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So TCU makes it a blowout (Ted and I called this one), while Florida State pulls out a W, cranking up the interest in the ACC down the back stretch. What's on the line this weekend? Only the Big 12, SEC and BCS standings.

Big East brawls: The weakest of the BCS automatic qualifying conferences is now officially the Big East. UConn visits Rutgers (11 a.m. ESPNU) as the Huskies try to stay in the hunt for the conference title, while hapless Syracuse visits South Florida (11 a.m., ESPN Gameplan) as the Bulls try to maintain their Top 25 ranking. Later, conference leader Pitt visits Navy (2:30 p.m., CBSC).

Redemption on the plains: Oklahoma needs to win out to stay competitive in the Big 12. Visiting Kansas (2:30 p.m., ABC) is hoping for a berth in the conference championship. Ain't gonna happen, unless Missouri stumbles in the season closer in Lawrence.

This used to be a good one: Oh, the old Big 10 rivalries. But my, how times have changed. Michigan visits Penn State (3:30 p.m., ESPN), hoping to find some magic and give Rich Rod a win.

On the chopping block: You want to see coaches in peril? Watch that Syracuse-South Florida game, Missippi State at Tennessee (6 p.m., ESPN Gameplan), Oregon State at Washington (6 p.m., Versus) or Cal at Arizona (9 p.m., Fox College Sports).

Heisman shootout: Chase Daniel and his Tigers put their postseason plans on hold, while Colt McCoy and the Longhorns put a big ol' target on their backs with a Red River win last weekend. If Mizzou can win in Austin in prime time (7 p.m., ABC), all hell will break loose in the BCS rankings.

The rest:
Georgia Tech-Clemson (11 a.m., ESPN): No hope for the Tigers.
Purdue-Northwestern (11 a.m., ESPN2): An early Big 10 start.
Texas Tech-Texas A&M (11 a.m., FSN): Aggie fans still don't admit that Tech is their true in-state rival.
Wake Forest-Maryland (11 a.m., ESPN Gameplan): Which Terp team goes on the field? The ones who beat Cal or the ones who got shut out by Virginia?
Vanderbilt-Georgia (11:30 a.m., ESPN Gameplan): Commodores get thumped, knocked from Top 25.
North Carolina-Virginia (2:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2): Very little of the country gets to watch the resurgence of Virginia.
Ole Miss-Alabama (2:30 p.m., CBS): Tide tries to hang on to its undefeated season.
LSU-South Carolina (7 p.m., ESPN): Tigers spring back from a beating.
Virginia Tech-Boston College (7 p.m., ESPN2): Big game, big ACC implications.

What's not on that should be:
Oklahoma State threw many for a loop when the Cowboys upset Missouri last week. They deserve to be rewarded -- at least regionally (looking at you, FSNSW) -- by putting their home game against Baylor (2 p.m.) on the air.