Week 8 Card (Oct16th-18th)

[Irish]

BIG PLAY
Org St (-14) over Washington
Home field advantage will not be enough. The beavers have it rolling and after beating USC they played Utah extremely tough and that showed me they have character. Then they get to play Washington and they hang 66 points on them. My biggest problem with this play is Org st is 0-3 on the road losing to Stanford, PSU and Utah. Washington is winless and just about to fold up shop considering they do not have their best player on the field under center. The huskies have all but given Willingham his walking papers and the team knows this season has alreay ended. The entire Husky defense needs work as the unit is allowing 495.4 yards per game. Washington has no answer for stopping the run or pass and that is very good news for the org st offense. I would think Org st has similar success against Washington because UW is allowing 7.2 yards per play, almost a yard more than any other conference team (WSU is next at 6.3). UW has now used a school-record 12 true freshmen this season after taking the redshirts off of RB Terrance Dailey and WR Cody Bruns against Arizona. This is a younbg team that has zero confidence and a lack of leadership. This game should get ugle because Org st will look to get way ahead of Wash and let the dfense pin their ears back in a passing shoot out. Org St will use Quizz and Stroughter to really make it hard for UW to play defense and I think the spped for Org st will just be way too much on both sides of the field.

Wake (-1) over Maryland
This is a good spot for Maryland, they have the home field, off a bye and aginst a team that just played an emotional game. Still Maryland has had a week off after the beating UVA handed them. This was a very hot team before that loss. They had beaten Cal and won three straight. But remember this team was also the team that lost to Mid Tenn St and struggled with Deleware. Which Maryland team will show up. Either team they have a glaring weakness and that is on defense. Terps' defense ranks 11th in the ACC and 90th nationally, allowing 394 yards per game. Now the one thing I like about Wake is they are consistant and they have the ability to move the ball down field. Where the deacons have issues is around the goalline. Sam Swank will be a game time decision but I think the back up will be fine if he cannot go. The deacons are going on the road for two weeks in a row and this is a huge game in the ACC. The deacons know how imporant this game is and even though they should have a bit of a let down they still should win this game and considering this line is at one a win is good. Skinner is a verteran QB, he now has started to scramble more which is great because in that offense it will be very tough for Maryland to account for him. I like the Wake defense, that held Davis Spiller and Clemson to only 20 plus yards to get involved in stopping the Maryland rushing plan. I think that even though Clemson will take a little steam out of Wake it will give them confidence and they can take that into this game. The terps are a little less confident and after the shutout Wakes offense should look to start on them early and get them reeling early.

VT (+2.5) over BC
Time off from a great performance for Chris Crane might not be what the doctor ordered. The way Crane ran the fakes out against NC St made me think of a nimble Drew Bledsoe running for the first down. I do not think the speed of NC states defense spent a lot of time working on agility or tackling. Bud Foster will not allow Crane to move out of the pocket. Remember he is still only throwing about 57% and has throw 6 picks on the season. And don't forget this is the big rematch for VT... this game was the issue for the hokies last season when they bobled an onside kick, and Matt Ryan threw to the RB out of the back field after scrambling around for the game winning 30+ yard TD pass. I am sure some of these hkies would like to turn up the pressure on this QB to avoid any chance of those plays. Now I am really not sold on VT they have not looked great offensively and considering the western Kent game who knows where this team is mentally. What I really like is the NC St QB was able to rush for 2 TD's. Now granted he only had 15 total yards but that says the hokies and get into the endzone using Taylor and thats a good thing. BC won the game but considering the best rushers of the day were Crane and Toal they are going to be hard pressed to establish the rush against VT. VT kind of limped into the top 25 and I am sure they were talking about making a statement in this game to show they belong and move up considering the poor play in some games. Taylor is the Hokies' second-leading rusher (338 yards, two touchdowns). HE is the guy for VT, Glennon is a joke and cannot move around enough to buy time to throw. Considering the VT line is just terrible they need a QB that can just tuck it and run and thats Taylor. Glennon got snaps last game which hurt the offense and I expect against a better team Glennons role is cut back so Taylor can lead this team. VT plays a lot better when Taylor is in the game and Beamer knows this, so he should get almost all the snaps. VT has two fantastic CB's and considering BC has trouble running the ball I can see Crane having some picks that could result in TD's, but at least great field posission. The Hokies haven't played a complete game yet, but they're still winning and if they pull it together (I think having one QB all game might help) they could make some big waves toward the end of the season. VT rides their defense and rushing QB into another close game. I think VT should win this game but if BC keeps it close I like the hokies to be in it and win it.

