Week 9 Predictions

I'll get back into reviews, etc. next week. This is a list of all ranked teams yet to play with score predictions.

WVU 28
USF 13

Iowa 27
Indiana 10

Cincy 44
Syracuse 20

Ohio St. 45
NMSU 0

Auburn 31
Ole Miss 28

Houston 37
S. Miss 27

Boise St 56
SJSU 20

Florida 35
Georgia 10

Wake 24
Miami 17

Cal 31
ASU 24

TCU 38
UNLV 3

Penn St 24
NW 21

GT 42
Vandy 17

ND 52
WASU 24

Tenn 19
S. Carolina 17

Texas 42
Okie St. 24

Oregon 27
USC 24

LSU 49
Tulane 0

Utah 24
Wyoming 14

Week 8 Rankings

My rankings for week 8. () Week 7 Ranking

1. Florida (2)
2. Texas (3)
3. Alabama (1)
4. USC (4)
5. TCU (7)
6. Cincy (8)
7. Oregon (10)
8. Boise St. (9)
9. Iowa (6)
10. LSU (NR)

Week 8 Predictions

FSU @ UNC: FSU is 2-4 and in a world of hurt. Academic issues, head coach who hasn’t coached in years is on the way out. UNC hasn’t beaten anyone worth a damn but a win in the ACC is much needed. The talent is probably equal and I think most feel UNC is going to hammer FSU. They might beat them but not by much.
UNC: 28
FSU: 27

Minnesota @ Ohio State: Minnesota is another team that is in desperate need of a conference win. Pryor is under pressure at Ohio St. to finally start producing and live up to his expectations of actually beating someone and leading OSU to the Promised Land. Thankfully, the Ohio State defense is ranked 16th is total defense and Minnesota ranks 114th in offense. I like Ohio State to win it comfortably.
Ohio State: 31
Minnesota: 10

Tenn @ Alabama: Lots of luck to Tennessee. Monte will find a way not to let Alabama run all over his defense but his son isn’t ½ the coach he is. Alabama will shut Tennessee down on offense and win a game similar to last week vs. South Carolina.
Alabama: 23
Tennessee: 6

Clemson @ Miami: I still don’t believe Miami is as good as their record indicates. Clemson has the 11th ranked defense but the offense is just terrible. Miami ranks 25th on defense and the offense is pretty much average. The game is in Miami but I feel Miami is the top 10 team going down this week. At some point they have to lose another game.
Clemson: 20
Miami: 17

Oregon @ Washington: Washington still seems to be riding the feel good story of knocking USC down to 7th in the BCS standings and a miracle win vs. Arizona. Everyone is pissed the Ducks didn’t beat Boise State so we wouldn’t have to hear about their BCS hopes. Oregon was left for dead after the disaster in Boise but they have recovered in a big way. A home game vs. USC is coming up so the ducks might be “looking ahead” as they say. I don’t think so.
Oregon: 45
Washington: 24

Penn St. @ Michigan: Last year Michigan was destroyed in happy Valley. It was a terrible loss and one that can not be repeated this year. Michigan normally has Penn State’s number and with this game in Ann Arbor and with an improved offense, I like Michigan to win it outright. Penn State has played a giant steaming pile of garbage so far and in the one game against a team with a pulse, they lost. At home.
Michigan: 34
Penn State: 30


Oklahoma @ Kansas: Battered OU vs. a Kansas team still fighting for respect. Kansas laid an egg in Boulder last week and despite the injuries OU has, the defense is by far the best Kansas has seen so far. OU will still win based off the talent margin.
Oklahoma: 34
Kansas: 21

Iowa @ Mich St.: Iowa gets another road test at MSU. Iowa is carrying the Big1011 banner and a win in East Lansing would do wonders to get them 1 step closer to the Rose Bowl or a possible BCS title game. Outside of a trip to Ohio State, this is the last major hurdle. I smell upset. Michigan State is pretty much average on both sides of the ball but they’ll do enough to slow down the Iowa offense which ranks 79th in total offense.
MSU: 20
Iowa: 16

