SB Nation Dallas: All Posts by T.J. Doylehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2012-12-02T09:46:22-06:00https://dallas.sbnation.com/authors/t-j-doyle/rss2012-12-02T09:46:22-06:002012-12-02T09:46:22-06:00Bowl game projections: Texas, Georgia in Cotton
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<p>Four teams from the region are projected to play in bowl games this season, with Texas squaring off against Georgia in the Cotton Bowl the marque matchup of the bunch.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/bowl-games-2012-2013/2012/11/25/3687856/bowl-projections-2012-national-championship">The final bowl projections</a> are in from SB Nation's Jason Kirk, and four teams from the region are slated for bowl games.</p>
<p>The most high-profile matchup in the group is Texas taking on Georgia in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 4. Both teams suffered losses in conference championship games on Saturday, Texas falling to Kansas State and Georgia losing a heartbreaker to Alabama</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/tcu-horned-frogs">TCU Horned Frogs</a> are slated to take on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/ucla-bruins">UCLA Bruins</a>, another conference championship game loser, in the Holiday Bowl, played Dec. 27 in San Diego.</p>
<p>The projections see the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/baylor-bears">Baylor Bears</a> headed to Houston to take on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/minnesota-golden-gophers">Minnesota Golden Gophers</a> on Dec. 28 in the Meineke Bowl. The Bears ended their season on a three-game winning streak, including a stunning 54-24 upset of then-No. 1 Kansas State on Nov. 17.</p>
<p>SMU gets to travel somewhere a bit more exotic, taking on Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl, played on Christmas Eve in Honolulu.</p>
<p>Bowl game announcements will officially be made on Sunday evening.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/texas-longhorns/2012/12/2/3717480/2012-bowl-game-projectionsT.J. Doyle2012-12-02T09:16:28-06:002012-12-02T09:16:28-06:00Collison upset over losing Mavs' starting PG role
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<p>The signing of Derek Fisher by the Dallas Mavericks means the demotion of Darren Collison as the team's starting point guard. Collison is understandably frustrated with the situation.</p> <p>For the second time in eight months, point guard <span>Darren Collison</span> is losing his starting role. Unlike last season, when an injury cost Collison the <a href="https://www.indycornrows.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pacers</a>' starting PG job to <span>George Hill</span>, the former UCLA star is being demoted by the <a href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dallas Mavericks</a> to allow newly-acquired veteran <span>Derek Fisher</span> to assume the starting point guard job.</p>
<p>As might be expected, Collison is not happy with the demotion, and would prefer to play rather than learn from Fisher while on the pine. <a href="http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/12/01/mavs-collison-doesnt-think-he-got-fair-shake/">Via Jeff Kaplan at Hang Time Blog:</a></p>
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<p>"I feel like at this point in my career, if there's anything I need to learn it's just go out there on the court and just learn from my mistakes," Collison said. "That's what a lot of young guards do, you go out there, you learn from your mistakes. As far as Derek Fisher, I think I can learn from him. He's a great leader on and off the court. I'm looking forward to playing with him."</p>
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<p>Fisher has not played since Game 5 of last year's NBA Finals. The 17-year veteran was unsigned until Friday when the Mavericks picked him up. In his first game of the year on Saturday night, the 38-year-old point scored two points on 1-of-8 shooting, dished out three assists, and turned the ball over three times in 24 minutes as the Dallas starting point guard.</p>
<p>For the season, Collison is averaging 12.9 points, 6.3 assists and 2.5 turnovers.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-mavericks/2012/12/2/3717424/darren-collison-derek-fisher-dallas-mavericksT.J. Doyle2012-11-25T11:49:32-06:002012-11-25T11:49:32-06:00SMU upsets Tulsa, becomes bowl-eligible
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<p>The SMU Mustangs upset the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Saturday, 35-27, meaning SMU is bowl-eligible for a school-record fourth year in a row.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/smu-mustangs" class="sbn-auto-link">SMU Mustangs</a> (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) handed the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-3, 7-1) their first conference loss of the season on Saturday in the regular season finale for both teams. The Mustangs became bowl-eligible in the process, for a school-record fourth consecutive year.</p>
