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NATION-WIDE SPORTS PUBLICATIONS COPYRIGHT © 2012 VOLUME 56 DECEMBER 27, 2012 - JANUARY 2, 2013 NO. 18 STRIKE ONE FOR NEW JERSEY because last Friday, the NFL (in tandem with the NHL, NBA, and NCAA) was able to score a preliminary legal victory, which was not wholly unexpected, in its by Bruce Marshall, Goldsheet.com Editor attempt to block New Jersey’s proposal to implement sports wagering at its Right about this time of year near the end of the 1984 NFL regular season, existing race tracks and casinos (as outlined in depth in TGS in our late October news broke from Philadelphia that Eagles owner Leonard Tose was close to cover story, The Garden State Times, in issue No. 9; the story remains on our moving the Birds to Phoenix. Tose, of course, was a well-known inveterate website homepage). In denying New Jersey’s request to dismiss the lawsuit gambler who frequented the Atlantic City casinos. Still, no fans in Philadelphia filed by the sports organizations, U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp agreed that were expecting that he would be willing to move their beloved franchise several the leagues have standing to file the suit because expanding legal sports time zones away to help cover his mounting debts. Quickly, the city mobilized betting to New Jersey would “negatively affect perception of their games.” and restructured the Eagles’ lease terms at Veterans Stadium; the Vet would Judge Shipp cited studies offered by the leagues that showed fans’ negative get 50-plus penthouse suites, to be built at the top of the 700 level, by the 1986 attitudes toward game-fixing and sports gambling. Which makes about as season; all revenue would go to the team; the Birds’ lease was reworked and much sense as condemning the automotive industry because criminals use extended; and the city would defer collecting $800,000 per year in rent for up cars to escape from bank robberies. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., who to 10 years, after which the money would be repaid plus interest. The city has worked in the House to change the 1992 federal law which prohibits sports would also build two practice fields and an indoor workout facility. Tose agreed gaming in all but four states, also decried Shipp’s decision. “It is absurd for the to drop plans of a move to Phoenix, thinking he had found an answer to his professional sports leagues and the NCAA to claim that they will suffer injuries financial woes. as a result of the legalization of sports betting in New Jersey,” Pallone said. (Only it wasn’t so; Tose ended up selling the Eagles the following year to “That these organizations claim that the sports they represent will somehow Norman Braman for $65 million. Due to all of the leveraging Tose had done with have their reputation impacted is naive at best and assumes that illegal the franchise, he only netted $5 million from the sale, and not long after had gambling is not currently occurring in lieu of legal sports betting. The fact is that squandered all of that profit, too.) the presence of illegal betting and the crime that goes with it has a far greater Three years later, Bud Adams threatened to move his Houston Oilers to impact on the legitimacy of sports organization.” Jacksonville unless the city and Harris County made significant improvements At the same time, a nationwide survey conducted by New Jersey's Fairleigh- to the Astrodome. To appease Adams, 10,000 new seats (eliminating the Dickinson University showed that a majority among those polled were in favor Dome’s popular “exploding” scoreboard) and 65 new luxury suites were added, or making sports gambling legal everywhere. funded by an increase in local property taxes and a doubling of the hotel tax. The specifics of the New Jersey plan, as championed by Gov. Chris Christie, Within a few years, however, Adams was asking for more, railing for even were outlined in depth on these pages in our aforementioned editorial from two more-expensive accommodations, all at taxpayer expense. When Houston months ago. And while the reaction of the sports leagues and NCAA, and even balked, Adams shopped his team, moving it to Nashville (with a one-year Judge Shipp, have been predictable, we remain perplexed why the mainstream stopover in Memphis) only a decade after extracting those first concessions sports media continues to treat the subject of sports gaming so benignly. from the Astrodome. As we mentioned in October, the stakes in this debate are a lot more Not long after Adams moved the Oilers, Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen significant than they might have been in years past. With a listing economy was making similar threats in the Mile High City, with some not-so-thinly-veiled desperate for job creating-opportunities, and various government entities faced warnings that he might consider relocating the Broncos to Toronto in his native with potentially-draconian budget cuts, any enterprise that could create viable Canada unless the city could provide a new facility to replace the aging Mile employment and revenue-generating streams to pad the public purse cannot be High Stadium. Fear of losing their beloved Broncos helped convince the voters summarily dismissed. Especially since the sports wagering activity that the in a six-country area comprising metro Denver to pass a stadium measure on leagues and NCAA deem so onerous has long been conducted mostly the November 1998 ballot. underground, unregulated and untaxed, as Rep. Pallone mentioned. Except in During roughly the same period of time, Art Modell, faced with some Leonard the few states in which sports gaming is legalized, Nevada in particular, Tose-like debts, moved his Cleveland Browns to Baltimore, which was offering where the industry not only generates jobs and revenue for the state, but a sweetheart deal on a new stadium. Of course, Al Davis’ Raiders (twice!) and also provides transparency and helps serve as an important industry Bill Bidwill’s Cardinals also abandoned their home bases. The New York watchdog to identify the sort of chicanery to which Judge Shipp referred. Giants and Jets both moved out of the Big Apple for New Jersey and a new What still perplexes, however, is how so many major media outlets are either sports complex anchored by a racetrack. Other owners, through threats of parroting the time-worn NFL/NCAA anti-gaming diatribes, or just ignoring the relocation, have intimidated many locales into building new stadiums for their subject completely. It’s as if the storyline is such a hot potato that media teams. And the Spanos family was able to extract a staggering ticket-sale concerns do not wish to run afoul of the NFL or NCAA, even by just setting a guarantee from the city of San Diego when similarly rattling the relocation framework for reasonable debate. Although ESPN counts a number of saber. The list goes on, but you get the idea. respected sports journalists among its ranks, it has rarely tackled the subject in While pro football owners are hardly the only businessmen on the lookout to a significant manner. We have occasionally come across some probing make better deals for their enterprises, we mention the instances above as material on the web pages of Yahoo Sports, but can still count on one hand the examples of the NFL’s history of effectively extorting municipalities (and, by number of serious editorial pieces from all sources. extension, countless taxpayers) with stadium deals and sweetheart leases in We have also never encountered any domestic sports piece that drills just a order to help pad their coffers. Which runs counter to much of the league- little bit beneath the surface regarding Rupert Murdoch’s all-powerful generated p.r. which often portrays the NFL as a pillar of integrity...especially NewsCorporation, under whose umbrella are the Fox Networks (which televise with its decades-long public stance against sports gaming. NFL and MLB games in the states) and, overseas, BSkyB. Sky’s subsidiaries We at TGS have never subscribed to the notion that the NFL ownership, in also include SkyBet, a heavyweight sports wagering company based in particular, is populated by a group of Little Lord Fauntleroy types. There have England that accepts various wagers on American sports. always been exceptions, but its ranks have long included various objectionable Nothing wrong with NewsCorp’s Sky holding an interest in SkyBet, although sorts, some of whom historically being involved in industries (horse racing, we would like to hear NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell argue with a straight bookmaking, waste management, etc.) hardly confused with the Peace Corps. face about the evils of sports gaming when it is a peripheral enterprise of one And we are compelled to remind readers of these past inconsistencies the league’s broadcast partners. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 THE GOLD SHEET PAGE 2 NFL ANALYSIS Home team in CAPS. *—indicates night game. Statistics after game writeups are listed in the following order: Score of game, first downs, rushing attempts/rushing yards, passes completed/passes attempted/passes intercepted/passing yards, and fumbles lost. In each statistical category the leader INDIANAPOLIS 27 - Houston 24 —Who would have guessed a few weeks is listed first. Scores and pointspreads (in parentheses) are results of most recent meetings in series. P— ago that this game would have a lot more significance for Houston, now in Pick Game. SR—Series Record (official league games only), with team leading in series, number of games jeopardy of relinquishing a first-round bye with possible 3 losses in 4 weeks? won, lost and tied. NL—No Line. TGS Key Releases are underlined and denoted with stars ( ★). Did Texans peak too soon? Meanwhile, Indy is locked into the AFC 5th seed. Some frequently-appearing abbreviations. HC—Head Coach. “O”—Offense. “D”—Defense. And emotion could be high at Lucas Oil, as HC Chuck Pagano is expected to DDs—Double Digits. OL—Offensive Line or Lineman. DL—Defensive Line or Lineman. KR-Kick return to the Colts’ sideline after undergoing leukemia treatments since late Returner. o.c.—Offensive Coordinator. d.c.—Defensive Coordinator. YR—Yards Rushing. YP— Yards Passing. recs.—Receptions. ints.—Interceptions. STs—Special Teams. ypg—Yards per September. Quick-study QB Andrew Luck faced Wade Phillips’ schemes two Game. ppg—Points per Game. ypc—Yards per Carry (or Catch, for receivers). LY—Last Year. TY— weeks ago. Doubt frisky Indy has any interest in dialing down its intensity (or This Year. Y—Year or Years. TDP—Touchdown Passes. FA—Free Agent. SU—Straight Up. Games resting Luck) before the playoffs. are listed in the Don Best rotation used in the majority of Las Vegas sportsbooks. (12-HOU. 29-Indy 17...H.23-19 H.32/178 I.25/124 H.23/31/0/239 I.13/27/0/148 H.0 I.1) All score predictions are made with Las Vegas pointspreads and over-under lines in mind. Please (11-HOU. 34-Indy 7...H.26-15 H.41/167 I.16/64 H.17/24/2/217 I.16/31/0/172 H.1 I.2) note: All selections indicating a preference for the underdog do not necessarily forecast the underdog (11-INDY 19-Hou. 16...I.24-14 H.31/171 I.32/95 I.23/41/0/225 H.13/16/0/112 I.1 H.1) as the straight-up winner of the game. A predicted victory by the favorite of less than the pointspread (12-HOU. -10 29-17; 11-HOU. -8' 34-7, INDY +6' 19-16…SR: Indianapolis 17-4) on the game indicates the underdog is the preferred side in the game. TENNESSEE 28 - Jacksonville 17—Not your normal times in Nashville, uuuuuKEY RELEASESuuuuu where Vanderbilt’s football coach James Franklin is on a lot firmer ground than NFL Titans counterpart Mike Munchak, who can only be glad he’s not working NEW ENGLAND by 21 over Miami for a younger version of Bud Adams. Jake Locker (sacked 7 times last week) SAN FRANCISCO by 27 over Arizona ------hardly resembling the many other young QBs who are flourishing. But, after OVER THE TOTAL in the Dallas-Washington game Sunday’s 55-7 loss at Green Bay, must note that some of revenge-minded uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Tennessee’s best efforts have come after previous humiliations. Despite SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 several road covers, the 2-13 Jags remain a tough sell. Another effort like last BUFFALO 27 - NY Jets 18—The peripheral storylines intrigue this week at week’s near-miss vs. the Pats might be hard to replicate. Orchard Park. Will HCs Chan Gailey & Rex Ryan return next season? Is 94- (12-JACK. 24-Tenn. 19...T.20-19 T.29/110 J.27/100 T.23/40/2/250 J.17/26/1/221 J.0 T.0) (11-JACK. 16-Tenn. 14...J.20-13 J.47/163 T.13/43 T.21/34/1/249 J.17/24/0/160 J.1 T.0) year-old Bills owner Ralph Wilson in any condition to fire his coach? If Ryan (11-TENN. 23-Jack. 17...T.20-18 J.28/113 T.25/65 T.24/40/2/342 J.21/42/1/187 T.1 J.0) survives, will he be compelled to sacrifice staff (in particular, might o.c. Tony (12-JACK. +3' 24-19; 11-JACK. -1' 16-14, TENN. -7' 23-17...SR: Tennessee 20-16) Sparano get “whacked”?)