The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
Noverber 12, 2007 - 5B
MAIZE GAUGE
. The Michigan Dail9football 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
Hmm. All season long, people talked about Michigan's
1/4 problems against the spread. But now it looks like the
f traditional offenses are causing much more trouble.
Crables For the second week ina row, Michigan looked help-
less against the run. And with Badger quarterback Tyler
Donovan eluding pressure, the Wolverines looked even
worse against the pass. Not a good combination.
2 Carr didn't seem too crushed by the loss. Perhaps he knew it
didn't matter in the bigger scheme oftthings, or maybe he's
4 seen enough this season (think Appalachian State) so that a
Lloyd loss to Wisconsin doesn't really faze him. Whatever the reason,
Carrs Saturday's postgame press conference was uneventful, and it
didn't give us much of an insight into how he was taking the loss.
HYPEMETER
34/We know11 a.m. is a little earlyfor Badgerfans.-But we're
sure that those students who showed up late could have
4 ,passed on that12th beer and arrived at the stadium on time.
Big Houses But other than that the Wisconsin students came through
with a pretty awesome performance, especially when
they made the press box shake during"Jump Around."
ASSOCIATED . SO
Kansas keeps rolling while every other team around the Jayhawks con-
tinue to falter. The latest casualty - Ohio State. The Buckeyes lost a
stunner in the Horseshoe to Illinois, a team that hasn't beaten a No.1
team since the mid-1950s.
THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP 10 POLL
6. WEST VIRGINIA: The Mountaineer defense has
been key in West Virginia's resurgence after its
b s spg n p , pearly-season loss to South Florida. But Pat White
ev i ds .e sa sdtrpandthe offense provedthey could still carry their
share of the load in 38-31winover Louisville.
L' 1.OREGON (2): Despite havingthree fewer first-
place votes than Louisiana State, the Ducks take T. ARIZONA STATE: It looks like the Sun Des
our top spot because two writers had the Tigers playing for a Rose Bowl berth. If Oregnins out
fifth and sixth. Is Oregonreally good enough to and goes to the BCS title game, it leave a spot p?
wina National Championship? Ask Michigan. for Ari in tGrand y of Them Ael.
8. GEORGIA: Black jerseys? Rushingthe field after
touchdowns?Mark Richt is on a missioncto motivate
the aBulldogs, and it's working.After alackluster
start, Gteorgia is incontention for an SEC Title.
3. KANSAS(2): The same two writers who dissed
Louisiana State gave Kansas its No. Svotes. Do the
Jayhawks deserve such high accolades? Why not?
After beating Oklahoma State on the road, they
proved they're men! They're10-0!
TEAM
1. Louisiana State
2. Oregon
3. Oklahoma
4. Kansas
S. West Virginia
6. Missouri
7. Ohio State
8. Georgia
9. Arizona State
10. Virginia Tech
11. Southern Cal
12. Texas
13. Hawaii
14. Florida
15. Clemson
16. Virginia
LAST WEEK
beat Louisiana
Tech 58-10
idle
beat Savior 52-21
beat Oklahoma
State 43-28
beat Louisville 38-31
beat Texas A&M40-26
lost to Illinois 28-21
beat Auburn 45-20
beat UCLA 24-20
beat Florida
State 40-21
beat California 24-17
beat Texas Tech 59-43
beat Fresno
State 37-30
beat South Caro-
lina 51-31
beat Wake For-
est 44-10
beat Miawi 48-0
THIS WEEK
at Mississippi
at Arizona
at Texas Tech
Iowa State
Cincinnati
at Kansas State
at Michigan
Kentucky
Southern Cal
Miami
idle
idle
at Nevada
Florida Atlantic
Boston College
idle
10. VIRGINIA TECH: Take awaythe greatest two
minutes of Matt Ryan's career, and the Iokies
are undefeated in ACC play. Even with that
mishap, Virginia Tech still can clinch an ACC
Coastal Division crown.
S. MISSOURI: The Tigers' win overtIllinois is
suddenly a quatitywin afterthe lliniookdown
Ohio Statein Columbus. Their regular-season finale
with Kansas will decide the Bigl12 North crown and
a spot inthe conferencectitle game.
Staff Picks recap: Enduring criticism week after week, it looks like Jack Herman is intent on proving his
detractors wrong. Tying Daniel Bromwich and Scott Bell for the weekly lead, Herman surged past the
celebrities this week. Just a few more wins, and he'll top Kevin Wright for third place. If he keeps study-
ing hard, even Bromwich and Bell could be in his sights.
