The Beeze's College Football Pick'em (week 6)

While the Cheerleaders looked okay, the Georgia Bulldogs fell flat on their face against Alabama last week...Typical of a Mark Richt team...Can they bounce back?  Let's see....



- Georgia at Tennessee....

The Volunteers are 4-12 over the last few years hosting SEC rivals...Georgia has won the 5 straight against Tennessee...And that streak will go to 6...Now that there is no pressure, the Bulldogs will get back on track and roll Tennessee...Take Georgia minus the 3 points...




- Washington at USC  (Thursday night)....

Seriously, I have no faith that the Huskies will win this game...But they are getting 17 points...I like +17 points in this game...Take the Huskies with the points as they hang with the Trojans for awhile...

- Oklahoma at Texas  (Dallas)....

Let's be honest...I don't care how big the rivalry crap is...Texas stinks...The program is in shambles...Take the Sooners minus the 17 points...They're going to take the Longhorns apart...(Texas should be getting use to that)



- Miami (Ohio) at Ohio University....

"The Battle of the Bricks"...Homecoming at Ohio....Miami has lost 4 straight in Athens...The Bobcats have won 8 of the last 9 meetings...I like Ohio to win again...But, I'll take Miami plus the 16 points...




- Georgia Tech at Clemson....

the Home team has 9 of the last 10 meetings...GT is 8-4 in the last 11 meetings...They played twice in 2009...Will Clemson have a letdown after the big win against Notre Dame?  Will their defense be able to handle the Yellowjackets offense?  The bookmakers think so, since they have Clemson as a 7 point favorite...I think they will win, but I'll take Georgia Tech plus the 7 points...



-Navy at Notre Dame...

Notre Dame leads this series 75-12-1...They've split the last 4 meetings...Navy never quits, and plays tough...They always make the Irish earn it...They will again...But I see the Irish getting back on track after last week's loss...Take ND minus the 14 points...

- Northwestern at Michigan...

Northwestern is 1-21 in Ann Arbor...That is horrible...just horrible...How could I even consider picking them...Easily...Michigan beat up on Maryland last week...Let's not forget, this isn't lacrosse...Bowling Green spanked Maryland...Northwestern will give Michigan a tough fight and may take it...Take Northwestern plus the 7.5 points...




- East Carolina at BYU...

This is ECU's longest regular season road trip since 1993...BYU is 19-5 versus current AAC teams...That includes being 9-0 at home against those teams...Tough to go against that....I'll take East Carolina plus the 8 points...

- Miami at Florida State...

The last 9 meetings, the visitor is 7-2...11 of the last 14 games have been decided by a TD or less...All that, combined with me having all the confidence that Everett Golson is due for one of his turnover filled games...Take Miami plus the 9 points...

- Cal at Utah....

I have no stats or facts here...I just don't care...I have bought all in with the Utah Utes...Take Utah minus the 7 points...


Good luck...Beat the bookie!

The Beeze's College Football Pick'em (week 2)

Well, last week with the spread I went about .500...I put too much faith in Texas hanging in the game against Notre Dame...Won't make that mistake again!  So let's get right into this week's games...

- Utah State at Utah  (Friday)...

The home team has won the last three meetings between these to state rivals...Utah State's last win in Salt Lake City was '97...The Aggies should be good this year...And the Utes are coming off a big season opening win over Michigan...Will there be a hangover?  I think Utah wins, but I'll take State with the 12 points...


- Bowling Green at Maryland...

BGSU is 6-17 versus the Big Ten...They went 1-1 last year...Maryland has started the last three seasons 2-0...But I was really impressed with how the Falcons ran with Tennessee last week...If this was lacrosse I'd take Maryland, but it's football!  Take Bowling Green plus the 7.5 points!

 - Buffalo at Penn State....

Penn State is coming off a bitter defeat to Temple...I fully expect them to bounce back and win this game...But I don't think they and their QB, Christian  Hackenberg are as good as the hype has lead people to believe...Buffalo is 2-15 in road openers...But they have a good new coach in Lance Leipold who will get that program on track...Take Buffalo plus the 19.5 points...