? What about Mark Sanchez’ future in New York? NY GIANTS 33 - Philadelphia 18—It’s apparent the Giants are not going to And is Tim Tebow already scouting Jacksonville real estate? Buffalo not much, be able to flip the switch as they did last year, with their back-to-back blowout but the Bills do have an established No. 1 QB (Ryan Fitzpatrick), a hot RB (C.J. road losses reminding more of Allie Sherman’s 1-12-1 G-Men of 1966 than the Spiller), a revenge motive from their Sept. 9 blowout, and have played their best 2011 season Super Bowl champs. But whatever slim N.Y. playoff hopes remain games at home. Meanwhile, Greg McElroy was sacked 11 times in his debut as require victory at MetLife Stadium, where most of Giants’ best efforts this Jets’ starting QB last week vs. the going-nowhere Chargers. season have taken place. Philly not much of an alternative, with only three (12-NY JETS 48-Buf. 28...N.21-20 B.26/195 N.36/118 N.19/27/1/266 B.18/32/3/195 N.0 B.1) covers all season and with HC Andy Reid’s 14-year tenure likely to end following (11-NY Jets 27-BUF. 11...N.24-14 N.39/126 B.22/96 N.20/28/1/222 B.15/31/2/191 N.1 B.1) this game. The Nick Foles-led Birds guilty of 7 TOs last 2 weeks. (11-NY JETS 28-Buf. 24...B.21-20 N.23/138 B.28/86 B.26/39/0/250 N.17/35/1/180 N.1 B.0) (12-PHIL. 19-Nyg 17...P.22-20 P.36/191 N.19/57 N.24/42/1/309 P.19/30/0/231 P.0 N.0) (12-NY JETS -3 48-28; 11-NY Jets +2' 27-11, NY JETS -9' 28-24...SR: Buffalo 54-50) (11-Nyg 29-PHIL. 16...P.25-14 P.40/177 N.25/102 N.16/23/0/232 P.20/30/3/199 N.0 P.0) ★★★NEW ENGLAND 34 - Miami 13—In retrospect, perhaps we can excuse (11-Phil. 17-NY GIA. 10...P.17-12 P.33/136 N.17/29 P.26/36/3/255 N.18/35/1/249 P.0 N.1) New England’s flat effort last week at Jacksonville coming on the heels of two (12-PHIL. -2' 19-17; 11-NY Giants +8 29-16, Phil. +5' 17-10...SR: NY Giants 82-75-2) high-profile, prime-time games. But now that the Pats have a shot at a first- ★★★OVER THE TOTAL *Dallas 32 - WASHINGTON 29—Oddly, Dallas round playoff bye, expect HC Bill Belichick to crack the whip and for Tom Brady didn’t hurt its playoff chances by losing in OT last week vs. the Saints; the (4 ints. the last two games!) to play with sharper focus. Miami’s offensive ranks Cowboys can still steal the NFC East by beating the hated Redskins. Such a have been thinned by the loss of power back Daniel Thomas and H-back trick would have been asking a bit much on Thanksgiving, when RG III ran Charles Clay (33 recs.) the last two weeks. The Dolphins’ handy 182 YR last Dallas ragged with 4 TDP and a 28-point 2nd Q blitz. But the Cowboys are now week vs. Buffalo won’t happen in Foxborough vs. Vince Wilfork and 2012’s familiar with Griffin, who looked a little worse for wear (only 4 YR) when improved Pats’ defense. returning from his knee injury last week. Tony Romo has thrown only 4 picks on (12-N. Eng. 23-MIA 16...N.25-15 N.32/108 M.27/101 N.24/40/1/213 M.13/29/0/176 N.0 M.1) the road (vs. 11 at home). The Skins have won and covered their last six, but (11-N. Eng. 38-MIA 24...N.27-25 N.22/106 M.20/98 N.32/48/1/516 M.30/49/1/390 N.0 M.0) the Cowboys are used to white-knucklers (last 3 decided by 7 pts. total!). Dallas (11-N. ENG. 27-Mia 24...N.26-20 N.31/119 M.27/115 N.27/46/0/281 M.17/33/1/266 N.0 M.1) (12-New Eng. -7' 23-16; 11-New Eng. -7 38-24, NEW ENG. -8' 27-24...SR: Miami 50-44) (rejuvenated offense 31 ppg last 6) “over” 4 of last 5. TV-NBC CINCINNATI 20 - Baltimore 13—Both are postseason-bound amid myriad (12-Wash. 38-DAL. 31...22-22 W.30/142 D.11/35 D.37/62/2/423 W.20/28/1/295 W.0 D.1) (11-DAL. 18-Wash. 16...W.20-17 D.26/125 W.22/65 D.22/36/1/250 W.22/37/1/233 D.1 W.1) potential scenarios (including a slight chance these two could meet in a (11-Dal. 27-WASH. 24 (OT)...D.20-18 D.32/89 W.24/60 W.25/38/1/276 D.23/37/0/264 D.0 W.1) th wildcard rematch). What we do know is that Cincy is locked into the AFC’s 6 (12-Wash. +3' 38-31; 11-DALLAS -3' 18-16, Dallas -7' 27-24 (OT)...SR: Dallas 62-41-2) th rd slot, while the Ravens could possibly improve their lot (from 4 seed to 3 ) Chicago 24 - DETROIT 17—Calvin Johnson (already a single-season record should New England get upset by Miami. Got all of that? But doubt the Bengals 1892 yards receiving) is seeking to become the first in NFL history to hit the are interested in losing any of their late-season momentum, and most of Joe 2000 plateau. Detroit, with seven straight losses, has little else to play for. But, Flacco’s recent efforts suggest he’ll be hard-pressed to replicate last week’s without three of its slot receivers, including TE Brandon Pettigrew (high ankle; 309 YP vs. the Giants, especially vs. the voracious Bengal pass rush (now 45 check status), Megtaron will be getting extra attention from the Bears, with their sacks). Revenge-minded Cincy “under” 6-1 last 7. well-schooled secondary (22 ints. TY). The playoff-thinking Bears would love a little (12-BALT. 44-Cincy 13...B.26-20 C.28/129 B.23/122 B.23/32/0/308 C.22/37/1/193 B.0 C.1) revenge vs. Ndamukong Suh, who roughed up Jay Cutler in the first meeting. (11-BALT. 31-Cincy 24...C.23-13 C.30/119 B.28/105 C.24/46/3/364 B.17/27/1/268 B.0 C.0) (12-CHI. 13-Det. 7...D.21-19 C.32/171 D.18/99 D.28/46/1/241 C.17/32/0/125 C.0 D.3) (11-Balt. 24-CINCY 16...C.19-15 B.32/221 C.24/105 C.22/44/0/231 B.15/19/0/126 B.0 C.1) (11-DET. 24-Chi. 13...C.23-16 D.20/181 C.25/122 C.28/38/0/237 D.19/26/1/214 D.0 C.0) (12-BALT. -7' 44-13; 11-BALT. -7 31-24, Balt. -2' 24-16...SR: Baltimore 19-14) (11-CHI. 37-Det. 13...D.22-12 C.35/109 D.19/80 D.33/63/4/313 C.9/20/0/107 C.1 D.2) PITTSBURGH 17 - Cleveland 13—Three straight losses with a playoff berth (12-CHI. -6' 13-7; 11-DET. -6 24-13, CHI. -2' 37-13...SR: Chicago 95-65-5) on the line and Big Ben back in the lineup hardly suggest the Steelers can be Green Bay 26 - MINNESOTA 16—Big game for both teams, as G.B. can now expected to deliver a big performance, especially with their postseason carrot earn a first-round bye and the Vikes can clinch a wildcard berth. With 1898 YR, now removed. Although Cleveland has struggled at this venue (no SU wins at Adrian Peterson needs 102 to hit the magic 2000 mark, and an unlikely 208 to Heinz Field since 2003), the Brownies did beat their long-time bogey team surpass Eric Dickerson’s 2105. After he racked up 210 YR in the first meeting (albeit with Charlie Batch at QB) five weeks ago by the shores of Lake Erie. HC in G.B. four weeks ago, you know Peterson and his teammates have the record in Pat Shurmur reportedly on thin ice, but Cleveland doesn’t lose much if forced to go mind. However, while the Minny defense is tough vs. the run (Houston only 34 YR with QB Colt McCoy (who might or might not recall being KO’d by a hard shot from last week), it is not as good vs. the pass (only 10 ints. TY; Aaron Rodgers 27 of 35 Steeler LB James Harrison last December). Pitt “under” 9-1 last 10 at home. in first meeting). Rodgers reigns as “king” in the “Black and Blue” Division. (12-CLE. 20-Pitt 14...C.14-13 C.34/108 P.20/49 P.20/34/3/193 C.17/26/1/130 C.0 P.5) (12-G. BAY 23-Minn. 14...G.22-16 M.28/240 G.36/152 G.27/35/1/283 M.12/25/2/119 G.0 M.0) (11-PITT 14-Cle. 3...P.20-19 P.28/147 C.30/98 P.16/23/1/269 C.19/36/2/206 P.2 C.0) (11-G. Bay 33-MINN. 27...G.25-22 M.31/218 G.26/114 G.24/30/0/307 M.13/32/2/217 G.1 M.0) (11-Pitt 13-CLE. 9...P.22-14 P.36/161 C.15/72 P.23/40/0/199 C.16/41/1/168 P.2 C.0) (11-G. BAY 45-Minn. 7...G.23-14 M.22/104 G.31/90 G.25/32/0/266 M.16/34/1/162 G.1 M.0) (12-CLEVE. +1' 20-14; 11-PITT -14' 14-3, Pitt -7 13-9...SR: Pittsburgh 64-57) (12-G. BAY -7' 23-14; 11-Green Bay -9' 33-27, GRN BAY -13' 45-7…SR: Green Bay 54-48-1) THE GOLD SHEET

ATLANTA 31 - Tampa Bay 16—Falcons in playoff-prep mode, with the top seed in the NFC locked up. Thus, with the Super Bowl in New Orleans, the 2012 NFL RATINGS & POINTSPREAD RECORDS made-for-dome Atlanta offense will not have to play another game outdoors this TOTAL HOME AWAY season. How long the starters will go in this game is another matter, as many TEAM CR HFV SUR PSR O/U PF-PA PSR PF-PA PSR PF-PA a top seed in recent years has failed in the playoffs (e.g., Packers LY) after ArizonaArizona 12 1 5-10 6-9 6-9 16-22 3-5 20-19 3-4 11-25 letting a little rust set in. Meanwhile, the Bucs have ruined their promising start AtlantaAtlanta -1 4 13-2 9-5-1 5-10 27-18 4-3 26-16 5-2 28-20 with five straight losses, with QB Josh Freeman regressing back to 2011 form BaltimoreBaltimore 3 3 10-5 6-9 9-6 25-21 3-5 32-22 3-4 18-20 by tossing 4 ints. in each of the last two games! BuffaloBuffalo 10 2 5-10 6-9 8-7 21-28 3-4 26-29 3-5 17-28 (12-Atl. 24-T. BAY 23...A.20-16 A.24/79 T.21/50 A.26/32/1/345 T.20/31/0/276 A.1 T.0) CarolinaCarolina 4 2 6-9 8-7 7-7 21-22 3-5 19-23 5-2 23-20 (11-T. BAY 16-Atl. 13...A.21-20 T.36/115 A.15/30 A.26/47/1/295 T.22/32/2/180 T.0 A.2) ChicagoChicago 3 3 9-6 7-8 8-7 23-17 3-5 21-15 4-3 26-19 (11-ATL. 45-T. Bay 24...A.22-18 A.38/251 T.14/35 T.31/45/3/259 A.13/21/1/177 A.1 T.1) CincinnatiCincinnati 2 2 9-6 8-6-1 6-9 25-20 2-4 24-20 6-2 25-20 (12-Atlanta -1 24-23; 11-TAMPA BAY -1' 16-13, ATLANTA -10 45-24...SR: EVEN 19-19) ClevelandCleveland 7 2 5-10 8-6-1 5-9 19-23 5-3 20-19 3-3 19-27 NEW ORLEANS 36 - Carolina 23—The Saints’ suspension-related 0-4 start DallasDallas 3 1 8-7 6-9 8-7 24-25 1-7 26-28 5-2 21-21 (including their Game Two loss at Carolina) is now crushing them, as N.O. has DenverDenver -4 4 12-3 10-5 10-5 30-19 5-2 32-18 5-3 28-20 gone 7-4 since. Saints now fighting to avoid a losing season and to end on a Detroit-Detroit 8 2 4-11 5-10 9-5 23-27 2-5 24-27 3-5 22-28 positive note going into 2013 and the anticipated return of HC Sean Payton. GreenGreen BayBay -4 3 11-4 9-6 7-8 27-20 5-3 29-18 4-3 24-23 Despite allowing 31 points to hot Dallas last week, the maligned N.O. defense Houston-Houston -1 3 12-3 9-6 7-8 27-20 5-3 29-21 4-3 24-20 (27.3 ppg) played with considerable ferocity. Cam can’t match TDs now that IndianapolisIndianapolis 3 3 10-5 9-6 6-9 22-25 5-2 22-20 4-4 22-29 Drew Brees (7 TDP, 0 ints. last two games) has his mojo back, not to mention Jacksonville+Jacksonville 11 1 2-13 7-8 6-9 16-27 2-6 12-27 5-2 20-28 RBs Ingram and Sproles playing well again. KansasKansas CityCity 13 2 2-13 5-10 7-8 14-26 3-5 15-25 2-5 12-27 (12-CAR. 35-N. Orl. 27...N.27-23 C.41/219 N.27/163 N.31/49/2/323 C.14/20/0/244 C.1 N.0) (11-N. Orl. 30-CAR. 27...N.27-20 C.22/162 N.28/101 N.32/45/1/343 C.16/31/1/219 N.0 C.0) MiamiMiami 7 3 7-8 8-7 5-9 19-19 5-3 20-18 3-4 18-21 (11-N. ORL. 45-Car. 17...N.33-21 N.35/208 C.24/164 N.31/38/1/409 C.15/25/1/137 N.0 C.1) MinnesotaMinnesota 2 3 9-6 8-7 6-9 23-21 5-2 25-19 3-5 21-23 (12-CAR. +3 35-27; 11-New Orl. -6' 30-27, NEW ORL. -7' 45-17...SR: Carolina 18-17) NewNew EnglandEngland -3 4 11-4 8-7 