Breaking: Congress Still Sucks, College Football Does Not
Unlike our fellow citizens on Capitol Hill, we made some progress last Saturday, going 2-1-2 in our five picks of the week. As our record indicates, we were just a few plays away from it being a 4-1 week, but we'll take nay kind of winning week after the dry spells we had previously encountered. As always though, a winning week should not increase the size of your ego, but only the amount of scotch in your glass. That being said, I've poured a mighty tall one to get me through this piece, so cheers to you and enjoy this week's picks.
First Down: LSU -9.5 vs. Mississippi State
If you remember from our Week 1 post, Mississippi State is absolutely terrible against ranked opposition. I'm talking the type of terribleness that can only be compared T.W. Samuel's whisky without any kind of mixer. LSU nearly pulled the upset in Athens next week, and though they came up short, they proved themselves to be one of the top teams in the country. The Tigers may not put up as many points as they did last week due to an improved Bulldogs defense, but I'm pretty confident that Mississippi State will struggle mightily in trying to keep up with Mettenberger. It may not be pretty, but LSU should win comfortably by two touchdowns.
Second Down: Washington +8 vs. Stanford
As evidenced by my previous posts, I love the Washington Huskies this year. They have completely put last year's debacle behind them en route to starting off the year undefeated. Stanford once agains has one helluva ball club in Palo Alto this year, but Sarkisian and his boys had some success against the Cardinal up in Seattle last year, pulling the upset in the middle of the season. All signs point to this being a very tight game, even though Stanford is out for revenge. Give me the Huskies and the points, as Sarkisian has a good history of having his team ready to play against big-name opponents.
Third Down: Miami -5.5 vs. Georgia Tech
This is purely a situational play here, as I'm not completely sold on how good the Hurricanes are this year. Al Golden's boys were able to beat Florida in a close one earlier this year, but it's hard to gauge the quality of this team because of how bad the rest of their opponents have been. But what I do know is that Miami has absolutely dominated Georgia Tech in recent history, winning the last four games in the series, three of which were by double digits. It's clear that Golden's team has figured out how to stop the triple option that Georgia Tech relies so heavily upon. The Hurricanes should be able to win by at least a touchdown at home against this familiar opponent.
Fourth Down: Oklahoma -9 vs. TCU
Look at the schedule, and this has the makings of a trap game for OU as it's sandwiched between Notre Dame and Texas. After all, TCU played LSU tough in the season opener, and they no longer have a quarterback controversy on their hands. Yet the fact is that TCU hasn't beaten a quality opponent yet, while Oklahoma went up to South Bend last week and took care of business against the Golden Domers. Old Bobby up in Norman has got his swagger back, and their defense is reminding me of those rabid Sooner units from the early 2000s when Rocky Calmus and Roy Williams were causing Chris Simms to soil himself every other snap. Sooners get an easy win in Norman this weekend before the Red River Blowout.
Extra Point: Baylor OVER 49 Team Points
Last year's game was a boat race that saw the Bears put up 63 points in Morgantown. Not much has changed this year, as Baylor has put up 69 points or more in every game it has played. West Virginia's defense is better than last year's, but that's not saying much considering West Virginia couldn't stop anyone in the 2012 campaign. Considering that they gave up 37 to Maryland though, Baylor should roll easily. Sic Em Bears, as Art Briles will run it up trying to reach that magical number of 69 once again.
The Four To Score: 6-11-2
Extra Points: 1-2-1
Overall: 7-13-3
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