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If youve seen the Week 2 schedule, then you are wondering: What exactly is there to celebrate? More ranked teams play FCS opponents (six) than Power 5 opponents (five), and exactly one ranked team plays on the road: No. 13 Louisville at Syracuse on Friday night.So what is there to celebrate? The lurking upset. Dont forget: Western Kentucky, which went 12-2 last season, plays at No. 1 Alabama. Speaking of which, celebrate the birthday of Paul William Bryant, who would have been 103. Wake up Sunday and sing happy birthday to the Bear.A rivalry renewed When Penn State?head coach James Franklin?said in discussing the Nittany Lions game with?Pittsburgh?that his players were toddlers the last time these once-fierce intrastate rivals?played, he reminded me of the price college football paid for realignment. In the past 25 years, a number of great rivalries came to an end: Oklahoma-Nebraska, Missouri-Kansas, Auburn-Tennessee. I would be a lot more excited about the Nittany Lions and the Panthers playing Saturday if it were the resumption of an annual rivalry, a la Michigan-Notre Dame, and not just for four seasons.Home sweet home Heres an odd byproduct of realignment and the extended postseason: Alabama and Clemson each take five consecutive games away from campus into their home openers. The Crimson Tide and Tigers closed the regular season on the road, played in a conference championship, competed in two College Football Playoff games and opened this season away from home (the former at a neutral site, the latter on the road). Big-name schools dont normally do that; they like making money at home. Somehow, I think Alabama and Clemson came out OK. As Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney said about playing Troy this week, I am so excited to be in Death Valley and open this place back up for business.A big gamble on Big 12 entry Houston has put all of its athletic chips behind its bid to get into the Big 12, spending at a level that wont be sustainable if the school doesnt start making Power 5 money. The university has committed $17.6 million to the program, and thats before the $7.9 million in student fees. If the Big 12 says no and the university cuts up the athletic departments credit card, then why would Tom Herman stay as coach? On the other hand, if the Big 12 says yes and Herman makes $5 million a year, why would he leave? Dont forget: Bobby Bowden and Florida State turned down overtures to the SEC because Bowden knew the ACC meant a shorter road to No. 1.Oliver makes an immediate impactHerman talked about the physical mismatches his Cougars face against teams like Oklahoma, but if Herman keeps signing players such as defensive lineman Ed Oliver?--?who on Saturday had seven tackles, including two sacks -- there wont be mismatches for long. Houstons coaches named the freshman their defensive player of the week. Heres what really endeared Oliver to Herman: Oliver declined Sunday to speak to the media, saying he hadnt earned it. It speaks to his maturity level and the way he feels about his team and his teammates that hes still got a lot of proving to do, Herman said.Bad timing for a Ferentz extension?Iowas decision to extend the contract of Kirk Ferentz through the 2026 is the antidote to the farce that LSU staged with Les Miles in November. Ferentzs Hawkeye teams have been good to very good for most of his 18 years. His record of 128-87 (.595) falls just short of the .600 threshold needed to qualify for the Hall of Fame. It is compelling, however, that the school announced the extension during Iowa State week. The Cyclones have been Ferentzs curse. Iowa State has gone 9-8 against him. During that same period, the Cyclones have a winning record against only one Big 12 team. They are also 9-8 against Kansas.Time to double down (a win) in Purdue This is a crossroads game at Purdue, which welcomes Cincinnati into Ross-Ade Stadium one week after beating Eastern Kentucky 45-24. Boilermakers coach Darrell Hazell, in his fourth season, now has seven wins, four of them against FCS opponents and none of them in consecutive weeks. One sign of hope: The Boilermakers forced four turnovers against the Colonels, which is worth mentioning because few teams took care of the ball last season as poorly as the Bearcats (33 turnovers, minus-19, third worst in the FBS).Bring your glasses to Bristol If all of Neyland Stadium and its 102,455 seats can fit inside Bristol Motor Speedway, then it stands to reason that some of the 150,000 or so fans expected for the Tennessee-Virginia Tech game on Saturday night will be a long way from the field. For instance, the press box will be 300 yards from the game action. For those of us without 20/10 vision, there is a Panasonic TV, suspended above the field from a truss, that has a four-sided display that is 63 feet wide and 29.5 feet high. It uses 54 million LED lights and weighs 135,000 pounds. 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The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. Jarred Vanderbilt Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday.Dirk Nowitzki welcomed his third child into the world on Friday, now the Dallas Mavericks are eager to welcome their star forward back onto the court.Nowitzki has been out of action with a strained right Achilles tendon since November 4th against the Portland Trail Blazers. He initially hurt his Achilles in the Mavericks season opener on Oct. 26 against the Indiana Pacers.Dallas (2-6) could certainly use his scoring capability when it meets the New York Knicks (3-6) on Monday at Madison Square Garden. The Mavericks, who have been off since a 116-95 loss to the Golden State Warriors last Wednesday, are averaging 97.1 points, ranking them 26th in the league.Dallas won five straight games against the Knicks and is 27-11 against New York over the last 20 seasons.Nowitzki, 38, is the active leader in points scored (29,527) and minutes played (47,332). His wife Jessica gave birth to their son Morris.Nowitzki practiced over the weekend and is hopeful to join the Mavericks when they play four of their next five games on the road.We dont want to rush anything and go back to where we were last week, Nowitzki told the Dallas Morning News. So if I feel anything this weekend, theyre going to ease off again.Obviously, I want to play in the (Madison Square) Garden on Monday (against the Knicks) and I want to play in Boston (on Wednesday) -- two of my favorite road spots. But I just dont know at this point if its going to happen.Nowitzki averaged 18 points in two games against the Knicks last season.The Mavericks will be missing point guard Deron Williams, who is out with a left calf strain. Williams has missed the last three games. Seth Curry is expected to start in his place.Hes (Williams) going to be a little longer than hoped, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. Theres no timetable. Id say hes most likely out for New York (on Monday). And Booston (Wednesday) is probably a long shot.ddddddddddddThe Knicks have lost two straight at Boston and Toronto, where the Raptors were 33-of-38 from the line. New York held an opponent under 100 points just once this season.Its a learning experience, Derrick Rose said. There have probably been numerous games where teams shot 30 or over 35 free throws on us. Weve just got to learn from it. When they have the bonus, or when theyre close to it, weve got to communicate to each other that weve got to play safe, or under control so were just not giving them fouls or giving them free throws.Forward Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 31 points against Toronto, but failed to score a field goal in the fourth quarter. Against the Celtics, Anthony picked up two technical fouls in the second quarter and was ejected after scoring just 12 points in the 116-87 loss.I dont even know the last time Ive been ejected from a game of basketball, Anthony told the New York Post. I dont even know what that feels like.Being on the road playing a game of that stature, to be kicked out of the game for what reason? Because of a couple of bad words?Backup point guard Brandon Jennings was also issued two technicals in the Boston game and was ejected. He was fined $15,000 by the league for directing inappropriate language toward a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection with 3:20 remaining in the contest.With the Knicks playing their third game in four nights and Anthony, Rose, Courtney Lee and Kristaps Porzingis all averaging at least 30 minutes, New Yorks bench will have to play a major role against Dallas.Jennings, the sixth man averaging seven points and 4.6 assists, should be a key. ' ' '