11th Week Recap

Following is the recap for the 11th week of the season for the principal blog participants:

• Georgetown 13 Marist 12 - Congratulations, Willy Hernandez, on a resounding Hoya victory over the Marist!!!! GO Hoyas!!!! With two minutes remaining on the clock, and the Georgetown University football team (2-7) holding on to a slim lead, senior defensive end Nick Umar (Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery) intercepted a Chris Debowski pass to secure a 13-12 win over the Marist Red Foxes (3-7) a fitting home-finale for the senior on Senior Day.

• Alabama 27 LSU 21 - In an extremely close game that went into overtime, the two SEC powerhouses slugged it out to the bitter end. Alabama safety Rashad Johnson had three interceptions including one in overtime and another that was run for a touchdown, as the No. 1 Crimson Tide beat No. 15 LSU in overtime 27-21, on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. Sorry about that Luisleon, you guys fought valiantly!

• Iowa 24 Penn State 23 - As Rob & Joaq predicted (check the pre-game comments!) the Hawkeyes won a close game late: Daniel Murray's 31-yard field goal with one tick left on the game clock inside historic Kinnick Stadium gave the Hawkeyes a hard-earned 24-23 victory over No. 2 ranked Penn State. The heroes were many: Iowa's quarterback Ricky Stanzi completed 15 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown. He also engineered the game-winning drive, converting on three different third down situations to keep the Hawkeyes marching. Congratulations Hawkeye Ted! We needed the mighty Hawkeyes to take pesky Penn State out of the way and you guys came through!!!!!!!! I thank you. Urban Meyer thanks you. The entire Gator Nation is indebted to the Hawkeyes!!!! Go Hawkeyes!!!

• Oklahoma 66 Texas Tech 28 - Former Gator Defensive Coordinator, Bobby Stoops*, came to College Station and spanked the Aggies at home yesterday afternoon. Sam Bradford threw touchdown passes to four different receivers, Chris Brown ran for three scores and No. 4 Oklahoma started fast again and routed Texas A&M 66-28. DeMarco Murray, Matt Clapp, Ryan Broyles and Juaquin Iglesias had TD catches and Bradford had a touchdown run for the Sooners (9-1, 5-1 Big 12), who set a single-game scoring record for an opponent at Kyle Field. Sorry about that, Aggiepete!!! But as you predicted the Big 12 is in the thick of it! *Bobby learned everything he knows about kick ass football at The Swamp.

• USC 17 Cal 3 - Mark Sanchez threw two touchdown passes, and USC's defense battered No. 21 California in a 17-3 victory. The win was the sixth straight for the Trojans (8-1, 6-1 Pac-10), who have outscored the opposition 231-23 since losing 27-21 at Oregon State. The Trojans came in averaging 40.25 points and the Bears (6-3, 5-1) were averaging 36.4, with a single-game low of 24. Congratulations, Victor, you guys are kicking butt!

• Florida 42 Vanderbilt 14 - Last night Florida clinched the SEC Eastern Division title coolly taking care of business against Vandy. Tim Tebow accounted for five touchdowns, all in the first half, as the No. 4 Gators (8-1 overall and 6-1 in the conference) wrecked one of the SEC's strongest defenses scoring 42 points before the stunned Commodores settled into their seats. Tebow, who retired to the bench --along with most of Florida's starters-- at the beginning of the second half, completed 12-of-17 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 88 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Tebow racked up a total 259 personal yards... and he only played a half! The Gators will play Alabama in Atlanta for the SEC Title on December 6. Link to Gainesville Sun Story.

• Victor, just because I know you read these things: Excerpt from Chris Lowe's Column on ESPN:

"2. Gators rolling right along: There's nothing like peaking at the right time of the season. The Gators aren't just peaking, they're playing on a different planet right now. In their last five games, they've averaged beating opponents by an average score of 49-11.4 and have scored 38 or more points in all five games. Florida was so dominant against Vanderbilt in a 42-14 win that Tim Tebow was done after the first drive of the second half. He accounted for five touchdowns, while the Florida defense didn't allow Vanderbilt to reach its side of the 50-yard line until midway through the third quarter [After the starters on Defense were on the sidelines]. And, oh yeah, the Gators blocked two more punts. If there's a more complete football team in the country than Florida right now, you'd have to go to an NFL stadium on Sunday to find it. The Gators have played a lot of good football since Urban Meyer arrived in 2005, but this is their best stretch yet."