NCAA Football Chat: 12/6

With no Duck game, I figured there wouldn't be a Gameday Thread, so chat about today's games here. The two big ones nationally are Florida/Alabama for the SEC Championship in Atlanta, and Oklahoma/Missouri for the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City. Despite being ranked #2 in the country, the Crimson Tide are 10-point underdogs to the red-hot Gators. If 'Bama wins, they secure their spot in the title game, while Florida is likely in if they win. Meanwhile, the Sooners can probably clinch their spot in the game as well with a victory. They are laying 17.5 points against the Tigers. On a local level, two Pac-10 rivalries and a major mismatch are what we have to work with. Rick Neuheisel will get his first taste of the crosstown rivalry that dominates LA football. The USC Trojans travel to the Rose Bowl, with the chance to clinch a return trip in a month with a victory. If UCLA can pull the upset, Oregon State would back into the Rose Bowl despite their Civil War defeat. USC is favored by 33. Up north in Berkeley, Tyrone Willingham coaches his final game as head coach at Washington. The Huskies are currently 0-11, and the Cal Golden Bears are heavy favorites (35.5 points) to finish off the Dawgs' winless season at home. Jahvid Best needs 171 yards to take the rushing title, and should get it easily against UW's porous D. Finally, down in Tuscon, Arizona State QB Rudy Carpenter will take his Sun Devils to U of A looking to go 4/4 in his career against the Wildcats. The Sun Devils become bowl-eligible with a win but are currently 12-point dogs.