10-10-2003, 07:13 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Big College Football Saturday!
I can't believe some of the match-ups this Saturday. I am foregoing the usual and am having some friends over for the Ohio State/Wisconsin game. Hope this doesn't change any mojo.
Let me know what you think about the forthcoming Saturday! Predict them all, or just pick some! Who will win? Who will get blown out? Who will start looking forward to next year? Friday: Michigan at Minnesota Prediction: Michigan by a touchdown. Minnesota needs to run the ball well to be effective, as their passing game relys heavily on play action. Michigan shuts down the run and wins the Little Brown Jug. TCU at South Florida Prediction: South Florida by two touchdowns. This is the game to watch tonite, as favored South Florida eliminates TCU from the top twenty-five. TCU goes on to split remaining games and fails to take even a piece of Conference-USA. Saturday: Miami at Florida State Prediction: Florida State by a field goal. In the late seconds. Not wide right. On one hand, you have a somewhat depleted Miami team. But are you really gonna put your money on Chris Rix? Didn't think so. This game is close, but sloppy. Michigan State at Illinois Prediction: Michigan State is one of those teams that can't win when they are supposed to. One team is only 1-5, while the other is 5-1, yet the spread is only 3 and a half. Watch the scoreboard here, State either wins by three touchdowns or gets flat beat. Oklahoma and Texas Prediction: Saddle up at the pony arena at the Texas State Fair by the third quarter. It's not a game to miss, but you'll find time to mow the lawn by the third quarter. Texas finds it can't run the ball, which it never can in big games. Neither Texas QB - Destiny or Juvenile - has success without the threat of the run. Noone is surprised here, Texas losses by a couple scores. Penn State at Purdue Prediction: Joe Paterno congratulates Bobby Bowden on all-time win record. Oregon at Arizona State Prediction: Noone plays defense. Arizona State figures out why Oregon has the worst secondary in college football. Oregon DB's go out for ice cream after the game and get beat to the last table by several AARP members. Notre Dame at Pittsburgh Prediction: Rod Rutherford has a coming out party. How can a guy that's been this dominate not be mentioned for the Heisman? He is after this game. Pittsburgh by two scores. Nebraska at Missouri Prediction: Nebraska by default. Missouri's QB is overrated, and Nebraska just has too many pure athletes on the field. Look for some big plays by Nebraska to put this one away. Georgia at Tennessee Prediction: This is truly a must win game for two teams that each have a loss in the SEC. I watched Tennessee make Marshall and South Carolina look better than they are. Georgia by more than the experts think. Wouldn't it be just like college football if one of the teams from the weaker SEC East beat their opponent from the stronger SEC West in the title game? At any rate, I think two SEC teams are eventually BCS bound. Ohio State at Wisconsin Prediction: I will never actually pick Ohio State to win. Let's just say that Wisconsin QB Sorgi is awfully streaky, and they depend on the run game to carry them. Ohio State has the number one run defense in the land. Stanford at Southern California Prediction: USC players move on after college football to work for Stanford players. For the time being, USC players have the upper hand. USC by thirty. Buffalo at Miami of Ohio Prediction: Governor Bob Taft forced to call in the National Guard to deal with unexpected medical crisis. Buffalo players litter hospitals from Toledo to Columbus. Ben Roethelsberger seen filing his nails in street clothes after the first quarter. Kansas State at Oklahoma State Prediction: Oklahoma State makes fewer mental errors, and also has success against a very suspect defensive front for K-State. Oklahoma State by a field goal. Northwestern at Indiana Prediction: This would be the Toilet Bowl if it weren't for the UL Lafayette vs. UL Monroe game. However, Northwestern can actually play a bit - they've got talent at running back. Northwestern by more than the experts think. Central Florida at Ohio University Prediction: This is already the game of the week. Ohio University loves homecoming games. The triple option kills Central Florida. Ohio University quarterbacks go 4 for 8 in the passing game, resulting in their best effort of the season. Ohio University rolls. ____________________________________________________ I'm all out of predictions. Your turn. Last edited by gov135; 10-10-2003 at 07:17 AM.. |
10-10-2003, 07:19 AM | #2 (permalink) | |
The GrandDaddy of them all!
Location: Austin, TX
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Re: Big College Football Saturday!