Vandy (+15) over Georgia
points, just points in this game. I watched Georgia and they almost seem happy to keep teams around and win by 10 points. The had every oppertunity to get up on Tennesse and they just did not finish the drink. Vandy off a tough loss might fold up shop but I do not see it. Vandy has a lot of leadership and they should look to rebound. These players are too smart to just get a loss and thing the season is over. And the Vandy defense, which had set the offense up constantly this season with turnovers, failed to force a single miscue from an error-prone, inconsistent offense that ran the ball almost at will most of the day. A weak offense forced Vandy's D to stay on the field for more than 36 minutes. That is a VERY tired defense and the reason they had issues stopping the run in the later parts of the game. I would think that if Vandy wants to be involved in this game they do not allow the Georgia offense to be on the field the entire game. I am not going to think Vandy has no offense, Nickson lead them to nothing through 3 quarters and Adams came in and looked good enough but they just could not get it done. A bit of a look ahead for Vandy ended up costing them in the focus department. Georgia in a tough spot here, they just battle Tenn and next week they go to LSU so they might suffer the same fate the commadores did last week. I am not saying Vandy wins but I will think that georgia eases off the gas if they get ahead and I will take the two TD's in it. Remember they beat S.Car by 7,Ariz St by 17, and Tenn by 12. Personally I think Vandy is a better team.

Penn St (-23.4) over Mich
Back in Happy Valley where the lions are a very tough team to play against. They have Ohio St on the door step but Mich is just a bad team. Wisky should have killed them and instead they allowed Mich to beat them in the fourth. I am sure you will not see the lions make the same mistakes and take it to Mich in every aspect because they do not have the players to play in Rods set up. Mich has had only one road game so far and that was an 18 point loss to ND. Even though the lions should be looking ahead it is still Michigan and I am sure they would like nothing more than to hang a very big number on them. PSU should be all over Threat who throws about 50% and will not have enough time to complete that percentage. This Mich team has 2 wins and the Wisky game was a joke and then there is Miami (OH), both were very hard for Mich to be in and that means this game will not be wolverine friendly. As much of a look ahead game as it is for PSU you also have to remember the Wolverines has Mich St next weekend and I am sure they have a few players in state thinking a win there will help make some of this pain go away. I also think a lot of these kids saw PSU hammer Wisky and will come in dejected and ready to be taken behind the woodshed. Speed, better offense, better defense, better special teams and advantage in overal effectiveness should have PSU only battling PSU in this game.

Cheers
Irish

 

[vivalas]

Good luck this week...love the oreg st play.....without locker and that swiss cheese defense, I have a hard time seeing how you cant take osu

 

[tulah]

I played V.T & Wake too for alot of the same reasons.

GL this week.

 

[AR182]

good luck this week irish...

