A couple of key games, but with the bulk of the God apostrophe s Conference teams enjoying some cupcakes in advance of traditional rivalry games, it is not a deep week.
EVENTUAL 2021-2022 NATIONAL CHAMPION Michigan State 42, The 25
I saw these numbers in a dream, floating around my head. A Kelly Green 2, a scarlet 2, a Kelly Green 4 and a scarlet 5. I put them together in the order that makes the most sense to me. The possibility that my dream was telling me the score would be the 52, MSU 24 has occurred to me as more likely, but who am I to predict defeat, under any circumstances. I am not sure we have an answer to their receivers. Even above the talented starting 3, the has good tight ends and we have not covered them well, even more so than our not covering wide outs, all year. But, the Hell with it. We pressure Stroud and force him into bad decisions. Toss in some big plays against the the defense which remains suspect (oh, the verbal gymnastics required when an apostrophe is unavailable!) and Eventual 2021 Heisman Trophy Winner III having a big day on the ground and UPSET! Come to think of it, this could well be the game that makes or breaks III as a Heisman winner.
Meatchicken 31, Maryland 17
Maryland showed a strong run defense against us for a half, but that left them open for a pretty efficient passing attack. Meat does not have a quarterback as good as Thorne, or receivers as good as ours, but they should be good enough. Maryland needs one more win to become bowl eligible, but that will have to wait until next week. Meatchicken needs to keep pace with the winner of the MSU slash the game to keep playoff hopes alive.
Woke Forrest 31, ClemSIN 24
Yes, ClemSIN still has a pretty good defense, but Woke has been putting up points all year long. ClemSIN still has not shown a reliable offense. I am still surprised at this. Woke has a pretty poor porous defense, so ClemSIN can win if they can keep the Woke O in check.
Alabama 42, Arkansas 24
At some point the absence of a credible run game is going to be an issue for Alabama (cough Georgia end cough). Pirate Sound* Kansas had one big OOC win that is looking less and less impressive as the year has gone on. They do have some big wins in God apostrophe s Conference, but they have also given up a lot of points to teams with good passing games. Like, say, Alabama has.
Utah 35, Oregon 30
Anarchy! Anarchy! Anarchy!
Cincinnati 27, Southern Methodist 20
This is the first team with a pulse Cinci has played since Our Lady of the Perpetual Tie. They have been less than impressive for weeks despite winning. I think that continues this week. SMU has dropped a couple in a row, but they are still a quality Gang of 6 team, so an upset is possible. Predicitong mid majors can be so Fickell.
UCLA 35, Southern California 27
Why is this not the last regular season game of the year for these teams? Why is college football so bent on denying me the pleasure of childhood memories? First no Oklahoma Nebraska showdown, now UCLA and USC moved up a week? Bastards. Rat bastards. The string is being played out in SC, has been since September, but they should be up for UCLA.
Oklahoma 35, Iowa State 27
The Caleb Williams band wagon has officially taken Meek s cutoff, or died of dysentery or whatever Oregon Trail reference works best. Toast. It is toast. Anyway, ISU was thought to be a major player in the Pure Prairie League, and they are still dangerous, but I think Oklahoma rights its ship.
Kansas State 27, Baylor 21
For much the same reason Purducken beat MSU and Iowa. Big wins followed by good opponents are rough to do, especially on the road. Anyway, once Tuck signs that ten year 95 million dollar offer from MSU I suspect Dave Aranda is next up for LSU. That new tv deal for the Big However Many rocks.
Oklahoma State 27, Texas Tech 14
Unlike God apostrophe s Conference, the Pure Prairie League is not shy about scheduling moderately tough games in advance of the big rivalry games. Moderately tough. Okie State should set up Bedlam, Round 1 nicely.
Wisconsin 27, Nebraska 10
Wisky has been on a roll since dropping three of four at the start of the season, all to pretty good teams. There are two ways of looking at this, first that they have corrected and improved their offensive issues since the Meatchicken game. Or, second, all their games have come against the Big However Many West (and Eastern doormat Rutgers) which is awash in mediocrity. Actually, I think it is a combination of the two. Settling on Braelon Allen seems to have solidified the running game, but other than Iowa they have ploughed through pretty loose soil. I was surprised that Nebraska extended the program killing Frost, but this is probably the wrong year for a program like Nebraska to be courting coaches. Way too may better openings. That is probably going to save more than one job. Like Mullins in Florida.
Our Lady of the Perpetual Tie 35, Georgia Tech 20
Everyone knew the change over from the single wing offense, or whatever outdated offense they had, was going to be tough for GTU, but they remain a wreck despite recruiting for a real offense for a couple of years. I do not think OLotPT is anything like one of the four best teams, but them getting in the playoffs is about a 33 percent chance right now, especially if Alabama loses to Georgia
Mary Hardin, Mary Hardin Baylor 42, Trinity 13
D III playoff time! They had two teams in common on their schedule, Texas Lutheran and McMurry. Both waxed the heretic schismatics, but against McMurry MHB scored 77 points, while Trinity did not score a point**. That is a definitive data point right there.
Mount Union 52, Washington and Lee 7
Sure that is two generals the Mount is going against, which is tough, but keep in mind one of them was a rank traitor to his country. And last Saturday, they lost the battle for the Shenandoah. The last time that happened to Lee his surrender followed hard after.
* Arrrr.
** The game was cancelled. That does not change anything.
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