LINDGREN CUP ROUND 2

The temperature has reached the boiling point in the just concluded round 2 of Lindgren Cup 4. We're down to our Fantastic Four and all bets are now off after a pair of stunning upsets.

#1 LSU (Adam) vs #8 Michigan (Dan)-The red zone issues for Brady Hoke continued as the Wolverines fell behind early, tried to fight back but blew numerous chances inside the 10 yard line, ultimately failing to dent the scoreboard and falling 21-0. Jordan Jeffeson was solid once again as the Tigers have now outscored their opponents in the past 6 quarters 56-7.

#4 Boise (Dan) vs #5 USC (Adam)-The smurf turf once again proved difficult for the visitors as Matt Barkely struggled early before being knocked out of the game for good in the second quarter. USC did jump out to an early 3-0 lead and was deep in Boise territory before Barkely was intercepted and trampled on the return for a touchdown. Boise breezed from there, adding a safety and winning easily, 25-6.

#3 Stanford (Dan) vs #11 Georgia (Adam)-The lingering effects of Stanford's escape vs SDSU in round 1 appeared to have been a thing of the past as the Cardinal went into half up 10-6. The second half however was a different story as the pesky Bulldogs pounded the ball on the ground and used Aaron Murray in a game management roll. Georgia went up 20-10 late in the 4th when Andrew Luck lead Stanford down the field for a touchdown in what would prove to be the last drive of his college career. Georgia recoved the onside kick and advanced, 20-17.

#2 Oklahoma State (Adam) vs #10 West Virginia (Adam)-Early on it looked as though the Cowboys would roll once again, jumping out to a 1st half 14-0 lead behind Justin Blackmon. West Virginia answered late in the 1st half with a nice touchdown drive to close the gap to 14-7. The second half kickoff was returned for a touchdown and all of a sudden the game was tied at 14. Turnovers and stalled drives were the story until late in the 4th quarter when Oklahoma State kicker Quinn Sharp missed a chip shot for 29 yards to keep West Virginia alive. After a Mountaineer 3 and out, Oklahoma State got another shot at the victory when with 3 seconds left when they moved down to the West Virginia 33 yard line. Sharp once again pushed the kick right sending the game into overtime, 14-14. Oklahoma State had the ball first in overtime and after a Weeden interception, West Virginia kicked the winning field goal to move on to the next round, 17-14. It should be noted that after the game, Mike Gundy yanked Sharp's scholarship and sent him to Broken Arrow, OK to go work on once of Boone Pickens' oil rigs for the rest of his meaningless life.

Points scored in round 2-Adam: 61; Dan: 59
Points scored in the tournament- Adam 220; Dan 220

Fantastic Four matchups and lines:
#4 Boise State vs #11 Georgia-\:Boise -9
#1 LSU vs #10 West Virginia: LSU -6.5