Florida @ Missy St.: Florida is great on D and as of late the offense leaves a little to be desired. The Missy St. HC is an ex-Gator assistant and I have to feel he can find a way to but up enough to keep this contest within 20. My fear is that Meyer just wants to tune someone up and will “unleash the hounds” and down the Bulldogs by 50.
Florida: 38
Missi State: 17

TCU @ BYU: A MWC game for game of the week? I think so. TCU has one of the best defenses in the country and Max Hall is not all that careful with the football. I think 2-3 picks and TCU wins in Provo, further bolstering their BCS ranking.
TCU: 30
BYU: 17

Auburn @ LSU: LSU can eat shit.
Auburn: 21
LSU: 20

Week 7 review

Biggest Win: Cincy. A lot of people know Brian Kelly is a football coaching legend and that he makes winners wherever he stops (GVSU, Central Michigan, Cincy) but their were still some questions as to if the Bearcats could win a conference game on the road. They went into Tampa and took it to South Florida winning 34-17. The bigger issue was the loss of their QB Tony Pike who had surgery Tuesday on his left forearm. He may sit out a week but should be back to finish out the season.

Biggest Loss: Notre Dame. Charlie needed it badly. Hell, ND needed their first big time win in many, many years. In the end, despite help from USC they could not get it done despite their rally from being down 34-14 in the 4th. On the flip side it was yet another big road win for Pete Carroll. Now if he could just figure out how to beat that 1 P10 team that gets him every year.

Most Overrated BCS Ranking: Iowa @ #6.

NCSU Ball Gag award: Texas A& M. You give up 62 points to KSU and you’ll win this award every week. I bet Aggie fans would sell their souls to Satan for the 2nd coming of a R.C. Slocum.

Speaking of TAMU. TAMU is the classic example of a school not knowing what they are. A program that fell into the lap of a great coach you just could not wait to get rid of. How has that worked out for you since he left? You’ve had two coaches worth a damn since Bo Schembechler turned down your multi million dollar offer in the early 80s. Have fun getting your worthless Texas hating asses handed to you year in and year out. At least you gave us the classic JTS meltdown thread.

Player of the week: Mark Ingram. I love to see what he does as he is my favorite non-Michigan football player. See, MI Jr. was down to Alabama and Michigan State. Now Michigan doesn’t have to face him, State didn’t get him and he went to Saban who MSU fans still hate. You can’t blame Saban though. He knew MSU would always be the little brother program in Michigan.

Week 7 - Top 10

1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Miami
6. Iowa
7. TCU
8. Cincy
9. Boise St.
10. Oregon

Mid Season Awards

For my money we are close enough to the midpoint of the college football season to hand out some awards. Here are those awards.

Biggest Surprise (The Sax isn’t yet deep throating the SEC Award):
Miami Hurricanes.
They started the season with FSU, GT, VT and Oklahoma. In early August you would have been hard pressed to find anyone who thought they’d be 3-1 after those 4 games. But 4-1 they are and they are sitting around #11 with a down ACC slate ahead of them. A one loss Miami season is not out of the question. Well, until I wrote that.

Biggest Disappointment (The DPS/Sad But True/SilverSS Memorial Award):
Florida State.
The defense is subpar and they almost lost at home to Jacksonville State. People within FSU are stating they think it is time for the old man to step down and poor Bobby is still never going to catch JoePa.
Honorable Mention: Cal, Georgia

Mid-season Heisman: Jimmy Clausen.

Mid Season Heisman “Not Yours”: Jevan Snead. This guy was supposed to compete with Tebow, Bradford and McCoy? Laughable.
Honorable mention: Jahvid Best.