- UTEP at Texas Tech...

UTEP has lost the last six meetings between these two teams...Last years game was a shootout, that saw the Minors 3 TD lead...I expect this one to be another shootout...Texas Tech doesn't know what defense is, and gives the Miners hope...I'll take UTEP plus the 20.5 points...

-Notre Dame at Virginia...

Virginia are 9-3 in home openers...The Irish have a bad record in the first road game (not neutral site) of the season...But that won't be a factor this year...While I'm a total Irish fan, I wasn't all in with the pre-season hype...After last week, I'm buying in a bit more...The Irish are gonna roll...Take Notre Dame minus the 11 points...

- Iowa at Iowa State...

Rivalry game here...The last 4 games between these two teams have been decided by 6 points or less...And these games often come down to the wire...What this comes down to is, Iowa State isn't that good...The home field advantage can only do so much...The Hawkeyes aren't a powerhouse themselves, but they're better...I'll take the risk...Iowa minus 3 points...


- Oklahoma at Tennessee...

The Sooners are 2-1 against the Volunteers...This is their first time to Knoxville...Oklahoma has won five straight, non-conference road games, and are 14-3 in road openers since 1998...Tennessee has won 20 straight home openers...After watching the Vols struggle with BGSU for 3 quarters, that streak ends this week, and the Sooners win...Take Oklahoma minus the 2 points...


-Oregon at Michigan State...

Between these two teams, the home team is 5-0...Michigan State has won 16 straight home openers...Oregon played sloppy early in this game last year, but recovered...I expect they'll play a cleaner game, and eventually, they're have more gas left in the tank...The streaks will end...Take the Ducks plus the 3 points...

-Game I won't touch at all....Boise State at BYU...It's on at 10:15 PM (est) and may be a fun one to watch...

Good luck!

The Beeze's College Football Wrap Up

 

Yeah, it wasn't a good night for Landry Jones and the (#8) Oklahoma Sooners...The (#5) Fighting Irish did what they have done all year...They played, tough, hard-nosed defense...They ran the ball well...215 yards well...They didn't turn the ball over...Limited mistakes...and made big plays when they needed to...

Everett Golson played his cleanest game of the season, and coach Brian Kelly seemed to have no lack of confidence in him when calling the plays...Especially after the Sooners tied the game in the fourth quarter...The Irish came right back, as Golson hit freshman WR Chris Brown with a 50 yard pass...Which setup a Golson TD run five plays later...

After that, it was Manti Te'o intercepting Jones, after Dan Fox broke up a pass to Jalen Saunders, that popped up in the air...Te'o dove for it, and kept it off the ground...The Irish added a field goal...Then Theo Riddick added on a late TD run making the final 30-13 Irish!

The Irish defense held the Sooners to just 15 yards on the ground, forcing them to be one dimensional, and refused to let Oklahoma get off a big play...While the game was tight for 3 plus quarters, it seemed like the Irish were in control all night...I hate to sound like Lou Holtz, but this team really is starting to look like a "team of destiny."

And all critics out there have been pointing at this game for a few weeks now...'If Notre Dame beats Oklahoma then I'll take them seriously."  These are the same people who said the Irish had the nations toughest schedule in their pre-season bullshit, and are now saying the ND schedule is weak...Well, critics...Are you ready to take ND seriously...Rick Reilly, you fucking cunt, is Notre Dame relevant now!?!  Yes, they are...You aren't...Do everyone a favor Reilly...Quit your day job, douchebag!

You all know I've been all in with Collin Klein and (#3) Kansas State this year...Well, this week's game with (#15) Texas Tech, had me worried...The Red Raiders can really put up points...

   
But Klein made it clear, that there was nothing to worry about, as he passed for 233 yards and 2 TD's and rushed for 83 yards and 2 more TD's, leading the hard-nosed Wildcats to a 55-24 victory...

After Saturday's games, the top two guys in the Heisman race have to be Klein, and Manti Te'o...You know I've been hyping Klein all year, but a LB getting the Heisman would be great!