<p>The Mustangs raced out to a 35-6 lead in the matchup against the Golden Hurricane, before needing a last-second goal-line stand to preserve the victory. The SMU ground game was the difference on Saturday, with Garrett Gilbert rushing for 111 yards on just 12 carries, and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/135294/zach-line" class="sbn-auto-link">Zach Line</a> chipping in 81 yards and three touchdowns on the ground for the Mustangs.</p>
<p>SMU's 35-27 win at Gerald Ford Stadium on Saturday means a second-place finish in Conference USA's West division for the Mustangs, with a 5-3 mark. Tulsa had already wrapped up the division title prior to the contest, and will face the UCF Knights next Saturday in the Conference USA championship game.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/smu-mustangs/2012/11/25/3688818/conference-usa-football-standings-2012T.J. Doyle2012-11-18T09:12:09-06:002012-11-18T09:12:09-06:00Baylor shocks No. 1 Kansas State, wins 52-24
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<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/baylor-bears" class="sbn-auto-link">Baylor Bears</a> (5-5, 2-5 Big 12) stunned the college football world on Saturday night, knocking off the newly minted No. 1 team in the land Kansas State, 52-24. The national championship hopes of the Wildcats (10-1, 7-1) are now likely ruined, and Baylor's impressive performance may have also cost Kansas State quarterback <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36403/collin-klein" class="sbn-auto-link">Collin Klein</a> a shot at the Heisman.</p>
<p>Needless to say, the folks over at <a href="http://www.ourdailybears.com/baylor-bears-vs-kansas-state-wildcats/2012/11/17/3660376/baylor-dominates-1-kansas-state-52-24-in-home-shocker%20%20">SB Nation's Baylor blog Our Daily Bears</a> are ecstatic over the win:</p>
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<p>The impact of this game will be felt across the country for years. The National Championship race is completely different. The Heisman race is completely different. The entire scope of college football in the 2012 season is different. Because the 4-5 Baylor Bears shocked the world. Because the much-maligned Baylor defense shook itself off, planted its flag, and absolutely shut down one of the best quarterbacks and offenses in the country. The Heisman was lost tonight because Baylor made it so. I've never seen a Baylor team play like that, and they deserve tremendous credit for their performance. Gentlemen, you were outstanding.</p>
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<p>Ecstatic might not even be a strong enough word. Euphoric might also apply. As the author of the post, Mark C. Moore, says at the top of his post, Saturday night's win was possibly the biggest victory in the history of the program.</p>
<p>Baylor had not beaten an opponent ranked as high since 1957, when the Bears defeated No. 2 Tennessee, 13-7, in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. Baylor also tied No. 1 Texas during the 1941 season.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/baylor-bears/2012/11/18/3661382/baylor-kansas-state-2012-reactionT.J. Doyle2012-10-28T11:34:06-05:002012-10-28T11:34:06-05:00Texas ranked No. 22 in this week's Coaches Poll
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<p>Despite a lackluster performance in Saturday's 21-17 win over Kansas, the Texas Longhorns have jumped up to No. 22 in this week's USA Today Coaches Poll.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-longhorns" class="sbn-auto-link">Texas Longhorns</a> escaped Lawrence with a 21-17 victory over the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/kansas-jayhawks" class="sbn-auto-link">Kansas Jayhawks</a>, and despite the less-than-impressive victory Texas jumped two spots in <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fncaaf%2Fpolls%2Fcoaches-poll%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fdallas.sbnation.com%2Ftexas-longhorns%2F2012%2F10%2F28%2F3566818%2Fcollege-football-rankings-week-10-texas-longhorns" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this week's USA Today Coaches Poll</a>, coming in at No. 22.</p>
<p>Alabama remains the consensus No. 1 in the poll, with the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oregon-ducks" class="sbn-auto-link">Oregon Ducks</a> holding the No. 2 spot and Big 12 conference foe Kansas State coming in at No. 3. Undefeated Notre Dame and one-loss LSU round out the Top 5. The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-gators">Florida Gators</a>, previously ranked No. 3, dropped to No. 8 after a 17-9 loss to Georgia.</p>
<p>Texas is one of five Big 12 teams to be included in this week's rankings. Kansas State sits third, Oklahoma is No. 12, Texas Tech is No. 20 and Oklahoma State is ranked No. 24.</p>
<p>The Longhorns hit the road next weekend, taking on the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-tech-red-raiders" class="sbn-auto-link">Texas Tech Red Raiders</a> in Lubbock. Texas Tech is coming off a 55-24 drubbing at the hands of Kansas State.</p>
<p>The complete Coaches Poll for this week <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fncaaf%2Fpolls%2Fcoaches-poll%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fdallas.sbnation.com%2Ftexas-longhorns%2F2012%2F10%2F28%2F3566818%2Fcollege-football-rankings-week-10-texas-longhorns" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">can be found here.</a></p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/texas-longhorns/2012/10/28/3566818/college-football-rankings-week-10-texas-longhornsT.J. Doyle2012-10-16T19:26:25-05:002012-10-16T19:26:25-05:00Mean Green host Ragin' Cajuns in primetime
