College Football Previews for Week 11

Starting with FSN and what was said during its SEC Gridiron Live show this week.

SEC Gridiron LIVE – Week Eleven

In Case You Missed It:

With Randy Cross out on assignment – a cardboard cut out replaced Randy in the studio – SEC Gridiron LIVE’s Charles Davis, David Pollack and Cassidy Hubbarth and the fans on Facebook and Twitter had a little fun at his expense.

· David Pollack – “I tell you, he is on point right now. He hasn’t said one thing I disagree with yet.”

· RickCaffeinated – Seems a little less stiff J

They Said It:

David Pollack on Mark Ingram and the Alabama run game

· “Let’s hear a little Heisman. This guy is earning it. Rarely do you have a back who has speed, power and vision. This guy has got it all.”

Charles Davis on what Florida needs to work on

· “It is hard wearing a 19-game winning streak. The pressure ratchets up, and despite the fact that you want to play loose, you play tight because you don’t want to lose that streak. They’ve got to find a way to have some fun.”

David Pollack on the Tennessee defense

· “They’ve got a lot of talent. Twelve fumbles recovered, tied for the SEC lead. You know how fumbles are caused? They are caused by flying to the football. Fumbles aren’t caused by accident. People just don’t go ‘Here, take the ball.’ It’s putting your hat on the ball and then making big plays, and they are doing that. They are flying around, making plays all over the field.”

Charles Davis on LSU moving from No. 9 to No. 8 in the BCS standings

· “It tells you about the level of respect in the SEC to lose and go up in the BCS standings.”

David Pollack on Alabama’s red zone play

· “If they want to win an SEC Championship and a National Championship, they’ve got to be more efficient in the red zone.”

SEC Gridiron LIVE names the Top 5 “Alabama / Florida SEC Football Championships”

5. 1992 – First-ever SEC title game; Alabama goes on to win the national title

4. 1994 – First game played in the Georgia Dome

3. 1996 – Danny Wuerffel throws for 401 yards; Florida goes on to win the national title

2. 1999 – Alabama scores 19 points in the fourth quarter to beat Florida

1. 2008 – Last year’s instant classic

Panel Picks:

Match up/ Analyst	Louisiana Tech @ LSU	Troy @ Arkansas	Kentucky @ Vanderbilt	Tennessee @ Ole Miss
Charles	LSU	Arkansas	Kentucky	Tennessee
Randy	LSU	Arkansas	Kentucky	Tennessee
David	LSU	Arkansas	Kentucky	Tennessee

Match up/ Analyst	Auburn @ Georgia	Alabama @ Mississippi State	Florida @ South Carolina
Charles	Georgia	Alabama	Florida
Randy	Auburn	Alabama	Florida
Davi d	Georgia	Alabama	Florida

Social Media Sound Off:

In response to the Auto-Owners Insurance Thumb It In question – Aside from Florida and Alabama, which team will have the strongest finish?

· Jim Mansour – Wish I could say UGA but I’m afraid it will be Tenn.

Sam Fields – Auburn’s offense will give them the edge. Since both defenses are nonexistent. The Auburn offense will easily out duel the turnover-prone Georgia offense. 45-21.

SEC Gridiron LIVE presented by O’Charley’s airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET throughout the college football season to more than 24 million cable and satellite households on the FSN regional networks throughout the SEC territory – FOX Sports South, Sun Sports, FOX Sports Houston and FOX Sports Southwest. SEC Gridiron LIVE is hosted by Charles Davis with analyst Randy Cross and David Pollack and social media reporter Cassidy Hubbarth.

CBS Sports has an SEC doubleheader starting at noon today.

CBS SPORTS’ COLLEGE FOOTBALL DOUBLEHEADER FEATURES NO. 1-RANKED FLORIDA AT SOUTH CAROLINA ON SATURDAY, NOV. 14

TENNESSEE AT OLE MISS KICKS OFF DAY AT NOON

CBS Sports presents a SEC ON CBS doubleheader on Saturday, Nov. 14 featuring Tennessee at Ole Miss (12:00 NOON, ET), followed by undefeated and *No. 1-ranked Florida taking on South Carolina (3:30 PM, ET).

Craig Bolerjack and Steve Beuerlein call the action for the Tennessee-Ole Miss contest from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. Steve Scheer produces and Jim Cornell directs.

Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Tracy Wolfson, CBS Sports’ lead college football announce team handle the call for Florida-South Carolina from Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. Craig Silver, the Network’s coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve Milton directs. Both games also will be broadcast in High Definition.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, the Network’s pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show with host Tim Brando and analyst Spencer Tillman, keep viewers updated on all the games throughout the afternoon with scores and highlights. Vin DeVito produces and Linda Malino directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

Both the Tennessee-Ole Miss game and the Florida-South Carolina game will be streamed live and free-of-charge on CBSSports.com. Each week CBS Sports’ SEC Game of the Week is available exclusively on CBSSports.com and also can be accessed through a link on the websites of all CBS affiliates.

CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK recaps the day with the SEC POSTGAME SHOW (11:30 PM- 12:00 MIDNIGHT, ET), providing a recap of all the news, scores and highlights from around the SEC. Sam Ryan serves as host along with Brian Jones and Phillip Fulmer. Stephan Van Engen produces.

*BCS Standings as of 11/09/09

And CBS College Sports has three live games including Utah-TCU in primetime.

CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK FEATURES PRIMETIME BATTLE NO. 16-RANKED UTAH AT NO. 4-RANKED TCU ON SATURDAY, NOV. 14

College Football Action also Features No. 13 Houston and Senior Day at Army and Navy

CBS College Sports Network broadcasts a primetime Mountain West Conference showdown on Saturday, November 14 (7:30 PM, ET), as undefeated and *No. 4-ranked TCU hosts *No. 16-ranked Utah. Play-by-play announcer Tom Hart is joined in the booth by Aaron Taylor to call the game. Lauren Shehadi reports from the sidelines.

The Network will air a special pregame (7:00 PM, ET) and postgame show, INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE FROM FORT WORTH, on Saturday, Nov. 14 surrounding the Utah-TCU game broadcast. Adam Zucker hosts both shows live from Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas along with Taylor and Tony Barnhart with Lauren Shehadi reporting.

In addition, CBS College Sports Network will broadcast three other games on Saturday, Nov. 14, including *No. 13-ranked Houston at UCF (12:00 NOON, ET) from Brighthouse Networks Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Matt McConnell and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila announce.

Navy hosts Delaware on Senior Day (3:30 PM, ET) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, MD. Tom McCarthy and Randy Cross call the action. The Network also broadcasts VMI at Army (12:00 AM, ET, same day tape), from Michie Stadium in West Point, NY. Dave Ryan teams with analyst Jason Sehorn.

Host Sam Ryan, along with Brian Jones and guest analyst Amani Toomer anchor the Network’s studio coverage throughout the day.

CBS College Sports Network is available to fans across the country through various local cable and video operators, and nationally via satellite on DIRECTV (CHOICE XTRA Package – Channel 613) and Dish Network (CLASSIC SILVER 200 Package – Channel 152). For more information, go to www.cbscollegesports.com.

* AP Poll as of 11/8/09

AUDIBLES with CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK Analyst AARON TAYLOR

(On Utah – TCU game):

TCU statistically dominated Utah last year, but two turnovers, two missed field goals and 11 penalties ended up costing them in the end. This year’s team is more mature and talented, and seems to be more focused. Imperative to their success is for them to play within themselves and not try to do anything cute. In football, more games are lost than won, so TCU needs to eliminate the penalties and turnovers that plagued them last year.

(Keys to Utah -TCU):

Utah will be starting a true freshman quarterback, Jordan Wynn, who had an impressive debut versus New Mexico last week throwing for almost 300 yards and two touchdowns. The strength of TCU’s defense, however, is their ability to pressure the passer with effective blitz schemes and sack master defensive end Jerry Hughes. It will be imperative for Utah to run the football to not only stay balanced, but to alleviate unnecessary pressure on the promising quarterback. Keep your eye on junior running back Eddie Wide, who is averaging about six yards per carry and has had a school record six straight 100+ yard rushing games. With the successful winning history between the schools, as well as the national implications involved, this has the chance to be an epic match-up.

(On Houston Quarterback Case Keenum and his Heisman Candidacy):

I am a Heisman voter, and when discussing the candidates, I frequently find myself having to preface the conversation by differentiating between who SHOULD win, and who WILL win. Unfortunately for players like Case Keenum, they rarely garner the attention they deserve because they come from a small, non-traditional powerhouse, and are accused of playing in a “system.” Well, the “system” that Keenum plays in, is the one head coach Kevin Sumlin learned as the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma, and that seemed to work out well for Sam Bradford. Keenum has consistently played outstanding versus top notch competition. His mechanics and ability to read defenses and physically release the football quickly are unparalleled in college football.

That’s it for this post. Some weekend programming previews coming up.