THE GOLD SHEET
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
*Florida State 24 - NORTH CAROLINA STATE 19?Seminoles have won & covered two straight, as FSU offense (540 YR in last 2 games!) starting to pound the rock. Special game for well-liked ?Nole assistant coach & deposed former N.C. State mentor Amato. Still, inclined to take points with host & resourceful RS frosh QB R. Wilson (3 TDP, 2 TDR, no ints. in his last 2 games).Insiders say injured LB Irving & DT Cash likely back in action for speedy
Wolfpack defense. CABLE TV?ESPN
(07-FLA. ST. 27-N. Car. St. 10...19-19 F.35/124 N.34/96 F.16/28/0/257 N.19/32/3/172 F.0 N.1)
(07-FSU -18 27-10 06-NCS +10 24-20 05-Ncs +12' 20-15...SR: Florida State 19-9)
*TCU 26 - Byu 20?The difference in the ?BCS Buster? candidacies of these two is the fact TCU has had to face (and lose to) Oklahoma, and BYU hasn?t had a similar test. But d.c. Dick Bumpas? hot-pursuing, top-ranked Frog defense might prove an effective weapon vs. QB Max Hall and high-powered Cougar attack. Not convinced BYU ?D? as good as its numbers suggest after steady diet of impotent opposition. TCU loses little with backup QB Jackson (who has led back-to-back wins) in lineup, and Frogs very tough to beat in Fort Worth (18- 2 SU, 14-4 vs. line as host since ?05)!
(07-BYU 27-Tcu 22...T.22-19 T.39/130 B.34/112 B.26/44/1/305 T.24/37/1/222 B.1 T.0)
(07-BYU -7 27-22 06-Byu +5' 31-17 05-Tcu +3' 51-50 (OT)...SR: BYU 5-2)