good call on state ! With you on pitt.huge difference in QB position with palko possible nfl material.
Week 6 Card (Oct 3rd - 7th)
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l'ville (-30) over Midd Tenn
Cards average 523 ypg and 44 ppg. Yes they has lost some people to injury but the have very capible back ups. Midd Tenn has 2 shut outs, the run defense is good but IMO they will struggle against the L'ville offense. The Cards have had a nice bye week getting Cantwell back up to speed. Kstate is a better team and L'ville beat them by 18 and Patrino was unhappy with the performance. Cantwell completes 73 percent of his passes while the backs average 6 and 5 yards per carry. Even though Midd Tenn has a decent secondary they will have a tough time with Douglas and Urrutia. IMO Urrutia will have a huge game, he has the high and speed to be open all night. Considering the L'ville running game is so tough Midd Tenn will have to pick their posion. The Cards mix it up well and are unpredictable, plus they will run it up. They beat Kenty by 31, Miami by 24 and Temple by 62. The offense gets a lot of credit but the defense is coming along strong. In the past 3 games L'ville allowed less than a TD. Also off a bye means L'ville will be focused on national TV. I know Midd Tenn will bwe amped for this game. MTST likes to run the ball, I would like to see how they try to keep up with the scoring pace of the cards. Marks can play but he will make mistakes and throw picks trying to make thing happen. For as good as MTST has played they lost to Maryland by 14 and the terps are not good. Okla is the only good team MTST has played and the lost by 59. I see L'ville regrouping and attacking MTST and the blue raiders just not having enough to keep L'ville out of the endzone. And I expect the Card defense to show up and play hard.
Cheers
Irish
Cards average 523 ypg and 44 ppg. Yes they has lost some people to injury but the have very capible back ups. Midd Tenn has 2 shut outs, the run defense is good but IMO they will struggle against the L'ville offense. The Cards have had a nice bye week getting Cantwell back up to speed. Kstate is a better team and L'ville beat them by 18 and Patrino was unhappy with the performance. Cantwell completes 73 percent of his passes while the backs average 6 and 5 yards per carry. Even though Midd Tenn has a decent secondary they will have a tough time with Douglas and Urrutia. IMO Urrutia will have a huge game, he has the high and speed to be open all night. Considering the L'ville running game is so tough Midd Tenn will have to pick their posion. The Cards mix it up well and are unpredictable, plus they will run it up. They beat Kenty by 31, Miami by 24 and Temple by 62. The offense gets a lot of credit but the defense is coming along strong. In the past 3 games L'ville allowed less than a TD. Also off a bye means L'ville will be focused on national TV. I know Midd Tenn will bwe amped for this game. MTST likes to run the ball, I would like to see how they try to keep up with the scoring pace of the cards. Marks can play but he will make mistakes and throw picks trying to make thing happen. For as good as MTST has played they lost to Maryland by 14 and the terps are not good. Okla is the only good team MTST has played and the lost by 59. I see L'ville regrouping and attacking MTST and the blue raiders just not having enough to keep L'ville out of the endzone. And I expect the Card defense to show up and play hard.
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Irish
Louisville (-7.5) over MTST 1st quarter
very small play because we all know I got hammered on these last week, so I spent most of my time getting hammered on jamison tonight, thought this would be good considering L'Ville will look to come out and open it up on the radiers.
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Irish
very small play because we all know I got hammered on these last week, so I spent most of my time getting hammered on jamison tonight, thought this would be good considering L'Ville will look to come out and open it up on the radiers.
Cheers
Irish
OOoooo Lord
OOoooo Lord
Look out below,,,There are two queens in the house and Louisville is about to drop a duce...OUCH
Cowherd
Mich -15
Neb -6.5
LSU -1
Arizona +12
"At home we got a taxadermy man,,,,he's gonna have a heart attack when he sees what I've brought him"
:SIB
OOoooo Lord
Look out below,,,There are two queens in the house and Louisville is about to drop a duce...OUCH
Cowherd
Mich -15
Neb -6.5
LSU -1
Arizona +12
"At home we got a taxadermy man,,,,he's gonna have a heart attack when he sees what I've brought him"
:SIB
roy
"When we get them silly bastards down in that rock pile, it'll be some fun, they'll wish their fathers had never met their mothers. When they start takin' their bottoms out and slamming into them rocks, boy!"