Most overrated team: Ole Miss.
Honorable mention(s): Cal, Georgia

Best game: Miami @ FSU
Honorable mention(s): Bama/VT, CMU/MSU, ND/Michigan

Worst Game: Florida @ LSU. For all the hype a snooze fest.

Person who should be banned from LS2 football threads: Sad But True. You should quit just like your football team did.

Best Defensive Player: Eric Berry.
HM: Suh (Nebraska)

Top Upset: Washington over USC

Coach of the Year: Nick Saban/ Randy Shannon.

Worst Coach: The Fat Man. It is time for Maryland to move on.

Biggest Win: Iowa @ PSU. Iowa put that game away and shut down PSU after the first quarter. Iowa was in desperate need of a huge win for years and they got it. Now they are knocking at the door of the top 10.

Can’t believe he hasn’t been fired: Ron Zook. The man can recruit, so we are told but he can not coach to save his life.

Most bummed fan base award (Old School Assblossom Award): Ole Miss.

BCS Bowl Matchups (IMO) if the season was over today:
NC: UF v. Texas
Rose: USC v. Iowa
Sugar: Alabama v. Cincy
Orange: VT v. Boise St.
Fiesta: Ohio State v. Miami

Week 7 Predictions

Just the scores again this week. I'm working on a mid year review that I hope to have posted tomorrow.

Cincy: 38
USF: 20

Tex: 24
OU: 23

Wisconsin: 27
Iowa:21

USC:42
ND: 27

Florida: 42
Ark: 20

Nebraska: 38
TTU: 28

VT: 27
GT: 24

Alabama: 30
S. Carolina: 14

Okie St. 38
Mizzou: 35

Week 6 Review

Game of the week: Florida @ LSU. I was so let down by this game I can’t even see straight. There was no drama. There were no big plays. The crowd seemed ho-hum. Gary Danielson didn’t quite give Tebow, Meyer or the SEC a full stroke reach around. That should tell you all you need to know. When the dust settled, Florida walked out with a 13-3 win and everyone else said “That was it?”

Best game of the week: Arizona @ Washington. Arizona does a good job controlling the game until with about 3 minutes left; Washington scored a TD to bring the game within 33 to 28. On the next series, Arizona, passing for some reason only known to the ghost of Arizona football failures past, throws a pick 6 and that was all she wrote. Washington went ahead on that 36-33 and the game was over.

I told you they were overrated: Ole Miss. Snead is a top NFL QB prospect? Riiiiiiight. Alabama has a nasty defense but this isn’t the first time Ole Miss or Snead has looked average. He couldn’t get them over the top at South Carolina and he had no chance doing anything against Alabama. Have fun in the Outback bowl, if you get lucky.

Might be better than I thought: Oregon. True, they went nuts on UCLA in a short time span but still, it was a 24-10 win that few thought they’d get. I’d love to see them play Boise State now but what is done… USC is @ Oregon on Halloween in what will probably decide the Pac-10.

I have no idea how good they are: Boise St, Cincy. Sagarin has BSU playing the 59th toughest schedule (and dropping weekly) while Cincy is showing up at 109. Cincy gets to go to USF and play there against a solid South Florida team. A couple TD win there would go a long way in the minds of the mindless voters. Boise will play 1 team that is worth a damn all year.

Heisman Contenders: I know people don’t want to hear it but with Bradford hurt, McCoy not doing what he did last year and Tebow doing the same, Jimmy Clausen I think is the leading Heisman candidate right now. A win over USC would put him right out in front. Remember, people love Notre Dame and more than that, they love the QB @ Notre Dame. Others to consider: Tebow, Gerhart, Suh

Thanks for playing in 2009: Ole Miss, Michigan, Mizzou.

Ron Zook Award: Mike Stoops. The guy can recruit but the man can’t coach to save his life. It is time that people start to realize they might just be better off as an assistant.

