RATING THE TV GAMES

-- Robyn Norwood

*--* **** Whoa, Nellie *** Order some pizza ** Channel-surf ... or get out of the house * A fine time for chores *** No. 6 Iowa (10-1) at Minnesota (7-3), 9 a.m., ESPN: Check out the Hawkeyes as they try to make it to Pasadena. But Ohio State and the BCS still hold their fate. LINE: Iowa by 11 ** Wisconsin (6-5) at No. 12 Michigan (8-2), 9 a.m., ESPN2: Next week is the really big game, when Michigan tries to knock Ohio State out of the Fiesta Bowl -- assuming Ohio State doesn’t lose to Illinois today. LINE: Michigan by 11 ** Nebraska (7-4) at No. 11 Kansas State (8-2), 9:30 a.m., Fox Sports Net: Pop some corn and pull for the underdog Cornhuskers. (It’s still so hard to say.) LINE: Kansas State by 12 * Hawaii (7-2) at Rice (4-6), Noon, Fox Sports Net 2: Warning: Do not attempt to down a mai tai for every Hawaii touchdown. LINE: Hawaii by 8 *** No. 7 Georgia (9-1) at No. 24 Auburn (7-3) 12:30 p.m., Channel 2: Bulldogs can clinch the SEC East title and a spot in the conference title game. LINE: Georgia by 2 ** Washington (5-5) at No. 23 Oregon (7-3), 12:30 p.m., Channel 7: Hardly the Pac-10 showdown that once was imagined, but it will still be awesome at Autzen. LINE: Oregon by 6 1/2 ** No. 16 Penn State (7-3) at Indiana (3-7), 12:30 p.m., ESPN2: How many school rushing records can the Nittany Lions’ Larry Johnson break in one season? LINE: Penn State by 23 1/2 ** South Carolina (5-5) at No. 20 Florida (7-3), 3 p.m., ESPN: Three stars if Georgia loses in earlier game, because this becomes Florida’s chance to make it to the SEC title game. LINE: Florida by 14 1/2 ** Iowa State (7-4) at Colorado (7-3), 4 p.m., Fox Sports Net: Buffaloes are the odds-on favorite to represent the North Division in the Big 12 title game. LINE: Colorado by 9 *** Arizona State (7-4) at No. 8 USC (7-2), 4 p.m., TBS, KMPC (1540), KPLS (830): Carson Palmer, Andrew Walter plan big aerial display at the Coliseum. LINE: USC by 15 ** No. 19 Maryland (8-2) at Clemson (6-4), 4:45 p.m., ESPN2: Terrapins have won seven in a row after 1-2 start. LINE: Maryland by 6 1/2 ** No. 10 Alabama (8-2) at No. 14 Louisiana State (7-2), 6 p.m., ESPN: These ‘Bama players, paying for sins of others, will be home for the holidays. LINE: Alabama by 1 1/2 * Tennessee (5-4) at Mississippi State (3-6), 7 p.m. (delayed), Channel 57, 33 (KJLA): This game might be one star even if it weren’t delayed. LINE: Tennessee by 7

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