ypg (57%), ratio. All Calhoun has done since coming to AF is lead them to 6 str s and he rates the edge here. Despite Rice being in-state, it s called the Armed Forces Bowl and that s who the majority will be pulling for. In our vs numbers, the Falcons are +40 ypg while Rice is -89 ypg. While both are 6-6, AF has had 5 str winning ssns. ST - 41/2 SCH - - TEXAS TECH (7-5) This is the 2nd ever meeting between the schools with the 1st a OT win for TT (-7 ) in the 06 Insight Bowl. In that gm, the Raiders posted the biggest comeback in NCAA history after trailing by 31 pts in the 3Q which prompted UM to fire HC Mason. Minny has never been to this but TT beat Navy (-11 ) here in 03. UM HC Jerry Kill is 0-2 SU/ATS in s although he was 4-5 SU in the Dec 28th 9:00 pm ESPN Reliant Stadium Houston, TX FCS playoffs at S IL. Raiders HC Tuberville was 7-3 SU/6-4 ATS in s in his career but shockingly left TT for the Cincy job and an interim takes over for this one. Minny was 2-5 SU/ATS vs squads MINNESOTA TY being outscored and outgained being a dog in every contest. TT was 3-5 SU/ATS TEXAS TECH being outscored despite outgaining foes and was 2-1 ATS as a fav in those gms. UM began the season with a Sr starter in athletic Gray who QB d the Gophers to wins in GOLDEN GOPHERS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 4-7 RED RAIDERS ATS: 6-6 O/U: their 1st 2 before being suffering a high ankle sprain vs WM. Soph pocket QB Shortell finished the win throwing 3 td passes as UM s 4 td tosses were their most in a gm s/ 09. With Gray missing 2 gms and Donnell Kirkwood #111 12/ Kenny Williams #21 12/ MarQueis Gray #13 10/ SaDale Foster #98JC 12/ his mobility limited, Shortell started the next 3, but the off sputtered avg 327 ypg and 14 ppg. After B2B Rodrick Williams #159 7/ Eric Stephens #59 12/ losses, Kill burned Nelson s RS and moved Gray to WR. Nelson blistered Purd for 283 yds and 4 td s Philip Nelson #34 6/ as the Gophers won but struggled in the L/4 (85 ypg, 44%, 1-5) while Shortell transferred after Seth Doege #28 12/ Max Shortell #49 7/ Michael Brewer #19 8/ the ssn. The run gm relied on workhorse Kirkwood who still has a chance at becoming UM s 1st 1,000 Philip Nelson #34 6/ yd rusher s/ 06. After #1 rec Barker suffered an ankle inj vs Purd and subsequently left the prog, the MarQueis Gray #13 10/ Eric Ward #51 11/ Gophers pass gm left with him. The tm s top WR Engel has just 267 (19.1). The OL ( ) suffered Darrin Moore #372 11/ AJ Barker 8/ Jace Amaro #7 6/ several inj s with only RT Campion starting every gm at the same spot. UM has our #106 off but our #46 Derrick Engel #247 11/ Tyson Williams #360 11/ D which is how they made it to the post ssn. The D improvement began up front as DE Wilhite finished Isaac Fruechte #213JC 11/ Jakeem Grant #197 12/ #2 in the B10 with 8.5 sks and keep in mind that the Gophers had 9 sks as a team just 2Y ago. LY s top Devin Crawford-Tufts #160 11/ Javon Bell #10JC 4/ John Rabe #73JC 12/ Alex Torres 10/ LB Tinsley shockingly died in the offssn so the team kept his spirit alive by rotating his #51 and Hill and Rallis led the unit in tkls. UM has our #32 pass eff D (179, 56%, 12-11) with CB Stoudermire leading the Christian Eldred (t) 0 21 Ryan Erxleben # tm in tkls. Our #90 ST unit is led by Australian rugby specialist P Eldred. K Wettstein struggled hitting Jordan Wettstein Ryan Bustin #390JC FG s although 3 misses were from 50+. The cov units allow 17.9 on KR and 6.5 on PR. QB Doege had a strong start to the season with a 12-1 ratio after 3 gms until he threw 3 int s in the DB Troy Stoudermire #226 12/ S Cody Davis #137 12/ LB Aaron Hill 12/ S DJ Johnson #255 12/ OK loss. He rebounded with 13 td passes in the next 2 gms incl the upset of then #5 WV and finished LB Mike Rallis #400 12/ DT Kerry Hyder #124 12/ #15 in the FBS in pass eff. The run game had their best 3 gm stretch in yrs to start the ssn in non-conf DB Derrick Wells #460 12/ LB Will Smith #26JC 12/ play but got bogged down vs tougher B12 competition avg 109 (3.8) in conf play. The WR unit struggled LB Keanon Cooper #49 12/ LB Sam Eguavoen #319 10/ DB Brock Vereen #170 12/ CB Eugene Neboh 12/ with inj s even though Moore and Ward combined for 1,922 yds (12.3) with 24 td s. TE Amaro s (ribs) LB James Manuel #100 12/ DE Dartwan Bush #201 12/ absence in the final 6 gms was continuously cited by Tuberville as a reason for their off struggles both DB Michael Carter #41 12/ DB Bruce Jones #242JC 12/ running and passing. TT avg d 41 ppg and 537 ypg in their 1st 6 gms compared to 35 ppg and 466 DB Cedric Thompson #440 12/ LB Blake Dees #127 12/ DE DL Wilhite #158 12/ DE Jackson Richards #52 12/ ypg in the L/6. The OL ( ) allowed an impressive 18 sks (3.2%) anchored by All-B12 LT Waddle. DE RaShede Hageman #6 12/ CB Tre Porter #55 10/ TT has our #17 off and #53 D. The Raiders showed improvement under their 4th DC in the L4Y in DT Roland Johnson #99JC 10/ DT Delvon Simmons #21 12/ Art Kaufman. After a soft non-conf slate in which the Raiders were #1 in the FBS in ttl D (#114 LY) AJ Barker T Stoudermire Austin Zouzalik SaDale Foster the grind of B12 play took its toll. The undersized DL ( ) is led by DT Hyder and DE Bush who combined for 24 tfl. TT mostly plays a but the LB s were a trouble spot with converted S Bullitt UM TT UM TT UM TT UM TT missing the final 2 after playing most of the yr with an inj d shoulder and the top LB tkl r (Smith) had QB RB - 44 WR - 441/2 CCH 4 - Although Kill is 0-2 SU/ATS in s, he will be just 47. The Raiders are #45 in our pass eff D (196, 55%, 23-7) which is greatly improved from LY s UM TT CHECKLIST COMMENTS taking on an interim head coach here. #102. S s Davis and Johnson were the tm s top 2 tkl rs but the Raiders missed top cover CB Douglas OL UM avg , 0 Sr, 18 sk all d (5.7%), 3.8 ypc. Turf/ - 44 Tech fans will make this trip to Reliant Stadium while we who didn t play in 5 of the L/6 due to inj. In their 1-4 finish TT forced 0 TO s with their 10 on the ssn TT avg , 3 Sr, 18 sk all d (3.2%), 4.5 ypc. Crowd can t expect UM to have any semblance of a foll g. ranking #118 in the FBS. Our #77 ST s unit needs work as they gave up several big plays for the 2nd UM has 2 major issues on offense: they can t run (3.8 DL - - UM avg , 16.5 of tm s 25 sks (66%), 4.6 ypc. MTCH - 4 ssn in a row incl 2 blk d P vs OSU. The coverage units all d 21.0 on KR and 13.6 on PR with 2 td. ypc) and they don t pass successfully (54%). TT avg , 12 of tm s 16 sks (75%), 4.4 ypc. Minnesota showed its struggles down the stretch as they totaled only 283 yds and 18 FD s in their We usually give an edge to DD dogs but TT 3-1 ATS LB - - Hill #2 tkl r w/71, 4 tfl, Rallis #3 w/71, 5 tfl. INT - - final 2 gms. Now their frosh QB plays in the vs a secondary which is seasoned playing against in that role, UM 0-3. Smith #4 tkl r w/47, 1.5 tfl, Eguavoen #5, 1.5 tfl. P12 QB s. TT s offense hasn t been slowed TY and while the D all d 111 pts its L/2 gms, it was vs our DB 1/2 - UM #32 pass eff D, 179 ypg (56%), ratio. ST - - SCH #5 and #3 offenses and UM ranks our # TT #45 pass eff D, 196 ypg (55%), 23-7 ratio. TEXAS TECH by 13 s RICE (6-6) OWLS ATS: O/U: 6-6 Charles Ross #194 12/ Taylor McHargue #170 11/ Turner Petersen #153 10/ Jeremy Eddington #261 9/ Taylor McHargue #170 11/ Jordan Taylor #167 12/ Sam McGuffie #7 12/ Vance McDonald #154 9/ Donte Moore 12/ Turner Petersen #153 10/ Taylor Cook #47 12/ Taylor Cook # Chris Boswell # S Paul Porras #378 12/ LB Cameron Nwosu #153 12/ S Julius White #153 12/ DE Cody Bauer #339 12/ DT Hosam Shahin #395 12/ S Malcolm Hill #352 12/ LB James Radcliffe #229 12/ S Gabe Baker #207 12/ LB Kyle Prater #40 10/ DT Christian Covington #311 11/ DE Jared Williams #81 12/ CB Phillip Gaines #350 12/ Dennis Parks Luke Turner Sam McGuffie Jeremy Eddington Air Force will be playing in the Armed Forces Bowl for the 4th time (1-2 SU/ATS) in 6 years. The LTH the Falcons defeated Houston, (+4) in 09. The Falcons are 2-3 SU/ATS in s under Calhoun and he is the only AF HC to lead his team to s in his 1st 6Y. Their 3 losses have come by a combined 9 pts. AF came into the ssn with 6 ret st rs (3 off, 3 def), had an impressive effort at Michigan and a big win over Nevada, but their other 5 wins came vs tms that have a combined record incl being pushed around by Army. Rice returns ing for the 1st time since 08 and 10th time (5-4 SU/1-1 ATS) overall. This will be HC Bailiff s 2nd gm and he will look for his 2nd win as Rice defeated W Michigan (-3) in the 08 Texas Bowl. The Owls have played our #116 schedule while AF played our #119. The Falcons have our #79 off avg 29 ppg and 436 ypg. The triple option features QB Dietz and RB Getz who was on pace for a record-setting ssn but an inj hobbled him at midssn. Getz became the only player in AF history to have three 200 yd gms in the same ssn. Dietz ran a smooth prolific attack during a 3 gm win streak with 104 pts but stumbled down the stretch getting outscored in the L/4. Dietz can hurt you with the pass but the Falcons had 65 att s and 535 yds less than LY. Two of the 3 off st rs TY were on OL but the Falcons lost their proj d C as well as their backup. AF has a small ( ) but quick OL that helped them finish #2 in the FBS avg 329 rush ypg (5.2) with just 7 sks (all in L/3). AF s defense has our #100 ranking all g 29 ppg and 402 ypg. AF did surprise holding Hawaii (pts) & SDSt (268 yds) both to ssn lows. The DL has all d 198 rush ypg (4.6) and totaled just 8.5 of the tm s 15 sks. The LB unit was the D s only bright spot led by #1 tkl r Niklas and top tfl man Means. With no pressure on opposing QB s the secondary struggled as well all g 204 ypg (68%) with a 16-8 ratio finishing #118 in our pass eff D rankings. The Falcons are #89 in our ST s rankings as PK Herrington was LY but slumped to 4-10 while P Baska was a bright spot with a 38.5 net. On the other side AF only had 10 PR s out of 44 punts! Things were looking grim for the Owls as they were sitting at 2-6 before winning their L/4 by an avg score of to secure a bid for just the 3rd time in over 50 years! Not only did Rice win their last 4 SU, but they also finished the ssn on a 5-1 ATS run. QB McHargue is a dual-threat option for the Owls and had some of his best gms down the stretch avg 254 pass ypg and rushing for 3 td s over the final 3 gms. When McHargue isn t rushing he is handing off to Ross who is coming off his highest rushing total of the ssn in his last game (154 yds vs UTEP). WR s Taylor & McGuffie have each had 100 yd rec gms, while McDonald had his best gm of the ssn in the finale, finishing with 99 rec yds. The OL ( ) greatly increased their rush numbers from 151 ypg (3.9) LY to 201 ypg (4.2) TY and are avg 221 rush ypg (4.2) over their L/6 gms. The lone dropoff offensively has been pass protection, as the Owls were sacked 5.5% of the time LY vs 8.1% TY. Rice has our #91 def but during their 4 gm winning streak, they all d just 92 rush ypg (3.0). Overall their rush ypg allowed is up from LY, going from 183 (4.8) to 193 (5.1) TY. The Owls have our #72 pass eff D, which is the 3rd straight yr they ve improved in that department. Rice has our #38 ranked ST s unit and K Boswell is among the NCAA leaders with 21 makes incl 6-7 from 50+! At the end of Oct Rice was sitting at 2-6 having to sweep the board to have a shot to get to a and they did just that. Of the 4 teams they beat, none have a winning record. AF dropped its L/3 gms away from home but the L/2 losses were vs two tms that shared the MW crown with Boise and went 9-3. It s no secret that to beat Air Force, you need to stop the run but Rice has struggled all g 5.1 ypc. Rice hasn t faced an option offense this year but still all d over 300 yds rushing 3 times. Rice s defense only starts 1 Sr and when facing the option you must be disciplined and stay home or else they will break numerous long plays. We feel this very young D will have trouble doing that and call for the Falcons to win their 3rd in 4Y and cover their 4th straight. by 4' s FORECAST: AIR FORCE over Rice RATING: 2H 16 AIR FORCE FORECAST: TEXAS TECH over Minnesota RATING: 1H

18 NAVY (8-4 ) NAVY ASU NAVY ASU NAVY ASU NAVY ASU QB - 41/2 RB - 41/2 WR - 4 CCH - - 1st yr for Graham but in his L/3 gms he s NAVY ASU CHECKLIST COMMENTS outscored the opp by a comb OL 1/2 - Navy avg , 2 Sr, 19 sk all d (13.3%), 5.3 ypc. Turf/ 4 - Can t see many ASU fans making this trip ASU avg , 2 Sr, 37 sk all d (9.4%), 4.2 ypc. Crowd but service personnel will show up. Always have to give an edge to Navy w/its DL - 41/2 Navy , 6 of tm s 17 sks (35%), 4.3 ypc. MTCH 44 - cut-blocking as this DL has never seen it. ASU avg , 28.5 of tm s 49 sks (58%), 4.1 ypc. With Navy missing a LY, this will be a LB - 44 Warrick #2 tkl r w/73, 4.5 tfl, French #3, 2 tfl. INT 4 - very special gm. Magee #1 tkl r w/104, 11.5 tfl, Young #3, 14 tfl. DB Navy #87 pass eff D, 226 ypg (68%), 12-8 ratio. ST - 4 SCH - 44 ASU #4 pass eff D, 181 ypg (51%), ratio. W VIRGINIA (7-5) fight hunger Dec 29th 4:00 pm espn2 AT&T Park San Francisco, CA NAVY ARIZONA ST MIDSHIPMEN ATS: 4-8 O/U: Gee Gee Greene #336 11/ Noah Copeland #481 11/ Keenan Reynolds #259 11/ Trey Miller #250 7/ Bo Snelson #342 11/ Darius Staten #887 10/ Keenan Reynolds #259 11/ Trey Miller #250 7/ Brandon Turner #129 10/ Gee Gee Greene #336 11/ Shawn Lynch #607 11/ Casey Bolena #320 11/ Pablo Beltran # Nick Sloan # S Tra ves Bush 11/ LB Matt Warrick #619 11/ LB Brye French #233 11/ LB Keegan Wetzel 11/ CB Parrish Gaines #368 11/ LB Cody Peterson #594 11/ S Wave Ryder #408 11/ LB Jordan Drake 11/ S Chris Ferguson 8/ DE Wes Henderson 11/ CB Kwazel Bertrand 10/ CB Quincy Adams 8/ Shawn Lynch Marcus Thomas ***Navy stats do not include the Army game*** pinstripe Dec 29th 3:15 pm ESPN Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY WEST VIRGINIA SYRACUSE MOUNTAINEERS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 6-5 Andrew Buie #34 12/ Tavon Austin #15 12/ Shawne Alston #141 7/ Dustin Garrison #200 10/ Geno Smith #4 12/ Geno Smith #4 12/ Stedman Bailey #64 12/ Tavon Austin #15 12/ JD Woods #104 12/ Andrew Buie #34 12/ Tyler Bitancurt # (t) 0 6 Tyler Bitancurt # S Karl Joseph #149 12/ LB Isaiah Bruce #277 12/ LB Terence Garvin #166 12/ S Darwin Cook #213 11/ LB Josh Francis #35JC 12/ LB Doug Rigg #132 12/ CB Pat Miller #364 12/ LB Shaq Petteway #114 12/ DT Shaq Rowell #149JC 12/ CB Brodrick Jenkins #201 9/ LB Jared Barber #191 9/ DT Jorge Wright #464 12/ LB Nick Kwiatwoski #252 11/ DE Will Clarke #251 11/ Tavon Austin Tavon Austin ARIZONA ST (7-5) SUN DEVILS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 5-6 Cameron Marshall #93 12/ Marion Grice #5JC 12/ DJ Foster #9 12/ Taylor Kelly #185 12/ Michael Eubank #30QB 12/ Taylor Kelly #185 12/ Chris Coyle #17 12/ DJ Foster #9 12/ Rashad Ross #167JC 12/ Marion Grice #5JC 12/ Jamal Miles #70 11/ Kevin Ozier 12/ Josh Hubner #79JC (t) 0 20 Alex Garoutte # Jon Mora #365JC LB Brandon Magee #37 11/ S Keelan Johnson #102 12/ S Chris Young #38JC 12/ LB Carl Bradford #121 12/ S Alden Darby 12/ DT Will Sutton #151 11/ DE Davon Coleman #443JC 12/ CB Osahon Irabor #118 12/ LB Steffon Martin #35JC 12/ LB Anthony Jones #105 10/ DL Jaxon Hood #190 12/ Jamal Miles Rashad Ross Jamal Miles ARIZONA ST by 9 s SYRACUSE (7-5) ORANGE ATS: O/U: Jerome Smith #150 12/ Prince-Tyson Gulley #181 12/ Ashton Broyld #87 7/ Adonis Ameen-Moore #39 6/ Ryan Nassib #93 12/ Alec Lemon #116 11/ Marcus Sales #35 12/ Jarrod West #103 12/ Beckett Wales #112 12/ Prince-Tyson Gulley #181 12/ Jeremiah Kobena #134 7/ Jonathan Fisher # Ross Krautman # SS Shamarko Thomas #257 12/ LB Dyshawn Davis #210 12/ LB Siriki Diabate #145JC 12/ LB Marquis Spruill #361 12/ FS Jeremi Wilkes #265 12/ DT Deon Goggins #149JC 12/ CB Keon Lyn #435 12/ CB Ri Shard Anderson #248 12/ DT Jay Bromley 12/ LB Cameron Lynch #83 12/ DE Brandon Sharpe #596 12/ FS Durrell Eskridge #324 12/ DE M. Pierce-Brewster #210JC 12/ Ritchy Desir Jeremiah Kobena After 8 consecutive post season appearances, a 5-7 record LY kept the Midshipmen at home. After an 8-4 campaign they find themselves back in a and journey to San Francisco for the 2nd time as they were here in 04 when they knocked off New Mexico (+4). HC Ken Niumatalolo enters his 5th (interim HC in 07) where he has gone 1-3 SU (2-2 ATS). The Midshipmen and Sun Devils have never played. In the past 7 ssns ASU HC Todd Graham has guided 4 different tms to gms (3-1 SU/ATS, did not coach Pitt in their LY). The Sun Devils have now made B2B s, but lost LY (+14 ). ASU has played our #49 toughest sked while Navy has played just our #104. Navy has our #84 ranked offense avg 25 ppg and 386 ypg. After beginning the ssn with Jr Miller at QB the coaching staff made the switch to true frosh Reynolds who in turn led the Midshipmen to a 6-1 record and finished 3rd on the tm in rushing. In limited passing Reynolds also found success completing 58% with an 8-1 ratio (17 ttl td s). The rest of the running gm was focused around SB Greene and FB Copeland who finished 1st and 2nd on the tm in rushing respectively. Niumatalolo proclaimed that Turner was one of the best WR s he s had here and he led the tm in rec and rec td s on the yr. The OL avg and paved the way for 286 ypg (5.3) on the ground (6th in FBS) while all g 19 sks (13.3%). The D has our #70 ranking all g 23 ppg and 389 ypg. The 3-man DL unit ( ) all d 161 ypg (4.3) on the ground while posting 6 of the tm s 17 sks (35%). The LB s finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th on the tm in tkls with Wetzel (#4 tkl r) also leading Navy in sks and tfl. The Midshipmen have our #87 ranked pass eff D all g 226 ypg (68%) with a 12-8 ratio as S Bush led the tm in tkls. Navy had our #96 ranked ST s with K Sloan converting on 9 of his 13 FG att s and P Beltran finishing with a 45.1 avg. The Sun Devils #25 off avg s 36 ppg and 449 ypg in Graham s High Octane offense. With the early departure of QB Brock Osweiler to the NFL, ASU endured a 3-way QB battle in camp with Kelly winning the starting gig. Kelly eclipsed the 3,000 yd mark in ttl offense TY starting all 12 gms while Eubank handled the role as the tm s wildcat QB earning 56 rush att s on the year. The RB duties were split between a trio of backs TY in returning starter Marshall and newcomers JUCO Grice and true frosh Foster. Grice and Foster also proved to be a force out of the backfield on passing downs finishing 2nd and 3rd on the tm in receptions behind TE Coyle. The OL led by 3Y starters LT Evan Finkenberg and RG Andrew Sampson avg and paved the way for 191 ypg (4.2) on the ground but did allow 37 sks (9.4%). The D has our #21 ranking all g 24 ppg and 351 ypg under co-dc s Randolph and West. The DL avg and is led by AA DT Sutton. The unit all d 172 ypg (4.1) on the ground while recording 28.5 of the tm s 49 sks (58%). The LB s are led once again by the tm s leading tkl r Magee who returned to excellent form in 12 following an Achilles inj that forced him to miss all of LY. ASU s secondary became one of the most dangerous in the nation as they finished with our #4 pass eff def all g 181 ypg (51%) with a ratio. The ST s unit (#41) is led by the steady foot of P Hubner who avg s 47.1 per punt with a tm net of As you can see by the checklist, any time a service academy is playing a BCS team they are limited stature-wise due to military restrictions. They, of course, make it up with heart, enthusiasm, preparation and focus and have always been a solid play in s. ASU s DL is among the NCAA leaders in sks and we feel they ll struggle having to play disciplined D vs the option. On defense Navy will have to get a pass rush to keep it close but we think they can do that. Navy is on a 13-4 ATS run as an underdog and we ll call for them to keep it under the Vegas number. FORECAST: 1H Navy (if less than +10) 2H Navy (if +10 or more) These former Big East rivals who annually ( 55-11) played for the Schwartzwalder Trophy meet up in the Pinstripe Bowl. After WV had won 8 in a row in the series (6-2 ATS), the Orange pulled DD upsets in This is WV s 1st trip to Yankee Stadium while the Orange played in the inaugural contest beating KSU (E) in WV s Holgorsen won his 1st gm LY in record setting fashion upsetting Clemson (+3) in the Orange Bowl. After just missing out on a in 11 with a 5-7 record, the Orange are back in the post season TY under 4th yr HC Doug Marrone, who was victorious SU and ATS in his only other trip to a in 10 s Pinstripe at Yankee Stadium. WV played our #21 sked, while Syr played our #39. On Oct 12th the 5-0 #5 ranked Mountaineers had their sights set a little higher than a cold weather Dec afternoon game. On Oct 13th the reality of the B12 set in with 2 straight trips to Texas facing some of the nation s top skill players. A loss to TT began an epic 5 gm slide in which WV was outscored by nearly 20 ppg. To their credit the Mountaineers won their L/2 gms to go ing for an 11th straight ssn. Sept Heisman winner Geno Smith (432, 83%, 20-0 in 1st 4) had a streak of 274 passes without an int snapped in the loss to KSU when the Cats held WV to 155 pass yds, the lowest ttl ever by a Holgorsen cch d tm. The real issue on off was a lack of balance as RB Alston was banged up most of the ssn and Buie isn t an every down back. The staff moved the FBS s #1 rec Austin to share the TB duties vs OU and he responded with a school record smashing 344 rush yds! He shared the job in the L/2 and is expected to do so again in the. Bailey leads the nation in td rec with 23 and is #3 in ypg (125.1). The OL ( ) has 3 Sr st rs and all d 20 sks (3.9%). WV has our #4 off and #82 D. The Mountaineers D struggles were masked by the early ssn off explosion but became the focus during the losing streak. The DL ( ) did its job plugging up run lanes (143, 3.5) but the front 7 generated little pass pressure (11 sks in B12 play). Four of the top 6 tkl rs were LB s with BLB Francis the standout (#1 tfl). WV finished #123 in our pass eff D where the CB s struggled while leading tkl r Joseph was the only member of the secondary to start all 12 gms. The ST s (#54) are where the dynamic Austin shines as a PR (11.0) and KR (26.4). WV used 3 diff P s before settling on K Bittancurt (11-18 FG, L/52) to handle both jobs as the tm finished with a 34.6 net (#100 FBS). The coverage units all d 24.0 on KR and 7.5 on PR. The Orange have our #33 off avg 29 ppg and 473 ypg led by Sr QB Nassib who has broken nearly every Syr passing record. Nassib saved his best for last eclipsing the 3,000 yd passing mark for the 1st time with the Orange as OC Hackett switched the offense to the up-tempo style that most of the nation is currently using. While the loss of RB Bailey (1051 rush yds LY) to graduation appeared to be a concern, Smith stepped to the forefront and surpassed the 1,000 yd plateau while Gulley complemented him with 600+ rush yds and 7 td s of his own. With Nassib s prolific numbers it was a foregone conclusion that some of his WR arsenal would find success as well with Lemon surpassing the 1,000 yd mark despite an early ssn inj and Sales just 137 yds away from 1,000. The OL avg and paved the way for 172 ypg (4.2) while all g just 14 sks (3.1%) compared to 37 (8.9%) LY. This is even more impressive due to the fact that their top OL, LT Justin Pugh missed the 1st 4 gms with inj. The D has our #65 ranking all g 26 ppg and 385 ypg under DC Shafer. The DL avg and recorded 10.5 of the tm s 24 sks while all g 148 ypg (4.1) on the ground. The LB trio of Davis, Diabate and Spruill along with their top player and leading tkl r SS Thomas were the main reason that Syr was able to rattle off victories in 5 of their final 6 gms. The Orange finished with our #105 pass eff D all g 237 ypg (63%, 21-9) and a #99 mark on ST s as K Krautman hit on just 62% of his FG att s after converting on nearly 80% LY. Last year these two met as Big East foes with WV ranked #11 and a 2 td fav at Syracuse but the Mountaineers lost This year they meet as Big East vs Big 12 and next year it would be an ACC vs Big 12 matchup. It was no surprise to us that the Mountaineers would finish in this spot after their 5-0 start but they now have to be completely discouraged as the public and media basically named Geno Smith the Heisman winner and had them in a BCS. All Syracuse does is play solid, basic football and did so again this year, especially down the stretch where they went 5-1 SU/ATS. Windy WV SU WV SU WV SU WV SU QB 41/2 - RB 4 - WR 4 - CCH - 1/2 Impressed with what Holgorsen did in LY s WV SU CHECKLIST COMMENTS but Marrone gets his tm to overachieve. OL 1/2 - WV avg , 3 Sr, 20 sk all d (3.9%), 4.9 ypc. Turf/ - 41/2 While SU is still a distance away from this NYC SU avg , 1 Sr, 14 sk all d (3.1%), 4.2 ypc. Crowd, the instate fans will back the Cuse. SU comes in outgaining elig tm by 69 ypg DL - 1/2 WV avg , 4.5 of tm s 21 sks (21%), 3.5 ypc. MTCH - 4 while WV was outgained by 20 ypg. SU avg , 10.5 of tm s 24 sks (44%), 4.1 ypc. WV has revenge from LY but clearly disappointed LB - - Bruce #2 tkl r w/86, 6.5 tfl, Garvin #3, 8.5 tfl. INT - 1/2 to be here. Davis #2 tkl r w/67, 13 tfl, Diabate #3, 7.5 tfl. DB - 4 WV #123 pass eff D, 328 ypg (65%), 36-9 ratio. ST 4 - SCH W VIRGINIA December NY days don t make a passing team happy. 4 - SU #105 pass eff D, 237 ypg (63%), 21-9 ratio. by 1 FORECAST: SYRACUSE (+) over W Virginia 17 RATING: 2H

