Top-25 Games:
#2 NEBRASKA (-12) vs. #8 Washington
Washington was the last team to defeat the Huskers at home (back in 1991) ... Nebraska
has not lost another game in Lincoln in more than 6 years. UDub is also the team that
busted up Miami's Orange Bowl winning streak. The also play good run defense. They also
have a good passing game. Do we get to see an upset here ? All signs point to yes ... but
I don't think so.
Pick: Washington
#3 KANSAS STATE (-45) vs. NE Louisiana
Geez ... am I the only one getting tired of this ? Sooner or later the Wildcats are
going too run into a good team ... they might be sorry.
Pick: Kansas State
#4 TENNESSEE (-25.5) vs. Houston
Free from the Florida curse, the Vols look to celebrate against a mediocre-at-best
Houston Cougar squad.
Pick: Tennessee
#5 UCLA (-6.5) at MIAMI(FL)
UCLA has won each of it's games by 18 points. This could be a real interesting game,
because Miami is the first team UCLA will face with a competant defense. If they can hold
onto the ball this week, UM may pull this one off.
Pick: UCLA
#6 LSU (-37) vs. Idaho
The only reason that Idaho is even in Division I-A is because the NCAA granted them a
special waiver in order that the Big West wouldn't collapse due to lack of membership. In
order to earn full-time status, the Vandals are working on a deal to play their home games
at Washington State's stadium when Wazzou doesn't need it. This is what's known as
"small-time". LSU is what's known as "big-time". That is not the only
difference between the two.
Pick: LSU
#9 FLORIDA (-21.5) vs. #25 Kentucky
When this one is over, the scoreboard will read like the end of a basketball game:
UF-80 UK-50
Pick: Florida
#10 Virginia (-10) at DUKE
With loss here, Cavaliers likely headed for a 3-8 season.
Pick: Virginia
#11 FLORIDA STATE (-15.5) vs. #17 Southern Cal
Florida State will finish the season no better than 8-3. Mark my words.
Pick: USC
#14 WISCONSIN (-10.5) vs. Northwestern
Wisconsin is not a top-15 team ... they just have not run into a better team yet.
They're still looking after this weekend.
Pick: Wisconsin
#15 COLORADO (-16) vs. Baylor
Baylor's hopes fade when FB Derek Lagway misses team flight while shopping for a new
jersey
Pick: Buffs
#18 TEXAS A&M (-33) vs. North Texas
UNT's best hope is that Mean Joe Green petition the NCAA for another year of
eligibility.
Pick: aTm
#19 VIRGINIA TECH (-15.5) vs. Pittsburgh
I don't like the spread here. Not one bit. Not without Clark, Redding, and Hawkins. We
win, but in an ugly game. The line went from 15 up to 18 when we beat Miami, then back
down to 15.5 when Clark's injury was announced. That's a fair amount of movement, and I
expect it to drop further by kickoff.
Pick: UPitt
#20 WEST VIRGINIA (-14) vs. Tulsa
Tulsa is 2-0. Tulsa is also a fraud. Tulsa will be lucky to finish the season over
.500.
Pick: West Virginia
#21 OREGON (-17.5) vs. Stanford
Oregon quite possibly has the best set of offensive skill players in the Pac-10.
Stanford, on the other hand, lost to San Jose State.
Pick: Ducks
#22 Alabama (-2.5) at ARKANSAS
SEC West is wide open this year. LSU is the odds-on favorite, but pretty much anything
could happen.
Pick: Alabama
#23 Air Force (-8.5) at TCU
During halftime of last week's AFA-CSU game, Lee Corso talked about what it would take
for AFA to come back and win the game. He was exactly right ... 100% dead on, and the
Falcons did it.
Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock one minute closer to midnight.
Pick: Air Force
Other Big East Games:
Boston College (-7) at Louiseville
Louiseville finally won a game. In a contest that set the game of football back about
10 years, the Cards rolled over Illinois (AKA Rutgers-West). Is Boston College _really_ a
quality football team ? This game won't answer that question ...
Pick: BC
MARYLAND (-9) vs. Temple
Army (-9.5) at RUTGERS
Dual pick. These games sit about as well together as cheap Tequila and spoiled milk. In
an all-out sprint now for the title of worst I-A team of the 90's, Temple and Rutgers lose
by a combined 40 points.
Pick: Anyone but Temple and Rutgers
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