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Rivalry Week is here, from the Iron Bowl to the Egg Bowl to the Old Oaken Bucket. Or was Rivalry Week this past Saturday, from the Golden Boot to the Big Game to The Game (congrats, Yale, on beating Harvard for the first time since 2006)? Big rivalries are sprinkled throughout the college football season, and as much grief as we give the schedulers (see first item below), they dont save the best for last. We get the Red River Rivalry and Floyd of Rosedale in early October, we get newbie rivalries such as Clemson-Florida State later in October and we get games such as Notre Dame-USC bouncing from October to November from year to year. Its great to be in Rivalry Week, but its good that we didnt have to wait all season for rivalries.1. One benefit from the way that LSU swiped a home game from Florida due to Hurricane Matthew is that it broke up SEC Chump Saturday. Just remember: When the SEC voted against playing nine conference games, Saturdays originally scheduled competition is what the league voted for: Alabama-Chattanooga, Auburn-Alabama A&M, Kentucky-Austin Peay, South Carolina-Western Carolina, Georgia-Louisiana Lafayette, LSU-South Alabama and Florida-Presbyterian. In mid-November. Its as if the final round of the Masters stopped at the 15th hole for an hour for the field to grab a beer and a pimiento cheese sandwich.2. But LSU-Florida provided even more benefits. First, the Tigers comeuppance: losing 16-10 when they failed to score twice from the 1-yard-line in the last 12 seconds. Second, South Alabama. Not only did the Jaguars get a $1.5 million buyout from LSU for giving up their slot in SEC Chump Saturday, but they played Presbyterian, which Florida had to abandon. The Jags beat the Blue Hose 31-7 and raised their record to 5-5 instead of falling to 4-6. In other words, South Alabama might qualify for a bowl game, thanks to LSU. And third, theres always the knowledge that LSU has to play at Florida the next two seasons.3. Only one win over an FCS team may count toward the six wins needed to qualify for a bowl. However, the NCAA gave South Alabama a waiver, given the reason why the Jags have two FCS victories. Army, 6-5, with two FCS wins, must beat Navy or else the Black Knights will fall into the pool of five-win teams hoping for a shortage of six-win teams. Last season, three 5-7 teams played in bowls (and Nebraska, Minnesota and San Jose State all won). This season, if needed, the NCAA will select the 5-7 teams with the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, which a good way to connect academic success to athletic success. Here are a few 5-6 teams (and Army), their APR scores and their next opponents: Northwestern 992 vs. Illinois (3-8) Vanderbilt 990 vs. Tennessee (8-3) Army 989 vs. Navy (8-2) Boston College 981 at Wake Forest (6-5) Indiana 979 vs. Purdue (3-8) Maryland 977 vs. Rutgers (2-9) Texas 971 vs. TCU (5-5) NC State 969 at North Carolina (8-3) SMU 945 vs. Navy (8-2)4. When Luke Falk is on, there is no passer in the country more dangerous than the Washington State junior. He might look like Clayton Kershaw in shoulder pads -- the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Kershaw has 10 pounds on Falk -- but in the first half on Saturday at Colorado, Falk threw more like Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. He picked a spot and delivered a tight spiral with the exact pace he needed -- not 1 mph faster, not 1 mph slower. Falks anticipation is such that as the ball sails to its spot, your eye has time to find the receiver and watch the two intersect. Falk was victimized by drops, and he had less time in the second half than in the first. But when Falk is on, he is fun to watch.5. I wrote a note last week about Rutgers being shut out three times, and the Scarlet Knights failed to score again on Saturday against No. 8 Penn State. Rutgers march to infamy hasnt included many trips to the red zone. It has gotten there only 23 times all season. The next fewest is from Georgia State, with 25, yet the Panthers rank 35th in red zone efficiency because they have scored 22 times. Rutgers has combined not getting to the opponents 20 with not doing well once they arrive there. The Scarlet Knights have scored eight touchdowns, kicked eight field goals and failed to score seven times. By comparison, Michigan has made 58 trips to the red zone and scored 53 times.6.?DOnta Foreman?of Texas overtook Donnel Pumphrey of San Diego State for the lead in FBS rushing yards on Saturday, perhaps the lone bright spot in the Longhorns overtime loss to Kansas. 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"Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges.Oklahoma Citys Russell Westbrook finished just one assist short of a triple double as the Thunder took a 3-2 lead over San Antonio in the NBA Western Conference semi-final series.Westbrook had 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in a comeback 95-91 win that means Oklahoma can now close out the series with a win at home on Thursday.Russ was a maniac tonight, keeping us in it, Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant said.Durant added 23 points as the Thunder won for the second time in San Antonio in the series and the Spurs had lost only once at home throughout the regular season.The Sppurs have rallied from a 3-2 deficit only once in their prolific play-off history, winning the final two games in 2008 to defeat the then New Orleans Hornets.ddddddddddddI hope we respond a little angry with a chip on our shoulder, Spurs guard Danny Green said. 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