19 OREGON ST (9-3) alamo Dec 29th 6:45 pm ESPN Alamodome San Antonio, TX OREGON ST TEXAS BEAVERS ATS: 9-3 O/U: 6-5 Storm Woods #134 11/ Terron Ward #231 12/ Malcolm Agnew #68 12/ Sean Mannion #31 9/ Cody Vaz #68 6/ Markus Wheaton #84 12/ Brandin Cooks #67 12/ Connor Hamlett #63TE 12/ Storm Woods #134 11/ Kevin Cummings #148 12/ Keith Kostol Trevor Romaine # WLB Michael Doctor #28 12/ CB Rashaad Reynolds #149 12/ FS Ryan Murphy #279 12/ SS Tyrequek Zimmerman #87 12/ SLB DJ Alexander 12/ MLB Feti Taumoepeau #467 12/ DE Dylan Wynn #60 12/ CB Jordan Poyer #290 11/ DE Scott Crichton #328 12/ S Anthony Watkins #128 11/ NB Sean Martin #129 11/ DT Andrew Seumalo #15 12/ DE Rufolf Fifita #251JC 12/ DT Castro Masaniai 12/ Jordan Poyer Terron Ward OSU UT OSU UT OSU UT OSU UT QB - 1/2 RB - 4 WR 4 - CCH 1/2 - OSU UT CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - 41/2 OSU avg , 1 Sr, 23 sk all d (4.8%), 3.8 ypc. Turf/ UT avg , 0 Sr, 14 sk all d (3.8%), 4.6 ypc. Crowd DL - 1/2 OSU avg , 20.5 of tm s 26 sks (79%), 4.0 ypc. MTCH - - UT avg , 17 of tm s 25 sks (68%), 4.8 ypc. LB - 4 Doctor #1 tkl r w/72, 10.5 tfl, Alexander #5, 6.5 tfl. INT - - Edmond #2 tkl r w/97, 6 tfl, Cobbs #11, 5 tfl. DB 4 - OSU #16 pass eff D, 223 ypg (59%), ratio. UT #42 pass eff D, 214 ypg (60%), ratio. Riley usually gets the best out of his talent while Brown has disappointed L3Y. Just a 1.5 hour drive from Austin for a UT fan base that sells out 100,000 seat stadium at home. Texas DB s can match up with OSU WR s while OSU DL can negate UT s RB s. UT has to be disappointed ply g here, but also a rare non-bcs dog. TEXAS (8-4) LONGHORNS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 7-5 Johnathan Gray #1 12/ Joe Bergeron #36 12/ Malcolm Brown #1 7/ Daje Johnson #29 11/ David Ash #16 11/ Case McCoy #51 8/ Mike Davis #10 12/ Jaxon Shipley #16 12/ Marquise Goodwin #146 12/ Daje Johnson #29 11/ Alex King Nick Jordan # S Kenny Vaccaro #44 12/ LB Steve Edmond #5 12/ S Adrian Phillips #43 12/ DE Alex Okafor #4 12/ LB Kendall Thompson #22 11/ CB Quandre Diggs #8 12/ CB Carrington Byndom #29 12/ S Josh Turner #6 12/ S Mykkele Thompson #44 11/ DE Cedric Reed #30 12/ LB Demarco Cobbs #8 11/ DE Jackson Jeffcoat #2 6/ DT Ashton Dorsey #20 9/ Quandre Diggs DJ Monroe Marquis Goodwin TEXAS by 6' s After a 2Y post ssn layoff, the Beavers are back in a making their 1st trip to San Antonio for the Alamo. OSU HC Mike Riley has plenty of experience with the Beavers going 5-1 SU (4-2 ATS) while this is their 1st meeting with Texas s/ 87 (0-2 all-time vs Longhorns). The Horns make the short 76 min trip here for only the 2nd time in their post ssn history as they beat Iowa here (-9) in 06. HC Mack Brown is 13-7 SU (9-11 ATS) in s incl 3-2 SU/2-3 ATS vs P12 tms. OSU was 5-3 SU/6-2 ATS vs tms TY outscoring them and outgaining them UT was 5-4 SU/4-5 ATS vs ers outscoring them despite being outgained The Beavers have our #28 offense avg 33 ppg and 443 ypg. Mannion started 8 gms for OSU at QB TY before an inj d knee prompted the Beavers to use Vaz for a few wks. On the ssn the 2 QB s passed for over 3,700 yds (63%) with a ratio (just 1 int from Vaz). Mannion has the stronger arm and a better grasp of the playbook and will start here. The Beavers used a RB-by-committee approach early on with Storm Woods, Ward and Agnew all getting their share of touches. As the year wore on, however, Woods would inherit the #1 role and ended up with 46 more carries than Ward and Agnew combined. Next to Robert Woods and Marqise Lee at USC, the WR combo of Wheaton and Cooks could arguably be mentioned as the 2nd best duo in all of the NCAA TY as they both eclipsed the 1,000 yd receiving mark pulling in 61% of the tm s pass yds. The OL avg and while OT s Michael Philipp and Colin Kelly clearly deserve credit for the unit s performance helping pave the way for 126 ypg (3.8) rushing and all g 23 sks (4.8%), it s important to point out the showing from true frosh C Isaac Seumalo who started all 12 gms TY. The D has our #22 rating all g 20 ppg and 354 ypg. The DL avg and all d 131 ypg (4.0) on the ground while recording 20.5 of the tm s 26 sks (79%). After finishing 2nd on the tm in tkls LY (78), Doctor enters this gm as the #1 tkl r needing just 6 more to reach 11 s mark. The secondary is arguably the strongest position on the entire tm led by AA CB Poyer as OSU finished #16 in our pass eff def all g 223 ypg (59%) with a ratio. The Beavers have our #74 ST s led by the consistent kicking of Romaine who has hit FG s on the yr. After losses to TCU and K-St and NI s unlikely ascension to a BCS knocked the Horns out of a Cotton Bowl matchup vs their rivals A&M, they find themselves here with plenty of questions surrounding the program. The primary off question is who will start at QB for the? Ash looked solidly entrenched as the st r finishing #20 in the FBS in pass eff (223, 68%, 17-7) until he committed 3 TO s in the 1H vs TCU and suffered a rib inj. McCoy finished the gm and went the whole way vs B12 champ K-St hitting incl 17 straight passes. The uncertainty at QB has allowed D s to key on the run gm as the Horns failed to top 100 in their L/2 and their 4 worst rush gms came in all of their losses TY. The 3-headed TB monster incl home run hitter Fr Gray, goal line specialist Bergeron and the most complete back Brown. The top WR is deep threat Davis with Shipley handing the underneath routes. The OL ( ) has no Sr st rs and all d just 14 sks TY (3.8%). UT has our #19 off and #29 D. The Horns DL ( ) suffered a huge blow vs OK when DE Jeffcoat was inj d and OFY. He had teamed with Okafor to form 1 of the nation s best DE duos but now OL s can focus on Okafor who had just 2 sks in the L/6. The Horns also lost their top LB with Hicks getting inj d vs Miss and missing the rest of the yr. The result was UT finishing last in the B12 in rush D (199, 4.8), its worst numbers in the Brown era. UT is #42 pass eff D (214, 60%, 16-13) with S Vaccaro and CB Diggs the standouts. The ST s (#18) feature KR Monroe (26.5) and PR Diggs (7.3). K s Jordan and banged up Penn St transfer Fera combined to hit FG s with just 1-6 from 40+. Duke transfer P King had a terrific ssn with a 40.8 net (#5 FBS). The coverage units all d 22.6 KR and 9.5 on PR. Surely Texas fans, after 9 straight seasons of 10 or more wins, have to be disappointed with a record the last 3 years. However, Mack Brown has performed well in these non-bcs s with a 3-0 SU record and this will be the 1st time in 20+ years that the Longhorns find themselves an underdog in a non-bcs game and they are playing a stone s throw away from their campus. ST - 41/2 SCH - - FORECAST: TEXAS (+) over Oregon St RATING: 3H This is just the 2nd meeting between these similar programs (MSU won in 53) and the 1st TCU buffalo wild MICHIGAN ST trip for both to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. With the youngest team in his tenure and playing in its (7-5) (6-6) inaugural B12 ssn, TCU HC Patterson is thrilled to bring his Frogs to play a B10 tm in a for just the 2nd time in school history (beat Wisky in 2010 Rose Bowl, -3). Patterson is 7-4 SU/4-6-1 wings Dec 29th 10:15pm ESPN Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ATS in s winning 6 of the L/7 SU (2-1 SU/1-1-1 ATS vs BCS). After 2 straight 11 win ssns it was a yr of diminished expectations for the Spartans as they lost 5 gms by 4 pts or less incl 3 on the last TCU play. MSU is just happy to be ing where they are 1-4 SU/2-3 ATS under Dantonio. TCU was 4-5 MICHIGAN ST SU/3-6 ATS vs tms TY being outscored despite outgaining them MSU was 4-5 SU/ATS outscoring them just despite a yd edge. HORNED FROGS ATS: O/U: 4-7 SPARTANS ATS: 4-8 O/U: After a tumultuous offssn the Frogs began the yr 4-0 extending their FBS win streak to 12 gms. QB Pachall (237, 66%, 10-1) then left the program leaving the offense in the hands of rfr Boykin BJ Catalon #60 12/ Le Veon Bell #106 12/ who had been practicing at RB. Boykin s 4.5 speed opened the playbook for the Frogs but he also Matthew Tucker #96 11/ Larry Caper #21 12/ Trevone Boykin #59 11/ made more mistakes than his predecessor. He finished the yr 3-5 as a st r avg 222 ypg (57%) with a Aundre Dean #6 10/ Andrew Maxwell #32 12/ ratio and 258 rush (2.5). The Frogs left spring with 3 NFL caliber RB s but by wk 3 were down to Tucker who was also banged up. After having 3 runners with 700+ yd LY, no one cracked the 600 Trevone Boykin #59 11/ Bennie Fowler #99 12/ Keith Mumphery #131 12/ yd mark with Fr Catalon finishing as the top rusher. Five WR s finished with 20+ rec incl the school s Josh Boyce #228 12/ Dion Sims #8 11/ career td reception leader Boyce. The OL ( ) starts 2 Sr s and all d 25 sks (6.7%). The Frogs Brandon Carter #59 11/ Tony Lippett #78 12/ finished with our #81 off but our #9 D. Despite starting 3 underclassmen (2 frosh) on the DL (6 4 Skye Dawson 11/ Aaron Bubridge #24 10/ LaDarius Brown #12 12/ Le Veon Bell #106 12/ ) the Frogs led their new conf in rush D (104, 3.3). With all star DE Maponga banged up Fr DE Cam White #43 12/ Fields stepped up and led the conf in tfl while finishing 2nd in sks. TCU s fit in seamlessly in Mike Sadler # the pass happy B12 and LB s Cain and Halsey finished as the top 2 tkl rs. TCU had our #7 pass eff Ethan Perry # (t) 0 16 Dan Conroy # D (228, 54%, 21-21) as they finished #3 in the FBS in int led by CB Verrett s 6. The ST s (#47) were Jaden Oberkrom # inconsistent which is to be expected for a tm which starts frosh in P Perry and K Oberkrom. LB Max Bullough #17 12/ LB Kenny Cain #91 12/ S Isaiah Lewis #57 12/ After a NY s win over an SEC team the Spartans entered the year #13 which was their LB Joel Hasley 11/ LB Denicos Allen #123 12/ highest pressn ranking ever. The staff said all of the right things about Andrew Maxwell coming into S Elisha Olabode #135 12/ DE William Gholston #3 12/ the ssn as he prepared to replace the school s all-time winningest QB Kirk Cousins. MSU also had S Sam Carter #69 12/ LB Chris Norman #16 12/ S Chris Hackett #150 12/ CB Darqueze Dennard #332 12/ to replace its top 4 rec s from LY, and Maxwell struggled finishing #100 in FBS pass eff (215, 53%, CB Jason Verrett #59JC 12/ S Kurtis Drummond #104 12/ ) with the lowest completion % among full-time B10 QB s. Drops were a major issue early on as DE Devonte Fields #30 12/ LB Taiwan Jones #80 12/ the WR s learned on the job with 5 players rotating at 2 spots led by Fowler. TE Sims looked to be CB Kevin White #208 12/ CB Johnny Adams #61 12/ DT Chucky Hunter #57 12/ DE Marcus Rush #116 12/ on his way to the Mackey Award leading the FBS TE s in rec s after 4 gms before suffering an ankle DT Davion Pierson #221 12/ S RJ Williamson #79 10/ inj which shut him down for nearly 3 gms. The OL ( ) was expected to be a strength for the S Jonathan Anderson #181 12/ DT Anthony Rashad White #281JC st time under Dantonio but inj s plagued the unit as they lost 2 st rs just 4.5 gms into the ssn. Six DE Stansly Maponga #173 10/ DT Micajah Reynolds #121 12/ S Derrick Kindred #449 11/ S Jarius Jones #192 6/ different OL combos started with only RG McDonald starting every gm and they all d 19 sks (4.3%). LB Marcus Mallet #134 11/ DT James Kittredge #83 12/ They did pave the way for the B10 s rushing leader RB Bell (#3 FBS) who used his size ( ) and strength to wear out D s. The veteran D led the B10 in most yd category allowing 273 ttl ypg (#4 Skye Dawson Skye Dawson Andre Sims Nick Hill FBS), 100 rush ypg (#8 FBS) and 16.3 ppg (#10 FBS). Big plays were scarce, however, as despite TCU MSU TCU MSU TCU MSU TCU MSU returning 2 of the B10 s best DE s in Gholston and Rush they had just 16 sks. Keep in mind that LB QB 1/2 - RB - 41/2 WR 1/2 - CCH 1/2 - While Patterson is 0-4 ATS L/4 s, he is Allen led the Spartans with 11 sks LY. While his numbers also suffered TY the same can t be said of TCU MSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS 6-1 SU the L/7 while Dantonio 1-4 SU. MLB Bullough who led the D with 102 tkls and 12 tfl. MSU is #17 in our pass eff D (174 ypg, 53%, OL - 4 TCU avg , 2 Sr, 25 sk all d (6.7%), 3.9 ypc. Turf/ - - Two BCS fan bases that have to get on a 10-13) with veteran CB s Adams and Dennard specializing in press coverage. The ST s (#67) didn t MSU avg , 1 Sr, 19 sk all d (4.3%), 4.0 ypc. Crowd plane to travel to this non-bcs. live up to Dantonio s high standards as K Conroy led the B10 in FG s made but had 5 costly misses TCU mobile QB vs MSU +70 ypg better than DL - - TCU avg , 19.5 of tm s 26 sks (75%), 3.3 ypc. MTCH - - in close gms. The coverage units also generously all d 9.6 on PR and 24.0 on KR. Frogs against teams. MSU avg , 5.5 of tm s 16 sks (34%), 3.3 ypc. While Michigan St came into the season with high expectations and finished just 6-6, 5 of their 6 Have to like a B10 tm who is a dog vs a tm LB - 1/2 Cain #1 tkl r w/74, 5.5 tfl, Hasley #2, 8 tfl. INT - 4 losses were by a combined 13 points and they also easily covered in their 2 gms as a dog this year. that ply d in MW LY. Bullough #1 tkl r w/102, 12 tfl, Allen #3, 9 tfl. On the flip side, TCU was just ATS as a favorite this year and their only win was a miracle cover DB 1/2 - TCU #7 pass eff D, 228 ypg (54%), ratio. ST 1/2 - SCH MICHIGAN ST vs UVA. Slight talent edge to MSU combined with the technical edge makes the Spartans the play. - - MSU #17 pass eff D, 174 ypg (53%), ratio. by 1' s FORECAST: MICHIGAN ST (+) over TCU RATING: 2H 18

