What I'm Watching 11/10/07

All times Eastern

Morning
Michigan @ Wisconsin Noon ESPN - Michigan has assured themselves a chance to play for the Big10 title if they beat Ohio State next weekend. With all their stars being banged up it will be interesting how they play at Wisconsin before getting their hated rivals in the Big House in a week. Michigan could still be seeing Roses with 2 more victories, something which was unimaginable back in September

Texas A&M @ Missouri 12:30 p.m. FSN - Coach Fran is all but done in College Station, but it sure would give the Aggie faithful something to smile about if they can beat the Tigers going into their annual Thanksgiving Day showdown with Texas in 2 weeks

Alabama @ Mississippi State 12:30 p.m. LFS/GP (Ch. 780) - Bama lost a heart breaker to LSU last weekend in Tuscaloosa all but eliminating them from the SEC West chase. They'll need to win out and hope for LSU losses to both Ole Miss and Arkansas. Still Saban can increase his team's bowl by avoiding his predecessor's biggest transgression - getting Croom'd. If Bama wins Saturday they've got another sure win against ULM before the showdown against Auburn that the Crimson faithful are paying Saban $4million a year to win to get to 9 wins on the season.

Arkansas @ Tennessee 12:30 p.m. LFS/GP (Ch. 779) - After falling 42-29 to Kentucky on September 22nd Arkansas was left for dead in the SEC West. Now they 3 nice wins and brought their record back to 6-3 after the upset victory over South Carolina in which both Darren McFadden and Felix Jones rushed for over 300 yards. While they still would need LSU to lose to Ole Miss to have a chance at the SECCG for a 2nd straight year, beating Tennessee and Mississippi State could give Houston Nutt another year in Fayetteville. If the dynamic Hog pair can get similar production against the Vols this one could get ugly.

Afternoon
Auburn @ Georgia 3:30 p.m. CBS - UGA has climbed into the top10 of the BCS and are at the head of the SEC East after their big win over Florida 2 weeks ago and their win over Troy last weekend. The Dawgs are thinking SEC championship and Sugar Bowl. Auburn still has an outside shot at a BCS at large if they win out and LSU wins the SECCG. This could be a battle for the Sugar Bowl between the Hedges.

Florida State @ Virginia Tech 3:30 p.m. ABC/GP (Ch. 777) - Florida State isn't the same program that dominated the ACC during the 80's and 90's, but they showed last week in Boston that they are still a force in conference play when they show up. Can the Seminoles knock off another division leader on the road?

Texas Tech @ Texas 3:30 p.m. ABC/GP (Ch. 778) - Both teams would need Oklahoma to lose out to be able to make the Big12 CG and that isn't going to happen, but Texas is still playing for a BCS at large if they can get by Texas Tech and Texas A&M. A 10-2 Longhorn team would be very appealing to someone wanting to sell tickets to one of those big money bowl games.

Illinois @ Ohio State 3:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN (reverse mirror) - The Buckeyes are giving us a repeat of what they did last season. March through the Big10 unscathed on their way to a monster showdown with Michigan for a chance to play in the National Title game. Of course, they still have to get by a pesky Illinois team that has speed and playmakers on offense. If Illinois can catch Ohio State looking ahead and not playing focused football (which is how they looked for 3 full quarters against Wisconsin a week ago) they should have an excellent chance at pulling the upset. Jim Tressel is too good of a coach to let that happen 2 weeks in a row.

Evening
Florida @ South Carolina 7:45 p.m. ESPN - A game that used to just be Florida dominance now has a whole new twist since Steve Spurrier started prowling the sidelines for the Gamecocks. This is Florida's last SEC game so they have to get this win and have some help to get to the SECCG and a trip back to the BCS. A 3 loss Florida still might be attractive to a bowl selection committee. Spurrier's team is all but out of the East race after losing to Arkansas.

Louisiana Tech @ LSU 8:00 p.m. GP (Ch. 777) - Homer pick. LSU hasn't lost to Louisiana Tech since 1904 when the Tigers fell 6-0 in Ruston. LSU has won the last 13 with the only game played since World War 2 being in 2003 when LSU won 49-10. Perhaps the Tigers can beat their instate opponent again on the way to a national title.

Kansas @ Oklahoma State 8:00 p.m. ABC/GP (Ch. 778) - Kansas is undefeated and ranked #4...and not in basketball! The Jayhawks have taken advantage of a soft, backloaded schedule to get out to 9-0 start. With their biggest two games still to come with a match-up in Kansas City against Missouri and a possible showdown in the Big12 CG against top5 Oklahoma. Kansas gave up a ton of yards to Nebraska a week ago and will have to play some defense to slow down Okie State.

Southern California @ California 8:00 p.m. ABC/GP (Ch. 780) - In the preseason this date was circled as the biggest game in the Pac10. Surprise losses to Stanford, Oregon State, and UCLA have taken the shine off of this match-up but it still means a lot to those in Southern California. Plus a 10-2 USC team would be a lock for a Rose Bowl birth if Oregon makes it to New Orleans.

Late Night
Fresno State @ Hawaii 11:00 p.m. ESPN2 - Fresno State can continue their role of BCS spoiler if they knock off the Warriors in Hawaii. Sadly this is one of Hawaii's biggest tests of the season.