Week Two Card (Sept 9-11)

[Irish]

Miss at (-6) over Auburn
Yes I know that mist teams improve from week one to two but Auburn is not that team. They are just nit strong enough on either line to stay in this game. Miss at can run and throw and they have a QB that can move. They are similar to Utah St is the afford had A1 talent. The fact that auburn was barely luck to get out of that game I do not see them in this ball game unless Miss St beats themselves. The Miss St defense is fast and they can shut down on Dwyer and this forces the QB into throws. Throws he got away with last week will cost him this game. Miss St can run the ball on Auburn when the tigers stack box Miss St will make them pay. Last year Miss St had the game and lost by three. Miss St returns the players from that game and a lot of guys who were not around four years ago when miss St got their last win. Miss St is the better team and they should dominate the trenches and the scoreboard.

S.Carolina (-3) vs Georgia
The dogs will be deflated and Carolina should be hungry. Garcia showed he is the guy the team rallies around. With Garcia under center the gamecocks have leadership that has seen all the adjustments Georgia defense might make. Boise was able to run and throw and I expect the same from Carolina. What I liked is Boise beat up Georgia and the QB. Now they have to dust off to get into another street fight. Clowney showed last week he is a great rusher and the carolina defensive front should make #11 very unhappy. The Georgia line was banged up and now the heavy running back and isiah have a team looking to punch them in the mouth. Looking for some special teams plays from the Ace just like Georgia gave up to Boise. This will be a very good game to watch but nit for the Georgia offense. I'm look at SC to make more plays and cause mire turnover and pull ahead for good around the third quarter. They feel good to get the win against ecu but they will come to play the whole game this week rather than just the three quarters of last week.

Cheers
Irish

 

[Corley1011]

GL this week buddy!!! :toast:

 

[homerh]

Luv your plays, good luck

 

[Full court press]

Correct or not, I always enjoy your analysis of the games.
Best of luck

 

[Irish]

Thanks guys! Full court... I hope they are correct more than not :lol:
Okie st/Zona OVER 66.5

Okie st (14.5) over Arizona
I like the Okie state offense in this showdown. Arizona had five new guys on the offensive line. Yes they have a game under their belt but this will be a huge test for them. Okie state does not bring the toughest defense but they have some nice packages to set up blitz pressure and get Foles to throw bad throws into coverage. Looking at the Okie state offense they were pretty bland and I expect some more big plays and stranger sets to get the Zona defense guessing. The home crowd will be a big factor. All the experience is in the Okie st side of things and I like the offensive mind with players over the defensive mind looking to rebuild. Roberts and Criner are good runners but they just wont have the openings to really make this game in favor of the Cats. Im not sold on Foles in big games, what I have seen is he has some decent mobility but kind of stiff in the pocket and gets some happy feet with pressure. Last time these two played Okie state won 36-10 and I see this higher on both sides. I think Zona can put up high twenties on this defense on some miss coverage of bad okie defense but I doubt that highly. I see the pokes putting in well over 45. Too much talent for Zona to play against all game with the crowd behind them. Only way they have a tough time is if they out play themselves and I dont see it tonight.

Cheers
Irish

 

[Irish]

Mizzou (+10) over Ariz St
Am I missing something here? Yes I think the sun devils are a good team but they beat up a bad UC Davis team and even though Mizzou struggled in the opener I still think they are better. Hell I know that Mizzou was down right bad on third down but a week of practice and a win under the belt should give sophmore QB more there. Mizzou has a much better offensive and defensive line in this game. Everyone wrote of Mizzoe when Daniels left and then Gabbert came in. This is a well coached team with a lot of deep positions. I have seen this Arizona St and even though they have weapons I;m not sure they will just run over the tigers even with the home advantage. I give the edge to Arizona St in LB but I like the spread to make it hard for them to make big plays. I like the spread offense and the tigers to really get better with a week under the belt. Offensive line play should be a key for the tigers and they keep this in the number.