11-4 35-22 3-4 36-25 4-3 33-21 DENVER 30 - Kansas City 9—NFL “tall cotton” (more than 14 points). But NewNew OrleansOrleans 2 3 7-8 8-7 10-5 28-27 4-3 30-23 4-4 27-31 won’t go against the stampeding Broncos, with 10 straight wins (eight covers), NYNY Giants-Giants 3 2 8-7 7-8 4-11 26-22 3-4 34-24 4-4 19-21 especially vs. K.C.’s minimalist offense (16 points or fewer 10 of last 11 games). NYNY Jets-Jets 10 2 6-9 7-8 7-7 18-23 3-5 19-26 4-3 17-20 The quick Denver defense will track Jamaal Charles (226 YR last week) better OaklandOakland 12 2 4-11 4-11 7-8 18-28 2-6 21-25 2-5 14-31 than did Indy. And the Bowe-less, TO-prone Chief offense just can’t do enough PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia 10 1 4-11 3-12 8-7 18-27 0-8 20-28 3-4 16-25 to stay within reach now that Peyton Manning (34 TDs, 11 ints.) is directing the PittsburghPittsburgh 3 3 7-8 6-9 6-8 21-20 3-4 19-16 3-5 23-24 offense like Spielberg. Broncs watching Houston-Indy game to see if they have St.St. LouisLouis 5 2 7-7-1 10-5 8-7 19-22 4-3 20-21 6-1 20-19 a shot at top AFC seed. SanSan DiegoDiego 6 1 6-9 7-8 9-6 22-22 2-5 18-22 5-3 25-22 (12-Denver 17-K. CITY 9...D.21-13 K.31/148 D.24/95 D.22/37/1/273 K.13/26/1/116 D.0 K.0) S.San Francisco Francisco -4 2 10-4-1 9-6 8-6 25-17 4-3 24-14 5-3 25-20 (11-Denver 17-K. CITY 10...K.17-16 D.55/244 K.24/134 K.18/34/0/124 D.2/8/0/69 D.0 K.0) SeattleSeattle 0 6 10-5 11-4 8-7 26-15 7-0 32-12 4-4 21-19 (11-K. City 7-DEN. 3...D.16-14 D.47/216 K.30/106 K.15/29/0/175 D.6/22/1/50 K.1 D.1) TampaTampa Bay-Bay 8 1 6-9 8-6-1 7-7 24-25 3-4 24-22 5-2 25-28 (12-Denver -10' 17-9; 11-Denver +3 17-10, Kansas City +2' 7-3...SR: Kansas City 56-49) Tennessee-Tennessee 11 2 5-10 6-9 8-7 19-30 3-4 20-29 3-5 19-31 SAN DIEGO 22 - Oakland 13—These two opened the 2012 season Sept. 10 WashingtonWashington 2 2 9-6 10-5 8-7 27-25 4-3 25-23 6-2 29-26 in Oakland full of hope; will close it looking at rebuilding jobs. If Carson Palmer (ribs) can’t go for the Raiders (1-7 last 8 vs. spread), will the “Pride and Poise boys” (i.e., Oakland) give a shot to former Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor after Matt Leinart generated only two FGs last week in Charlotte? Why not? Perhaps because the rambunctious S.D. defense collected 11 sacks last week vs. Jets neophyte Greg McElroy. Raiders six straight games scoring 17 or fewer. Will THE GOLD SHEET and LAS VEGAS Lines Norv Turner be both a former Raider and former Charger coach after this game? HOME TEAM in CAPS. Totals in brackets ( ). NL-No Line. Survey says...... Yes! (12-S. Diego 22-OAK. 14...O.21-15 O.20/45 S.20/32 O.32/46/0/276 S.24/33/0/226 S.0 O.1) TGS Hilton Mirage (11-Oak. 24-S. DIEGO 17...20-20 O.41/191 S.15/75 O.14/21/1/298 S.23/47/1/239 O.1 S.1) BUFFALO-NY Jets B.2 B.3½(41) B.3½ (11-S. Diego 38-OAK. 26...O.28-25 S.31/153 O.24/103 O.28/43/1/417 S.19/26/1/310 S.0 O.0) N. ENG.-Miami N.14 N.10½(49½) N.10½ (12-San Diego +1 22-14; 11-Oakland +7' 24-17, San Diego +2' 38-26...SR: Oakland 58-46-2) CINCY-Baltimore C.3 C.3½(43) C.4 ★★★SAN FRANCISCO 33 - Arizona 6—S.F. now needs this game to clinch PITT-Cleveland P.7½ NL NL the NFC West! Even with last week’s injuries, believe the rugged 49er defense Houston-INDY H.2 H.4½(41½) H.4 will help them get it. S.F. held Arizona to SEVEN yards rushing in the first TENN.-Jack. T.2 T.4(42) T.4 meeting. Plus, the formidable Cardinal defense must now deal with extra- NY GIANTS-Phil. N.10 N.9(47) N.9 dimension QB Colin Kaepernick this time, not the steady but unspectacular WASH.-Dallas W.3 W.3½(50) W.3½ Alex Smith. Will former Patriot backup QB Brian Hoyer (11 of 19, 1 int. last week Chi.-DETROIT C.4 C.3(44½) C.3 vs. Chicago) get a shot directing the hapless Arizona offense? Rookie Ryan Green Bay-MINN. G.3 G.3(47) G.3 Lindley (7 ints.) has yet to throw his first NFL TDP in six games (four starts)! The ATLANTA-T. Bay A.13 NL NL Cardinal offense has given up a frightening 56 sacks. (12-S. Fran. 24-ARIZ. 3...A.16-15 S.29/113 A.9/7 A.32/52/1/258 S.18/19/0/204 S.0 A.0) N. ORL.-Carolina N.4½ N.4½(54) N.4½ (11-S. FRAN. 23-Ariz. 7...S.25-11 S.49/164 A.11/80 S.20/38/1/267 A.14/35/3/149 S.0 A.2) DENVER-K. City D.16 D.16(42) D.16 (11-ARIZ. 21-S. Fran. 19...12-12 S.21/90 A.23/55 A.20/29/2/270 S.18/37/0/143 A.1 S.0) SAN DIEGO-Oak. S.6½ NL NL (12-San Fran. -7 24-3; 11-SAN FRAN. -10 23-7, ARIZ. +3' 21-19...SR: San Francisco 25-17) S. FRAN.-Arizona S.16 NL NL SEATTLE 37 - St. Louis 13—St. Louis (7-7-1 TY; 2-12 LY) is among the SEATTLE-St. Lou. Se.11 NL NL more improved teams in the NFL. Plus, Jeff Fisher’s aggressive crew is an impressive 6-1 vs. the spread as a visitor and 10-3 as an underdog. But do you want to go against a blue-and-green-hot team that is currently on one of the great short-term rolls (last three wins by a combined 150 to 30) that even the brilliant Mayan forecasters couldn’t predict it? We don’t. Not with Seattle 7-0 SU & vs. the spread TY at CenturyLink Field. Sam Bradford is locked in the pocket; The Gold Sheet EXTRA!!! Technical Play of the Week Russell Wilson scrambling sideline to sideline at will. Plus, it’s payback time! (12-ST. LOU. 19-Sea. 13...Se.19-15 Se.34/179 St.27/75 St.17/31/1/211 Se.17/25/3/140 St.0 Se.0) NFL: SEATTLE over St. Louis...The Seahawks have now covered 11 of 15 (11-Sea. 24-ST. LOU. 7...Se.16-13 Se.39/126 St.17/42 Se.15/25/2/163 St.20/40/1/143 Se.0 St.2) this season and 22 of their last 29 since early in the 2011 campaign. Seattle has (11-SEA. 30-St. Lou. 13...Se.21-19 Se.32/145 St.31/114 Se.21/34/0/214 St.12/29/1/167 Se.1 St.0) (12-ST. LOUIS +2' 19-13; 11-Seattle +3 24-7, SEATTLE -9' 30-13...SR: Seattle 17-12) also covered its last ten as host! THE GOLD SHEET EXTRA!!! Tech Plays are 12-5 the past four weeks, with NFL plays 60% this season! The Bowl issue of TGS EXTRA!!! with bowl “Tech Plays” thru Jan. 5, is available now! For info on the Bowl issue TGS EXTRA!!!, plus THE GOLD SHEET, CKO/CTO, and Friday Update, call 1- 800-798-GOLD. THE GOLD SHEET PAGE 4

MUSIC CITY BOWL SUN BOWL NORTH CAROLINA STATE (7-5) vs. VANDERBILT (8-4) GEORGIA TECH (6-7) vs. SOUTHERN CAL (7-5) Monday, December 31 Day at Nashville, Tennessee (Grass Field) Monday, December 31 Day at El Paso, Texas (Artificial Turf) TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR N. Car. St. 11 6-5 4-7 26 26 102 310 37-6-29 154 283 34-15-18 -4 1.4 9.4 Geo. Tech 12 5-7 7-5 33 32 300 125 52-41-8 148 251 50-27-22 +4 -.7 5.8 Vanderbilt 11 7-4 7-4 27 20 150 224 35-17-14 160 183 24-16-6 -7 3.2 9.6 So. Cal 12 7-5 3-9 34 25 155 297 55-12-38 156 240 36-16-18 -2 2.9 6.0 North Carolina St. 30 - VANDERBILT 29—It has hardly been a distraction- Southern Cal 36 - Georgia Tech 33—We don’t think John Steinbeck was free run-up to this bowl game for NC State, whose program was caught in the thinking about a future college bowl game when penning his 1937 novel Of Mice middle of crossfire between AD Debbie Yow and HC Tom O’Brien after a regular- and Men. But we hardly recall best-laid plans going as awry as much as they did season-ending 27-10 win over Boston College. Although the Wolfpack this year at Southern Cal, which turned out to be one of the biggest false alarms somewhat underachieved in 2012, few expected the well-respected O’Brien to since the Comet Kohoutek. While most scribes and gridiron bandwagoners get pink-slipped, and the crass power play by Yow has been mostly spent the offseason speculating upon who might be the Trojans’ opponent in the condemned by ACC observers, who pointed to consistent winners on BCS title game, where a likely Heisman-winning QB Matt Barkley would be on O’Brien’s watch as well as a clean academic and NCAA record, which stood display, SC instead finds itself unranked, off losses vs. old nasty rivals UCLA and in stark contrast to the shenanigans that have been going on a few miles Notre Dame, and in El Paso on New Year’s Eve against the only bowl entry down Tobacco Road at Chapel Hill. NCS eventually hired Northern Illinois’ (Georgia Tech) in the postseason with a sub-.500 record. Meanwhile, Barkley up-and-comer Dave Doeren as O’Brien’s replacement, but will be coached was a Heisman afterthought and now damaged goods after a late-season in this game by O’Brien’s o.c. Dana Bible. shoulder injury (which caused him to miss the reg.-season finale vs. the Fighting For our purposes, we wish Yow would have done otherwise (or at least waited Irish and could jeopardize his status for this bowl game). until the bowl game was finished), because we were looking forward to Savvy Pac-12 observers, however, were not too surprised that SC far recommending another O’Brien-coached team in the postseason after his NC undershot those wildy-optimistic expectations. Despite plenty of blue-chip talent, State and BC entries had covered an astounding eight straight bowls! Yow, Trojan depth had been depleted somewhat by recent scholarship limitations. however, didn’t ask for our input on her decision. And some insiders also suspected HC Lane Kiffin was overmatched, opinions We are nonetheless compelled to determine if examination of this Wolfpack confirmed as Kiffin’s team often seemed unprepared and lacked discipline, vs. Vandy matchup should be framed by the ACC vs. SEC context that would ranking as one of the most-penalized teams in the nation. And the late-summer grant a wide berth to the Commodores, who also enjoy a hometown advantage addition of Penn State transfer RB Silas Redd failed to yield a sharper edge to the with this game being played a few miles from campus at the NFL Titans’ LP Field, infantry. While Barkley and his squadron of future NFL wideouts led by Marqise where sources say Dore HC James Franklin badly wanted his team to land in the Lee and Robert Woods (185 catches between them) posted some impressive postseason (as opposed to Atlanta) and lobbied AD David Williams hard to do so. numbers, Barkley also tossed 15 picks and was under siege much of the season But does Vandy qualify as a normal SEC rep with inherent manpower behind a surprisingly-leaky OL. Barkley missed recent workouts and is highly advantages? While the Dores have elevated to bowl-caliber in their two years on questionable for this game due to a lingering shoulder injury, so it could be RS Franklin’s watch, they have also been the bully who gets its comeuppance vs. frosh Max Wittek under center. Wittek started Nov. 17 vs. Notre Dame and competent foes, as when losing to Big East rep Cincy in LY’s Liberty Bowl. completed 14 of 23 passes for 186 yds., with 2 ints. and a TDP. Moreover, SC’s While the Wolfpack was again a bit imbalanced, it does own a gunslinger QB “D” suffered breakdowns vs. quality opposition and so underachieved that Lane’s in 6-6 sr. Mike Glennon (30 TP). And for all of the Dores’ accomplishments this papa, Monte, a respected defensive guru, has resigned (effective after this season, they faced few truly high-powered aerial displays outside of Georgia’s, game), as his pet “Tampa 2" schemes never seemed to resonate with what has which carved up Vandy in a 48-3 romp. The Dores will likely be able to trade been a poor-covering Trojan 2ndary for the past three years. points behind livewire QB Jordan Rodgers (and an “O” that scored 40 or more in Of course, we could be pointing out many similar inadequacies with the Yellow four of five to end the season) vs. a disappointing, sr.-laden Wolfpack 2ndary that Jackets, who also underachieved. And HC Paul Johnson was so upset with his ranked 94th vs. the pass. But NCS, good enough to upset Florida State, is well- d.c. (Al Groh) that he fired him at midseason. But Tech still ranked 4th in national equipped to go back-and-forth in Nashvillle. rush stats (312 ypg), and Johnson’s savvy option pilot Tevin Washington and homerun RB Orwin Smith (9 ypc) could gouge big chunks vs. the undisciplined Trojan defense. No reason to expect SC (0-6 vs. the line away from the Coliseum!) to abandon its season-long inadequacies.

