From: boisseau@chpc.utexas.edu (John R. Boisseau (Jay))
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: SWC Review for 11/7
Date: 11 Nov 92 06:54:07 GMT
Article-I.D.: chpc.1992Nov11.065407.22109
Organization: The University of Texas System CHPC


Just when we thought it was save to predict the conference... WOW!
We both took a beating this week on our predictions (and Jay had
_just_ starting gloating about his predictions ;-) ).

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SWC Review For Games the Week of 11/7
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Gary 'Goober' Smith and Jay Boisseau.

                Conference      Overall
                  W  L  T       W  L  T
Texas A&M:        5  0  0       9  0  0
Texas:            3  1  0       5  3  0
Baylor:           3  2  0       5  4  0
Rice:             3  2  0       4  4  0
Texas Tech:       2  3  0       3  6  0
SMU:              2  4  0       4  5  0
Houston:          1  3  0       3  5  0
TCU:              1  4  0       2  6  1


GEORGIA TECH at BAYLOR
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Final Score:         Baylor 31, Georgia Tech 27
Predictions: Goober  Georgia Tech 28, Baylor 21
             Jay     Baylor 24, Georgia Tech 17

Baylor is getting better. They had a great day offensively to stay
ahead of the Rambling Wrecks from Georgia Tech. Shawn Jones did not
play in the first half but sparked the Yellowjackets in the second
half.  Baylor ran the ball for most of the game with Bradford Lewis
leading the way, but two second half touchdown passes from J.J. Joe to
Melvin Bonner helped Baylor hold off the Yellowjackets' second half
charge. Georgia Tech almost came from behind to win the game in the
closing minute but a fumble at the Baylor 8 yard line with 25 seconds
sealed the Baylor victory.


TEXAS at TCU
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Final Score:         TCU 23, Texas 14
Predictions: Goober  Texas 38, TCU 17
             Jay     Texas 35, TCU 24

Jay called the letdown correctly, but didn't have the guts to predict
that TCU would actually pull it off. The Horned Frogs came out ready
to play, and the Longhorns didn't.

The Frogs took a 7-0 lead on an 83-yard scoring drive directed by Leon
Clay. They then took advantage of an Adrian Walker fumble on the Texas
20 to jump to a 14-0 first quarter lead. Waler partially atoned for
this in the 2nd quarter, when he finished off a Texas drive with a
15-yard TD run o close it to 14-7. The 'Horns looked to be finally
waking up... and then they made another mistake. Grady Cavness tried
to field a TCU punt over his shoulder inside the 10 (a very bad idea).
He fumbled, of course, and the ball went into the endzone. Cavness
knew that a muffed punt would not be a safety,but he did not realize
that he could not actively force the ball out of bounds to prevent a
TCU player from recovering in the endzone. Thus, it was ruled a safety
instead of a punt (it looked like the ball would might have gotten out
of the back of the endzone on its own had Grady blocked the TCU
playerinstead of slapping the ball). The Frogs thus took a 16-7 lead
into the half.

In the 3rd quarter, Cavness partially atoned for _his_ mistake by
picking of a TCU pass, giving the 'Horns possession at the TCU 15.
Curtis Jackson scored on a 1 yard plunge to close it to 16-14. But
still, the Longhorn offense would not wake up. TCU closed the scoring
with a 42-yard return of a Peter Gardere intereption for a TD. Gardere
finished with under 200 yards for the first time this season. He had 3
INTs and no TDs. He was sacked 7 times, and pressued often, by an
undersized but aggressive and quick TCU defense. The 'Horns offensive
line folded, giving Gardere no protection, and making no holes for the
backs. It was a huge setback for the 'Horns, who had (prematurely)
starting talking about the Cotton Bowl.


LOUISVILLE at TEXAS A&M
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Final Score:         A&M 40, Louisville 18
Predictions: Goober  A&M 28, Louisville 14
             Jay     A&M 24, Louisville 14

Corey Pullig started for A&M and was impressive.  He made clutch
passes and scrambled for first downs.  Pullig ended up 14-22-0 with
128 yards.  Eight of those completions were to tight end and player of
the game, Greg Schorp.  The rejuvenated A&M passing game pulled the
Louisville defense off of the line and opened up the run (231 yards).
It was the best all-around offensive showing this season for the
Aggies, and a very positive sign for them gong into the last few games
and bowl game.

Louisville did well offensively in the first half behind a strong
running game and the play of QB Brohm.  A&M had planned on facing a
pass-oriented Louisville offense, but the Cardinals came out running
the ball.  As has happended several times this season, A&M made
adjustments at the half and shut the Cardinals down from there.


HOUSTON at SMU
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Final Score:         SMU 41, Houston 16
Predictions: Goober  Houston 42, SMU 17
             Jay     Houston

SMU is playing on a lot of emotion right now.  The senior-laden ponies
are full of experience and memories... mostly bad ones.  One of those
memories was the 95-21 thrashing that Houston gave them when they were
freshmen (and which was discussed for weeks here on the net). That was
1989, the first year back from the death penalty.  It was payback time
on Saturday as the ponies (17 point underdogs) dominated the game.
SMU was ahead 27-3 at the half.  Houston fought back to make it 27-16
at the start of the fourth but SMU put it away in the fourth.

SMU quarterback Dan Frieburger was 26-44-1 for 346 yards.  For
Houston, David Klingler was 34-53-3 for 385 yards.  Houston continued
their sloppy play as they lost two fumbles along with the three
interceptions.

A weird side-note: Atlanta Falcons coach Jerry Glanville sent SMU
coach Rossley a telegram before the game, comparing memories of the
Alamo to memories of the 1989 massacre. (Glanville's Falcon's defeated
Pardee's Oilers in the 1990 opener, the first game for ex-UH head
coach as coach of the Oilers, and Glanville sent then-SMU-coach
Forrest Gregg a game ball.) Rossley said he is gong to sand Glanville
a game ball from this game.


TEXAS TECH at RICE
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Final Score:         Rice 34, Texas Tech 3
Predictions: Goober  Texas Tech 24, Rice 21
             Jay     Texas Tech 31, Rice 24

Surprise #3 in the SWC this weekend! We both expected a close game
that could go either way, and picked Tech to pull it out. WRONG!  This
was the largest margin of victory for Rice since 1964. Tech backup QB
Jason Clemmons finally showed he isn't perfect, throwing his forst
three intreceptions since taking over for Robert Hall.  Defensive back
Sean Washington scored two touchdowns on interception returns of 56
and 60 yards. Rice's Trevor Cobb ran for 161 yards to provide Rice
with offense while the Rice defense forced Tech to lose the ball--in
addition to the INTs, freshman linebacker Larry Izzo forced two Tech
fumbles. When they weren't causing turnovers, Rice was stopping Tech
the old-fashioned way... by only allowing Tech to convert only 3 of 17
third down tries and 1 of 4 fourth down tries.  Tech was able to gain
273 yards through the air with Lloyd Hill catching 6 passes for 111
yards.


Jay's record:    2-3 this week, 33-7-1 overall
Goober's record: 1-4 this week, 26-14-1 overall
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  John R. Boisseau ("Jay")       
  Department of Astronomy