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<p>The Sun Belt Conference gets primetime exposure on Tuesday night when the North Texas Mean Green host the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns.</p> <p>The Sun Belt Conference takes center stage in primetime on Tuesday when the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/north-texas-eagles">North Texas Mean Green</a> (2-4, 1-1) host the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (4-1, 2-0) on ESPN2 at 9:00 p.m. ET.</p>
<p>The Mean Green have struggled early in the season, but three of the team's four losses have come to LSU, Kansas State and Houston. An upset of the Ragin' Cajuns on Tuesday night, however, puts North Texas squarely in the mix for the Sun Belt title.</p>
<p>Louisiana-Lafayette's only loss of the year came at the hands of Oklahoma State, a 65-24 thrashing on Sept. 15. Despite losing starting quarterback <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/38292/blaine-gautier">Blaine Gautier</a>, the Ragin' Cajuns have scored 41.5 points per game in their victories.</p>
<p>North Texas will need a strong game from junior quarterback Derek Thompson in order to win on Tuesday night. Thompson has completed more than 50 percent of his passes in just three of his six games this season, though he did show potential against Kansas State, throwing for 208 yards and a touchdown on 25 of 28 passing.</p>
<p>Louisiana-Lafayette has won the past five matchups between the two teams, including a 30-10 victory in last season's contest.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2012/10/16/3514276/north-texas-vs-ul-lafayette-preview-tv-infoT.J. Doyle2012-10-16T18:38:11-05:002012-10-16T18:38:11-05:00TCU jumps back into this week's BlogPoll at No. 24
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<p>The TCU Horned Frogs were one of five Big 12 team's ranked in this week's BlogPoll, coming in at No. 24.</p> <p>The TCU Horned Frogs, 49-21 winners over the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/baylor-bears" class="sbn-auto-link">Baylor Bears</a> on Saturday, jumped back into this<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2012/10/16/3511320/2012-blogpoll-week-8-alabama-solidifies-grip-on-no-1-west-virginia"> week's edition of SB Nation's BlogPoll at No. 24.</a> The Horned Frogs (5-1, 2-1) are one of five Big 12 team's in this week's rankings, joining Kansas State at No. 4, Oklahoma at No. 9, West Virginia at No. 17 and Texas Tech at No. 18.</p>
<p>The Alabama Crimson Tide remained atop the BlogPoll this week, with SEC foe Florida also staying put in the second spot. The Oregon Ducks come in at No. 3, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish positioned one spot behind Kansas State at No. 5.</p>
<p>TCU will face a tough test this week, as they host the Red Raiders (5-1, 2-1), fresh off their 49-14 demolition of West Virginia last Saturday.</p>
<p>The full results of this week's BlogPoll are listed below:</p>
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<h3>Results for Week 7</h3>
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<td>1</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/alabama-crimson-tide">Alabama Crimson Tide (62)</a></td>
<td>24.64</td>
<td>0.84</td>
<td>--</td>
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<td>2</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oregon-ducks">Oregon Ducks (3)</a></td>
<td>23.32</td>
<td>2.15</td>
<td>--</td>
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<td>3</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-gators">Florida Gators (5)</a></td>
<td>22.51</td>
<td>1.40</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 2</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/kansas-st-wildcats">Kansas State Wildcats (1)</a></td>
<td>21.99</td>
<td>1.36</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 2</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish">Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4)</a></td>
<td>21.30</td>
<td>1.81</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 2</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/lsu-tigers">LSU Tigers</a></td>
<td>18.41</td>
<td>2.62</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 3</td>
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<td>7</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks">South Carolina Gamecocks</a></td>
<td>17.05</td>
<td>2.44</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_down.gif" alt="Arrow_down"> -4</td>
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<td>8</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oregon-st-beavers">Oregon State Beavers</a></td>
<td>16.89</td>
<td>3.84</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 2</td>
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<td>9</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oklahoma-sooners">Oklahoma Sooners</a></td>
<td>16.18</td>
<td>3.44</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 5</td>
