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Big East
Game of the Week
Cincinnati 28 …
Louisville 20
Dominick Goodman caught a 23-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter and
John Goebel ran for a six-yard score in the fourth as Cincinnati came back to
beat the Cardinals. Louisville got a three-yard touchdown run from Victor
Anderson in the second and a two-yard James Bryant catch in the first, but the
offense was stuffed late on a last-gasp drive and only managed a 23-yard Ryan
Payne field goal in the second half. Mardy Gilyard started out the scoring for
the Bearcats with a 48-yard catch on the opening drive.
Big East
Player of the Week
Rutgers QB Mike Teel completed 18-of-29 passes for 294
yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions, and he ran for a score in the
win over South Florida.
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Conference |
Overall |
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W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
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Cincinnati |
4-1 |
107 |
103 |
8-2 |
268 |
207 |
W3 |
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Pittsburgh |
3-1 |
135 |
106 |
7-2 |
278 |
223 |
W2 |
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West Va |
3-1 |
99 |
62 |
6-3 |
225 |
144 |
L1 |
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Rutgers |
4-2 |
177 |
114 |
5-5 |
255 |
205 |
W4 |
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Conn. |
3-2 |
128 |
98 |
7-3 |
263 |
186 |
W1 |
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South Fla |
1-4 |
112 |
136 |
6-4 |
294 |
220 |
L3 |
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Louisville |
1-4 |
93 |
143 |
5-5 |
261 |
260 |
L3 |
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Syracuse |
1-5 |
102 |
191 |
2-8 |
183 |
339 |
L2 |
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Games of the
Week
Aug. 30 - BGSU 27
- Pitt 17
Sep. 6 - USF 34 ... UCF 24 OT
Sep 13 - USF 37 - Kansas 34
Sep 20 - Col 17 - WVU 14 OT
Sep 27 - Con 26 - UL 21
Oct 4 - Pitt 26 - USF 21
0ct 11 - UL 35 - Mem 28
Oct 18 - Rut 12 - Conn 10
Oct 25 - UL 24 - USF 20
Nov. 1 - Pitt 36 - ND 33 4OT
Nov. 8 - Cin 26 - WV 23 OT
Nov. 15 - Cin 28 - UL 20 |
Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - Pat White, WVU
Sep. 6 - Matt Grothe, USF
Sep 13 - Matt Grothe, USF
Sep 20 - Victor Anderson, UL
Sep. 27 - Donald Brown, Conn.
Oct 4 - LeSean McCoy, Pitt
0ct 11 - Chazz Anderson, Cin
Oct 18 - Matt Grothe, USF
Oct 25 - Mike Teel, Rut.
Nov. 1 - Curtis Brinkley, SU
Nov. 8 - Kordell Young, Rut
Nov. 15 - Mike Teel, Rut |
Conference
Roundup
Cincinnati
… After getting beaten up over the last
few years in the rivalry game against
the Cardinals, UC came through with a
big win to establish itself as the
leader in the Big East pack. The BCS
spot is there for the taking by winning
out, and if it get the steady production
from Tony Pike and the passing game, and
the defense can hold up like it did in
the second half against the Cardinals,
the chances are good for the big game.
It would be nice to start generating
more of a pass rush, but that’s
nitpicking after a good win like this.
Connecticut … UConn might have
blown away Syracuse, but that doesn’t
mean there weren’t problems. There was
next to nothing from Tyler Lorenzen and
the passing game, and the running game
was inconsistent beyond a 50-yard run
from Jordan Todman and a 49-yard dash
from Donald Brown. The defense didn’t
allow a thing from the SU passing game,
getting off the field time and again
with a third down stop. UConn might not
be pretty, and it’s rarely consistent,
but it’s 7-3 with big games against
South Florida and Pitt to come. Win
those two, hope for a Cincinnati loss,
and hope for the best in the hunt for
the Big East title.
Louisville … Hunter Cantwell
threw well enough against Cincinnati,
completing 19-of-35 passes for 204
yards, but he didn’t lead the team to
any big drives in the second half and he
didn’t change the game when he had the
chance. The running game has been
decent, but nothing special. Overall,
the Cardinals played a decent game
against UC, but the O failed to come
through late. Now UofL needs to beat
either West Virginia or a hot Rutgers
team to go bowling.
Pitt … Didn’t Play This Week.
Rutgers … On a terrific four-game
winning streak to save a dying season,
Rutgers has cranked up the offense, has
gotten good aggressiveness and intensity
from the defense, and overall, the team
is clicking at just the right time. QB
Mike Teel is playing like a Big East
Offensive Player of the Year, but his
line deserves credit for doing a good
job in pass protection. After destroying
South Florida in Tampa, the team has to
focus on Army and not get too puffy-chested.
There’s still plenty of work to be done,
Rutgers still has to get bowl eligible
and it doesn’t want to go into an
off-week before facing Louisville
worrying about getting the sixth win.
South Florida … Does anyone
struggle with negative momentum more
than South Florida? The Bulls were in
the game against Rutgers, but turnovers,
missed tackles, and generally sloppy
play made it a blowout. A bowl game
isn’t a sure thing at this point, even
though the team is eligible. If they
keep playing as poorly as they have over
the last few weeks, and if they get
blasted by Connecticut next week with
West Virginia still to play, Step one
might be to get the ground game working
to provide some semblance of
consistency. Matt Grothe is great, but
he can’t do it all.
Syracuse … And that’s it for the
Greg Robinson era. His firing wasn’t a
shock, but after the way the team
struggled so much against Connecticut,
it showed just how many problems there
have been all the way around. The SU
quarterbacks combined to complete
6-of-23 passes for just 51 yards with
three interceptions, and the running
game couldn’t pick up the slack. When
you convert 1-of-14 third down chances,
you’re not going to win much. On the
plus side, the defense wasn’t bad
against the Huskies, especially against
the pass. But everything else didn’t
work. There are still two dates with
Notre Dame and Cincinnati to close
things out.
West Virginia… Didn’t Play This
Week