The day after Thanksgiving may bring frenzy to malls around the country, but it will additionally bring a distinct type of frenzy in West Virginia. The 104th annual Backyard Brawl comes to Morgantown on November 25th when the Pittsburgh Panthers battle against the West Virginia Mountaineers in this Big East fight. Only 75 miles of Interstate 79 separate these two excellent schools adding intensity to this heated rivalry. Both squads have a few things in common with one another; predominantly among the similarities they both have 1st year head coaches with Todd Graham manning the helm in Pittsburgh and Dana Holgorsen foremost the West Virginia Mountaineers. The West Virginia Mountaineers beat Pitt 19-16 on a last 2nd 43-yard FG by Tyler Bitancurt the most recent time this game was hosted in Morgantown in 2009. Nevertheless at 61 victories, 39 losses, and 3 ties, Pitt holds the advantage in the in total series.
When Al Golden’s Miami Hurricanes take home turf in Sun Life Stadium on November 25th against the Boston College Eagles, they are going to do so as the squad wondering about the season that got away. The ‘canes have been launched into the college football wilderness this season by tight losses to squads like Virginia Tech and Kansas State.
The Falcons and the Titans will be highlighted in this fight in the south. The Falcons are presently in second place in the NFC South and are looking to actually make a run and get caught up to the New orleans saints. The Tennessee Titans are trailing the Texans and are additionally in second place in the AFC South. Though both teams are having good seasons, both organizations still see the playoff picture. The divisions are pretty tight and this game will actually help either team become closer to their dreams.
This Monday night football game between the Chiefs and the New england patriots will surely look like a totally lopsided game however the Chiefs are absolutely going to be putting up a fight. The Kansas City Chiefs are in fact having a decent season at 4-5 and the New england patriots are at 6-3. The New England Patriots are evened up for first in AFC East while the Kansas City Chiefs are currently evened up for 2nd in the AFC West. Though both squads are currently having relatively mediocre seasons, it appears like both squads are looking to actually turn their seasons around.
Texas has its yearly hoedown on November 24th when the Longhorns travel to College Station to encounter the Aggies. The Texas Longhorns come in with a 6-3 record with two of their losses versus ranked panhandle powerhouses number 3 Oklahoma and #6 Oklahoma State. The Aggies are currently on a three-game losing streak and stand at five wins and five losses for the year. Including their marathon game last Saturday versus #14 Kansas State, which saw the Aggies lose 53-50 in quadruple ot, two of those losses came in ot.
After the Baltimore Ravens and the Arizona Cardinals meet on Sunday, both teams will be wanting to turn things around.
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Perhaps the most exciting match-up in week number 7 of the college football season will take place in the Big Ten Conference this Saturday night when the 15ht ranked Spartans of Michigan State take on the 4th ranked Badgers of Wisconsin.
The story of the game in this months contest between the Baltimore Colts (0 – 7) and the Tennessee Titans (3 – 3) is one of a struggling team vs a struggling player.
