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SCS.com ARCHIVES NOVEMBER 2005
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK PREVIEW: PART II
November 30, 2005
By Jeff, SCS.com Staff Writer
Well, the last week of the season is finally here. All season long there have been the usual upsets and the usual blowouts. USC is still on top of the college football kingdom and have yet to really be tested. After a close encounter with the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Texas Longhorns are right there behind the Trojans ready to make a better effort against them than the Oklahoma Sooners did last year. This next weekend should....[MORE]
MSG STILL THE BEST NEUTRAL ARENA
November 29, 2005
By Jeff, SCS.com Staff Writer
The lights go down. The arena goes dark, while a light beam begins to go around the building, leaving a spotlight on the team that is being introduced. And then the announcer comes on, "Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to Madison Square Garden for..." If you don't get a little chill up your spine during that period, I have no idea what is wrong with you. It may not be the "Mecca of College Basketball" as it is commonly....[MORE]
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK PREVIEW: PART I
November 29, 2005
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
After watching a few great games such as Notre Dame beating Stanford and Connecticut
topping South Florida last weekend, I am finally prepared to preview and watch some of the most important games of the season. This week will determine conference champions in three major and a couple mid-major conferences, and don't forget about a couple of good battles in the Big East and the Pac-10. Final exams are here....[MORE]
COLLEGE HOOPS: THE WEEK AHEAD
November 27, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Thanksgiving and "Feast Week" have passed us by, but one of the biggest preseason tournaments of the non-conference season begins on Monday and spans the first half of this coming work week. The ACC-Big Ten Challenge will be played for the seventh time, and though the event has been dominated by the ACC throughout its duration, it always serves up a number of high-profile matchups. This year is no exception with....[MORE]
THE WEEKEND'S BEST
November 27, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Part two of rivalry week saw many great performances, including RB Garrett Wolfe's 277 yards and 5 TDs in a Northern Illinois victory over Western Michigan. For his efforts, Wolfe was named the SCS.com National Player of the Week. Notre Dame and Stanford played down to the wire Saturday night, but it was the Irish and WR Jeff Samardzija who came out on top. Nevada stunned many with a victory over Fresno State....[MORE]
PICK'EM CONTEST TITLE GOES TO THEYWOOD
November 27, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Theywood, who led throughout much of the season, has earned the 2005 SCS.com Pick'Em Contest title. After earning 52 out of a possible 55 points last weekend and earning a total score of 1774 for the season, he won the contest by 20 points. Greech and faycats tied for second place. Fourth place in the final standings went to oksoonersfootball1, who was also the Thanksgiving weekend's top picker with 53 points....[MORE]
WHY PRESEASON RANKINGS DON'T MATTER
November 22, 2005
By Jeff, SCS.com Staff Writer
Think back to late October. Midnight Madness passed two weeks ago, and you are in the mood for college basketball. You go to the local bookstore or even the convenience store and head straight to the magazine section. There it is, exactly what you were looking for: college basketball previews. Sporting News, Street & Smith's, Lindy's, CBS Sportsline, Athlon Sports, and the list goes on. You pick up every publication you....[MORE]
WRAPPING UP THE LOOSE ENDS
November 21, 2005
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
Thanksgiving weekend is upon us, and college football will share the spotlight all week with pro football showdowns. Rivalry week brought us many memorable moments, not the least of which being Joe Paterno capping off his Big Ten title with a win over Michigan State. Nittany Lion fans can start asking all the what if questions now as they were literally one second in Ann Arbor from an undefeated season. They did....[MORE]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW
November 21, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Part II of rivalry week coincides with the Thanksgiving holiday, which means great football all throughout the week. Among the top games in the country are a couple of southeast rivalries pitting the ACC against the SEC. Florida State will visit Florida on Saturday afternoon, marking the first time Gator head coach Urban Meyer will battle FSU's Bobby Bowden. Later Saturday night, Georgia heads about an hour west towards....[MORE]
COLLEGE HOOPS: THE WEEK AHEAD