20 NC STATE (7-5) GEORGIA TECH (6-7) music city Dec 31st 12:00 pm ESPN LP Field Nashville, TN NC STATE VANDERBILT WOLFPACK ATS: O/U: 4-7 Shadrach Thornton #61 9/ Tony Creecy #21 10/ Brandon Barnes #16 8/ Mike Glennon #2 12/ Quintin Payton #77 12/ Tobais Palmer #80JC 12/ Bryan Underwood #100 12/ Mario Carter #30 12/ Rashard Smith #173 12/ Asa Watson #68 12/ Shadrach Thornton #61 9/ Wil Baumann # Niklas Sade # S Earl Wolff #152 12/ S Brandon Bishop #216 12/ LB Rickey Dowdy #66 12/ LB Sterling Lucas #157 12/ CB Dontae Johnson #79 12/ CB David Amerson #52 12/ DB Juston Burris #145 12/ LB Rodman Noel #189 11/ DT Thomas Teal #111 12/ DE Darryl Cato-Bishop #174 12/ DT Ty McGill #426 12/ DE Art Norman #569 12/ LB Brandon Pittman #236 12/ Rashard Smith Tobais Palmer sun VANDERBILT (8-4) COMMODORES ATS: 8-4 O/U: 5-6 Zac Stacy #155 12/ Brian Kimbrow #14 12/ Wesley Tate #149 12/ Jordan Matthews #326 12/ Jordan Rodgers #58JC 11/ Austyn Carta-Samuels #85 5/ Jordan Matthews #326 12/ Chris Boyd #166 12/ Zac Stacy #155 12/ Wesley Tate #149 12/ Kris Kentera #105 12/ Richard Kent Carey Spear # S Kenny Ladler #178 11/ S Javon Marshall #598 12/ LB Chase Garnham #348 12/ LB Archibald Barnes #285 12/ S/LB Karl Butler #122 12/ CB Andre Hal #175 12/ DE Walker May #231 12/ S Eric Samuels #268 11/ DE Johnell Thomas #428 12/ DB Trey Wilson #309 12/ LB Darreon Herring #68 12/ DT Rob Lohr #421 12/ DT Jared Morse #169 12/ Jonathan Krause Brian Kimbrow Andre Hal NCSt VU NCSt VU NCSt VU NCSt VU QB 4 - RB - 41/2 WR - - CCH - 44 Franklin has exceeded expectations while NCSt NCSt VU CHECKLIST COMMENTS made surprise move dismissing O Brien. OL - - St avg , 3 Sr, 36 sk all d (7.0%), 3.1 ypc. Turf/ - 44 If you can t play on your home field, the next best thing VU avg , 2 Sr s, 23 sk all d (7.1), 4.2 ypc. Crowd would be playing in an NFL stadium in your home city. Both tms have off and D rankings in the above DL 4 - St avg , 22.5 of tm s 35 sks (64%), 4.2 ypc. MTCH - - average category but neither has an elite unit. VU avg , 6 of tm s 28 sks (21%), 4.0 ypc. NCSt feels disrespected as a dog but has to deal LB - 41/2 Dowdy #3 tkl r w/81, 13.5 tfl, Lucas #4, 5.5 tfl. INT - - w/a cch g change. Garnham #3 tkl r w/77, 11.5 tfl, Barnes #4 w/60. DB - 1/2 St #37 pass eff D, 262 ypg (58%), ratio. ST SCH - - VU #14 pass eff D, 176 ypg (52%), 6-8 ratio. VANDERBILT by 8' s USC (7-5) NC State will be making its 3rd straight but will being doing so without HC O Brien who was cut loose after a mediocre ssn 7-5 (5-6-1 ATS). State opened with a disappointing loss to Tenn and seemed to have turned it around with a HUGE win over #4 FSU and stood at 5-2. NCSt dropped 3 of their last 5 and O Brien was let go. The interim is Dana Bible who has been the OC here since 07 and the Pack is 2-1 & 3-0 ATS in that time in s incl LY s (-2) win over Louisville in front of the hometown crowd in the Belk Bowl. NCSt faced 5 caliber tms going 2-3 SU/ATS getting outgained and outscored while VU is 1-4 (SU/ATS) vs tms getting outscored (-72 ypg). After a 2-4 start to the 12 ssn the Commodores won 6 straight to head to back-to-back gms for the 1st time in school history. VU is SU (1-2 ATS) in its history in s losing to Cincy (E) in LY s Liberty Bowl in HC Franklin s post ssn debut. NCSt has our #47 off avg 28 ppg and 421 ypg. There was optimism going into the ssn as State ret d strong armed QB Glennon, exp at RB and a vet OL. Glennon finished #11 in FBS in ypg (304, ratio) but had inexp at WR which led to dropped balls and a decline in his comp %. Keep in mind, Glennon is an NFL caliber QB and is dangerous here as an underdog. RB didn t pan out as State had 5 gms under 70 yds and finished the yr with a True leading the tm. The Pack OL battled inj s (6 diff lineup) paving the way for just 117 ypg (3.1) and offered little protection all g 36 sks (#105 FBS). NC State s 4-3 D has our #61 ranking vs our 49th toughest sked and all d 24.6 ppg and 420 ypg. State s big DL ( ) all d 158 ypg (4.2) but had 22.5 of the tm 35 sks. The LB corps features 3 new st rs from LY led by Dowdy who finished with 13.5 tfl. The secondary was the strength of the team coming into the year with 4 st rs incl LY s AA CB Amerson (18 int L2Y) and 3 of the top 5 tkl rs but struggled vs Tenn in the opener then gave up 566 pass to Miami, 467 vs NC and 426 vs Clemson. NCSt has our #37 pass eff D rank all g 262 ypg (58%) and an ratio. NCSt is #83 in our ST s rankings. KR Palmer (25.2) set a schl rec d for most KR yds (277 just 6 shy of the ACC record) vs Clem, and PR Smith avg 9.4 incl 73 yd KR td. VU finished with its 1st 8 win ssn s/ 82 as 2nd yr HC Franklin has built a solid all-around program. The Commodores #49 off is led by Aaron Rodgers little brother Jordan, who is much more of a gm manager than his big brother. His job is to not make mistakes and he threw just 3 int in the final 7 gms. Stacy became Vandy s 1st TB to have back-to-back 1,000 yd ssns. Matthews finished #2 in the SEC in receptions and rec yds setting a school record with 1,262. He joins with Boyd to give Rodgers a dynamic pair of statuesque targets as both are taller than 6 3. The OL ( ) has 2 Sr starters and all d 23 sks (7.1%). The Vandy D (#26) is what earned this invite as their 18.2 ppg allowed was #18 in the FBS. The DL ( ) starts 3 Sr s but is led by Jr DE May. The LB corps features the tm s tfl leaders in Garnham and Butler. VU is #14 in our pass eff D rankings allowing 176 ypg (52%) with a 6-8 ratio with their 6 td s allowed tied for 3rd fewest in the nation (with Bama). S duo Ladler and Marshall are tied for the team lead in tkls with 80. The ST (#19) standouts incl K Spear who hit FG s incl 7-10 from 40+, P Kent who had a 39.3 net and PR Krause (11.2) who became the first Commodores player with 2 PR td s s/ 68. The KR (20.8) and coverage units (11.0 PR, 19.1 KR) were average. On the year, NCSt s defensive stats look gaudy as they allow 420 ypg, but keep in mind they were banged up on the D side and are now healthier here. They are capable of some solid performances including allowing just 16 pts to Florida St. Vandy, on the other hand, after their 2-4 start, has become more run-oriented with a split and that has helped the defense in their 6 game winning streak to hold 5 of its 6 opponents under 310 yards. Also noteworthy is that while you may think NCSt, with an NFL caliber QB in Glennon, is an Over team, they are 4-7 O/U this year. FORECAST: UNDER NC State/Vanderbilt RATING: 1H Georgia Tech backed into the ACC Champ gm when Miami bowed out and with the loss needed a waiver from the NCAA to play in this at 6-7 (8-5 ATS). The Jackets lost 3 straight entering their bye incl getting mauled by Middle Tenn at home, but won 4 of their next 5 to gain eligibility. The Rambling Wreck will look for their 1st win under Johnson (0-4 SU/ATS) and also their 1st in 7 yrs Dec 31st 2:00 pm CBS Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (16th str appearance). This is the 2nd yr in a row that GT will play in the Sun Bowl, losing LY to Utah in OT (-2). GT faced 9 caliber tms going 2-7 SU/4-5 ATS getting outgained GEORGIA TECH and outscored These 2 last met in 73, a 23-6 USC win. After spending the last 2 years on USC the outside looking in due to an NCAA mandated ban, the Trojans return to post season play but with much disappointment as they began the ssn as the preseason #1 and a BCS favorite. This YELLOW JACKETS ATS: 8-5 O/U: TROJANS ATS: 3-9 O/U: 5-7 marks Lane Kiffin s 2nd game as a HC (lost SU/ATS to Va Tech in 09 w/tenn) although he was a big part of the coaching staff in the days here with Pete Carroll. Orwin Smith #102 11/ Silas Redd #10 11/ GT has our #27 off avg 35 ppg and 447 ypg. HC Johnson is a master of the triple option and Tevin Washington #136 13/ Curtis McNeal #34 11/ after the BYU loss went with alternating QB s when LY s ret st r Washington (19 rush td s TY) stalled Zach Laskey #178 13/ DJ Morgan #6 7/ David Sims #42QB 11/ and rfr Lee provided the spark they needed, winning 4 of the next 5. Lee came in vs NC, putting up Vad Lee #36 11/ Matt Barkley #5 11/ pass yds with another 112 on the ground in a win (most pts in the history of an ACC gm.) Robert Godhigh #305 13/ Max Wittek #8 7/ Leading rusher Smith (#2 rec) has missed the L/2 (CS) but Laskey and Sims have emerged as of BJ Bostic #45 12/ Marqise Lee #10 12/ late at BB (6 rushers have over 400 yds). The OL avg led by 3x All-ACC OG Uzzi and paved Tevin Washington #136 13/ Robert Woods #2 12/ the way for 313 ypg (5.5, #4 FBS). GT has our #49 def all g 30 ppg and 387 ypg. The Jackets allowed Vad Lee #36 11/ Nelson Agholor #3 12/ , 510 & 601 ttl yds in B2B2B wks, which were three of the 5 highest ttls under Johnson. DC Groh Xavier Grimble #1 12/ Jeff Greene #152 13/ Randall Telfer #7 11/ was then fired going into the bye and they all d just 349 ypg in the final seven. The DL avg Orwin Smith #102 11/ allowing 148 ypg (4.3) with 10 of the tm s 28 sks. The heart of the defense is the LB corps led by Robert Godhigh #305 13/ Kyle Negrete Attaochu who had a slow start but finished with a tm leading 10 sks. The Jackets have our #66 pass Sean Poole # Andre Heidarl # eff D all g 240 ypg (62%) with a ratio led by Thomas (#2 tkl r, 4 int) and Johnson (#1 tkl r). GT has our #110 ST s as the K gm has struggled combining for (L/47), 2 blk d and 3 missed xp s. Chris Tanner # S TJ McDonald # The bright spot is KR Golden who had a schl record 2 KR td s incl a 100 yd r vs NC. David Scully # LB Hayes Pullard #18 12/ LB Dion Bailey #26 12/ The Trojans #12 offense avg 34 ppg and 452 ypg and all but one contest was ply d with 4 yr starting S Isaiah Johnson #87 13/ LB Lamar Dawson #10 11/ QB Barkley. He decided to return for his Sr campaign to settle some unfinished business which mostly DB Jemea Thomas #159 13/ DE Morgan Breslin #21JC 12/ entailed getting USC to the BCS title game. While his td and yardage output are similar to LY, his comp LB Quayshawn Nealy #127 12/ DT Leonard Williams #17 12/ LB Jabari Hunt-Days 13/ CB Nickell Robey #47 12/ % has dropped 5% and he s already tossed 8 more int s. Barkley s status here is a bit uncertain due to a LB Jeremiah Attaochu #120 12/ LB Anthony Sarao #16 12/ shoulder inj that he suffered late in the UCLA game and caused him to miss the matchup with ND. In his LB Brandon Watts #79 13/ S Jawanza Starling #40 12/ absence rfr Wittek has assumed the starting role and should be well adjusted here if called upon with CB Rod Sweeting #104 13/ DE Wes Horton #20 11/ LB Daniel Drummond #80 10/ CB Torin Harris #55 10/ the extra practices. The Trojans have a 1-2 punch at RB with McNeal and former Penn St star Redd CB Louis Young #32 11/ S Josh Shaw #7 12/ who have combined for 81% of the rushing yds TY and all but 1 rushing td. USC also features arguably DT TJ Barnes #163 13/ DT George Uko #11 12/ the most dangerous WR duo in the country in Lee and Woods who on the year have posted a combined DT Antwaun Woods #26 12/ Jamal Golden Jamal Golden catches, 2,493 rec yds and 25 rec td s. TE s Grimble and Telfer round out the vast weapons that Orwin Smith Robert Woods Marqise Lee USC QB s have at their disposal. The OL avg and paved the way for 155 rush ypg (5.0) while all g just 17 sks (4.0%). The unit does, however, lack any experience behind its starting 5 making any GT USC GT USC GT USC GT USC injury a significant issue. The D has our #19 ranking all g 25 ppg and 396 ypg, similar to the 11 version. QB - 44 RB 1/2 - WR CCH 4 - Well aware that Paul Johnson is 0-4 SU/ATS The DL ( ) suffered a blow prior to the ssn with the ssn-ending inj to Devon Kennard, however, a GT USC CHECKLIST COMMENTS but he was only a dog once in those 4 gms. group of newcomers in JC DE Breslin (T-#1 P12 sks) and true frosh DT L. Williams contributed heavily OL - 1/2 GT avg , 1 Sr, 12 sk all d (6.5%), 5.5 ypc. Turf/ 1/2 - We ll give GT a slight edge as they ply d here to an inj-plagued unit. The soph LB trio of Pullard, Bailey and Dawson finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th on the USC avg , 1 Sr, 17 sk all d (4.0%), 5.0 ypc. Crowd LY but dropped an OT affair to Utah. tm in tkls while AA S McDonald led the tm in tkls and contributed to the Trojans #40 finish in our pass It s always an edge to have extra time to prep for DL - 41/2 GT avg , 10 of tm s 28 sks (36%), 4.3 ypc. MTCH - 4 eff D (240 ypg, 61%, ratio). The ST s unit was limited early with a knee injury to K Andre Heidari the option and USC has talent to stop it. USC avg , 30.5 of tm s 43 sks (71%), 4.0 ypc. but a strong KR presence from Lee (28.6, 1 td) had the Trojans tally our #14 ranking. Emotional last gm for Barkley and last gm LB - 41/2 Nealy #3 tkl r w/74, 3.5 tfl, Hunt-Days #4, 74 tkl. INT - 4 Looking back on August 1st with Barkley already the Heisman winner and USC already in the National for DC Kiffin. Pullard #2 tkl r w/91, 6.5 tfl, Bailey #3, 8 tfl. Championship, this isn t quite where they expected to be. However, after not being in a for the L2Y, DB - 4 GT #66 pass eff D, 240 ypg (62%), ratio. ST SCH USC we look for them to prove they are a proud bunch and grab this win despite their disappointment. - 41/2 USC #40 pass eff D, 240 ypg (61%), ratio. by 15 s FORECAST: USC over Georgia Tech RATING: 2H 19

21 IOWA ST (6-6) liberty Dec 31st 3:30 ESPN Liberty Bowl Stadium Memphis, TN IOWA ST TULSA CYCLONES ATS: O/U: Shontrelle Johnson #114 12/ James White #133 10/ Steele Jantz #88JC 10/ Steele Jantz #88JC 10/ Jared Barnett #88 7/ Sam Richardson #142 3/ Josh Lenz #129 9/ Chris Young #30JC 12/ Aaron Horne #147JC 12/ Jarvis West #192 12/ Quenton Bundrage #287 12/ Ernst Brun #49JC 12/ Kirby Van Der Kamp # Edwin Arceo #549JC LB AJ Klein #141 12/ LB Jeremiah George #206 12/ FS Jacques Washington #290 12/ LB Jake Knott #133 8/ SS Durrell Givens #128JC 11/ CB Jeremy Reeves #248 12/ LB Deon Broomfield #289 12/ DT Cleyon Laing #464 12/ CB Jansen Watson #347 9/ DE Willie Scott #322 12/ DT Jake McDonough #87 12/ DE Roosevelt Maggitt #368 12/ Aaron Horne Jarvis West Albert Gary ISU TU ISU TU ISU TU QB - 1/2 RB - 441/2 WR - 4 ISU TU CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - 1/2 ISU avg , 14 sk all d (3.2%), 4.2 ypc. TU avg , 9 sk all d (2.0%), 5.0 ypc. DL - 4 ISU avg , 8.5 of tm s 15 sks (57%), 4.2 ypc. TU avg , 30 of tm s 48 sks (63%), 3.2 ypc. LB - 1/2 Klein #1 tkl r w/98, 2.5 tfl, George #2, 4 tfl. D Brown #1 tkl r w/125, 17 tfl, Jackson #3, 8.5 tfl. DB - 4 ISU #47 pass eff D, 280 ypg (61%), ratio. TU #21 pass eff D, 233 ypg (56%), ratio. CLEMSON (10-2) ISU TU CCH 1/2 - Turf/ 4 - Crowd MTCH - 4 INT - - Blankenship is in 2nd str but lost LY while Rhoads in 3rd in 4Y. Tough draw w/1 of the smallest DI schls & it will be tough to get fans while ISU s happy w/attendance. If you check out our chart on pg 29 you ll see that TU is the #1 tm in sks by minus sks vs. While TU has revenge from opener, ISU disrespected as early dog. ST 44 - SCH TULSA (10-3) GOLDEN HURRICANE ATS: 8-5 O/U: 5-7 Trey Watts 12/ Ja Terian Douglas #89 13/ Alex Singleton #112 13/ Cody Green #21 12/ Cody Green #21 12/ Kalen Henderson #190 5/ Keyarris Garrett #115 13/ Jordan James #151 13/ Thomas Roberson #145 13/ Willie Carter #368 13/ Trey Watts 12/ Cole Way # (t) 1 21 Daniel Schwarz # LB DeAundre Brown #66 13/ DB Dexter McCoil #360 13/ LB Shawn Jackson #116 10/ FS Demarco Nelson 13/ CB Lowell Rose #315 13/ DE Cory Dorris #413 13/ DE Jared St John 13/ DT Daeshon Bufford #347 13/ DT Derrick Jackson #463 13/ LB Mitchell Osborne #202 13/ LB Trent Martin #132 8/ LB DeWitt Jennings #225 13/ DE Brentom Todd #408 13/ Trey Watts Trey Watts chick-fil-a TULSA by 1/2 s LSU (10-2) Tulsa has a chance for redemption here as they play Iowa St for the 2nd time TY (only rematch) after losing in the season opener (outgained ). The Cyclones were angry at oddsmakers for making them the underdog in that game and will not be pleased to discover that they ve been installed as the dog once again. After coming out victorious for a 2nd time in 3 wks against UCF, the Hurricane earn a trip to their 2nd ever Liberty Bowl (2005). Tulsa is playing in its 3rd consec and 2nd under HC Bill Blankenship (lost to BYU in LY s Armed Forces Bowl, +2 ) who was an asst here under the previous regime. ISU is making its 2nd visit to Memphis, losing to GT in 72. The Cyclones are in their 3rd under Rhoads (1-1 SU/ATS) whose team has won 24 gms in his tenure despite being fav d just 11 times. ISU began the year with Jantz at QB due to his playmaking ability. After a decent start in non-conf play, he had 4 TO s in the B12 opener vs TT which cost him his job. Barnett came in and knocked off a ranked tm from Texas on the road for a 2nd straight ssn throwing for 3 td s in the upset of #15 TCU. After 2 losses Jantz started vs Baylor and tied ISU s comp mark (36) and had 5 td s. He suffered a head inj vs KU which forced Rhoads to go with option #3 rfr Richardson. Richardson responded with 5 ttl td s in the win securing elig and is likely to remain the QB for the. The pass gm struggles have all d D s to load the box and as a result ISU s top rusher Johnson (504, 4.4) had the ssn s only 100 yd rushing performance by a TB in the opener. WR Lenz missed 5 gms but still led the tm in rec (430, 14.8) while #3 Horne was benched at times for drops. The OL ( ) all d just 14 sks (3.2%) with 5 starting 59 of 60 gms although RT Burris (knee) is expected to miss the. ISU finished with our #73 off. The D (#48) is the reason ISU is back in the post ssn. They are an old school bend-but-don t break unit which held 11 of their 12 opp under their ssn scoring avg. The smallish ( ) front is anchored by NFL prospect DT McDonough. LB s Klein and George finished as the top 2 tkl rs but the loss of All-B12 LB Knott was felt as they all d 19.8 ppg in the 1st 8 vs 30.5 ppg without him. ISU is #47 in our pass eff D (280, 61%, 18-13) despite a CB duo on the short side (Watson 5 9, Reeves 5 7 ). Watson (MCL) missed the L/3 gms of the ssn but is expected to return here. The ST s (#22) are the best in the Rhoads era thanks to P Van Der Kamp who had a 39.2 net incl 28 downed In20 while K Arceo hit FG s incl 8-12 from 40+ (L/51). Tulsa has our #44 offense avg 35 ppg and 461 ypg led by former Nebraska transfer QB Green who showed the ability to be a weapon with both his arm and legs (20 ttl td s). The RB corps featured a trio of impact players in Watts (best all-around), Douglas (fastest on tm) and the lb Singleton who was the tm s short-yardage back (22 ttl td s). The group accounted for 83% of the tm s rush total. The Hurricane s #1 target in the passing game was WR Garrett who pulled in 9 of the tm s 19 td catches. The OL avg and paved the way for 240 ypg (5.0) on the ground while all g just 9 sks (2.0%). They will, however, have to probably count on bkp Stafford to fill in at RT for 25 gm st r DeShane who suffered a broken leg vs SMU. The D has our #37 ranking and all d 24 ppg and 354 ypg. The DL ( ) gave up 121 rush ypg (3.2) on the year with 30 of Tulsa s CUSA-leading 48 sks (63%). After leading the Hurricane in tkls in 09 with 102, LB Brown missed most of the past 2 ssns with inj. Now healthy, Brown again leads TU in tkls surpassing his 09 mark with 125 while placing 2nd on the tm in sks and 1st in tfl. The Hurricane have our #21 pass eff def ranking all g 233 ypg (56%, 18-10) behind a unit that features 3 Sr s and a Jr in the starting rotation. Tulsa has our #97 ranked ST s with Watts being the group s best weapon (KR and PR for td s TY). The checklist shows you that Tulsa is far superior on the stat page but Iowa St played a Big 12 schedule while CUSA TY is among the weakest conferences in the country. With this being the only rematch of this season and the line right where we would put it, we will have this selection for you on Button #2 of our Comp Line at after noon ET on gameday! FORECAST: Iowa St vs Tulsa RATING: NO PLAY This will be the 3rd meeting between these 2 teams but the 1st since the 96 Peach Bowl, a 10-7 (-6 ) LSU win. Clemson is ing for the 8th str year (2-5 SU/1-6 ATS) and looks to redeem themselves from last year s (-3) whipping at the hands of WV in the Orange Bowl. This is the 8th time they will play in this (2-5 SU) losing most recently to Aub, (-2) in 07. CU went 10-2 TY (8-4 ATS) with their Dec 31st 7:30 pm ESPN Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA only losses coming from tms they are looking up at in the BCS standings, FSU and SC. They have faced 7 caliber tms (5-2 SU/4-3 ATS) outscoring them and outgaining them Overall, Miles CLEMSON is 6-4 SU/5-4-1 ATS in s but is 5-2 SU/ATS at LSU. In non-bcs s at LSU, Miles is 3-1 SU/ATS LSU incl 2-0 in this winning by an avg of LSU was 5-2 SU/4-3 ATS vs tms outscoring them and outgaining them LSU has played our #27 sked, while Clemson played our #67. TIGERS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 6-5 TIGERS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 5-6 Clemson has our #8 offense avg 80 pl/gm for 42 ppg and 518 ypg. Swinney had a great hire in OC Chad Morris who is one of the hottest names in the NCAA right now. He transformed the Tigers into one Andre Ellington #37 12/ Jeremy Hill #13 10/ of the most potent offenses in the nation (34 ppg, 441 ypg 11) and TY he added new wrinkles, installing Tajh Boyd #8 12/ Kenny Hilliard #12 11/ Roderick McDowell #30 12/ Michael Ford #11 12/ the Pistol into an already explosive attack. QB Boyd earned ACC POY and is #4 in the FBS in pass eff Spencer Ware #14 11/ while RB Ellington can score on any touch. AA WR Watkins had a slow start due to inj and suspension Tajh Boyd #8 12/ Alfred Blue #131 4/ but has come on strong and let s not forget one of the most underrated WR s in the nation in Hopkins Cole Stoudt #40 8/ Zach Mettenberger #4JC 12/ who filled in nicely. The OL avg led by AA C Freeman, and has paved the way for 199 ypg (4.4) DeAndre Hopkins #23 12/ all g 26 sks (4.6%). Swinney went out and hired OU DC Venables to shore up the D and that looks to still Sammy Watkins #3 9/ Odell Beckham #24 12/ Brandon Ford #97 12/ Jarvis Landry #2 12/ be a work in progress. The Tigers have our #57 def all g 24.9 ppg and 411 ypg. The DL returned just 1 Jaron Brown #99 12/ Kadron Boone #21 12/ st r and with 3 unproven soph s allowed 161 rush ypg (4.3) with 20 of the tm s 28 sks. CU has one of the Martavis Bryant #19 10/ James Wright #62 11/ most talented/deep LB corps in the ACC led by #1 tkl rs Willard and Shuey. The secondary battled inj all Adam Humphries #120 12/ Andre Ellington #37 12/ Brad Wing # (t) 0 21 yr and gave up big plays in bunches finishing #74 in our pass eff D all g 58% with a ratio. Clemson Charone Peak #6 12/ has our #40 ST s mostly due to the poor return game and struggles in coverage. The bright spot is K Drew Alleman # Catanzaro who nailed (L/50) while Watkins is always a threat to break one on KR. Spencer Benton # (t) 14 LB Kevin Minter #29 12/ The goal for LSU each year is to play for the National Championship so to not even be playing in a Chandler Catanzaro # LB Lamin Barrow #43 12/ BCS has to be a disappointment to the players. LSU lost to Florida despite holding them to just 237 FS Eric Reid #9 12/ yds and lost to Bama despite outgaining them by over 100 yds. With the emergence of QB Mettenberger, LB Jonathan Willard #75 11/ CB Jalen Mills #129 12/ LB Spencer Shuey #249 12/ S Craig Loston #1 11/ LSU shifted its run first style to a more balanced attack as the ssn went on as the Tigers threw for more LB Stephone Anthony #3 12/ CB Tharold Simon #31 12/ than 200 yds in each of the last 4 gms after only throwing for that many yds twice over the 1st 8 contests. S Rashard Hall #246 12/ DT Bennie Logan #236 12/ The result is LSU having its most pass ypg s/ 07. Mettenberger s fav target is Landry, whose 52 rec s DB Xavier Brewer #73 12/ FS Ronald Martin #142 12/ S Jonathan Meeks #182 12/ DE Barkevious Mingo #13 12/ lead the team and over those final 4 gms that LSU started opening up the offense more, Landry avg d DB Travis Blanks #9 12/ DE Sam Montgomery #14 12/ rec/gm. The rushing attack is a RB-by-committee approach as 4 of their top rushers from LY ret d so DT Josh Watson #132 12/ DT Anthony Johnson #2 12/ it was a surprise to many that rfr Hill was the leading rusher incl 3 str 100 yd gms in the middle of the DT DeShawn Williams #93 12/ CB Jalen Collins #82 12/ DE Corey Crawford #99 12/ S Micah Eugene #157 12/ ssn vs SC, A&M and Bama. The OL avg with 2 Sr and 2 frosh st rs and saw their rush numbers DT Grady Jarrett #121 12/ DE Lavar Edwards #217 12/ fall slightly from 203 ypg (4.8) LY to 180 ypg (4.3) TY while allowing 26 sks (7.8%) TY vs 18 (6.5%) LY. Most of the blame in loss of production can be placed on a unit that dealt w/inj s all yr incl the loss of 2 Adam Humphries Sammy Watkins Odell Beckham Michael Ford st rs. Overall LSU has our #34 ranked off. LB Minter leads our #7 D which had been dominant over the CU LSU CU LSU CU LSU CU LSU 1st half of the season holding their 1st 7 foes under 300 yds. There has to be some concern, however, QB 41/2 - RB - 41/2 WR 4 - CCH - 44 As you see in our grades, Miles is only 1 of 5 as over the last 5 gms, LSU all d 402 ypg incl ssn highs of 462 vs Ole Miss and 458 at Ark. That late CU LSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS HC s to receive an A and deserves this edge. season hiccup has resulted in LSU allowing more rush ypg (101, 3.1) and pass ypg (194, 53.6%) TY OL - - CU avg 6-4, 300, 1 Sr, 26 sk all d (4.8%), 4.4 ypc. Turf/ - - Clemson had its ssn opener here but LSU than LY. The sacks are also down from 39 LY to 30 TY, while the pass eff D is still a highly respectable LSU avg , 2 Sr, 26 sk all d (7.8%), 4.3 ypc. Crowd familiar as they won the SEC Title here LY. #8, but down from LY s #2 ranking. The Tigers have our #10 ST s ranking and that is due in large part LSU wants to run the ball while CU all s 4.3 ypc DL - 44 CU avg , 20 of tm s 28 sks (77%), 4.3 ypc. MTCH - 4 to P Wing (44.8 avg) and his ability to hang punts to limit returns (40.4 tm net, #9 NCAA). and CU will struggle vs LSU s 3.1 ypc on D. We love when a top offense (our #8) faces a top defense (our #7) and you know 9 out of 10 times we ll LSU avg , 15.5 of tm s 30 sks (52%), 3.1 ypc. Great matchup of off vs def but no significant lean with the defensive team. Clemson struggled mightily vs S Carolina in the regular season finale while LB - 4 Willard #1 tkl r w/88, 9.5 tfl, Shuey #2, 6 tfl. INT - - edge to either tm. LSU beat that same SC team and also knocked off Texas A&M and covered vs Bama. Clemson s D has Minter #1 tkl r w/111, 13.5 tfl, Barrow #2, 5.5 tfl. DB CU #74 pass eff D, 251 ypg (58%), ratio. ST - 41/2 SCH LSU all d 27+ pts in 6 games this year and once LSU gets a lead, Clemson will struggle playing from behind LSU #8 pass eff D, 194 ypg (54%), ratio. by 11' s FORECAST: LSU over Clemson RATING: 3H 20