LIBERTY BOWL CHICK-FIL-A BOWL IOWA STATE (6-6) vs. TULSA (10-3) CLEMSON (10-2) vs. LSU (10-2) Monday, December 31 Day at Memphis, Tennessee (Field Turf) Monday, December 31 Night at Atlanta, Georgia (Dome; Artificial Turf) TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR Iowa St. 11 5-6 6-5 24 25 144 216 34-8-24 171 298 33-15-18 +5 3.7 3.5 Clemson 11 9-2 8-3 42 27 201 320 60-22-36 166 251 35-14-21 +2 3.4 7.3 Tulsa 12 9-3 7-5 32 25 233 220 52-30-18 113 240 40-19-17 -1 .3 15.0 LSU 11 9-2 5-6 30 16 182 204 38-24-9 94 203 23-11-12 +16 5.0 5.0 Tulsa 31 - Iowa St. 26—Rematch from Week One. Host Iowa State won that *Lsu 31 - Clemson 20—We usually don’t like to reduce bowl matchups to contest 38-23 behind then starting QB sr. Steele Jantz (281 YP, 2 TDP, 1 TDR simple comparisons between the relative strengths of conferences. But the SEC that day). That game was the first Tulsa start for QB Cody Green, a hard- vs. ACC angle must be applied to any serious analysis of this season’s Clemson, throwing, 6-4, 247-lb. jr. who transferred from Nebraska. Even though the which was life-and-death on this field vs. the worst Auburn team in recent memory extremely well-coached Cyclones represent the stronger Big 12, there are (as, to be fair, was LSU a few weeks later) and could not make its intimidating substantial reasons to support C-USA champ Tulsa in the rematch. “Death Valley” home venue work in its regular-season finale against SEC South First and foremost, UT has steadily improved since that first contest, while ISU Carolina, which was playing without injured star RB Lattimore & starting its has not only juggled its QBs, but has also suffered some attrition at key positions. backup QB. Dabo Swinney’s team was also humiliated in last season’s Orange For sure, Green (only 55%, 17 TDs, 10 ints.) is not among the high-percentage Bowl when West Virginia dropped a 70-point bomb in Miami. Thus, it is throwers in these days of the wide-open spread packages. But the big QB is now reasonable to speculate whether Clemson is as “elite” as its 10-2 record (with much more familiar with the versatile, deep, and quick-hitting Golden Hurricane double-digit losses to the best two teams on its slate, Florida State and South offense, which out-rushed its foes nearly 2:1 (3123 yards to 1576) and beat Carolina) would indicate. impressive UCF twice within a three-week period. Granted, Clemson has already established school records with 508 points and UT’s uptempo attack is one of the best-balanced in the nation—featuring 6,220 yards, and is ranked highly in national scoring (42.3 ppg), total offense (518 speedy RBs Trey Watts (959 yards, 6.0 ypc) & Ja’Terian Douglas (857, 6.6), ypg) and passing (320 ypg) stats. QB Tajh Boyd is also among the nation’s power back Alex Singleton (765, 21 TDR), tough-cover H-back Willie Carter (6-2, passing leaders (rating at 168.5) and has thrown for a whopping 3,550 yards and 231; 48 recs.), and downfield threats 6-4 Keyarris Garrett (64 recs., 9 TDs) & 34 touchdowns, tying him with Philip Rivers in 2003 for the most in a season in Jordan James (40 recs.). With QB Green also a running threat (225 YR, 3 TDR), ACC history. The strike force, which upgraded markedly a year ago with the the Hurricane seemingly have a play-call for every situation. arrival of creative o.c. Chad Morris from Tulsa, is also loaded with other Moreover, the UT defense ended up being one of the more effective in the playmakers, including RB Andre Ellington (1031 YR) and homerun WRs nation, ranking No. 3 in total sacks (48) while its well-schooled OL gave up only DeAndre Hopkins (1214 receiving yards) and Sammy Watkins (57 catches). But 9! Sr. DE Jared St. John led the league with 11½ sacks, MLB DeAundre Brown Clemson (which scored 27 or more on ten occasions) was mostly stonewalled by had 9 (plus 125 tackles), and DE Cory Dorris added six. Seven other players had the only legit SEC defense (South Carolina’s) that it faced. And we hardly believe two or more. With eight sr. starters on the platoon, Continued on page 8 an LSU 2ndary that has been an assembly line of Continued on page 8 THE GOLD SHEET PAGE 5

HEART OF DALLAS BOWL GATOR BOWL PURDUE (6-6) vs. OKLAHOMA STATE (7-5) NORTHWESTERN (9-3) vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE (8-4) Tuesday, January 1 Day at Dallas, Texas (Grass Field) Tuesday, January 1 Day at Jacksonville, Florida (Grass Field)

TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR Purdue 11 5-6 5-6 28 31 164 229 41-14-24 186 240 43-22-16 +4 -.2 11.1 N'western 11 8-3 10-1 31 24 227 170 41-23-14 130 268 32-15-16 +12 3.6 10.0 Okla. St. 11 6-5 6-5 41 32 199 338 54-25-26 148 304 44-19-18 -5 1.0 3.8 Miss. St. 11 7-4 5-6 28 24 136 253 39-15-23 171 230 32-13-16 +13 3.0 7.6 Oklahoma St. 41 - Purdue 34—Don’t expect Purdue to roll over and play Northwestern 31 - Mississippi State 26—First-ever meeting. Northwestern is dead for Oklahoma State. The Boilermakers parted ways with HC Danny Hope, playing in a New Year’s Day bowl for the fourth time in the past five seasons, while temporarily replacing him with WR coach Patrick Higgins for this game, with Kent MSU has won five straight bowls. The Wildcats (1-9 all-time in bowl games) State’s Darrell Hazell waiting in the wings, big-money contract in pocket. Hope haven’t won in the postseason since Harry Truman was President back in 1948! had underachieved with the talent on hand, and, with Hazell likely being a “fly on But the charged-up Wildcats are hell-bent to end their 9-game drought. Sr. LB the wall” in preparation for this game, many Boiler underclassmen will be David Nwabuisi says, “Going to 5 straight bowl games means nothing until we win auditioning for depth chart and roster spots. this bowl. Teams got so long to add wrinkles, you just have to prepare for that. Purdue has gotten some solid QBing the last month from 6th-year senior We’re starting to understand that more and more each year, and past experience is Robert Marve, who enrolled at Miami-Fla. in 2007 and began his playing career going to help us come out with a W.” The Wildcats, who have a shot at a 10-win in 2008, starting 11 games for the Hurricanes. Marve has suffered through campaign for the first time since 1995—blew double-digit leads in the second half multiple ACL injuries, but he’s thrown for 293 ypg and has completed 72% of his of all three 2012 defeats! MSU, which started 7-0 with a No. 7 BCS-ranking, never passes in the last 3 games and has a 13-3 TD-int. ratio & 66% comp. pct. this seemed to fully recover from its 38-7 smashing at Bama in late October, dropping season. The Boilermakers also have a trio of RBs (Akeem Shavers, Akeem 3 of its next 4 games, including the lopsided 41-24 setback at rival Ole Miss. Hunt and Ralph Bolden) who’ve combined for 1423 yds., as well as a trio of MSU’s spread attack (28 ppg) is directed by jr. QB Tyler Russell (22 TDs, 6 dangerous WRs in O.J. Ross, Gary Bush and Antavian Edison who caught a ints.), who likes to throw to WR Chad Bumphis (55 catches, 12 TDs). The ground total of 149 passes for 1410 yards and 17 scores (interestingly, all 3 hail from attack (4.3 ypc, 140.7 ypg; only 85th nationally) is spearheaded by nifty RB LaDarius talent-rich Florida). Perkins (940 YR, 8 TDs), who’ll have to carry more of the load with backup Nick The Cowboys are a huge favorite in this game for a reason, and that reason Griffin (223 YR, 7.0 ypc) sidelined with a torn ACL. Undoubtedly, the Bulldogs will is a state-of-the-art spread offense that scored 45 ppg despite having to use have trouble establishing their ground game vs. NU’s stout rush “D” (122.8 ypg, 3.7 three different QBs (true frosh Wes Lunt, RS frosh J.W. Walsh and jr. Clint Chelf, ypc; ranked 18th), anchored by fierce LBs Nwabuisi (91 tackles, 3 ints.) & Damien all of whom threw for more than 1000 yards). Oklahoma St. HC Mike Gundy has Proby (108 tackles, 3 sacks). And the low-ranked but jelling NW secondary (102nd, a proven record as one of the top offensive coaches in the country, but the attack 6 of its 9 picks came over the last 3 games) is in better shape with the healthy return isn’t just an aerial circus, as jr. RB Joseph Randle led the Big 12 in rushing with of RS frosh standout CB Nick VanHoose (2 ints.; missed 3 games due to injury). 1351 yards while scoring 14 TDs. Soph WR Josh Stewart was the “big dog” in Have more faith in the Wildcats’ uptempo, error-free spread option (31 ppg; 227 the receiving corps, hauling in 96 passes for 1154 yds. & 7 scores. The ypg rushing; only 12 giveaways), orchestrated by clever dual-threat QB Kain Cowboys’ huge OL not only provides OSU’s QBs good protection (allowed 8th- Colter (68.7%, 8 TDP, 820 YR, 12 TDs) and rotating, sharp-passing Trevor fewest sacks in the nation), but also allowed the run game to churn out 5.4 ypc. Siemian (Orlando native; 59%, 6 TDs), whose top target is former high school The bad news for Gundy is that his team had serious defensive problems (81st teammate Rashad Lawrence (team-high 32 catches). Dazzling, versatile RB/ in total “D” and 112th against the pass), didn’t take care of the ball particularly well returner Venric Mark (1310 YR, 11 TDs, 6.2 ypc; 20-yd. avg. on punt returns; ninth (86th in TO margin), and struggled on the road (1-4 SU & vs. the number away from nationally in all-purpose yds.) is a legit home run threat, while RS frosh H-Back Stillwater). Purdue, conversely, was a respectable 30th in pass efficiency defense Dan Vitale (9 catches vs Michigan State) is a blossoming weapon. and 50th in passing yards allowed this season, and might have a bit of insight into The disappointing Bulldog defense (24 ppg, 4.3 ypc; only 18 sacks; 37 ppg vs. slowing down OSU’s system. Boiler d.c. Tim Tibesar held the same position with ranked teams) should continue to struggle vs. the Wildcats’ spread-you-out Kansas State in 2007 and 2008 and has had to prepare for Gundy’s attack before. attack, as it did vs. the Rebels’ similarly-styled offense, which piled up 537 yds. And OSU was looking at a much “bigger” bowl prior to losing its last 2 games and despite Jim Thorpe Award winner CB Johnthan Banks (16 career ints.) manning the dropping down to this matchup. Meanwhile, 13 seniors are sprinkled in the Purdue MSU secondary, our Starkville sources tell us that the under-performing DBs 2-deep, and they were delighted to snatch this bowl appearance from a lost season suffered from lack of communication and proper alignment down the stretch. by winning their last 3 games. The Boilers might not spring the upset, but certainly Moreover, the Wildcats own a STs edge with deadly K Jeff Budzien (nailed 17 they will go down with guns blazing. Take Purdue and the “Over” in Dallas. of 18 FGs) over MSU’s Devon Bell (12 of 19; only 9 of 16 from beyond 30 yds.). Therefore, we firmly believe the contrasting SU bowl trends end in Jacksonville, with profitable NW (11-1 vs. the spread TY!) holding on to fourth-Q lead and ending OUTBACK BOWL its 64-year bowl famine. Note, SEC bowl teams only 50% vs. the spread since 2009, while Cats’ 7th-year HC Pat Fitzgerald has covered 3 of last 4 in postseason. MICHIGAN (8-4) vs. SOUTH CAROLINA (10-2) Tuesday, January 1 Day at Tampa, Florida (Grass Field) CAPITAL ONE BOWL TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR NEBRASKA (10-3) vs. GEORGIA (11-2) Michigan 12 8-4 5-7 30 19 187 198 45-26-17 156 155 23-9-12 -8 3.7 8.1 Tuesday, January 1 Day at Orlando, Florida (Artificial Turf) So. Carol. 