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October 29. 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.
DEFENSE-0-METER
4 It was an impressive performance by the defense, allow-
ing just three points to Minnesota. Even though it's Min-
nesota, the Gophers do average 30 points and nearly 440
Crables total yards per game. They also present the challenge of
a spread offense and a mobile quarterback, two things
the Wolverine defense has struggled with in the past.
CARR-O-METER
3/ Carr was in a pretty good mood after the game. He didn't
have as many jokes as usual, but he seemed to enjoy the win
4 and the recapture of the Brown Jug. He was still guarded
Lloyd about the returns of quarterback Chad Henne and running
Carrs back Mike Hart, and he wasn't angry with a question inquir-
ing about an apparent injury to tight end Carson Butler.
THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP 10 POLL
z fcour th izinstalbnent in z6. OKLAHOMA: The Sooners haveovercome their
or Sotaffers willall out debacle against Coloradowith twowins against
10 ints, second-place votes ranked opponents since then. Oklahomais anear-
e published with first-plae lock towin theBig12 South after defeated Texas
earlier this year in the annual Red RiverShootout.
7..Hr0.TA Ta, i)sanesuly, nowexcitingwoa
it be if Michigan hosts the undefeated, top-ranked
Buckeyes? Ohio State crushed Penn State in a
gamethat manyexperts picked the Nittany Lions
to win. Maybe the Buckeyes really are good.
2. BbSTON COLLEGE (4)r Virginia T echi owned
quarterback Matt Ry}an andi the Eagle offense for 58,E
m . I2nUttes in fron It Cof a rowd c } r{)w inL ante tadlTim,
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3. OREGON: Michigan fans need noreminderof
the Ducks' raw talent. If Oregon can be the first to
topple unbeaten Arizona State next weekend, it'll
have the inside track on a Pac Ten title. But it may
have bigger ambitions: a national championship.
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8. WEST VIRGINIA: The Mountaineers'lossto
South Florida seemingly booted them from Big East
contention. Well, three weeks later, West Virginia
is back on the top of the league with justone more
game against a rankedaopponent.
HYPEMETER
Much of it probably had to do with the rain, wind and cold,
/butthere was almost nobody in the student section when
the game started. The crowd filled in bythe middle of the first
Big Houses quarter, but barely anyone was wearing maize, and the fans
were pretty quiet throughout the game. But it was Minnesota,
without Hart and Henne, so it was probably to be expected.
ASSOCIATED . SO
The top three remained stable as Boston College broke the "curse of
No. 2." Preseason favorite Southern Cal and defending national cham-
pion Florida fell out of the top 10 after losses. Kansas moved up to No.
8 after winningto notch its first 8-0 start since 1909.
TEAM LAST WEEK THIS WEEK
1. Ohio State beat Penn State37-17 Wisconsin
2. Boston College beat Va. Tech 14-10 Florida State
3. Louisiana State idle at Alabama
4. Oregon beat Southern Arizona State
Cal 24-17
5. Oklahoma idle Texas A&M
6. Arizona State beatCalifornia 31-20 at Oregon
7. West Virginia beat Rutgers 31-3 idle
8. Kansas beat Texas A&M 19-11 Nebraska
9. Missouri beat lowa State 42-28 at Colorado
10. Georgia beat Florida 42-30 Troy
11. Virginia Tech lost to BC14-10 at Georgia Tech
12. Hawaii beat New Mexco . idle
StateS50-13
13. Southern Cal lost to Oregon 24-17 Oregon State
14. Texas beat Nebraska 28-25 at Oklahoma State
15. Michigan beat Minnesota34-10 at Michigan State
16. Connecticut beat South Rutgers
Florida 22-15
17. Alabama idle LSU s
18. Florida losttoGeorgia 42-30 Vanderbilt
19. Auburn beat Mississippi17-3 Tennessee Tech
20. South Florida lostto Connecticut22-15 Cincinnati
21. Wake Forest beat North Caro- at Virginia
linga37-10
22. Boise State beat Fresno St. 34-21 San Jose State
23. South Carolina lostto Tennes- at Arkansas
see 27-24
24. Tennessee beat South Caro- Louisiana-Lafayette
lena27-24
25. Clemson beat Maryland 30-17 at Duke
Games updated through Oct. 28
10. GEORGIA: Handing Urban Meyer and the
Florida Gators their third loss of the season was
enough for the Bulldogs to squeak into the Daily
top 10. With so much parity in the SEC, how
lon ca enrgia keen winning?