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<td>10</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/ohio-st-buckeyes">Ohio State Buckeyes (1)</a></td>
<td>16.05</td>
<td>5.49</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_down.gif" alt="Arrow_down"> -2</td>
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<td>11</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-st-seminoles">Florida State Seminoles</a></td>
<td>13.70</td>
<td>3.69</td>
<td>--</td>
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<td>12</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans">USC Trojans</a></td>
<td>13.09</td>
<td>4.69</td>
<td>--</td>
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<td>13</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a></td>
<td>11.82</td>
<td>3.12</td>
<td>--</td>
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<td>14</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/mississippi-st-bulldogs">Mississippi State Bulldogs</a></td>
<td>10.21</td>
<td>3.80</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 5</td>
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<td>15</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/louisville-cardinals">Louisville Cardinals</a></td>
<td>9.88</td>
<td>3.84</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 3</td>
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<td>16</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/clemson-tigers">Clemson Tigers</a></td>
<td>9.49</td>
<td>4.56</td>
<td>--</td>
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<td>17</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers">West Virginia Mountaineers</a></td>
<td>9.29</td>
<td>3.46</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_down.gif" alt="Arrow_down"> -13</td>
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<td>18</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-tech-red-raiders">Texas Tech Red Raiders</a></td>
<td>8.32</td>
<td>4.52</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 13</td>
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<td>19</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/rutgers-scarlet-knights">Rutgers Scarlet Knights</a></td>
<td>7.33</td>
<td>3.61</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 1</td>
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<td>20</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-a-m-aggies">Texas A&M Aggies</a></td>
<td>6.36</td>
<td>3.70</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 4</td>
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<td>21</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/cincinnati-bearcats">Cincinnati Bearcats</a></td>
<td>6.24</td>
<td>3.87</td>
<td>--</td>
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<td>22</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/stanford-cardinal">Stanford Cardinal</a></td>
<td>4.83</td>
<td>4.42</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_down.gif" alt="Arrow_down"> -5</td>
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<td>23</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/ohio-bobcats">Ohio Bobcats</a></td>
<td>3.96</td>
<td>4.92</td>
<td>--</td>
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<td>24</td>
<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/tcu-horned-frogs">TCU Horned Frogs</a></td>
<td>2.11</td>
<td>2.61</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 4</td>
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<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/michigan-wolverines">Michigan Wolverines</a></td>
<td>1.76</td>
<td>2.58</td>
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<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.sbnation.com/misc/blogpoll/arrow_up.gif" alt="Arrow_up"> 4</td>
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<b>Others Receiving Votes:</b> <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/boise-st-broncos">Boise State Broncos</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/arizona-st-sun-devils">Arizona State Sun Devils</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/iowa-st-cyclones">Iowa State Cyclones</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/louisiana-tech-bulldogs">Louisiana Tech Bulldogs</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/northwestern-wildcats">Northwestern Wildcats</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/nevada-wolf-pack">Nevada Wolf Pack</a> |<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/tulsa-golden-hurricane">Tulsa Golden Hurricane</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/northern-illinois-huskies">Northern Illinois Huskies</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/toledo-rockets">Toledo Rockets</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels">North Carolina Tar Heels</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/ucla-bruins">UCLA Bruins</a> |<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/wisconsin-badgers">Wisconsin Badgers</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/virginia-tech-hokies">Virginia Tech Hokies</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/western-kentucky-hilltoppers">Western Kentucky Hilltoppers</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/penn-st-nittany-lions">Penn St. Nittany Lions</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/nebraska-cornhuskers">Nebraska Cornhuskers</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/ball-st-cardinals">Ball State Cardinals</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/utah-state-aggies">Utah State Aggies</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/kent-st-golden-flashes">Kent State Golden Flashes</a>