 

[Irish]

So. Carolina (+3.5) over LSU
The tigers should be coming off the emotional high of playing florida n the swamp. A game in which they had no answer for the speed of Florida. Also LSU got a little exposed for it's poor QB play. Going into SC the gamecocks should look to over load the box and force the QB to beat them. A look ahead spot for LSU with Georgia at home next week and after losing for the first time a win next week woould make them feel a lot better about their season. Still they have to get through SC. What I like about the game is the old ball coach finally has his guy under center. Garcia was going to be the guy this season but it just did not pan out. He is throwing around 65% and has an ability to scramble which will be big in this game with the LSU defensive line rushing him. He will be far more effective at not throwing interceptions that the other two QB's and it really helps to get McKinley back in the line-up. Adding McKinley means the gamecocks have a go to WR, which frees up double coverage on good but not great WR's Barnes and company. This will also free up the box for Davis. It will be hard enough for him to find running room against this LSU defense but not having to face nine in the box will help him. This will be a very tough game, both teams will run the ball. Holliday has the best speed on the field so SC's defense will have to contain him. The SC defense has looked good at times and poor at others. This defense has the playmakers to keep the gamecocks in the game but they cannot do it all themselves. They will need help from the offense and they should get it with the team getting healthy. This is a good spot for SC being at home and getting three and the hook. Even though I think LSU is a better team this is a must win for the gamecocks and they should have a very rowdy crowd behind them. I pointed out the LSU/Auburn game as a measuring stick of how overrated I think LSU is, they are good and have talent but I just do not think they are as good as advertised. SC should have won the game against Georgia and I think Georgia is a little bit better than LSU so I think the gamecocks have a good shot at winning this game but I like the hook if it gets close at the end.

N'Western (-4) over Purdue
This is a result of Purdue hanging with Ohio St a little but that ohio st game seemed like the buckeyes did not really want to play. Painter just does not have the players around him to make him effective as a pocket passer. This is the last go around for their coach and they are just a battled and tired team right now. They just finished a stretch of three tough games and three loses against ND, PSU and Ohio St. Painter is throwing 50% completitions and has 6 picks on the season, he is trying a little to hard to make the perfect passes and it is coming back to bite him. They are also calling for him to be benched for the back-up which I am sure is doing him no favors in the confidence department. Now N'Western lost to Mich St but it was a lot of mistakes early in the game that allowed the spartans to open the door wide and never look back. Northwestern defense that was allowing 12.4 points per game but what could they do with all the fumbled kick off's and interceptions. I think this will be a N'Western bent on not making those mistakes this week. Considering Purdue the defense failed to create a turnover in it's last three games. The wildcats should be in good shape to avoid those mistakes. They enter into the game Sutton who running and catching should be far to good for Purdue to defend. I think Purdue might have been looked past when playing PSU and Ohio St but you can see when ND focused to play them they beat them by 17. On the road the boilermakers have lost by an average of 15 points, so I think that N'Western can take advantage. My only concern is N'Western has not really played anyone and in their only true test they could not handle the pressure. The home field should help them in this game, they should handle the pressure and because Purdue is just a beaten team right now I like the wildcats to rebound from last week.

Mich St (+3.5) over Ohio St
Look ahead to Penn St is written all over this game. If there is one thing Ohio st has taught us over the years is they never play well before a big game. Ohio gave them a scare before USC and then Minny game them another scare before Wisky. The only difference is both of those games were in the horseshoe and this is going to be all or nothing for the spartans at home. The question is do the spartans have enough in the passing department to move the ball on ohio st. Because OSU never rushes more than 4 guys it will be up to Hoyer to carry the load. In a lot of the games Ohio St has played the quick short passes have been very effective, even troy was able to use the short passes against Ohio St. So Hoyer will be called upon again. Considering he looks very sharp at times I think he could be a big difference in this game but he needs help from his receivers. I saw a lot of redzone drops and in this game if the spartans want to win they cannot let those drops effect them in the redzone. Both teams have a pounding run game with Wells and Ringer, even though Wells still has not shown the explosiveness that made him a hiesman canidate. Now with Pryor under center the bucks have a nice option for scrambling and continuing the play letting routes develope. The only issue I see with that is Pryor did not look good in his last two games throwing the ball away. He tries to hard to make plays and can sometimes hurt his team which his ability. He still gives the Bucks the best shot at winning. The Mich defense is good but they will have to play outside themselves to stop the size of Ohio St. I have not seen a rush that I wanted to from Mich St to think they can get pressure with only 4 down lineman. They have to be a little outside the box on blitz packages to confuse the young QB and get to him quickly. I still like the home field, the points, the look ahead and the spartans making this a focal point game. Grind them down with ringer and keep the osu offense off the field. MSU redzone defense allows teams to score 60.9% of the time and lets team throw at a 53% success rate. But what I like is OSU Zone red zone defense allows scores 84.6% of the time and allows about a 55% completition rate. The question is can Mich St take advantage of that percentage in the redzone. This will be a very good, hard faught game so I like the points and I think Mich St has every chance to win if Hoyer plays well.

