The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com tnhar1 9 -0>7 _ rR tvuer i, zvvf - :,D i 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. DEFENSE-O-METER 3/4We're docking points for the start to the game, even though the Wolverines allowedljust one touchdown. Even so, it's tough to Squibble with the tourth quarter, when the detense turned on Crables the burners, torced four turnovers and put the game away. CARR-O-METER I Well, it wasn't the way Carr wanted to leave Evanston. The coach's voice was pretty hoarse after the game, indicating he 4 might have been doing some yelling to wake his team up at Lloyd halftime. But, he was pretty happy Chad Henne played well Carrs so he could finally silence the quarterback-controversy talk. HYPEMETER 1/4 Northwestern fans barely outnumbered the Wolverines in the stands, and the stadium felt more like a high school field. But, we do give the student section some credit. Big Houses We can never hear "Hey, Baby" too many times. THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP 10 POLL T hg yTs r alle6.SOUTH FLORIDA: Thiswas supposed to be the Epd tfr tyear for the Mountaineers, but they choked harder b e~i Ine Pavtthan President Bush did onthat pretzel. The Bulls re in ,d .Tresults arcbhedwith first-charged past themto the No. 6 rankingby holding Qenre ssSlaton and White to just154 yards. 1. LOUISIANA STATE (10): Who let the tigers out? After the 34-9 pouncing of Tulane, Les 7. BOSTON COLLEGE: The Golden Eagles soare< Miles can now add aNo. 1 ranking to his national past the Minutemen to rise inthe standings, Lokw championship. His resum6 could also have like someone cn bead a Divisin IA team. Michigan on it nextyear. Michigan? ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL After a 28-16 win over South Carolina, Louisiana State picked up three first-place votes, but it still wasn't enough to overtake Southern Cali- fornia for the top spot in this week's poll. 8.KENTUCKY: Ifyoubetbeforethe season Kentucky wouldbe inthetop10,you'd be richer than Bill Gates. How'bout Andre' Woodson for Heisman? He'll get his firstrealtestnext week as the Wildcats travel to take on the Gamecocks. 3. CALIFORNIA: The Bears roared their wayto a clutch victory overtheDucks in Oregon. They held Dennis Dixon to just17 rushing yards -15, 900 fewer yards he ran for inthat game that one time at the Big House. TEAM LAST WEEK 1. LSU beat Tulane34-9 beat Washing- 2. USC ton 27-24 3. California beat Oregon 31-24 4. Ohio State beat Minnesota 30-7 5. Wisconsin beat Michigan State 37-34 6. South Florida beat West Virginia2l-13 7. Boston College beat UMass 24-14 8. Kentucky beat Florida Atlantic 45-17 9. Florida lost to Auburn 20-17 10. Oklahoma lost to Colorado 27-24 11. South Carolina beat Missis- sippi St. 38-21 12. Georgia beat Mississippi 45-17 13. West Virginia lost to South Florida21-13 THIS WEEK Florida Stanford bye Auburn at Illinois at Florida Atlantic Bowling Green South Carolina at LSU at Texas Kentucky at Tennessee at Syracuse U 10. OKLAHOMA: Who would have nhought Oklahoma would have a worse record than Hofstra? The Sooners fell victim to Kevin Eberhart's 45-yard game-winning field goal. S. WISCONSIN: The Badgers are apparently made of more than cheese. A win over Michigan State knocked the Spartans outofthe AP Top 25. Wisconsinwill take on the Fighting Illini who beat Penn State to make ChiefIlliniwek proud. Staff Picks recap: Well, Joseph, everyone has a bad week every once in a while. Sometimes the upsets just don't fall your way. Just ask Jack Herman how he did when he was the celebrity