How time flies. It’s already Wednesday night, which means tomorrow is Thursday and the beginning of another college football weekend. Last week was a mediocre week in picking games, as I went for broke in picking some upsets and fell on my face. Here are some picks and comments for this week.
Last Week: 13-7
Season: 30-10
Picks for Week 3:
Utah State at Oklahoma: Sooners get a bodybag game to fill the schedule. Utah State was competitive, but fell short against UNLV and Wyoming. The Utah Aggies take a huge step up in competition this week. Pick: OU
Texas at UCF: Longhorns are guests of UCF as the Knights open their brand new on-campus stadium. Which Texas team travels to Orlando? The one that played against Arkansas State and the first half against TCU, or the one that drilled TCU in the 2nd half of last week’s game? Either way, do not think you can escape the eyes of Texas, even in sunny central Florida. Pick: Texas
Oklahoma State at Troy (Friday): The Men of Troy, Alabama open their home schedule after two money games at Arkansas and Florida. The Trojans scored 26 points against Arkansas and 31 against Florida. OSU got their first win last week, thumping Florida Atlantic, 41-6. I know OSU is in the Big 12, but that doesn’t matter to Troy. The Aggies will wish they hadn’t made this trip. Pick: Troy
Texas State at Baylor: Baylor won big last week over Rice. The Bears get win #2 this week. Pick: Baylor
Louisiana-Monroe at Texas A&M: Aggies barely survived in three overtimes against Fresno State. ULM plays their second money game in as many weeks, having lost at Clemson last week. Pick: A&M
Texas Tech at Rice: Tech had to come back last week to win at home over UTEP. They won’t have to do that this week. Rice looks like they are reverting to their traditional selves. Pick: Tech
USC at Nebraska: Huskers have been prepping for this game for three years. SC enters ranked #1 in the nation. Nebraska is a chic pick this week. I’m not buying into that hype. Pick: USC
Florida State at Colorado: A very ordinary FSU team visits the mountains for a late night game with the Buffs. Colorado isn’t that good, but the Buffs are improving. FSU struggled to beat UAB at home last week. CU got kicked by Arizona State after leading by two touchdowns on the road. This FSU team is a shell of the ones that came before it. Pick: CU
Iowa at Iowa State: Will Iowa State win a game this year? Not this week against the Hawkeyes. Pick: Iowa
Toledo at Kansas: The Rockets have slipped a notch last season and the first two weeks of this season, giving up 50+ points in each of their first two games. The Fighting Manginos have scored 50+ points in each of their first two games. The two teams have a common opponent: Central Michigan. KU beat CMU 52-7, while the Rockets lost to the Chippewas, 52-31. Pick: KU
Missouri State at Kansas State: K-State gets back to a normal non-conference opponent. Pick: KSU
Western Michigan at Missouri: Mizzou is undefeated after two games. That won’t change after three games. Pick: Missouri
Notre Dame at Michigan: Neither team has won a game. Both teams are starting true freshman quarterbacks. Still, TV ratings look to be up, because people like to watch a train wreck. There are no ties in college football, so I have to pick a winner. Pick: Michigan
Tennessee at Florida: Vols visit the Swamp. Good luck with all that. Pick: Florida
TCU at Air Force (Thursday): What’s up with the Mountain West Conference? They’re making these teams play on Thursday for a TV channel no one gets. This will be a pretty good game. Frogs are licking their wounds after last week’s debacle in Austin. Air Force has received new life with new coach Troy Calhoun. Still, TCU is bigger and faster than the Zoomies. Pick: TCU
West Virginia at Maryland (Thursday): Mountaineers toyed with Marshall last week. Maryland struggled to win in Miami. Against Florida International, not the Canes. WVU marches on. Pick: West Virginia
Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio): Archrivals meet again. Cincy is coming off a big win over Oregon State, while Miami lost a triple-overtime heartbreaker at Minnesota. Throw out the records in this one. Pick: Miami
Ohio State at Washington: Interesting game. Ohio State has been predictable in their first two games. The Huskies have impressed many in two wins over Syracuse and Boise State. Seattle is a tough trip, especially when the Huskies are good. Big Ten schools struggle when they go out West. The stars align for an upset. Pick: Washington
Louisville at Kentucky: The Ville’s football team scores almost as many points as their basketball team. Problem is, the defense gave up 42 to Middle Tennessee last week. The Big Blue are steadily improving, and can put points up themselves. I don’t know the over/under line on this game, but take the over. For the winner, think Big Blue. Pick: Kentucky
Hawaii at UNLV: Warriors got a close call last week at Louisiana Tech. They did not return home this week, but practiced and stayed in Houston before heading to Vegas. UNLV lost a close one to heavily favored Wisconsin last week. I don’t know if they can keep up with Hawaii. Pick: Hawaii
East Central (Oklahoma) at Eastern New Mexico: Tigers visit Blackwater Draw, N.M. in a Lone Star Conference showdown. Both teams are 1-0 in conference. Blackwater Draw is a tough trip. Pick: ENMU
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Lots of people get CSTV ... they just don't know they have it. I got it last week. Riff Ram ...
I didn't realize it was getting wider distribution. I have Fox College Sports Atlantic, Central, and Pacific, and Versus, but no CSTV or ESPNU. Oh, well.
Still, it's kinda useless to move a game to a weeknight unless it's going to be on ESPN or ESPN2. But, money talks..
I guess money does talk because I received an email today from TCU saying that if you don't have CSTV you can buy it via PPV. Crazy!
Money talks, but it can't sing and dance, and it can't walk.
Okay, that channel is listed, but I'd have to order it ... grrr.
Just as well because if I did watch the end of that sucky suck game, I may have busted my TV!
I listened to the overtime on the webcast. I can't believe TCU blew a two-touchdown lead.
The Frogs are now on a collision course with the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth.
It's early, and very, very doubtful, but Air Force can still make the BCS.
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