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.... like me (Hey, I flipped back and forth. The Braves aren't in it. Sue me.) you got a chance to see a game that was pretty important to ECU. Previously winless Rice walked right into Southern Miss' house and pounded the Golden Eagles for three quarters before holding on for dear life in a 31-29 win. It didn't help the Golden Eagles' cause that their No. 1 quarterback was hurt and their No. 3 quarterback broke his ankle three plays into the game, forcing their No. 2 quarterback to play with an abdominal strain. He threw four picks. Coincidence?

Anyway, that loss brings Southern Miss back to the pack in the C-USA East Division. It still has the tiebreaker over ECU thanks to the Golden Eagles' win in Greenville, but it still has to play against Central Florida, the same guys who knocked off N.C. State and nearly upset Texas.

And who would UCF happen to be playing today? None other than ECU. So that makes the game today a huge one. A win over UCF keeps the pressure up on a Southern Miss squad that has looked very vulnerable the last two weeks. A loss, though, and the Pirates' hopes of reaching the C-USA title game go up in smoke. No way ECU's going to be able to leapfrog both Southern Miss and UCF in the remaining conference games.

So enjoy the game all of you that have CSTV (Do any of you actually have it, by the way?).