The Bottom 10 inspirational thought of the week:I wish I was a little bit taller I wish I was a baller I wish I had a girl who looked, I would call her I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat And a six four Impala. --I Wish Skee-LoOn Saturday, as the games of the college football world collectively kicked off, I elected to stay bunkered down in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Bottom 10 HQ South, located in the phone booth where Tom Luginbill changes into Superman.In the middle of it all, my phone rang. It was a friend who was on his way to see the Charlotte 49ers host a home game against Eastern Michigan. Cmon, dude, you write about these teams in that Bottom 10 thing all the time. You even claimed you tried to get College GameDay to do their show at this game. You gotta go.I didnt. I didnt go because I was afraid someone would throw something at me. I didnt go because I never want someone to think Im thumbing my nose at these teams. Im not. Its all in good fun. I didnt go because ... well ... Id just ordered a pizza and some wings, and they were already on the way to my house.But man, now I wish I had gone. I wish I had gone so that I could have maybe told the fans of those two teams how I really feel, and had done that in person. I wish I had gone so that I could explain that, yes, it is all in good fun. I wish I had gone because ... well ... this play happened, and I actually could have seen it in person.With apologies to Neil ODonoghue and Steve Harvey, heres this weeks Bottom 10.1. Rice (0-3) The Owls suffered the rare two defeats at once during their trip to Baylor. First, the football team lost to the Bears 38-10. Second, the Rice Marching Owl Band -- aka, the MOB -- got into trouble for forming a giant IX, as in Title IX, and had to issue a public apology. Meanwhile, Temple lost to Penn State and FA(not I)U got housed by Kansas State. Thats the worst day for a group of owls since my daughter leaned over to me halfway through the premiere of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaHoole to say she was bored and wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheeses. This weekend, Rice hosts North Texas Forty in Pillow Fight of the Week of the Year III (PFOWY3).2. FI(not A)U (0-3) Meanwhile, the FI(not A)U Golden Panthers (not Owls) lost PFOWY2 to UMass, whereupon angry fans of the Minutemen filled my inbox in a minute flat with demands that they now be removed from these rankings. Did I make like the Redcoats at the Old North Bridge and retreat? Stay tuned.3. Virginiugh (0-3) After embarrassing losses to Richmond and Oregon, the Hoos rebounded with a moral victory, losing 13-10 at UConn. As UVa founder Thomas Jefferson once wrote, Sometimes, in the face of troublesome times, it can be best for man to take pause and appraise his moral victories. Oh, what a bunch of #^&@. You think we beat the British with a bunch of moral victories?! Wait, actually I think it was my middle school football coach, Mr. Jefferson, who said that second part.4. I-ow!-a State (0-3)Week 1: Iowa State lost to Northern Iowa. Week 3: Iowa lost to North Dakota State. Week 4: Iowa state legislature passes bill barring the states two biggest schools from scheduling anyone with North in their name. Week 5: Iowa police bar Northwestern from crossing the state line to play Iowa. Week 6: Iowa State linebacker?Reggan Northrup?is considering a new surname.5. Buster Sooner (1-2)Its time to circle the wagons in Norman. Unfortunately, they just have the one wagon, so theyll have to ride it around in circles. Like little Sheriff Barts family during the Indian attack, or Baker Mayfield running around waiting on someone to get open downfield.6. Charlotte 1-and-2ers (1-2)There arent a lot of hard and fast rules when it comes to the Bottom 10, but there are a few. You are guaranteed instant inclusion if you do any of the following: 1. Lose to Eastern Michigan. 2. Commit three consecutive personal fouls to set up an opponents kickoff at your own 20-yard line. 3. Have more than one person approach me at church on Sunday morning to say, Dude, we have to be in the Bottom 10 this week, and one of those people is a university staff member. The Niners pulled a hat trick. And that hat looks like Cam Newtons barbershop boater.7. Warshington State (1-2)No, defeating Idaho doesnt get you off the list.8. UMess (1-2) No, defeating FI(not A)U doesnt get you off the list. (Only 67 days until UMass visits Hawaii.)9. State of Kent (1-2) No, defeating Monmouth doesnt get you off the list.10. Buffalo Bills, er, Bulls (0-2)MAC teams are beginning to arrive to the Bottom 10 like a fun-size bag of Skittles spilled beneath a car seat. Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, My Hammy of Ohio and Just Plain Ohio all lost to varying degrees of disappointment. But in the end the Bulls seized the spot via their three-game losing streak to Albany, Nevada and Fightin Byes of Open Date U.Waiting list: My-hammy of Ohio (0-3), NIU (0-3), Georgia State Not Southern (0-3), Arkansas State (0-3), Kentughky (1-2), Huh-why-yuh (1-3), North Texas Forty (1-2), Kansas Nayhawks (1-2), USC (1-2), dropping the ball before crossing the goal line, tossing the ball to the official behind the goal line ... on a kickoff. Air Max Sale Cheap . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. Cheap Air Max Shoes Online . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. http://www.airmaxcheapwholesale.com/ . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. Cheap Nike Air Max Clearance . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city. Cheap Wholesale Air Max Shoes . Carey Price didnt, but he still came out on top against one of his rivals for the No. 1 job at the Sochi Games. The Anahim Lake, B.C., native was stellar in making 39 saves in his home province and Lars Eller got credit for a bizarre short-handed winner as the Canadiens defeated the Canucks 4-1. BALTIMORE -- Doug Pederson decided to go for the win, mainly because he had nothing to lose.In a season filled with defeats, the Philadelphia Eagles were presented with the opportunity Sunday to pull off an upset.All they had to do to beat the Baltimore Ravens was to cover 2 measly yards on one play.After rookie quarterback Carson Wentz ran for a touchdown to get Philadelphia to 27-26 with 4 seconds left, Pederson used his last timeout.He then ordered his offense onto the field, nixing the conversion kick that would have forced overtime in favor of the 2-point conversion that would win it.I had my mind made up before we scored, Pederson said. If we had a chance to win it, we were going to go for it.Unfortunately for Philadelphia, Wentz threw a pass over the middle that bounced off receiver Jordan Matthews after being tipped at the line by linebacker C.J. Mosley.Not long after that, Pederson and the Eagles (5-9) walked off the field with their fifth straight defeat and seventh in eight games. But their heads were held high.Pedersons decision may not have worked, but that doesnt mean it wasnt the right call.I loved it. I loved it, Wentz said. It showed coachs aggressiveness and his belief in us. I thought we had it. We had it and they made a good play at the line of scrimmage. It just didnt go our way.The Ravens put on all-out blitz against the rookie, and it worked. As a result, Baltimore edged closer to a potential playoff berth.Coming into this game, the Ravens needed to win their last three games to clinch the AFC North title. Baltimore got this one out of the way, thanks in part to Pedersons decision to avoid taking his chances with overtime.Shout out to our defense for getting thee job done, Ravens kicker Justin Tucker said.dddddddddddd That was a huge way to keep our season alive.The Eagles season, conversely, went south a few weeks ago.They could have easily kicked it, Ravens cornerback Jerraud Powers said. But, they really have nothing that theyre playing for, so of course theyre going to go for the win.Of course. Down 27-17 with just over six minutes left, the Eagles rallied.On the road against a team in the midst of a playoff push, Philadelphia gave the Ravens all they could handle.The Eagles fell short, but the disappointment was tempered by the knowledge that they played to win -- right down to the final 4 seconds.We gave ourselves a chance at the end, linebacker Brandon Graham said. We just came up short on a 2-point play. Thats cool. Id take that all day because we put ourselves in position. If we get the 2, everybody would love us.They didnt get it, but the players didnt fault Pedersons decision. Rather, they embraced it.Everyone on the team was behind the decision, safety Malcolm Jenkins said. We had them back on the heels and we had the momentum.The game turned when the Ravens opted to pass with a 10-point lead and a first down on the Philadelphia 11. The pass was picked off by Jordan Hicks, setting the stage for the Eagles comeback.Unlike Pedersons decision to go for 2, there was little gray area when determining if the Ravens made the right call to have Joe Flacco pass in that situation.All time worst call ever, coach John Harbaugh said.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL cheap falcons jerseys cheap ravens jerseys cheap bills jerseys cheap bears jerseys cheap bengals jerseys cheap cowboys jerseys cheap lions jerseys cheap texans jerseys cheap colts jerseys cheap jaguars jerseys cheap chiefs jerseys cheap rams jerseys cheap dolphins jerseys cheap vikings jerseys cheap saints jerseys cheap giants jerseys cheap jets jerseys cheap eagles jerseys cheap steelers jerseys cheap 49ers jerseys ' ' '