Both Notre Dame and K-State got help in the BCS rankings as (#10) Georgia beat (#2) Florida 17-9 in a sloppy, defensive battle...Why do I say sloppy? Florida had 10 penalties for 95 yards...and turned the ball over 6 times...Georgia had 14 penalties for 132 yards and turned it over 3 times...None of that high-powered SEC offense in this one...

Staying in the SEC, we may have seen the last of South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore, after one of the worst leg injuries I have ever seen...





That shit was brutal...An early report says "Lattimore tore every ligament in his knee, plus a broken femur, plus a broken knee cap."  Can anyone come back from that?  Does anyone want to?  This kid has been looking at such a bright future, and has ended every season early because of injuries...Just sad...

Lattimore's (#13) Gamecocks had to fight on after seeing their leader carted off to the hospital...They managed to hang and win 38-35 over Tennessee...

#11 Miss State is no longer undefeated after running into the buzz-saw that is #1 Alabama...The Tide rolled right over them, 38-7...

In the PAC-12, USC has been holding on to hope of sneaking back into the BCS picture...The they want to Arizona and that idea got kicked in the ass, as the Wildcats, who always say "Bear Down" I don't know why, beat the Trojans 39-36...Key stat...USC turned it over 5 times...No Heisman for Barkley...No Championship for Kiffin, Barkley, and the Trojans...And  big smile on my face!

#24 Ohio University's dream of a perfect season ended Saturday at rival, Miami of Ohio, as the Bobcats lost 23-20...Miami is not having a good year, but they'll always be up for their rival...With 9 seconds left, the Bobcats had no timeouts...Instead of trying to kick the field goal for the tie, and take it to OT...The Bobcats took a crack at one more play to go for the win...QB Tyler Tettleton was sacked and time ran out...Great balls, but that's a tough way to go...

Staying in the MAC...Kent read, Kent write, Kent State went to undefeated (#15) Rutgers and put another Big East team in their place...The Golden Flashes upset the Scarlet Knights 35-23...The MAC is now 4-0 against the Big East this year...Cincy lost to Toledo last week, ending their undefeated season...The Bearcats gave (#16) Louisville a scare Friday night, but the Cardinals pulled out a 34-31 OT win...Now Rutgers goes down...Who will knock off Louisville?  Sadly, they didn't schedule any MAC schools...

In the late game, we lost another undefeated team as #7 Oregon State was beaten 20-17 by Washington...Again, turnovers is the key stat...Oregon State QB Sean Mannion playing his first game in 3 weeks after injury, threw 4 INT's...When they finally yanked him for Cody Vaz, it was too late...Washington had the momentum and were able to hang on for the win.

That's it for this week...See ya Monday...

The Beeze.

The Beeze College Football Wrap Up

 

The past couple of years when I've written about the #11 Notre Dame/ #18Michigan game, I've found myself writing about the incredible performances put on by Michigan QB, Denard Robinson...Well, not this time...Once again the Notre Dame defense played a great game...And just like last week, the Defense was lead by Manti Te'o...Te'o had 2 of the 4 interceptions that Robinson threw...Robinson made it clear that he's Michigan best running back, gaining 90 yards on the ground...But I'm not sure if he's their best QB....

The Notre Dame offense didn't make things easy on the defense, as Everrett Golson threw 2 interceptions in his own end of the field, early in the game...But the Irish defense kept Michigan off the board until the 4th quarter, giving up just two field goals...Golson was yanked, for the second time this year for Tommy Rees...While Rees kept the mistakes to a minimum, the offense was pretty conservative, relying on the defense's strong play, and holding on for a 13-6 victory...

I hated seeing Golson looking so dejected on the sidelines...The kid has great talent, and you don't want him to lose his confidence...Coach Kelly said after the game, that Everrett Golson is still their guy, and from time to time, they will look for Rees to get them through a tough spot...I'm not going to bitch right now...They're winning...And whatever gets you the win is okay with me...

And you can't say enough about Manti Te'o...Two weeks in a row, after dealing with the deaths of his grandmother and his girlfriend, there he is, leading his team...Playing great football...He hasn't made an INT during his time at Notre Dame...He now has 3 in the last 2 games...Watch this kid play people...Come April, he'll be a first round pick!

