Greetings... Just an FYI that I'll be off-line starting today until Sunday evening... The NFL Preview will go up tonight, but I won't have internet access for the weekend... There it is...
- Miami @ Pitt - Thursday 7:30 ESPN - A pretty solid Thursday night offering from the 4-letter network... Miami has talent coming out of its ears, and Pitt has a top-flight RB in Dion Lewis... I still think Pitt is the best team in the Big East, and they'll have a chance to prove it.. I'm taking the Panthers...
- Alabama @ Arkansas - Saturday 3:30 CBS - Best game of the weekend on paper... Alabama has been so dominant that they've called off the dogs in every game so far, and their running game is scary... I think they'll score at will, but they certainly haven't faced an offense that even resembles Arkansas... Mallett will get yards and points, but too much Bama...
- Oregon State @ Boise State - Sat. 8:00 ABC - This one is getting top-billing, but I'm not sure it matters as much as we all think... Boise is relegated to their normal plight with the struggles that VT has had, so it's big for them in preserving their BCS hopes, but the BCS title game is out of reach for all intensive purposes... I think OSU could beat them at home, but I like Boise at their place
- South Carolina @ Auburn - Sat. 7:45 ESPN - Typical grind-it-out SEC game... I don't trust Stephen Garcia, esp. on the road, and I really have liked what I've seen from Cam Newton lately... the x-factor is Marcus Lattimore who's been crazy good lately, and Auburn has had some defensive issues... but I like the Tigers...
- West VA @ LSU - 9:00 ESPN2 - This'll be a crazy atmosphere... 9:00 kick in Baton Rouge? Insanity... LSU isn't scaring anyone anymore, but this is about the battle of the inept head coaches... Bill Stewart vs. Les Miles could be high comedy.... When in doubt? Give me the athletes at home...
- Bowling Green @ Michigan - Noon ESPN2 - Humor me a little here... The wolverine defense looked completely inept against UMass, and really against ND at times in the secondary as well... the youth isn't going away in the secondary, and they have to step it up a bit... Helped by the BG starting QB being out for this game, and the fact that Denard Robinson plays for the guys in maize/blue... Should be a pencil-in win, but the pressure is mounting a bit on Greg Robinson...
- Georgia Tech/NC State - Noon ESPN - Fun game to watch just b/c of the contrast in styles... GT is methodical, and the option is mesmerizing to watch if it's going well... and on the other end, the most underrated QB in the country in Russell Wilson....
The Picks! YTD 9-4 (5-1 last week)
- Bowling Green +25.5 over Michigan... That's absurdly high..
- BYU +5.5 over Nevada - Always like them in Provo...
- Oregon State +17 over Boise - Seems completely absurd honestly...
Until next time... Enjoy the slate
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