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The Michigan Wolverines and Coach Rich Rodriguez put away the number 18 ranked Fighting Irish of  Notre Dame late in the 4th quarter.  Final Score 38-34.

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The University of Houston defeated Oklahoma State (5) on the road.  This is the 1st time in nearly 25 years Houston defeated a ranked opponent.  The last time they accomplished this was against the 3rd ranked Texas Longhorns November 10, 1984.

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Congratulations to Steve Sarkissian and the Washington Huskies for putting an end to the nations longest losing streak at 15 games.  They beat Idaho today 42-23 to break the streak giving Sarkissian his first career win as a head coach.

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The University of Tennessee could not put away UCLA after UCLA tried to give them the win.  UT had 4 attempts at the end zone and could not convert on any of them to a touchdown.  They held UCLA deep and got a safety which gave the Vols the ball back with 1:47 left on the clock and ended the game with Jonathon Crompton (UT quarterback) throwing an interception.

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A BIG thumbs down to the schedule Boise State plays.  Although, they can’t control a lot of their scheduling because they play in the WAC conference, it is hard to tell how truly good the team is when their competition is just mediocre.  They did manage to beat Oregon last week, but not sure how great that will will look at the end of the season after watching the play of some other Pac-10 teams.