Like Zona as well, Mich is a tough play... are the spartans just putting up the white flag or do they have any pride?
All I have to say is after watching Louisville.... take WVU. As much as I thought that defense improved they have not and they could not stop the run and were getting puched off the ball.
Cheers
Irish
"When we get them silly bastards down in that rock pile, it'll be some fun, they'll wish their fathers had never met their mothers. When they start takin' their bottoms out and slamming into them rocks, boy!"
Like Zona as well, Mich is a tough play... are the spartans just putting up the white flag or do they have any pride?
All I have to say is after watching Louisville.... take WVU. As much as I thought that defense improved they have not and they could not stop the run and were getting puched off the ball.
Cheers
Irish
S. Carolina (-6.5) over Kent
Newton might just be the QB that spurrir needed to run this team and run the old fun and gun. Newton completed 21 of 35 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns. He also scrambled time and time again for 87 yards. That?s not against a bad team, that is against Auburn. Kentucky has improved on defense but not to that standard and they will struggle with covering Rice and watching Newton. Kentucky passing game averaging 250.8 yards per game. The SC team defense has to get pressure on the QB. Woodson has started to develop into a good passing QB. But against the only teams that are decent Kentucky did not play solid defense and the offense could not keep up in shoot outs. IMO SC is the better team, Kentucky has made steps but SC has more talent, more team speed and a better coaching staff.
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Irish
Newton might just be the QB that spurrir needed to run this team and run the old fun and gun. Newton completed 21 of 35 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns. He also scrambled time and time again for 87 yards. That?s not against a bad team, that is against Auburn. Kentucky has improved on defense but not to that standard and they will struggle with covering Rice and watching Newton. Kentucky passing game averaging 250.8 yards per game. The SC team defense has to get pressure on the QB. Woodson has started to develop into a good passing QB. But against the only teams that are decent Kentucky did not play solid defense and the offense could not keep up in shoot outs. IMO SC is the better team, Kentucky has made steps but SC has more talent, more team speed and a better coaching staff.
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Irish
Tenn (-2.5) over Georgia
Georgia gets a spark with its starting QB returning from injury. The Bulldogs have not looked good in recent weeks and the offense has struggled. The defense has kept them in games but they really haven?t seen a very good offense. Tennessee offense averaging 32 points per game, second-most in the SEC. On Saturday at Memphis, the Volunteers amassed 566 yards of total offense. The wideouts (Swain and Meachem) are the top two targets for Ainge, who has thrown for 1,389 yards, 12 TDs and five interceptions through 5 games while completing 69.9 % of his passes. This offense is clicking and has the ability in the coaching staff to get a lot of production. Although the offense is doing its part the defense is now stepping up in games. Tennessee is allowing only 16.6 points and 284 ypg, despite having played Florida and Cal. Georgia?s defense is holding teams to less than 2 TD?s but this is a whole different test. Tenn will come out and move the ball on offense, I know the Georgia defense will step up at home but IMO there is too much speed at WR for the bulldogs secondary. I also think Tenn can open up some running room and take some pressure off Ainge. Georgia has struggled to get the running game going and a rusty QB will not ease the running game. I would expect Tenn will come out and try to test Tereshinski, force him to be the difference maker. I like this game as a tough rivalry, the past 2 games the away team has won and I like Tenn?s offense and a Georgia team that has not looked overly impressive.
Oklahoma (+5) over Texas
Texas front 7 against Peterson is going to be the question. The entire country is going to try to stop the Oklahoma running game yet he still produces big numbers. This is going to be a grudge match, but IMO the freshman QB might struggle in such a situation. I do not see Oklahoma as a team as solid as Ohio St But they are still good enough to make a game of this. Plus to give this (pissed after Oregon team) team 5 in such a rivalry is a good buy. Thompson has been playing well considering, but with everyone trying to stop the running game I would think that opens up coverage a bit. Texas will be ready for this game because they cannot afford to lose another game but Oklahoma will give them all they can handle. Texas has a great front 7 but screen passes from Oklahoma should result in big gains for Oklahoma. I am not expected a big shootout but I think this will be a dog fight and the teams defense will be the difference. In this game I have to take the points, with the running game and the experienced QB (even though he was at WR last year). Even though I do not think he is a great QB over the past few games he has gotten better and making solid reads. I know his best read is a check down to Peterson in the flat. Stoops will have his guys playing with a chip on thier shoulders.
