College Football Week 13 Picks

Hard to believe it is down to the final two or three games for most schools.  Many conferences are too close to call in the final month.

Still not sold that this selection committee is right for college football.  I didn’t truly have a problem with the BCS.  If only they could have morphed both into a playoff type system.

Last Week:  12-7 (.632)

Overall:  242-64 (.791)

#12 Kansas State vs. West Virginia (Thursday night in Morgantown seems perfect for an upset.)

North Carolina vs. Duke

Western Carolina vs. #1 Alabama

Colorado vs. #2 Oregon

Boston College vs. #3 Florida State

Vanderbilt vs. #4 Mississippi State

Indiana vs. #6 Ohio State

Oklahoma State vs. #7 Baylor

#8 Ole Miss vs. Arkansas (Might be a tougher game for Ole Miss than originally thought.)

#19 USC vs. #9 UCLA

Charleston Southern vs. #10 Georgia

Rutgers vs. #11 Michigan State

Washington State vs. #13 Arizona State

Samford vs. #14 Auburn

#15 Arizona vs. #17 Utah (Bigger believer in Arizona than Utah overall.)

#16 Wisconsin vs. Iowa

#20 Missouri vs. Tennessee

Kansas vs. #21 Oklahoma

Georgia State vs. #22 Clemson

#25 Minnesota vs. #23 Nebraska

#24 Louisville vs. Notre Dame (Games like Notre Dame had last week happen, they should rebound this week.)

Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest

Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh

Miami (FL) vs. Virginia

Eastern Kentucky vs. Florida (That would be 9-2 Eastern Kentucky.  Florida is 5-4.)

South Alabama vs. South Carolina

College Football Picks Week 12

Just a few more weeks left of this college football season, meaning bowl season is just around the corner.

Speaking of bowls, check out the most recent bowl projections HERE.

Last Week:  17-3 (.850)

Overall:  230-57 (.801)

#1 Mississippi State vs. #5 Alabama (Mississippi State’s run ends against the mighty Crimson Tide.)

#3 Florida State vs. Miami (FL)

#4 TCU vs. Kansas

#6 Arizona State vs. Oregon State

#8 Ohio State vs. #25 Minnesota

#9 Auburn vs. #15 Georgia (The Tigers bounce back after three lousy weeks.)

#12 Michigan State vs. Maryland

Washington vs. #14 Arizona

#16 Nebraska vs. #20 Wisconsin

#17 LSU vs. Arkansas

Northwestern vs. #18 Notre Dame

#19 Clemson vs. #22 Georgia Tech (The option offense spoils Deshaun Watson’s return.)

Virginia Tech vs. #21 Duke

#23 Utah vs. Stanford

Missouri vs. #24 Texas A&M

Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina

Wake Forest vs. North Carolina State

South Carolina vs. Florida (A Florida win pretty much cement’s South Carolina’s bowl-less fate.)

Kentucky vs. Tennessee

College Football Week 6 Picks

It’s week six of the 2014 College Football season, which is significant for one reason: a team could become bowl eligible this week.

However, most teams will accomplish that feat in the next few weeks, as only Texas A&M and Nebraska have five wins and play this week.  A new set of bowl projections will come out next week.

Last Week:  21-5 (.808)

Overall:  126-22 (.851)

Arizona vs. #2 Oregon

Louisville vs. Syracuse

Utah State vs. #18 BYU

Wake Forest vs. #1 Florida State

#3 Alabama vs. #11 Ole Miss (Ole Miss is a nice story, but I don’t think they measure up against Alabama.)

#4 Oklahoma vs. #25 TCU

#15 LSU vs. #5 Auburn

#6 Texas A&M vs. #12 Mississippi State (See comment about Alabama vs. Ole Miss and apply here.)

#7 Baylor vs. Texas

Utah vs. #8 UCLA

#14 Stanford vs. #9 Notre Dame

#19 Nebraska vs. #10 Michigan State

Vanderbilt vs. #13 Georgia

Arizona State vs. #16 USC

#17 Wisconsin vs. Northwestern

#20 Ohio State vs. Maryland (Maybe this is where Maryland gets their true welcome to the Big Ten Conference.)

Iowa State vs. #21 Oklahoma State

SMU vs. #22 East Carolina (This is probably the only top-25 team, pretty much assured of a win.)

Texas Tech vs. #23 Kansas State

Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina (The Tar Heels can’t stop anybody.)

