Weekly Picks

Here we go, ten picks for the upcoming weekend, starting with tonight's underrated Big-XII South showdown. 

Last Week: 7-4

Oklahoma State 43, Texas A&M 39 - Two undefeated, high-powered offenses coming in off bye weeks; take the over if you can! The Aggies haven't hit the road yet this year, so look for that to be the difference in the shootout.

Clemson 24, Miami 23 - I think this is another underrated showdown. Miami's ranked and climbing after the whipping they laid down in Steel Town, but I think Clemson is a tough team. The Canes are flying high, but the Tigers are creeping through the grass. JaCory makes a mistake late and the Clemson D capitalizes.

Oklahoma 19, Texas 13 - This one feels overrated. Look at lowly Texas coming off a loss to UCLA and Oklahoma unable to find its groove, scraping by Air Force and Cincinnati. A wounded Longhorn is a dangerous thing, but I'm still taking the Sooners in a boring, boring affair in Dallas.

Wisconsin 24,  Michigan State 16 - The Magic ends with Dantonio in the booth.

LSU 27, Tennessee 17 - This will be U-G-L-Y on offense, mark it down. The Hatter pulls away int he second half with bug defense and special teams play.


VA Tech 28, NC State 24 - I'd love to see the Wolfpack roll, but I fell like the Hokies are going to run through the ACC now, because life is cruel and unpredictable. So, hug your mom while you can.

Alabama 23, Florida 20 - Look, I'm an SEC guy, but the other big one in this time slot is going to be a lot more fun. Look for a soulless, grinding effort from the Spartan-like Tide, closing the Gators out in the 4th with a red zone stand before adding a late FG. The scoreboard will say its close, but the look in the eyes of the Gators will speak the truth. You know, this reminds me, for pure Mascot-Coach matching, Saban should have never left Michigan State.

Stanford 37, Oregon 34 - I'm taking Harbaugh and his defense. But, yes, there will be points.

Iowa 27, Penn State 13 - The Hawkeyes expose the truth about the Nittany Lions.

Georgia 24, Colorado 20 - Don't watch this if you don't have to. Instead, take an hour nap around 7 to prepare for the 8:00 showdowns. Bobo, please, first play, deep to A.J., do it.