You just know we’re in for one HUGE game on the college gridiron.

As the 2008 NCAA college football season goes forward for the final stretch, big games like this one will just keep on coming until the BCS bowl games arrive.

This weekend, the Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-0, 6-0) will look to go 11-0 for the first time, completing quite a brutal stretch with its trip to Norman to face the Oklahoma Sooners (9-1, 5-1).

The No.2 Texas Tech Red Raiders can clinch their first Big 12 South Division title and take another step towards a BCS berth Saturday when they visit the Oklahoma Sooners, a team ranked No.5 in the nation and is also battling for the division crown as well as a spot in the BCS.

Prior to last weekend’s bye, the Red Raiders won 63-21 at Kansas on Oct.25, defeated then No.1 Texas 39-33 on Michael Crabtree’s last-second touchdown catch on Nov.1 and pounded eighth-ranked Oklahoma State 63-20 the following week.

Graham Harrell has directed coach Mike Leach’s pass-happy offense to a Football Bowl Subdivision-best 433.7 passing yards per game, letting the Red Raiders to land third in scoring at 47.9 points a contest. They’ve gained at least 421 yards in every game and lead the FBS in average total yards at 566.3.

Texas Tech topped 600 yards for the fourth time this season against Oklahoma State, as Harrell threw for 456 yards and six touchdowns.

On the other hand, the Oklahoma Sooners lead the FBS with 51.4 points per…

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Yes, the season is already 12 weeks old, THAT means every win from this point is huge considering how ridiculous the BCS ranking system is.

And after 12 weeks into the 2008 NCAA college football season, the top teams coming to this weekend’s games took care of business to keep their respective spots on top of the rankings.

You read it, No.1 Alabama Crimson Tide and No.2 Texas Tech Red Raiders stayed atop the BCS standings, thanks to a huge win by Alabama over the weekend while Texas Tech’s pursuers failed to take advantage of the Red Raiders’ bye week to keep their campaign for a national championship strong heading to the final stretch.

The Alabama Crimson Tide breezed past Mississippi State in the second half of a 32-7 win to keep them on top. Texas Tech (.9698) on the other hand remained second in the polls during the week off. The Texas Tech Red Raiders head into their fourth straight game against a ranked opponent, this time at Oklahoma, in control of their national title and Big 12 championship hopes.

On the other hand, teams like the Florida Gators, the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners are poised to move up. Florida and Texas both have blowout victories Saturday making the idle Oklahoma Sooners take the fifth spot.

Both the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide will play for the…

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Week 12 in college football continues.

You read it, the 12th week of the 2008 NCAA college football season continues this weekend with a whole bunch of good games beginning with the No.1 team of the nation, Alabama.

The Alabama Crimson Tide look to remain perfect and on track for a spot in the BCS title game while trying to avoid a third consecutive loss to visiting Mississippi State Bulldogs this Saturday. A season after finishing 7-6 and second-to-last in the SEC West Division, Alabama (10-0, 6-0) clinched its first division title since 1999 with an emotional 27-21 overtime victory at LSU last Saturday. The win kept the Tide atop the national rankings and BCS standings, ahead of fellow unbeaten Texas Tech.

Alabama will try to avenge losses to Mississippi State (3-6, 1-4) and struggling Auburn, both at home, before facing Florida in the SEC title game Dec.6 in Atlanta. Alabama lost 17-12 at Mississippi State last season after falling 24-16 at home to the Bulldogs in 2006. The Tide has not scored an offensive touchdown in its last three meetings with the Bulldogs, including a 17-0 victory in 2005.

I have a feeling things will be a little different come gameday.

The fourth-ranked Texas Longhorns look to improve their chances of competing for the conference title when they visit the struggling Kansas Jayhawks next. Three straight wins over teams ranked No.11 or better gave Texas (9-1, 5-1) control of its own destiny at the end of October. However, a…

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Yes, Cincinnati. Thankfully, these guys aren’t as bad as their professional counterparts.

