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The Bottom 10 Inspirational Thought of the Week:Its getting crowded over here ... But babe ... the wait is ova! Sometimes it takes a thousand tries to win The wait is ovaFumble dont you fumble Thats a flag on the play Babe, if you dont wanna Then you dont have to wait But together we gon be taking overIts just the way the game is played Its best if you just wait your turn.Just wait your turn The wait is ova-- Wait Your Turn, RihannaHere at Bottom 10 headquarters, located in ESPNs campus next to the kiln where Joey Galloway stores his hot takes, we have a giant calendar on which we mark the dates of the games that we know will change the course of the season and perhaps even our lives. Weve had Nov. 5, 2016, circled since last Christmas.On Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, the Owl Bowl, aka the Pillow Fight of the Century (PFOC!) will take place when the Owls of Florida Atlantic take roost in the nest of the Owls of Rice. Naturally, we went to our bosses and pitched the idea of Bottom 10 GameDay, and naturally, they said no. But just imagine the scene of tens of fans standing behind a TV desk of me, Gus Frerotte, Watson Brown and Jerry Glanville. Theyd hold up signs in the background. Not clever homemade signs, because they wouldnt have even known we were going to be there. Instead, theyd simply pull random signs out of the ground that they had found nearby and hold those aloft.NO PARKING ZONE ... OPEN HOUSE 1-5 P.M. ... MAKE CONFERENCE USA GREAT AGAIN.Then, in the grandest of ESPN pregame traditions, Coach Glanville would finally reveal his pick to win the game by pulling on the mascot head of the would-be victors ... but it would be an owl, and no one would ever know which team he had actually picked.With apologies to Hedwig, Bubo and Steve Harvey, heres this weeks Bottom 10.1. FA(not I)U?(1-7)The Owls (Part 1) will have the disadvantage of going on the road, a fact not lost on ESPN Stats & Infos mysteriously conjured-up FPI formula, which gives them only a 34.4 percent chance of winning the PFOC. To you that sounds bleak. To them, its a step up. They started Saturdays game against Western Kentucky with a 9.1 percent chance of winning. That dropped to 0.4 percent by the end of the first quarter and never returned to single digits. So ... good times.2. Rice (1-7) On Sept. 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy famously threw down his moon-landing challenge during a speech at Rice declaring, And they may ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why ... fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon ... and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard! In recent days, our Bottom 10 investigative reporting unit has uncovered lost recordings of JFKs conversations with Rice administrators during the luncheon after that speech. The president can be heard whispering, Seriously, why do you play Texas? Thats freaking insane. You should look into scheduling Florida Atlantic.3. Bowling Green (1-7) Over one month, four one-win MAC teams have all played in one giant one-win round robin, and now BGSU is the last one remaining with a trip to two-win NIU on Tuesday night. Its like that elevator fight scene in Captain America: Winter Soldier if at the end, Cap had collapsed onto the floor with everyone else.4. Fres-no State (1-8) If you took Fresno in the First FBS team to eight losses betting pool, then congratulations. Also, wed like you to read this pamphlet about gambling addiction.5. Tennessee ?(5-3) The Bottom 10 selection committee had a difficult time deciding between the Vols and the entire Big 12, so we put it out on the street via Twitter and a #Bottom10 Poll of the People. They spoke loudly, and they were singing Rocky Top. Over the last month, Tennessee has lost three times to fall out of contention for pretty much anything. On Monday morning, running back Jalen Hurd said he wants out, and Butch Jones went through his weekly news conference looking like a man who had just had a box of pushpins dumped into his shorts. It all reminds me of my dating life when I was a student there.6. Kansas Nayhawks?(1-7) My old boss used to have this weird rubber stress doll thing on his desk. To get his mind right during a tough day, hed beat the tar out of it, and it would always make him feel better. Last week, Kansas lost 56-3 to an Oklahoma team desperate to save its season. This week they get a visit from West Virginia, wholl be eager to avenge its first loss of the year. I need to go back and see if my old bosss stress doll was actually a Jayhawk.7. I-Ow!-A State?(1-7) At 36, Iowa States head coach Matt Campbell is the Power 5s youngest head coach. On Saturday, he lost to Kansas States 77-year old Bill Snyder. Afterward, Snyder tried to lift Campbells spirits by giving him a quarter and telling him to take that down to Woolworths and buy yourself some grape Nehi and a Charleston Chew.8. Marshall Blundering Herd ?(2-6)I was in West Virginia last week working on a story about the then-undefeated WVU Mountaineers (#McGeeCurse) and chatted with a group of Marshall fans at the airport. I told them that I knew they agreed with me that it was total bunk that the Herd and Eers never play. The guy in the green Chad Pennington jersey said to me, Wellllllll, actually right now were OK with that.9. UMess?(2-7) The good news? The Minutemen rolled to a 34-10 victory, their first win in six games. The bad news? It came versus Wagner, a 4-4 FCS team whose wins have come over Saint Anselm, Concordia, Sacred Heart and Central Connecticut. I wonder, does Wagner constantly practice to The Ride of the Valkyries?10. UL(not L)M ?