22 QB PASS EFFICIENCY Rank Player, Team Gm Comp Att % Ratio td% I% Yds YPA Rating 1 AJ McCarron, Alabama Aaron Murray, Georgia David Fales, San Jose St Tajh Boyd, Clemson JW Walsh, Oklahoma St Marcus Mariota, Oregon Geno Smith, West Virginia Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville Derek Carr, Fresno St EJ Manuel, Florida St Brett Smith, Wyoming Matt Barkley, USC Connor Shaw, South Carolina Chuckie Keeton, Utah St Seth Doege, Texas Tech Collin Klein, Kansas St Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Ryan Aplin, Arkansas St Tino Sunseri, Pittsburgh David Ash, Texas Nick Florence, Baylor Terrence Broadway, Louisiana Taylor Kelly, Arizona St Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill Brett Hundley, UCLA Kawaun Jakes, WKU Landry Jones, Oklahoma Kolton Browning, ULM Shane Carden, East Carolina Ryan Nassib, Syracuse Bo Wallace, Ole Miss Blake Bortles, UCF Cody Fajardo, Nevada Taylor Martinez, Nebraska Joe Southwick, Boise St Robert Marve, Purdue Tyler Russell, Mississippi St Jordan Rodgers, Vanderbilt Terrance Owens, Toledo Sean Mannion, Oregon St TACKLES Rank Player, Team G Solo Ast Total TPG 1 Dan Molls, Toledo Albert Rosette, Nevada Eric Kendricks, UCLA Khaseem Greene, Rutgers Justin Cherocci, Central Mich Greg Blair, Cincinnati Luke Batton, Kent St Travis Freeman, Ball St Shamari Benton, Central Mich Andrew Jackson, WKU DeAundre Brown, Tulsa Bryce Hager, Baylor Austin Niklas, Air Force Brandon Magee, Arizona St Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma Jack Tyler, Virginia Tech Kevin Minter, LSU Cameron Lawrence, Mississippi St Mike Taylor, Wisconsin Earl Wolff, North Carolina St Nathan Herrold, Arkansas St Damien Proby, Northwestern Kemal Ishmael, UCF Jordon Byas, Duke Jake Fischer, Arizona Chris Borland, Wisconsin Manti Te o, Notre Dame Justin Anderson, Louisiana Max Bullough, Michigan St Walt Canty, Duke Jake Doughty, Utah St JC Percy, Boise St Michael Clay, Oregon Duke Williams, Nevada Luke Wollet, Kent St TJ McDonald, USC Brandan Bishop, North Carolina St Eddie Lackey, Baylor Clayton Geathers, UCF AJ Klein, Iowa St PUNTERS Rank Player, Team Avg # Tm Net rnk 2 Riley Stephenson, BYU Josh Hubner, Arizona St Kyle Christy, Florida Ethan Perry, TCU Richard Kent, Vanderbilt Brad Wing, LSU Will Monday, Duke Tress Way, Oklahoma Kyle Dugandzic, Arizona Jeff Locke, UCLA Mike Sadler, Michigan St Daniel Zychlinski, Stanford Anthony Melchiori, Kent St Cody Webster, Purdue Mike Loftus, SMU Trent Tignor, East Carolina Harrison Waid, San Jose St Andrew Shapiro, Fresno St Keith Kostol, Oregon St Pat O Donnell, Cincinnati Brett Baer, Louisiana Tyler Bennett, Utah St Brian Schmiedebusch, Bowling Green Brett Maher, Nebraska Kirby Van Der Kamp, Iowa St Collin Barber, Georgia Drew Meyer, Wisconsin Jim Broadway, Ole Miss Matt Yoklic, Pittsburgh Baker Swedenburg, Mississippi St Richie Hogan, Central Mich Jamie Boyle, UCF Vince Penza, Toledo Ben Turk, Notre Dame AJ Hughes, Virginia Tech Scott Kovanda, Ball St Jackson Rice, Oregon Brandon Williams, Northwestern Travis Coons, Washington Grant Venham, Ohio ALL PURPOSE YARDS Rank Player, Team Gm Rush Rec PR KR Yards Plays Yd/Pl YPG 1 Antonio Andrews, WKU Tavon Austin, West Virginia Marqise Lee, USC Dri Archer, Kent St Ka Deem Carey, Arizona Venric Mark, Northwestern Bernard Reedy, Toledo Kerwynn Williams, Utah St Trey Watts, Tulsa Robbie Rouse, Fresno St Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada Johnathan Franklin, UCLA Le Veon Bell, Michigan St David Fluellen, Toledo Kenjon Barner, Oregon Terrance Williams, Baylor Jamill Smith, Ball St Tobias Palmer, NC State Beau Blankenship, Ohio Montee Ball, Wisconsin Zurlon Tipton, Central Mich Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill RUSHING Rank Player, Team Gm Carries Net YPC td YPG 1 Ka Deem Carey, Arizona Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada Le Veon Bell, Michigan St Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill Kenjon Barner, Oregon Antonio Andrews, WKU Montee Ball, Wisconsin David Fluellen, Toledo Johnathan Franklin, UCLA Beau Blankenship, Ohio Robbie Rouse, Fresno St Denard Robinson, Michigan Zurlon Tipton, Central Mich Adam Muema, San Diego St Joseph Randle, Oklahoma St Stepfan Taylor, Stanford Cody Getz, Air Force Jahwan Edwards, Ball St Venric Mark, Northwestern Kerwynn Williams, Utah St Dri Archer, Kent St Latavius Murray, UCF Bishop Sankey, Washington Zach Line, SMU George Winn, Cincinnati Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Todd Gurley, Georgia Trayion Durham, Kent St Mike Gillislee, Florida Eddie Lacy, Alabama Cody Fajardo, Nevada DJ Harper, Boise St Jawan Jamison, Rutgers Anthon Samuel, Bowling Green Ray Graham, Pittsburgh Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt Andre Ellington, Clemson Vintavious Cooper, East Carolina Ladarius Perkins, Mississippi St David Oku, Arkansas St TACKLES FOR LOSS Rank Player, Team Total PG Solo Ast Yds 1 Jarvis Jones, Georgia Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina Quanterus Smith, WKU Will Sutton, Arizona St Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh Damontre Moore, Texas A&M Chris Jones, Bowling Green Travis Johnson, San Jose St Anthony Barr, UCLA Kyle Van Noy, BYU Morgan Breslin, USC Carl Bradford, Arizona St Devonte Fields, TCU Scott Crichton, Oregon St Bjoern Werner, Florida St Trent Murphy, Stanford Datone Jones, UCLA DeAundre Brown, Tulsa Josh Francis, West Virginia Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St Jake Ryan, Michigan Kawann Short, Purdue Jonathan Newsome, Ball St Keegan Wetzel, Navy Chris Young, Arizona St Mike Taylor, Wisconsin PASSES DEFENDED Rank Player, Team PBU Int Total PG 1 Will Davis, Utah St Jason Verrett, TCU DeMarcus Milliner, Alabama Antone Exum, Virginia Tech Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon Josh Johnson, Purdue Logan Ryan, Rutgers Rashaan Melvin, Northern Ill Phillip Gaines, Rice Ross Cockrell, Duke David Amerson, North Carolina St Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon St Khalid Wooten, Nevada Michael Carter, Minnesota Jordan Poyer, Oregon St Jordan Johnson, BYU Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma Kenneth Acker, SMU Devin Smith, Wisconsin SACK LEADERS Player, Team Solo Asst Total Sk/gm Yds 1 Quanterus Smith, WKU Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina Jarvis Jones, Georgia Chris Jones, Bowling Green Damontre Moore, Texas A&M Anthony Barr, UCLA Bjoern Werner, Florida St Travis Johnson, San Jose St Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame Morgan Breslin, USC Kyle Van Noy, BYU Will Sutton, Arizona St Cornellius Carradine, Florida St RECIEVING YPG Rank Player, Team Gm Rec Yds YPC td YPG 1 Terrance Williams, Baylor Marqise Lee, USC Stedman Bailey, W Virginia Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt Tavon Austin, W Virginia DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson Markus Wheaton, Oregon St Austin Hill, Arizona Noel Grigsby, San Jose St Davante Adams, Fresno St Alec Lemon, Syracuse Josh Stewart, Oklahoma St Cody Hoffman, BYU Brandin Cooks, Oregon St Willie Snead, Ball St Eric Ward, Texas Tech Bernard Reedy, Toledo Justin Hardy, East Carolina Brent Leonard, ULM Darrin Moore, Texas Tech Jamison Crowder, Duke Mike Evans, Texas A&M Martel Moore, Northern Ill Conner Vernon, Duke Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss Sammy Watkins, Clemson Mike Shanahan, Pittsburgh Alonzo Russell, Toledo Mike Davis, Texas JD McKissic, Arkansas St Chad Bumphis, Mississippi St Darius Johnson, SMU Devin Street, Pittsburgh Kenny Stills, Oklahoma Marcus Davis, Virginia Tech Tevin Reese, Baylor Marcus Sales, Syracuse Je Ron Hamm, ULM Titus Davis, Central Mich Harry Peoples, Louisiana KICKOFF RETURNS Rank Player, Team Avg KR s YDS td 1 Quincy McDuffie, UCF Tyler Lockett, Kansas St Trey Watts, Tulsa Jamal Golden, Georgia Tech Marqise Lee, USC Demitri Knowles, Virginia Tech Jameon Lewis, Mississippi St Antonio Andrews, WKU Damien Thigpen, UCLA Colin Lockett, San Diego St Bernard Reedy, Toledo DJ Monroe, Texas Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma St Tavon Austin, West Virginia Ralph David Abernathy IV, Cincinnati Brennan Clay, Oklahoma Jamill Smith, Ball St Lafayette Pitts, Pittsburgh Der Rikk Thompson, SMU Rashad Ross, Arizona St Michael Ford, LSU Tommylee Lewis, Northern Ill Tobias Palmer, NC State Jeremy Deering, Rutgers Chuck Jacobs, Utah St Daz mond Patterson, Ohio Lavallii, Central Mich Tevin Coleman, Indiana Lamarcus Joyner, Florida St Marcus Sullivan, UNLV Romar Morris, North Carolina Sean Tapley, North Carolina Dennis Norfleet, Michigan Jaylen Walton, Ole Miss Rod Smith, Ohio St Brendan Bigelow, California Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia Kendall Brock, Nevada Marcus Thomas, Navy PUNT RETURNS Rank Player, Team AVG PR s YDS td 2 Rashad Greene, Florida St Ace Sanders, South Carolina Kyshoen Jarrett, Virginia Tech Justin Brown, Oklahoma Dustin Harris, Texas A&M Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska Antonio Andrews, WKU Drew Terrell, Stanford Chris Potter, Boise St Bernard Reedy, Toledo Jonathan Krause, Vanderbilt JJ Worton, UCF Tavon Austin, West Virginia Christion Jones, Alabama Austin Zouzalik, Texas Tech Richard Morrison, Arizona Skye Dawson, TCU Anthony McClung, Cincinnati Odell Beckham, Jr, LSU Justin Hardy, East Carolina JD Falslev, BYU Ryan Burbrink, Bowling Green Rashard Smith, NC State Cameron Webb, Utah St Steven Manfro, UCLA Brent Leonard, ULM Ryan Clark, Ohio

23 PURDUE (6-6) NORTHWESTERN (9-3) heart of dallas Jan 1st 12:00 pm espnu Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX PURDUE OKLAHOMA ST BOILERMAKERS ATS: 6-6 O/U: 6-5 Akeem Shavers #297JC 12/ Akeen Hunt #128 12/ Ralph Bolden #93 6/ Brandon Cottom #100 12/ Robert Marve #12 9/ Caleb TerBush #137 8/ Antavian Edison 12/ OJ Ross #80 10/ Gary Bush #209 12/ Akeem Shavers #297JC 12/ Crosby Wright 12/ Cody Webster # Sam McCartney # Paul Griggs # S Landon Feichter #363 12/ LB Will Lucas #125 12/ CB Josh Johnson #216 12/ LB Joe Gilliam #73 12/ DB Taylor Richards #192 12/ CB Ricardo Allen #144 12/ DT Kawann Short #125 12/ DB Frankie Williams #202 12/ DE Robert Maci #159 12/ DE Ryan Russell #481 12/ S Max Charlot 12/ DT Bruce Gaston #70 12/ Josh Johnson Akeem Hunt PU OSU PU OSU PU OSU QB - 41/2 RB - 4 WR - 44 PU OSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - 41/2 PU avg , 2 Sr, 22 sk all d (4.9%), 4.5 ypc. OSU avg , 2 Sr, 10 sk all d (2.2%), 5.4 ypc. DL - 1/2 PU avg , 11 of tm s 20 sks (55%), 4.7 ypc. OSU avg , 10.5 of tm s 22 sks (48%), 3.7 ypc. LB - 41/2 Lucas #2 tkl r w/53, 6.5 tfl, Gilliam #4, 2.5 tfl. Elkins #1 tkl r w/73, 3.5 tfl, Lewis #6, 7.5 tfl. DB - - PU #43 pass eff D, 228 ypg (57%), ratio. OSU #41 pass eff D, 286 ypg (61%), 18-9 ratio. gator Jan 1st 12:00 pm Espn2 Everbank Field Jacksonville, FL NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI ST WILDCATS ATS: O/U: 5-6 Venric Mark #255 12/ Kain Colter #50QB 12/ Mike Trumpy #78 12/ Tyris Jones #450 12/ Trevor Siemian #43 12/ Kain Colter #50 12/ Christian Jones #71 12/ Tony Jones #69 12/ Rashad Lawrence #123 12/ Demetrius Fields #326 12/ Dan Vitale #159 12/ Kain Colter #50QB 12/ Venric Mark # Brandon Williams # Jeff Budzien # LB Damien Proby #96 12/ LB David Nwabuisi #295 12/ LB Chi Chi Ariguzo #125 12/ DB Ibraheim Campbell #85 12/ S Jared Carpenter #304 12/ DL Tyler Scott #192 12/ DL Quentin Williams #37 12/ DB Nick VanHoose #287 9/ DB Daniel Jones #203 10/ DL Brian Arnfelt #251 12/ CB Demetrius Dugar #408 9/ Venric Mark Venric Mark Tony Jones NU MSU NU MSU NU MSU NU MSU QB - - RB 4 - WR - 41/2 CCH - - NU MSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL 4 - NU avg , 3 Sr, 16 sk all d (4.8%), 5.0 ypc. Turf/ - 4 MSU avg , 1 Sr, 16 sk all d (4.1%), 4.3 ypc. Crowd DL 1/2 - NU avg , 14.5 of tm s 25 sks (58%), 3.6 ypc. MTCH - - MSU avg , 5.5 of tm s 19 sks (29%), 4.3 ypc. LB - - Proby #1 tkl r w/108, 4.5 tfl, Nwabuisi #2, 7.5 tfl. Lawrence #1 tkl r w/111, 10 tfl, McKinney #2, 4.5 tfl. DB - 4 NU #55 pass eff D, 263 ypg (59%), 16-9 ratio. MSU #53 pass eff D, 224 ypg (65%), ratio. PU OSU CCH - 441/2 Huge mismatch here with Gundy in 7th Turf/ Crowd - consec taking on an interim. 44 While OSU fans can t be thrilled to be placed here, they still will show more support than lame-duck PU tm. MTCH - 41/2 OSU is +95 ypg vs its 10 opponents INT 1/2 - MISSISSIPPI ST (8-4) BULLDOGS ATS: 6-6 O/U: 4-7 LaDarius Perkins #99 11/ Josh Robinson #78 11/ Nick Griffin #95 12/ Derrick Milton #121 10/ Tyler Russell #7 12/ Chad Bumphis #21 12/ Chris Smith #53 12/ Arceto Clark #132 12/ Marcus Green #193 12/ Robert Johnson #53 12/ LaDarius Perkins #99 11/ Baker Swedenburg # Devon Bell # LB Cameron Lawrence #55QB 12/ LB Benardrick McKinney #275 12/ DB Nickoe Whitley #127 12/ LB Deontae Skinner #67 12/ DB Johnthan Banks #106 12/ DB Corey Broomfield #256 12/ DB Darius Slay #91JC 12/ DL Denico Autry #1JC 12/ DL Josh Boyd #38 12/ DL Preston Smith #308 12/ LB Matthew Wells #50 12/ LB Chris Hughes #216 11/ DB Jay Hughes #105 12/ Johnthan Banks Jameson Lewis LaDarius Perkins While Mullen is 2-0 SU and Fitzgerald 0-4 SU, Fitz is 3-1 ATS, all as a dog. Miss St fans packed this just 2Y ago while NU not known for huge fan support. Looking at the talent edges, no team has a significant edge over the other at any spot. This will be the 1st time that NU find themselves less INT 41/2 - than a td dog. while PU is -147 against its 6 foes. Have to give edge to 6-6 tm, a 2 td+ dog to a 7-5 tm. ST - 41/2 SCH - 41/2 ST - - SCH - - OKLAHOMA ST (7-5) COWBOYS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 7-4 Joseph Randle #40 12/ Jeremy Smith #22 12/ JW Walsh #10 9/ Desmond Roland #52 11/ Clint Chelf #97 7/ JW Walsh #10 9/ Wes Lunt #21 5/ Josh Stewart #68 12/ Blake Jackson #6JC 12/ Charlie Moore #334 12/ Austin Hays #383 9/ Isaiah Anderson #146 10/ Quinn Sharp # Quinn Sharp # LB Alex Elkins #40JC 12/ S Daytawion Lowe #39 12/ S Shamiel Gary 12/ CB Justin Gilbert 12/ CB Brodrick Brown #74 12/ LB Shaun Lewis #14 12/ LB Caleb Lavey #47 12/ DT Calvin Barnett #15JC 12/ DT James Castleman #101 11/ DE Nigel Nicholas #50TE 12/ DE Ryan Robinson #36JC 12/ LB Lyndell Johnson #45 8/ Charlie Moore Justin Gilbert OKLAHOMA ST by 16' s First meeting between the schools. MSU got its biggest win ever in 10 s Gator Bowl when they beat Mich (-3 ) while this is NU s 1st trip to Jacksonville. This is the 1st time MSU has been to 3 str s s/ and it is Mullen s 3rd gm as a HC where he is 2-0 SU/1-1 ATS. How important is it for NU to win a game? In LY s Fitz dressed up a stuffed monkey in a #63 jersey which symbolized the number of yrs it s been since the Cats last won a game. NU still lost (+9 ) to an A&M team who fired its HC. It was NU s 9th straight post season defeat incl the L/4 under Fitzgerald (3-1 ATS). The Bulldogs were 1-4 SU/ATS vs tms, being outscored and outgained while NU was 4-3 SU/5-1-1 ATS outscoring them despite being outgained ! A look inside the ATS numbers against those same teams show that MSU is perfect as they won fav (1-0) and lost as a dog (0-4) while the Cats were 4-1 ATS as a dog in those gms. The Bulldogs have a slight strength of schedule edge # Fitzgerald has his alma mater elig for the 6th str season and playing on NY s day for the 3rd time in the L4Y. The Cats dual QB system features Colter who finished with more rush yds (820, 5.2, 12 td) than pass yds (796, 69%, 8-2) while So Siemian is a strong armed passing QB (99 ypg, 59%, 6-2). Colter s option wizardry combined with RB Mark s blazing speed made a headache for opp LB s as Mark became the 1st Cat to rush for 1,000 yds since Tyrell Sutton in 06. The off became predictable at times which caused opps to stuff the box after falling behind early and with NU content to sit on the ball they blew DD 2H leads in all 3 of their losses TY. The rec corps was shockingly weak with just two 100 yd gms on the ssn and 1 came from Colter when he started at WR vs Indy and became the 1st player in FBS history to have 150 rush yds (161) and 100 rec yds (131) in the same gm. Christian Jones led the rec s with just 373 yds. The OL measures with 3 Sr st rs led by LT Ward. The Cats improved across the board defensively coming in as our #55 stop unit. The DL allowed just 123 rush ypg (3.6) and is led by DE Scott who finished #4 in the B10 with 7 sks. The LB s are the tm s top 3 tkl rs with Proby, Nwabuisi and Ariguzo combining for 285 tkls and 18 tfl. NU ranks #55 in our pass eff D with the secondary taking a big hit when top CB VanHoose missed 3 straight gms incl the Michigan contest when his replacement batted a desperation Hail Mary to Wolves WR Roundtree which set up the gm tying FG on the last play of regulation. The Cats have our #32 ST s led by the exciting Mark whose 20.1 ypr on PR would lead the FBS if he had enough ret s to qualify. He surprisingly avg d just 19.7 on KR. The coverage units allowed 4.3 on PR and 19.9 on KR. K Budzien hit FG s while P Williams had a 37.8 net with 19 inside the 20. Things were looking bright for MSU as they started the season 7-0 heading into their showdown with top ranked Bama, but after that crushing 31 pt defeat, they limped to the end of the season having lost 4 of 5 and their once dominant off only avg 315 ttl ypg in those losses. First yr st r QB Russell had a fine ssn and although he never eclipsed the 300 yd mark, he did enjoy a fine 22-6 ratio. WR Bumphis had four 100 yd rec gms, incl making 9 catches for 140 yds vs the vaunted LSU def. RB Perkins had yd rush gms, but those were vs lowly SBC D s, Troy and MT. The OL avg and after avg 181 rush ypg (4.9) in the 1st 7 gms, they were held under 100 yds in 4 of their L/5 gms incl 3 times under 50! Overall MSU has our #42 ranked off. MSU has a slightly better D in terms of ranking (our #34) and is led by Sr LB Lawrence, who has led the Bulldogs in tkls in B2B years. The DL improved in rush yds allowed from 175 (4.4) LY to 166 (4.3) TY, but the sacks dropped from 27 LY to just 19 TY. After holding opponents under 20 ppg the L2Y, MSU has given up 22.4 ppg TY. MSU has our #53 pass eff D, but with an impressive ratio. The Bulldogs made a huge jump in our ST rankings from #62 LY all the way up to #26 TY. KR Jameson Lewis is #17 in the nation avg 28.1 ypr. While on the surface you may think this is a mismatch with an SEC tm going against an overmatched, slower, typical Northwestern team, the checklist disproves that. Also, we feel this Wildcat team is undervalued at 9-3, as all 3 of their losses were blown 4Q leads and they very easily could have found themselves playing in a much bigger. Nonetheless, the NCAA record 9 game losing streak has to eat at Fitzgerald everyday and now he finally has a legitimate chance to end the Wildcats drought. NU picks up its first win since by 1/2 s FORECAST: NORTHWESTERN (+) over Miss St RATING: 3H 22 NORTHWESTERN Going into their annual Bedlam rivalry gm with OU, the Cowboys were looking at a possible at-large BCS bid but lost their L/2 gms to fall to the bottom of the B12 pecking order and play a 6-6 tm under an interim HC. This is the 2nd meeting ever with a Drew Brees led Boilers beating OSU (+4 ) in the 97 Alamo Bowl. OSU alum and HC Gundy has led the program to a school rec d 7th straight appearance and he s 4-2 SU/3-3 ATS although eyebrows were raised when he reportedly interviewed for the Tennessee job the day the bid was announced. OSU has played our #18 sked, while PU has played the #53. Despite being eligible in B2B ssns for the 1st time s/ 06-07, the Boilers fired 4th yr HC Hope one day after beating rival Indiana. Pressn expectations may have something to do with it as Hope repeatedly called the 2012 Boilers his best team and legit contenders as they ret d a league high 19 st rs. Instead PU started conf play 0-5 losing by an avg of 21 ppg which reportedly began the protracted negotiations to buy out Hope s contract. WR cch Higgins, who called the plays in the L/3 gms after OC Nord was out with a back inj, will act as interim HC. The Boilers also made a change at QB with TerBush, who started the 1st 8 gms, officially being benched after the loss to Minny. Despite playing with a torn ACL, which will require surgery after the ssn, Marve led the tm to wins in their final 3 gms throwing for 262 ypg (72%) with a 7-1 ratio in the process. The Boilers have a 3-headed monster at RB in Shavers, Hunt and Bolden who combined for 1,423 yds (5.6). Three WR s had 40 rec s with Edison and Bush combining for 15 td s. The OL ( ) allowed 22 sks (4.9%) and paved the way for 165 rush ypg (4.5). Overall PU has our #61 off. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of the Boilers is a D which, despite being led by 1 of the league s most talented DT s, Short (6 sk, 8.5 tfl), still all d 180 rush ypg (4.7). Lucas led the LB s in tkls with just 63 and the D is designed to funnel plays to the S s with Feichter leading the tm in tkls. PU finished #43 in our pass eff D (228, 57%, 16-14) even though the CB s are on the shorter side with 3 of the top 4 under 6 0. Overall PU has our #68 D. Hope had improved PU s ST s every yr since he arrived until TY when the Boilers finished #65. The K gm was inconsistent with McCartney and Griggs combining to hit 9-13 FG s and missing 5 xp s. P Webster avg d 42.5 with a 37.2 net although he had 3 P s blk d. PU led the FBS in KR LY but the numbers dropped a bit TY with Mostert (14, 26.8) missing 5 gms although Hunt (22.1) had a 100 yd KR td vs OSU. PR s were a problem with PU avg just 3.2. The coverage units allowed 7.5 on PR s and 21.5 on KR s. After LY s #3 finish the Cowboys had to rebuild on off with just 4 st rs back losing #1 DC s QB Weeden and WR Blackmon. Even though frosh QB Lunt won the job out of spg, he saw action in the fewest gms (5) as he was inj d twice. The more mobile Walsh started 3 gms before suffering a leg inj which was initially thought to knock him OFY but he ret d as a short yd/gl QB in the L/3. After Lunt ret d for 2 sts he was replaced after a head inj in the KSU gm by LY s bkp Chelf who started the final four avg 277 ypg (59%) with a 10-4 ratio. The top target is Walsh s HS tmmate Stewart who finished #4 in the B12 in rec s. Randle led the B12 in rushing and carries. The OL ( ) starts 2 Sr s and all d 10 sks (2.2%) as the QB s get rid of the ball quickly. OSU has our #5 off and #36 D. The bend-don t-break unit thrived on TO s in 11 (FBS best 44) but with those in much shorter supply TY (17) they did improve their yd totals drastically. The DL ( ) was led by All-B12 DT Barnett who clogged run lanes and led the tm in tfl. The Cowboys used a LB rotation with Elkins leading the tm in tkls with just 73. OSU ranks #41 in our pass eff D allowing 286 ypg (61%) with an 18-9 ratio. The starting secondary has 4 of the tm s top 5 tkl rs led by CB Gilbert who led the tm in pd (9). Under Gundy OSU s ST s (#21) are always among the B12 s best. K/P Sharp led the nation in FG s (25-31, L/51) and TB (71) while finishing with a 40.0 net. Gilbert (26.4) tied the B12 rec d with his 5th career KR td TY. Moore was the top PR (7.2) and Craig blk d 2 vs TT. The coverage units were the reason the ST s didn t finish in the top 10 as they all d 12.3 on PR and 25.2 on KR with 3 combined td s. PU has already all d 500 yds or more 4x this season and this will be the best offense they have played to date. With Marve clearly the st r down the stretch PU s offense avg d 482 ypg the L/3 gms. While OSU has ply d some dynamic offenses, the D has all d 617 ypg the L/2 and is all g 523 ypg away from home. All of Oklahoma St s L/5 gms have gone over this number and they ll push the pace again here. FORECAST: OVER Purdue/Oklahoma St RATING: 1H