Picard of the Week: N. Carolina St. If you get treated like an 18 year old blonde in a Peter North feature, this award belongs to you. When Duke does it, in your stadium, the award gets named after you. This shall be the North Carolina State ball gagged by Duke Award going forward.

Week 6 - Top Ten

Very little movement. I am still not sold on Boise State or Cincy, despite my man love for Brian Kelly. A win Thursday @ USF will help Cincy out a lot in my mind.

1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Texas
4. VT
5. USC
6. Ohio State
7. TCU
8. Miami
9. Iowa
10. Boise St.

Current Undefeated teams and their chance of staying that way.

All percentages are pulled right out of my ass.

Florida: 100%

Boise St.: 99.9%

Texas: 91.3%

Alabama: 89.6%

TCU: 59.2%

Cincy: 51.2%

S. Florida: 46.5%

Iowa: 1%

Wisconsin: .1%

Kansas: .05%

Mizzou: .04%

Auburn: .01%

LSU: 0%

Other Week 6 Predictions

VT 35 - BC 20

PSU 44 - EIU 3

Ark 33 - Auburn 28

Okie St 52 - TAMU 27

Kansas 44 - ISU 20

S. Carolina 20 - Kentucky 14

UCLA 24 - Oregon 20

TCU 34 - AF 21

FSU 30 - GT 27

Oklahoma 56 - Baylor 0

Texas 63 - Colorado 7

BYU 41 - UNLV 23

Week 6 Predictions

Nebraska @ Mizzou – I’m not sure what to make of the Big12 North but this is the biggest game so far. Mizzou has looked great against a bad Illinois team and bad against a MAC team. Nebraska lost a heartbreaker at VT but otherwise was solid against a heaping pile of trash. If this were in Lincoln, I’d take Big Red. It isn’t.
Mizzou: 27
Nebraska: 24

Georgia @ Tennessee – UGA is coming off a heartbreaking loss against LSU. Tennessee has yet to beat a decent team but has kept it somewhat close in their 3 losses. We all hope UTe loses because Kiffin is a fucking baby and well, Tennessee is just easy to hate. However, UT has the 19th ranked overall defense and UGA is bringing in the 86th ranked offense. In Knoxville, with Monte Kiffin running the D leads me to believe Tennessee gets their first SEC win.
Tennessee: 20
Georgia: 13

Alabama @ Ole Miss – I hate Nick Saban almost as much as a Spartan, but the man can coach. I think he has Alabama focused on rolling over everyone in their path and this game will go a long way in deciding who plays for the SECw in the SECCG. Alabama is 14th in total O and 2nd in total D, while Ole Miss has already been exposed as the frauds that they are in S. Carolina. The Ole Miss offense ranks 59th overall. That isn’t going to get it done against that D. Prove me wrong Ole Miss. Beat a decent team.
Alabama: 34
Ole Miss: 17

Wisconsin @ Ohio State - Wisconsin might be the surprise team of the year thus far. They are 5-0 heading in the horseshoe where they had had some success winning. Under Barry Alvarez. Barry is long gone and Ohio State, I think, has found their groove after the loss to USC in week 2. Ohio State is average on offense but the combo of Columbus, Pryor and Wisconsin finally getting exposed equals a close Ohio State win.
Ohio State: 27
Wisconsin: 21

Michigan @ Iowa – Michigan can score and Iowa seems to be focused only during a big game. A win here and Iowa should be undefeated going into Ohio State in early November. I think Iowa will be ready and I think the hot start by Michigan was largely against poor teams and a good one who can’t play defense (Notre Dame). MSU was better than there 1-3 record showed last week. Iowa is tough to score on and Michigan is an abysmal 91st in total defense.
Iowa: 35
Michigan: 24


Florida @ LSU
Teams ranks:
Total Offense – UF (3rd), LSU (99th)
Total Defense - UF (1st), LSU (40th)