11 9-2 8-3 32 18 140 239 46-18-24 106 204 23-8-15 +2 5.1 5.3 TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR South Carolina 26 - Michigan 16—Have to favor SEC rep South Carolina for Nebraska 12 9-3 6-6 32 28 244 210 47-27-19 209 146 42-25-12 -11 -1.5 7.4 several reasons. The Gamecocks were 10-2, losing only at Florida and LSU (back Georgia 12 10-2 7-5 37 19 190 267 60-30-27 168 186 28-14-11 +9 6.0 7.7 to back!), while destroying SEC East champ Georgia 35-7 and logging wins at Georgia 34 - Nebraska 19—What to do with these disappointed teams, the Clemson and Vanderbilt (both bowl teams). The South Carolina defense is gnarly, respective losers of the SEC and Big Ten championship games? Georgia QB ranking 11th in the nation, allowing just 213 ypg. The pass rush is fierce, leading the Aaron Murray (65%, 31 TDs, only 8 ints.) confessed he was haunted for days by SEC in sacks behind almost unblockable DE Jadeveon Clowney with 13. his team’s narrow 32-28 loss to Alabama, when a tipped pass in the closing The reason the Gamecock defense figures to be the most important unit in seconds near the Alabama goal line ended up in the hands of an unintended this game is that Michigan’s offense (80th overall at 385 ypg) struggled badly receiver, who instinctively caught it inbounds, thus burning off the final seconds. against comparable stop units, scoring just 10 ppg facing the top-25 defenses of A TD would have sent the Bulldogs to the BCS title game. There’s not even the Alabama, Michigan St., Notre Dame and Nebraska. Michigan’s “D” is a quality Sugar Bowl in New Orleans as a consolation prize. Just a trip to Orlando. unit as well, ranking 10th, but the Gamecocks’ attack generated 21 ppg facing the similarly-ranked SEC defenses of LSU, Florida, Vandy and Georgia. Nebraska, winner of the Legends Division, was dreaming of a Big Ten Since the end of the regular season, a few key personnel issues have cropped championship and Rose Bowl trip in just its second year in that historic league. up that favor the Gamecocks. South Carolina’s starting QB Connor Shaw, who But the Cornhuskers lost their title game “early and often,” 70-31, to Wisconsin. missed the regular-season finale at Clemson with a foot injury, has returned to So NU is back here in the Capital One, where the Huskers lost 30-13 last season practice and should be ready to go. USC HC Steve Spurrier says backup Dylan to South Carolina. Thompson (3 TDP vs. Clemson) will play as well. Two-sport star WR Bruce Which team will rally from its disappointment? Nebraska, with QB Taylor Ellington (38 catches) will take a break from the basketball season to rejoin his Martinez (62%, 21 TDs, 10 ints.) an improved passer TY following some tutoring gridiron teammates for this game. On the other side of the coin, Michigan has on his footwork and throwing mechanics, became somewhat of a comeback suspended its best CB, sr. J.T. Flood (48 stops), starting P Will Hagerup (45 phenomenon. Four times Martinez (2667 YP & 973 YR) led his team from DD ypp), and sr. backup LB Brandin Hawthorne (61 tackles the last 2 seasons) for deficits in the second half to victory. Quick soph RB Ameer Abdullah seized the violation of team rules. Continued on page 8 opportunity of Rex Burkhead’s injury to rush for 1089 yards. Cont'd on page 8 THE GOLD SHEET PAGE 6

ROSE BOWL ORANGE BOWL WISCONSIN (8-5) vs. STANFORD (11-2) NORTHERN ILLINOIS (12-1) vs. FLORIDA STATE (11-2) Tuesday, January 1 Day at Pasadena, California (Grass Field) Tuesday, January 1 Night at Miami-Florida (P.A.T.) TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR Wisconsin 12 7-5 6-6 31 19 244 158 50-36-12 131 191 28-12-15 +4 4.1 7.8 N'ern Ill. 12 11-1 8-3 41 20 253 237 65-40-24 145 212 29-18-9 +7 6.0 19.0 Stanford 13 11-2 7-6 28 17 173 203 47-21-19 88 251 26-14-12 +8 6.2 4.8 Florida St. 11 9-2 3-8 36 18 199 259 47-26-18 104 179 22-10-12 -8 3.4 7.0 Stanford 23 - Wisconsin 22—Both teams out to end some Rose Bowl *FLORIDA ST. 34 - Northern Illinois 27—Must thank the ESPN analysts frustration. Pac-12 champ Stanford hasn’t won the Rose since a 13-12 victory who’ve preached long and hard about how Northern Illinois, the first MAC team to over Michigan 41 years ago! Big Ten title game winner Wisconsin has lost the get a BCS bowl bid, doesn’t even come close to belonging in a game of this last two Rose Bowls—21-19 to TCU, and 45-38 to explosive Oregon last year. magnitude. We’re certain the Huskie players were listening closely, and that In fact, UW’s last Rose win was 17-9 over Stanford after the 1999 campaign, punditry guarantees a sharp, focused effort. The fact is that NIU has the tools to when the Badgers were still coached by Barry Alvarez, the last of the three make Florida State sweat this game all the way. Pasadena triumphs for Alvarez, who has taken over on a one-game basis While NIU HC Dave Doeren has moved on to the NC State job, the Huskies will following the departure of Bret Bielema to Arkansas. Alvarez’ three Rose Bowl be led by offensive coordinator Rod Carey, and it is Northern Illinois’ clever spread trophies are the only ones in UW history, qualifying Alvarez for virtual attack that could give the Seminoles headaches. QB Jordan Lynch finished 3rd in “sainthood” in Madison and a natural choice (reportedly of the team captains) to the nation in total offense, rushing for 136 ypg and passing for 228 and leading the return to the sidelines for this one game. MAC in pass efficiency. Lynch, the MAC Offensive Player of the Year, is a tough- Both teams have undergone in-season QB changes, with mobile, 6-4, 224 RS guy who makes good decisions and is extremely difficult to bring down. He has a frosh Kevin Hogan (73%, 9 TDs, 4 ints.) assuming command for the Cardinal remarkably productive receiver in sr. Martel Moore, who caught 71 passes for with great effect four games ago (Stanford 4-0 SU, 2-2 vs. the spread). The 1054 yards and 12 TDs. The talent level in the MAC was up a tick this season, and Badgers have gone from erratic Maryland transfer Danny O’Brien (three starts) NIU’s defense ranked 18th in points against, allowing just 19 ppg, as well as 11th to 6-5 pocket-passing RS frosh Joel Stave (six starts), to mobile, previously- in sacks and 9th in tackles for loss. injured sr. Curt Phillips (55.4%; 2-2 SU & vs. spread in four starts). Phillips, the Florida State, which enters this contest on a 2-8 pointspread tailspin, has best orchestrator of the 12th-ranked UW ground game, is likely to be supported coaching issues as well. Defensive coordinator Mark Stoops has left the team to in this game by the strong-armed Stave, again available after his collarbone take the head coaching assignment at Kentucky, and assistant HC Eddie Gran will fracture Oct. 27. be the new o.c. at Cincinnati (although he’ll be with the team for this game). The In a matchup featuring lots muscle and power and far less “flippy football’ Seminole attack was led by QB E.J. Manuel, who completed 68% of his passes for spread action of most other postseason affairs, it’s hard to see favored Stanford 3101 yards, 22 TDs with 10 interceptions. The run game lost its top threat, sr. definitively pulling away from Wisconsin. The Cardinal are better-balanced than Chris Thompson, to a season-ending knee injury against Miami. However, the Badgers on offense. But UW is a bit underrated on defense, 13th overall, holding Thompson was successfully replaced by Devonta Freeman and James Wilder, seven teams to 16 points or fewer. The brainy Stanford players are also brawny Jr., who combined for 1258 YR and 19 TDs. The Florida State defense ranked 2nd under second-year HC Davis Shaw (22-4 SU), finishing No. 3 vs. the run and No. 1 in the nation behind Alabama, but that ranking was built partly on holding in sacks (56; due partly to the many opportunities in the wide-open Pac-12). cupcakes Murray St. and Savannah St. to a total of 184 yards, and by benefiting But both prefer to run with power (Cardinal RB Stepfan Taylor 1442 YR; from facing the struggling offensive units of Wake Forest, BC, Duke and Maryland. Wisconsin record-setter Montee Ball 1730, backup James White 802, RS frosh The Huskies should be well-represented, as the school distributed its 17,000 Melvin Gordon 570 on 10.8 ypc). And, while Stanford loves its TEs—6-6 Zach ticket allottment, many given away for free to the student body. The Seminoles Ertz (66 recs.) & 6-8 Levine Toilolo (24)—the Badgers have the best big-play have more team speed, and should win, but the Huskies will be playing with a chip target in WR Jared Abbrederis (17.2 ypc on 42 recs.). On defense, veteran UW on their shoulder and have a savvy QB capable of coming up big. LBs Mike Taylor & Chris Borland (a combined 215 tackles, 25 TFL, 7½ sacks) are eager to demonstrate their prowess vs. the rowdy Cardinal LBing pair of Shayne Skov & Chase Thomas (144 combined Ts, 23½ TFL, 10 sacks). Looking at a few numbers, the Badgers (8-5 SU) lost four games by 3 points, and one by 7, that one in OT. Of Stanford’s 11 wins, six were by 7 points or fewer. UW is 3-1 as a dog TY and 8-3 its last 11. Alvarez is 8-3 SU in bowls; 3- In Football THE GOLD SHEET is Number One! 0 SU in the Rose. The pointspread on this game partly reflects the Badgers’ In Basketball, it's the ONLY one! dubious league championship due to the ineligibility of Ohio State and Penn State. Get The Gold Sheet online every week! But the UW performance down the stretch indicates there is value in this dog. Football Key Releases 17-0 Winning Weeks!! SUGAR BOWL NFL Keys on an 11-1 run last 4 weeks! LOUISVILLE (10-2) vs. FLORIDA (11-1) Visit www.goldsheet.com and get TGS! Wednesday, January 2 Night at New Orleans, LA (Dome; Artificial Turf) TEAM GP SUR PSR PF PA YR YP T-R-P YR YP T-R-P TO DIFF OPR Louisville 11 9-2 5-6 31 25 127 294 43-20-23 156 198 36-14-19 +4 .2 11.0 Florida 11 10-1 7-4 27 14 194 142 34-20-12 101 185 17-11-5 +16 7.9 3.5 Pass protection has been an issue, but the OL (36 sacks) will be healthier after HC Florida 26 - Louisville 20—This is the third meeting, but the first since 1992, Muschamp said it resembled a M*A*S*H unit for much of November. when UF prevailed 31-17 in “The Swamp.” The Gators are seeking their fifth The fast, physical Gator defense—featuring run-stuffing DT Shariff Floyd (11 straight BCS victory. Louisville, which is “bowling” for the third straight term, is TFL) & SS Matt Elam (65 tackles, 10 TFL, 4 ints.)—finished third in scoring (12.9 playing in a BCS bowl for the first time since the 2006 Orange. But what makes ppg), fifth in yards allowed (283.4 ypg), with an SEC-high 19 picks. But that UF this matchup fascinating is the reunion of Card mentor Charlie Strong, who served stop unit faced only two QBs (A&M’s Johnny Manziel & Tennessee’s Tyler Bray) as the UF defensive coordinator from 2002-09 (part of two national titles). Strong, ranked above L’ville’s smart, gutsy soph QB Teddy Bridgewater (Miami native is who showed rarely-seen loyalty by recently turning down a lucrative offer from 14-3 as starter; 3,452 YP, 25 TDs, 7 ints. TY), who is expected to be 100% after Tennessee, was mentioned as a candidate to replace Urban Meyer in Gainesville suffering a broken non-throwing wrist and sprained ankle in late November. The after the 2010 season. After a ho-hum 7-6 campaign LY, UF finished an eye- confident Card WRs (5 with at least 30 catches), spearheaded by rangy 6-4 popping 11-1 in 2012, with its only blemish a 17-9 setback vs. rival Georgia, when DeVante Parker (38 grabs for an 18.7-yd. avg. & 9 TDs), believe they can succeed the Gators committed a ghastly six TOs. L’ville (moving soon to the ACC) started against anybody. WR Eli Rogers beams, “I feel like we’re are the best receiving 9-0 before back-to-back losses vs. Syracuse & UConn. But the Cards rallied from corps in the nation, regardless of the secondary we face.” To prevent heavy 14-3 halftime deficit in the reg-season finale vs. Rutgers to pull out a 20-17 win and blitzing, speedy RB Jeremy Wright (740 YR, 9 TDs) provides needed balance. a share of the Big East crown. Sure, the Card front seven (151 ypg, 4.3 ypc) will have its hands full. But The centerpiece of UF’s run-oriented attack (27 ppg) is punishing RB Mike believe defensive guru Strong will judiciously put 8-9 in the box and dare Driskel Gillislee (1104 YR, 10 TDs), while fleet-footed soph QB Jeff Driskel (64.8%, 11 to beat ‘em up top. L’Ville’s fearless tandem of SS Calvin Pryor & SS Hakeem TDs, only 3 picks; 409 YR) effectively ran read option plays and designed bootlegs Smith (combined 160 tackles) can supply needed run support, while sure-tackling out of the pocket. But the passing game (114th) was only a passing fancy with LB Preston Brown (96 tackles) keys on Mr. Gillislee. Moreover, disciplined L’ville Driskel, who was prone to scrambling or getting sacked before plays developed (only 12 giveaways)—which has 34 native Floridians on its roster—has been a downfield. First-year o.c. Brent Pease had no legit deep threat, as 6-6 TE Jordan feisty underdog, going 7-1 in that role since 2011. According to the THE GOLD Reed led the team with 552 receiving yards. Continued next column SHEET power ratings, it’s too many, pal. THE GOLD SHEET PAGE 7

