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Two-Minute Drill: SEC Noogies the FCS Stuck

Posted on November 16, 2012 at 03:29 PM.

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College football randawesomeness packed into 120 seconds or less (reading levels not checked); getting you up to speed on the weekend ahead and dropping you off on a gravel road three miles outside of town.

FCS? F-C-YES!

"With so much drama in the LBC it's kinda hard being a part of the SEC. But they -- somehow, some way -- keep dishin' out fists full of money to entice the FCS to play."

While Oregon faces Stanford and Kansas State gears up for offensive juggernaut Baylor, the SEC has decided to bolster it's case by facing their helpless little brothers from the land of FCS.

West Carolina, Jacksonville State, Wofford, Alabama A&M, Georgia Southern, and good ol' Sam Houston State are "taking one for the team" this week in exchange for fat pay-days from the SEC.

Meanwhile, the BCS and the SEC "...keep rollin' down the street, playin' slap-hands, laughin' at me and you."

WE PLAY TO LOSE THE GAME

It's about time we got the message across. "We'll always be undefeated", they said. And then week eleven showed up. Down goes Alabama. Down goes Louisville. Ohio State, Kansas State, Notre Dame, and Oregon -- watch your backs.

The Buckeyes, who many have forgotten about, could very well see their unblemished season come to an end on the road as they travel to Madison to face the Wisconsin Badgers. Kansas State must survive the ridiculous offense of the Baylor Bears, and Oregon has a game against some ranked team named Stanford.

It's time to let the big boys with a real chance play it out and that means a loss for the Buckeyes this week. Notre Dame won't be challenged against Wake Forest but all other contests have paths to defeat. If you don't have a dog in the fight, do the American thing -- root for the hero to fall. You know we will.

MANZIEL MANIA

Apparently all you need to do to be in the Heisman chase is win a game against Alabama. Texas A&M quarterback, Johnny Manziel, did an outstanding job of managing the game against the Crimson Tide -- but is he really that good? Not even close.

He's only 27th in the nation in quarterback rating (151.2) and has been sacked more times (21) than he's thrown touchdowns (18). He's also tossed six interceptions and doesn't stand out from the crowd statistically from the rest of the nation in other areas, raising the question of whether he deserves the attention he's received or if the rest of the team is being overlooked.

You want a Heisman darkhorse? Try the next guy on for size.

WHAT WOULD COLBY CAMERON DO?

First of all, he wouldn't throw a single interception. Next, he'd lead his Louisiana Tech Bulldogs to a 9-1 start -- their only loss coming by two points to the Texas A&M Aggies -- the same squad that just housed Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Did I mention they lost to them by two points? Two points!

Cameron has tossed twenty-seven touchdowns to go with his hoola-hoop interception total and has a phenomenal passer rating of 161.5 thanks to a completion percentage of 71%.

You might remember that the contest between the Aggies and Bulldogs was scheduled for week one but was rescheduled for later in the year. Had the game been played in week one we might be talking about an undefeated Louisiana Tech squad that shocked the Aggies.

HOME COOKIN'

It's time for a new strategy on game picks. Using the brain doesn't help nor does using a computer. It's time to go with the ol' tried and tested theory of home-field advantage.

This week I'm taking Cincinnati over #22 Rutgers, Wisconsin over Ohio State, #17 UCLA over #21 USC, #19 Louisiana Tech over Utah State, and #1 Oregon over #14 Stanford.

MASTER CHIEF VS. OREGON

Oregon football does everything better than just about everyone, including their vast selection of uniform combinations. I'm not sure how well Master Chief from Halo 4 can defend the "Blur Offense" but he does have the Ducks beat in one category.

TMD's Meme of the Week: [CLICK FOR IMAGE].

LONG SNAPPER SPOTLIGHT

Last but not least, welcome again to the caboose of TMD's football train. Whether for good or bad, long snappers need lovin' too.

Nothing too exciting this week, unless you have an email-direct RSS feed for anything and everything "long snapper" (no I haven't gone that far, yet). What I did come across, however, is a blog devoted to nothing but long snappers. The location of said site: www.longsnap.com

Did you know there is an award given to the nation's top high school long snapper each year? No really, stop laughing, this means a lot to someone's dreams. Who doesn't want their name etched on the "Herbalife 24 Chris Rubio Award"?

TMD's BOLD PREDICTION OF THE WEEK

Stanford will lead Oregon at the half -- but still lose.

(Share your Bold Prediction of the Week in the comments section below)

Justin Mikels is a staff writer for Operation Sports. Follow him on Twitter: @long_snapper