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Monday, September 17, 2007 - 5B
MAIZE GAUGE
The Michigan Daily football writers break down the weekend's stats that don't show up in the box-
score. The defense-o-meter measures the intensity of the defense, the Carr-o-meter judges Lloyd Carr s
demeanor following the game and the hypemeter measures the fans' game performance.
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DEFENSE-0-METER CARR-0-METER'
A1 You don't need us to tell you the defense deserved a per- A Really just amazing. Carr walked in smiling because he
fect score. The Notre Dame offensive line looked more like brought good friend and movie star Russell Crowe with
the Maginot Line against the Wolverine defense. Michigan him. He joked with reporters about asking the same ques-
Crables recorded eight sacks and held Notre Dame to 79 yards. Lloyds tion multiple times, and when he got tired of answering
Carrs que tions, he had Crowe come to the podium and hold
court. Carr seemed completely at ease, much different
than the angry and edgy coach we saw last Monday.
HYPEMETER
3/f With both teams 0-2, it seemed to damped the pre-game aura
4 abit - it sure didn't feel like a Michigan-Notre Dame game. But
the crowd showed up in full force. And other than an ill-timed
Big Houses attempt at "The Wave," it gave an otherwise solid performance.
THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP 10 POLL
N 10 retunrn ts third insta 6. CALIFORNIA: It was anotherweek and another
"i.r I iek, Daily Sports staffers «,witwin for the Bears and their potent offense.
["A: lace votesreceiing 100 second- Prognosticators are already pointing to a USC-Cal
snd h rtlts arepuished with first-placeFwshowdown later in the season, but the Bears must
eses. first travel to Oregon in two weeks.
1. SOUTHERN CAL (7): The TrojanswereO
penalized in the rankings for havinga bye last
week. But after watchingthemthrash Nebraskaa m n
49-31 on Saturday, the rest of the nation canonly . ist
hope the Trojans are involved in some scandal.Oa ed b3
8. TEXAS: For the second week in a row, the
LonghornsqueCked rutrawinagainstaMid-majoer.
U-1r inoterturti h al ol tgt iteis 35-32 victory over Central Florida still doesant
touger frLS net wek whn itfacs of aganstexplain why Texas was playing aroad game against
thi l' bil oach Stve Surtter nd Suthrv~p, a team from Orlando.
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
Welcome back, Alabama. After three games, new Alabama coach
Nick Saban has the Crimson Tide back in the Top 25 for the first time
since 2005. The Tide topped Arkansas 41-38 in a come-from-behind
victory Saturday night.
TEAM LAST WEEK THIS WEEK
1. Southern Cal beat Nebraska 49-31 Washington State
beat Middle Ten- South Carolina
2. Louisiana State nessee State 49-0
3. Florida beat Tennessee 59-20 at Mississippi
4. Oklahoma beat Utah State 54-3 at Tulsa
S. West Virginia betMarylnd 31-14 Eat Carolina
6. California betLouisianTech42-12 Arizona
7. Texa . bef Central Rice
Florida 35-32
8. Ohio State beat Washing- Northwestern
ton 33-14
9. Wisconsin beat The Citadel 45-31 lowa
10. Penn State beat tuffalo 45-24 at Michigan
11. Rutgers beatNorfolk bye
State 59-0
12. South Carolina beat South Caro- at Louisiana State
ina State 38-3
13. Oregon beat Fresno State 52-21 at Stanford
14. Boston College beat Georgia Army
Tch 2A-10
10. WISCONSIN: The Badgers almost fell victim
to an upset of epic proportions for the second
week ina row, pulling away late to beat the
Citadel 45-31. Is anyone else terrified at the fact
that Ohin tate mizht winrthe iv Ten caain?
S. WEST VIRGINIA: Rich Rodriguez's squad
showed some of its moxie, defeating Maryland, 31-
14, on the road in araucous environment. Oh wait,
it wasn't basketball, and the only thing massive
about the Terps' stadium is their coach.
Staff Picks recap: So, uh, this is a little embarrassing. LSA senior Todd Karazim is just killing the Daily
football writers. And the thing is, the writers aren't even performing that poorly. Karazim has just been
on fire. He was the only one this week to pick the Kentucky upset, and the only one to take Rutgers
and its 53.5 points. He also nailed the Duke upset and correctly didn't trust Minnesota to beat Florida
Atlantic, a team that had lost to Penn State 59-0. Bell did make something of a comeback, though,
winning the week by one pick. Bell's most impressive pick was the Boston College upset over a higher-
ranked and playing-at-home Georgia Tech squad that had played well in recent weeks. Per the terms
of this contest, Karazim will be back next week. As long as he continues to perform better than two
Daily writers on the weekend, he'll continue to return. Stay tuned.