UVA (+5.5) over UNC
No tate really hurts UNC. Plus they are coming off an emotional come from behind win against ND. UVA is as hot as they come right now. They have beaten tough teams in a row and now they have UNC at home. Tar Heels defense gave up 383 yards passing to the Irish. Thats not a great stat because UVA needs to get it going on the ground inorder to win this game. Marc Verica has been a turnover machine and if the Wahoos want to have a chance at a win here they need to cut those interceptions out. They are led by Peerman and his ability to break long gains, but can he do that aginst the fast UNC defense. UNC has gotten it done on defense with scores and turnovers helping out their offense all season. The heels have used special teams and defense to keep other teams at bay but they face a defense that has turned it around over the past few weeks. The Cavaliers defense has been stout in the past three games and 5 different players registered sacks against the Pirates. I believe with the loss of Tate UNC loses a special advantage they have had this season. They still have Nicks but they have not been able to get the running game stable. This game will be put on Sextons schoulders and I wonder after his fourth quarter heroics if he has enough in the tank to be the difference maker this week. UVA and UNC have good defenses so this should be a low scoring game. The Wahoos need to use their new found confidence to get on top of UNC. Watching the past games UVA has not trailed and I hope they do not have to come from behind in this game. If the tarheels get ahead I am not sure how UVA will handle themselves so I am expecting the home field to get the Wahoos in this game early while the heels are still a little slow to recover from last week.

Cheers
Irish

 

[ajoytoy]

like most of 'em my friend...gl the week

 

[hawkeye]

Like your plays-your write ups make sense. GL

 

[Irish]

Mizzou (+7) over Texas
Another game for teams that just played huge emotional games. The difference is Texas won theirs and Mizzou lost which might be the reason Mizzou comes in angry and looking to beat up on texas. Now going into Texas for this game is no easy task but I have to think the horns were just outside themselves to win that game. They played perfect in every aspect of the game and for that reason I like this play. Mizzou under achieved and Texas over achieved. If both teams level off then Mizzou has every shot to win this game. What was funny about the Mizzou game is the tiger defense, they showed the ability to stop a high poswer offense and create turnovers. The offense did not do their part and I cannot see Dainels having two poor games in a row. Mizzou needs to have some sort of a running game. They can not rely on Daniels to scramble for big chunks of yards. Now Texas is good but a full touchdown over Mizzou? Texas showed solid defense but they got a lot of help from the officals in that game and those unsportamanlike calls on Okie were horrible, and something I am sure the officals will address for this week. Plus they had a big kick return to help them along the way during that game. Texas did play well and they won the game but they got a lot of breaks in that game but Okie had it's share as well. Texas's defense allowed 377 yards passing to Okie and I would think Mizzou looks to go to the air early and often in this game. This Mizzou team is dangerous and not they are angry. This should be a great game and both teams will come to play but I think Mizzou will be a little more focused on getting the win. I have to look at this like if both these teams won or lost last week where would the line be and it would favor Mizzou so I think they can win this game but the points make it too tempting to pass on.