THE GOLD SHEET and LAS VEGAS Lines 2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HOME TEAM in CAPS. Totals in brackets ( ). NL-No Line. RATINGS & POINTSPREAD RECORDS TGS Hilton Mirage Fresno St.-Smu F.13 F.12 F.12 HOW TO USE THE RATINGS: All teams measured from the TOP RATING of W. Ky.-C. MICH. W.7½ W.5 W.5½ zero. HFV - Home Field Value. A team with a rating of 3 would be a 6-point favorite S. Jose St.-B. Grn. S.6½ S.7 S.7 on a neutral field over a team rated 9. Deduct allotted points for HFV from rating of Home Team. SUR - 2012 Straight-up Won-Loss Record vs. all Opponents. PSR Cincinnati-Duke C.7 C.7 C.7 - 2012 Won-Loss Record vs. Pointspread. R - Current 2012 Power Rating. NR - Ucla-Baylor U.3 U.1 Pick No Rating. The consensus line is used to compute won-lost pointspread records. LA.-MON.-Ohio L.5 L.7½ L.7 The consensus line is used to compute won-lost pointspread records. Teams Rut.-Va. Tech Pick V.2 V.2 with bold + or - have had their ratings moved 2 (NFL) or 3 (College) points for the TEX. TECH.-Minn. T.11 T.12½ T.13 better (+) or worse (-) since last week. The consensus Las Vegas line is used to compute won-lost spread records. Air Force-Rice A.1 A.1 A.1 Arizona St.-Navy A.6½ A.14½ A.14½ HFV TEAM SUR PSR R HFV TEAM SUR PSR R W. Virginia-Syr. W.2½ W.3½ W.4 3 Air Force 6-6 3-9 17 2 Navy 8-4 4-8 14 Ore. St.-TEXAS O.1 O.1½ O.2 2 Akron 1-11 6-6 27 5 Nebraska 10-3 7-6 3 Tcu-Michigan St. Pick T.3 T.2½ 3 Alabama 12-1 6-7 -16 3 Nevada 7-6 4-9 13 VANDERBILT-Ncs V.6 V.7 V.7 3 Arizona 8-5 6-7 6 3 New Mexico 4-9 7-6 25 S. Cal.-Ga. Tech S.7½ S.8 S.10 4 Arizona St. 7-5 7-4 6 1 N. Mex. St. 1-11 3-9 39 Tulsa-Iowa St. T.2 Pick I.1 3 Arkansas 4-8 2-9 11 3 N. Carolina 8-4 6-6 4 Lsu-Clemson L.2½ L.4 L.4½ 3 Arkansas St. 9-3 8-4 8 3 N. Car. St. 7-5 5-7 7 Okla. St.-Purdue O.15 O.17 O.17 4 Army 2-10 4-8 23 3 No. Texas 4-8 5-7 23 3 Auburn 3-9 4-8 18 4 Northern Ill. 12-1 9-3 4 Miss. St.-North. Pick M.2½ M.2 3 Ball State 9-4 9-4 13 3 N’western 9-3 11-1 5 S. Car.-Michigan S.6 S.6 S.5½ 3 Baylor 7-5 8-4 3 4 Notre Dame 12-0 7-5 -8 Georgia-Neb. G.12 G.10 G.10 3 Boise St. 11-2 6-7 2 3 Ohio 8-4 4-8 18 Stanford-Wisc. S.6 S.6½ S.7 4 Boston Col. 2-10 4-8 19 4 Ohio State 12-0 7-5 -2 FLA. ST.-N. Ill. F.11½ F.13½ F.13 3 Bowl. Green 8-4 8-4 11 3 Oklahoma 10-2 6-6 -7 Florida-Louis. F.12 F.14 F.14 3 Buffalo 4-8 5-7 22 5 Okla. St. 7-5 7-5 0 Oregon-Kan. St. O.8 O.8½ O.9 3 BYU 8-5 7-5 5 6 Oregon 11-1 7-5 -14 TEX. A&M-Okla. T.6 T.4½ T.4½ 2 California 3-9 3-9 18 4 Oregon St. 9-3 9-3 4 Miss.-Pittsburgh M.3 M.3½ M.3½ 2 C. Michigan 6-6 5-7 21 4 Penn State 8-4 9-3 4 3 Cincinnati 9-3 8-4 4 3 Pittsburgh 6-6 8-4 7 Ark. St.-Kent St. A.3 A.4 A.4 2 Clemson 10-2 8-4 -6 2 Purdue 6-6 6-6 14 Ala.-N. Dame A.8 A.9½ A.10 1 Colorado 1-11 3-9 31 4 Rice 6-6 7-4 19 3 Colorado St. 4-8 6-6 27 3 Rutgers 9-3 7-5 6 3 Connecticut 5-7 6-6 13 3 S. Diego St. 9-4 8-5 7 3 Duke 6-6 6-6 15 3 S. Jose St. 10-2 10-2 5 3 E. Carolina 8-5 6-7 13 3 SMU 6-6 7-5 15 3 E. Michigan 2-10 4-8 27 2 So. Alabama 2-11 4-9 34 3 Florida 11-1 7-5 -6 4 So. Carolina 10-2 8-4 -6 2 Florida Atl. 3-9 8-4 24 3 So. Florida 3-9 3-9 20 RECORDS OF OPPOSING BOWL COACHES 2 Florida Intl. 3-9 5-7 21 3 So. Cal 7-5 3-9 0 KEY: SUR—Career straight-up record in all bowl games as head coach 5 Florida St. 11-2 4-8 -6 2 So. Miss 0-12 3-9 29 (including games at previous school, if any). PSR—Pointspread record as head 4 Fresno St. 9-3 11-1 3 3 Stanford 11-2 7-6 -4 coach in bowl games. FAV—Pointspread record as a bowl favorite. DOG— 3 Georgia 11-2 7-6 -10 3 Syracuse 7-5 6-6 7 Pointspread record as a bowl underdog. PICK—Record in “pick’em” bowl 2 Ga. Tech 6-7 8-5 7 3 TCU 7-5 5-7 5 games. *-Coaches who have resigned or been released. 4 Hawaii 3-9 5-7 29 2 Temple 4-7 4-7 19 COACH SUR PSR FAV DOG PICK 3 Houston 5-7 5-7 16 2 Tennessee 5-7 4-8 12 Gary Patterson, TCU 7-4 4-6-1 2-5-1 2-1 — 2 Idaho 1-11 2-9 39 4 Texas 8-4 5-7 3 Mark Dantonio, Mich. State 1-4 2-3 — 2-3 — 3 Illinois 2-10 3-9 24 3 Texas A&M 10-2 7-5 -13 3 Indiana 4-8 6-6 19 3 Texas St. 4-8 7-4 25 Dana Bible, NC State* ————— 2 Iowa 4-8 3-9 17 3 Tex. Tech 7-5 6-6 7 James Franklin, Vanderbilt 0-1 0-1 0-1 —— 3 Iowa State 6-6 6-6 11 3 Toledo 9-4 7-6 11 Paul Johnson, Ga. Tech 2-6 3-5 1-3 2-2 — 2 Kansas 1-11 5-7 24 3 Troy 5-7 6-6 16 Lane Kiffin, Southern Cal 0-1 0-1 — 0-1 — 4 Kansas St. 11-1 9-3 -6 3 Tulane 2-10 6-5 29 3 Kent St. 11-2 10-2 9 2 Tulsa 10-3 8-5 7 Paul Rhoads, Iowa State 1-1 1-1 — 1-1 — 2 Kentucky 2-10 3-8 26 2 UAB 3-9 5-7 24 Bill Blankenship, Tulsa 0-1 0-1 0-1 —— 3 La.-Lafay.+ 9-4 8-4 10 4 UCF 10-4 7-7 6 Dabo Swinney, Clemson 1-3 1-3 1-3 —— 3 La.-Monroe 8-4 8-4 14 4 UCLA 9-4 8-5 0 3 La. Tech 9-3 6-6 7 6 UNLV 2-11 7-6 28 Les Miles, LSU 6-4 6-3-1 4-1 2-2-1 — 4 Louisville 10-2 5-7 5 4 Utah 5-7 5-7 10 Patrick Higgins, Purdue* ————— 3 LSU 10-2 5-7 -7 3 Utah St. 11-2 11-2 1 Mike Gundy, Oklahoma St. 4-2 3-3 3-2 0-1 — 3 Marshall 5-7 4-7 17 2 UTEP 3-9 5-7 23 2 Maryland 4-8 6-6 24 3 UTSA 8-4 7-3 31 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 0-4 3-1 — 3-1 — 2 Mass. 1-11 4-8 36 2 Vanderbilt 8-4 8-4 4 Dan Mullen, Miss. State 2-0 1-1 1-1 —— 3 Memphis 4-8 7-5 28 2 Virginia 4-8 3-9 12 Brady Hoke, Michigan 2-1 2-1 2-0 0-1 — 3 Miami-Fla. 7-5 9-3 6 4 Va. Tech 6-6 3-9 6 Steve Spurrier, South Car. 8-10 8-10 8-7 0-3 — 2 Miami-Ohio 4-8 4-8 24 3 Wake For. 5-7 5-7 23 3 Michigan 8-4 5-7 0 5 Washington 7-6 8-5 7 Bo Pelini, Nebraska 3-2 3-2 2-1 1-1 — 2 Michigan St. 6-6 4-8 4 2 Wash. St. 3-9 5-7 25 Mark Richt, Georgia 7-4 6-5 5-5 1-0 — 3 M. Tenn. St. 8-4 8-4 18 3 W. Virginia 7-5 5-7 6 Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin* 8-3 7-4 2-2 5-2 — 3 Minnesota 6-6 5-7 19 2 W. Kentucky 7-5 8-4 12 David Shaw, Stanford 0-1 1-0 — 1-0 — 4 Mississippi 6-6 9-3 4 3 W. Michigan 4-8 4-8 20 3 Miss. St. 8-4 6-6 6 4 Wisconsin 8-5 6-7 0 Rod Carey, Northern Illinois* ————— 4 Missouri 5-7 5-6 12 3 Wyoming 4-8 7-5 19 Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 — Charlie Strong, Louisville 1-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 — Will Muschamp, Florida 1-0 1-0 1-0 —— THE GOLD SHEET PAGE 8

LAST WEEK’S STATS

Statistics for games of December 17 - 23, 2012. Winner’s Stats listed first FD WYR LYR WYP LYP F/FL Boise St. 28 Washington 26 21-20 36/109 38/205 27/39/0/298 20/39/2/242 2/1 1/1 BYU 23 S. DIEGO ST. 6 17-13 30/52 39/119 23/44/3/244 12/29/3/144 0/0 3/2 LA.-LAFAY 43 E. Carolina 34 25-24 42/267 30/143 22/35/1/324 25/43/1/278 1/1 1/0 UCF 38 Ball St. 17 33-23 42/222 24/71 22/33/0/272 22/35/0/217 0/0 1/1 NFL Atlanta 31 DETROIT 18 19-25 22/73 22/79 25/32/0/271 37/56/1/443 0/0 2/2 BALTIMORE 33 NY Giants 14 25-11 45/224 14/67 25/36/0/309 14/28/0/119 0/0 0/0 CAROLINA 17 Oakland 6 16-12 28/112 22/47 18/29/1/159 20/36/1/142 1/1 0/0 Chicago 28 ARIZONA 13 15-15 33/152 19/29 12/26/0/145 28/49/2/219 2/1 3/1 Cincinnati 13 PITT 10 16-15 16/14 31/95 24/41/2/253 14/28/2/185 1/1 2/1 DENVER 34 Cleveland 12 29-20 32/118 18/91 30/43/1/339 21/36/0/142 2/0 1/1 GREEN BAY 55 Tennessee 7 28-10 35/117 22/79 28/40/0/343 13/30/2/101 0/0 0/0 Indianapolis 20 KAN. CITY 13 16-22 26/90 44/352 17/36/0/198 10/22/2/155 1/0 1/1 MIAMI 24 Buffalo 10 18-17 35/182 28/154 13/25/0/119 20/35/1/227 2/0 3/3 Minnesota 23 HOUSTON 6 22-11 42/174 16/34 16/30/0/171 18/33/0/153 1/1 3/2 New England 23 JACK'VILLE 16 23-22 27/103 23/93 24/41/2/246 29/51/3/343 0/0 0/0 New Orleans 34 DALLAS31 (OT) 33-18 38/116 11/40 37/53/0/446 26/43/0/406 2/0 1/1 San Diego 27 NY JETS 17 15-18 30/87 23/69 11/22/0/136 15/25/1/156 0/0 1/1 St. Louis 28 TAMPA BAY 13 14-23 27/89 22/80 13/27/1/196 30/54/4/349 1/1 2/1 SEATTLE 42 San Fran. 13 22-17 39/176 19/82 15/22/1/170 19/36/1/231 0/0 2/1 TENNESSEE 14 NY Jets 10 12-20 30/167 30/146 13/22/0/127 13/29/4/107 0/0 2/1 Washington 27 PHILA. 20 18-25 28/128 22/90 16/24/1/185 32/48/1/321 1/0 1/1

LIBERTY BOWL continued from page 4 CAPITAL ONE BOWL continued from page 5. defensive coordinator Brent Guy was able to take plenty of risks without paying too Sr. Burkhead (535 YR, 7.2 ypc; out six games) has since returned to assume a much of a penalty. leadership role. Hoping to change that will be Iowa State RS frosh QB Sam Richardson, who But the prideful Cornhusker Nation has been greatly disturbed by the failures of emerged in the last two games with 4 TDs off the bench in Game 11 and then the Nebraska defense TY, especially in big games, and especially away from another 3 TDs as a starter in the finale. But those contests were against the worn- home. The Huskers lost 36-30 at UCLA in Week Two to a Bruin QB playing only down defenses of Kansas and West Virginia. Still, Richardson demonstrated an his second game, 63-38 at Ohio State, and by 39 points to Wisconsin in that title upside that HC Paul Rhoads is eager to explore. The Cyclones have plenty of game at Indianapolis. In those three important games, NU was outscored 169-99, quality targets, led by sr. Josh Lenz, who had 29 recs. and 6 TDC (plus 1 TD pass) giving up 344 YR at UCLA, 371 at Ohio State, and 539 vs. Wiscy! Time to sound in an injury-interrupted campaign. However, a lot is being asked of young the general alarm. Richardson, as the ISU ground game was marginal to begin with, and now will be Those are bad signs facing a UGa team that was rolling heading into its without top rusher Shontrelle Johnson (504 YR; ACL in practice), while virtual co- showdown vs. Alabama. Slowed by suspensions, WR injuries, and RB youth in its starter James White (469 YR) has missed some practice time due to a head injury. first several games, the Dawgs had subsequently jelled allowed only 8.5 ppg its The bend-but-don’t-break defense lost stalwart all-Big 12 LB Jake Knott in previous five contests before the SEC decider. The excellent Bama OL was able November. With Knott in action, ISU gave up 135 ypg on the ground. In the four to help carve out 350 crucial YR in that game. But there is no indication Nebraska games without him, 225 ypg. That stat will interest the revenge-minded Hurricane is likely to do the same. Not vs. a Georgia defense laced with NFL prospects such and its robust ground game. as A-A OLB Jarvis Jones (12½ sacks, 22½ TFL in just 11 games), ILB Alec Yes, the Cyclones have been hardened by the much tougher schedule. But, Ogletree (converted DB; 98 tackles in only 9 games), and space-filling DTs John unlike the first meeting, the Tulsa QB is now more experienced. ISU can always Jenkins (6-3, 358) & Kwame Geathers (6-6, 355). turn to sr. passer Jantz. But UT is better developed overall. The Hurricane out- Although former starting WRs Michael Bennett & Marvin Brown were lost to blows the Cyclones this time. season-ending injuries, HC Mark Richt was able to move CB Malcolm Mitchell (40 recs.) back to WR while sr. Tavarres King (39 recs. for 21.7 ypr) emerged as a big- play performer. Meanwhile, true frosh RBs “Gur-Shall” (Todd GurLEY, No. 3, and Keith MarSHALL, No. 4) have both divided the No. 34 of Bulldog great Herschel CHICK-FIL-A BOWL continued from page 4 Walker while also adopting a nickname in his honor. They also pounded out a NFL DBs be overmatched, especially considering how John Chavis’ stop unit combined 1983 YR. again ranked among the nation’s top defenses (8th overall, 11th in scoring). Safety Playing what Richt calls “old man” football (using both a FB and TE, as opposed Eric Reid and LB Kevin Minter are established big-play LSU defensive weapons. the popular multi-WR spreads), the Dawgs scored 37 or more points nine times. While this is not an elite LSU offense, and though reviews of touted QB Zach Combining that type of production with NU’s -11 TO margin is not a good scenario Mettenberger (only 58% completions) have been lukewarm, he improved as the for Huskers considering the demonstrated fragility of the Nebraska defense. UGa season progressed while tossing only 6 picks, contributing to LSU’s impressive 8th has won 7 of its last 10 bowls SU (6-4 vs. the spread), with Richt showing he knows ranking in TO margin. Frosh RB Jeremy Hill (93 ypg rushing the last six games) how to get his Dawgs ready to bite. has emerged to provide balance. And, after dealing with a steady diet of SEC stop units, we expect LSU (9-1 SU at the Georgia Dome, and a blowout winner twice in the Chick-fil-A under HC Les Miles) can score enough vs. the 74th-ranked Clemson “D” to stretch the margin.