24 NEBRASKA (10-3) MICHIGAN (8-4) capital one Jan 1st 1:00 pm ABC Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL NEBRASKA GEORGIA HUSKERS ATS: 7-6 O/U: 7-5 Ameer Abdullah #95 13/ Taylor Martinez #99 13/ Rex Burkhead #39 7/ Braylon Heard #23 11/ Imani Cross #45 13/ Taylor Martinez #99 13/ Kenny Bell #164 13/ Quincy Enunwa #263 13/ Jamal Turner #11 13/ Kyler Reed #89 13/ Brett Maher # Brett Maher # LB Will Compton #32 13/ S Daimion Stafford #15JC 13/ S PJ Smith #121 13/ LB Alonzo Whaley #159 13/ DE Eric Martin #64 13/ CB Ciante Evans #129 13/ CB Andrew Green #143 12/ DE Cameron Meredith #59 13/ LB Sean Fisher #47 13/ DT Baker Steinkuhler #1 12/ CB Josh Mitchell #294 12/ DE Jason Ankrah #107 13/ CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste 13/ Ameer Abdullah Kenny Bell Ameer Abdullah outback GEORGIA (11-2) BULLDOGS ATS: 7-6 O/U: 6-6 Todd Gurley #19 13/ Keith Marshall #2 13/ Ken Malcome #37 10/ Aaron Murray #6 13/ Tavarres King #6 13/ Malcolm Mitchell #18 12/ Marlon Brown #3 8/ Arthur Lynch #4 13/ Michael Bennett #70 5/ Chris Conley #41 13/ Collin Barber # Marshall Morgan # LB Alec Ogletree #225 9/ S Shawn Williams #79 13/ LB Jarvis Jones #23 11/ LB Amarlo Herrera #27 13/ S Bacarri Rambo #76 9/ DE Garrison Smith #13 13/ LB Michael Gilliard #37 13/ DT John Jenkins #5JC 13/ CB Damian Swann #5 13/ LB Christian Robinson #64 13/ CB Sanders Commings #97 11/ DT Kwame Geathers #61 13/ LB Jordan Jenkins #9 13/ Malcolm Mitchell Malcolm Mitchell Todd Gurley NU UGA NU UGA NU UGA NU UGA QB - - RB - - WR - 4 CCH - 4 Richt is 7-4 SU in s while Pelini is 0-2 his L/2 NU UGA CHECKLIST COMMENTS incl our 11 Bowl GOY Winner against him. OL - - NU avg , 2 Sr, 30 sk all d (8.5%), 5.4 ypc. Turf/ - - While this is SEC country, Nebraska fans UGA avg , 0 Sr, 25 sk all d (6.8%), 4.9 ypc. Crowd always travel well even for a 2nd straight trip. Nebraska was +77 ypg vs 10 tms while DL - - NU avg , 17 of tm s 29 sks (59%), 4.8 ypc. MTCH - - UGA was +65 ypg vs its tms. UGA avg , 3.5 of tm s 27 sks (13%), 4.1 ypc. NU off embarrassing B10 gm while UGA coming within LB - 41/2 Compton #1 tkl r w/101, 6 tfl, Whaley #4, 4 tfl. INT 4 - seconds of Nat l Champ. Ogletree #1 tkl r w/98, 8.5 tfl, Jones #3, 22.5 tfl. DB 4 - NU #9 pass eff D, 148 ypg (46%), ratio. ST - 44 SCH - - UGA #48 pass eff D, 174 ypg (57%), ratio. GEORGIA by 3' s S CAROLINA (10-2) The losers of the SEC/B10 title gms meet here for the 2nd time in their history with NU winning the 1st meeting 45-6 in the 69 Sun Bowl. The Huskers make their 2nd straight trip to Orlando where they are 0-2 SU/ATS incl LY s loss loss (+2 ) to SC, as we won our 2011 Bowl GOY on the Gamecocks. NU HC Pelini is 3-2 SU/ATS in s but has lost his L/2 and this is his 2nd matchup vs an SEC tm. NU is allowing 30 ppg and 400 ypg in their L/17 away from home (8-9 SU). The Huskers have played our #44 schedule. UGA has now been to a in each of HC Richt s 12 ssns going 7-4 SU (6-5 ATS) including twice to this very in 03 and 08 coming out victorious in both (8th NYD under Richt). UGA has played our #38 toughest schedule incl 6 caliber squads going 4-2 SU (5-1 ATS) outscoring them by a margin (outgained those foes ). NU came into this ssn looking to win its 1st conf title s/ 99 and get to its first BCS s/ 01. After the Huskers longest in-conf win streak (6 gms) s/ 01 they fell far short of their goal after an embarrassing pasting by Wisconsin in the B10 Title gm. The hurry up offense is run by the school s all-time leading passer Martinez who led the B10 in pass eff but also had 8 TO s incl 2 pick sixes in NU s 3 losses. He did lead the Huskers to four 4Q come-from-behind wins which clinched the Legends div. RB Burkhead was considered a darkhorse Heisman candidate coming into the ssn but battled inj s which caused him to miss 6 gms although he still avg d 7.2 ypc. Speedy Abdullah led the Huskers with 1,089 (5.0) as a soph. The WR corps is among the B10 s best with Bell being the big play threat while #2 Enunwa is a physical downfield blk r. The OL ( ) features 3 ex-walk-ons and all d 30 sks (8.5%) with C Jackson (ankle) missing the B10 Title gm. NU has our #18 off and #35 D. The smallish DL ( ) all d 418 rush ypg (8.1) in their 3 losses TY incl a school record 539 rush yds to Wisky where they greatly missed Sr Steinkuhler (knee, CS). DE Martin (8.5 sk) is #3 in the B10 in sks. Compton leads the tm in tkls but the LB s are still a unit in transition from the B12 to the more physical B10. The Huskers have our #9 pass eff D (148, 46%, 13-11) as they led the FBS in pass D using press coverage. The ST s (#92) were a disappointment as the coverage units all d 11.5 on PR and 21.3 on KR. The return units were better with PR Abdullah (13.1) and KR Bell (23.2). K/P Maher hit FG s incl 3-5 from 50+ although his net was just The Bulldogs have our #11 ranked offense avg 37 ppg and 458 ypg. Jr QB Murray leads the unit starting all 40 gms in his career and trailing just David Greene and Eric Zeier for the all-time passing mark here. UGA features a solid true frosh RB duo in leading rusher Gurley and #2 Marshall who have combined for 83% of the tm s rushing yds and 24 of their 31 rushing td s. King and Mitchell are the top 2 receiving targets here but they will be forced to play without their #3 WR Brown after he tore his ACL vs Ole Miss. The OL avg and paved the way for 184 ypg (4.9) on the ground while all g 25 sks (6.8%). The Bulldogs have our #11 ranked D that allows 19 ppg and 351 ypg. The 3-man DL unit ( ) struggled in stopping the run TY as they all d 178 ypg (4.1) on the ground, their worst mark since the 1994 ssn. The group recorded just 3.5 of the tm s 27 sks (13%) and will once again be without starting DE Abry Jones (26 car sts) who also missed the L/6 gms of the regular ssn. While Ogletree leads the tm in tkls despite playing just 9 gms, the real story at LB has been the continued dominance of Jarvis Jones who is tied for 4th in the nation in sks while leading the FBS in tfl. UGA finished with our #48 ranked pass eff def (174 ypg, 57%, ratio) led by #2 tkl r SS Williams. Georgia had our #24 ranked ST s which had Gurley avg 34.7 yds per KR (1 td) in his 7 att s on the yr (Malcolm Mitchell 23.1 per KR). While the checklist does favor Nebraska here, we do think Richt is one of the better coaches which negates that. Therefore we ll look at the total and see that Georgia comes in with 6 of 7 Unders and clearly both of these tms champ gms have inflated the number. If you read our system on pg 32 which told you to play the Under in this game, it should have read that if a 9+ win tm lost by 14+ and all in their last gm to play the under and that is the play here. FORECAST: UNDER Nebraska/Georgia RATING: 2H This is the 3rd meeting between the schools (1-1; 80 & 85) and their 1st post ssn matchup. Both tms have had success in Tampa as UM is 3-1 SU/ATS with their last visit in 02 while SC is 2-1 SU/ ATS (last in 08). This is Mich s 3rd straight and 2nd under HC Hoke who is 2-1 SU/1-1-1 ATS. This is the Gamecocks 5th consec and while SC is 5-12 all-time in incl some embarrassing Jan 1st 1:00 pm ESPN Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL losses, LY we boldly used them as our Bowl GOY and they easily beat Neb (-2 ). Spurrier is 8-10 SU/ATS all-time in s incl 2-4 SU/ATS here and has never faced UM in his legendary career. MICHIGAN The Wolves were 5-4 SU/2-7 ATS vs elig tms TY outscoring them despite being outgained S CAROLINA while SC was 4-2 SU/ATS outscoring them and outgaining them UM entered 12 as the B10 s highest ranked tm at #8 following LY s 11-2 ssn incl a BCS win. WOLVERINES ATS: 5-7 O/U: 5-7 GAMECOCKS ATS: O/U: 7-4 The hopes were that QB Robinson would continue to mature to a more pro style system which would rely more on the legs of Toussaint (1041, 5.6 in 11) thereby keeping him healthier. An inj to top deep Denard Robinson #35 10/ Marcus Lattimore #1 9/ threat Roundtree and depth issues caused #2 QB Gardner to move to WR while Toussaint was susp d Fitzgerald Toussaint #28 10/ Kenny Miles #98 12/ Thomas Rawls #86 8/ Connor Shaw #47 10/ for the opener. The result? A lopsided loss to Bama in which UM gained just 269 yds & 11 FD s. Mike Davis #11 11/ For the 2nd str ssn UM scrapped its pro set plans and D-Rob ran for 873 yds (7.9) in the next 6 gms Denard Robinson #35 10/ (8th ply r NCAA hist run/pass for 40 td s). TO s continued to be an issue for Robinson as he had 5 vs Devin Gardner #4 12/ Connor Shaw #47 10/ Dylan Thompson #72 10/ ND. When D-Rob was inj d vs Neb rfr Bellomy hit just 3-16 (3 int) in the loss. Gardner ret d to QB (3 sts) Jeremy Gallon #25 12/ and added the long ball with WR s Gallon and Roundtree accounting for 585 yds (493 in 1st 8). D-Rob Roy Roundtree #68 12/ Bruce Ellington 12/ ret d vs Iowa & OSU running for 220 yds (9.6), but never throwing a pass. Toussaint never got on track Drew Dileo #77 12/ Ace Sanders #156 12/ Devin Gardner #4 12/ Damiere Byrd #29 12/ before being OFY (leg) thanks to an OL ( ) which had 3 new st rs. UM all d 15 sks (5.3%) and Devin Funchess #10 12/ Justice Cunningham #31 12/ the matchup to watch will be between future 1st RD DC s LT Lewan vs SC s DE Clowney. UM has our Rory Anderson #32 12/ #37 off and #24 D. The rebuilt Wolves DL ( ) struggled at the POA vs Bama s powerful OL and Will Hagerup # (t) 0 3 Kenny Miles #98 12/ then AF s option (comb 522, 4.6) before settling in all g 135 (3.5) the rest of the ssn. LB Ryan led the Brendan Gibbons # Tyler Hull (t) 1 11 Wolves in tkls, sks and tfl. After losing their top CB in the opener, UM got their 1st int in the 4th gm. UM finished #2 in the FBS allowing 155 ypg (59%) with a 12-7 ratio but #65 in our pass eff D as they LB Jake Ryan #281 12/ Adam Yates # faced a weak slate of QB s. UM has our #58 ST s led by P Hagerup (45.0, 36.6 tm net) and K Gibbons LB Kenny Demens #29 12/ LB Desmond Morgan #240 10/ LB Shaq Wilson #98 12/ who hit incl the GW vs MSU and the last play gm tying FG vs NW. FS Thomas Gordon #141 12/ FS DJ Swearinger #85 11/ SC has enjoyed their best B2B ssns in schl hist as they are 21-4 the L2Y but thanks to the uneven SEC S Jordan Kovacs #479 12/ LB Reginald Bowens #71 12/ sked, they have missed out on the SEC Champ gm in each of the L2Y despite going 12-1 vs their SEC CB JT Floyd #63 12/ LB DeVonte Holloman #21 12/ DT William Campell #2 12/ DE Jadeveon Clowney #1 11/ East counterparts. Spurrier has come a long way from his Fun-N-Gun days at UF as the Gamecocks are CB Raymon Taylor #56 12/ SS Brison Williams #146 12/ more run-heavy (59-41% run/pass). QB Shaw has battled through inj s and missed 2 gms but was efficient DE Craig Roh #16 12/ LB Quin Smith #137 11/ with a 15-7 ratio (#3 rush). Bkp Thompson was very impressive in his 2 sts with an 8-2 ratio incl the reg LB James Ross #8 12/ CB Jimmy Legree #172 12/ DT Quinton Washington #30 12/ DE Devin Taylor #134 12/ ssn finale vs Clem where he threw for 310 yds (3 td) and Spurrier will have an interesting decision to make LB Joe Bolden #23 12/ DT Byron Jerideau #361JC 12/ here. For the 2nd year in a row, the Gamecocks lost their All-SEC RB Lattimore to a knee inj but Miles DE Frank Clark #218 12/ DT Kelcy Quarles #18 10/ stepped up with 207 (3.6) in the L/3. SC doesn t have an NFL-caliber true WR (unlikely TY) as they rely DT Jibreel Black #69 12/ DE Chaz Sutton #101 12/ heavily on converted WR Ellington, their RB s and TE Cunningham. The OL w/1 Sr st r ( ) dealt with Jeremy Gallon Dennis Norfleet Ace Sanders Bruce Ellington uneven play at the OT spots and saw their rush # s decrease to 143 (3.6) a year after avg 192 (4.5). They did give up 35 sks (10.6%). Overall, SC has our #59 off. The #8 D, for the 2nd consec yr, is the strength UM SC UM SC UM SC UM SC of the tm and it starts up front with arguably the NCAA s best pass rushing DE duo in Clowney and Taylor. QB 4 - RB 1/2 - WR 1/2 - CCH - 4 While Spurrier has struggled here in s, we Clowney has definitely lived up to expectations as he leads the country w/21.5 tfl incl 4.5 sks vs Clem. UM SC CHECKLIST COMMENTS boldly cashed with him in LY s Bowl GOY. Wilson/Bowens man a solid 1-2 punch at LB as SC is all g just 17.4 ppg (fewest s/ 00). The secondary is OL 41/2 - UM avg , 3 Sr, 15 sk all d (5.3%), 4.9 ypc. Turf/ - - Wolverine fans always travel well but this is a solid #22 in our pass eff D all g 57% with a ratio. The #51 ST s has struggled. While K Yates has SC avg , 1 Sr, 35 sk all d (10.6%), 3.6 ypc. Crowd clearly SEC country. hit 11-15, P Hull is avg just 39.4 (tm net 36.0). The bright spot is PR Sanders who is avg Spurrier vs mobile QB but SC 4-2 ATS vs DL - 44 UM avg , 5 of tm s 19 sks (26%), 3.8 ypc. MTCH - - While Mich fans may be disappointed at 8-4 coming off a Sugar Bowl win LY, we are not. When you look tms while UM 2-7 ATS. SC avg , 32 of tm s 40 sks (80%), 3.1 ypc. at UM s losses they all came on the road and against 3 of the top 5 teams in the country and to a 10 win 8-4 B10 tm expects to be dog vs 10-2 SEC tm & both little LB - 1/2 Ryan #1 tkl r w/84, 15 tfl, Demens #2, 6 tfl. INT - - Nebraska team when D-Rob went out in the 1H. On the other side, SC avoided LSU, A&M and Bama from disappointed to be here. Wilson #1 tkl r w/77, 4.5 tfl, Bowens #3 w/55. the SEC West. Both tms are similar with their starting RB s out and both will likely play 2 QB s here. Therefore, DB - 41/2 UM #65 pass eff D, 155 ypg (59%), 12-7 ratio. ST - - SCH S CAROLINA we ll take 2 defenses that rank in our Top 25 and call for this to go down to the wire in a low scoring game. - 4 SC #22 pass eff D, 193 ypg (57%), ratio. by 2' s FORECAST: UNDER Michigan/South Carolina RATING: 2H 23

25 WISCONSIN (8-5) rose Jan 1st 5:00 pm ESPN Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA WISCONSIN STANFOR BADGERS ATS: 6-7 O/U: Montee Ball #64 13/ James White #59 13/ Melvin Gordon #26 13/ Joel Stave #122 7/ Danny O Brien #67 7/ Curt Phillips #18 6/ Jared Abbrederis 12/ Jacob Pedersen #185TE 13/ Jordan Frederick #152 13/ Kenzel Doe #237 13/ Drew Meyer # Kyle French # LB Mike Taylor #66 13/ LB Chris Borland #197 11/ LB Ethan Armstrong #166 13/ S Dezmen Southward 13/ CB Marcus Cromartie #142 13/ CB Devin Smith #180 13/ S Shelton Johnson #265 10/ DE David Gilbert #87 13/ DT Beau Allen #63 13/ LB Derek Landisch #142 13/ DE Brendan Kelly #63 11/ S Michael Trotter #188 12/ DE Tyler Dippel #152 12/ J. Abbrederis Kenzel Doe Melvin Gordon UW SU UW SU UW SU UW SU QB - 4 RB 44 - WR - - CCH - 4 UW OL 1/2 SU - CHECKLIST COMMENTS UW avg , 1 Sr, 27 sk all d (9.9%), 5.2 ypc. Turf/ - - SU avg , 1 Sr, 19 sk all d (5.0%), 4.4 ypc. Crowd DL - 41/2 UW avg , 20.5 of tm s 31 sks (66%), 3.7 ypc. MTCH - 4 SU avg , 22 of tm s 56 sks (39%), 2.8 ypc. LB - 4 Taylor #1 tkl r w/120, 15 tfl, Borland #2, 10 tfl. INT 4 - Skov #1 tkl r w/72, 9.5 tfl, Thomas #2, 14 tfl. DB - 1/2 UW #30 pass eff D, 197 ypg (55%), 18-8 ratio. SU #12 pass eff D, 251 ypg (61%), ratio. N ILLINOIS (12-1) DB - 44 orange HUSKIES ATS: 9-4 O/U: 5-7 Jordan Lynch #93 13/ Leighton Settle #161 8/ Akeem Daniels #545 13/ Keith Harris #420 9/ Jordan Lynch #93 13/ Martel Moore #465 13/ Tommylee Lewis #374 13/ Perez Ashford #151 8/ Luke Eakes #154 13/ Juwan Brescacin #502 9/ Ryan Neir Matthew Sims # S Jimmie Ward #480 12/ LB Tyrone Clark #368 13/ LB Jamaal Bass #159 13/ CB Demetrius Stone #365JC 13/ DE Alan Baxter #436 13/ DT Nabal Jefferson #477 13/ DT Ken Bishop #217JC 13/ DE Sean Progar #346 13/ CB Rasaan Melvin 11/ LB Victor Jacques #430 8/ CB Marlon Moore #465 12/ S Dechane Durante #308 8/ DE Joe Windsor #393 13/ DT Anthony Wells #155 13/ AJ Sebastiano Tommylee Lewis While Alvarez was 3-0 in Rose Bowls, he hasn t cch d in 7Y and you have to respect job Shaw has done. Every yr we see the aerial shots of the Rose Bowl and they re always We expect the same here. Stanford leads the country with 56 sks and UW s OL has struggled vs top D s. UW has lost 3 gms in OT and 2 by 3 pts and now finds itself a td+ dog. ST - 4 SCH - 41/2 STANFORD (11-2) CARDINAL ATS: O/U: 5-8 Stepfan Taylor #36 13/ Kevin Hogan #18 9/ Anthony Wilkerson #22 10/ Josh Nunes #17 10/ Kevin Hogan #18 9/ Zach Ertz #9 13/ Drew Terrell #62 13/ Levin Toilolo #5 13/ Stepfan Taylor #36 13/ Jamal-Rashad Patterson #25 13/ Daniel Zychlinski # Jordan Williamson # ILB Shayne Skov #11 12/ OLB Chase Thomas #90 13/ SS Jordan Richards #70 13/ CB Terrence Brown #415 13/ ILB AJ Tarpley #89 13/ NB Usua Amanam #32 13/ OLB Trent Murphy #156 13/ DE Henry Anderson #119 13/ FS Ed Reynolds #157 13/ DE Ben Gardner #464 13/ CB Alex Carter #10 13/ ILB Jarek Lancaster #155 13/ OLB Alex Debniak #438 13/ DE Josh Mauro #217 12/ Drew Terrell Ty Montgomery Jan 1st 8:30 pm ESPN Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL N ILLINOIS FLORIDA ST NI FSU NI FSU NI FSU QB 1/2 - RB - 44 WR - 44 NI FSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - 4 NI avg , 0 Sr, 14 sk all d (3.8%), 5.6 ypc. FSU avg , 0 Sr, 26 sk all d (6.7%), 5.5 ypc. DL - 41/2 NI avg , 36.5 of tm s 40 sks (91%), 4.3 ypc. FSU avg , 21 of tm s 33 sks (64%), 2.8 ypc. LB - 441/2 Clark #2 tkl r w/82, 10 tfl, Bass #3, 5 tfl. Jones #1 tkl r w/85, 7 tfl, T Smith #3, 9.5 tfl. NI #27 pass eff D, 218 ypg (55%), ratio. FSU #5 pass eff D, 161 ypg (50%), ratio. STANFORD by 5 s FLORIDA ST (11-2) SEMINOLES ATS: 4-8 O/U: Chris Thompson #29 8/ Devonta Freeman #28 12/ James Wilder, Jr #3 13/ EJ Manuel #4 13/ Lonnie Pryor #18 13/ EJ Manuel #4 13/ Clint Trickett #60 7/ Rashad Greene #27 13/ Rodney Smith #47 13/ Kelvin Benjamin #17 13/ Kenny Shaw #29 13/ Greg Dent #50 13/ Cason Beatty # Dustin Hopkins # LB Christian Jones #2 13/ DE Cornellius Carradine #1JC 12/ LB Telvin Smith #53 13/ LB Vince Williams #24 13/ DB Terrence Brooks #132 13/ DB Lamarcus Joyner #2 13/ DT Timmy Jernigan #4 12/ DE Bjoern Werner #143 13/ DB Xavier Rhodes #75 13/ DT Demonte McAllister #28 12/ DB Karlos Williams #2 13/ Rashad Greene Lamarcus Joyner Karlos Williams In a surprise move, Bielema left UW to become HC at Arkansas. Despite finishing 3rd in their division behind ineligibles Ohio St and Penn St, the Badgers steamrolled Neb to become the first B10 team to go to 3 straight Rose Bowls since Michigan from The Badgers are the 1st tm with 5 losses to get to Pasadena where they are 3-5 SU (3-2 ATS L/5) incl B2B losses to TCU (21-19, +3) and Oregon (45-38, +5). These tms last faced each other in the 99 Rose Bowl when the heavily favored Badgers (-14) featuring Heisman winning RB Dayne won The Badgers are vs the Cardinal all-time. After B2B wins against UCLA in the regular ssn finale and the P12 Title game the Cardinal are back in the Rose Bowl for the 1st time since the 99 meeting with the Badgers (13th all-time appearance) and are in their 3rd straight BCS ( 10 win Orange Bowl vs Va Tech, 11 lost Fiesta Bowl vs Okla St). HC David Shaw has now earned B2B P12 COY honors. Stanford has played our #8 toughest sked, while Wisconsin played our #50. UW used 3 different QB s TY with Maryland summer transfer O Brien initially winning the job of replacing Russell Wilson in Aug. O Brien started the 1st 3 gms but struggled getting the ball downfield and was benched due to TO s. Ex-walk-on Stave started the next 6 gms until being KO d for the yr (collarbone) vs MSU. With a bye to regroup, the Badgers went to Phillips, who hadn t seen any meaningful playing time s/ 09 due to knee injs. In 4 sts down the stretch he avg d just 114 ypg (55%) with a 4-1 ratio but his mobility aided a run gm which avg d 367 ypg (7.4) in that stretch with 2 gms of 500+ yds - more than 2 FBS tms ran for the entire ssn! Even in B2B losses to OSU and PSU Phillips threw last minute td s in regulation to send both games to OT. The beneficiary, obviously, was all-time FBS td leader Ball who has run for 296 (5.5) in his first 2 Rose Bowls. White and speedster Gordon (10.8 ypc!) who ran for 216 yds in the B10 Champ gm round out the RB trio. UW has failed to find a complimentary WR to Abbrederis who still more than doubled the #2 receiver in yds despite being double teamed. The typically huge OL ( ) all d 27 sks (9.9%) as OT s Wagner and Havenstein were banged up. UW has our #31 off and #14 D. The Badgers DL ( ) is stout in the middle due to DT s Allen and Hemer as UW is #21 FBS in rush D (125, 3.7). The LB s are the top 3 tkl rs with 2 All-B10 honorees in Taylor and Borland and the Badgers allow just 19.1 ppg (#19 FBS). UW has our #30 pass eff D (197, 55%, 18-8) led by CB Smith. Badgers ST (#103) were inconsistent. They hit FG incl 2-7 from 40+. P Meyer had just a 36.9 net. The top PR is Abbrederis (7.4) and KR is Doe (33.4 on 5). The coverage units all d 19.6 on KR and 6.6 on PR. Stanford has our #46 off TY as they avg d 29 ppg and 377 ypg. With the departure of #1 DC Andrew Luck many thought this unit would struggle but after Nunes began the ssn as the st r, HC Shaw opted to make a change a few wks back by getting rfr Hogan onto the field full-time after playing occasionally as a Wildcat QB. Hogan possesses a solid arm to go with good mobility. The key figure in the success of the offense had to be P12 OPOY Taylor who surpassed the likes of Toby Gerhart and Darrin Nelson TY to become SU s all-time leading rusher. Taylor also finished 2nd on the tm in receptions behind Mackey finalist TE Ertz whose td catch in the back of the EZ late in the Oregon game saved their ssn and got them here. The OL avg and paved the way for 173 ypg (4.4) on the ground while all g 19 sks (5.0%). The D has our #4 ranking (18 ppg, 339 ypg) and deservedly so after holding Oregon to just 14 pts in an OT win a few wks back. The Cardinal are hoping to get Sr NT Terrence Stephens back here after he missed the final 2 gms of the ssn. The 3-man DL unit recorded 22 of the tm s 56 sks while all g 88 ypg (2.8) on the ground. The LB unit is arguably the best in the P12 with leading tkl r Skov in the middle and converted DE s Murphy and Thomas lining up on the edges. Despite the loss of 3 st rs in the secondary TY the Cardinal were able to finish #12 in our pass eff def thanks to ball-hawking safeties Reynolds and Richards who combined for 9 int s. Stanford has our #56 ranked ST s unit behind the consistent PR s of Terrell (12.6). This Rose Bowl matchup features 2 very similar tms that prefer to run the ball and are physical up front on D. While Stanford clearly has the edge taking on a UW team with an interim HC, expect the Badger players to play with a lot of emotion behind Alvarez and coming off back-to-back close Rose Bowl losses. We also like the fact that between these two teams, 15 of their games TY (incl 6 OT) have been decided by a td or less which has us calling for this to go down to the wire. FORECAST: WISCONSIN (+) over Stanford RATING: 1H This will be the 1st meeting between the teams and the 1st ever appearance by a MAC school in a BCS gm as the Huskies got past fellow BCS candidate Kent St in 2OT during the MAC Title game. NI is playing in its 8th all-time (4-3 SU/3-3 ATS) and is in its 5th str but will go without HC Dave Doeren who took the head coaching job at NC State. Popular OC Rod Carey was named the new HC. The Noles have been to 31 consec s (FBS best) and this will be Fisher s 3rd gm (3-0 SU/ATS) incl defeating the Irish (-3) in the Champs Bowl LY. FSU is 11-2 but just 4-8 ATS with their most impressive wins coming over 2 FCS tms, Wake, BC, Duke and MD. Noles were 6-1 vs caliber teams but 1-6 ATS outscoring them (outgained foes ). Sights were high for FSU and, had they not lost to NCSt, that Florida gm may have had National Title implications. FSU captured its 1st ACC Championship in 8Y with a win over a 6-6 GT tm. FSU has a 1-5 BCS record and is 3-5 in the Orange Bowl incl a National Championship in The B2B MAC Champs have won 12 str gms and are led by MAC OPOY QB Lynch who ran for an FBS QB record 1,771 yds. Lynch has 8 gms TY with 200+ pass/100+ rush and 4 gms w/150+ pass/run while the rest of the FBS QB s combined have 5. He is equally dangerous through the air w/a 24-5 ratio and he IS the NI off (#32). With RB Settle out for the last couple of gms (ankle), Daniels has come on w/b2b 100 yd gms and gives NI another option out of backfield. At WR Moore earned 1st Tm All-MAC honors as he caught as many passes as the #2 and #3 rec s did combined. The OL which avg w/0 Sr st rs helped pave the way for 250 rush ypg (5.6) while all g just 14 sks (3.8%). The #45 D is led by a pair of DL who are the best 1-2 punch in the MAC at getting after QB s as Baxter and Progar combined for 18 sks and NI ranks in the Top 10 w/40 sks on the year (most here s/ 02). With the DL/DB s ranking among the MAC s best, the LB corps is often overlooked but Clark (10 tfl) is the best of the bunch. First Tm All-MAC S Ward leads the tm in tkls while CB Melvin ranks in the FBS Top 10 w/18 pd s and they combine to help a secondary that ranks #27 in our pass eff D all g 55% w/a ratio. The #4 ST s are highlighted by K Sims who is 7-9 from 40+, KR Lewis (25.0, 1 td), and a PR coverage unit that is all g just 2.0 ypr. The Noles are not short of talent on offense with 5 All-Conf players. Led by QB Manuel, FSU has our #14 offense avg 40 ppg and 466 ypg. Manuel finished #10 in the FBS in pass eff and his best performance may have been vs Clemson when he threw for a career high 380 (77%, 2-0 ratio) while rushing for 102 yds. RB Thompson was on pace to be the 1st FSU RB s/ 96 to eclipse the 1,000 yd mark but inj d his knee vs Mia. The 1-2 punch of Freeman and Wilder replaced him and have comb for 1,213 (6.2). Manuel has a slew of targets at wideout that have the ability to change the game with any touch incl #1 WR Greene & #3 Benjamin (16.6 ypc). The OL avg paving the way for 203 ypg (5.5, the best s/ 95) while all g 26 sks. C Stork and conv DL Erving earned All-ACC honors. FSU has our #5 D all g 15.1 ppg & 253 ypg on the yr but will be w/o DC Stoops who took the HC job at Kentucky. The DL is the deepest and most talented in the country but suffered 2 key inj s to AA DE Jenkins and most recently DE Carradine (#2 tkl r). But as mentioned, they are deep all g 92.6 rush ypg (2.8) with 21 of the tm s sks featuring ACC DPOY Werner (18 tfl). Four players on FSU s D were in the running for the award!! Three of the top 4 tkl rs are at LB incl #1 tkl r Jones and Smith who also added 9.5 tfl. The Noles have our #5 pass eff D rankings all g just 161 ypg (50%) with a ratio. The secondary is led by future NFL r shutdown CB Rhodes (3 int) and hard hitting safety Joyner (1st Tm ACC). FSU has our #3 ST s ranking led by K Hopkins (24-28) who is the all-time leading scorer in the FBS. Greene has 2 of FSU s 3 PR td s this year. Clearly one of the biggest mismatches in recent history with NI becoming the 1st non-aq tm to make a BCS with a loss and their biggest win was vs a fellow MAC tm in Kent St. On the other side, it could be argued that FSU, prior to the UF game, was the most impressive 1 loss team in the country. While we respect NI QB Lynch, this will be the most speed the Huskies have ever NI FSU CCH Fisher is already 2-0 SU/ATS in s and will be going against a new HC here. Turf/ The Noles ply d here earlier TY and will clearly Crowd have the decided crowd edge. MTCH The only other top 50 D NI faced TY held them to 17 pts and FSU ranks as our #5. NI sky high for its 1st ever BCS gm while FSU can t INT 44 - be thrilled vs MAC. ST - - SCH FLORIDA ST seen and it will show come New Year s night by 20' s FORECAST: FLORIDA ST over N Illinois 24 RATING: 4H