The Cincinnati Bearcats have cracked the Top 25 for the first time this 2008 NCAA college football season, thanks to back-to-back victories over ranked opponents, including a thrilling overtime win last weekend.

The Cincinnati Bearcats, now ranked No.22 in the nation, look to protect their ranking and continue their push for their first Big East title when they visit the Louisville Cardinals on Friday night, hoping to snap a five-game losing streak to the high-flying Cards.’

The Bearcats (7-2, 3-1) gave up the final 23 points in its 40-16 loss to Connecticut in its second conference game of the season last Oct. 25, a finish that didn’t seem to bode well for the Bearcats as they entered the toughest stretch of their schedule. Thankfully, Cincinnati responded with consecutive wins over ranked Big East rivals, defeating then No.24 South Florida 24-10 on Oct.30 before edging then No.20 West Virginia 26-23 in overtime last Saturday.

The Bearcats are definitely contenders, having pulled into a three-way tie for first place in the conference with West Virginia and Pittsburgh. Cincinnati will be challenged by the Louisville Cardinals (5-4, 1-3), a team that has struggled in recent weeks but has been dominant in their series with Cincinnati lately.

Louisville has won nine of the last 10 meetings between the former…

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Guess what, that little team Nick Saban has been coaching is still the No.1 team of the country.

You read it, the Alabama Crimson Tide, led by Nick Saban, is still at the top of the BCS rankings after 11 weeks into the 2008 NCAA college football season. Although they have an identical record with Texas Tech, the Crimson Tide was still chosen at No.1 in both the Harris and USA Today coaches’ polls.

Can the Alabama Crimson Tide stay on top of the BCS rankings? We still have more than a month of college pigskin left and until January arrives, the Crimson Tide will be hoping not to skip a beat.

And as stated, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, after beating Oklahoma State 56-20, are ranked No.2 with the same perfect 10-0 stand as Alabama’s. Right now, Alabama and Texas Tech have the final two spots for the BCS national championship game, can they keep it? Only time can tell for sure.

The (.879) Texas Longhorns are third, followed closely by the (.864) Florida Gators and the (.844) Oklahoma Sooners. The Longhorns, the Gators and the Sooners, all with one loss, are lurking and ready to take advantage as soon as the two front-runners slip.

Penn State’s loss to Iowa left the Crimson Tide…

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We told you you should watch out for the Crimson Tide this season.

And in case you don’t know it yet, the Crimson Tide are now the No.1 team in the nation after 10 weeks into the 2008 NCAA college football season. Can they keep their No.1 spot at the end of this weekend?

The Alabama Crimson Tide will try to clinch the west division title of the Southeastern Conference and a spot in the conference championship game when they battle with the LSU Tigers this Saturday. Oh yeah, as far as that No.1 spot in the BCS Rankings are concerned, you just know they want to keep that one too.

But for Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban, it’s just another game. While his successor, LSU Tigers coach Les Miles, may agree with the sentiment, Saban has been adamant in downplaying the impact of his return to ‘’Death Valley'’ in his second year with Alabama. While he did coach a game at LSU while with the Miami Dolphins in 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina, coming back to the campus he led to the 2003 BCS championship as a Crimson Tide coach is expected to produce a hostile reaction among the 92,000-plus LSU fans.

Can LSU, fueled by their fans, beat the No.1 team of the country? I don’t think so.

Next, we have No.2 Texas Tech Red Raiders looking to extend the…

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No, they won’t try to influence anyone to vote for a particular candidate.

What these two teams will try to influence is the BCS standings this 2008 NCAA college football season. For all ya’ll who don’t know yet, Alabama is the new No.1 team in the nation. This Tuesday night, both Miami (OH) and Buffalo will try to jump on in and take advantage of the BCS revolving door.

The Miami Ohio Redhawks, however, are struggling at 2-6 with a poor road record of 1-3 after suffering their worst-ever homecoming defeat, and giving up the most points ever at Yager Stadium in their 54-21 loss to Kent State last Oct. 25.

