So I am watching Curb Your Enthusiasm last night, which I think is hilarious, and the topic of the show is getting a nice gift that rhymes with hoe mob while driving down the road. LD thinks getting the gift is dangerous and the rest of the cast thinks the gift is divine. I happen to side with the rest of the cast on this one. Anyway, I also happened to catch David Letterman’s announcement of having indiscretions with CBS staff members and thought as a race car enthusiast, Letterman is probably in favor of the hoe mob while driving. All of this has nothing to do with college football except October always brings us new surprises. Thanks Dave.
Here are my conference games of the week.
ACC
I’ll discuss the OK/Miami game in the Big 12 section. In ACC play, the game of the week is Wake vs NC State. After an opening season loss to South Carolina, the Wolfpack have rebounded to win three straight. Last week’s win over Pitt probably showed that NC State is good team. Wake has been up and down losing to Baylor and BC, but beating Stanford. Which team shows up tomorrow? Not sure. Wake is the home team and the game should be close. I still like NC State.
Big East
Slim pickens in the Big East this week so I’ll go with South Florida vs. Syracuse. South Florida is undefeated and is coming off a mild upset win over Florida State. Syracuse is an improved team sitting at 2-2 under first year HC Doug Marrone. The Bulls have shown a tendency to cool off in October. This game will be close, but I like SF to get the win. Don’t be shocked if Cuse pulls the upset.
Big Ten
Michigan vs. Michigan State. After losing three in a row, the Spartans are lost right now. Michigan barely escaped Indiana last Saturday. Surprisingly, Michigan State is favored in the game. Michigan wins a big road game by two TD’s.
Other game to watch: Minnesota vs. Wisconsin. The NCAA’s longest rivalry standing at 116 games, and they play for the Paul Bunyan Axe. Wisky will keep the Axe for the sixth year in a row.
Big 12
Oklahoma vs. Miami. The Sooners will be playing without Sam Bradford. The U is licking their wounds after the beatdown by Virginia Tech last Saturday. I said last week that we should hold judgment on the U until they played the Sooners. Their loss last week exposed the Canes weaknesses, and the Sooners are going to pound them even more. Sooners big.
PAC 10
USC vs. Cal. Cal ruined a potentially great season with the embarrassing loss against Oregon last week. USC’s week has been difficult with the weight lifting accident to Stefon Johnson that almost cost him his life. Thankfully, Johnson will recover. Cal is at home, but the hangover from last week’s loss carries over into this game. USC wins by 14.
SEC
Georgia vs. LSU. This game is huge. LSU is undefeated, ranked #4, but there are serious questions about the team based on last week’s narrow win over Mississippi State. Georgia also escaped against Arizona State. The Bulldogs cannot afford another loss and LSU would like to be undefeated going into the Florida game next week. Tough call, but I think Georgia gets a close victory.
Other game to watch: Auburn vs. Tennessee. Auburn is undefeated under first year HC Gene Chizik. Much of Auburn’s improvement can be traced to new OC Gus Malzahn. The Tigers are #3 in total offense. This is saying a lot considering Auburn was dreadful on offense in 2008. Auburn goes into Rocky Top and gets the victory. The Orange faithful will be grumbling on Sunday morning.
That's the list this week.
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