Ouch!

I got a little confident last week with my picks. I had just gone 7-3 and felt that I could just throw something together and do good.

Well that isn't the case. I didn't really do any research last week. Instead I just went with instinct and (unfortunately) emotion and picked the games.

And I went 3-7.

So I am back to .500 at like 30-30 or something like that.

But this week I put my record at 10 over .500 with these games and picks:

[home teams in caps]

West Virginia --------- 3.5 ------- PITTSBURGH

West Virginia has been playing very well lately with the exception of one game against the only team playing better than them in Cincinnati. Add that to the motivation the Mountaineers are going to have to avenge the loss last season and this is easy to pick. And one more reason....Pitt has been worse at home than on the road this season. Take West Virginia...they will win by 10.

BOSTON COLLEGE --- 7 -------- Maryland

I enjoy watching Maryland play and I picked them last week against the Noles. BUT they are BAD on the road. Hell they lost to Middle Tennessee State on the road. The only road win they have is against Clemson. And BC is playing well right now. Plus BC has the added advantage of going to the ACC title game IF they win. BC wins by 13.

ALABAMA --------- 14 --------- Auburn

The Iron bowl. A great rivalry game every year. Even if one of the teams is bad it is a good game every.....nope, not true. This year this game is a blowout. Auburn is bad and CANNOT hang with the Tide. Alabama wins by 20!

CLEMSON --------- 1 ---------- South Carolina

This game is always fun to watch cause there is a lot of emotion on the field. You might even see a nice brawl during the game. South Carolina has a great pass defense and guess what Clemson does well....that's right, they are the #1 passing offense in the ACC. Which means what....South Carolina wins by about a touchdown.

BOISE STATE ------ 21 -------- Fresno State

Boise will win this game. And it probably won't be that close. BUT I think Fresno at the very least scores a couple late to stay in this game. If the Bulldogs win this game I think they would consider this season a success so they are going to come out to play. Boise wins....but not by 3 touchdowns...take Fresno.

WAKE FOREST ----- 4 --------- Vanderbilt

Vandy upset me last week. Tennessee, a team that LOST AT HOME TO WYOMING, beat Vandy last week. That was very unimpressive. And maybe I am still letting emotion get too into these picks but I want to see Vandy get to 7-5. I don't want them to finish at .500. Take Vandy as they won't let me down 2 weeks in a row.

OREGON STATE ---- 3 --------- Oregon

I want Oregon to win this game. As a Penn State fan, and a college football fan in general, I want to see PSU/USC in the Rose Bowl. NOT A LIONS/BEAVERS REMATCH! GO OREGON! But unfortunately I don't think it happens. Oregon State, surprisingly considering all we hear about the running back Jacquizz (spelling?) Rodgers, is the #1 passing offense in the PAC 10. And Oregon isn't that strong against the pass. Oregon State wins by 8.

Florida -------------- 16.5 ------- FLORIDA STATE

For weeks now I have been telling the Gators to keep their eye on the Noles. And I am going to say it again. FSU WILL keep this game close. The Gators haven't been pushed in the past few weeks but the Noles are better than you think. Florida will win but it will be closer than you think. Take Florida State.

GEORGIA --------- 8 ---------- Georgia Tech

This is an intriguing game to me. First of all I think the ACC is better than people think. If it wasn't for VaTech losing to ECU early this season the ACC would be getting at least some respect. Second, I think the SEC is overrated. 2 teams in particular are Georgia and LSU. I don't think either team is as good they look. So after all that I think GT will at least keep it close and might even win, take the Jackets.

Oklahoma ----------- 7 ---------- OKLAHOMA STATE

The Big game for this week is another tough one to pick. As it should be. Oklahoma embarrassed Texas Tech last weekend and made it look like they are the best team out there. BUT I don't think that is true and I think Okie State is much better than their beating at Tech. So I take the upset here as I think Okie State wins this game.



So there you go. At the very least you will break even with my picks. Enjoy the games.