Showdown Saturday
As any college football fan knows by now, this might be the biggest week of the regular season this year. An amazing seven ranked teams play each other, with plenty of rivalries, coaching greats, and Heisman contenders in the spotlight.
Last week: 4-2
This year: 8-4
Clemson at FSU- Florida State's offensive playcalling and atrocity in running the ball is getting rediculous at this point. If it wasn't for Jeff Bowden's last name, he'd be coaching a bad high school team. Clemson 27, Seminoles 14.
Texas Tech at TCU- I like the Horned Frogs, I really do, but Texas Tech just perfects Mike Leach's offense and outscores TCU. Texas Tech 34-31.
Oklahoma at Oregon- The Sooners have had a ton of close calls in the past few weeks against mediocre teams. Oregon is a good team, with a terrific home advantage at Autzen Stadium. Ducks win despite their uniforms, 31-14.
Nebraska at USC- As hard as I've looked for some reason to pick the Huskers in this one, quite frankly there aren't any. I do think Nebraska is a legitimate Big 12 contender right now and a definite top 25 team, but they match up horribly against a very fast and physical USC team. Trojans, 38-20.
Miami at Louisville- I've been riding the Cardinal bandwagon all year, especially with Bobby Petrino at the helm. But without Michael Bush, its not such an easy pick, and it scares me that Louisiville is favored. It seems like everyone always starts coming down on Miami, and they pick up a big win like this to bust everybody and say they're back. Hurricanes, 24-21.
Florida at Tennessee- Two fantastic teams, watch this and Auburn-LSU and you'll see why SEC is the best conference in the nation this year (don't forget about UGA either). It's going to come down to the Vols inconsistent defense attempted to stop a red-hot Chris Leak who is thriving in Urban Meyer's second year. Gators take one in Knoxville, 35-24.
Michigan at Notre Dame- So maybe I'm biased on this one. My instincts say close, close game. These offenses aren't as unequal as many people think- a little improvement on Chad Henne's part and the Wolverine's is almost as dynamic. But the crucial matchup is Mike Hart running the football. The Irish stop the run, they win. Hart runs wild, they lose. My sports gut says he does. However, yesterday a certain man named Jerome Bettis visited and told me they won't. And so did Charlie Weis. I don't know about you, but I count five Super Bowl rings between them, I'll take their word. Irish 30-27.
LSU at Auburn- Maybe its because I'm not that smart, but this one looks simple to me. JaMarcus Russell, while a brilliant talent, is still yet to prove anything in a big game. Auburn is a deeper and much better offensive team, and the defenses, while both amazing, are close enough to equal. Auburns at home, no reason for them to lose. Tigers, 20-9.
Last week: 4-2
This year: 8-4
Clemson at FSU- Florida State's offensive playcalling and atrocity in running the ball is getting rediculous at this point. If it wasn't for Jeff Bowden's last name, he'd be coaching a bad high school team. Clemson 27, Seminoles 14.
Texas Tech at TCU- I like the Horned Frogs, I really do, but Texas Tech just perfects Mike Leach's offense and outscores TCU. Texas Tech 34-31.
Oklahoma at Oregon- The Sooners have had a ton of close calls in the past few weeks against mediocre teams. Oregon is a good team, with a terrific home advantage at Autzen Stadium. Ducks win despite their uniforms, 31-14.
Nebraska at USC- As hard as I've looked for some reason to pick the Huskers in this one, quite frankly there aren't any. I do think Nebraska is a legitimate Big 12 contender right now and a definite top 25 team, but they match up horribly against a very fast and physical USC team. Trojans, 38-20.
Miami at Louisville- I've been riding the Cardinal bandwagon all year, especially with Bobby Petrino at the helm. But without Michael Bush, its not such an easy pick, and it scares me that Louisiville is favored. It seems like everyone always starts coming down on Miami, and they pick up a big win like this to bust everybody and say they're back. Hurricanes, 24-21.
Florida at Tennessee- Two fantastic teams, watch this and Auburn-LSU and you'll see why SEC is the best conference in the nation this year (don't forget about UGA either). It's going to come down to the Vols inconsistent defense attempted to stop a red-hot Chris Leak who is thriving in Urban Meyer's second year. Gators take one in Knoxville, 35-24.
Michigan at Notre Dame- So maybe I'm biased on this one. My instincts say close, close game. These offenses aren't as unequal as many people think- a little improvement on Chad Henne's part and the Wolverine's is almost as dynamic. But the crucial matchup is Mike Hart running the football. The Irish stop the run, they win. Hart runs wild, they lose. My sports gut says he does. However, yesterday a certain man named Jerome Bettis visited and told me they won't. And so did Charlie Weis. I don't know about you, but I count five Super Bowl rings between them, I'll take their word. Irish 30-27.
LSU at Auburn- Maybe its because I'm not that smart, but this one looks simple to me. JaMarcus Russell, while a brilliant talent, is still yet to prove anything in a big game. Auburn is a deeper and much better offensive team, and the defenses, while both amazing, are close enough to equal. Auburns at home, no reason for them to lose. Tigers, 20-9.
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