From: boisseau@chpc.utexas.edu (John R. Boisseau (Jay))
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: SWC Preview for 11/7
Date: 6 Nov 92 00:59:45 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas System CHPC


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SWC Preview 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:        4  0  0       8  0  0
Texas:            3  0  0       5  2  0
Baylor:           3  2  0       4  4  0
Texas Tech:       2  2  0       3  5  0
Rice:             2  2  0       3  4  0
Houston:          1  2  0       3  4  0
SMU:              1  4  0       3  5  0
TCU:              0  4  0       1  6  1



GEORGIA TECH at BAYLOR
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This could be a good game.  Georgia Tech is pretty 'banged up', and 
Baylor is a decent team that seems to be getting better. Each team has
something to play for: Baylor is playing for Grant Teaff (they'd like to
at least give him a winning season since they no longer have a chance at
the Cotton Bowl), and GT is playing for their bowl chances. The key to
this game will probably be the play of backup QB Jeff Howard, who will
play for Shawn Jones. He has a strong arm, but lacks mobility. This should
be the best game of the week in the SWC.

Predictions: Goober  Georgia Tech 28, Baylor 21
             Jay     Baylor 24, Georgia Tech 17


TEXAS at TCU
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Goober thinks Texas will in BIG, but Jay thinks his 'Horns are
overrated and ripe for a letdown. TCU _finally_ got its offense on
track last week (albeit against Houston). Texas has not played a game
on natural grass all year (TCU is the only school in the SWC with
natural grass). The 'Horns will once again give up gobs of passing
yards, this time to a fired up TCU squad that would like to be the
first in 25 years to beat Texas (and the first in 34 years to beat
them in Ft. Worth). Texas, however, will control the line of scrimmage
(TCU's offensive line has no one heavier than 250 lbs., and their nose
tackle is only 238 lbs!), so look for the Longhorns to win their 6th
in a row... in a rout if Goober is right, but still by 10-14 points
even if they suffer a letdown.

Predictions: Goober  Texas 38, TCU 17
             Jay     Texas 35, TCU 24


LOUISVILLE at TEXAS A&M
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A&M's starting QB, Jeff Granger, may still have a headache from last week's
concussion.  If so, Corey Pullig may be the starter for the first time.  
Pullig lead the Aggies to a 'relatively easy' win against SMU, but that's not 
saying too awful much.  If Pullig rolls, A&M rolls.  Louisville has a very 
good run defense, so A&M will probably not be able to run over them, as 
they've done to teams in the past when the pass wasn't working.

Predictions: Goober  A&M 28, Louisville 14
             Jay     A&M 24, Louisville 14


HOUSTON at SMU
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Houston lost 9 turnovers last week but had enough of an offense to
still win the game.  If they reduce the number of turnovers, they will
have no problems with the ponies.  If they don't reduce the number of
turnovers, they will still win against the ponies. Klingler will go
all the way at QB again since Douglas, the other starter, is still
suffereing from fallen arches. Note: this is SMU's first senior class
since they came back from the death penalty. The seniors were on the
team that was pasted 95-21 in 1989 by the Cougars in the Astrodome.
The won't get revenge or anything, we just thought we'd mention it. ;-)

Predictions: Goober  Houston 42, SMU 17


TEXAS TECH at RICE
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Texas Tech is coming off a disappointing loss to Texas that took them
out of the Cotton Bowl race. They are probably a slightly better team 
than Rice, but a possible letdown from that game coupled with it being
an away game for them might make this a very close game indeed. Lloyd
Hill has played very well against Rice in the past--look for another
big game. Cobb and Emmanuel have to be excited bout their chances
against Tech, however, after watching game films of the 'Horns rushing
for over well over 300 yards against Tech in Lubbock. Look for Tech's
passing game, led again by backup (but very able) QB Jason Clemmons, to
score lots of points against Rice, with Rice's running game grinding
out enough yardage to keep it interesting for most ofthe game.

Predictions: Goober  Texas Tech 24, Rice 21
             Jay     Texas Tech 31, Rice 24

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  John R. Boisseau ("Jay")       
  Department of Astronomy