IS GLAD SPRING TRAINING IS FINALLY HERE
As I write these words, I'm passing by Franklin Field on a train from Washington to New York. I'm taking a few days of down time, and I'll (hopefully) for a live chat during the Penn-Columbia football game. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m.
With the great baseball weather we've had the last two days expected to continue, the conditions could suit Penn's ground game quite well. That is, if they can hold on to the football - the Lions' +8 turnover margin is the best in the Ivy League.
The Quakers will be buoyed by having two of their their stars, quarterback Keiffer Garton and cornerback Chris Wynn, back at full health.
But Columbia is still riding high from its 38-0 win at Princeton two weeks ago. This is the Lions' first Ivy League game since, and it's their homecoming weekend too. It's been 13 years since Columbia beat the Quakers. Will the losing streak end tomorrow?
Speaking of losing streaks, New York's main football team is trying to end a long one this weekend too. But what's the biggest game this weekend: USC-Notre Dame or Texas-Oklahoma?
This week's Spectacle of the Week poll is a one-on-one showdown. Take your pick, and join me again tomorrow afternoon.
Rank |
AP |
Coaches |
Sagarin |
Harris |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florida |
Florida |
Florida |
Florida |
| 2. | Alabama |
Texas |
Alabama |
Alabama* |
| 3. | Texas |
Alabama |
Virginia Tech |
Texas* |
| 4. | Virginia Tech |
Virginia Tech |
USC |
Virginia Tech |
| 5. | Boise State |
USC |
Boise State |
Boise State |
| 6. | USC |
Boise State |
Oregon |
USC |
| 7. | Ohio State |
Ohio State |
Nebraska |
Ohio State |
| 8. | Cincinnati |
TCU |
Ohio State |
Cincinnati |
| 9. | Miami (Fla.) |
Cincinnati |
Iowa |
LSU |
| 10. | LSU |
LSU |
Cincinnati |
TCU |
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