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27 4 Excellent 3 Very Good 2 Good PRO SELECTIONS WK 16 HOME TEAM IN CAPS KEY SELECTIONS 3H PITTSBURGH over Cincinnati - This game has huge playoff implications in deciding the #6 seed in the AFC. PIT has won and covered 5 straight vs CIN including a win as a 1 pt AF in the 1st meeting. It wasn t as close as the score indicated as they logged a FD and a yd edge with a 15 min TOP edge. Roethlisberger hasn t dominated CIN in these games (224 ypg 66% 5-3 ratio) but the defense has dominated Dalton in his 3 meetings holding him to an avg of 137 ypg (49%) w/a 4-3 ratio. The Bengals have won 4 of their 6 road games this year avg 395 ypg BUT those foes had an average defensive ranking of #22 with 4 of them ranked #23 or higher. The Steelers #1 D has shut down their opponents holding their L/8 to 242 ypg and 15 FD s/gm. In Big Ben s first game back the expected rust showed but he still totaled just 340. Now being off B2B home losses this will be a circle the wagons game. Better D, better team looking up in the standings makes this a classic contender vs pretender. FORECAST: PITTSBURGH 27 Cincinnati 10 OTHER SELECTIONS 2H Indianapolis over KANSAS CITY - This is the 3rd straight meeting with the Chiefs winning LY s contest as a 1 pt AD. This game is a prime example of how the league is QB driven with Colts having the #3 offense with a rising rookie QB and the Chiefs having the #22 due to their issues. Indy has won the yardage battle in 7 straight before LW while KC has been outgained in 6 of their L9. The Colts have won 7 of their last 8 with the only loss coming at NE where Indy actually had a yardage edge. Some may write that Luck is starting to wear down only completing 50% his L/4 games but we feel that s he now accustomed to the offense. In his first 6 games he had a ypa of 6.7 while in his last 7 he s stretched the field and his ypa has increased to 7.6 now facing a KC secondary that ranks dead last in QBR defense with a 7-21 ratio. Two teams headed in different directions and KC s only win at home TY was their rally game after the tragedy. Indy is also 4-0 off a SU loss if they fell to Houston LW. FORECAST: Indianapolis 31 KANSAS CITY 17 2H NY Giants over BALTIMORE - This is the 3rd road game in 4 weeks for the Giants who are 11-3 ATS in Dec road games while Baltimore is 1-4 ATS at home. Neither team can afford to let up as they position themselves for playoff seeding. This is the second time this year that Eli will face the same team Peyton did the previous week but in the first the Giants lost due to being -3 in TO s. Taking a look at the season you ll see that the Ravens have been outgained by 32 ypg vs the #23 schedule while the Giants played a tougher schedule (#17) and are only -3 ypg. The Ravens had won 21 of 22 home games after they beat Cleveland earlier this year but since have lost ATS to Dallas and Pittsburgh and while they beat Oakland they were outgained by all 3 by an avg of 82 ypg. That bodes well for the Giants who thrive as a dog going 11-2 ATS with 9 upsets and their only 2 non-covers were LY vs SF the week after upsetting NE and at NO on MN. Baltimore may have taken Super Bowl 35 but the Giants take this one. FORECAST: NY Giants 34 BALTIMORE 20 PLEASE NOTE: This Double Issue has 2 weeks of NFL write-ups with this being the second week. If a major injury or a drastic shift in the expected line occurs we reserve the right to differ from the Other Selections below. WE WILL NOT GO AGAINST A STAR RATED PLAY! OTHER GAMES Atlanta at DETROIT - Saturday. The Falcons had everything cliched going into Carolina and were embarrassed in the loss. They hosted the Giants LW and you know they expended energy against the defending Super Bowl champs and now travel on a short week. The Lions are playing for pride but unfortunately all we know at presstime is that they dropped 4 straight and just traveled to GB and Arizona. Have to feel with the Lions already having 4 home losses incl 3 straight that the crowd will be far less than excited in this meaningless game. NFL Marquees are % the L2Y and this Saturday Night Play will be available after 11AM est gameday. GREEN BAY 34 Tennessee 17 - Tough spot for Tennessee off LW s MN game vs the Jets and now travel to a playoff need GB team in cold weather. Tennessee lost 2 starting OL prior the Jets game and against 3-4 defenses they are 1-4 SU/ATS with the only win vs a tired PIT team travelling on Thursday. GB is 7-0 SU/ATS at home in Dec w/a avg score prior to DET and they have a huge edge with Rodgers (255 ypg 67% 14-5 at home TY) vs the #18 pass defense w/a ratio. We aren t worried about RB Johnson influencing the pace of the game here as GB has only allowed 76 ypg (3.7) vs foes w/a losing record TY. We also like the matchup of Capers w/a defense that is expected to get healthier vs a young QB here. We ll call for the home team by 17 in a higher scoring game at this point. CAROLINA 31 Oakland 20 - Here we ago again is the phrase heard around Oakland. The Raiders have made a debacle of hiring HC s as Allen was the 8th in 12 years and the rumors are flying again. How much motivation can the Oakland players have on a 6 game losing steak, traveling cross county and playing at 10 AM local time. The Raiders lost their two earlier trips to the east coast to Miami and Baltimore by a combined 57 points and have 5 road losses by 23 ppg. Carolina may finish with fewer wins than LY but they are still playing competitively and with excitement as the D has allowed 328 ypg the L9W. In their L/4 home games the Panthers have only avg d 15 ppg but that was against defenses that ranked #3, #4 and #11. In the 4 games prior to press time Newton had accounted for 10 td s and 0 TO s and now faces a defense that is allowing 67% completions. The Panthers impress in their home finale. Buffalo 21 MIAMI 17 - It s a 3-way battle for 2nd place in the AFC East and while all 3 teams may have losing records it would be important for these 2 teams. Miami is ATS hosting a DIV foe and BUF took advantage of a MIA team travelling on a short week with a win (-2.5) earlier TY. While BUF held a tired MIA team to 184 yds (11 of 12 drives under 35 yds) they only managed 4 FG s on their 4 drives inside the MIA 20 in the 1H. Tannehill had a nice stretch in games 2-4 (438 ypg) but since that time teams have shut down the rookie led offense holding them to 280 yards or less in 7 of 9 games and under 15 FD s/gm. LY the Bills collapsed down the stretch going 1-8 SU and have to feel they learned from that disappointing lesson. The D has led the way the L/5 games as they are #3 in the NFL allowing 273 ypg and that includes NE s #1 offense and Indy s #3! We ll always take an experienced QB with a rush attack gaining 5.1 ypc down the stretch while the DL is only allowing 3.1 ypc. Bills DL has 12 sacks the L4W while Miami will clearly be feeling the loss of LT Long they will need to start keeping a RB in which will change their offense. New England 31 JACKSONVILLE 10 - This is the biggest mismatch game of the week and NE is ATS as an AF of 7 or more. For most teams this would be a letdown situation with NE off the Jets, Dolphins and back to back primetime games vs the Texans and 49ers with Miami on deck. However, the Patriots are still fighting for playoff position here and Brady has avg d 310 ypg (65%) with a 16-3 ratio and NE has outgained foes by 73 ypg (+13 TO s) on the road TY. The Jag s top yardage output of 458 yds was vs Houston in an almost full OT session and NE has topped that 4 times TY. Jacksonville is averaging 11 ppg at home. Henne has only avg d 269 ypg (59%) w/a 6-6 ratio (1-4 SU/3-2 ATS) vs NE but this is the least talented team he s worked with. It might surprise you that NE has rushed for the second most att s in the NFL and now they take on a DL that allowed 398 yds rushing its L/2 games. With JAX having just 14 sacks TY look for NE s #1 offense to make Jaguars the #32 defense after this. 26 DALLAS 27 New Orleans 21 - DAL is 0-9 ATS at home pending LW s game and ATS as a favorite. However, they have a bit of a situational edge having been at home LW while NO is paying for their #1 schedule from LY having faced SF, ATL, NYG and an improved TB unit. The line is likely to be inflated due to America s Team facing playoff need and they are 2-6 ATS in Dec. Entering LW the Cowboys had the stat edges with the #10 and #11 units on the year vs NO s #3 OVER/UNDERS We are not forecasting the actual lines, just the Totals Plays that we like for Week 16: 3 Seahawks/49ers 2 Bills/Dolphins 2 Giants/Ravens UNDER UNDER and #32 units. Brees has had to play perfect ball for NO to win as they are 0-4 SU/ATS when he throws 2 or more ints. Can t lay too much with this poor HF and Brees always has backdoor potential so we will call the Cowboys by 6. Washington 31 PHILADELPHIA 24 - The Redskins are actually 4-1 ATS at PHI and this is all but certain to be Reid s final home game with the team. PHI does have the extra rest after facing Cincy LW on Thur and DIV home teams are 12-4 ATS. WAS shredded PHI 31-6 after their bye as a 3.5 pt HF with a yd edge as Griffin completed 14 of 15 passes (200 yds) with 4 tds in Foles (204 yds 46% 0-2) first career start. PHI is not only getting playing time for a young QB for the next coach but they dumped the wide-9 defense after the DAL loss and are evaluating youth on that side as well. Foles has now entrenched himself as the QB by leading the Eagles to a come from behind win at TB. At the same time as that comeback RGIII fought through an injured knee and he and Cousins led the Skins to OT and a win over the Ravens. Washington may still be alive for the playoff s but that creates pressure, an inflated line and more incentive for the Eagles. TAMPA BAY 23 St Louis 20 - This game will probably have no playoff implications. Both are similar as we feel each is heading in the right direction under new HC s. Tampa has a middle of the road off (#14) vs St Louis above average D (#10) while the Rams #25 off gets to face the Bucs #29 D. We re seeing the maturation process of these Rams as since their bye they tied SF (+13), upset Arizona on the road, beat SF (+7.5) and improved to 5-1 ATS on the road after upsetting Buffalo. Tampa Bay failed in their first test as the hunted losing outright on the final play vs Philly as a 7.5 pt fav. Now they return home after a trip to the Super Dome. The Buc s have lost 3 straight up to this printing deadline and with a possible 4 game losing streak it will be interesting to see how Schiano s disciplined approach works when everything is not going well. HOUSTON 27 Minnesota 20 - This is a letdown spot for HOU after 3 straight road games with NE on MNF followed up by their 1st matchup vs Luck. However, DD non-conf HF s in DEC are 14-5 ATS. This is MIN s 4th road game in 5 weeks and they are ATS away pending STL. They are also 4-10 ATS vs the AFC and this is Peterson s biggest test of the year vs the #2 rush defense. You need multiple weapons to attack this Texans D and missing Harvin clearly hurts Minnesota here. Andre Johnson meanwhile gets to attack a Vikings secondary allowing 65% completions. The Texans are still defending a first round bye while Vikings D is wearing out having allowed a season high to GB while Chicago got their #2 offensive performance on the road. DENVER 34 Cleveland 20 - The mention of this matchup is like nails to a chalkboard for Browns fans going through the drive and the fumble. This is the biggest test for the Browns defense as they haven t faced a top tier QB with a full set of weapons yet. CLE is 2-6 ATS as a NDIV AD while Denver had covered 4 straight vs NDIV foes prior to LW. Weeden s road stats are respectable as he s avg d 295 ypg (61%) w/a 9-5 ratio and 7.5 ypa. However, CLE has scored 20 or less in their L3 road games despite only being outgained 18 ypg on the road TY. DEN has outgained foes in their L4 HG s w/a 33-8 avg score. The one thing you can t afford to do when facing Manning is to give him time. There have been 7 games this season when Denver has allowed under 2 sacks and he s thrown for 295 ypg and 74% completions and Cleveland has failed to reach 2 sacks in 4 of their last 6 games. We don t feel the Browns offense on the road which scored 20 pts vs Oakland s #30 D, 20 vs Dallas #11 D and 13 vs Indy s #22 D will be able to keep it close vs Denver s #4 D. Chicago 23 ARIZONA 16 - A month ago this would have been marked as an easy win for the Bears but injuries at OL and to Urlacher as well as the possible return of Kolb have changed that. CHI is ATS as an AF but ARZ is 6-2 ATS as a NDIV HD. The Bears could be off 3 straight losses but still in the hunt for a playoff berth. Their losses TY have been to GB, Houston, SF, Seattle and Minnesota while as a fav of over a FG they are 7-0 SU and 5-2 ATS winning those 7 by 19 ppg. Arizona started off 3-0 SU at home but since has gone 0-3 SU/ATS failing to cover by 12 ppg. We ve got the NFL s #1 QBR defense that is #9 in sacks against the Card s who are last is sacks allowed and have an offense that can t run (#32) or pass (#28). The only thing could make the Bears an even stronger play would be ST s which is were they excel as they hold down our #1 ranking. The Bears still have a lot to play for while the Card s are trying not to become the first in over 25 years to win their first four and lose their final 12. SEATTLE 17 San Francisco 16 - The 2011 NFC West champ travels to face the 2010 champ in what may be the game that decides the 2012 champ. The first meeting ended as you would expect with 2 top 4 defenses as both team combined for 19 pts, 31 FD s and 564 yards. Seattle s 12th man has led to a perfect 6-0 SU/ATS record with their last home loss coming LY in their home finale against this same 49ers team (SF -1, 19-17). Since Kaepernick took over his 2 road games were at NO and St Louis where they scored just 13 points as a 7 pt fav. The Seahawks have shut down every opponent at home except NE as in their other 5 games they re allowing 238 ypg and two of SF s 3 losses were when they were held to under 100 yards rushing. SF is on a second straight away and off prime timer at NE and we ll call for Carroll to get an early Christmas present and beat Harbaugh for the first time in 4 NFL meetings. San Diego at NY JETS - This is the SNF we missed the playoffs game of the week. At the time of this game we expect at least one of these two teams to already have made management changes. The Jets have lost both primetime home games this year but that was vs NE and Houston which they did cover against. The Chargers were going through the motions having lost 4 straight prior to the PIT win, but what still is surprising is their offense has only avg d 320 ypg in that span. The more excited team should take this and we ll have it as our Sunday Night Marquee after 11 am est gameday. MONDAY NIGHT MAGIC PAY $ 30 FOR YOUR WINNER ON MONDAY Only Available on the Northcoast Debit Card System IF YOU DO NOT WIN YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK PLUS! If our H RATED release fails to cover, we will credit $ 40 back to your Northcoast Debit Card! OVER Use your NC Debit Card after 12:00 noon et on Monday!