Bama (-13.5) over Ol Miss
Can ol miss pull off the shocker again this season? Nutt has a nice little team down there and getting Sneed was huge for his offense. Now I see Bama off a poorly played game against Kentucky and I am sure that Saban has had his boys working hard considering they did almost nothing that whole game and their focus was not in it. Two weeks to get ready for Ol Miss should have Bama back in action to hurt this team running and on defense. Plus Ol Miss can't sneak up on them after they beat Florida, so bama will not take them lightly as they did against Kentucky. When Bama shows up to play they beat Georgia by 11 and that game was not even that close and they hammered Clemson. Saban has his boys rough and ready and they kick it into high gear considering they played poorly last time out. Defense will be too tough for Ol Miss to run on, the offense should open big holes for the running attack and Wilson has targets to expose the Ol Miss defense. Ol Miss will come to play and I think they meet a team with a little attitude on saturday.

Cheers
Irish

 

[thebsmanofkent]

I like Oregon St. to bury Washington this week.
The reason is the Beavers OL is really coming on
now, as is the running game with Rodgers and
Villi...(Moefoe) I see Huskies having a very difficult time slowing down the Beav offense.
Something like OSU 40-17......:00hour

 

[DeadPrez]

good luck irish

 

[Irish]

Kansas (+18) over Oklahoma
KU and OU have split the last four in Norman with the Sooners winning the last two (2000 and 2004). Kansas head coach Mark Mangino was an assistant coach at Oklahoma under Bob Stoops from 1999-2001. So he knows some of what Stoops is trying to do, but knowing that Bradford will throw will not be enough to stop him. This might be a re-hit as the line continues to climb. You have to think Okie is down right now and they are hungry but they are getting a pretty good Kansas team this week. Sooners lost their best LB and team leader Renyolds for the season to a knee injury, so a defense without confidence just took another hit.
Stats (per game) Oklahoma Kansas
Rushing Offense 157.17 (54) 124.00 (88)
Passing Offense 365.33 (4) 331.83 (7)
Total Offense 522.50 (6) 455.83 (14)
Scoring Offense 47.17 (4) 34.33 (24)
Rushing Defense 107.83 (25) 93.67 (12)
Pass Eff. Defense 98.01 (15) 101.76 (20)
Total Defense 286.50 (23) 307.83 (34)
Scoring Defense 19.00 (37) 18.00 (27)
Net Punting 32.04 (99) 33.96 (75)
Punt Returns 7.54 (74) 15.27 (15)
Kickoff Returns 25.05 (15) 12.38 (119)
Turnover Margin 0.50 (T-38) 0.50 (T-38)
Pass Defense 178.67 (32) 214.17 (68)
Passing Eff. 192.05 (2) 159.51 (11)
Sacks 3.50 (3) 2.50 (T-25)
Tackles for Loss 8.67 (4) 6.50 (29)
Sacks Allowed 1.33 (33) 1.50 (T-43)
You look at these stats and you have to think Kansas is a team that can match-up well against Oklahome. Kansas is 17-2 over their last 19 games and they have enough talent to make it hard for Oklahoma to win this game. Last year t was a 19-3 game Oklahoma won but it was two starting drives resulting in turnovers that did the jayhawks in. The defense kept them in it going into the fourth being down by 7 but oklahome was able to pull away. So now all of a sudden because Oklahoma lost they are going to come out and lay the wood to a good team? I think that tops this should be is 17 but I like it at 18 and as it goes higher I am liking more and more of it. Kansas needs to start a little stronger and not allow Bradford to open a lead and try to hammer it home. Just like the Texas game... punch and counter punch. I know Oklahoma got screwed on a few unsportamanlike calls but they did get some bounces their way in the game. They had the first TD that was clearly down at the 1 yardline (even though I think they would have punched it in) and the bobbled pass caught by the other reciever. I think Oklahoma wins this game because they are angry but Kansas will not want to be a whipping boy. This is a big game for Oklahome but of the 99 games they have played the average score is..... 23-11, OU.