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<b>Updated:</b> Oct 16, 2012 9:30 AM EDT<br><br>
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https://dallas.sbnation.com/tcu-horned-frogs/2012/10/16/3513468/2012-ncaa-football-rankingsT.J. Doyle2012-10-07T11:47:30-05:002012-10-07T11:47:30-05:00Texas No. 15, Texas A&M No. 22 in latest AP poll
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<p>Despite a 48-45 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday, the Texas Longhorns dropped just four spots in this week's AP Top 25 poll, coming in at No. 15. The Texas A&M Aggies, 30-27 winners over Ole Miss, have jumped back into the AP poll this week at No. 22.</p> <p>Despite a 48-45 loss to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers" class="sbn-auto-link">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> on Saturday, the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-longhorns" class="sbn-auto-link">Texas Longhorns</a> dropped just four spots in <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/ap/?xid=sbnation">this week's AP Top 25 poll</a>, coming in at No. 15. The Texas A&M Aggies, 30-27 winners over Ole Miss, have jumped back into the AP poll this week at No. 22.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/tcu-horned-frogs" class="sbn-auto-link">TCU Horned Frogs</a> lost 37-23 to the Iowa State Cyclones and fell out of the Top 25 into the "Others Receiving Votes" category, where the idle <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/baylor-bears" class="sbn-auto-link">Baylor Bears</a> also reside this week, garnering 62 votes.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/alabama-crimson-tide" class="sbn-auto-link">Alabama Crimson Tide</a> continue their stranglehold on the top spot in this week's poll, grabbing all 60 first-place votes. The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oregon-ducks" class="sbn-auto-link">Oregon Ducks</a> held steady at the No. 2 position, but a rash of upsets on Saturday shuffled the rest of the top five.</p>
<p>The No. 3 <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/lsu-tigers" class="sbn-auto-link">LSU Tigers</a>, No. 4 Florida State Seminoles and No. 5 <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> all lost on Saturday, allowing South Carolina, Florida and West Virginia to climb into slots 3-5. Florida State is now ranked No. 12, LSU is No.9 and Georgia is No. 14 after their defeats.</p>
<p>The top 10 for Week 7 is below. The complete list of this week's ranking can be found at <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/ap/?xid=sbnation">SI.com's AP Top 25 page.</a></p>
<p>1 Alabama (60), 5-0<br>2 Oregon, 6-0<br>3 South Carolina, 6-0<br>4 Florida, 5-0<br>5 West Virginia, 5-0<br>6 Kansas State, 5-0<br>7 Notre Dame, 5-0<br>8 Ohio State, 6-0<br>9 LSU, 5-1<br>10 Oregon State, 4-0</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2012/10/7/3468908/college-football-rankings-2012-week-7-ap-top-25-pollT.J. Doyle2012-09-30T11:53:46-05:002012-09-30T11:53:46-05:00Texas jumps a spot in this week's AP Top 25 poll
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<p>The Longhorns' 41-36 win over Oklahoma State saw Texas jump from No. 12 in last week's AP Top 25 poll to No. 11 this week.</p> <p>The Texans Longhorns managed to escape an upset at the hands of the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday, emerging with a 41-36 victory in Stillwater thanks to some late game heroics from <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/134590/david-ash" class="sbn-auto-link">David Ash</a> and the Texas offense. The Longhorns win saw them jump from No. 12 in last week's AP Top 25 poll to No. 11 in <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/ap/?xid=sbnation">this week's poll.</a></p>
<p>Alabama continued its stranglehold on the top spot in the AP poll, with Oregon, Florida State, LSU and Georgia rounding out the top five. The Crimson Tide received all the first place votes this week.</p>
<p>TCU defeated SMU 24-16 on Saturday, and remained at No. 15 in this week's poll. Baylor's 70-63 loss to West Virginia knocked the Bears out of the poll.</p>
<p>Here is this week's entire <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/ap/?xid=sbnation">AP Poll top 25</a>:</p>
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<tbody>
<tr height="13">
<td height="13" width="75"><b>Rank</b></td>
<td width="75"><b>Team</b></td>
<td width="75"><b>Points</b></td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="1.0" height="13">1</td>
<td>Alabama (60)</td>
<td x:num="1500.0">1500</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="2.0" height="13">2</td>
<td>Oregon</td>
<td x:num="1430.0">1430</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="3.0" height="13">3</td>
<td>Florida State</td>
<td x:num="1349.0">1349</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="4.0" height="13">4</td>