NC State vs. Clemson

Miami (FL) vs. Georgia Tech

Pittsburgh vs. Virginia

Florida vs. Tennessee (With two teams evenly matched, got to go with the home team.)

South Carolina vs. Kentucky (It’s been awhile since the Gamecocks were included with the non-top-25 teams from the SEC.)

College Football Picks – Week 14

Last Week:  26-4 (.867)

Overall:  287-59 (.829)

Western Michigan vs. #14 Northern Illinois

Oregon State vs. #13 Oregon

#16 Fresno State vs. San Jose State

Arkansas vs. #17 LSU

South Florida vs. #19 UCF

#1 Alabama vs. #4 Auburn (Just not sure that Alabama can hold off Auburn.)

#2 Florida State vs. Florida (While Florida State should win, they are facing a team that has nothing to lose.)

#3 Ohio State vs. Michigan

#21 Texas A&M vs. #5 Missouri

#6 Clemson vs. #10 South Carolina

#25 Notre Dame vs. #8 Stanford

#9 Baylor vs. TCU

Minnesota vs. #11 Michigan State

Arizona vs. #12 Arizona State

Penn State vs. #15 Wisconsin

#22 UCLA vs. #23 USC (The Trojans might be the hottest team in college football.)

#24 Duke vs. North Carolina

Miami (FL) vs. Pittsburgh

Wake Forest vs. Vanderbilt

Maryland vs. North Carolina State

Georgia vs. Georgia Tech

Boston College vs. Syracuse

Virginia Tech vs. Virginia

Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State

Tennessee vs. Kentucky

College Football Week 11 Picks

Here are this week’s picks.  A new batch of bowl projections will come out next week.  With several key games this week, it’s best to let it play out.

Last Week:  16-4 (.800)

Overall:  224-44 (.836)

#3 Oregon vs. #5 Stanford (I’ve had a hunch on this game since the start of the season.)

#10 Oklahoma vs. #6 Baylor (Could be an unofficial Big 12 Championship game.)

#20 Louisville vs. Connecticut

#13 LSU vs. #1 Alabama

#2 Florida State vs. Wake Forest

#8 Missouri vs. Kentucky

#9 Auburn vs. Tennessee

Virginia Tech vs. #11 Miami (FL)

Kansas vs. #14 Oklahoma State

Mississippi State vs. #15 Texas A&M

#16 Fresno State vs. Wyoming

#19 UCLA vs. Arizona

Houston vs. #21 UCF (Key game in the American.)

#22 Arizona State vs. Utah

#23 Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh

BYU vs. #24 Wisconsin

Kansas State vs. #25 Texas Tech

Virginia vs. North Carolina

Syracuse vs. Maryland

Boston College vs. New Mexico State

NC State vs. Duke

Vanderbilt vs. Florida (Loser probably doesn’t go to a bowl game.)

Arkansas vs. Ole Miss

Appalachian State vs. Georgia

College Football Week 10 Selections

Last Week:  20-5 (.800)

Overall:  208-40 (.839)

#7 Miami (FL) vs. #3 Florida State (Florida State hopes this game goes just as well as the last time they faced an unbeaten.)

#4 Ohio State vs. Purdue

#8 Clemson vs. Virginia

Tennessee vs. #9 Missouri

#11 Auburn vs. Arkansas

UTEP vs. #12 Texas A&M

Mississippi State vs. #14 South Carolina

#18 Oklahoma State vs. #15 Texas Tech (Texas Tech should rebound at home.)

Nevada vs. #16 Fresno State

#17 Northern Illinois vs. Massachusetts

Colorado vs. #20 UCLA

#21 Michigan vs. #22 Michigan State

#24 Wisconsin vs. Iowa

Navy vs. #25 Notre Dame

Virginia Tech vs. Boston College

North Carolina vs. North Carolina State

Wake Forest vs. Syracuse

Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech

Georgia vs. Florida (I’ve liked Florida in this game, even before the season ever started.)

Alabama State vs. Kentucky

College Football Week 8 Picks

Last week was clearly upset Saturday across college football.  It will be a rebound week for several teams, but could also become upset Saturday part two.

Last Week:  17-6 (.739)

Overall:  173-26 (.869)

#10 Miami (FL) vs. North Carolina

UCF vs. #8 Louisville

Arkansas vs. #1 Alabama

Washington State vs. #2 Oregon

#5 Florida State vs. #3 Clemson (This is the game of the week, no question about it.)