picker last year for the bowl games. In other news, Scott Bell can hold onto football writer bragging rights. He was the only one to finish the week with a winning record, extending his over-.500 streak to four weeks. He also gained a three-game lead on Wright and Herman in the standings. Remember, if you want your chance to be a star, e-mail us at footballbeat07@umich.edu. If you're cho- sen and can beat at least two of us, you'll stay on for another week. The longest tenured guest picker will get a prize. Right now, Todd Karazim still has the lead. 16. Hawaii 17. Missouri 18. Arizona State 19. Texas 20. Cincinnati 21. Rutgers 22. Clemson 23.Purdue 24. Kansas State 25. Nebraska lost to Kansas State 41-21 beat San Diego States2-23 lost to Mary- land34-24 lostto Georgia Tech 13-3 beat Notre Dame 33-19 beat Texas 41-21 beat lowaState 35-17 bye at Rutgers Cincinnati Virginia Tech Ohio State Kansas at Missouri beat Idaho 48-20 Utah St. bye Nebraska beat Stanford 41-3 at WashingtonState Games updated through Sept.30 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers do their best to predict what happens in the 2007 College football season. Scott Bell Daniel Bromwich jack KVei Herman Wright Josepn Janiak .001, . . . I . , -1 . .--- .. . . : A A - I - Michigan (-16 5)vs NORTHWESTERN So Cal (-21) vs WASHINGTON Louisiana St. (-40) vs. TULANE Oklahoma (-22.5) vsCOLORADO FLORIDA(-8) vs. Auburn W. Va. (-7) vs. SOUTH FLORIDA California (+5.5) vs. OREGON TEXAS,(-14.5) vs. Kansas St. Ohio State(-23.5) vs. MINNESOTA WISCONSIN (-7.5) vs. Michigan St. RUTGERS (-16.5) vs. Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE (NL) vs. UMass Clemson (-) vs. GEORGIA TECH KENTUCKY (-22) vs. Florida Atlantic GEORGIA (-15) vs. Mississippi SOUTH CAROLINA (-13.5) vs. Miss. St. VIRGINIA TECH (-8) vs. North Carolina Hawaii (-25.5) vs.IDAHO Penn State (-3) vs.ILLINOIS Alaama (+2.5) vs. Florida St. Arizona St.(14) vs. STANFORD Cincinnati(-4) s. SAN DIEGOST. NEBRASKA (-21)vs. owa State. lndiana(+11) vs. IOWA PURDUE (-22),vs. NotreDame . Best Bet Record This Week nvp ln r d Michigan Washington Tulane Oklahoma Florida South Florida California Texas OQo.State. Michigan State Rutgers Boston College Clemson Kentucky. Georgia South Carolina Virginia Tech Hawaii Penn State Alabarma Stanford Cincinnati Iowa State Indiana Notre Dame Ohio State 14-11-0 (0-3) Michigan Washington Louisiana State Oklahoma Florida West Virginia Oregon Texas. Ohio State Wisconsin Rutgers Boston College- Georgia Tech. Kentucky Georgia South Carolina Virginia Tech Hawaii Penn State Alabama Arizona State Cincinnati Nebraska . Iowa Notre Dame Florida 10-15-0 (1-0) 56-49-4 (3-1) Michigan Washington Lousiana State Oklahoma * Florida. West Virginia Oregon. Texas. Ohio.State Wiscons in Rutgers. Boston College Georgia Tech Kentucky. Mississippi Mississippi State North Carolina Hawaii Illinois Alabama. Arizona State Cincinnati Iowa State Indiana. Notre Dame Alabama. 12-13-0(0-1) 58-47-4 (1-3)_ Northwestern Southern Cal Louisiana State Oklahoma Auburn South Florida ...regon. Kansas State Ohio.State Wisconsin Ratgers Bosten iege Georgia Tech Kentucky. Mississippi South Carolina Virginia Tech Idaho Illinois Alabama Stanford CIncinnati Iowa State Iowa _.Purdue Cincinnati 12-.13-02(1-0 58-47-4 (3-1) Michigan Southern Cal Louisiana State Oklahoma Florida West Virginia California .Texas Ohio .State Wisconsin . Rutgers Boston College Clemson Florida Atlantic Mississippi Mississippi St. North Carolina Hawaii Penn State Alabama Arizona St. Cincinnati .Nebraska Iowa Purdue Oklahoma 6-19-0 (0-1) 55-50-4 (1-3) . _