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Saturday: Miami at Florida State FSU is going to fuck miami's little world up. larry coker, say hello to 2 losses. Oklahoma and Texas Texas by 17 pts. VY will ownz the OU defense and the super-trio of receivers will burn 'em even more. Hook 'em all the way! Notre Dame at Pittsburgh Notre Dame will get their asses handed to them by yet another team. BIG margin of victory. Nebraska at Missouri Nebraska. They will run and run and run till the missouri def is tired and they will run some more. Ohio State at Wisconsin Ohio state will get their winning streak snapped, along with hopes for a repeat natl championship. Stanford at Southern California USC rapes standford. Kansas State at Oklahoma State Kansas State by 30 some pts. KSU raped 'em last year and they're in a very pissy mood right now. so, look for fields gettin shut down and bell gettin stopped. ell-train is not going to stop in still water.
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10-10-2003, 09:31 AM | #3 (permalink) |
Super Agitator
Location: Just SW of Nowhere!!! In the good old US of A
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Something the Dude would really like to overlook at this point is the simple fact that you cannou spell ROUT without OU in the middle. Something that will be quite evident tomorrow afternoon.
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10-10-2003, 10:10 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Friday
Michigan (-1.5) @ Minnesota Minnesota was the first bowl-eligible team of the season, but their 6-0 is on a schedule that Kansas State would love: Tulsa, Troy State, Ohio, Louisiana-Lafayette, Northwestern, and Penn State. Currently Tulsa (#47) is the best one of that bunch, but that was August 30. Minnesota's home crowd will be a little less than usual because of the Friday night schedule switch. Michigan is looking for some vengence from the Iowa loss last week. Michigan by double-digits. TCU (+1.5) @ South Florida It's a little late in the season for an udefeated to be the underdog, and TCU wouldn't have been the underdog had South Florida not pulled off the overtime win against Louisville last week. Whomever in Conference USA decided to give South Florida back-to-back home games against the two best teams will probably be looking for work else next Monday. Bulls in OT again for the lead in C-USA. Saturday Miami-Florida (+7) @ Florida State When was the last time Miami was an underdog? Anyone remember? It's been at least two years. Miami normally plays down to bad teams and rises to the occasion for the big games. This time, Miami doesn't have the talent it needs, especially in the backfield and the offensive line. Five FGs against a bottom 20 team is not Miami football. Florida State smells blood early and often, and Bowden will go for the kill, even to the point of running the two-minute offense with a 20+ point lead in the fourth quarter. Yes, you read that right, a 20+ point lead. Florida State by double-digits. Michigan State (-3.5) @ Illinois Who the FUCK thinks Illinois is only a FG underdog in this game? Michigan State by double-digits and alone atop the Big Ten by a half-game at the end of the day. Auburn (+6) @ Arkansas Can Auburn show the skills that had them as pre-season national contenders again? Was Tennessee just a fluke? Remember, Tennessee's ground game is nothing compared to Arkansas's, just ask Texas. Arkansas wins, fails to cover the spread Kansas State (-3) @ Oklahoma State Three weeks in a row, Kansas State has been the favorite. Three weeks in a row, they lose. When are the bookies (and everyone else) gonna learn that Kansas State is middle-of-the-pack at best? Oklahoma State by less than a TD. Northern Illinois (-17) @ Central Michigan Not even that close. Huskies by minimum 3 TDs. Baylor (+20.5) @ Texas A&M Baylor loses but covers and may even scare the Aggies. UNLV (+7) @ Air Force Air Force tries to get even for the humiliation by Navy and elimination from the National Championship race. They fail. UNLV by less than a TD. Kansas (+6.5) @ Colorado WTF? Has no one learned ANYTHING yet? Kansas by 10. Oklahoma (-5.5) vs Texas in Dallas TX Texas's pass defense learns that they're not in high school any more, and that Tulane, Rice, and New Mexico State aren't truly representative of collegiate offenses. The term BEVO MASSACRE comes to mind. I'm not going to predict the points, but let's just say that Texas Gov. Perry won't get to make the world's largest pan of cornbread and the OKC area Salvation Army will appreciate that side of Texas beef. North Carolina (-7.5) @ East Carolina Yeah, right. East Carolina in a close game. Yes, North Carolina is THAT BAD. Georgia (-2) @ Tennessee Just like last week, Tennessee loses by a TD. Ohio State (-2.5) @ Wisconsin Wisconsin's only game so far this season against someone outside the bottom third of college football was the 23-5 loss to UNLV. Ohio State is better than that. Ohio State by double digits Stanford (+21.5) @ Southern California The last time the Trojans were a 20+ point favorite at home was the California game, which they lost in overtime. Stanford is a little bit better than Cal, but the Trojans don't by the horse a second time. Stanford loses but covers Spreads from William Hill Online Sports Betting Last edited by RoadRage; 10-10-2003 at 10:59 AM.. |
10-10-2003, 10:12 AM | #5 (permalink) |
The GrandDaddy of them all!
