Rejoice, this post is especially for you. I am picking 8 games this week and highlighting the schedule will be the Thursday night game between Louisville and Rutgers. I have heard all year from you how I am not giving Rutgers the respect they deserve, when in fact I have the Scarlet Knights ranked slightly higher than the AP and Media polls. That's ok that you feel they deserve more respect, I understand. I dedicate this to you because I want you to know I am giving Rutgers all the respect they deserve this week. That's right, I am predicting Rutgers to defeat #3 Louisville this week. I hope you enjoy this.
#3 Louisville -29 @ #14 Rutgers -31
My "master plan" of assuring that Ohio St. & Michigan have a rematch for the National Championship continues with Louisville losing at Rutgers.
#37 Miami (FL) - 9 @ #23 Maryland - 17
The Hurricanes look like a bunch of bums and I am finally a believer in the Terps. I like Maryland at home in a low-scoring game.
#27 Nebraska - 20 @ #22 Texas A&M - 15
Nebraska got back on track last week with a home win against Missouri. Let's see if they can get a key conference win against a Big-12 South opponent. This should be a very good game, I like the Huskers here by less than a touchdown.
#42 South Carolina - 17 @ #10 Florida - 19
I really want to go with the underdog here, but two things have become apparent about these two teams. First, Florida seems to always win ugly. Secondly, South Carolina is good enough to compete, but not good enough to win. Thus, I will go with Florida in a tight one.
#38 Texas Tech - 28 @ #17 Oklahoma - 38
Texas Tech can score, but they have been unimpressive on the road. I like Oklahoma to pull away in the second half.
#15 Tennessee - 27 @ #8 Arkansas - 16
Technically, this is an upset pick by rankings, but I think these two teams are fairly even. If I had to pick a team in my rankings that I feel I may overrated, it is Arkansas. They should be a Top-15 team, but Top-10 maybe a bit high. Nevertheless, that will sort itself out, should Tennessee win. If Arkansas wins, than I guess I was right all along.
#20 Wake Forest - 10 @ #35 Florida State - 17
Another upset pick here as I think Bobby Bowden has lit a fire under the rears of his players. I was really impressed with their dominant performance last week and would not be surprised if the Seminoles win out. Wake Forest is a good team and will keep it close, but I like FSU by a touchdown.
#26 Oregon - 23 @ #9 USC - 45
Some may think this will be close, and it may be at halftime, but USC needs a convincing win against a good team. I see the Trojans turning this game into a blowout in the second half, winning by 3 TD's.
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Guess I better apologize to the Rutgers fan, I give them no chance against Louisville.
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I never noticed how much higher you have Arkansas than me. We had this talk about Clemson a couple weeks ago and I was right about them.
Annonymous Rutgers fan here. We came up big against Lousiville, possibly the most amazing game ever. the crowd and the intensity was amazing. Too bad they came back to earth the next week against Cinci!
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