- The Fall Vacation tour hits Austin, Texas this weekend. The McCawley's are making the trip south to watch another ass-kicking, this time in person. We'll be in the stands for what hopefully is Bill Callahan's final game. I'm hoping for a 52-0 blowout so Osborne has no choice but to fire him. We'll see.
Ignore your family, there's too many games to focus on.
Last Week - 9-10
YTD - 78-64-3
Thursday
Colorado at Boston (-155) - FOX - 7:30 pm
Game 1 went exactly how I thought it would. Beckett was dominant, Boston kept pounding the ball, and Colorado looked like they were out of their league (which they were). You are now officially seeing the difference between the 2 leagues. The AL is just simply better. Expect Colorado to score a few runs on Schilling, he's not what he used to be. But expect Boston to rock Colorado's pitchers again.
Pick - Boston and the Over (10)
Boston College at Virginia Tech (-3) - ESPN - 6:30 pm
ESPN just keeps lucking out with these Thursday night games. There always seems to be a highly ranked team in them. Check out the last few weeks and the fates of the #2 teams in the nation:
10/6 - Stanford 24 (2) USC 23
10/13 - Oregon State 31 (2) Cal 28
10/20 - Rutgers 30 (2) South Florida 27
It ends this week. BC covers and wins.
Pick - BC +3
Friday
Boise State (-3) at Fresno State - ESPN2 - 8:00 pm
Fresno is quietly 7-1 and is not getting the hype that Boise is getting. Pat Hill is a damn good coach and it's only a matter of time before he gets a big time gig. Give me the points in this one, I was impressed the way Fresno played ATM in College Station earlier this season.
Pick - Fresno State +3
Saturday
- A huge day of games, possibly the best Saturday of the year, tons of top matchups and possible upsets.
Colorado at Texas Tech (-13.5) - ABC - 11:00 am
A very interesting matchup. Colorado can play defense, but Tech is damn tough at home, no matter how great the opponent is. They always play like national champs in Lubbock. Give me Tech to roll like Tech does against average teams.
Pick - Texas Tech -13.5
Michigan State (-3) at Iowa - ESPN2 - 11:00 am
A non-descript game, but it's on TV.
Pick - Iowa +3
Indiana at Wisconsin (-7.5) - Big 10 Network - 11:00 am
Wouldn't it suck to go to a Big 10 school and have every one of your games kick off at 11 am? These kids have to hate it, absolutely no time to recover and you have nothing to look forward to the rest of the day.
Pick - Indiana +7.5
USC at Oregon (-3) - FSNSW - 2:00 pm
The Pac-10 tripleheader begins at 2 pm with a great matchup of top 15 teams. Oregon is rolling right now, just running the ball up everyone's asses. USC is so overrated it's ridiculous. John David Booty may start, but from what I've seen, they're just as ineffective with him as they are Dirty Sanchez. I expect Oregon to beat them by 2 TD's at home. USC's downward spiral begins here.
Pick - Oregon -3
Nebraska at Texas (-20.5) - ABC - 2:30 pm
Nebraska continues it's Dead Man Walking tour with a stop in Austin. This has all the making of the most embarassing defeat of the year. If you thought ATM ran the ball at will last week, just wait until Texas starts bitch slapping Nebraska up and down the field. And why wouldn't you? Nebraska has a D-coordinator content to stay in his base 4-3 the whole game and not make any adjustments. So why not. The bloodbath continues. What's sad is, I'm paying money to watch this shat.
Pick - Texas 52 Nebraska 10
Florida (-9) at Georgia - CBS - 2:30 pm
Florida continues to be the best 2 loss team in the nation. Georgia is just a tough team to figure out, year after year. Just an above average team that can beat anyone, but can also lose to Mississippi State at the same time. Give me the points, but a Florida win.
Pick - Georgia +9
Minnesota at Michigan (-23.5) - ESPN Classic - 2:30 pm
The matchup of the 2 teams to lose to I-AA teams this year. Michigan just doesn't lose conference games outside of Ohio State. Minnesota is absolutely terrible. Michigan continues its roll through the weak Big 10.
Pick - Michigan -23.5
Virginia (-3) at NC State - ESPNU - 3:30 pm
One of my sleeper picks of the year is 7-1, 4-0 in conference. After an embarassing loss in week 1 to Wyoming, they have reeled off 7 wins in a row and are the favorites to win the coastal division. NC State sucks, they really suck.
Pick - Virginia -3
UCLA (-6) at Washington State - FSNSW - 5:30 pm
Game 2 of the PAC-10 tripleheader. Pullman is like Lubbock, it's always a tough place to play. But not this week. UCLA finally has a decent QB back, and is surprisingly 4-0 in conference. They continue their conference dominance.
Pick - UCLA -6
Kansas (-3) at Texas A&M - ESPN2 - 6:00 pm
Kansas has been outside of the state only once this year, barely beating an average Colorado team. Texas A&M hasn't exactly been impressive this year, but I believe Kansas gets exposed for what they are this weekend.
Pick - Texas A&M +3
South Carolina at Tennessee (-3) - ESPN - 6:45 pm
South Carolina finally lost another game, and got out of the top 10. I never was a believer in this team and knew they were not as good as the ranking suggested. Tennesse got embarassed last week against Alabama in a rivalry game. I have to go with Spurrier and his history of knowing how to beat Tennessee.
Pick - South Carolina +3
Ohio State (-4) at Penn State - ABC - 7:00 pm
Ohio State is just not that good. They beat up on a bad conference, and a weak non-conference schedule. They go on the road, against a top 5 hostile environment, and they finally lose. I will throw up if they go undefeated and make it to the title game. They'd be an average team in the SEC.
Pick - Penn State +4
CROWN GAME
Cal at Arizona State (-3) - FSNSW - 9:00 pm
The Crown Game returns to the PAC-10, and it's a good one. Arizona State hasn't beaten anyone of substance, and is due for a loss. Cal has lost 2 in a row, and I can't see them losing a 3rd game in a row. Expect all the elements that make a classic Crown Game. Great co-eds, tons of offense, and a long, exciting game. The upsets continue.
Pick - Cal +3
Sunday
NY Giants (-9.5) at Miami - FOX - 12:00 pm
NY seems to be getting better and better. They're hot on Dallas' heels in the NFC East, and Eli is playing very well. Miami is just terrible.
Pick - NYG -9.5
Indy (-6.5) at Carolina - CBS - 12:00 pm
Indy is playing very good. Carolina has either David Carr or Vinny starting for them. Wow.
Pick - Indy -6.5
Washington at New England (16.5) - FOX - 3:15 pm
New England has been rolling. Washington has a good defense, but Belicheck is licking his chops to shut down this offense. I see a 31-6 game.
Pick - New England -16.5
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