OUTBACKBOWL continued from page 5 Michigan’s offense revolves around QB Denard Robinson, who rushed for 1166 yards. Robinson sat out the Minny and Northwestern games with an elbow injury, and on his return was used strictly as a “wildcat” QB, RB or WR, as he didn’t throw a pass in the final two games. The passing QB was former backup Devin Gardner, who threw for 1005 yards, 8 TDs and 4 ints. while completing 63% in the final 4 games. Likely both will be used in the lineup at the same time in multiple positions in this game, as Robinson’s elbow has had a month to heal and he should at least be able to throw short. That being said, South Carolina’s Clowney should be the dominant force, disrupting Michigan blocking schemes and tracking down Robinson and Gardner in passing situations. Offenses need to double or triple-team Clowney, leaving sr. LB Shaq Wilson and FS D.J. Swearinger in prime position to be playmakers. They were 1-2 in tackles for the Gamecocks. Spurrier's defense wins the day in this one. 2012 NFL LOGS

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ST.L -30 48-23 S.01* FLA. INT. W -3 46-26 o53' S.08* Arkansas-OT W+30' 34-31 o61 S.15 N’WSTRN ST. L -33 45-34 S.06* Cincinnati L +5 10-34 u49 N.10 San Diego St. L +7' 9-28 u58 S.21* La.-Monroe L -7' 47-42 o70 S.08* Stanford L+15' 13-50 o55' S.15 Auburn-OT W+15' 28-31 o53' S.22* Hawaii W -7' 69-24 o62 S.15 VA. TECH W+10' 35-17 o45 N.16* HAWAII L -22' 21-7 u60 S.29 West Virginia W+11' 63-70 o83 S.15* NC CENTRAL W -35 54-17 S.21* BAYLOR W +7' 42-47 o70 S.29 Texas St. L -18' 34-21 u63' S.22 GARD.-WEBB W -41 55-10 N.24 Fresno St. L+16' 15-48 o60' O.13* TCU L -7 21-49 o68 S.22* MEMPHIS W -23 38-14 u62 S.29 Tulane W -20 63-10 o52 O.06* WYO.#-OT L -18' 35-28 u68' O.05* Syracuse W +1' 13-14 u54' D.29 Rice O.20* Texas W +9 50-56 o79 S.29 Wake Forest W +2 34-27 o59' O.06 M. Tenn. St. W -3 31-17 u65 O.13 Unlv L -10' 42-37 O.13 LOUISVILLE# L +2' 35-45 o49 (Armed Forces Bowl at Ft. Worth, TX) O.27* Iowa St. L +2' 21-35 u70' O.06 VIRGINIA W -1 42-17 o55' O.13* FLA. ATL. L -23' 35-14 u55' O.20* S.D. 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W +4' 41-34 u87' N.24 MIAMI FL L +6 45-52 o69 N.24 Fla. Int.-OT W -4 23-17 u61 (New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM) J.05 Mississippi S.15 Arkansas W-20' 52-0 u52' D.27* Ucla D.27* CINCINNATI D.28 OHIO (Compass Bowl at Birmingham, AL) (Holiday Bowl at San Diego, CA) S.22 FLA. ATL. L -49' 40-7 u58 (Belk Bowl at Charlotte, NC) (Independence Bowl at Shreveport, LA) NOTRE DAME RICE (AT) S.29* MISSISSIPPI L -31 33-14 u53' (SUR: 12-0 PSR: 7-5 O-U: 2-10) (SUR: 6-6 PSR: 7-4-1 O-U: 6-6) O.13 Missouri W-21' 42-10 o42 EAST CAROLINA S.01 Navy W -15 50-10 o55 BOISE STATE (AT) (SUR: 8-5 PSR: 6-7 O-U: 7-5) LOUISIANA TECH (AT) A.30* UCLA L +16 24-49 o58' O.20* Tennessee W -20 44-13 o54' (SUR: 11-2 PSR: 6-7 O-U: 6-7) S.01 APP. ST. W -14 35-13 (SUR: 9-3 PSR: 6-6 O-U: 11-1) (at Dublin, Ireland) S.08 Kansas W+11 25-24 u61' O.27* MISS. ST. W -23 38-7 u46' A.31* Michigan St. W +7 13-17 u46' S.08 S. Carolina L +21 10-48 o51 S.08* Houston W -3 56-49 o59 S.08 PURDUE L -14 20-17 u53 S.15* La. Tech W+21 37-56 o67 N.03* Lsu L -8 21-17 u40' S.15 MIAMI-O. W-21' 39-12 u53' S.15 Southern Miss W +7' 24-14 u56' S.15* RICE L -21 56-37 o67 S.15* Michigan St. W +5' 20-3 u44 S.22 MARSH.-OT N +3 51-54 o70' N.10 TEXAS A&M L -13' 24-29 u56 S.20* BYU L -6' 7-6 u50 S.22 North Carolina L +16 6-27 u63 S.22* Illinois W +3 52-24 o61' S.22* MICHIGAN W -6 13-6 u50 S.29 Houston L +8 14-35 u71 N.17 W. CAROLINA L -55' 49-0 S.29 New Mexico L -25' 32-29 o50 S.29* UTEP W -4 28-18 u48' S.29 Virginia W -3' 44-38 o60' O.06* Miami FL W -14 41-3 u54 (at Reliant Stadium - Houston, TX) N.24 AUBURN W -33 49-0 o46 O.06 Southern Miss W -10 40-14 o48 O.04* Ucf L +12 20-40 o46 O.06* UNLV W-26' 58-31 o69' (at Chicago, IL) O.06* Memphis L -5 10-14 u61 D.01 Georgia L -7' 32-28 o50' O.13 FRESNO ST. W -7 20-10 u57 O.13 MEMPHIS# W-17' 41-7 u50' O.13* TEXAS A&M W +8 57-59 o79' O.13 STANf.-OT L -7' 20-13 u43' O.13 UTSA# W -2' 34-14 u57 (SEC Championship) O.20 UNLV L -28 32-7 u55' O.20* Uab W -2' 42-35 o55 (at Shreveport, LA) O.20 BYU L -12' 17-14 u40' O.20 Tulsa W+20' 24-28 u62 J.07* Notre Dame O.27 Wyoming W -16 45-14 o51 O.20* IDAHO W-30' 70-28 o73' O.27* Oklahoma W+12 30-13 u48 O.27 SO. MISS W -2' 44-17 o58 (BCS Championship at Miami, FL) O.27 NAVY L -3' 28-56 o48 N.03* S. DIEGO ST. L -15' 19-21 u49' N.03 HOUSTON W +3 48-28 o68' O.27* N. Mexico St. L -30' 28-14 u77' N.03 PITT.-OT L -16' 29-26 o46' N.03 Tulane L -6 49-47 o63' N.10 Hawaii W -28 49-14 o53' N.17 Tulane L -10 28-23 u63 N.03 UTSA# L -31 51-27 o72' N.10* Boston Col. L -19 21-6 u48 N.17 SMU W +3' 36-14 u56 ARIZONA N.17 COLO. ST. L -29 42-14 o49' N.23 MARSH.-OT L -6' 62-59 o71 N.10* Texas St. L -20 62-55 o69' N.17 W. FOREST W-23' 38-0 u42 N.24* Utep W +1' 33-24 o56' (SUR: 8-5 PSR: 6-7 O-U: 9-3) D.01 Nevada L -8' 27-21 u58 D.22 La.-Lafayette L +6 34-43 o67' N.17 UTAH ST.-OT L +3 41-48 o72' N.24* Southern Cal W -5 22-13 u46' D.29 Air Force N.24* San Jose St. L +3' 43-52 o76 J.07* Alabama S.01* TOLEDO-OT L -10' 24-17 u62' D.22 Washington L -5 28-26 o44' (New Orleans Bowl at New Orleans, LA) (Armed Forces Bowl at Ft. Worth, TX) (Maaco Las Vegas Bowl at Las Vegas, NV) (BCS Championship at Miami, FL) S.08* OKLA. ST. W+10' 59-38 o70 RUTGERS (AT) S.15* S. CAR. ST. W-35' 56-0 FRESNO STATE MICHIGAN STATE OHIO (AT) (SUR: 9-3 PSR: 7-5 O-U: 3-8) S.22* Oregon L +21 0-49 u78' BOWLING GREEN (AT) (SUR: 9-3 PSR: 11-1 O-U: 5-6) (SUR: 6-6 PSR: 4-8 O-U: 2-9-1) (SUR: 8-4 PSR: 4-8 O-U: 5-6) S.01* Tulane L -20 24-12 u48 (SUR: 8-4 PSR: 8-4 O-U: 1-10) S.29* OREGON ST. L -3 35-38 o59' S.01* WEBER ST. W -21 37-10 A.31* BOISE ST. L -7 17-13 u46' S.01 Penn St. W +6 24-14 u44 S.08 HOWARD L -42 26-0 S.01 Florida W+28' 14-27 u47' O.06 Stanford-OT W +9' 48-54 o55 S.08 Oregon W+34 25-42 u77 S.08 C. Michigan W-19' 41-7 n48 S.08* N. MEX. ST. W-21' 51-24 o58' S.13* South Florida W +8 23-13 u45 S.08* IDAHO L -16' 21-13 u50 O.20* WASH. W -7' 52-17 o64 S.15* COLORADO W -15 69-14 o57 S.15* N. DAME L -5' 3-20 u44 S.15* Marshall L -6 27-24 u68 S.22* Arkansas W +9 35-26 o50 S.15* Toledo L +3' 15-27 u59' O.27 S. CALIF. W +6 39-36 o66' S.22* Tulsa W +6 26-27 u67' S.22 E. MICHIGAN L -31' 23-7 u48' S.22 NORFOLK ST.W -32 44-10 O.06 CONN. W -7' 19-3 u40 S.22 Virginia Tech L +17 0-37 u47 N.03* Ucla L +3' 10-66 o71 S.29* S.DIEGO ST.#W -7 52-40 o61 S.29 OHIO ST. L -2' 16-17 u41' S.29 MassachusettsL -23' 37-34 o54' O.13 SYRACUSE W -7' 23-15 u47' S.29 RHODE ISL.# W -30 48-8 N.10 COLORADO# L -29 56-31 o66 O.06* Colorado St. W -17 28-7 u59 O.06 Indiana L -15 31-27 o48' O.06 BUFFALO L -14' 38-31 o57 O.20 Temple W -4' 35-10 o43 O.06 Akron W -5 24-10 u63 N.17* Utah W +1 34-24 u61' O.13 Boise St. L +7 10-20 u57 O.13 IOWA#-OT L -8' 16-19 u39 O.13 AKRON# L -20' 34-28 u67 O.27 KENT ST.# L -13' 23-35 o46 O.13 MIAMI-O. W -8 37-12 u53' N.23* ARIZONA ST. L -2' 34-41 o69 O.20* WYOMING W -16 42-14 u60 O.20 Michigan W +9 10-12 u43 O.27 Miami-O. L -6' 20-23 u60 N.10 ARMY W-17' 28-7 u53 O.20 MassachusettsW-18' 24-0 u50' D.15 Nevada L -9 49-48 o79 O.27 New Mexico W -15 49-32 o55 O.27 Wisconsin-OT W +6 16-13 u41 N.01* E. MICHIGAN W -16 45-14 o58 N.17 Cincinnati W +6' 10-3 u48 O.27 E. MICHIGAN W-14' 24-3 u52 (New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM) N.03* HAWAI’I W -33 45-10 u60 N.03 NEBRASKA L +1 24-28 o44' N.07* B. GREEN L -2' 14-26 u48 N.24 Pittsburgh L +1' 6-27 u43' N.07* Ohio W +2' 26-14 u48 N.10* Nevada W -3' 52-36 o69 N.17 N’WESTERN L -7' 20-23 u46 N.14* Ball State L +6 27-52 o61' N.29* LOUISVILLE L -3' 17-20 u43 N.17 KENT ST. L -2' 24-31 o47 N.24 AIR FORCE W-16' 48-15 o60' N.24 Minnesota W -8 26-10 u39' N.23 Kent State L +10 6-28 u59' D.28* Va. Tech N.23* Buffalo W -9 21-7 u43 D.24* Smu D.29* Tcu D.28 La.-Monroe (Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando, FL) (at Columbus, OH) (Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, HI) (Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl at Tempe, AZ) (Independence Bowl at Shreveport, LA) D.27 San Jose St. (Military Bowl at Washington, D.C.) PAGE 11

SAN DIEGO STATE TEXAS A&M VIRGINIA TECH STRIKE ONE FOR NEW JERSEY (SUR: 9-4 PSR: 8-5 O-U: 5-7) (SUR: 10-2 PSR: 7-5 O-U: 4-6) (SUR: 6-6 PSR: 3-9 O-U: 5-6) continued from page 1 S.01* Washington W+15' 12-21 u56' S.08 FLORIDA L +1 17-20 u50 S.03* GA. TECH-OT L -7' 20-17 u48 S.08* ARMY W -6 42-7 u49' S.15 Smu W-10' 48-3 u60' S.08 AUSTIN PEAY L -53 42-7 How, then, can the public get better educated? Indeed, we suspect the S.15* N. DAKOTA L -24' 49-41 S.22* S. CAR. ST. W -45 70-14 S.15 Pittsburgh L -10' 17-35 o45 S.22* S. JOSE ST. L -2' 34-38 o53 S.29 ARKANSAS W-13' 58-10 o65' S.22 B. GREEN W -17 37-0 u47 lack of an articulate and coherent voice on behalf of sports gaming in S.29* Fresno St. L +7 40-52 o61 O.06* Mississippi L -12 30-27 u65 S.29 Cincinnati L -6' 24-27 o46' the states is one main reason the sporting public is at all influenced by O.06* HAWAI’I W -20 52-14 o59' O.13* La. Tech L -8 59-57 o79' (at Landover, MD) the predictable commentary from the NFL, NCAA, and others. On the O.13 COLO. ST.# W -22 38-14 u55' (at Shreveport, LA) O.06 North Carolina L +6 34-48 o51 O.20* Nevada-OT W -6' 39-38 o66' O.20 LSU L +3' 19-24 u52' O.13 DUKE# W -10 41-20 o54' rare occasions a platform has been granted to the pro-gaming argument, it O.27* UNLV L -18 24-13 u58 O.27* Auburn W-14' 63-21 o53' O.20 Clemson L +8 17-38 u62' is often some football tout who has trouble stringing together a couple of N.03* Boise St. W+15' 21-19 u49' N.03 Mississippi St. W -7 38-13 u60 N.01* Miami FL L -2 12-30 u57' N.10 AIR FORCE W -7' 28-9 u58 N.10 Alabama W+13' 29-24 u56 N.08* FLORIDA ST. W+13' 22-28 u50' intelligible sentences, reinforcing the stereotype of “dems and dese” N.24 Wyoming W -7 42-28 o55 N.17 S. HOUS. ST. L -33' 47-28 N.17 Bost. Col.