Aloha... A quick-ish look at the Weekend slate for college...
- Iowa/Arizona - Best game of the weekend... Cross-country road trip for the better team, but the Arizona defense swarms and they've looked good so far... I still have reservations about Ricky Stanzi, but Iowa is well-coached and they'll be ready... it'll likely come down to how Nick Foles plays at QB for Arizona... he's been excellent so far
- Nebraska/Washington - I'm quite high on Nebraska and this is a nice road test... Jake Locker playing at home is scary for anyone... and Nebraska's QB situation is unsettled, we'll learn alot about NEB this week...
- Florida/Tennessee - The Chris Rainey madness aside, this is big for Florida... their offense has been fairly dreadful through 2 weeks, and UT is a real opponent... should Florida beat up on them? Absolutely... but it's still a conference road game, and Tennessee has better athletes than anyone they've seen...
- Arkansas/Georgia - The Ryan Mallett traveling road show moves on... Georgia needs this game infinitely more than Arkansas does and they get it at home... the UGA pass defense has been competent so far, but they haven't seen this attack... Georgia will score on Arkansas, but I don't have any faith that they can hold Mallett under 35 points...
- Clemson/Auburn - Underrated game this week... should be hard-hitting, and although everyone is penciling in Auburn for the victory, we've only seen 2 games worth of Cam Newton and we KNOW Kyle Parker is good for Clemson... just putting it out there..
- Georgia Tech/UNC - Big game for both teams... Tech needs a bounceback from the embarrassing road loss to Kansas, and UNC could still be missing half their defense... something has to give... I like Tech to maul UNC up front and control the clock (40-ish minutes), run for 350-400 yards, and win solidly..
THE PICKS! 4-3 YTD... over .500!
- Kansas State -4 over Iowa State - Like KSU at home, and Iowa State looked paltry against Iowa
- Duke +24 over Alabama - Call it a hunch...
- Texas -3 over Texas Tech - Can't figure out why this line is so low... I know it's an in-state rivalry game, but the talent edge is staggering...
What to watch...
- Friday Night - Cal @ Nevada 10:00 ESPN - Nevada is the 2nd best team in the WAC... and I like Cal... should be a fun game...
- Saturday Noon - Arkansas/Georgia (ESPN), Maryland/West Virginia (ESPNU)
- Saturday 3:30 - Florida/Tennessee (CBS), Nebraska/Washington (ABC/ESPN3)
- Saturday Primetime - Auburn/Clemson (ESPN 7:00), Notre Dame/Michigan State (ABC 8:00)
- Saturday Late - Iowa/Arizona (10:30 ESPN)
Enjoy the slate!
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