November 21, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
A variety of preseason tournaments from around the country continue to sprinkle the coming week's college basketball schedule, and a number of intriguing non-conference matchups are also on this week's agenda. Looking ahead to the week's action, SCS.com glances at nearly twenty games and four of the preseason tournaments, including the Maui Invitational, you may want to keep an eye as you enjoy....[MORE]
THE WEEKEND'S BEST
November 20, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Ohio State, led by QB Troy Smith's 301 passing yards and two touchdowns, took down rival Michigan on Saturday in a game that went down to the final seconds. For his efforts, Smith was named SCS.com's National Player of the Week. The Auburn Tigers also picked up a big rivalry win on Saturday, downing Alabama by a score of 28-18. Georgia Tech pulled the biggest upset of the week, winning 14-10 on the road over Miami....[MORE]
JUST ONE PICK'EM WEEK REMAINS
November 20, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
With just one remaining week in the 2005 SCS.com college football Pick'Em Contest, theywood continues to lead the way, stretching his lead from fourteen to nineteen points over the past weekend. A half-dozen contestants are within 35 points of the top spot. NoleJesters hauled in the week's top score, earning 99 out of a possible 105 points. The contest winner will be awarded a gift certifiate to DistantReplays.com....[MORE]
CREATING A 65-TEAM MATRIX
November 17, 2005
By Cortney, SCS.com Staff Writer
In the Matrix: Reloaded, Agent Smith has a dialogue with Neo about purpose. It
includes the following lines: Agent Smith: But, as you well know appearances can be deceiving, which brings me back to the reason why we're here. We are not here because we're free, we're here because we are not free. There is no escaping reason, no denying purpose, because as we both know, without purpose, we would not exist....[MORE]
HOOPS PREVIEW '05: PRESEASON FAB 15
November 17, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor & Staff
SCS.com's Hoops Preview '05 series concludes with the release of the site's Preseason Fab 15, a ranking of the top fifteen college basketball teams in America. The staff at SCS.com has come together in recent weeks to compile this list, which features the Duke Blue Devils at number one. Connecticut, Texas, Villanova, and Gonzaga - none of whom were ranked in the Postseason Fab 15 last spring - round out the poll....[MORE]
WHO IS GOING BOWLING WHERE?
November 16, 2005
By Reed, SCS.com Staff Writer
The 2005 college football regular season is winding down, and with that in mind, many teams from around the country are working on making their postseason reservations. Some squads have secured a winning season but are still fighting for bowl game positioning, while others are still scrapping to get to that magic six-win mark this fall. From the New Orleans Bowl to the Rose Bowl and all in between, it's time to project the bowls....[MORE]
HOOPS PREVIEW '05: ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
November 16, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor & Staff
Now that each individual conference from around the country has been previewed, it's time to turn our attention to things on a more national scale. With that in mind, the basketball minds on the SCS.com staff have come together to select what we believe are the top twenty college basketball players in America. In all, a total of fifteen schools and nine conferences are represented on one of our four Preseason All-America squads....[MORE]
HOOPS PREVIEW '05: HIGH-MAJORS, PART IV
November 15, 2005
By Jeff, SCS.com Staff Writer
With the 2005-2006 college hoops season really heating up this week, SCS.com concludes its look at the individual conferences in part four of the high-major previews. Two of the best league's in the country, the ACC and Big East, are previewed in this edition. Each preview includes a glance at the projected order of finish, all-conference teams, the preseason player and newcomer of the year, and our NCAA Tournament selections....[MORE]
RIVALRY WEEK: MORE THAN PRIDE
November 15, 2005
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
This past week of college football was a great one as all the top SEC games turned into real classics, and the top six teams in that league are now pretty indistinguishable. This week brings us more rivalries than any other week of the season, but there is more riding on some of these games than usual. National title hopes may be lost, but conference races will conclude in the Pac-10 and Big Ten this week with a full slate of....[MORE]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW
