RATING THE TV GAMES
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* * * * Whoa, Nellie
* * * Order some pizza
* * Channel-surf...or get out of the house
* A fine time for chores
* * NCAA Division II championship, Grand Valley State (13-0) vs. North Dakota (13-1), ESPN, 11 a.m.: A championship is a championship. Check out Grand Valley State, which lost two quarterbacks to injury before receiver Ryan Brady took the reins. There have been a total of 207 points in the past two title games.
* * * No. 9 Brigham Young (12-0) at Hawaii (8-3), ESPN2, 1 p.m.: Before filing any lawsuit against the BCS, BYU has to take care of Hawaii on the road--without injured Cougar running back Luke Staley. LINE: Brigham Young by 3.
* * California Community College championship, Palomar (10-1) vs. San Francisco (11-0), Fox Sports Net 2, 1 p.m.: More championship drama: San Francisco--ranked No. 1 in the nation--hasn’t lost since 1998, when Palomar defeated the Rams to win the state title.
* * * * Southeastern Conference championship, No. 2 Tennessee (10-1) vs. No. 21 Louisiana State (8-3), Channel 2, 5 p.m.: As big as it gets, with shades of a national playoff: Volunteers win and they’re in the Rose Bowl. LINE: Tennessee by 6.5.
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