Thursday, December 2, 2010

College Football Weekend Preview Volume 14

Greetings all... It's "Championship Week" in College football.. not a numerous amount of games, but some good matchups... let's get to it...
  • SEC Championship - Auburn vs. South Carolina - 4:00 CBS - Obvious implications with Auburn's national title hopes on the line here... South Carolina definitely has a chance in the game... they had Auburn on the ropes when they played earlier in the year, Garcia is playing better, and they have a game-changer at RB in Lattimore... Auburn can and will put up points here, but that defense is always susceptible... I like Auburn in the game, but it's not a slam dunk by any means...
  • Civil War - Oregon @ Oregon State - 3:30 ABC - Going head-to-head with Auburn in admittedly not as intriguing of a matchup, but with similar stakes... Oregon has wrapped up the Pac-10 title at worst, but this is the national title shot... Oregon State is having a down year at 5-6, and the Rodgers brothers haven't been able to overcome the shortfalls elsewhere... that being said, the game is in Corvallis, and in this game, nothing would shock me... Oregon wins but doesn't dominate...
  • Big 12 Title Game - Oklahoma vs. Nebraska - 8:00 ABC - No national title implications... but the Big 12 title and automatic BCS berth is enough to get anyone to watch this one... I think Nebraska is the better team, but with Martinez banged up, that makes it a little more even... in the end, I still don't trust Landry Jones (or Bob Stoops) and I can't bail on the Huskers now...
  • ACC Title Game - Florida State vs. Virginia Tech - 7:45 ESPN - Sadly, this one is an afterthought... however, this is the ideal situation (of a bevy of bad ones) for the ACC in that they get 2 marquee teams (and avoid Maryland or NC State) which should help in the ratings department... VT has been the class of the league and has won 10 in a row... they should win this game, but Christian Ponder is very, very good for FSU... worth watching....
THE PICKS! 39-34-2 Entering
  • Arizona -6 over Arizona State... Can't trust ASU on the road... Arizona coming off a tough game against Oregon but clearly the better team
  • Fresno State +5.5 over Illinois... doesn't this seem like a typical Fresno spot? Long trip for Illinois, they have the worse coach (Pat Hill is good)...
  • Washington -6 over Wazzu... Typical Jake Locker game here... he'll get everyone very, very excited about him again...
  • Nebraska +4 over OU... Ludicrous line... flat-out... Nebraska's been better all year and should be at least a pick'em on a neutral field...

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