28 LOUISVILLE (10-2) UL UF UL UF UL UF UL UF QB 4 - RB - 441/2 WR - - CCH - - Both HC s have the same pedigree with SEC DC UL UF CHECKLIST COMMENTS exp and this is their 1st BCS as HC s. OL - 4 UL avg , 2 Sr, 26 sk all d (6.1%), 3.6 ypc. Turf/ - 44 SEC tms always play in the Sugar Bowl while UL UF avg , 2 Sr, 36 sk all d (13.9%), 4.6 ypc. Crowd is ply g on this stage for the 1st time s/ 06. UL QB Bridgewater has yet to face a top 24 pass DL UL avg , 15.5 of tm s 19 sks (82%), 4.3 ypc. MTCH - 44 D and the Gators are clearly our #1. UF avg , 10.5 of tm s 25 sks (42%), 3.1 ypc. Strong is a former UF asst and many UL ply rs come from LB - 44 P. Brown #1 tkl r w/96, 1.5 tfl, K. Brown #5 tkl r, 2.5 tfl. INT 4 - the Sunshine State. Bostic #3 tkl r w/62, 6.5 tfl, Morrison #8, 2 tfl. DB /2 UL #63 pass eff D, 194 ypg (58%), 21-9 ratio. ST - 441/2 SCH UF #1 pass eff D, 186 ypg (51%), 5-19 ratio. KANSAS ST (11-1) sugar Jan 2nd 8:30 pm ESPN Superdome New Orleans, LA LOUISVILLE FLORIDA CARDINALS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 6-5 Jeremy Wright #194 12/ Senorise Perry #319 11/ Corvin Lamb #157 9/ Teddy Bridgewater #7 12/ DeVante Parker #64 12/ Damian Copeland #193 12/ Andrell Smith #535 12/ Eli Rogers #38 12/ Jeremy Wright #194 12/ Ryan Hubbell #212JC 12/ Senorise Perry #319 11/ Ryan Johnson (t) 1 19 John Wallace # LB Preston Brown #126 12/ FS Calvin Pryor #111 12/ SS Hakeem Smith #371 12/ CB Adrian Bushell #43 12/ LB Keith Brown #26 9/ LB George Durant #910 12/ CB Terell Floyd #193 12/ FS Jermaine Reve #115 12/ DE Marcus Smith #112 12/ NT Brandon Dunn #555 12/ LB James Burgess #58 9/ DT Roy Philon #350 12/ DE Deiontrez Mount #193 12/ Kai Dominguez Adrian Bushell Senorise Perry fiesta Jan 3rd 8:30 pm ESPN U of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ KANSAS ST OREGON WILDCATS ATS: O/U: John Hubert #205 12/ Collin Klein #82 12/ Angelo Pease #74JC 10/ Daniel Sams #75 8/ Collin Klein #82 12/ Chris Harper #17 12/ Tyler Lockett #134 12/ Tramaine Thompson #154 12/ Travis Tannahill 12/ Ryan Doerr # (t) 0 14 Anthony Cantele LB Arthur Brown #5 12/ S Jarad Milo #319 12/ CB Randall Evans #477 12/ LB Jarell Childs #103 12/ CB Allen Chapman #56JC 12/ DE Adam Davis #11JC 12/ CB Nigel Malone #201JC 12/ S Ty Zimmerman 10/ DE Meshak Williams #17JC 12/ S Dante Barnett #417 12/ LB Jonathan Truman 12/ DT Vai Lutui #147JC 12/ DT Javonta Boyd #60JC 12/ LB Tre Walker #104 9/ LB Justin Tuggle #28JC 12/ T. Thompson Tyler Lockett KSU UO KSU UO KSU UO KSU UO QB 1/2 - RB WR 4 - CCH 1/2 - KSU UO CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - 41/2 KSU avg , 0 Sr, 13 sk all d (4.6%), 4.9 ypc. Turf/ - - UO avg , 1 Sr, 18 sk all d (5.2%), 6.1 ypc. Crowd DL 1/2 - KSU avg , 23.5 of tm s 31 sks (76%), 3.7 ypc. MTCH - - UO avg , 16 of tm s 27 sks (59%), 4.0 ypc. LB - - Brown #1 tkl r w/91, 6 tfl, Childs #4, 4.5 tfl. INT 1/2 - Clay #1 tkl r w/92, 8 tfl, Alonso #2, 12 tfl. the last 2 years. DB - 1/2 KSU #24 pass eff D, 255 ypg (63%), ratio. ST 41/2 - SCH 1/2 - UO #6 pass eff D, 236 ypg (59%), ratio. FLORIDA (11-1) GATORS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 4-7 Mike Gillislee #46 12/ Jeff Driskel #1 11/ Matt Jones #17 11/ Trey Burton #26 11/ Omarius Hines #30 12/ Jeff Driskel #1 11/ Jacoby Brissett #12 6/ Jordan Reed #25 12/ Quinton Dunbar #47 12/ Frankie Hammond #53 12/ Omarius Hines #30 12/ Trey Burton #26 11/ Mike Gillislee #46 12/ Kyle Christy # Caleb Sturgis # S Josh Evans #54 12/ S Matt Elam #1 12/ LB Jonathan Bostic #14 12/ CB Loucheiz Purifoy #78 12/ DT Shaffif Floyd #3 12/ DT Omar Hunter #8 12/ CB Jaylen Watkins #11 12/ LB Antonio Morrison #29 12/ LB Michael Taylor #31 12/ LB Jelani Jenkins #2 9/ DE Dante Fowler #2 12/ DE Jonathan Bullard #10 12/ Andre Debose Andre Debose FLORIDA by 19' s OREGON (11-1) DUCKS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 4-7 Kenjon Barner #115 12/ Marcus Mariota #31 12/ De Anthony Thomas #2 12/ Byron Marshall #12 10/ Bryan Bennett #77 9/ Marcus Mariota #31 12/ Josh Huff #116 10/ De Anthony Thomas #2 12/ Colt Lyerla #5 12/ Keanon Lowe #26 12/ Daryle Hawkins #161 12/ Jackson Rice # Rob Beard # Alejandro Maldonado # LB Michael Clay #52 11/ LB Kiko Alonso #102 11/ SS Brian Jackson #389 12/ CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu #21 12/ FS Erick Dargan #111 12/ CB Avery Patterson #80 10/ DE Dion Jordan #51 11/ LB Derrick Malone #68 11/ CB Terrance Mitchell #108 12/ LB Boseko Lokombo #39 12/ DE Taylor Hart #75 12/ D. Thomas D. Thomas Keanon Lowe While this is the 4th str BCS for Kelly, no one does more with less than Snyder. Surprisingly Eugene is 19 miles closer than Manhattan and crowd will be even. K-St front 7 and extra time but UO +116 ypg vs KSU +30 ypg vs foes. Snyder and Wildcats are 11-2 ATS as a dog This is the 1st meeting of these 2 programs who, with 2 gms left in the ssn, looked to be paired in the BCS Title gm but would end up in Glendale instead after upset losses. The Cats won their 1st B12 Championship s/ 03 which is also the last time they played in this gm as they are 1-1 SU/ATS in previous Fiesta Bowls (35-18 win over Syracuse 97, loss to Ohio St 03). Snyder is 6-7 SU/5-8 ATS overall in s incl 0-2 SU/ATS since returning from his retirement. Oregon is back in a BCS for the 4th time in as many yrs although you would have to think they are wondering what if? after blowing a late lead to Stanford and losing in OT just a few wks ago. LY for the first time under HC Chip Kelly the Ducks were victorious in a knocking off Wisconsin by 7 in the Rose Bowl as a 5 pt fav (Kelly 1-2 SU/ATS in s). The Cats were picked #6 in the B12 pressn poll but wound up on top by playing clean football as they led the FBS with a +21 TO margin (UO is #3 +19) and eliminating mistakes (#3 FBS in pen) led by Unitas winner QB Klein. Although known primarily as a bruising runner, Klein improved his passing as a Sr finishing #16 in the FBS in pass eff (208 ypg). He was supported in the run gm by #1 rusher Hubert, a small (5 7 ) yet punishing runner who had four 100 yd gms. The top rec is Oregon transfer Harper who played QB for the Ducks before transferring. The OL ( ) has no Sr starters and all d just 13 sks (4.6%). KSU has our #23 off and #12 D incl 8 Sr st rs. The Cats had a B12 best 31 sks led by DE WIlliams 9.5 (#1 conf). The DL ( ) starts 4 Sr s and finished #16 in the FBS in rush D (119, 3.7). Brown is the top tkl r although the D missed Walker who was absent for the final 3 gms due to a knee inj vs TT. The Cats have our #24 pass eff D (255, 63%, 16-18) with 3 secondary str s grabbing 5 int s incl S Zimmerman who missed the final 2 gms (foot). ST s have always been the great equalizer under Snyder as the Cats finished with our #1 unit. KSU led the FBS in PR (22.0) and KR (29.2) with Lockett and Thompson combining for 3 td s. K Cantele hit FG s incl 4-5 from 40+. P Doerr had a 38.5 net. The coverage units all d 2.2 on PR although the 23.0 they all d on KR (2 td) may mean a lot more work for that unit in practices. The Ducks #1 off avg 51 ppg and 550 ypg led by the duo of QB Mariota and RB Barner. Mariota was a darkhorse contender for the starting spot heading into spg but after an excellent spg gm and good summer camp he took over the duties and hasn t looked back with more than 3,000 ttl yds and 34 combined td s. Barner lived in the shadow of LaMichael James the previous 2 ssns but became a constant workhorse TY finishing in the Top 5 on the NCAA s rushing list and in contention for various post season accolades. Thomas (18 all-purp td s in 11) remains a dangerous part of the Duck offense TY with 16 all-purp td s as he is 3rd on the tm in rushing and leads the tm in rec s. The OL avg and is led by C Hroniss Grasu and has paved the way for 323 ypg (6.1), good for 4th best in the NCAA while being sk d 18 times (5.2%). The D has our #13 ranking all g 22 ppg and 382 ypg led by 13 yr DC Aliotti. The DL avg and has tallied 16 of the tm s 27 sks (59%) with the DE combo of Hart (8 sks) and Jordan (5 sks) leading the way. LB s Clay and Alonso are #1 and #2 on the tm in tkls while the Ducks are #6 in pass eff def (236 ypg, 59%, ratio) as CB Ekpre-Olomu continues to get some much deserved post season recognition. The Oregon ST s unit has our #17 ranking led by Thomas and his 17.1 avg on PR. While the checklist shows K-St as a decided dog being even, we see this gm going 2 different ways. First, we could see Kansas St winning outright in a low scoring affair OR we could see the Ducks jumping out to a huge lead and coasting in the 2H like they ve done all year. Either way when you have extra time to prep for Oregon s offense and a good front 7, the totals in Ducks games have flown Under in 2 of the L3Y including the National Championship game here at this site by 31 pts just 2 years ago. On the flip side, each of the L2Y Kansas St s offense, with Klein getting so many touches, has struggled down the stretch and LY s K-St went Under by 3 td s. FORECAST: UNDER Kansas St/Oregon RATING: 2H 27 4 s EVEN The Cardinals return to a BCS game for the 1st time since 06 (Orange Bowl) after knocking off Rutgers by 3 in the ssn finale for the automatic bid. HC Charlie Strong has now led UL to a appearance in each of his 3 ssns (1-1 SU/ATS). UF makes its 22nd consec (2nd longest in nation) and the Gators are on a current 6-1 SU/ATS run in gms. While this is just Muschamp s 2nd (1-0 SU/ATS) he has served as the DC on many tms who played in BCS gms. The Cardinals have our #53 ranked off TY avg 31 ppg and 426 ypg led by soph QB Bridgewater, who saw his numbers significantly increase from LY. Despite suffering a knee inj in the 11th gm against Conn, Bridgewater was able to play well in the Cardinals come-from-behind win over Rutgers in the ssn finale. UL has been using the RB of Wright and Perry as each has eclipsed 700 yds rushing. However, Perry was lost to an ACL inj at the end of the regular ssn and will miss here so rfr Lamb will spell Wright in the. WR Parker continues to be UL s big play threat as of his 38 catches, 9 have been td s. The OL avg and is led by 3x All-BE C Mario Benavides. On the year this unit paved the way for 127 ypg (3.6) while all g 26 sks (6.1%). The D has our #51 ranking all g 24 ppg and 345 ypg. The DL avg and all d 151 ypg (4.3) on the ground while recording 15.5 of the tm s 19 sks (82%). Brown (leading tkl r) leads the inj-plagued LB unit that has seen 9 lost starts due to inj among the 3 spots. S s Pryor and Hakeem Smith finished #2 and #3 on the tm in tkls as the Cardinals have our #63 pass eff def rating all g 194 ypg (58%, 21-9) on the ssn. UL has our #80 ST s unit that is led by the steady FG kicking of rfr Wallace (14-17). Coming into the ssn UF fans had many concerns about the hiring of Muschamp who finished just 7-6 his 1st yr but he squashed those doubts after an 11-1 ssn which included 3 wins over Top 10 tms. Coming into the yr, there was a QB controversy between Driskel/Brissett but Muschamp and OC Pease made the right call going to the more mobile soph Driskel who has shown signs of living up to his lofty HS accolades (PS#1). For the most part Driskel has made good decisions (11-3 ratio) and he is the #2 rusher, but it should be noted that there was a 5 gm stretch in the middle of the ssn where UF avg d an abysmal 104 ypg thru the air as they relied on their run gm heavily. RB Gillislee is the big physical downhill runner Muschamp was looking for LY and he became the 1st UF back to top 1,000 yds s/ 04. With no legitimate threats at the WR position and having a young QB, it s no surprise that TE Reed is the leading rec. The OL avg w/2 Sr st rs and struggled with pass protection as they all d a whopping 36 sks (13.9%) but did pave way for 195 rush ypg (4.6) which was a solid improvement over LY s 143 (4.0). Overall the Gators have our #55 off. Much of the reason for UF s success TY can attributed to their def and ST s. The #2 D starts up front as despite losing AA cand DE Powell prior to the ssn to inj, the Gators all d just 97 rush ypg (3.1) thanks to some dominant interior DL play led by Floyd/Hunter who comb for 80 tkls and 15 tfl. The LB corps, which was expected to be a strength, dealt w/inj as Jenkins missed 3 gms and will again miss here w/a broken foot. Taking up the slack is a UF secondary which features 3 of their top 4 tkl rs and is our #1 pass eff D w/a superb 5-19 ratio. Just as good as UF s secondary has been, the UF #15 ST s unit features arguably the best K/P combo in the country. K Sturgis was a superb incl 8-9 from 40+ and is UF s all-time FG leader while P Christy was #5 in the NCAA avg 46.1 with UF being #7 in net punt avg (40.7). The PR gm avg d 13.8 (#12) but the KR were avg at 20.6 (#79). The coverage units were solid giving up 7.6 on PR and 18.5 on KR. Coming into TY expectations were low for the Gators but thanks to a relentless D, an opportunistic off and great ST s play, Florida makes its 4th BCS appearance in 7 years. While both teams come from BCS conferences, there may be no bigger disparity than the competition Florida (#4 toughest sked) faced TY compared to UL (#93). One of the more remarkable runs among teams is the SU winner in UF games being 21-0 ATS and the Gators are the obvious choice to win the gm here. FORECAST: FLORIDA over Louisville RATING: 3H

29 TEXAS A&M (10-2) cotton Jan 4th 8:00 pm FOX Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX TEXAS A&M OKLAHOMA AGGIES ATS: 7-5 O/U: 4-6 Johnny Manziel #26 12/ Ben Malena #31 12/ Christine Michael #6 11/ Trey Williams #4 12/ Johnny Manziel #26 12/ Jameill Showers #41 7/ Mike Evans #184 12/ Ryan Swope #59 12/ Thomas Johnson #7 10/ Uzoma Nqachukwu #43 12/ Malcome Kennedy #180 12/ Kenric McNeal #68 11/ Ryan Epperson # Taylor Bertolet # DE Damontre Moore #101 12/ LB Jonathan Stewart #65 12/ LB Steven Jenkins #52JC 11/ LB Sean Porter #173 12/ FS Toney Hurd, Jr #44 12/ FS Steven Terrell #140 12/ BS Howard Matthews #72 11/ CB Deshazor Everett #79 11/ CB Dustin Harris #170 12/ DT Spencer Nealy #303 12/ CB De Vante Harris #26 11/ LB Donnie Baggs #66 11/ Dustin Harris Trey Williams OKLAHOMA (10-2) SOONERS ATS: 6-6 O/U: 7-4 Damien Williams #37JC 12/ Brennan Clay #7 12/ Dom Whaley 6/ Blake Bell #3 12/ Landry Jones #3 12/ Blake Bell #3 12/ Kenny Stills #13 12/ Justin Brown #20 12/ Jalen Saunders #276 8/ Sterling Shepard #19 12/ Trey Millard #19 12/ Damien Williams #37JC 12/ Tress Way # Mike Hunnicutt # FS Tony Jefferson #6 12/ SS Javon Harris #61 12/ CB Demontre Hurst #134 12/ CB Aaron Colvin #144 12/ LB Tom Wort #11 12/ LB Corey Nelson #6 12/ DE Chuka Ndulue #164 12/ LB Frank Shannon #48 11/ NB Gabe Lynn #10 12/ DE RJ Washington #4 12/ NB Julian Wilson #108 12/ Justin Brown Brennan Clay Roy Finch A&M OU A&M OU A&M OU A&M OU QB 1/2 - RB - 4 WR - 4 CCH - 4 Fine job in 1st yr here for Sumlin, but still A&M OU CHECKLIST COMMENTS giving an edge to Stoops for familiarity. OL 4 - A&M avg , 1 Sr, 23 sk all d (5.0%), 5.6 ypc. Turf/ - - If you don t make a BCS, this is the next OU avg , 1 Sr, 14 sk all d (2.7%), 4.9 ypc. Crowd best thing and the fans will all be present. A&M with Heisman finalist at QB takes on DL - - A&M avg , 19.5 of tm s 30 sks (65%), 3.7 ypc. MTCH - - our #2 pass eff D. No edge. OU avg , 12.5 of tm s 25 sks (50%), 4.8 ypc. OU is a dog. Let me repeat that - OU is a dog and LB - 4 Stewart #2 tkl r w/72, 2.5 tfl, Jenkins #3, 5 tfl. INT - 4 we ll take the pts. Wort #5 tkl r w/52, 4.5 tfl, Nelson #6, 3.5 tfl. DB - 44 A&M #38 pass eff D, 248 ypg (56%), ratio. ST - 4 SCH - - OU #2 pass eff D, 198 ypg (51%), 9-12 ratio. PITTSBURGH (6-6) compass PANTHERS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 4-6 Ray Graham # Rushel Shell # Isaac Bennett # Tino Sunseri # Mike Shanahan # Devin Street # Ray Graham # Cameron Saddler # JP Holtz #37TE Drew Carswell # Matt Yoklic Kevin Harper # S Jason Hendricks FS Jarred Holley # DL Aaron Donald # LB Todd Thomas # LB Eric Williams # LB Shane Gordon # CB K Waun Williams # DL Tyrone Ezell # S Andrew Taglianetti # CB Lafayette Pitts # LB Nicholas Grigsby # LB Dan Mason # DL Bryan Murphy # DL Shayne Hale # Cameron Saddler Lafayette Pitts OKLAHOMA by 6' s MISSISSIPPI (6-6) This is the Aggies 4th str gm (1-2 SU/ATS) but 1st under HC Sumlin who was 1-2 SU/ATS at Houston (did not coach LY s win over PSU). Once the initial outrage over the Sooners losing out on a BCS died down, OU realized it got a nice conciliation prize of facing B12 turncoat Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl. This is just the 2nd Cotton Bowl in OU history with the Sooners (-13) beating Ark 10-3 in Obviously, the former South rivals are quite familiar with one another with OU leading the series 11-5 SU (7-9 ATS) in B12 play including LY s (-13 ) win. Big Game Bob Stoops is just 7-6 SU/5-8 ATS in s and faces his former pupil here in Sumlin who served as an assistant in Norman from It was a memorable ssn in more ways than one for the Aggies. While many thought they would struggle in their 1st yr of SEC play under new HC Sumlin, the Aggies did just the opposite. They obtained their 1st DD win ssn s/ 98 which incl their 2nd win over a top ranked tm. QB Manziel broke the SEC record for total off and may become the first freshman to be given the Heisman. He led our #2 ranked fast-paced off to a schl rec d 45 ppg, while also being the #1 rusher. The Malena/Michael 1-2 punch at RB comb for 1,169 yds (5.4) and 19 td s and the run/pass mix (52-48) was well-balanced despite using 4-5 WR sets a majority of the time. RFr Evans was a pleasant surprise leading the Aggies in rec while the reliable Swope is A&M s all-time leader. The OL (avg , 1 Sr st r) should get a majority of the credit for the success as they all d just 23 sks (5.0%) while paving the way for 235 rush ypg (5.6). They are headlined by two future high draft picks in OT s Joeckel and Matthews. It s tough to judge the success of TY s #32 D as the SEC doesn t feature the high-powered off that the B12 has, but it fared adequately in the trenches all g 3.7 ypc. Their star is converted DE Moore who is among the best in the NCAA in sks and tfl and leads the tm in tkls. Their 3 LB s are #2-3-4 in tkls as the Aggies all d just 22.5 ppg a year after all g 28.2 ppg LY. A&M ranks #38 in our pass eff D all g a respectable 56% with a ratio while the #48 ST s has been hit or miss. K Bertolet is 1-6 from but 3-4 from 50+ while P Epperson is among the nation s best for a 2nd yr in a row (40.3 net). Their coverage units rank among the Top 30 (PR 5.9, KR 20.1) while PR Harris leads the nation w/434 yds (13.2). The Sooners national title dreams were shattered when they lost at home to KSU on Sept 22 although they rebounded to win 7 of their final 8 gms to take a share of their 8th B12 Champ. OU has lost just 2 gms TY to tms with combined records of 23-1 (KSU & #1 ND). The offense (#7) is led by OU s all-time leading passer Jones who is the 1st QB in FBS history to throw for 3,000 yds and 26 td s in all 4 ssns. The pass gm did struggle early on due to inexp as 7 of their top 8 WR s or TE s are in their 1st yr in the program. Fresno St transfer Saunders (1065, 21.3 at FSU in 11) was finally declared elig prior to the Texas gm which stabilized the unit as he can play the slot freeing top WR Stills to go back outside. JC transfer WIlliams cooled off after a hot start with Clay filling in to run for 157 vs ISU when Williams was inj d. Bkp QB Bell is essentially the short yd RB in the Belldozer pkg running for 24 td s in the L2Y. Despite losing 59 career sts in the pressn and RT WIlliams for the L/2 the OL ( ) all d just 14 sks (2.7%). With Mike Stoops back in the fold as DC the Sooners have our #18 D although their base has struggled vs physical off allowing 181 rush ypg (4.8). The DL ( ) had depth issues and compiled just 12.5 of the tm 25 sks with DE Ndulue leading the squad with 5. MLB Wort was the top LB tkl r (T-#4) despite being replaced at times with the more athletic Shannon. OU is #2 in our pass eff D (198, 51%, 9-12) with 4 st rs of the secondary being the tm s top 4 tkl rs led by the S combo of Jefferson and Harris. The #12 ST s feature P Way (37.6 net) and strong PR (#6 FBS 14.9, 2 td) and KR (26.5, 1 td) units. K Hunnicutt hit FG s although only 2-4 from 40+. The coverage units all d 8.1 on PR and 18.3 on KR. At the start of the year, OU s Jones was considered a Heisman hopeful and now at the end of the season, he may actually be facing the Heisman winner. OU won 9 of the last 10 vs A&M in Big 12 play including last year by a score of While A&M is playing in its home state, OU is just as close coming in with its only 2 losses vs the BCS #1 and #5. This year A&M did knock off both LSU and Bama, but both were great situations for the Aggies and we ll call for the Boomer Sooner. FORECAST: OKLAHOMA (+) over Texas A&M RATING: 3H While the Panthers are ing in Birmingham for a 3rd consec yr (5th straight overall), this will also mark the 3rd consec yr that Pitt has had a different HC leading them to the post season as Paul Chryst s previous experience came as an OC at both Wisconsin and Oregon St. The Panthers have never faced the Rebels. The Rebels return to the post season for the 1st time s/ 09 under 1st yr HC Jan 5th 1:00 pm ESPN Legion Field Birmingham, AL Freeze. This is Freeze s coaching debut as he accepted the UM job LY prior to Ark St s. PITTSBURGH The Panthers have our #48 ranked offense that avg 27 ppg and 400 ypg. Quite possibly the most MISSISSIPPI improved player on the Pitt squad TY is QB Sunseri who, with the addition of Chryst as HC, has moved back to the pro-style offense that he is more accustomed to. The biggest area of growth had to be his REBELS ATS: 9-3 O/U: 5-6 ratio as he went from a ratio in 11 to a splendid mark of 19-2 in 12 while also increasing his yardage and % output. The Panthers lost their biggest weapon at the tail end of LY in RB Ray Graham Jeff Scott #151 11/ (ACL after 8 gms) but he surprisingly started the opener and has eclipsed the 1,000 yard rushing mark Bo Wallace #27JC 12/ Randall Mackey #1JC 12/ for the 1st time in his career. Spelling Graham is super true frosh Shell who is 3 inches taller and 25 lbs Barry Brunetti #9 11/ heavier than Graham. WR s Street and Shanahan both have a shot at reaching the 1,000 yd receiving milestone here while TE Holtz has done an excellent job filling in for the inj-battered Hubie Graham. Bo Wallace #27JC 12/ Barry Brunetti #9 11/ The OL avg a massive led by Sr s LG Chris Jacobson and C Ryan Turnley. They have paved the way for 137 ypg (3.6) on the ground while trimming their sks from a modern era NCAA all-time Donte Moncrief #28 12/ Vince Sanders #33 12/ high of 64 (15%) LY to a more acceptable 34 (9.4%) TY. The D has our #28 ranking all g 20 ppg and Ja-Mes Logan #196 12/ ypg. The DL ( ) is led by DT Donald who is surprisingly 3rd on the tm in tkls while leading Randall Mackey #1JC 12/ the Panthers in both sks and tfl. The unit has all d 129 ypg (3.8) on the ground while recording 14 of Korvic Neat #143 9/ Jeff Scott #151 11/ the tm s 23 sks (61%). LB s Thomas, Williams and Gordon are #4, #5 and #6 tkl rs, respectively. S s Hendricks and Holley are #1 and #2 in a secondary that finished #33 in our pass eff def all g 197 ypg Jim Broadway (57%) with a ratio. Pitt has our #27 ranked ST s as K Harper has hit on 19 of his 26 FG att s. Bryson Rose # UM used a big 2H to crush its state rivals in the Egg Bowl to go ing. Newcomers played a big role on TY s squad led by JC QB Wallace who won the Conerly Trophy as Mississippi s top college LB Denzel Nkemdiche 12/ DB Cody Prewitt #58 12/ player. Wallace is dangerous through the air and on the ground accounting for 27 ttl td s although LB Mike Marry #74 12/ he needs to cut down on mistakes as he led the SEC with 15 int. The leading rusher is diminutive DB Charles Sawyer #264 12/ DB Trae Elston #31 11/ speedster Scott who had his 4th 100 yd performance of the ssn in the finale. He shares the load with DE CJ Johnson #11 12/ the versatile Mackey who is also the tm s #4 rec. The off s hottest weapon, however, is WR Moncrief LB Joel Kight #119 12/ who finished #5 in the SEC in receiving after B2B outstanding gms vs LSU and MSU totaling 13 rec s DL Issac Gross #67 12/ DB Mike Hilton #109 11/ (25.7) and 5 td s! The top 3 WR s are all are 6 1 or taller which presents matchup problems. The OL DB Senquez Golson #69 11/ ( ) started the same lineup in the L/11 gms of the ssn but did allow 33 sks (8.8%). The Rebels DT Gilbert Pena #34JC 12/ finished with our #26 off and our #40 D. The DL ( ) allowed 133 rush ypg (3.6) thanks to holding DB Dehendret Collins #85JC 10/ MSU to -11 yds. DE Johnson is the top sacker while huge NT Pena clogs the run lanes. Undersized Korvic Neat Jaylen Walton rfr LB Nkemdiche led the Rebs in tkls and tfl with MLB Marry #3. UM plays a base and finished #60 in our pass eff D (250, 64%, 19-14). The secondary had its ups and downs with only #2 tkl r FS PITT UM PITT UM PITT UM PITT UM QB - 1/2 RB 41/2 - WR - 1/2 CCH - - There s still a chance that Pitt may see another Prewitt and CB Sawyer starting all 12 gms. The ST s (#94) star was K Rose who hit FG s but 4 PITT UM CHECKLIST COMMENTS new HC, but at this time we ll call them even. of his misses were from 50+. P Broadway had a 36.4 net with 1 blk. KR Walton avg d 23.3 but the PR OL - - Pitt avg , 2 Sr, 34 sk all d (9.4%), 3.6 ypc. Turf/ Pitt may have a few of the players parents here, struggled with Neat avg 4.6. With 14 frosh Fr playing, many of them on ST s, it s not a surprise that UM avg , 1 Sr, 33 sk all d (8.8%), 4.1 ypc. Crowd while Birmingham is SEC country. the coverage units struggled allowing 8.5 on PR and 25.6 on KR (#116 FBS) with 3 combined td s. As you can see by the 4list, no one is dominant DL 1/2 - Pitt avg , 14 of tm s 23 sks (61%), 3.8 ypc. MTCH - - Tough spot for the Panthers to go through all of the holiday weeks and having to worry about a on either off or D. We ll call it even. possible change of head coach while returning to the same for a 3rd straight time, after losing UM avg , 7 of tm s 34 sks (21%), 3.6 ypc. Pitt is in this for 3rd str yr and at 6-6 they LY Ole Miss has cashed 7 of its last 9 including covering by 11 at Bama and by 13 at LSU. LB - 1/2 Thomas #4 tkl r w/51, 1.5 tfl, Williams #5, 3.5 tfl. INT - 4 can t be excited. UM is a fav here and went 5-1 in that role TY. After 2 wins LY, any is exciting and the fans will Nkemdiche #1 tkl r w/78, 12 tfl, Marry #3, 6.5 tfl. DB 1/2 - Pitt #33 pass eff D, 197 ypg (57%), ratio. ST 4 - SCH OLE MISS be supportive as they consider this their 1st step towards an improved UM #60 pass eff D, 250 ypg (64%), ratio. by 5 s FORECAST: MISSISSIPPI over Pittsburgh RATING: 2H 28