Oklahoma St (-16.5) over Baylor
Emotional let down for Okie St, YES but being home after the win should get them i this game. Baylor is a good team and they are led by a very good player in Griffin but I think the cowboys will have some swagger in this contest. They showed some defense last game and I am truely shocked so I can see that department taking a step back but they were not nearly effective on offense as I have seen them and I think they go up in that department. Not only did they win last week on the road and are going into a crowd that should be electric but it is homecoming (A huge deal at Okie St OSU is 3-3 in its last six Homecoming games and 25-12-2 on Homecoming since 1969) and I am sure they will be up for this game. The Cowboys are 4-0 at home this season with victories over Houston, Missouri State, Troy and Texas A&M. Baylor and OSU have played one common opponent; both teams defeated Washington State. Okie state won the last meeting 45-14 victory last season in Waco and this IMO is a far better Oklahoma State team, but it is also a better Baylor team. In the last 2 games OSU is 2-0 against Baylor and has outscored the Bears in the process, 110-38. Baylor ranks 18th nationally and second in the Big 12 in rushing (206.2 ypg). But a ton of that is because Griffin is such a scrambling threat. He is a VERY good QB ranks 7th in the Big 12 and 69th nationally in rushing (70.2 ypg). He also ranks 14th nationally in passing efficiency (157.70), and he is 29th nationally in total offense (255.0 ypg). He is the main key of the baylor offense and considering Daniels was able to scramble on Okie st this is my biggest concern. So I think both teams will score but the cowboys are just playing some good football on both sides of the ball. Over the last three games, however, Oklahoma State has forced 11 turnovers. I think they bring this confidence and ability into this game and even though Baylor should score I think the cowboys score more. The only downfall here is if Okie st just mails it in after that big win, but I think they have the leadership and talent to realize this season is not over and they need to play good ball week in and out. If Okie st does that they should be able to run and throw on Baylor and outscore them 2 or 3 to one.

Texas Tech (-21) over Texas A&M
Rival!!!! Thats right this is a bigger rivalry that most people know and in a season where Tech is hitting on all aspects and A&M is struggling to get out of their own way it might get ugly. Texas Tech has won 10 of the last 13 meetings with Texas A&M. Texas A&M is getting 230.5 yards per game through the air and 125.7 yards on the ground. That is just not going to keep it close in this game. What Nebraska did was KEEP THE BALL, they had the ball for almost the entire game but that will not be the case in this game because the Aggies will not be able to convert like Nebraska. The Red Raiders have scored 30 or more points in 22 of the last 24 games, including the last ten straight. Remember this A&M team has only won two games, new mexico and Army and both were sqeekers. Against the good/OK teams (Miami, Okie St and K-State) they have lost by an average of 23 points. Now thats some ok teams too considering I do not think highly of K-St or Miami. Now they get the red raiders off a heart attack. The raiders should look to hammer this rival and they should have no problem scoring a lot of points and I just do not think A&M has the talent to stay in this game or the drive. They will show up because it is a rivaly and they will try to get in this game but the offense of TT will be too much and they should pull away early and be effective all afternoon.

Cheers
Irish

 

[tulah]

I was considering Kansas as a play.
I see +20 at the greek.

I'll most likely be on it too.

GL

 

[Irish]

FSU (-11.5) over NC St
Defense will be the name of the game tonight and the edge will go to FSU. Now that FSU o-line has started to play together for a few games they are becoming a very good unit. Florida State?s offensive line held Miami without a sack in the Seminoles? victory over the Hurricanes. Smith is the work horse for FSU and they should be able to run the ball on the wolfpack tonight. Remember this wolfpack team lost by pretty good margins to clemson and South Florida and FSU should have the same type gameplan going into tonight. Big game on deck for FSU with VT, but I do not think this team is playing well enough to think they are going to win by showing up. Even though NC St gave BC a run last week I think they will struggle to move the ball against FSU. The noles are allowing only 19% conversions on 3rd down and NC St should struggle to convert and move the ball. With the o-line and running game for FSU starting to pick up it would be nice to see the passing game follow suit. Paker is a good threat underneath and he should get some big plays off playaction. Bowden spent all week working on special teams to avoid some holes they gave Maimi. This game will come down to how FSU wants to play, they should be ready to go and they have the edge in every department to the turn of scoring on and stopping NC St.

