Saturday, November 26, 2011
Wildcats end the season with a 45-37 win over Lafayette
The sun has set on a forgettable season but also some memorable careers. The Cats' seniors pulled Arizona to a win over a pesky Lafayette team that was seeking their 9th win. The game started out well for Arizona as the defense made some plays early but Bryson Beirne threw an early pick and the Cats were forced to put in their Senior QB Nick Foles. What ensued was an offensive slugfest that saw fake-punts, end-arounds, and onside kicks for Lafayette, but also Antolin TDs, Criner's 31st and 32nd career TDs, and Foles passing the 10,000 yard mark for passing on his career. UL Lafayette was the better coached team, but Foles and the Seniors ushered the Cats past the Ragin' Cajuns to put on a great farewell show and a nice taste of Wildcats Football for next year's head coach, Rich Rodriguez.
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Michigan tops Ohio State at the Big House, 40-34
The Wolverines were favored in their rivalry game with the Buckeyes. They won on Saturday to end Ohio State's 9-year dominance of the series, but Braxton Miller gave Denard Robinson's team everything they could handle. After scoring a TD which would've put the game out of reach, a penalty wiped away the Wolverine score, so Brady's bunch had to settle for a FG and only a 6-point lead. The Michigan defense would prove to be too much on OSU's final drive as they forced an INT to win for the first time against the Buckeyes since '02.
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Cal beats ASU in Tempe, 47-38, ASU fails to make the PAC 12 championship game
Sofele, Anderson, and Maynard stomped the ASU defense and Dennis Erickson's last game in Tempe. Earlier today, Colorado upset Utah to eliminate ASU from the PAC 12 championship game race as UCLA will make the visit to Eugene. ASU had nothing to play for except the difference betweenthe Las Vegas Bowl and the Kraft Fight the Hunger Bowl and their pride on Senior night. They had no pride as they committed 11 penalties for 121 yards including a few personal fouls from Vontaze Burfict. ASU wrapped up their season with four losses to poorer teams and Erickson will definitely be dismissed after a promising start and an awful end.
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Zach Maynard
Canucks blank the Coyotes, 5-0
Maybe the Yotes ate too many turkeys on Thanksgiving cause they laid an egg and the Canucks ripped them apart. Out-shot and routed, the crowd at Jobing.com Arena didn't seem to mind since half of the folks in attendance were Canucks themselves. Mike Smith was overwhelmed by the peppering of shots by the Canucks offense while Cory Schnieder had a quite night and an easy shut-out.
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LSU is No. 1
LSU went into Death Valley ready for an upstart and upset-minded No. 3 Arkansas team. Many analysts were preparing themselves for BCS tumult, but Les Miles prepared his team to take down Petrino's team. Arkansas kept pace with LSU in the first half, but Tyler Wilson was rattled all day and the LSU run offense ran away with the game. LSU has two more games (likely in domes) since they'll play for the SEC championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs. If the Tigers can handle the Dawgs, LSU will play for the BCS title in New Orleans.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
Moore is not enough, Cowboys beat the Dolphins 20-19
The Cowboys almost laid an egg on Thanksgiving but they got away from the Fins with a Dan Bailey Field Goal at the end of regulation. The Dolphins have played much better as of late with Matt Moore, but the coaching of Tony Sparano cost Miami. They didn't go for two which would prove to be a tie and they were too conservative on their last possession. Dallas will take over first place in the NFC East.
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Thanks-giving the ball to the Packers, Lions lose 27-15
The Lions couldn't afford any mistakes against the Packers at Ford Field, but Stafford threw 3 INTs. Detroit came out with too much emotion as Ndamukong Suh was ejected for kicking a player. Statistically, the Lions played much better in the first half, but turnovers doomed Detroit as the Green Bay defense held the Lions and Aaron Rodgers exploited their defense. Maybe Green Bay wins when the National Anthem is fluked...
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