CFB Weekend Preview....

First, as usual, is....THE PICKS!

YTD: 11-12-1

• Mississippi State +24 @ LSU.....I'll take the Bulldogs defense....too many points for an LSU offense that is still quite inexperienced at QB...
• Michigan +6 vs. Wisconsin....Yes, I'm a homer...but Wisconsin is a mediocre road team, and Go Blue should be able to move the ball....
• Colorado +6 @ Florida State....Colorado beats WV....Florida State scores 3 points vs. Wake....FSU has no QB....I'll take the points please....
• Arkansas +27.5 @ Texas....Old-school rivalry....TONS of points....Texas isn't the juggernaut they have been in the past....
• Illinois +14.5 @ Penn State....Yes, PSU has looked great early...but over 2 touchdowns against a real Big 10 opponent good? Prove it....

Okay, that's enough of that....to the action....As always, in order by start time....

• USC @ Oregon State (Thursday, 9 pm)- Interested to see how USC responds on the road in conference...Oregon State is....bad? terrible? pathetic? Yea...all of those....so a complete beating should be the standard....
• North Carolina @ Miami (Saturday, Noon) - Somehow this is the best game of the Saturday early slate...Miami is young....so is UNC....it's at Miami...I'll take the home team....but that's all I got
• Wisconsin @ Michigan (Saturday, 3:30) - First conference game for both....Wisconsin seems to be the Big 10 national hope...I'm skeptical....
• Tennessee @ Auburn (Saturday, 3:30) - Tennessee is suddenly in huge turmoil...with a real possibility of a 2-4 start and Fulmer's job on the line...It won't get any better here...Auburn's defense will swallow Crompton whole...too much speed
• Purdue @ Notre Dame (Saturday, 3:30) - No one cares...except I openly root against Notre Dame at all costs....good enough? Curtis Painter throws for 350 and 3 TDs here....
• TCU @ Oklahoma (Saturday, 7:00) - This is an underrated game...TCU is, as usual, one of the best non-BCS teams...and they have played OU good in the past....but, for that reason, OU will be ready and should take care of business....
• Alabama @ Georgia (Saturday, 7:45) - This is the headliner...the Gameday game....I think UGA handles business here....as much as I'd love to think otherwise...Alabama has to get pressure on Stafford early and often to have a chance here, and while they are capable, I'll take UGA
• Illinois @ Penn State (Saturday, 8:00) - Already discussed this one....Penn State, IMO, looks like the class of the Big 10 and should handle Illinois....but that said, the Penn State offense is widely inexperienced, and haven't faced a real unit to this point...should be a good measuring stick for PSU

That's all I got....