5. KANSAS (2):Whyisthe medianotallover
this story?Didthey use up alltheir good lines
about underdogs on South Florida? The unbeaten
Jayhawks have racked up quality road wins at
Texas A&M, Colorado and Kansas State.
Staff Picks recap: This is the biggest upset of the season so far: Scott Bell lost for the first time. Not only
did he only pick up just five wins, but this week's results also mark the first time this year Bell hasn't
posted an above-.500 record. Still, he retained first place in the overall standings because of the big
lead he engineered during his ridiculous run. Kevin Wright finally distanced himself from Daniel Brom-
wich in a race for second place, and he's even starting to sneak up on Bell. Most important, props to
Jack Herman for having a not-unconscionably-awful week. With a stellar (for him) 8-11-1, he's now back
into a tie for last place in the overall standings with the guest pickers.
LSA senior Matt Devine and his cowboy hat did just well enough to get his picks in the paper another
week. He bested Bell by just two and Bromwich by one, but that's all he needed to do to stick around.
As always, e-mail the football writers at footballbeat07@umich.edu to get in the pool of potential par-
ticipants if Devine falters.
STAFF PICKS
The Daily football ,
writers do their best
to predict what happens
in the 2007 College
football season.
Scott Daniel
Bell Bromwich
Jack Kevin
Herman Wright
Devine (guest)
No.19MICHIGAN(-23.5) vs. Minnesota Michigan Michigan Minnesota Minnesota Michigan
No.1Ohio State (-4) vs. PENN STATE Penn State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State
No.2 BC (+3) vs. No8 V A TECH Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Boston College Boston College
No.5OREGON (-3) vs. No.9 So. Cal Southern Cal Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon
No.6W.Va.(-6.5)vs.No.25 RUTGERS Rutgers Rutgers ,.Rutgers ..Rutgers ..Rutgers
No.7ARIZONA ST. (3) vs. No.18 Cal Arizona State California California Arizona State California
No. 9 Florida (-9) vs. No. 20 Georgia Florida Florida Florida Georgia Florida
No.11 South Florida (-4.5) vs. UCONN South Florida South Florida South Florida South Florida South Florida
No.12 Kansas (-2.5) vs. TEXAS A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Kansas Kansas Texas A&M
No.13 MISSOURI (-28 5)vs. Iowa State Missouri Missouri Iowa State Missouri Missouri
No.14 KENTUCKY(-13.5) vs. Miss. St. Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky
No. 15 S. Carolina (+3)vs. TENNESSEE South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina Tennessee South Carolina
No.16 HAWAII (-27.5) vs. N. Mexico St. Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii
No.17 TEXAS (-21) vs. Nebraska Texas Texas Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska
No. 2Virginia(-3.5)vs.N.C.STATE NCState Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia
No.23 AUBURN -75)vs. Mississippi Auburn Auburn Auhurn Auburn Auurn
Michigan State (-3) vs. IOWA Iowa Michigan State Michigan State Iowa MichiganState
Indiana (+7.5) vs. WISCONSIN Indiana Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
Northwestern (+13) vs. PURDUE Northwestern Purdue Purdue Purdue Northwestern
ILLINOIS (-13.5) vs. Ball State Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois
Best Bet Michigan Ohio State South Florida Illinois Michigan State
Record this week 5-14-1 (1-0) 6-13-1 (1-0) 8-11-1 (0-1) 11-8-1 (0-1) 7-12-1 (01)
Overall record 104-85-5 (3-5) 95-94-5 (6-2) 90-99-5 (2-6) 100-90-5 (4-4) 90-99-5 (2-6 .
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