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Nov 18, 2006 9:46 pm US/Pacific
No. 4 USC Shuts Down No. 17 Cal 23-9
(AP) LOS ANGELES No. 4 Southern California is headed back to Pasadena at the very least. The Trojans kept a loftier goal alive as well. John David Booty passed for 238 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, the USC defense shut down California in the second half, and the Trojans beat the Golden Bears 23-9 Saturday night to clinch the Pac-10 championship and a berth in the Rose Bowl.
go USC :pompom: |
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attee, wehh!!
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Even though its pursuit of a division title ended last week, Virginia Tech looked like a team that had something to play for Saturday night.
Sean Glennon threw two touchdown passes and Xavier Adibi had a 35-yard fumble return for a score to lead the 19th-ranked Hokies past No. 14 Wake Forest 27-6, earning an impressive road win with a solid all-around performance despite losing leading rusher Branden Ore to injury early in the game.
Eddie Royal and Josh Morgan each had long touchdown catches for the Hokies (9-2, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won five straight games. They close the regular season next week against Virginia and are second in the Coastal Division to No. 18 Georgia Tech, which wrapped up the division title last week.
"I'm proud of this crowd," Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said. "And I'm proud of the way they play. They play hard. They keep battling. When you talk about Branden Ore going out, we overcame adversity as a football team."
Ore -- who came in as the ACC's leading rusher at 109 yards per game -- hurt his left ankle when he was tackled by Josh Gattis on a run that was wiped out due to a penalty midway through the first quarter. His leg folded awkwardly underneath him as he went down, and he was helped to the sideline, where he pounded his fist on a table while being examined by team officials.
He was eventually carted to the locker room. The school said he would be re-evaluated Sunday for what Beamer said was a high ankle sprain.
His teammates, however, kept the Hokies heading in the right direction.
"We never quit," said Aaron Rouse, whose jarring hit on Kevin Harris forced the fumble that Adibi returned for a touchdown. "We kept playing because we knew good things were coming."
It wasn't the kind of performance the Demon Deacons (9-2, 5-2) were hoping for in a nationally televised game. They can still clinch the conference's Atlantic Division title and a surprise appearance in the league championship game by winning at No. 21 Maryland next weekend.
But that fact provided little solace to coach Jim Grobe, whose team never led in its home finale. Facing the nation's top-ranked total defense, Wake Forest finished with 257 total yards -- including just 62 yards rushing in a scheme that relies on its ability to move the chains on the ground. Travo Woods led Wake Forest's injury-depleted backfield with 35 yards.
That left almost all the pressure on Riley Skinner, who threw for 195 yards but couldn't lead the Demon Deacons into the end zone.
"When we can't run the football and they realize the only way you're going to move it is to throw it, you're not in very good position," Grobe said. "They really did to us what we wanted to do to them.
"We cannot go win at Maryland if we go and play like we did tonight."
The Hokies controlled the game the entire way, taking advantage of key missed tackles on both of their offensive touchdowns. On Virginia Tech's first possession, Glennon connected with Royal, who bounced off a hit from Kevin Patterson and raced in for a 49-yard touchdown about 3 1/2 minutes in.
The Hokies increased the lead on their first possession of the second half on a similar play. Glennon tossed a high pass to Morgan, who outjumped Riley Swanson and broke free from Gattis for a 53-yard score and a 14-3 lead with 11:58 left in the third.
They also got 74 yards rushing from Kenny Lewis Jr. in relief of Ore.
"With Branden going out, we knew we had to make some plays," said Glennon, who completed 14 of 21 passes for 252 yards. "I had confidence in myself and my teammates. And regardless of the situation and regardless of what Wake Forest was thinking, we were going to get the job done."
After the teams traded field goals, the Hokies' defense -- which had allowed just 5.8 points per game in the previous four -- came up with the clincher. Rouse knocked the ball loose from Harris on a screen pass, and Adibi scooped up a fumble and ran down the left sideline for a 24-6 lead with 3:01 left in the third quarter.
The Hokies' defense followed with a key stop of Rich Belton on a fourth-and-1 from the Virginia Tech 5-yard line early in the fourth to maintain that momentum.
"We can't do anything about what happened tonight," Skinner said. "It wasn't the performance we were hoping for. Give credit to Virginia Tech. ... They're fast, strong and they play smart football. They just outplayed us tonight."
ada chance nak naik lagi ranking ni....
fifth win in a roww :tq: :tq: :pray: :pray: :pray: |
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USC 44 Notre Dame 24
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - John David Booty threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns, all to standout wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett, as third- ranked Southern California moved a step closer to a possible shot for a national title with a 44-24 pounding of No. 6 Notre Dame.
The Trojans (10-1), who have won four in a row since their only loss at Oregon State October 28, came into the game third in the Bowl Championship Series standings, .008 points behind Michigan. However, that could change when the new rankings are released Sunday.
USC's lone remaining regular season game is next Saturday afternoon on the road against UCLA, and then its up to the voters and ultimately the computers to calculate which team goes to Glendale, Arizona to play Ohio State for the national title on January 8.
Booty completed 17-of-28 passes and was picked off twice, while Jarrett caught seven balls for 132 yards. C.J. Gable rushed for 107 yards for USC, which has already clinched the Pac-10 title and has secured at least a trip to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. However, they will head to Pasadena next week, and a win over the Bruins could vault them to a return chance for a national championship after falling to Texas last season.