-OT L -10 30-23 o51 characters in contrast to the well-scrubbed images of NFL and NCAA D.20* BYU L +3 6-23 u47 N.24* MISSOURI W-22' 59-29 o60' N.24 VIRGINIA L -10 17-14 u48' interests. In that context, the pro-gaming argument is rarely going to be (Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, CA) J.04* Oklahoma D.28* Rutgers portrayed in a positive light. SAN JOSE STATE (AT) (Cotton Bowl at Arlington, TX) (Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando, FL) (SUR: 10-2 PSR: 10-2 O-U: 6-5) TEXAS TECH (AT) WASHINGTON (AT) Just why the NFL, NCAA and others on the anti-gaming side remain so A.31* Stanford W+25' 17-20 u51 (SUR: 7-5 PSR: 6-6 O-U: 7-4) (SUR: 7-6 PSR: 8-5 O-U: 5-7) adamant in their opposition continues to amaze, too. It’s not as if the S.08* UC DAVIS W -20 45-13 S.01* N’WSTRN ST. W -34' 44-6 S.01* S. DIEGO ST. L -15' 21-12 u56' S.15* COLO. ST. W -11 40-20 o48' S.08* Texas St. W -19 59-10 o58 S.08* Lsu L+23' 3-41 u53 electorate is dictating this policy slant. Indeed, the greatest number of S.22* San Diego St. W +2' 38-34 o53 S.15* N. MEXICO W -33 49-14 u64 S.15 PORT. ST. W-32' 52-13 those who find sports gaming truly objectionable would be counted among S.29 Navy W -2 12-0 u59 S.29* Iowa St. W -2 24-13 u62 S.27* STANFORD W +6' 17-13 u48 moral conservatives and evangelicals, a far-right constituency that has O.13 UTAH ST.# L -3 27-49 o50 O.06 OKLAHOMA L +5 20-41 o57' O.06* Oregon L+24' 21-52 o63 O.20 Utsa W -12 52-24 o55 O.13 W. VIRGINIA# W +4 49-14 u77' O.13 S. CALIF. W+13' 14-24 u54' been mostly marginalized, if not downright vilified, by the mainstream O.27 TEXAS ST. L -20 31-20 u55' O.20 Tcu-OT W -1 56-53 o56 O.20* Arizona L +7' 17-52 o64 media. How can these sorts be driving a debate and effectively embraced N.03 Idaho W -21 42-13 o54 O.27 Kansas St. L +7' 24-55 o60' O.27* OREGON ST. W +3' 20-17 u48 by supposedly "progressive" entities as the NFL and NCAA? N.10 N. Mexico St. W -21 47-7 u54' N.03 TEXAS L -6' 22-31 u67' N.02* California W +4 21-13 u51' N.17* BYU W +3 20-14 u47' N.10 KANSAS-OT L -25 41-34 o56' N.10* UTAH W +1' 34-15 o47 There are a couple of answers, of which one is pure ignorance on the part N.24* LA. TECH W -3' 52-43 o76 N.17 Oklahoma St. L +10 21-59 o73 N.17 Colorado W-20' 38-3 u54' of the sports leagues and NCAA. Although that argument is hard to buy. D.27 Bowling Green N.24 Baylor-OT L +3 45-52 o79' N.23 Wash. St.-OT L -13' 28-31 o51 (Military Bowl at Washington, D.C.) (at Arlington, TX) D.22 Boise St. W +5 26-28 o44' There are other theories, some expounded upon by TGS founder Mort D.28* Minnesota (Maaco Las Vegas Bowl at Las Vegas, NV) Olshan in his well-received 1975 book Winning Theories of Sports SMU (AT) (Meineke Car Care Bowl at Houston, TX) (SUR: 6-6 PSR: 7-5 O-U: 6-5) WESTERN KENTUCKY (AT) Handicapping. When time and space permit we will speculate further. S.02* Baylor L +9 24-59 o58 TOLEDO (AT) (SUR: 7-5 PSR: 8-4 O-U: 7-4) S.01* AUSTIN PEAYW -30 49-10 What’s next? New Jersey has said it plans to license sports betting as S.08* S. F. AUST. W -18 52-0 (SUR: 9-4 PSR: 7-6 O-U: 3-9) S.08 Alabama W+38 0-35 u53 S.15 TEXAS A&M L+10' 3-48 u60' S.01* Arizona-OT W+10' 17-24 u62' soon as January, and in October it published regulations governing S.15* Kentucky-OT W +6' 32-31 o49' S.29* TCU W+15' 16-24 u54' S.08 Wyoming W +3 34-31 o58' S.22* SO. MISS W -3' 42-17 o47' licenses. But Gov. Christie also agreed that New Jersey would give the O.06* Utep W +1' 17-0 u52 S.15* B. GREEN W -3' 27-15 u59' S.29* Arkansas St. W -1 26-13 u57' leagues 30 days’ notice before it grants any licenses, and hasn’t done so O.13 Tulane L -18' 26-27 o50' S.22* COAST. CAR. L -30 38-28 O.18* HOUSTON W +4' 72-42 o58' S.29* W. Michigan W +1 37-17 u58 O.11* Troy W -2 31-26 o54 yet. The tentative January start date appears to be up in the air, especially O.20 LA.-MON.#-OTL -3 42-43 o52' O.27 MEMPHIS# W-21' 44-13 o49 O.06 C. MICH.# W-11' 50-35 o66 O.27* Fla. Int. W -6' 14-6 u52' in lieu of last week’s court decision. N.03* Ucf L +10 17-42 o51 O.13 E. Michigan L -15 52-47 o57' N.10* SO. MISS W-14' 34-6 u50' O.20* CINCY W +6 29-23 u64' N.01* M. TENN. ST. L -9 29-34 o55 Judge Shipp’s preliminary ruling last week also means that New Jersey N.10 FLA. ATL. L -16' 28-37 o49' N.17 Rice L -3' 14-36 u56 O.27 Buffalo L -7' 25-20 u59 is now going to have to defend itself in court against the pending lawsuit N.17 La.-Lafayette W +4' 27-31 o57 N.24 TULSA W +5 35-27 o50' N.06* BALL STATE L -6' 27-34 u71 from the leagues and NCAA. And that’s not too far over the horizon, as D.24* Fresno St. N.14* N. Illinois W+10 24-31 u68 N.24 N. TEXAS L -11' 25-24 u51 (Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, HI) N.20* AKRON L -18 35-23 u62 D.26* C. Michigan Shipp ordered that a date for oral argument on that issue will be issued after D.15 Utah St. L+10' 15-41 u59 (Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl at Detroit, MI) Jan. 20. Christie, however, is hardly ready to surrender, having assembled (Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID) SYRACUSE (AT) his own heavyweight legal team headed by Ted Olson, a former United (SUR: 7-5 PSR: 6-6 O-U: 7-3-1) UCF WEST VIRGINIA (AT) S.01 N’WESTERN L P 41-42 o53' (SUR: 10-4 PSR: 7-7 O-U: 10-4) (SUR: 7-5 PSR: 5-7 O-U: 6-5) States Solicitor General. Stay tuned for further developments. S.08 Southern Cal W+25' 29-42 o62 A.30* Akron W -24 56-14 o49 S.01 MARSHALL W -26 69-34 o68 For the moment, however, we instead challenge the mainstream (at East Rutherford, NJ) S.08 Ohio St. W+17 16-31 u50' S.15* J. Madison L -36 42-12 S.15 ST’NY BR’K L -22' 28-17 S.15* FLA. INT. L -16' 33-20 o50 (at Landover, MD) sports media to address the issue instead of cowering from any pro- S.22* Minnesota L -1 10-17 u54 S.29 MISSOURI L -2 16-21 u49 S.22 MARYLAND L -26 31-21 u61 gaming related content. It’s time that somebody speak up about the the O.05* PITT. L -1' 14-13 u54' O.04* E. CAR. W -12 40-20 o46 S.29 BAYLOR# L -11' 70-63 o83 sports gaming sector being a potential contributor to sustainable economic O.13 Rutgers L +7' 15-23 u47' O.13* SO. MISS-OT L -17 38-31 o50' O.06* Texas W +7 48-45 o73 O.19* CONN. W -4' 40-10 o43' O.20* Memphis L -22 35-17 o50 O.13 Texas Tech L -4 14-49 u77' growth with substantial export value, with the potential to create thousands O.27* South Florida W +3 37-36 o52' O.27* Marshall W -2' 54-17 o67' O.20* KANSAS ST. L -3 14-55 u73 of new jobs and countless revenues and taxes. We’ll even offer ourselves N.03* Cincinnati L +4' 24-35 o56 N.03* SMU# W -10 42-17 o51 N.03 TCU-OT L -4 38-39 o69 as spokesmen. N.10 LOUISVILLE W +1' 45-26 o58' N.10* Utep L -13' 31-24 o51 N.10 Oklahoma St. L +10 34-55 o76 N.17 Missouri W +5' 31-27 o54 N.17 Tulsa L +1' 21-23 u56 N.17* OKLAHOMA W+11 49-50 o74 As for a proper venue for discussion? How about the business channels N.23 Temple W -7' 38-20 n58 N.24 UAB W-21' 49-24 o58 N.23 Iowa St. W -2' 31-24 u66' such as CNBC, Bloomberg, or Fox Business, which spend almost all of D.29 W. Virginia D.01 Tulsa-OT L +2' 27-33 o54 D.01 KANSAS W-20' 59-10 u71 (Pinstripe Bowl at New York, NY) (C-USA Championship) D.29 Syracuse their days dissecting the vicissitudes of those “harmless” entities known as (Pinstripe Bowl at New York, NY) TCU D.21* BALL ST. W -7' 38-17 u61' the financial markets. Let the debate commence. (Beef O’Brady’s Bowl at St. Pete’s, FL) (SUR: 7-5 PSR: 5-7 O-U: 4-7) (Editor’s note: Check out www.goldsheet.com this week as we discuss S.08* GRAMBLING W-53' 56-0 UCLA the immediate future of several NFL QBs!) S.15 Kansas L -20 20-6 u59' (SUR: 9-4 PSR: 8-5 O-U: 9-4) S.22 VIRGINIA W -18 27-7 u54 A.30* Rice W -16 49-24 o58' S.29* Smu L -15' 24-16 u54' S.08* NEBRASKA W +5 36-30 o62 O.06 IOWA ST. L -7 23-37 o41 S.15* HOUSTON W -17 37-6 u76 O.13* Baylor W +7 49-21 o68 S.22 OREGON ST. L -7' 20-27 u51' O.20 TX. TECH#-OTL +1 53-56 o56 S.29 Colorado W-19' 42-14 u59' O.27 Oklahoma St. L +7 14-36 u63' O.06* California L -2' 17-43 o55' N.03 W. Virginia-OTW +4 39-38 o69 O.13 UTAH L -9 21-14 u52 N.10* KANSAS ST. L +6' 10-23 u57 O.27 Arizona St. W +6' 45-43 o58 N.22* Texas W +7' 20-13 u56 N.03* ARIZONA W -3' 66-10 o71 HOW TO READ THE LOGS ON PAGES 9-11 D.01 OKLAHOMA L +6' 17-24 u59 N.10* Wash. St. L -16 44-36 o61' D.29* Michigan St. N.17 S. CALIF. W +4 38-28 o65 LOGS Pg 9-12: The Logs contain the following informa- (Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl at Tempe, AZ) N.24 STANFORD L +2' 17-35 o51' tion: Date game was played...S–September, O–October, N.30* Stanford W +9 24-27 o45' (Pac-12 Championship) etc. Asterisk (*): Night game. W or L in middle column TEXAS (AT) D.27* Baylor (SUR: 8-4 PSR: 5-7 O-U: 6-5-1) indicates spread Win or Loss. N stands for no spread S.01* WYOMING L -31 37-17 n54 (Holiday Bowl at San Diego, CA) decision. Home game on each team’s schedule denoted by S.08* N. MEXICO W-39' 45-0 u54 UTAH STATE (AT) CAPS. (OT): overtime period. Apostrophe (‘) next to S.15* Mississippi W-10' 66-31 o51 (SUR: 11-2 PSR: 11-2 O-U: 3-9) S.29* Oklahoma St. W -2 41-36 o64' A.30* S. UTAH W -21 34-3 consensus spread indicates ½ point. P–Pick game. (AT) O.06* W. VIRGINIA L -7 45-48 o73 S.07* UTAH -OT W +7 27-20 u51 indicates playing surface is Artificial Turf. (P.A.T.) indicates O.13 Oklahoma L +3' 21-63 o57 S.15* Wisconsin W+14 14-16 u51 (at Dallas, TX) S.22* Colorado St. L -12' 31-19 u53' the field is Prescription Athletic Turf (a form of natural grass). O.20* BAYLOR L -9 56-50 o79 S.29* UNLV# W-20' 35-13 u53 (FT) indicates the field is Field Turf, a softer, fluffier, slower O.27 Kansas L -19 21-17 u60 O.05* Byu W +6' 3-6 u45' form of artificial turf. The spread which appears before each N.03 Texas Tech W +6' 31-22 u67' O.13 San Jose St. W +3 49-27 o50 N.10 IOWA ST. W-10' 33-7 u54' O.20 N. MEX. ST. W-30' 41-7 u56' score is the consensus line. The consensus over-under N.22* TCU L -7' 13-20 u56 O.27 Utsa W-23' 48-17 o51' number appears in the last column. O—Over the total. U— D.01* Kansas St. L +11 24-42 o63' N.03 TEXAS ST. W-26' 38-7 u52 Under the total. SUR–Straight-up Record. PSR–Pointspread D.29* OREGON ST. N.17 La. Tech-OT W -3 48-41 o72' (Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, TX) N.24 IDAHO L -38 45-9 u57' Record. O-U—Over-Under record). The first number of the D.15 Toledo W-10' 41-15 u59 score is for the team whose schedule is listed, the second (Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID) number is the opponent’s score. #—Homecoming Game.