LATTICE 2012 is back, and it looks to be yet another crazy year. The SEC theme will be more interesting than ever as THE LEAGUE welcoms Texas AandM and Missouri from the BIG 12 to put us at 14 teams. This will add some great games to the weekly slate, meaning we'll likely have more games each week than ever before. We will have 15 participants with a weekly pot of $75. Avery has bowed out, but we welcome Mr T Best to the fray. Without further ado, The Lattice Blog.


Welcome to the SEC Missouri Tigers and Texas AandM Aggies. Looks like you all will fit right in.




How much better can it get ? The 2011 SEC East champs travel to Nashvegas to take on the up and coming Commodores on the ESPN opening game ! Can the Dores keep building on the momentum for last year, or fall back in the gutter of the SEC ? James Franklin is the new hot coach matching wits against the Ol' Ball Coach and a stout defense. You can't ask for a better SEC opener than this.

#9 SOUTH CAROLINA




VANDERBILT




The showdown at JERRY'S WORLD in Arlington, TX places 2 perennial powerhouses against each other on opening weekend. Will Bama feel the affects of placing half their starters in the draft, or can the young guns waiting in the wings take out Denard Robinson, the most dangerous weapon in college football?

#2 ALABAMA




#8 MICHIGAN




We have one more great match-up opening weekend, with Michigan State hosting the Boise State Broncos. BSU is always willing to play anywhere, anytime to help build their BCS case. Can the Spartans ruin the Broncos title hopes in Week 1, or will BSU send a message that they aren't going away even after losing a ton of talent ? Clearly they still have plenty of that off the field.

#13 MICHIGAN STATE




#24 BOISE STATE

This is the End

As Jim Morrison and The Doors so eloquently sang, "This is the End" for the LATTICE 2012. This weekend is a culmination of an entire season. Many of these teams will decide their post-season fate Saturday, hopefully providing some clarity to this muddy BCS situation. After 13 weeks, 10 different winners, we have reached the end. It was a great year, and I hope all will return next season.

Now onto the important things. This is the final week of the regular season, so I felt it was only fitting to add some holiday cheer to the slideshow.

Happy Holidays !!!













The Bedlam Rivalry in Stillwater featuring #3 OKLAHOMA STATE hosting #10 OKLAHOMA has the single greatest impact on who goes to the BCS Championship.

#3 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS








#10 OKLAHOMA SOONERS













It's been said #1 LSU can still make it in even if they shockingly lose to #13 GEORGIA in the SEC Championship game.

#1 LOUISIANA STATE TIGERS










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If #8 HOUSTON can get one last victory over #24 SOUTHERN MISS, it would give them an undefeated regular season and a BCS Bowl Berth.






The ACC Championship in Charlotte has #5 VIRGINIA TECH trying to get revenge for a regular season beatdown @ home from #20 CLEMSON.

#5 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES







#20 CLEMSON TIGERS













The B1G conference winner between #15 WISCONSIN and #13 MICHIGAN STATE will get to face #9 OREGON in the Rose Bowl.


#15 WISCONSIN BADGERS









#13 MICHIGAN STATE






And for Shockey and Deml. possibly the only 2 MTSU fans around, some MTSU treats.

WEEK 13

Deml knotched his first victory of the year with an interesting strategy of all underdogs except Virginia Tech -11. It paid off as the BCS picture cleared up after Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oklahoma, & Clemson all took a loss. OK State still only has one loss , they "still have a chance". However, it appears the SEC is in the driver seat to have 2 teams in the BCS championship. Of course, all that could change with some late-season stumbling.

On to Week 13. We have some incredible match-ups, so there are a record 19 games on this week's Sheet. Thanksgiving Day features the last game in a longstanding rivalry, as Texas A&M hosts #25 Texas. In the 118th football game between the two biggest public schools in the state of Texas, the Texas Longhorns are +8 road underdogs against the Texas A&M Aggies.

Friday is when things really get going. The math up of the weekend again occurs in the SEC,as the #3 Arkansas Razorbacks travel to the bayou to face the #1 and undefeated LSU Tigers. What a way to take the greatest week in sports to another level. Can #8 Houston stay undefeated and challenge for a BCS game berth? The State of Georgia features two ranked rivalries as the Dawgs head to ATL to face the Yellowjackets. The Iron Bowl at #24 Auburn is all that may stand in the way of the Crimson Tide getting into the BCS title game. The State of South Carolina showcases #12 Gamecocks hosting #17 Clemson. #6 Stanford steps out of PAC-12 play and hosts #22 Notre Dame in their annual rivalry. Michigan vs Ohio State still means something in the Midwest, even if the Buckeyes have fallen fast. Can the VOls win #6 and become bowl eligible? Tennessee has won 26 consecutive games over Kentucky since 1985, the second-longest active winning streak between two NCAA D-I teams.

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