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if you wanna play word games, I'm all in!
You cant spell Oklahoma Sooners without LOSER. or for that matter, you cant spell "Oklahoma Sooners" without "LAME ASS". remember,
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10-10-2003, 12:35 PM | #6 (permalink) |
Psycho
Location: Broken Arrow, OK
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Well I don't think that Texas has a chance to blow out OU. I would love to see it, but its not likely.
Oklahoma state does not get blown out either. Kansas state is lousy this year. 2 losses already. Michigan is not going to want to loose another game this year. They will at the end of the year, but thats it. Florida state beats Miami. Miami is not all that great on either side of the ball especially now that gore is gone. Florida st wins, close but not THAT close. I think Auburn will finally be able to get their running game together against a good team and pull off the "upset" With Tenn loosing last week I really don't think a second is going to happen. Now for Ohio St. This is going to be a great game. I think that OSU will get out ahead early and be up by at least two scores towards the end of the first half. Wiscy may get in a score before half. Osu comes out strong in the beging of the first half and scores again. Then reverts to a prevent defense allowing wiscy to get some yards and get the game within a touchdown. OSU's defense will be on the field when the game ends to preserve a 4 pt win.
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10-10-2003, 02:18 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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The_Dude, yeah, I'm picking Texas as well. Just 'cause they're my team. I wouldn't care if Texas was like number 500 and OU was still number 1, I would still pick Texas because, they are my boys. Anyways, now that the sentimental crap is out of the way....
Texas wins because OU can't run the frickin ball. That's how you win football, games, and the OU offense suddenly finds themselves not in high school anymore in the passing game, gone will be the 300+ yards of passing. Texas wins this game because of the chip on their shoulder from the past three years and the loss to Arkansas. Texas comes in with an emotional boost after beating K. State. / me grabs asbestos shield to protect self from flames.
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10-11-2003, 06:50 PM | #12 (permalink) |
The Northern Ward
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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The football gods are just, and those who underrate OSU are struck down.
Go Buckeyes
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10-11-2003, 07:12 PM | #13 (permalink) | |
Stay off the sidewalk!
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10-12-2003, 06:08 PM | #14 (permalink) |
Crazy
Location: Denver
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How you T-sips doin today? I think the term used was " they are my boys". It looked like men against boys ...again. The Horns just showed once again that you can't let the slide get headed downhill against very good teams and expect to survive. Mack-- Please figure out who gives you your best chance to win and start that guy!! Sure VY made mistakes , but Chance supplied no chance, and he was already in a hole when he got in there. Better get your heads up cause BJ and the Techsters are on the radar screen, and who were those guys in the Aggie uni's?
Boomer Sooner .... any questions???
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10-13-2003, 03:07 PM | #15 (permalink) | |
Sarge of Blood Gulch Red Outpost Number One
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"This ain't no Ice Cream Social!" "Hey Grif, Chupathingy...how bout that? I like it...got a ring to it." "I have no earthly idea what it is I just saw, or what this place is, or where in the hell O'Malley is! My only choice is to blame Grif for coming up with such a flawed plan. Stupid, stupid Grif." |
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10-14-2003, 10:21 AM | #16 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: Burbs of St.Lou
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How about that Missouri game!!!!
I was there and it was AWESOME!! I've always wanted to tear down a goal post.
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10-14-2003, 11:21 AM | #18 (permalink) |
The GrandDaddy of them all!
Location: Austin, TX
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and kansas did it after beating mizzou and baylor did it after beating colorado.
a lot of goalposts going down in the big12.
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10-14-2003, 08:40 PM | #19 (permalink) |
Stay off the sidewalk!
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Yeah, but Baylor or Kansas beating ANYBODY (except maybe each other) is worthy of the goalposts coming down.
You don't see it anywhere near as much in the SEC. Vandy is the only team with reason to pull them down. Everyone else has been there before. |
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