16. Alabama beat Arkansas 41-38 Georgia
17. Virginia Tech beat Ohio 28-7 William & M
18. Louisville lost to Kentucky 40-34 Syracuse
19. Hawaii beat UNLV 49-14 Charleston Sou
20. Texas A&M beat Louisiana- at Miami (Flo
Monroe 54-14
21. Kentucky beat Louisville 40-34 at Arkansa°
22. Georgia beat Western at Alabam.
Carolina 45-16
23. South Florida bye North Carol
24. Nebraska last to Southern Ball State
California 49-31
25. Missouri beat Western Illinois Stat
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Games updated through Sept.16
STAFF PICKS
The Daily football
writers do their best
to predict what happens
in the 2007 college
football season.
Scott .aniei
Bell Bromwich
Jack Kevin
Herman Wright
Todd
Karazim
Michigan riotre uame micnugan
eMICHIGAN (-7.5) vs. Notre Dame
SouthernCal (10) vs. NEBRASKA
LSU (-40)vs. Mid. Tenn. State
OKLAHOMA (-46)vs. Utah State
West Virginia (-16.5) vs. Maryland
FLORIDA (-8) vs. Tennessee
Texas (-18) vs. CENTRAL FLORIDA
NISCONSIN (No Line) vs The Citadel
CALIFORNIA (-33.5) vs La Tech
Louisville (-6.5) vs. KENTUCKY
Ohio State (-4) vs WASHINGTON
UCLA -4) vs. UTAH
PENN STATE (-34.5) vs. Buffalo
RUTGERS (-53.5) vs Norfolk St.
GA TECH (-6.5) vs. Boston College
Arkansas (+3) vs. ALABAMA
O. CAROLINA (No Line) vs. SC. States
VA TECH (-21) vs. Ohio
OREGON (-16.5 vs. Fresno State
CLEMSON (-28) vs. Furman
GEORGIA (-43) vs West. Carolina
Hawaii (-7) vs. UNLV
TEXASA&M (-23.5) L a-Monroe
NORTHWESTERN (-16.5) vs. Duke
INDIANA (13) vs. Akron
MICHIGAN STATE 11) vs. Pittsburgh:
Iowa (-17.5) vsIOWA STATE
PURDUE (-21) vs. Central Michigan
Minnesota (-7) vs. FLORIDA ATL.
Illinois (-2.5) vs. SYRACUSE
Beast Bt
Record
Overall Record
Michigan
Southern Cal
Middle Tennessee State
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Florida
Texas
Wisconsin
California
Louisville
Ohio State
UCLA
Penn State
Norfolk State
Boston College
Arkansas
South Carolina
Virginia Tech
Fresno State
Clemson
Western Carolina
UNLV
Texas A&M
Duke
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Iowa
Purdue
Minnesota
Illinois
Purdue
16-11-3 (1-0)
33-22-4 (1-1)
Michigan
Southern Cal
Middle Tennessee State
Utah State
West Virginia.
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Washington
Utah
Penn State
Norfolk State
Georgia Tech
Alabama
South Carolina
Virginia Tech.
Fresno State
Clemson
Western Carolina
Hawaii
Texas A&M
Northwestern
Indiana
Michigan State
Iowa
Purdue
Minnesota
llinois.
Southern Cal
13-14-3 (1-0)
30-_25-4.( 2-_0) ......
Michigan
Southern Cal
Louisiana State
Utah State
West Virginia
Florida
Texas
Wisconsin
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Washington
UCLA
Penn State
Norfolk State
Georgia Tech
Alabama
South Carolina
Virginia Tech
Oregon
Clemson
Western Carolina
UNLV
Texas A&M
Northwestern
Indiana
Michigan State
Iowa
Purdue
Minnesota
Illinois
Norfolk State
13-14-3 (0-1)
Notre Dame
Nebraska
Middle Tennessee State
Oklahoma
West Virginia'
Florida
Central Florida
Wisconsin
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Ohio State
UCLA
Buffalo
Norfolk State
Georgia Tech
Alabama
South Carolina
Virginia Tech
Oregon
Clemson
Western Carolina
UNLV
Louisiana-Monroe
Northwestern
Indiana
Michigan State
Iowa State
Central Michigan
Minnesota
Illinois.
Illinois
14-13-3 (1-0)
30-25-4 (1-1)
Michigan
Nebraska
Louisiana State
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Florida
Texas
Wisconsin
Louisiana Tech
Kentucky
Washington
UCLA
Penn State
Rutgers
Georgia Tech
Arkansas
South Carolina
Ohia
Fresno State
Clemson
Georgia
Hawaii
Louisiana-Monroe
Duke
Indiana
Michigan State
Iowa
Central Michigan
Florida Atlantic
Illinois
Michigan
.-2-3 (1-0)
.4-21-4 (2-.0
4.