College Football Picks

Big weekend this week. A lot of unbeatens going on the road. It's a good bet that at least one of them will fall. On an unrelated note, last night's game does not make NC State a good team. TSR is still going with FSU to win the ACC Atlantic and the conference as a whole. Finally, we offer our condolences to the ND community, especially the family of Declan Sullivan. RIP.

Last week: 7-3. Season: 27-13

Northwestern at Indiana
Northwestern is a very underrated team. They gave MSU a scare and I don't think they'll have a problem against a tricky Indiana team. Pick: Northwestern

#17 Oklahoma State at Kansas State
Neither team has faced too difficult of a schedule. Both teams were killed by Nebraska. Neither team is as good as their record would indicate. With all that being said, this is still an important game for both sides. Kansas State's Big 12 hopes took a huge hit last week with a loss to Baylor. The Pokes are still in contention for the Big 12 South after losing to Nebraska last week. Their season will likely come down to the Bedlam Game against the Sooners. Pick: Kansas State needs this game more than OSU, but I don't think that will matter. Gimmee the Pokes.

Tennessee at #20 South Carolina
Tennessee is winless in conference after being Bama's punching bag last weekend. To make matters worse, Coach Dooley compared his teams to Naz's this past week. As one TSR writer said, it is never a good idea to compare sports to Nazis. SC is coming off a rebound victory over Vandy and their season will likely come down to their matchup with Florida. Pick: Playing a hunch here, but I think Tennessee wins this one. I don't know why, its just a gut feeling. Side note: TSR would like to give a shoutout to Regan's cousin Evan, who graciously hosted two of the writers for this matchup last Halloween. He also gave us this piece of advice: It's not worth htting on SC girls because you know their gonna end up marrying a guy who pumps gas for a living. Well put. The same can be said about Dayton.

Florida vs. Georgia
First, as far as we're concerned, this game will always be known as The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party no matter what the NCAA insists we call it. With that out of the way, this has to be the worst matchup for these two teams in quite some time. Florida has lost three straight and needs to win this one and beat SC in a few weeks to have a shot at the SEC. UGA has won 3 in a row after losing 4 in a row. They too need this game if they want to challenge SC in the SEC East. Pick: We'll go with the Gators.

#5 Michigan State at #18 Iowa
MSU just keeps finding ways to win. No matter how close, the Spartans continue to come out on top. Iowa has disappointed me this year. As I've mentioned before, I picked them to play for the title before the season started, but that's no longer a possibility with their second loss coming last week to Wisconsin. Pick: Nothing against the Spartans, but I'm gonna roll with Iowa for one more week. This is it for them though. If they lose, we're through.

#1 Auburn at Ole Miss
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Kentucky at #21 Mississippi State
Gotta love both these teams. Traditionally bottom feeders, they're much improved and although both are pretty much out of the SEC race, they are capable of beating anyone. Pick: I'll take MS ST. In just two years under Dan Mullen, this team has made amazing progress. If the trend continues, they could become legitimate contenders in the SEC. Also, the fact that they are ranked 21 in the country and not in contention for the SEC is worth noting. To everyone who says the SEC is down this year, can you explain this? The traditional powers of UF, UT, and UGA are down and all the power seems to be in the West division, but it's still as hard as ever. (That's what she said)

Michigan at Penn State
No matter how these teams are doing, I love watching this game every year. With that being said, Penn State is down and really struggling this year. Michigan has lost its two biggest tests so far against Iowa and MSU. If their defense could just catch up to their offense, Michigan would be a title contender. Pick: Penn State. Happy Valley at night. I don't care how bad they've looked this year.

#2 Oregon at USC
With no bowl game this year or next year, this could be the biggest game the Trojans play until 2012. USC has lost two games by a combined 3 points. Bowls or no bowls, they're still USC so we know they have the talent. Oregon's offense is flat-out amazing. They haven't been held under 40 yet, and they've hit 60 three times including 72 against New Mexico. They have wins of 72-0, 69-0, and 60-13. I don't care who your playing, that's impressive. Pick: Ducks.

Game of the Week
#6 Mizzou at #14 Nebraska
Mizzou derailed my pick by beating the top ranked Sooners last weekend. No time to celebrate though as they head to the Sea of Red in Lincoln. Nerbaska handed Oklahoma State their first loss of the season last week and made it convincing. Pick: I'm not going against my boy T-Magic in this one. Huskers win and I don't think it will be close. I'm still going with Nebraska vs Oklahoma for the Big 12 title game.