Cheers
Irish
Georgia gets a spark with its starting QB returning from injury. The Bulldogs have not looked good in recent weeks and the offense has struggled. The defense has kept them in games but they really haven?t seen a very good offense. Tennessee offense averaging 32 points per game, second-most in the SEC. On Saturday at Memphis, the Volunteers amassed 566 yards of total offense. The wideouts (Swain and Meachem) are the top two targets for Ainge, who has thrown for 1,389 yards, 12 TDs and five interceptions through 5 games while completing 69.9 % of his passes. This offense is clicking and has the ability in the coaching staff to get a lot of production. Although the offense is doing its part the defense is now stepping up in games. Tennessee is allowing only 16.6 points and 284 ypg, despite having played Florida and Cal. Georgia?s defense is holding teams to less than 2 TD?s but this is a whole different test. Tenn will come out and move the ball on offense, I know the Georgia defense will step up at home but IMO there is too much speed at WR for the bulldogs secondary. I also think Tenn can open up some running room and take some pressure off Ainge. Georgia has struggled to get the running game going and a rusty QB will not ease the running game. I would expect Tenn will come out and try to test Tereshinski, force him to be the difference maker. I like this game as a tough rivalry, the past 2 games the away team has won and I like Tenn?s offense and a Georgia team that has not looked overly impressive.
Oklahoma (+5) over Texas
Texas front 7 against Peterson is going to be the question. The entire country is going to try to stop the Oklahoma running game yet he still produces big numbers. This is going to be a grudge match, but IMO the freshman QB might struggle in such a situation. I do not see Oklahoma as a team as solid as Ohio St But they are still good enough to make a game of this. Plus to give this (pissed after Oregon team) team 5 in such a rivalry is a good buy. Thompson has been playing well considering, but with everyone trying to stop the running game I would think that opens up coverage a bit. Texas will be ready for this game because they cannot afford to lose another game but Oklahoma will give them all they can handle. Texas has a great front 7 but screen passes from Oklahoma should result in big gains for Oklahoma. I am not expected a big shootout but I think this will be a dog fight and the teams defense will be the difference. In this game I have to take the points, with the running game and the experienced QB (even though he was at WR last year). Even though I do not think he is a great QB over the past few games he has gotten better and making solid reads. I know his best read is a check down to Peterson in the flat. Stoops will have his guys playing with a chip on thier shoulders.
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Irish
Oregon (+5) over Cal
California ranks 2nd in the conference with 38.4 points and 452.2 ypg and 11th in the nation in both categories. The Golden Bears lead the Pac-10 and rank 8th in the nation with 298.4 passing ypg, while the Ducks rank 2nd in the conference with 269.5. This is a very tough game and going to be a very high scoring game. Cal and Oregon manhandled ASU, but Oregon did it in Arizona. Oregon has a very good offense but they do not have a good defense. That is a big problem going against an offense like Cal. The Ducks are stopping the pass, ranking 14th nationally, but help is still needed to prevent long run plays. The Cal bears have started to come together and they have looked good in the past two games. Playing at Cal is a tough blow for Oregon but IMO the offense is skilled enough to be productive. This will be a shout out and Oregon has not hope for a few stops and perhaps a turnover and they have a shot to win this game. Oklahoma was a HUGE boost in the confidence of this team and they believe in the game plan and the talent of each player. Dixon is making the right throws and Stewart is a very capable back to take it the distance on any play. The Duck o-line should be able to open up some holes as should the o-line of Cal. Oregon is 7-1 in the series since Bellotti became coach in 1995. The Ducks beat the Bears 27-20 in overtime on Nov. 5 on Brady's Leaf's 4-yard pass to James Finley. Lynch ran for 189 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries in that game. Cal has six seniors on defense, whose numbers 370.6 yards allowed per game. I like Oregon?s chances to win this game, but I?ll take the points considering it is at Cal and that crowd will be energized.