The RedHawks now find themselves on the verge of MAC title elimination while pondering how to correct their numerous deficiencies.

Miami had a couple of extra days to figure things out with a 10-day layoff between games before traveling to meet the Buffalo Bulls, currently sitting at the top of the MAC East.

But already ten weeks into the season with answers not readily apparent, it is not likely a couple of extra days between contests will provide much in the way of answers ahead of Miami’s nationally televised, election night game.

The RedHawks will be facing a Buffalo team that has been…

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Surprise surprise, we have a new team on top.

You read it, after two weeks of consistency, the revolving door of the 2008 NCAA college football season starts moving again with a new team on top of the BCS rankings.

Yes, we have a new team on top and after 10 weeks into the season, the Alabama Crimson Tide, with a still perfect record of 9-0, gets the nod after the Texas Longhorns lost to state rivals Texas Tech Red Raiders over the weekend.

Of course, after beating the former No.1 team in the country, the Texas Tech Red Raiders get the second overall spot. The title ‘’third best team in the country'’ belongs to the Penn State Nittany Lions.

One thing to take note after week 10 would have to be the fact that if the undefeated Red Raiders of the Big 12 and the undefeated Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference keep on winning, they’ll probably meet each other playing for a BCS national championship come January.

Alabama had a BCS average of .9747. Texas Tech has .9372 and Penn State .9286.

The unbeaten Penn State Nittany Lions will still need Alabama or Texas Tech to lose a game to earn a BCS national championship bid. However, with Texas Tech facing…

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Week 10 continues with probably our favorite team to watch this year, the Crimson Tide.

Yep, out of all the teams to watch this 2008 NCAA college football season, the Alabama Crimson Tide is probably the most interesting one. And as long as Nick Saban, the same guy who bamboozled the Dolphins a few years ago when he shockingly left them for college pigskin, is running things, nothing is always as it seems.

Nick Saban had the Alabama Crimson Tide in excellent shape heading into November last season, having turned the team from an afterthought to an SEC contender in his first year on the job. Saban’s team, though, couldn’t end its struggles in the season’s final month. With a spot in the BCS championship game now within their grasp, the second-ranked Crimson Tide will have considerably higher stakes at play during their slate this November, starting this Saturday with a game against Arkansas State.

Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC) was standing at 6-2 and ranked No.17 at the end of last October, an impressive climb in Saban’s first season in Tuscaloosa after he inherited a program coming off a 6-7 finish in 2006. The Crimson Tide lost all four of their games in November, including an ugly 21-14 defeat at home to Louisiana-Monroe, a member of the Sun Belt conference.

The Arkansas State Red Wolves on the other hand, have beaten the only BCS conference opponent they’ve played this season, topping Texas A&M 18-14 in their Aug. 30 season opener. Although the Red Wolves may have trouble stopping the rush…

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8-0. That’s where the Longhorns are at.

After nine weeks into the 2008 NCAA college football season, the Texas Longhorns are still undefeated, sitting at the very top of the BCS rankings. They are looking for a BCS national championship game come January and a win against rivals Texas Tech will put them closer from that goal.

The Texas Longhorns have remained undefeated by answering each challenge in a series of games against ranked teams. They have the Texas Tech Red Raiders next, a team that has put together its own unbeaten start, making this rivalry game from Texas something you can’t afford to miss.

The Longhorns are looking for their fourth straight win over a team ranked 11th or better on Saturday night when they visit the No.6 Texas Tech Red Raiders, who are hoping to protect their highest ranking in 32 years in the second of four consecutive games against Top 25 opponents.

The Longhorns, 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big 12, took over the top spot after defeating then No.1 Oklahoma Sooners on Oct.11. The Longhorns followed that up with a 56-31 victory over then No.11 Missouri Tigers on Oct.18 and a 28-24 win over then No.7 Oklahoma State Cowboys last Saturday, becoming the first team to earn a unanimous No.1 ranking in consecutive weeks since Ohio State…

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