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Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express, Aggie Bucks accepted. 2003 Aggieland THE BATTALION Tuesday, December 2, 2003 USC maintains lead over LSU By Josh Dubow THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LSU narrowed Southern California’s lead for second place in the BCS standings Monday but still needs some help to play for the national championship in the Sugar Bowl. The Trojans (11-1) hold a 1.53-point lead over the Tigers (11-1) going into the final week of the regular season, down from 2.15 a week ago. The top two teams in the final Bowl Championship Series standings Sunday will play for the title in New Orleans on Jan. 4. Oklahoma (12-0) maintained its grip on the top spot with a nearly five-point lead over USC and would likely remain in the top two even with a loss Saturday to Kansas State in the Big 12 championship game. The Sooners are a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press media and USA Today/ESPN coaches’ polls and the top team in all seven BCS computers. They have a 1.0 for poll average, 1.0 for computer-rank average, 0.56 for strength of schedule, zero for losses and 0.5 bonus points for beating sixth-place Texas for a 2.06. USC has a one-point lead in the polls over LSU, has a 0.25 advantage in the computers and a 0.68 lead in strength of sched ule. The Tigers have a 0.4 bonus for a quality win over Georgia. While LSU would gain in the computers and strength of schedule by beating the Bulldogs (10-2), the Tigers would also be penalized because Georgia would drop — costing them quality-win points. A win by Syracuse over Notre Dame would be a big help for the Tigers, likely moving them to second in the Colley Matrix computer if they can beat Georgia. USC beat Notre Dame earlier this year. “I think our focus needs to be on the game that we are playing and what is in front of us and nothing else,” LSU coach Nick Saban said. “I think that when you start thinking of those other things, which I have referred to on occasion as clutter, it affects your ability to perform like you need to.” USC finishes the season at home against Oregon State (7-4) on Saturday. Michigan remained fourth and is in the best position to move up to second if USC and LSU both lose. Ohio State is fifth, followed by Texas, Georgia, Florida State, Tennessee and Miami. The BCS was started five years ago to create a national title game without playoffs. Champions of six conferences — the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC — qualify for a BCS game, and two at-large teams are selected to fill out the field. The BCS formula uses the AP media and USA Today/ESPN coaches’ polls, seven computer rankings, strength of schedule, losses and a bonus-point system for quality wins. The seven computer rankings are operated by Anderson & Hester, Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, The New York Times, Jeff Sagarin’s U$A Today and Peter Wolfe. SPORTS IN BRIEF Duncan suspended for one game SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio forward Tim Duncan was suspended for one game Monday for bumping into a referee during the Spurs’ 91-89 loss at Golden State over the weekend. The suspension without pay was issued by Stu Jackson, the NBA’s senior vice president for basketball operations. Duncan, the league’s MVP the past two seasons, was to sit out Monday night’s game in Los Angeles against the Clippers. He will be back in uniform for San Antonio’s home contest Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Duncan was setting a pick late in the third quarter of Saturday night’s game near the Spurs’ 3- point line when he gave a little nudge to referee Jack Nies, who had gotten tangled up with anoth er player and couldn't get out of Duncan’s way. Nies, who sprawled to the floor, immediately hit Duncan with a technical foul. Carr still on track to start this weekend HOUSTON (AP) - David Carr intends to start this weekend after fighting through a pain-filled Sunday afternoon where he was called upon unexpectedly to rally the Texans, sprained right shoul der and all. “If we can get my shoulder back to where it is at least 90 percent, then I can go out there and help this team win,” Carr said Monday. “We’re kind of in a tough spot with the quarterback position, so if I can help then I will.” That “tough spot” means Tony Banks, who started three games while Carr has been sidelined and played more than a half in two oth ers, is out for the season after breaking his right hand in Sunday’s 17-13 victory over Atlanta. Houston improved to 5-7 and set a new high in victories for the sec ond-year franchise. Rookie Dave Ragone, a left-han der who has not yet played a game, slides into the No. 2 slot. Veteran backup Mike Quinn, who is 2-of-3 in his six-year career and has not thrown an NFL pass since 1998. 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WOLF PEN The Texas A&M University Student Media Board is accepting applications for The Battalion — Including radio and online editions — Spring 2004 (The spring editor will serve from Jan. 12 through May 12, 2004) Qualifications for editor in chief of The Battalion are: • Be a Texas A&M student in good standing with the University and enrolled in at least six credit hours (4 if a graduate stuaent) during the term of office (unless fewer credits are required to graduate); • Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) and at least a 2.00 grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) in the semester immediately prior to the appointment, the semester of appointment and semester during the term of office. In order for this provision to be met, at least six hours (4 if a graduate student) must have been taken for that semester; • Have completed JOUR 301 (Mass Communication, Law and Society), or equivalent; • Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable daily college newspaper, -OR- Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, -OR- Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Application forms should be picked up and returned to Dell Bomnskie, Student Media business coordinator, in room 011A Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting application: noon Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Media Board Meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in room 221F Reed McDonald. An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Diversity. HURRICANE HARRY’S