Might have one more later today. I have a meeting of the minds at the pub... this beer is minds and that one is minds too! Good luck to all.
Cheers
Irish
California ranks 2nd in the conference with 38.4 points and 452.2 ypg and 11th in the nation in both categories. The Golden Bears lead the Pac-10 and rank 8th in the nation with 298.4 passing ypg, while the Ducks rank 2nd in the conference with 269.5. This is a very tough game and going to be a very high scoring game. Cal and Oregon manhandled ASU, but Oregon did it in Arizona. Oregon has a very good offense but they do not have a good defense. That is a big problem going against an offense like Cal. The Ducks are stopping the pass, ranking 14th nationally, but help is still needed to prevent long run plays. The Cal bears have started to come together and they have looked good in the past two games. Playing at Cal is a tough blow for Oregon but IMO the offense is skilled enough to be productive. This will be a shout out and Oregon has not hope for a few stops and perhaps a turnover and they have a shot to win this game. Oklahoma was a HUGE boost in the confidence of this team and they believe in the game plan and the talent of each player. Dixon is making the right throws and Stewart is a very capable back to take it the distance on any play. The Duck o-line should be able to open up some holes as should the o-line of Cal. Oregon is 7-1 in the series since Bellotti became coach in 1995. The Ducks beat the Bears 27-20 in overtime on Nov. 5 on Brady's Leaf's 4-yard pass to James Finley. Lynch ran for 189 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries in that game. Cal has six seniors on defense, whose numbers 370.6 yards allowed per game. I like Oregon?s chances to win this game, but I?ll take the points considering it is at Cal and that crowd will be energized.
Might have one more later today. I have a meeting of the minds at the pub... this beer is minds and that one is minds too! Good luck to all.
Cheers
Irish
Boise (-35.5) over La Tech
On the smurf turf the Broncos are very good. This offense was a high flying group but now have a VERY good o-line and are running the ball extremely well. This Boise team went into Utah and won by 30, the defense is aggressive and ball hawking which should lead to turnovers. The defense has allowed 41 points in the first three quarters of the first five games. That's less than a field goal per quarter. That's beyond impressive -- it's simply staggering. Louisiana Tech has a decent passing game, so look for Boise State to play aggressive early on against the pass with an array of blitzes. Understand that this team has lost to Clemson by 51, Texas A&M by 31 and Nebraska by 39. The boise team will look to run it up as they execute and La Tech fails to stay up with the pace.
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Irish
On the smurf turf the Broncos are very good. This offense was a high flying group but now have a VERY good o-line and are running the ball extremely well. This Boise team went into Utah and won by 30, the defense is aggressive and ball hawking which should lead to turnovers. The defense has allowed 41 points in the first three quarters of the first five games. That's less than a field goal per quarter. That's beyond impressive -- it's simply staggering. Louisiana Tech has a decent passing game, so look for Boise State to play aggressive early on against the pass with an array of blitzes. Understand that this team has lost to Clemson by 51, Texas A&M by 31 and Nebraska by 39. The boise team will look to run it up as they execute and La Tech fails to stay up with the pace.
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Irish
N.Ill (-10.5) over M (OH)
Garrett Wolfe should have a huge game and that will open the offense up for anything the huskies want to do. I do not think the redhawks have enough defense or offense to stay in this game. The huskies defense will be able to create turnovers and stops because the redhawk offense is struggling to finish drives. The ability for the lineman for No.Ill to pull will be way too much for M (OH) to contand with. This offense should run all over the redhawks and if the redhawks commit to stopping the run, I still think No. Ill can run on them and it will open up the passing game for a decent passing attack. Yes the weappons on the outside are not tremendous but they can still make it happen.
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Irish
Garrett Wolfe should have a huge game and that will open the offense up for anything the huskies want to do. I do not think the redhawks have enough defense or offense to stay in this game. The huskies defense will be able to create turnovers and stops because the redhawk offense is struggling to finish drives. The ability for the lineman for No.Ill to pull will be way too much for M (OH) to contand with. This offense should run all over the redhawks and if the redhawks commit to stopping the run, I still think No. Ill can run on them and it will open up the passing game for a decent passing attack. Yes the weappons on the outside are not tremendous but they can still make it happen.
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Irish