Unfortunately, we'll have to wish LSA senior Matt Devine good luck as he moseys over to his horse Fri-
day and hits the 'ol dusty trail. Nice work, pardner, but unfortunately, you couldn't beat more than two
writers this week. As always, e-mail the football beat at footballbeat07@umich.edu to get in the pool
of potential participants if our next cowhand falters.
17. Boise State beat Utah State 52-0 Idaho
18. Boston College lostto Maryland 42-35 at Clemson
19. Tennessee beatArkansas 34-13 at Vanderbilt
20. Illinois beatOhioState28-21 Northwestern
21. Cincinnati beet Connecticut 27-3 West Virginia
22. Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 27-20 at Georgia
23. Michigan lost to Wiscon- Ohio State
sin 37-21
24. Wisconsin beat Michigan 37-21 at Minnesota
25.Connecticut lost toCincinnati 27-3 Syracuse
Games updated through Nov,11
STAFF PJCKS
Three Daily football
writers tied for the best
record of the week, and
the guest is gone. As
always, the picks are
against the spread.
No.13 Michigan (-2.5) vs. WISCONSIN
No.1 OHIO STATE (-15.5) vs. Illinois
No. 2 LOUISIANA STATE (-36.5) vs. La Tech
No. 4 OKLAHOMA (-38) vs. Baylor
No.SKansas (-6) vs. OKLAHOMA STATE
No.8 WEST VItGINIA (-18.5) vs. Louisville
No. 7 MISSOUtI (-19.5) ns. TexasA&M
No. 8 Boston College (-6) vs. MARYLAND
No 9 Arizona State (-7) vs. UCLA
No. 10GEORGIA (-2) vs. No. 18 Auburn
No. 11 VIRGINIA TECH (-6) nvs Florida State
No.12 Southern Cal (-4) vs. No. 24 CAL
No. 14 HAWAII (175) vs. Fresno State
No.15 TEXAS (-6.5) vs. Texas Tech
No.16Connecticut (+6) vs. CINCINNATI
No.17 Florida (-8.5) vs. SOUTH CAROLINA
No. 19 Boise State (-24) ns. UTAH STATE
No. 20 CLEMSON (-9) vs. wake Forest
No. 21 Alabama (-5.5) no. MISSISSIPPI STATE
No.22 TENNESSEE (even) vs. Arkansas
No. 23 Virginia (+3.5) vs. MIAMI
No. 24 Kentucky (-3.5) vs. VANDERBILT
IOWA (-14.5) vs. Minnesota
Penn State (-24) vs. TEMPLE
Indiana (-2) vs. NORTHWESTERN
Michigan State (+4) vs. PURDUE
Best Bet
tecord This Week
Overall tecord
Scott Laniel
Bell Bromwich
Herman Wright
Michigan
Illinois
Louisiana Tech
Oklahoma
Kansas
Louisville
Missouri
Maryland
UCLA
Georgia
Florida State
Southern Cal
Fresno State
Texas Tech
Connecticut
Florida
Boise State
Clemson
Mississippi State
Arkansas
Miami
Vanderbilt
Minnesota
Penn State
Indiana
Purdue
Penn State
14-120(-0)
127-109-9 (5-5)
Michigan
Ohio State
Louisiana State
Baylor
Oklahoma State
West Virginia
Missouri
Boston College
Arizona State
Georgia
Virginia Tech
Southern Cal
Fresno State
Texas Tech
Cincinnati
Florida
Boise State
Wake Forest
Alabama
Arkansas
Virginia
Kentucky
Minnesota
Penn State
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
14-12(0-1)
124-112-9 (6-3-1)
Michigan
Ohio State
Louisiana State
Baylor
Oklahoma State
West Virginia
Missouri
Maryland
UCLA
Auburn
Virginia Tech
Southern Cal
Hawaii
Texas
Connecticut
Florida
Utah State
Clemson
Alabama
Arkansas
Virginia
Kentucky
Minnesota
Penn State
Indiana
Michigan State
Michigan
14-12(0-1)
118-120-9 (2-8)
Michigan
Illinois
Louisiana State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Louisville
Missouri
Boston College
Arizona State
Georgia
Florida State
Calitornia
Fresno State
Texas Tech
Cincinnati
South Carolina
Utah State
WakebForest
Alabama
Tennessee
Miami
Kentucky
Iowa
Penn State
Indiana
Purdue
Georgia
9-1701-0)
120-118-9 (8-4)
Michigan
Ohio State
Louisiana State
Oklahoma
Kansas
Louisville
Missouri
Boston College
Arizona State
Auburn
Florida State
Calitornia
Hawaii
Texas
Cincinnati
Florida
Boise State
Clemson
Alabama
Arkansas
Virginia
Kentucky
Iowa
Penn State
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
12-14 (0-1)
115-121-9 (2-7-1)
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