BCS Run Over:

8 Oregon lost at Stanford 51-42 effectively ending their BCS Title hopes.

4 Iowa was knocked out of national championship contention with a loss to Northwestern 17-10.  Ricky Stanzi left the game in the 2^nd quarter with a sprained ankle.

Even though both teams lost, they are both still first in their conferences and, if they win out, will meet in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1^st.

Surviving A Scare:

It took a touchdown run by Josh Nesbit in overtime to lift Georgia Tech over Wake Forrest 30-27 and keep them in control of the ACC Coastal.

It took a missed 2 pt. conversion by UConn to keep Cincinnati perfect.  The Bearcats won 47-45 at home.

Other Notables:

Navy upset 22 Notre Dame 23-21.  The Midshipmen have beaten the Irish for the 2^nd time in 3 years after losing the previous 43 meetings dating back to 1963.

Alabama looked very good against 9 LSU.  They remained undefeated, but more importantly clinched the SEC West and set up a rematch of last year’s SEC Championship Game.

16 Ohio State beat 11 Penn State 24-7 in College Station.  The Buckeyes win sets up a de facto Big 10 Championship Game in Columbus next week.

Shout Outs:

LeGarrette Blount, congratulations on being reinstated.  Now keep your hands to yourself, no more watching UFC, and no, having Ron Artest as a hero is never a good idea.

Brandon Spikes, good job on pulling yourself out of the Vanderbilt game.  Not really on Meyer’s side for only suspending you for half a game, but I believe you did the right thing yourself.

VIP In The Club:

• Toby Gerhart, the Stanford running back rushed for 233 yards on 38 carries and 3 touchdowns in the Cardinal’s win over the Ducks.  The 233 yards is a Stanford record.

• Northwestern knocked Iowa from the ranks of the unbeaten in Iowa City.  After going down 10-0 the Wildcats scored 17 unanswered points en route to a victory.

Kicked Out The Club:

• Michigan, after starting the season 4-0 they have since gone 1-5.  They now need to win either at 20 Wisconsin this Saturday or at home vs. 11 Ohio State in two weeks to become bowl eligible.

• Letter to Oklahoma, you can’t go 0-3 on 4^th downs, miss two FG’s, have another blocked, and have your quarterback throw 5 interceptions and expect to win a game.

The SEC Championship Game is set.  No one wants to win the Big 12 North or the ACC Atlantic.  Also I expect we will start to hear lobbying on who should be in the BCS Title Game.  Hope you had a great Monday, happy Tuesday.