Big 12 Schedule
For TCU's first game in the Big 12, they get everyone's favorite ritual massacre. Horned Frogs, meet Jayhawks. Enjoy the freebie.
Last week: 6-2, Season: 17-2
11:00 a.m. FX: TCU at KU
Poor TCU. Their first Big 12 game is against KU, in Lawrence. Say what you will about the SEC, but at least Missouri and Texas A&M got home games against quality opponents for their SEC openers. Silver lining? TCU should win this game easily. Prediction: 45-7, TCU.
11:00 a.m. FSN: UL-Lafayette at Oklahoma State
UL-Lafayette (or Ooh-La-La, if you're in the know) is a sneaky good team facing off against what might be a sneaky bad team. The Cowboys got shocked in Arizona last weekend, mainly because of penalties and turnovers and an absolute inability to finish. Your youth is showing, OSU. Expect the visitors to rattle them early. If OSU needs the 4th quarter to win it, this could be another upset. Prediction: 31-24, OSU.
3:30 p.m. MSN: James Madison vs. West Virginia
James Madison is ranked 4th in the FCS. It won't matter. Geno Smith rolls as the hype gets louder and more obnoxious. It will be so, so sweet when West Virginia inevitably loses to Baylor. Prediction: 52-21, West Virginia.
6:00 p.m. FSN: North Texas at K-State (extended preview also available)
Read today that Ty Zimmerman is out with an injury and won't play in this one. All the more reason to stuff the running game and force North Texas to throw the ball to our young secondary. The offense should look basic but dominant. Keep an eye on the pass coverage. If it doesn't look good in this game, it won't look good all year. Prediction: 56-9, K-State.
6:00 p.m. FCS: Sam Houston State at Baylor
Another easy game, another offense with too much hype. I was impressed with Baylor's defensive improvement against SMU, though. Bennett is doing well now that he has the chance to recruit some of his own players. Nick Florence will have another big day and it won't prove a thing. RGIII sure looked good on Sunday though, didn't he? Prediction: 49-14, Baylor.
6:00 p.m. FCS: New Mexico at Texas Tech
Texas Tech survived their guaranteed upset over "scary" Texas State last week with an easy 58-10 victory. Good call, ESPN. Texas Tech is still the biggest unknown in this conference after racking up huge wins and tons of passing yards in their first two games. I'd expect this one to go the same, but still have no idea if Tuberville has the defense turned around yet. Conference competition will be enlightening. This one is better left unseen. Prediction: 52-7, Texas Tech.
7:00 p.m. Cyclones TV: Western Illinois at Iowa State
Iowa State won the Cy-Hawk trophy last week in the sloppiest 9-6 victory the world never saw. Thank goodness for twitter, or I still wouldn't know anything about the game. I hate these conference/school TV networks. Same story this week, I'm afraid. Prediction: 28-12, Iowa State.
8:15 p.m. ESPN: Texas at Ole Miss
I've been to Oxford and I've been to Austin and I would love nothing more than a Rebel upset in the Grove. Mostly, I'm excited to see more than 20 seconds of the Longhorns on TV. I know that you're supposed to cheer for the Big 12, especially if they're a team your team hasn't played yet, but I have a soft spot for Archie Manning's alma mater and that sweet, quiet, little book town. Prediction: 21-17, Ole Miss.
Best of the Rest
Derek Dooley's pants are the lead story on GameDay. What other sign do you need that you're at the wrong game, guys?
Last week: 2-3, Season: 5-4
11:00 a.m. ESPN: Wake Forest at Florida State
For some reason, Wake Forest has won this game 4 of the last 6 years. It's probably the reason I never take Florida State seriously, because, c'mon. The Demon Deacons? K-State has trouble with OU, but Florida State can be forgiven for losing to Wake Forest? Ridiculous. I'm rooting for the upset. Prediction: 28-24, Wake Forest.
11:21 a.m. ESPN3: UL-Monroe at Auburn
I love how cranky the GameDay guys have been all week about UL-Monroe beating Arkansas so they had to go to Knoxville for GameDay instead of Fayetteville. I'd love it even more if UL-Monroe beat Auburn so that we can all agree that Cam Newton won that championship in spite of Gene Chizik. Less Gene Chizik is always more. Prediction: 31-17, UL-Monroe.
2:30 p.m. CBS: Alabama at Arkansas
Somehow UL-Monroe knocked out all of Arky's playmakers last week and they still haven't recovered. I'd love for Arky to pull a victory out of nowhere, but Saban would never allow it. Saban never surprises, and his players never have fun. If you hate fun too, then this game is for you. Prediction: 35-3, Alabama.
5:00 p.m. ESPN: Florida at Tennessee
Three weeks in, and GameDay has been to three SEC games. Shocking! I don't know why everyone's so high on Texas A&M. If anything, the fact that Florida beat them last week says nothing about Florida and everything about the Aggies. Tyler Bray is for real, Cordarrelle Patterson somehow went from Hutch CC to Tennessee without Coach snagging him and Derek Dooley wears fancy pants. Sounds like a recipe for success. Oh, and the Gators suck. Prediction: 30-17, Tennessee.
6:30 p.m. Fox: USC at Stanford
This game was a 3-OT thriller last year. Unfortunately Andrew Luck graduated so this year the game should be over by the second quarter. Gus Johnson gets the call though, so he'll make every first down thrilling, if that's what the game calls for. If you're not familiar with Gus yet, you're doing it all wrong. Prediction: 42-10, USC.
7:00 p.m. ABC: Notre Dame at Michigan State
Here's the real game of the week. Notre Dame and Michigan State are very evenly matched this year, and have an electric recent history. In 2010, Michigan State faked a field goal to win the game in overtime. Then, to celebrate his victory, Sparty head coach Mark Dantonio had a heart attack. HOW IS THIS NOT THE GAMEDAY GAME? ESPN is stupid and I should run the world. Prediction: 41-38, Michigan State.
2 comments:
Aren't you kin to Gators? Better be careful!
Someone should call Gameday and let them know you're available.
Not technically kin. Steven was born in Gainesville, but he bleeds purple. It's all good.
No way Gameday would ever put up with me. I clearly don't respect the money side of things. The unaccountable blogger life is the best life. :)
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