Week 2 – Predictions

Here come some wonderful predictions for week 2 of the college football season. I’m on vacation Saturday and will miss a full two weeks of college football. I will have my rankings up after week #3.

Those rankings will be fluid as I rank them how I see them at that moment in time, not as who will play in the NCG.


8 picks ATS:

Thursday: Auburn @ Missy St +2.
Pick: Auburn -2
I’ve heard enough about Cam Newton. I know he is good and I know Auburn is one of the trendy SECW picks. Hell, “Herby” picked them to win the West. Mullen is a great coach and he’ll have his guys ready to play. That said Auburn has too much for the southern MSU and wins 37 – 20.

Saturday: UGA @ USCe -3.5
Pick: UGA +3.5
USCe beats Southern Miss who gets too much credit for being a totally average program and I’m supposed to consider the Gamecocks as anything more than the 3rd best team in a 1 team division? Maybe so. UGA still has “material” and who know what will become of A.J. Green. Either way I am taking the points USCe 24 UGA 23.

Saturday: FSU @ Oklahoma -7.5
Pick: Oklahoma -7.5
The fossil is gone, Samford rolls in takes a beating and FSU is suddenly back. On the other side Utah St. gave OU all they wanted. This is a classic trap game where people read way too much into both teams. OU doesn’t make a habit of losing in Norman and they aren’t going to start now. OU rolls along 34 – 17.

Saturday: ISU @ Iowa -13.5
Pick: ISU +13.5
This might be the least attractive group of fans ever to attend one game this year. I spent time in Iowa City and was searching for a plastic bag to secure over my head within hours of arriving. ISU looks like they wear rejected USFL uniforms and combine that with that pink locker room and Satan will feel sorry for ISU. He gets behind them and they keep it close enough. Iowa 27 – ISU 23.

Saturday: Michigan @ Notre Dame -4
Pick: Notre Dame -4
I still don’t like Rich Rod and I think Brian Kelly is one of the best coaches in the country, as I have been saying for 7 years. The guy wins. Denard only has so many hits in him, Tate is pissed, the secondary is going to get exposed and it is at ND. The little fellow will be doing some pushups as the Domers win 27 – 17.

Saturday: Miami (FL) @ Ohio State -8.5
Pick: Miami +8.5
I have no idea how good either team is. Will Pryor be the man from the Rose Bowl or the underachiever from the regular season? Will the OSU D-Line get pressure and force some Miami mistakes? Will a missile hit the ‘Shoe and take out two of the three most annoying fan bases in the country? Ohio State might roll but I’ll stick with picking against them in big games and say… Ohio State University 20 – tUM 17.

Saturday: PSU @ Al-a-bama -12
Pick: Bama -12
I would seriously murder 89BB in cold blood to have Keith Jackson announce this game. Also, this game makes me hate Miami (FL) even more. They are responsible for allowing both of these schools and annoying fan bases #2 and #4 to claim another NT. That being said, freshman QB facing Bama at home, freshman QB facing Bama at home, freshman QB… Alabama 31 – PSU 13.

Saturday: Oregon @ Tennessee +12
Pick: Oregon -12
This is either a 2 point game or murder by Oregon. I think. Then again is was New Mexico last week and Tennessee must have some talent. Bah. New coach, lack of talent and 106,000 Vol fans ready to kill someone after this one is over. Oregon 41 – Vols 17.