30 BOWL TEAMS TOUGHEST UNITS FACED Here is a chart showing how difficult of a schedule each team faced in opposing units. For example, Oklahoma ranks #25 in the NCAA in pass D. The Sooners however have taken on the 12th toughest slate of passing offenses including 4 in the top 20 and our pass eff D ranks them #2. Don t be misled by pure stats. This chart is very helpful to look at matchups. For instance if team A is playing Team B who has a strong rush offense, you will want to see how strong the rush defenses were that team B faced this year to get an idea of how they matchup vs their opponent. RUSH AVG RANK PASS AVG RANK TOTAL AVG RANK RUSH AVG RANK PASS AVG RANK TOTAL AVG RANK OFFENSE RUSH TOP TOP OFFENSE PASS TOP TOP OFFENSE TOTAL TOP TOP DEFENSE RUSH TOP TOP DEFENSE PASS TOP TOP DEFENSE TOTAL TOP TOP SCHEDULE OFF Faced SCHEDULE OFF Faced SCHEDULE OFF Faced SCHEDULE DEF Faced SCHEDULE DEF Faced SCHEDULE DEF Faced AIR FORCE ALABAMA ARIZONA ARIZONA ST ARKANSAS ST BALL STATE BAYLOR BOISE STATE BOWLING GREEN BYU CENTRAL MICHIGAN CINCINNATI CLEMSON DUKE EAST CAROLINA FLORIDA FLORIDA STATE FRESNO ST GEORGIA GEORGIA TECH IOWA STATE KANSAS STATE KENT STATE LOUISIANA LOUISVILLE LSU MICHIGAN MICHIGAN ST MINNESOTA MISS ST MISSISSIPPI NAVY NC STATE NEBRASKA NEVADA NORTHERN ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN NOTRE DAME OHIO OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA ST OREGON OREGON STATE PITTSBURGH PURDUE RICE RUTGERS SAN DIEGO ST SAN JOSE ST SMU SOUTH CAROLINA STANFORD SYRACUSE TCU TEXAS TEXAS A&M TEXAS TECH TOLEDO TULSA UCF UCLA ULM USC UTAH STATE VANDERBILT VIRGINIA TECH WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WKU w FIRST DOWNS PER GAME FOR BOWL TEAMS Per/gm OFF D Diff Florida St BYU Oklahoma Alabama Texas Tech Texas A&M Oregon Nebraska Clemson Notre Dame Fresno St Arizona St Syracuse Tulsa Oregon St Ball St Michigan St San Jose St Bowling Green Louisville Arkansas St Boise St Arizona Per/gm OFF D Diff Nevada Penn St West Virginia UCLA Mississippi South Carolina Georgia Wisconsin Air Force Oklahoma St NC St Ohio ULM Utah St TCU LSU Georgia Tech Virginia Tech Northern Ill WKU Texas Vanderbilt Baylor Sks Sks Pr/gm Per/gm By All'd Diff OFF D Diff Cincinnati Tulsa Pittsburgh Stanford Navy USC Kansas St Boise St Northwestern Bowling Green Stanford Northern Ill Washington Utah St San Diego St Kansas St Notre Dame Florida Michigan Georgia Tech Purdue Cincinnati UCF San Jose St Duke Louisiana East Carolina Fresno St USC Kent St Toledo Penn St SMU Rutgers Mississippi St Oklahoma St Texas Rutgers Minnesota Virginia Tech Louisiana Alabama Arizona St Iowa St Ball St Central Mich Kent St Oklahoma SACKS BY/VERSUS - BOWL TEAMS Sks Sks Pr/gm By All'd Diff Syracuse Air Force Northwestern Oregon Florida St Minnesota Texas A&M WKU Arkansas St South Carolina Vanderbilt Duke LSU Michigan BYU Central Mich Nevada Oregon St Wisconsin Clemson Georgia Mississippi St Iowa St Mississippi Sks Sks Pr/gm By All'd Diff TCU Toledo West Virginia ULM UCF Nebraska Arizona Navy Purdue San Diego St East Carolina Michigan St Texas Tech UCLA Baylor NC St Louisville Ohio Washington Florida Pittsburgh SMU

31 ARKANSAS ST (9-3) ALABAMA (12-1) CRIMSON TIDE ATS: 6-7 O/U: 5-7 godaddy.com Jan 6th 9:00 pm ESPN Land Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS PTS YTD TO ST A.O.R. ARKANSAS ST KENT ST REDWOLVES ATS: 8-4 O/U: 6-5 David Oku #9 12/ Rocky Hayes #461 12/ Ryan Aplin #287 12/ Frankie Jackson #138 10/ Ryan Aplin #287 12/ JD McKissic #360 12/ Josh Jarboe #23 12/ Taylor Stockemer #130 9/ Julian Jones #407 12/ Carlos McCants #357 12/ Neely Sullivent # (t) 1 2 Ryan Wilbourn # Brian Davis # LB Nathan Herrold #331 12/ LB Qushaun Lee #244 11/ S Sterling Young #727 12/ DE Tim Starson #440 12/ LB Don Jones #559JC 12/ DT Ryan Carrethers #536 12/ LB Nick Nelms #333 12/ S Cole Lorigan #476 12/ CB Chaz Scales #638 12/ CB Andrew Tryon #487 12/ DE Chris Stone #109TE 12/ DE Eddie Porter #33JC 11/ DT Ronnell Wright #220JC 11/ Rocky Hayes Rocky Hayes ASU KSU ASU KSU ASU KSU ASU KSU QB 44 - RB - 41/2 WR 41/2 - CCH - - ASU KSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS OL - - ASU avg , 1 Sr, 13 sk all d (3.4%), 5.2 ypc. Turf/ 41/2 - KSU avg , 3 Sr, 20 sk all d (6.2%), 5.4 ypc. Crowd DL - 4 ASU avg , 14.5 of tm s 18 sks (81%), 4.0 ypc. MTCH 4 - KSU avg , 25.5 of tm s 33 sks (77%), 4.0 ypc. LB 1/2 - Herrold #1 tkl r w/109, 10 tfl, Lee #2 w/87. INT - - Batton #1 tkl r w/132, 5.5 tfl, Malauulu #4. DB - 1/2 ASU #89 pass eff D, 233 ypg (65%), ratio. KSU #73 pass eff D, 277 ypg (60%), ratio. bcs national championship Jan 7th 8:30 ESPN Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ALABAMA NOTRE DAME Eddie Lacy #27 13/ TJ Yeldon #5 13/ Kenyan Drake #31 11/ AJ McCarron #9 13/ Amari Cooper #33 13/ Kenny Bell #32 12/ Kevin Norwood #42 12/ Christion Jones #51DB 13/ Cody Mandell # Jeremy Shelley # Cade Foster # LB CJ Mosley #15 13/ LB Trey DePriest #7 13/ LB Nico Johnson #5 13/ S Vinnie Sunseri #41 13/ CB Dee Milliner #4 12/ S Robert Lester #110 13/ LB Adrian Hubbard #29 13/ S Nick Perry #39 13/ CB Deion Belue #41JC 13/ NG Jesse Williams #6JC 12/ LB Xzavier Dickson #14 13/ DE Damion Square #38 13/ S Ha Sean Clinton-Dix #1 13/ DE Ed Stinson #63 13/ Christion Jones Cyrus Jones Christion Jones Both cch s have left to take BCS jobs and 2 interims will be coaching the here. Arkansas St played in this LY and brought a solid contingent with them. ASU has played the superior sked yet still finished + 30 ypg vs tms while KSU was -76. KSU thrilled to make their 1st s/ 71 but was close to Orange Bowl. ST SCH 1/2 - KENT ST (11-2) GOLDEN FLASHES ATS: 11-2 O/U: Dri Archer 13/ Trayion Durham #92 13/ Spencer Keith #153 13/ Spencer Keith #153 13/ David Fisher #119JC 8/ Dri Archer 13/ Josh Boyle #385 13/ Chris Humphrey #316 13/ Matthew Hurdle #149 13/ Eric Adeyemi #320 13/ Anthony Melchiori # Freddy Cortez # LB Luke Batton #410 13/ S Luke Wollet #461 13/ CB Sidney Saulter #416 13/ LB CJ Malauulu #254JC 13/ DT Roosevelt Nix #377 13/ CB Darius Polk #443 13/ DT Dana Brown #284 12/ DE Jake Dooley 12/ CB Norman Wolfe 9/ S Leon Green #312 13/ S Calvin Tiggle #484 6/ CB Dylan Farrington #488 13/ DE Richard Gray #223 11/ Eric Adeyemi Dri Archer Eric Edeyemi ARKANSAS ST by 2 s NOTRE DAME (12-0) FIGHTING IRISH ATS: O/U: 2-10 Theo Riddick #24 12/ Cierre Wood #4 10/ George Atkinson III #20 11/ Everett Golson #20 11/ Everett Golson #20 11/ Tommy Rees #49 11/ Tyler Eifert #24 12/ TJ Jones #20 12/ DaVaris Daniels #15 10/ Theo Riddick #24 12/ Robby Toma #109 12/ John Goodman #10 9/ Ben Turk # Kyle Brindza # LB Manti Te o #1 12/ S Zeke Motta #17 12/ CB Bennett Jackson #49 12/ LB Dan Fox #35 12/ CB KeiVarae Russell #18 12/ LB Prince Shembo #36 12/ LB Carlo Calabrese #27 11/ NG Louis Nix III #19 12/ S Matthias Farley #91 12/ DE Stephon Tuitt #6 12/ DE Kapron Lewis-Moore #40 12/ LB Danny Spond #32 10/ Davonte Neal George Atkinson III First meeting. New coach, same result. For the 2nd str yr ASU finds itself the SBC Champ and in the GoDaddy.com Bowl with a 1st yr HC that has left to take an SEC job. LY Hugh Freeze left to become HC at Ole Miss prior to the and TY Gus Malzahn left for Auburn as ASU will look for its first ever win (1-1 ATS) in this, its 3rd try. The SBC crown came down to the final gm of the ssn and ASU responded with its most impressive win of the ssn as they handled Middle Tenn ASU was 3-3 SU/4-2 ATS vs eligible tms, outscoring them and outgaining them Those numbers are more impressive when you factor in that ASU played both Oregon and Neb. HC Darrell Hazell in just his 2nd ssn at Kent St, led the Flashes to just their 2nd appearance (1st s/ 71) and just their 2nd winning ssn in the last 25 yrs! His remarkable job didn t go unnoticed as he left to take over at Purdue and both tms will be led by interims here. Kent St was 4-1 SU/5-0 ATS vs eligible tms, outscoring them 35-28, but was OUTGAINED Ark St despite incorporating a new, although somewhat similar, system finished #17 FBS (our #30 off) avg 482 ypg. The more the ssn went on, the better the tm performed as they grew comfortable with Malzahn s new schemes. ASU avg an eye popping 528 ttl yds over the 1st 5 gms! Veteran QB Aplin (36 car sts) leads the up tempo off as he threw for over 300 yds in 5 gms and his 23-4 ratio was a key to his #18 FBS ranking in pass eff. WR McKissic, just a rfr, responded well to the changes, finishing in the top 10 in rec s/gm, and has a great chance to break into triple digits. Tenn trans David Oku provided ASU with a consistent running gm, finishing with over 1,000 yds while finding the endzone in each of the L/7 gms. The OL avg with 1 Sr st r and saw their rush ypg explode from 154 (3.9) LY to 217 (5.2) TY, while their sks all d decreased from 27 (5.4%) LY to just 13 (3.4%) TY. Our #69 ranked D is led by LB Herrold. The rush D improved significantly as the ssn wore on. Over the 1st 6 gms vs FBS foes the Wolves were allowing 224 ypg (4.7), but over the L/5, the numbers dropped to just 79 ypg (2.8). ASU has our #89 pass eff D. One area where ASU was dominated in was ST s. After finishing near the top of our rankings LY (#19) the Wolves have taken a steep drop all the way down to #122 TY! Their net punting (#120 FBS), PR avg (2.3, #116 FBS), and KR avg (18.9, #103 FBS) all rank near the bottom of the country. Kent St truly was the surprise tm of the MAC TY as they made it to the conf champ gm, before falling in 2OT to NI as the Flashes were 1 win away from playing in a BCS! They did have a bit of luck as evidenced by their +21 TO margin. Our #60 off is a run-oriented attack with a 2-headed monster in the backfield. Durham (250 lbs) is the starter and softens up the defense in time for Archer (4.3 spd) to come in and provide a huge change of pace that gives D s fits. Both had over 1,000 rush yds as Durham had six 100 yd gms while Archer had 5, but 2 were for over 200 yds! The OL avg and has 3 Sr st rs. They are one of the most improved units in the country as they improved their rush ypg from 108 (3.0) LY to 228 (5.4) TY while decreasing their sks from 30 (8.6%) LY to 20 (6.2%) TY. QB Keith is the true definition of a gm manager. If he has to throw, the Flashes are likely in trouble. In the MAC Champ gm, Kent St s rushing attack was stymied, forcing Keith to throw and he suffered tremendously (40.5% comp). While Archer is the leading pass catcher, Boyle is Keith s fav target from the WR position but he has been held to just 5 rec s the L/5 gms. LB Batton has reached 100+ tkls in B2B ssns and leads our #75 def. The rush D has been consistent for much of the ssn, holding 3 FBS foes under 100 yds, but did allow over 300 to both Army & NI. Pass D is a strength as Kent St has our #73 pass eff D, due in large part to their ratio. The Flashes enter the gm with our #9 ST ranking, a huge improvement from their #109 ranking LY. P Melchiori is a big key why Kent St ranks #12 in the FBS in net punting avg (40.1). ASU s offense led them to the SB Title. Kent St, meanwhile, came up short in the MAC Championship, but has learned how to win gms as they were #1 in NCAA in TO margin. Dynamic skill players on both sides and we ll take the better D that is more excited, with a powerhouse backfield. FORECAST: KENT ST (+) over Arkansas St RATING: 1H CFB fans and TV executives couldn t have asked for a better matchup here as Bama tries to stamp its legacy as a dynasty w/3 titles in 4 yrs while ND tries to recapture its former glory. The Irish are 5-1 vs the Tide but they have not met s/ 87. They did meet twice in gms w/the title on the line and ND won both incl the 74 Orange, Bama HC Saban is looking for his 4th title as HC which would cement his status as one of the all-time greats and he is 7-6 SU/ATS overall in s (3-0 SU/ATS in title gms) incl 4-1 SU/ATS at Bama. The Tide have not played here s/ 99. Kelly, in his 3rd ssn, has the Irish undefeated after playing a sked that has had them log more than 9,000 miles from Ireland to LA and from Norman to Boston. ND, gunning for its 1st Nat l Title s/ 88, is making its 1st BCS appearance s/ 06 (0-3 SU/ ATS in BCS s) and has never played in Sun Life Stadium (5x at Orange Bowl). After an NCAA rec d 9 gm losing streak, ND has gone 2-1 in its L/3 post ssn appearances and Kelly is 3-2 SU/1-4 ATS in s incl an Orange Bowl loss in 08.The two have one common opp in UM as the Tide beat the Wolves (-13 ) in the opener (outgaining them ) while ND won 13-6 (-6) thanks to 6 UM TO s (only gm all yr ND was outgained). ND did play 10 opp (6-3-1 ATS) outscoring them by an avg of (+181 ypg) while Bama played 7 opp (2-5 ATS) outscoring them by an avg of (+77 ypg). The Tide s #15 off is driven by QB McCarron who led the NCAA in pass eff w/a 26-3 ratio. Starting w/ LY s champ gm, he has become much more than a gm manager as the Tide have one of the more balanced attacks (225 ypg run vs 215 pass) in the country. The 1-2 punch at RB features two 1,000 yd rushers incl the veteran Lacy (power) being spelled by the super true frosh Yeldon (speed). At WR another frosh, Cooper, easily led the way recording more rec yds than the #2-3 rec s combined. TE Williams is used mainly in the run gm but is a threat at the GL (3 td s). The best OL in the country (avg ) w/2 Sr st rs paved the way for 5.6 ypc (best in 20+ yrs) while all g 7.6% sks. They have 3 All-Americans while another is a PS#1. The Tide D which has been the main reason for their great success over the L/5 yrs is #1 again but doesn t have the star power that past Bama tms featured. NG Williams leads a DL that has great size and depth but lacks a true pass rusher. Their LB s are #1, #2 and #3 in tkls but Mosley had 43 more than any other ply r. The secondary features Thorpe winner CB Milliner as the Tide have our #3 pass eff D (166, 54%, 7-17). LY the ST s were a liability (#50) but this yr they have improved to #13. It starts w/short range K Shelley who is perfect from inside 40 while long-range K Foster has 3 FG s of 50+. P Mandell has a net of 39.2 (#24) while the KR unit avg 24.8 ypr (give up 21.9) and the PR unit avg 10.2 ypr (give up 7.7). As with most Kelly tms, the QB position was shuffled around as LY s st r Rees (susp d opener) was used much like a relief pitcher coming in to lead victories over Purd, UM and Stan and started the BYU gm w/ Golson out to inj. However, it s been Golson s show as he has gradually improved his decision-making (7-2 ratio L/4) while the playbook has opened up all g him to use his legs (-11 rush yds 1st 4 gms, 316 yds L/7). ND features a 1-2 punch at RB in Riddick/Wood and while Wood is more of a home-run threat (6.7), Riddick is more versatile (35 rec). The rec corps is led by Mackey winner Eifert who (all-time ND TE) at 6 6 is a nightmare for opposing D s. The OL (avg ) excelled paving the way for 203 ypg and ND s best ypc (5.0) s/ 93 while all g just 16 sks (4.5%). Overall ND has our #29 off. The Irish s strength, of course, is their #3 D which has all d just 10 td s all yr (#1 NCAA) and their 27.8 ypp is the best we ve seen in at least 20 yrs. It starts with the massive 3-man DL ( ) led by soph Tuitt who had 12 sks (most by underclassmen in ND hist) and they give up just 92 rush ypg (3.2) and 2 td s. The LB corps naturally is led by Heisman finalist Te o who has had 3 str 100+ tkl ssns and his 7 int s are the most by a LB in the NCAA in 12 yrs. The secondary was a concern coming into the yr w/3 new full-time st rs incl 2 frosh but finished as our #10 pass eff D (194, 59%, 7-16 ratio). The #34 ST s are led by K Brindza who set a single ssn schl rec d w/23 FG s on the yr. P Turk avg d 40.6 (38.0 net) but the return units are mediocre at best. This clearly is a dream matchup for CFB fans pitting two of the most storied programs in history. We re going to continue to study this matchup and after giving you a H rated play on most of the previous s, we ll wait on this one as any late info can sway us from one side to the other. Purchase both the Side and Total for this National Championship! $ 37 through our office or $ave by using your UA ND UA ND UA ND UA ND QB 4 - RB 1/2 - WR 1/2 - CCH 44 - While Kelly may be this year s COY, Saban UA ND CHECKLIST COMMENTS is among the best in CFB history. OL 4 - UA avg , 2 Sr, 23 sk all d (7.6%), 5.6 ypc. Turf/ - - Both tms haven t ply d here in more than a decade ND avg , 4 Sr, 16 sk all d (4.5%), 5.0 ypc. Crowd and it will be 1 of the hottest tickets ever. Bama has the better rush ypc on both offense and DL - - UA avg , 12 of tm s 33 sks (36%), 2.5 ypc. MTCH 1/2 - defense. UA s exp d DB s vs young ND QB. ND avg , 23.5 of tm s 34 sks (69%), 3.2 ypc. While ND can play the disrespect card, Bama has been LB - 1/2 Mosley #1 tkl r w/99, 7 tfl, DePriest #2, 4 tfl. INT 1/2 - here & done that. Te o #1 tkl r w/103, 5.5 tfl, Fox #4, 2 tfl. DB 41/2 - UA #3 pass eff D, 166 ypg (54%), 7-17 ratio. ST 4 - SCH ALABAMA Northcoast Debit Card - just $25! Up after noon ET on gameday! - 1/2 ND #10 pass eff D, 194 ypg (59%), 7-16 ratio. by 8 s FORECAST: Alabama vs Notre Dame 30 RATING: NO PLAY

32 PRO STATISTICS 2012 NFL TEAM RANKINGS AFC TOTAL OFF OFF OFF RUSH YPC OFF TOTAL DEF DEF DEF SCKS SCKS TO OFF PASS DEF RUSH YPC PASS VS BY EDGE YPP DEF YPP Baltimore H X Buffalo H Cincinnati H X Cleveland X Denver H Houston H Indianapolis X Jacksonville X Kansas City X Miami X New England H X NY Jets Oakland H X Pittsburgh H San Diego H X Tennessee H X NFC Arizona Atlanta H X Carolina X Chicago H X Dallas H X Detroit H X Green Bay H Minnesota H X New Orleans H X NY Giants H X Philadelphia H X San Francisco H X Seattle H St Louis H X Tampa Bay X Washington H X To Read rankings - YPC is yards per carry for each team's offense and defense. Turnover edge is the amount of turnovers that team is + or -. OFF YPP is offensive yds per point. This shows the avg amount of yds a team travelled per point scored. The lower the number the more efficient the off. DEF YPP is defensive yds per point. The higher the number here, the better the def is at making their opponents work at scoring points. The remaining columns show the team's rank in that category. Next to the passing ratings there may be a or an X. On the offensive side a means they are completing over 59% of their passes while the X shows that their QB's are completing less than 53%. Defensively, the opposite holds true as the has that team's def holding its opp under 53% completions and the X shows that they allow over 59% completions. PRO STAT PLAY: NO PLAY AFC EAST AFC NORTH AFC SOUTH AFC WEST NFC EAST NFC NORTH NFC SOUTH NFC WEST POST SEASON LATE PHONES (BOWLS & PLAYOFFS) % 2012 REG SEASON VERSUS SPREAD O/U AFC REC PF PA vs AFC ALL HOME AWAY FAV DOG DIV N/DIV O/U HOME AWAY NE NYJ BUF MIA BAL PIT CIN CLE HOU IND TEN JAX DEN SD OAK KC NFC REC PF PA vs NFC ALL HOME AWAY FAV DOG DIV N/DIV O/U HOME AWAY NYG WAS DAL PHI GB CHI MIN DET ATL TB NO CAR SF SEA STL ARZ THE OPENING LINE WEEK 15 OVER/UNDERS WK 15 NC OPEN Thursday, December 12th, 2012 Cincinnati NL 3/ PHILADELPHIA - - Sunday, December 16, 2012 Green Bay 6 2'/NL GB ('12) GB ('11) gb ('11) CHICAGO GB -4'/51 ('12) GB -11/42 ('11) gb -4'/44' ('11) NY Giants 4 NYG (P) ATLANTA 1/52' NYG (P) -3/47' - Tampa Bay no -1/49 ('12) NO -8'/51 ('11) TB ('11) NEW ORLEANS 3 3/54' no ('12) NO ('11) TB +6/49' ('11) Minnesota - - ST LOUIS 7 3/ Washington NL NL - - CLEVELAND - - Jacksonville - - MIAMI 3 7/ Denver 8 - BAL -7'/39' BALTIMORE 3/NL - BAL Indianapolis IN9-16 HOU -9/44 IND HOU +1/48 HOUSTON 14 9'/49 IND +6'/40' HOU 34-7 IND -5'/51 HOU Carolina SAN DIEGO 3/47' - - Seattle 7 4/ Buffalo - - Detroit 4 6/ ARIZONA - - Pittsburgh DALLAS 1/ Kansas City 1 oak +1/42' ('12) oak +2'/42 ('11) kc 28-0 ('11) OAKLAND 2'/42 oak ('12) oak ('11) kc +3'/42 ('11) San Francisco - - NEW ENGLAND NL 3/48' - - Monday, December 17th, 2012 NY Jets - - TENNESSEE NL 1/42' - - PRO ANGLES ARZ is 2-5 at home vs NDIV ATL is as a NDIV HF BAL is 2-7 at home BAL is 4-9 vs NDIV foe BUF is 1-6 off a home loss CAR is 7-3 on the road CHI is 2-7 at home in Dec CIN is vs NDIV foe CLE is 6-3 at home DAL is 0-9 at home DAL is 3-7 vs NDIV foe DEN is 9-4 on the road DET is 2-6 as an AF GB is 9-1 vs a div foe HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM NORTHCOAST SPORTS (3) DENVER (3) SEATTLE (3) HOUSTon HOU is at home HOU is vs DIV IND is 2-6 away vs DIV JAX is 6-13 vs NDIV KC is 1-4 vs OAK MIA is as a HF MIN is 7-14 in Dec MIN is 2-5 away vs NDIV NE is 2-6 vs the NFC NO is 6-2 vs DIV foe NYG are 6-0 as a dog NYG are 6-2 vs NDIV foe OAK is 1-6 at home PHI is 4-14 vs NDIV foe PIT is 11-5 as a dog SD is 0-7 vs the NFC SEA is away vs NDIV SEA is off a SU win STL is 1-5 as a favorite TB is vs Div foe WAS is 3-13 as a favorite Our Over/Under Section is in its 25th season. Each week we list the Top 5 plays as of Sunday Night. An * denotes an estimated line. The 3H NFL Totals are % L12W!!! 3H Broncos/Ravens OVER 48* 3H Colts/Texans UNDER 49 3H Bucs/Saints OVER 54' 2H Giants/Falcons UNDER 52' 2H Panthers/Chargers OVER 47' S S Play on a non conference Y E home dog in December. S C TI % T WEEK 15 PLAY: E O M N PLAY ON: CLEVELAND 2012 NFL POWER RATINGS We grade each team position by position and list the 2012 Power Ratings. Each week we update these Power Ratings in our weekly Power 31 (4) Angle Plays % L/9Y! LAST WEEK'S STATS RUSHING Sweep editions. The following are the 2012 Current Power Ratings. TEAM RTG TEAM RTG TEAM 1 Houston Seattle New England Indianapolis Denver Washington San Francisco Dallas Green Bay Tampa Bay Atlanta Cincinnati Baltimore San Diego NY Giants New Orleans Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Minnesota PASSING TEAM LINE SCORE FD Att-Yds Comp-Att-Yds I/F NFL Week THIRTEEN December 2nd & 3rd Philadelphia Dallas NY Giants Washington -2' NFL Week FOURTEEN November December 6-9th Denver Oakland -10' Baltimore Washington 47 OT -2' Kansas City Cleveland San Diego Pittsburgh 38' Tennessee Indianapolis 47-4' NY Jets Jacksonville -3 38' Chicago Minnesota -2' 39' Atlanta Carolina -3' Philadelphia Tampa Bay 48-7' St Louis Buffalo 42' Dallas Cincinnati 46-3' Miami San Francisco New Orleans NY Giants Arizona Seattle UPDATED LOGS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE at NCSPORTS.COM COLLEGE Week FIFTEEN December 8th Army Navy RTG 21 Miami NY Jets Cleveland Carolina St Louis Buffalo Tennessee Philadelphia Oakland Jacksonville Kansas City Arizona POWER RATING PLAY OF THE WEEK: NO PLAY Power Ratings Record

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