I know, I know, Florida has yet to play anyone. Being 99th in total offense is reserved for the Miami (OH) types, not a premier national program. Everything about the offense is bad and trying to get it turned around on the #1 D in the country isn’t going to be easy. Tim Tebow would go a long way in deciding this game but either way, I’ll give you 1 score. I see Tebow playing and leading UF to victory. I see UF shutting down LSU in the most overrated home field advantage in NCAA football. The real Tiger Stadium was torn down in Detroit and the piece of shit in Baton Sucks will be home to 90,000+ crying bitches this Saturday night.
Jorts: 31
Corn Dogs: 10

Top Ten - Week 5

1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. LSU
5. USC
6. VT
7. Ohio State
8. Miami
9. TCU
10. BSU

Week 5 In Review

I have no idea what to make of this college football season. After 5 weeks I think I know UF, Alabama and Texas are the clear top 3. But Tebow may not play against LSU so if they lose, what does it mean? Here we go…

Virginia Tech: You pound Miami who beat GT, FSU and OU. Then you “manage” to get by Duke? Help me out. Are you good or are you just playing with me? Duke! 8 point victory!

Cal: Cal wins the award for being the most heartless, gutless rolling over football program in my lifetime. The next big game you win will be your first. Every year we hear about how great Cal is and every year we see you fall to pieces, save a couple. Even then you went to the Holiday Bowl. I can’t believe I picked this choke artist program to go 13-0. Never again. I’m done with Cal football until they start a season 10-0. So see you never.

Miami: I predicted 5 losses for them last week. Then they end the 2009 Sooner football season winning 21-20. I’m still trying to figure them out but after starting the season 3-1 with that schedule, I’m buying their stock.

Houston: Fuck you. We all knew you weren’t in any BCS discussion. You aren’t Boise or TCU. Even Kirk Herby had you pegged as a fraud.

ND: This luck of yours is going to run out at some point in the future. I can’t wait for it as I am sick and tired of Louth Holth proclaiming ND being the best something week after week. The man makes me agree with Mark May and I don’t like it. I like it less then when that princess of the pavement gave me that sore dick.

Michigan/MSU: Causing heart attacks in EL and AA. You hold them to 6 points for 50 minutes then give up 14. Then Forcier is winning games and losing games. Michigan defenders are trying head high tackles. What the fuck is going on?

Ohio State: Just keeps on winning. This is setting up for another Ohio State ass kicking in some bowl game. I hate to waste a BCS bowl on Ohio State but it looks like we may not have a choice.

Worst Loss: Cal. See above. 72-6 the past two weeks is it? Losers.

Best Win: Michigan State. they had to have it. A 1-4 start would have been a disaster. Instead they are 2-3 and 1-1 in the Big1011. Of course they’ll probably blow it @ Illi this weekend.

Week 5 Preview

I'm off hiking the Grand Canyon this weekend so I'm going to lay out some scores.

Upset of the week:
Missy St. 24
GT 21

Michigan @ MSU: This is Michigan's first road game of the year and they still have no defense. Forcier has a sore shoulder and MSU is not as bad as their 1-3 record indicates. I think it'll be close but in the end, the dreaded Spartans take this one.
MSU 30
UM 28

Bama @ UK: A week after taking out Tebow, the 'Cats get another great team. Bama is going to roll.
Bama 37
Kentucky 17

LSU @ UGA: We can all agree on 1 thing. Everyone hates LSU and their 2 loss national title. LSU is the most overrated team in the country now that Ole Miss lost and they'll be exposed on all fronts.
UGA 142 (31)
LSU 0 (27)

USC @ Cal: This was a great game. Until Cal asked Oregon to ass pound them like Belladonna. Too many are expecting Cal to roll over but USC hasn't been tearing it up in recent weeks either.
Cal: 27
USC: 24

OU @ Miami: Bradford isn't starting, Miami got rolled up at VT. I think OU is still a top 5 team and Miami is the young 5 loss team we thought they'd be.
OU: 42
Miami: 21.