L'Ville (-4) over Fla Int
Next week is a big game for L'Ville against Kentucky so it might be look ahead time. Fla Int looked good against N. Texas, not someone great but north texas. That is not impressive to me and they go to a tough place to play against a team that really has rebuilt over the past season. The other game I made a big deal about the tigers o-line in this game I am giving no credit to the panthers line. If they show me different so be it but I do not see it. Murray was behind the L'Ville defense all day and they generates three picks, I think the cards can get a few tonight as well. Strong defense is going to get to the ball. He coached a hell of a defense at Florida. Now he has guys in his game plan that know the position. Yes I do not think they are the greatest defense but in this game they will be. Both teams have issues on the offensive line but I think the talent of the cards will be a difference, they get the better players than Fla Int. That talent and the louisville defense will be the big difference in this game. I think these teams match up well but L'Ville has a ton to play for and I think from top to bottom they have more talent compared to the panthers plus they are the home team. Just expect a hungry team on national TV against the panthers who will be hungry but wont be strong enough to fend off the other team.

Cheers
Irish

 

[Corley1011]

Against you on both tonight... Don't like it when I am :facepalm:

 

[Irish]

Sorry Corely... but as always good luck to you.

Just noticed the green things in the corner are bask. Thanks for all the posts with the postives guys. I appreciate that the effort is respected. Hats off to you all.

Kansas (+5.5) over N. Ill
Kansas is a tough team at home. They have been under valued because of the last seasons with the big man out of the head coaching position. This will be a dog fight and the huskie is a big dog but seriously value at over a FG. Army racked up over 300 rushing yards and Kansas got stronger as the game went on last week. Yes both teams really did not have a strong test but Value being the dog at home with some good recruits for KU. Harnish is a good QB in that N.Ill system but I really like Sims in this game. Sims the KU running back has good vision and a nice mix of power and speed. Not too much of either but a good mix. N.Ill has the better offense and better offensive line but I think Kansas has the running game to keep it close and a QB that can make some plays as well.

Cal (-5) over Colorado
I watched Colorado last week against Hawaii and this team is just not very good. Cal is a structured team with a good offense and a tough defense to figure out. They have a defense that can almost stop the Colorado running attack. Hell Hawaii on defense had push all game and they dont have the Cal talent up front. Im not saying Fresno is a tough game but Cal played the better team last week and looked like the better team on the field. The inexperience of the Cal skill players will get bailed out by the defense and the Cal running back will welcome the Colorado defense with open arms. He needs to establish himself and gain confidence running and the Buffalo defense should give him that aspect. I do not think a lot of Maynard at QB but one thing is know and thats tedford can make a QB better, they get better from week one and they go into colorado and out play them on offense and defense. I also think Cal will be way too fast for the colorado defense which showed issues covering the hawaii players. Cal runs by the Buffalos even above sea level.

C.Florida (-6.5) over BC
I watched every snap last week and N'Western under a bad QB made play after play against the BC defense. Not they get one of the most explosive QB's in NCAA. UCF has a lot of new players on defense but that won't matter. BC has o-line issues and their best player is the running back. I dont think the running game will be able to get going and the Knights can move the ball at ease against the BC defense. Watching that N'Western game you saw a lot of fustration in the BC players and they might just be emotional questions in this game on the road. They might have hope as the season goes on but in this game I think its about hunger and UCF will want this win against a big named team. They will show up and Goddard will play his normal game which will hurt the BC defense and at the end of the day the knights score at will and stop BC enough to make a statement. BC just is not going to be able to control the trenches and at the end of the day they just will not have enough push to make a difference.

UNC (-10.5) over Rutgers
A lot of the Carolina Blue fans have been waiting to see this QB under center and he played the part last week. I mean honestly I see these teams and I see A LOT of talent on UNC and I see the same rutgers team of a year ago. UNC will own the QB on defense and this will be a long day for a QB that does not have a ton of confidence against good teams. On the other side UNC has far too much talent at WR for the knights and if they committ to the pass UNC can run the ball. The rutgers defense will be spending time playing run or pass while forgetting to get to the QB. Giving Renner a lot of time and thats a great thing for my play. Renner should have lanes to throw and open targets in the deep secondary. Rutgers is EXTREMELY OVER VALUED based on an unimpressive win and Carolina will take that to the bank on offense and defense. They are playing hard for the new coach and I think some of the scarlet knights might question their coach even though they should not. UNC at home holds the edge and imposses themselves on the scarlet knights.

Cheers
Irish

 

[Irish]

L'ville (-5) over FLa Int
The panthers are playing like the better team but I'm still awaiting for Louisville to show up. Td to end half should get them into it getting the ball to start third quarter.

Cheers
Irish