Weekend Wrap-Up

The story of the weekend was everyone taking care of business, sometimes not so pretty i.e. Alabama, Texas but in the end they came away with W's and helped put in some of the final nails in the Horned Frogs coffin. Florida looked the part of a number one, even if they were playing a sub par Noles team missing their best player. Well with one week left in the college football regular season TCU is down to it's last shot, needing Nebraska (9-3) to pull the huge upset on Texas like the Horns pulled on them in the inaugural Big 12 title game in '96 keeping the Huskers out of the national championship. With a UT loss it would come down to a classic debate between TCU and Cincinnati honestly their is no right answer. Both squads played good non conference schedules both played in good top heavy conferences there is no real way to pick who would play the SEC champ. WE NEED A PLAYOFF, PLEASE.

If your itching for some playoff action and cant wait till Jan. check out the real little schools 1-AA and D2 both have their playoffs taking place right now and both will be on TV this weekend. Lets get to the Wrap-Up.

#4 TCU 51 UNM 10

Was there every any question about this one? New Mexico picked up their win for this season last week and honestly probably would have lost more by beating the Frogs. The game couldn't have started any worse for the Lobos a safety on their first offensive possession was just a preview of what was to come 30 unanswered points to start and for all intensive purposes end the game by the home Frogs. Andy Dalton is not so quietly setting himself up for a Heisman run next season the Frogs QB added 228 yards and four TD's to his '09 totals giving him 2,448 yards and 22 TD's for the season with only four interceptions along with 522 yards rushing and three more TD's. Antonie Hicks had a career day highlighted by his two TD catches in a 20 second span. The Frogs finished the season undefeated for the first time in 71 years and 12-0 for the first time ever, giving the Mountain West an undefeated and top five ranked team for the second straight season. Now all TCU can do is sit and wait, great system.

#6 Boise State 44 Nevada 33

The Bronco's jumped out early and survived key injures to hold on for the W. It was 20-0 before the Wolfpack got on the board, and by then the Bronco's had lost their top WR Austin Pettis and were on the verge of losing RB Jeremy Avery. Nevada made a run in the second and third quarters at one point getting within one score, but Kellen Moore was Kellen Moore and found little brother Kerby for the game icing TD with just over five minutes left, Nevada added a garbage time TD to make it closer but the Bronco's came away with their third conference title in four years. Kellen Moore threw for only 262 in the rain/snow but added five TD's bringing his season total to 38 with only three interceptions, let me restate that 38 Touchdowns and 3 interceptions just crazy numbers and he is only a sophomore. Critics will be critics but in sports their is only one thing that matters Winning and BSU is 72-4 this decade, and is looking more and more likely to make a second Fiesta Bowl appearance.

#14 BYU 26 #21 Utah 23 in OT

The Cougars were almost forgotten about after their wood shedding at the hands of TCU but have rebounded for their thrid straight 10 win season, it wasn't easy the Holy War never is. Max Hall was making it look easy through three quarters though as he lead the home team to 20 straight points spanning the second and third quarter. The Y looked as if they were going to cruise heading into the fourth with a 20-6 lead against a team who hadn't scored since the first. The Utes made their comeback forcing OT and even scoring first in the extra session but only kicked a FG, leaving the door open for the senior Hall to hit fellow senior TE Andrew George for a 25 yard game winning TD pass. Hall had a sub-par day only throwing for 134 but came up big in crunch time, Hall finishes the season with very impressive totals 3,368 yards passing and 30 TD's.

As easy as BYU had it in the second and third the Utes had it that easy in the first and fourth problem being they only came away with FG's in the opening period and were so far behind in the closing period. Even one TD in the first and this might have been a different game. The Utes really shot themselves in the foot with penalties 12 for 113 yards and the games only turnover to go along with missing out on touchdowns. Super frosh Jordan Wynn played well again in his second hostel road game and his first Holy War and gives Utah a known QB heading into next season which coming into this season was the biggest question mark for the Utes. Junior RB Eddie Wide added 114 yards and one TD on the ground giving him 1,032 and 12 for the season. Utah is young and looks to be even better next season.

#24 Houston 73 Rice 14

The battle for the Bayou Bucket well....wasn't much of a battle. In a weekend of unanswered scoring streaks UH takes the cake scoring 66 straight before the Owl's got their first, safe to say it was already over by then. QB Case Keenum threw for 323 and two TD's in only three quarters, Tyron Carrier scored the first of his two TD's on the opening kickoff returning it 99 yards for the score and the rout was on. Junior Case Keenum put up just outstanding numbers this season throwing for 4,922 yards and 38 TD's while only giving it to the other team six times in almost 600 attempts. Yes College football is still controlled by the Texas', Florida's, and Oklahoma's, but I see your McCoy, Tebow and Bradford and raise you Moore, Dalton and Keenum for Heisman next season.