Florida State @ Miami
Five years ago, this game would have had serious national championship implications. Now, both teams are unranked and are struggling to regain their prominence in College Football. Last year, Miami travelled to Tallahassee and knocked off the Seminoles 37-29. The most intriguing part of this matchup is the question, which team will return to their glory days first. A win in this game will somewhat answer that question.Score: 27-20 Miami
Oregon @ USC
Each teams has 1 loss with USC getting falling last week to Oregon's rival, Oregon State. Last year Oregon beat USC in a close game 24-17. You must remember that Oregon played USC with a healthy Dennis Dixon and Jonathan Stewart. This year I look for USC to pound Oregon. Oregon does not have a reliable quarterback to play in the hostile environment that is the Colliseum. Score: 41-24 USC
Ohio State @ Wisconsin
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Could this be the year that Wisconsin finally beats Ohio State? In my opinion, yes it is. Each team already has a loss with Wisconsin getting upset by Michigan and the Buckeyes getting waxed by USC. The big question is if super-frosh Terrelle Pryor can win a game against a real opponent. We'll have to see how he does in a crazy stadium.Score: 24-17 Wisconsin
Upset Watch
Colorado over Texas
North Carolina over Connecticut - Don't know if this is classified as an upset but UConn is ranked.
Oregon State over Utah
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Alabama, so far, has steamrolled through their first four opponents averaging 36 points on offense and only 9.3 points on defense. Though they have beaten some quality teams like Clemson and Arkansas, they haven't played in a game quite like this. Saturday night in Sanford Stadium will be too much for these 'youngsters' from Alabama too handle. Plus, Georgia is bringing out the black jerseys which should get the crowd even more rowdy. Alabama does have considerable talent and that talent must mature quickly or this game will get out of hand. If Alabama can minimize their mistakes they will be able to keep the game close.
This should be an interesting game to watch. These two teams have similar quarterbacks with Daryl Clark and Juice Williams running the show. These teams also run similar versions of the spread. Illinois has been struggling this season barely squeaking by Louisiana-Lafayette in their last game. Illinois is coming off a bye weeks which may help them in preparing for Penn State's offense. Penn State has just been dominant in its first 4 games and I look for that trend to continue.
North Carolina is coming off of a bitter loss to Virgina Tech 20-17 while Miami is coming off a drubbing of Texas A&M. I'm still not convinced that Miami has consistent quarterback play and I don't feel they will be able to move the ball efficiently and minimize turnovers. North Carolina has a fairly good defense and I feel it will give Miami problems moving the ball. While some people are high on Miami after their big win, I am going with North Carolina to get the job done.
Florida State committed 7, yes 7, turnovers last week against Wake Forest. On paper Florida State's defence looks impenetrable but remember that they have played two D1-AA opponents thus far. Colorado is still riding high after their upset over West Virginia last week in Boulder. I think Colorado wins this low scoring ugly game. I have no faith in FSU after their quarterbacks combined to throw 5 picks last weekend.
Picked to finish 7th in the Big Ten by sporting news, the 'Lions have rallied over their new found superstar quarterback, Daryll Clark. JoePa has finally arrived in the 21st century with his play calling. The Nittany Lions run a type of spread offense which they like to call "Spread HD". With the dual threat capability of Clark, this offense if perfect for them. They have just steamrolled over their first three opponents this year. They have outscored their opponents 166-37. When the Big Ten season starts the Nittany Lions have to play at Ohio State and Wisconsin which can be trouble. But not to fear, Penn State has plenty of experience. They have 8 senior starters on offense. With this dynamic offense, Penn State may surprise a few people and win 10 or 11 games and find themselves playing in a BCS bowl. 
Utah has quickly become a potential BCS buster this season. Many people feel that they have the talent to run the table and play in a BCS game. After starting the year 3-0 and upsetting Michigan, the only real challenges for Utah are Oregon State, BYU and TCU in which they play those three at home. In my opinion I think they will falter and lose at least two games. They are far too inconsistent to run the table. Remember that this is a team who beat UCLA 44-6 and then was blanked by UNLV 27-0 the following week. This is not a team that I would put my money on to run the table because of their inconsistency.
Alabama started off the year at #24 in the AP poll. After beating Clemson, Tulane and Western Kentucky they suddenly leap-frogged ahead to #9 in the AP poll. Yes, they manhandled Clemson and yes, they do deserve to be ranked this high but I just dont feel that their success will continue. With a brutal schedule (@ Georgia, @ Tennessee, @ LSU and home to Auburn) and lack of experience on defense I would be surprised if Alabama finished the year with 8 wins. Alabama may be a title contender in the next few years but I doubt that they will be this year.