(2-6)Perhaps the most significant byproduct of the MAC round-robin drama is that it has allowed another conference to make a late season bum rush into the Bottom 10, kind of like Monday night when I accidentally left the front door cracked open and the neighborhood kids saw the bucket of Smarties sitting in the foyer. Leading the Fun Belt charge is ULM (pronounced uhlm). The Warhawks have lost their last two games to New Mexico and Arkansas State by an average score of 55-13. Now thats scary.Waiting list: Buffalo Bulls not Bills (2-6), In a Rut-gers (2-6), Feeling Ill-inois (2-6), UTEP Minors (2-6), NI-Whew (2-6), Georgia State Not Southern (2-6), Texas State Armadillos (2-5), New Mexico State (2-6), I know Im gonna get fined but news conferences. Cheap Air Max 720 Uk .com) - Richie Incognito has reportedly been admitted to a psychiatric care unit in Arizona. Cheap Air Max 95 Uk . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. http://www.fakeairmaxukoutlet.com/best-max-200-trainers-cheap-uk.html . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. Cheap Air Max 95 Free Shipping . After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match. Cheap Air Max 200 Uk . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. BOSTON -- It didnt matter to the Rangers that the Boston Red Sox dominated the AL All-Star team, with six players making the roster -- and the possibility of another -- to two for Texas.No ones keeping score that (way), Rangers outfielder Ian Desmond said.When the season is over, no one is going to look back and say that team had seven All-Stars or that team had two. Its going to be this team won the World Series and everybody else came in second, he said after Texas beat Boston 7-2 on Tuesday night. They can have seven. We can have two. It doesnt matter.Shin-Soo Choo homered on David Prices first pitch of the game, and Robinson Chirinos hit a three-run shot off All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth to help the Rangers snap a three-game losing streak.Texas loaded the bases after Choos homer and took a 2-0 lead in the first, then made it 3-2 when Elvis Andrus scored to break a sixth-inning tie. It stayed that way until Kimbrel came on in the ninth and failed to retire any of the four batters he faced.In 12 pitches, a lot happened, said Red Sox manager John Farrell, whose team stranded 14 baserunners and went 2 for 16 with runners in scoring position. We had ample opportunity, with runners on base in almost every single inning. A missed opportunity tonight.The Red Sox had the most players selected to the AL roster for next weeks All-Star Game in San Diego, and second baseman Dustin Pedroia would make it seven if he wins the final vote. Texas had just Desmond and pitcher Cole Hamels.To have two -- and only two -- it speaks volumes to the team aspect of how our guys play, Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. If were going to be limited to two, (its) the right two guys.Price (8-6) threw 46 pitches in first two innings -- 45 after Choo drove the first one of the game out to center. Texas loaded the bases on two singles and a walk before Prince Fielder struck out looking -- drawing a mock cheer from Boston fans.But the Rangers managed just one more run in the inning. Price settled down and the Red Sox tied it before Andrus singled and scored to make it 3-2 on Rougned Odors double.He flipped the switch tonight in like the third or fourth inning, Desmond said. He threw the ball really well. I think in his case it was just a little bit too late.Rangers starter A.J. Griffin left after four iinnings, and Cesar Ramos (3-3) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.ddddddddddddookie Betts, Pedroia and Travis Shaw had two hits apiece for the Red Sox. Jackie Bradley Jr. homered for Boston, which had won two straight.ALL-STARSBetts, Bradley and shortstop Xander Bogaerts will start for the AL in the All-Star Game, joining designated hitter David Ortiz, making his 10th and final appearance. Kimbrel and knuckleballer Stephen Wright were also selected.For a team with six All-Stars, the Red Sox arent playing very well. Boston is 8-13 since opening June with a three-game lead in the AL East, falling into third place.I dont think we are as bad as were showing, Bradley said. Were definitely capable of putting together a good run. Hopefully that comes soon.PRICE IS WRONGIn all, Price allowed three runs, eight hits and a walk, striking out 10. But he didnt want to talk about how he settled down and lasted eight innings, how he fanned Desmond in the fifth for his 1,500th career strikeout, or how he posted his sixth game of the season with 10 or more strikeouts.Theres nothing positive to put out, he said. Im tired of this. Its not me. Ive got to get better.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: Choo left the game in the fifth with lower back stiffness. ... 1B Mitch Moreland (right calf tightness) was not in the starting lineup for the third straight game. ... With three starters on the DL, Texas called up RHP Jose Leclerc from Triple-A Round Rock and designated LHP Michael Roth for assignment. Leclerc, 22, has split time between Double-A Frisco and Round Rock this season and has never played in the majors.Red Sox: Boston activated veteran C Ryan Hanigan (neck strain) from the 15-day DL following a rehab stint with Triple-A Pawtucket. The Red Sox optioned C Christian Vazquez to Pawtucket after Monday nights game against Texas.UP NEXTRangers: LHP Martin Perez (7-4, 3.39 ERA) is 6-0 with two no-decisions in his last eight starts. Perez, who leads the Rangers with 17 starts already, hasnt taken a loss since May 18, at Oakland.Red Sox: Wright (9-5, 2.42) gets another shot at the Rangers, who tagged him for eight runs and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings in a loss at Texas on June 25. ' ' '