I have only posted a few times but will be contributing for the remainder of the season. This is a great message board and I look forward to making some $$ with you guys! Input is always appreciated.
Thursday
UCLA +26
Does Oregon have one of the most explosive offenses in the country? Yes. Are they the best team in the nation? No chance! Should they be favored by 26 points against an average UCLA team? Not in my opinion. Oregon is 6-0 this season but after looking at their schedule, it's not terribly impressive. 3 of the 6 wins are against New Mexico, Washington State and Portland State. Those victories mean absolutely nothing to me. They struggled in the first half of the Tennessee, Arizona State and Stanford games before coming back to win. This Oregon team has speed, depth and talent but they have yet to play 4 quarters of solid football against even a decent team. Yes, they are at home tonight and the place will be rocking but UCLA knows they have to run the ball and keep their defense off the field if they want any chance to be competitive. Expect running back Jonathan Franklin to be heavily involved for the Bruins tonight and although I'm not predicting the biggest upset of the year, UCLA should be able to stay within the large 26 point spread. UCLA is very up and down (beating Texas on the road and getting beat handily by Cal two weeks later) but they should play with a lot of passion tonight on a nationally televised stage.
College Football record : 0-0 :toast:
Thursday
UCLA +26
Does Oregon have one of the most explosive offenses in the country? Yes. Are they the best team in the nation? No chance! Should they be favored by 26 points against an average UCLA team? Not in my opinion. Oregon is 6-0 this season but after looking at their schedule, it's not terribly impressive. 3 of the 6 wins are against New Mexico, Washington State and Portland State. Those victories mean absolutely nothing to me. They struggled in the first half of the Tennessee, Arizona State and Stanford games before coming back to win. This Oregon team has speed, depth and talent but they have yet to play 4 quarters of solid football against even a decent team. Yes, they are at home tonight and the place will be rocking but UCLA knows they have to run the ball and keep their defense off the field if they want any chance to be competitive. Expect running back Jonathan Franklin to be heavily involved for the Bruins tonight and although I'm not predicting the biggest upset of the year, UCLA should be able to stay within the large 26 point spread. UCLA is very up and down (beating Texas on the road and getting beat handily by Cal two weeks later) but they should play with a lot of passion tonight on a nationally televised stage.
College Football record : 0-0 :toast:
shrug: ) wins over powerhouses Tennessee and Vanderbilt. They are 0-3 on the road this season. Kentucky is coming off a huge win against a team that UGA previously lost to (S. Carolina). All these factors play against the Dawgs, but the fact they are favored by 4 points ON THE ROAD makes me really like them in this spot. The key to UGA is two words: confidence and belief. AJ Green is one player (an excellent one) but since his return they have played much more confident football. They slipped up in the second half against Colorado but since then they have looked like a new football team. Green opens up the entire field for QB Aaron Murray. Murray now has so much more confidence in players such as Kris Durham, Orson Charles and Tavarres King. Yes, RB Caleb King is out but that may actually be a good thing. Washaun Ealey ran very well last week and he knows this is his best chance for success. The defense seems to be playing more freely as they are still adjusting to the 3-4 scheme. Belief is the other word I mentioned. All of a sudden the SEC East is wide open. These Georgia players believe that this game is a huge swing game and will determine not only there SEC fate but also if they will be making a bowl game. Add that with the fact Kentucky won in Athens last year and I think UGA ML is a very solid play. Some people might say "Why not take them -4?". There is a high likelihood that this will be very close into the 4th quarter and I'm not going to let a Blair Walsh game winning FG beat me.