November 14, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Alabama and Auburn meet on the Plains Saturday afternoon in the annual Iron Bowl, a battle for football supremacy in the state of Alabama. Just when it seemed this game had lost some of its luster with the Tide's loss to LSU in overtime last week, the Tigers pulled off a come-from-behind win over Georgia on the road Saturday evening to insure that this battle took place between a pair of squads with just one SEC loss each....[MORE]
COLLEGE HOOPS: THE WEEK AHEAD
November 13, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
The first full week of college hoops action gets underway this week, and while there aren't but one or two high-profile matchups on the schedule, there are a select few battles that will be interesting to watch as the week progresses. None of these games count towards the conference standings, and few of them will grab big headlines or national attention. But don't be surprised if several of these help determine the bubble status of....[MORE]
THE WEEKEND'S BEST
November 13, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
The LSU Tigers, led by the play of sophomore QB JaMarcus Russell, went into Tuscaloosa on Saturday and knocked off Alabama 16-13 in overtime. In the ACC, it was Clemson and WR Chansi Stuckey who took down Florida State by three touchdowns. UCLA QB Drew Olson threw for over 500 yards and five TDs in the Bruins' win over Arizona State, and for his efforts, the senior has been named the SCS.com National Player of the Week....[MORE]
THEYWOOD CONTINUES TO LEAD PICK'EM
November 13, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
With just two weeks remaining in the 2005 SCS.com College Football Pick'Em Contest, theywood continues to lead the way, though his lead did shrink from twenty to just fourteen points over the weekend. Grayhound, who turned in the week's best score by tallying 148 out of a possible 171 points, has now moved into a tie for second place in the overall standings. Seven contestants have compiled at least 1600 points this season....[MORE]
20 QUESTIONS TO START THE SEASON
November 10, 2005
By Cortney, SCS.com Staff Writer
College hoops season is here, and it's time to answer some of the season's biggest questions. Who are the top teams and players in all of America? Will teams like Memphis and Arkansas who have underachieved in recent years finally live up to expectations? How far can the Tar Heels go? And what about those small conference teams that don't get all the publicity but always surprise the big boys in March; who will they be this year?....[MORE]
ONE ON ONE WITH RONNIE BREWER
November 10, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
University of Arkansas guard Ronnie Brewer is one of the top college basketball players in the country and is a returning junior for Stan Heath's Hogs. The Fayetteville native, whose parents both played college basketball for Arkansas as well, was one of just fifty players in the nation named to the Wooden Award Watch List earlier this fall. The Razorbacks, who went 18-12 a year ago, are looking to make the NCAA....[MORE]
HOOPS PREVIEW '05: HIGH-MAJORS, PART III
November 9, 2005
By Jeff, SCS.com Staff Writer
With the 2005-2006 college basketball season now officially underway, we continue our look at the season ahead with a glance at two more conferences. In Part III of the high-major previews, SCS.com takes a glance at both the Big Ten and Big XII. Each preview includes a glance at the projected order of finish, all-conference teams, the preseason player and newcomer of the year, and predictions on who will be....[MORE]
HOOPS PREVIEW '05: HIGH-MAJORS, PART II
November 9, 2005
By Jeff, SCS.com Staff Writer
SCS.com's preview of the upcoming college basketball season continues with a look at two additional high-major conferences. In Part II of the high-major previews, we take a glance at both the PAC 10 and SEC. Each preview includes a glance at the projected order of finish, all-conference teams, the preseason player and newcomer of the year, and predictions on which teams will participate in this spring's NCAA Tournament....[MORE]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW
November 8, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
The undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide returns home this weekend to battle the once-beaten LSU Tigers in a southeast showdown as big as any other we've seen yet this fall. The winner of Saturday afternoon's battle in Tuscaloosa, set to be televised nationally by CBS, will control their own destiny in the SEC West on the path to next month's SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. If Coach Mike Shula's squad is to remain perfect....[MORE]
BCS PICTURE CLEARING UP
November 7, 2005
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
Another great week of conference play has passed us by, and this week cleared up the BCS bowl picture quite a bit. Virginia Tech and UCLA were forcibly removed from the national title race this week, and Alabama remains as the only undefeated on the outside looking in at Texas and USC. I think Miami is a better team than Alabama, but the Tide will certainly have a chance to prove me wrong with upcoming games....[MORE]
