for those that haven't noticed, derrick nix is out for saturday's game at uab, after having surgery to relieve an impingement on a nerve in his leg. this is not good news for a so miss offense that has averaged 15 ppg over the last five games and was shut down last week at tcu. altough they have only played 2 times prior, this game has developed into a tough rivalry game based upon geography and conference and bowl ramifications. with both teams 3-1 in c-usa play, this year looks to play out similiar to last years 3-0 smu win. to me, uab is a very attractive home dog in this spot, and i'll be looking at the under also as soon as i see a total posted on the game.