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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, November 26, 2009

CFB Bottom Ten: Combining the bottom two would create Eastern Western


By Steve Harvey
Special to the Los Angeles Times

All of Eastern Michigan�s fumbles, errant passes and missed tackles won�t mean a thing if the EMUs fail to goof up one more time.

They need a clutch loss against No. 7 Akron (2-9) Saturday to win the Bottom Ten title.
That�s because they�re being pressed by the No. 2 Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky (0-10), owners of an 18-game losing streak, longest in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Of course, even Western Kentucky will be hard pressed to record another defeat Saturday since it�s matched against No. 13 Florida Atlantic (3-7).
Talk about an exciting weekend of football.
Florida Atlantic, by the way, is coming off a 21-47 loss to the winningest Trojans team in America � Troy (Ala.) University (8-3).
Wreck, Record; Last Loss; Next Loss
1. Eastern Michigan (0-11); 21-47, Toledo; Akron
2. Western Kentucky (0-10); 18-21, Louisiana-Monroe; Florida Atlantic
3. Miami (O) (1-11); 9-42, Buffalo; Done
4. Washington State (1-10); 10-42, Oregon State; Washington
5. Maryland (2-9); 26-29, Florida State; Boston College
6. San Jose State (1-9); 10-17, Hawaii; New Mexico State
7. Akron (2-9); 20-36, Bowling Green; Eastern Michigan
8. Arkansas State (2-8); 14-38, Middle Tennessee; North Texas
9. North Texas (2-9); 13-17, Army; Arkansas State
10. Michigan (5-7); 10-21, Ohio State; In hiding
11. Arizona State (4-7); 12. Ball State (2-10); 13. Florida Atlantic (3-7); 14. Colorado (3-8) or Colorado State (3-8) (take your pick); 15. New Mexico (1-10); 16. Ill. (3-7); 17. Memphis (2-9); 18. North Carolina State (4-7); 19. Taking the weekend off; 20. Notre Dame (winless in November).
Crummy game of the week: Eastern Michigan (0-11) at Akron (2-9).
Rout of the week: New Mexico (1-10) at TCU (11-0) (children not permitted to see this slaughter.)
Dishonorable mention: Apparently the tension of the Bottom Ten race became too much for previously winless New Mexico, which ruined its chances of a defeated season by beating Colorado State, 29-27.