Who wants highlights?  I do!



Now if you like College Football like I do...Then Saturday night is your kind of night...Beside Notre Dam and Michigan in prime-time...You also had Florida State playing Clemson, and Kansas State visiting Oklahoma both in Prim-time...Oh, and Auburn facing LSU...Good stuff...

Lets start at Auburn...I'm so sick of people talking about how great #2 LSU is...So far they have played nobodies, and have blown them out...And stupid LSU fan thinks they're the shit...Well, this is how great they are...The beat Auburn 12-10...That's right, not 49-10...12-10...1-3 Auburn, had LSU sweating bullets...And that 1 win was an OT win against ULM...Let me just say this LSU fans...Your team better knuckle up for next weeks game against Towson...

Now, I have to talk about #15 Kansas State going to face #6 Oklahoma...This game was a hard-hitting battle...Now when I did my pre-season predictions, I said Oklahoma would win the Big-12, but I warned people about Kansas State, who gets no respect, and I had K-State QB Collin Klein as a Heisman sleeper...Well, the Wildcats didn't disappoint...They went into a hostile environment...Played tough defense, and gritty offense and managed to upset the Sooners 24-19...The biggest thing that kept the Sooners from winning was 3 turnovers...Almost 4, but one was overturned by review...Also 4-10 on third downs makes life hard too...

Klein's numbers weren't outstanding, only passing for 149 yards, and rushing for 79 and a TD...But he did what his team needed, as K-State beat Oklahoma in time of possession by almost ten minutes, and didn't turn the ball over...

Then there was #10 Clemson at #4 Florida State, in a huge ACC match up...I had picked Clemson to win the ACC, and I was liking what I was seeing early in this game...Their offense was looking good, finishing with 426 total yards, and 37 points, seems like a good day at the office...But the Seminoles turned it on in the late in the third quarter, racking up a total of 667 yards and putting 49 points on the board...It became clear as the game went on, that FSU had too much depth, size and strength, took the lead, and wore Clemson out...

Saturday afternoon, there was another good game...Two PAC-12 teams that have been surprising people...Oregon State at #19 UCLA...This game was about offense, and two QB's who can sling it...UCLA's Brett Hundley who passed for 372 of their 444 total yards...And Oregon State's Sean Mannion threw for 379 of their 501 total yards...Surprisingly, it wasn't a 49-45 game...Oregon State pulled out the victory and their second upset of the year, winning 27-20...

There was another PAC-12 game that many of us were looking forward to, as #22 Arizona visited #3 Oregon...Everyone knows about Oregon's awful, constantly changing uniforms, and their high-powered offense...But after Arizona beat up on Oklahoma State, people started taking them seriously...Well, looks like they need to go back to the drawing board, as Oregon has spent the evening showing people that they are the class of the PAC-12, destroying Arizona 49-0...

In the SEC I was looking forward to the Missouri / #7 South Carolina game...While Missouri is 2-2 (0-2 in the SEC) they've played hard, and stayed in games...And let's be honest, you never really know what's going to happen with Steve Spurrier and his Gamecocks...Well, let's put it this way...Missouri is having a rough first season in the SEC, as South Carolina beat them 31-10, and it didn't even seem that close...

Now I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but it's really getting under my skin...So far this season, ESPN/ABC has televised every one of Penn State's games...Has it become ESPN's personal crusade to keep Penn State slightly relevant while they are under NCAA sanctions? 

Is it just that they want to keep a spotlight on the child rape that took place there?  I'm not getting that...They sure love showing the blue ribbons...Hey dummies, blue ribbons don't fix the lives that have been ruined by what happened there, and what was covered up there...And ESPN likes showing the dumb-ass fans/students/alumni that still have their undying loyalty to Joe Paterno, and feel he was wronged, and that they are the victims...I truly hate that place...But I really hate ESPN/ABC for continuously putting them on the air...Oh, PSU won 24-13 over Temple, if anyone cared...Burn in hell!

That's it for this week...Feel free to add your College Football highlights...See ya Monday!

The Beeze.