BYU has gotten through the hard part of their schedule already. They played two BCS conference teams in Washington and UCLA. Now, the only two games I could possibly see them losing would be at Utah and at TCU. But I feel that BYU will run the table and play in a BCS game. They have so much experience (the only starter not a Junior or Senior is star running back Harvey Unga) and are very motivated to finally play in a BCS game. Furthermore, they a sure-fire, consistent quarterback in Max Hall who, by the way, threw 7 touchdown passes against UCLA in a 59-0 win. Can you say BCS?
UNC won only 4 games last year but many people, including me, feel that they are this year's Kansas. They return 10 starters on offense and return their entire secondary. This team has the talent to do big things. They must get over a few tough games in the schedule but overall their schedule is favorable to them (missing Clemson, Wake Forest and Florida State). In my opinion this team is capable of winning the ACC. With the conference down, it wouldn't be too much of a long shot if North Carolina shocked the world and made it to a BCS bowl. North Carolina is a 
East Carolina is 16th in the recent AP poll after beating Virgina Tech and West Virginia in consecutive weeks and winning a hard fought game over Tulane. It looks as if ECU is headed for a perfect season and a C-USA title. Before everyone starts talking BCS, remember that this team is notorious for losing winnable games late in the season against conference opponents. Last year they lost to Marshall 26-7 late in the season. They still must play at UCF, at Southern Miss, at NC State and at Virginia. Still convinced that they can run the table? I would be surprised if ECU can come out of the season with only 2 losses. As much as I want them to succeed, I still feel that they wont. Prove me wrong ECU!
The winner of this game puts itself in a favorable position to win the SEC West. LSU has had arguably the weakest schedule to this point playing Appalachian State, Troy and North Texas. Auburn is fresh of an ugly, defensive game in which they beat Mississippi State 3-2. Auburn has a very talented and ferocious defense and I expect them to pressure Andrew Hatch and shut down LSU's offense and never let them get into a rhythm. Offensively Auburn does not need to score too much, all they need to do is keep the clock moving, and not turn it over and they should win the ball game.
A game between two programs that have fallen off quite a bit since their glory days. Last Season, Texas A&M travelled to Miami only to get trounced by 'The U' 34-17. The score seems closer than the game was because Miami scored the first 31 points of the game. This year Texas A&M gets to play at home where it seems they have a better advantage. I think Miami will go into Kyle Field and beat A&M for the second year in a row.
Arizona State, in my opinion was the most overrated team coming into this season. That is why I was so happy when they were upset by UNLV. They never showed up in big games last year losing to USC, Texas and Oregon by a combined score of 131-81. All the preseason talk about beating Georgia and the 'Dawgs' losing "in the desert" have surly fired Georgia up. This is the most Georgia has travelled for an out-of-conference game in a long time so look for that to be a bit of a factor. Having said that, Georgia shouldn't have much trouble taking care of Arizona State.
An SEC East match up between my two favorite teams ( Yes, I like two teams who are rivals). Another game with big SEC implications between two big rivals. Last year Tennessee had no answer for the speed of the gators and got blown out 59-20. This year, Florida must travel to Tennessee where Tennessee is looking for some revenge. I think the game will be a lot closer but Florida pulls away in the end.
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The Badgers seem to always put a team that is able to compete with the best. They always find themselves near the top of the Big 10 at the end of the season. Wisconsin fields a team made up of mostly average players who excel in team roles and therefore are able to win as many games as they do. Over the last four years, the Badgers have won a "cool" 40 games. Not bad for a team who had only 7 four or five star recruits from 2002-2007 according to 
BYU has found themselves a big advantage over other football programs. Most of their players have gone on two year Mormon missions and come back with the same eligibility. For example, if they recruited a 19 year old freshman and he decided to go on a Mormon mission, he would come back in two years as a 21 year old freshman and could therefore still be playing for BYU when he is 25. This maturity has proven to be effective on the gridiron. BYU, over the last three seasons have won 28 games with three bowl invitations and 2 conference titles. How can a Mormon school from Utah be able to compete with the rest of the Mountain West let alone be able to compete the way BYU does against BCS schools? According to Bronco Mendenhall, some of his starters for the past few seasons were 0 star prospects meaning that they shouldn't have been recruited. Period. The BYU recruiting staff must view game film of these guys and dissect it really well or BYU has just gotten lucky with all of these "hidden gems"
When watching West Virginia play, I get the impression that they are one of the college football powerhouses that bring in blue chipper time and time again. Such is not the case. From 2002-2007 the Mountaineers have brought in only 3 five star prospects according to 