<td>LSU</td>
<td x:num="1310.0">1310</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="5.0" height="13">5</td>
<td>Georgia</td>
<td x:num="1252.0">1252</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="6.0" height="13">6</td>
<td>South Carolina</td>
<td x:num="1152.0">1152</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="7.0" height="13">7</td>
<td>Kansas State</td>
<td x:num="1123.0">1123</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="8.0" height="13">8</td>
<td>West Virginia</td>
<td x:num="1066.0">1066</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="9.0" height="13">9</td>
<td>Notre Dame</td>
<td x:num="1043.0">1043</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="10.0" height="13">10</td>
<td>Florida</td>
<td x:num="937.0">937</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="11.0" height="13">11</td>
<td>Texas</td>
<td x:num="932.0">932</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="12.0" height="13">12</td>
<td>Ohio State</td>
<td x:num="793.0">793</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="13.0" height="13">13</td>
<td>USC</td>
<td x:num="703.0">703</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="14.0" height="13">14</td>
<td>Oregon State</td>
<td x:num="647.0">647</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="15.0" height="13">15</td>
<td>Clemson</td>
<td x:num="608.0">608</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="15.0" height="13">15</td>
<td>TCU</td>
<td x:num="608.0">608</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="17.0" height="13">17</td>
<td>Oklahoma</td>
<td x:num="581.0">581</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="18.0" height="13">18</td>
<td>Stanford</td>
<td x:num="509.0">509</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="19.0" height="13">19</td>
<td>Louisville</td>
<td x:num="404.0">404</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="20.0" height="13">20</td>
<td>Mississippi State</td>
<td x:num="306.0">306</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="21.0" height="13">21</td>
<td>Nebraska</td>
<td x:num="240.0">240</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="22.0" height="13">22</td>
<td>Rutgers</td>
<td x:num="160.0">160</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="23.0" height="13">23</td>
<td>Washington</td>
<td x:num="159.0">159</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="24.0" height="13">24</td>
<td>Northwestern</td>
<td x:num="143.0">143</td>
</tr>
<tr height="13">
<td x:num="25.0" height="13">25</td>
<td>UCLA</td>
<td x:num="122.0">122</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2012/9/30/3432876/ncaa-football-rankings-week-6-ap-top-25T.J. Doyle2012-09-30T11:22:44-05:002012-09-30T11:22:44-05:00Bears defense completely nonexistent in loss
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<figcaption>Rob Christy-US PRESSWIRE - Presswire</figcaption>
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<p>Despite scoring 63 points, the Baylor Bears lost the offensive shootout of the season on Saturday to West Virginia by allowing the Mountaineers to put 70 points on the board.</p> <p>Despite scoring 63 points, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/baylor-bears">Baylor Bears</a> lost the offensive shootout of the season on Saturday to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers">West Virginia </a>by allowing the Mountaineers to put 70 points on the board. As you might imagine after a game where the final score is 70-63, the folks over at<a href="http://www.ourdailybears.com/baylor-bears-vs-wvu-mountaineers/2012/9/29/3429674/thoughts-on-baylors-loss-to-wvu"> SB Nation's Baylor blog Our Daily Bears</a> have some issues with the Bears defense:</p>
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<p>I'm going to say some things here about Baylor's defense that are not positive. I want to make two things clear before I do: 1) I'm not taking anything away from WVU QB Geno Smith in doing so because he was simply transcendent today, and 2) I don't think we need to fire Phil Bennett. Yes, we're paying him for a lot more than we're getting right now. Yes, everyone expects for the defense to perform much, much better than it did today. No, we can't get where we want to be with that kind of performance. All that taken as fact, Phil Bennett is a good defensive coach. Despite the scorn I heaped upon him in the heat of the moment on twitter, it's not his fault that our players don't tackle when they have the chance, and it's not his fault they make terrible decisions like leaving <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/84134/tavon-austin">Tavon Austin</a> wide open down the sideline. Our biggest problem at this point is clearly the defensive line, where we're playing a redshirt freshman in an alignment we've never used before because we lost our starter before the season.</p>
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<p>Baylor has a bye next Saturday, before welcoming the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/tcu-horned-frogs">TCU Horned Frogs</a> to Waco on Oct. 13. A kickoff time for that game has yet to be announced.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2012/9/30/3432714/west-virginia-baylor-2012-reactionT.J. Doyle