The Lookahead: October 31-November 1, 2009
College Football Themes -- Halloween
1. Heisman race and one team in the BCS might be over by 11pm: Most people generally agree that Oklahoma State is Texas' last, best test. If Texas wins big on the road and Colt McCoy shreds 'em, well -- we may have a Heisman winner and 1/2 of the national title game pretty much sewn up.
2. What the deuce? If Oregon beats USC, the universe could shift on its axis. It would essentially end USC's eight-year run atop the Pac-10, and could help Boise State get to... gulp... the BCS title game.
3. Iowa running on ... empty: Iowa lost their top RB. Replaced him with a frosh. Brandon Wegher. Sounds like a character in Superbad, no? He's from South Dakota. With the possible exception of Tom Brokaw, people from SD don't come through in the clutch often -- so maybe PSU can ride this thing out.
4. The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party: Is this the game UF trips up? Meh, probably not. Georgia's D is terrible. But it would be fun if it was close late.
5. How did Ole Miss get back into the top 25? In their only relevant, national games of the season ... they were fleeced.
NFL Themes -- November 1, 2009
1. The NFL is fun, but not that interesting: You could make a strong case that there's only two really good games on Sunday, and both are at 4:15 -- PHI/NYG and MIN/GB. The latter isn't even a good game; it just has a good storyline.
2. BACKS TO THE WALL: The Giants probably shouldn't have a three-game losing streak to the Saints, Cardinals and Eagles -- all teams they could easily face in the playoffs.
3. BACKS TO THE WALL II: Remember when everyone was on the Ravens' junk after Week 3? Now they're 3-3 and playing the league's darling, the 6-0 Denver Broncos. That's what ya call "a must-win."
4. 2010 Coaching Carousel: You know who's available for next year, right? Holmgren... Shanahan... Dungy... Cowher... uh, yea. If you're like, Lovie Smith or Raheem Morris, you might want to start winning games.
5. Niners at Colts: Alex Smith versus Peyton Manning. Wow. Google "mismatch" and see how high up this game report is.
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