Iowa vs. #4 Ohio State

#6 LSU vs. Ole Miss (LSU might need to be careful not to overlook Ole Miss.)

#24 Auburn vs. #7 Texas A&M (Could be a trap game for the Aggies.)

#9 UCLA vs. #13 Stanford (If Stanford wasn’t upset last week by Utah, I’d give UCLA a better shot.)

#11 South Carolina vs. Tennessee (Could be a trap game for South Carolina.)

Iowa State vs. #12 Baylor

#22 Florida vs. #14 Missouri (Battle of the back-up quarterbacks.  I’ll take the one that has played.)

#15 Georgia vs. Vanderbilt (If Georgia wasn’t upset last week, this could have been a trap game.)

#16 Texas Tech vs. West Virginia

UNLV vs. #17 Fresno State

#18 Oklahoma vs. Kansas

#20 Washington vs. Arizona State

TCU vs. #21 Oklahoma State

#23 Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan

#25 Wisconsin vs. Illinois

Syracuse vs. Georgia Tech

Maryland vs. Wake Forest

Duke vs. Virginia

Old Dominion vs. Pittsburgh

College Football Week 5 Picks

This is when the games begin to count so much more.  Many teams are beginning their conference schedules, which creates bigger opportunities for upsets.

Last Week:  28-2 (.933)

Overall:  113-14 (.890)

#21 Ole Miss vs. #1 Alabama (This one might be closer than the experts think, but home-field advantage makes the difference.)

California vs. #2 Oregon

Wake Forest vs. #3 Clemson

#23 Wisconsin vs. #4 Ohio State

#5 Stanford vs. Washington State

#6 LSU vs. #9 Georgia (The best match-up of the weekend.)

#8 Florida State vs. Boston College

#10 Texas A&M vs. Arkansas

#11 Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia

#12 South Carolina vs. UCF (Gamecocks have to be on trap game watch.)

#14 Oklahoma vs. #22 Notre Dame

#15 Miami (FL) vs. South Florida

Arizona vs. #16 Washington

#20 Florida vs. Kentucky (Driskel’s injury might not be as bad for the Gators as they think.)

#25 Fresno State vs. Hawaii

Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech

East Carolina vs. North Carolina

Virginia vs. Pittsburgh

Troy vs. Duke

Central Michigan vs. North Carolina State

South Alabama vs. Tennessee

Arkansas State vs. Missouri

UAB vs. Vanderbilt

College Football Week 4 Picks

Last week had some marquee match-ups, but this week, it’s back to easy tune-up games as teams head into their conference schedules.

Last Week:  24-3 (.889)

Overall:  85-12 (.876)

#3 Clemson vs. NC State (This might be a trap game for Clemson, since North Carolina State has a knack for pulling upsets at home to top ranked team.  It would really stall the Tigers, a favorite of the poll voters, climb to #1.)

Colorado State vs. #1 Alabama

Florida A&M vs. #4 Ohio State

#23 Arizona State vs. #5 Stanford (The only game between ranked opponents.)

Auburn vs. #6 LSU (This will be the first time we will really be able to measure Auburn and the Gus Malzahn factor.)

Florida International vs. #7 Louisville

Bethune-Cookman vs. #8 Florida State

North Texas vs. #9 Georgia

SMU vs. #10 Texas A&M

New Mexico State vs. #13 UCLA

#15 Michigan vs. Connecticut

Savannah State vs. #16 Miami (FL)

Idaho State vs. #17 Washington

Maine vs. #18 Northwestern

Tennessee vs. #19 Florida (Home-field advantage wins it for Florida.  If this one was in Knoxville, I’d take the upset.)

Louisiana-Monroe vs. #20 Baylor

Michigan State vs. #22 Notre Dame

Purdue vs. #24 Wisconsin

Texas State vs. #25 Texas Tech

North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech

Marshall vs. Virginia Tech

Wake Forest vs. Army

Pittsburgh vs. Duke (This would be a great basketball game, but it’s football.)

Tulane vs. Syracuse

West Virginia vs. Maryland

VMI vs. Virginia

Vanderbilt vs. Massachusetts

Arkansas vs. Rutgers

Troy vs. Mississippi State

Missouri vs. Indiana (This too, would be a great basketball game, but again, we’re talking football.)