HOOPS PREVIEW '05: HIGH-MAJORS, PART I
November 7, 2005
By Jeff, SCS.com Staff Writer
The low- and mid-major previews have come and gone, and with that in mind, we now turn our attention to the high-major leagues as we look towards the start of the 2005-2006 college hoops season next week. Part I of the high-major previews will focus on the Atlantic 10, Conference USA, and Mountain West conferences. Included in each preview is a league overview, projected standings, all-conference teams, and more....[MORE]
THE WEEKEND'S BEST
November 6, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Arizona pulled the biggest upset of the past weekend in college football, knocking off previously-unbeaten UCLA 52-14. In a manner just as impressive as UA, the Miami Hurricanes went on the road Saturday and trounced Virginia Tech 27-7. NC State RB Andre Brown, just a true freshman, sprinted for 179 yards and a touchdown in the Wolfpack's win at Florida State and was named the SCS.com Player of the Week....[MORE]
THREE PICK'EM WEEKS REMAIN
November 6, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Just three weeks remain in the 2005 SCS.com College Football Pick'Em Contest, and theywood continues to lead the standings heading down the home stretch. The lead expanded from just eleven to twenty points over the weekend, but eight contestants still remain within fewer than forty points of the top spot. The top score of the past week was 155, and nearly twenty total players scored at least 140 points last week....[MORE]
ONE ON ONE WITH RICHARD ROBY
November 4, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
University of Colorado guard Richard Roby recently took time to answer a few questions from SCS.com. Roby is one of the top players in the Big XII and is a returning sophomore in Boulder. The San Bernardino, California native led the team in scoring a year ago and was named to the Big XII All-Freshman Team at season's end. The Buffaloes, who return all five starters and are looking to earn a postseason trip for the sixth....[MORE]
RULES ARE RULES, NCAA SAYS
November 3, 2005
By Cortney, SCS.com Staff Writer
Ms. Nankivel was a great first grade teacher. She pushed us to read beyond the level of our first grade reader. She did not simply give us a spelling word list, but insisted that we participate in class spelling contests on a regular basis. This often led to public embarrassment in front of the class, and to crying and wailing about how some students got words that were easier than others. When a student overstepped their....[MORE]
HOOPS PREVIEW '05: MID-MAJORS, PART III
November 3, 2005
By Jeff, SCS.com Staff Writer
With the start of hoops season just weeks away, the mid-major portion of our Hoops Preview '05 series concludes with a glance at four additional conferences from around the country: Southern, Sun Belt, WAC, and West Coast. Just as with parts one and two, we take a look at each individual league, project the conference standings, name the preseason all-conference team, make postseason predictions, and much more....[MORE]
ONE ON ONE WITH CURTIS WITHERS
November 2, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
University of North Carolina at Charlotte forward Curtis Withers is one of America's top college basketball players and is a returning senior for the 49ers. The graduate of West Charlotte High School was a First Team All-CUSA selection a year ago and a presesaon selection to the Wooden Award Watch List this fall. The 49ers, who went 21-8 overall and 12-2 in conference play a season ago, will open the 2005-2006 campaign....[MORE]
CONFERENCE RACES WINDING DOWN
November 2, 2005
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
Now that most teams have five to six conference games under their belts, realistic goals for the end of the season are being realized for the first time. There are still five undefeated teams fighting for the Rose Bowl, but another fifteen have a legitimate shot at another BCS bowl either by grabbing a rare at-large selection or a conference championship. Huge conference battles in the ACC and Big Ten will all but finish the....[MORE]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW
November 1, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Miami travels to Virginia Tech Saturday evening in a battle between the ACC Coastal Division's top two teams. The Hurricanes, who are 3-1 in league play, could pull themselves into a tie with the currently unbeaten Hokies if Larry Coker's squad can prevail in Blacksburg. No team has been able to do that to this point, however. QB Marcus Vick has returned after a 2004 suspension and is completing 69% of his passes....[MORE]
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