It was a far cry from last year's finish, when Matt Leinart scored on a quarterback sneak with three seconds left, after being helped past the goal line by teammate Reggie Bush in USC's 34-31 win at South Bend. However, USC posted its fifth straight win over the Irish, and did it Saturday evening in dominating fashion.
Brady Quinn connected on 22-of-45 passes for 274 yards with three TDs for the Fighting Irish (10-2), whose only other loss this season was at home, 47-21, to the Wolverines on September 16. Jeff Samardzija caught six balls for 109 yards and a touchdown for Notre Dame, which had its eight-game winning streak broken.
The Irish tried to make a late rally, as Quinn threw two yards to Samardzija in the right rear corner of the end zone with 3:39 remaining for a 37-24 deficit, but the ensuing onsides kick turned into a disaster for Notre Dame, as Brian Cushing raced 42 yards to the end zone.
11/25 23:59:38 ET
go USC :pompom:
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one more win and the Trojans will play the Buckeyes in BCS title game. Yahoo!
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attee, wehh!!!
Virginia Tech balun Virginia 17-0.... naik lagi ranking ke 14 skrg. season dah abih. tunggu Bowl selection plak.
[ Last edited by spitfire007 at 27-11-2006 10:00 AM ] |
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2006-07 bowl schedule dah kuar .. Ohio vs USC in bcs national champ.. university aku masuk insight bowl , lawan missouri kot.. michigan maybe lwn LSU in rose bowl.. oobi, ko tak mo gi tgk national champ ke? |
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Originally posted by chuckiey at 2-12-2006 08:02 AM
2006-07 bowl schedule dah kuar .. Ohio vs USC in bcs national champ.. university aku masuk insight bowl , lawan missouri kot.. michigan maybe lwn LSU in rose bowl.. oobi, ko tak mo gi tgk national ...
kalau dapat dok kat sideline, oobi pergi. tapi, free entrance ler. nak bayar, tak mampulah. tiket sure mahal habis tu. mau cecah seribu.
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yeah... trojans kalah. musnah harapan gelaran kebangsaan. frust, frust.... tak pe, at least boleh pergi rose bowl.
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woohoo.. leh tgk rematch buckeyes vs wolverine.. ari tu buckeyes menang by 3 points.. can't wait for the national champs.. usc lawan sape utk rose bowl? |
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bcs selection show in minutes on fox.
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aiseyh.. there won't be a rematch between ohia and mich.. ohio vs florida in bcs national champs.. |
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BCS National Championship Game:
January 8, 2007
5:00 pm PT : 8:00 pm ET : 9:00 am MYT (January 9, 2007)
FOX - Glendale, Arizona
Florida Gators vs Ohio State Buckeyes
AT&T Rose Bowl:
January 1, 2007
2:00 pm PT : 5:00 pm ET : 6:00 am MYT (January 2, 2007)
ABC - Pasadena, California
Michigan Wolverines vs USC Trojans
Nokia Sugar Bowl:
January 3, 2007
5:00 pm PT : 8:00 pm ET : 9:00 am MYT (January 4, 2007)
FOX - New Orlenas, Louisiana
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs LSU Tigers
Fedex Orange Bowl:
January 2, 2007
5:00 pm PT : 8:00 pm ET : 9:00 am MYT (January 3, 2007)
FOX - Miami, Florida
Louisville Cardinals vs Wake Forest Deamon Deacons
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl:
January 1, 2007
5:30 pm PT : 8:30 pm ET : 9:30 am MYT (January 2, 2007)
FOX - Phoenix, Arizona
Boise State Broncos vs Oklahoma Sooners
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2004-2005 rose bowl, michigan lawan texas a&m, tapi kalah.. thn ni masuk rose bowl lagi.. hope wolverines will get their rose this year! |
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aku suka dgn college football nih sbb depa creative dalam play. aku suka tgk option play depa. Dulu aku song CU Buffaloes tapi la nih CU Buff ntah kat mana. |
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Originally posted by PakLongChat at 18-12-2006 09:34 AM
aku suka dgn college football nih sbb depa creative dalam play. aku suka tgk option play depa. Dulu aku song CU Buffaloes tapi la nih CU Buff ntah kat mana.
cornhuskers under tom osborne was the best option style offense in college football. i like notre dame under lou holtz. after he left, i basically left too. watch from afar only. 
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Originally posted by oobi at 18-12-2006 01:05 PM
cornhuskers under tom osborne was the best option style offense in college football. i like notre dame under lou holtz. after he left, i basically left too. watch from afar only.
dulu aku suka CU Buff under coach lama lupalk aku nama dia. alaa yang anak coach tersebut bercinta dann ada anak dgn bekas QB CU Buff yg meninggal dunia Sal Aunese. Coach tuh selalu guna high risk play :ting:
satu laghi team yg aku suka ialah Miami Hurricane ---under coach lama dia. Tapi aku rasa coach tersebut now coachiing NFL team. Aku pun lupa gak nama dia :jeling: |
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Reply #57 PakLongChat's post
CU punye coach lama, don't remember either. but canes' old coach, may be dennis erickson? he'll be coaching sun devils next season - arizona state.
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Reply #57 PakLongChat's post
if not dennis erickson, may be jimmy johnson? he's an nfl analyst for fox now.
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Reply #57 PakLongChat's post
if not dennis erickson, may be jimmy johnson? he's an nfl analyst for fox now.
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