BYU (-1.5) over TCU
Tough to go against the horned frogs at home but I really think they run hot and cold on offense more that BYU. Both teams are coming off lack luster performances going into tonight but I saw the TCU okie game and the horned frogs just looked bad. I think BYU when they are focused are an extremely tough team to play. The only problem is in some games they don't come out motivated and that offense takes time to generate some flow. Tonight they will not have that problem. The wide splits of the hornfrogs defense line should allow BYU to wwork the middle of the field and really exxploit the second level with the running game. Then Hall can and should make all the throws on this secondary. Oklahoma was able to confuse the defense and get open players down field and BYU should be able to do the same. I exxpect both teams to score but BYU should be able to do it more effectively and over the course of the game be it mistakes or lack of concentration TCU will hurt themselves in moving the chains. This should be a very entertaining game but BYU should win andd I can see it being a game where they have to pull away lacte in the game to avoid TCU from winning or forcing OT.

Cheers
Irish

 

[Blackman]

On BYU as well, should be a good game tonight.

Best of luck this week Irish.

 

[trolln4walii]

With you on quite a few of them this week Irish. Let's start it off right with BYU tonight :mj06:

 

[Irish]

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hawaii (+25.5) over Boise
Not much of a write up for this Boise should dominate on the smurf turf but Hawaii has played well of late beating La Tech and Fresno. I am hoping they can bring that game to Boise and hang on. Hawaii the secondary is pretty good, not allowing a touchdown versus Fresno State or Louisiana Tech. IMO both are more running teams though and Moore might be a bigger challenge for them. If I have to rely on the Warriors defense this might get ugly. Not as ugly as BYU last night but pretty bad. I think Funaki needs to scramble and have a good game which over the last few weeks he has shown bright spots. If the Warriors have a little fight in them this style of offense could get enough points to make this a game. I think Boise is too good but considering the Warriors gave Fresno a loss I like the chalk.

Cheers
Irish

 

[wareagle]

gl this week

 

[RollTide72]

Hey Irish, with ya on Vandy and my Tide.

Just can't pull the trigger on South Carolina. The past few seasons when they've had a big football game at home, they've always lost. See the Georgia game earlier this year and Vandy, Florida and Clemson at home last season. For some reason they can't seal the deal at Williams-Brice.

Just my opinion though, LOL. Love your writeups and BOL to you! :mj06:

 

[Hooks]

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hawaii (+25.5) over Boise
Not much of a write up for this Boise should dominate on the smurf turf but Hawaii has played well of late beating La Tech and Fresno. I am hoping they can bring that game to Boise and hang on. Hawaii the secondary is pretty good, not allowing a touchdown versus Fresno State or Louisiana Tech. IMO both are more running teams though and Moore might be a bigger challenge for them. If I have to rely on the Warriors defense this might get ugly. Not as ugly as BYU last night but pretty bad. I think Funaki needs to scramble and have a good game which over the last few weeks he has shown bright spots. If the Warriors have a little fight in them this style of offense could get enough points to make this a game. I think Boise is too good but considering the Warriors gave Fresno a loss I like the chalk.

Cheers
Irish

Also, Hawaii knocked off Boise last year on their way to getting the shit kicked out of them vs. Georgia.

 

[pops]

Also, Hawaii knocked off Boise last year on their way to getting the shit kicked out of them vs. Georgia.

Not saying Hawaii is a good or bad play, but this year's Hawaii team has almost nothing in common with last year's.

pops