Mainstays

Miami Hurricanes 38, Houston Cougars 13
This is what I was hoping that the UH-OU and UI-Miami games would look like, so I'm glad that we got it right the second time. Miami is kicking themselves for letting it be as close as it was, so Houston must have done something right. What I'm a bit curious about: Where's Jackie Battle? With Anthony Evans out, I would have figured that he'd be more prominant than he apparently was.

UAB Blazers 35, Memphis Tigers 28
Memphis hit a roadbump on what was supposed to be the season they contended for the conference title. UAB dominated every aspect of this game. They've consistently been the most midling team in the conference, never winning less than five and never making it to a bowl game. They came close to a bowl game last year before losing to Houston in the final game. If they keep this up, they might make it over that hump.

Cincinnati Bearcats 30, East Carolina Pirates 19
East Carolina has won only one of their last seventeen games. Luckily, they play Army again this year so they have another chance at a win. Cincinnati has gone 2-0 against non-BCS teams and 0-2 against the BCS kind. It'll be interesting to see how they do next year in the Big East.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles 32, Tulane Green Wave 14
After beating Nebraska, I'm sure their victory against theoretical rival Tulane was a bit of a let-down. They're apparently somewhat disappointed that they didn't win by more, but it was enough of a blowout that I have to wonder why ESPN.com felt the need to recap this game and not the TCU-USF one that went into triple overtime.

Departing Teams

South Florida Bulls 45, Texas Christian Horned Frogs 44
I commented on TCU's inept kicker, Peter Lacoco, after their game against Northwestern. They could have finished that game off a lot sooner with some kicking. Well this time they didn't get away so lucky, as Lacoco missed an extra point in over time. Congratulations to USF on their first victory this year against a I-A opponent.

Louisville Cardinals 34, North Carolina Tarheels 0
Louisville is 2-0 against BCS teams with a combined score of 62-0. The only team they've allowed to score so far is, oddly, Army. I write about Louisville because there apparently wasn't much of a game to write about between UL and UNC.

Connecticut Huskies 40, Army Black Knights 3
That's Army's 17th straight loss, I believe. They've won a single game out of their last 28. Their departure from C*USA will be an amicable one, I think. If they weren't Army, they'd have to be talking about I-AA about now.

Incoming Teams

Texas Longhorns 35, Rice Owls 13
Rice put up a respectable game against a tough Big XII team. Considering the strong finish they had this year, I repeat my earlier sentiment that these guys may turn some heads this year.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane 49, Southwest Missouri State Bears 7
Tulsa deserved a break after facing a couple solid Big XII teams and Navy and they got it against the lackluster I-AA Bears. They've played above them, they've played below them. Still no idea what happens when they play someone in their league.

SMU Mustangs 36, San Jose State 13
SMU has won for the first time in the last fifteen games, so I'm sure they'll take just about any victory they can get at this point. SJSU has won exactly two conference games this decade against teams that aren't going to be in the C*USA next year. Luckily for them, they'll have former Sun Belt teams to kick around.