Weekend Predictions

Arkansas reigns supreme at home over undefeated Auburn, 38-31. Auburn's second road test (they did well enough to win in the last one against a less talented opponent), Arkansas coming off a big neutral site win against A&M, I gotta go with the more explosive of the offenses in a high-scoring affair. Yes, this is still an SEC game...

Upset alert: Va Tech against BC. I still think Va Tech gets it done at home, but closer than the experts think...27-21. BC might be rolling for real, but Va Tech has been finding ways to win. This might be a preview of the ACC title game.

Georgia over Tennessee, 31-20. I think Georgia is excited to finally get a sub-par defense again. The O looked abysmal last week against LSU. Tennessee may be well-coached (they might not be as well, tough to tell at this point), but they certainly aren't very good.

Texas A&M over Oklahoma State, 35-17. OK State's first road game. A lot of distractions this week. A&M's offense is pretty good. The Cowboys defense is pretty bad. Who will fill in for Dez Bryant this week at crunch time?

Kansas over Iowa State, 41-24. Two fairly high-powered offenses. Two highly suspect defenses. Should be fun, unless you're a Cyclone fan.

UCLA over Oregon, 24-20. Oregon's first road game since Boise State. UCLA is a tougher place to play (although not a tougher team to play). UCLA's D is pretty stout and the O is sufficient, particularly with the return of starting QB Kevin Prince.

Ole Miss over Alabama, 28-17. Ole Miss is tougher than Kentucky, whom the Crimson Tide played closer on the road than they should have. Ole Miss has had some time to regroup (or for self-doubt to grow, in which case they get blown out of the water) after only scoring 10 against South Carolina. Welcome to the Grove, one of the prettier venues in college football, at least from what I've seen of it on video games...

Ohio State ends Wisconsin's nice start, 34-20. Not confident in Wisconsin's ability to play 4 solid quarters against anybody, particularly in Columbus against one of the better teams in the country. I know Ohio State takes a lot of crap for not being great, but, with that said, they are still one of the best 15 teams in the country year in and year out.

Oklahoma blows Baylor out of the water, 45-10. OU is not very well coached. They got outcoached by BYU AND Miami so far. They are consistently one of the most talented teams in the country, but coaching is why they can't win a BCS game to save their lives. Recruiting is just one aspect of coaching, Mr. Stoops.

Utah edges Colorado State in the first snow game in the MWC this season, 27-21. CSU is improved and will give Utah a run for sure. I think Utah better not turn the ball over more than once or else they will lose this game. We'll see how deep they really are at RB.

TCU shuts down the option when it counts and beats Air Force, 31-21. Running/option team against one of the best teams against the run. Interesting matchup. I expect a lot of 3 and outs for Air Force this game, but if they can sustain a few drives, tire TCU out, they might have a chance late. They are a tough out every time.

Florida State surprises Georgia Tech, 27-21. Florida State is good against the run, horrid against the pass. Good thing G-Tech can't pass.

LSU beats Florida (with or without Tebow), 31-24. I don't think LSU will enjoy being the underdog in a night game at home. I'm not sold on LSU as the number 1 team in the country (which they likely will be if they win this), but they are good enough, motivated enough, and at home enough to win this game.

Michigan upends Iowa, 35-17. Defense wins championships. Lack of offense loses games though. Sorry, Hawkeyes. They have struggled to put up points this season, and they have had to come up with two CLOSE games against inferior opponents at home to go undefeated up through this point. I think the run ends here: Michigan will improve on last week's noble effort against Sparty.

Washington needs to beat Arizona, if wishing makes it so, call it so. I officially wish Washington to beat Arizona 27-17. Arizona has played well, even on the road against Iowa and Oregon State, splitting those two games. Washington DESPERATELY needs a win. They are at home. It is a night game. There is nothing else going on in Seattle worth talking about, so Mush Huskies.

Yeah, I have a lot of upsets happening, but I think this is the weekend of the upset. Let's give the top 25 another shake-up, it's been a while.