Meatchicken 17, Wisconsin 10
/he final score is not indicative of how close the game was is a stupid cliche. Wisky has offensive issues that a real good defense cannot hide, and it starts with a quarterback who has thrown more touchdown passes to the other guys than his own. Wisky apostrophe s defense poses a challenge, and I think as the year goes on and the competition improves, teams will work on shutting down the Meatchicken run game and force them to pass, which worked well for Meats against Rutgers. I am not sure Meats has the passing attack to take on tougher teams than they have played, but Wisky has shown essentially nothing offensively and Meatchicken has a good defense.
Our Lady of the Perpetual Tie 31, Cincinnati 27
OLotPT is unbeaten without being really impressive. They laid the wood to Wisky Saturday but the final score is not indicative of how close the game was. I like what I have seen of Cinci. Well coached, talented. I just think OLotPT is a bit better in terms of talent. I wonder, though, what happens if Cinci wins this and runs the table. Is this the year a Gang of Six team can edge into the playoffs? It is not hard to see a bunch of two loss conference champs, like 2007, since the only super teams I have seen are in God apostrophe s Conference. Would an unbeaten Cinci, with two wins over quality Power Four teams, be more playoff worthy than, say, a two loss Oklahoma or the? Both of which, by the way, I am calling. Also, technically, I have rhetorically made the Pure Prairie League in a Gang of Six Conference, but that is really premature to do until Okie and Texas actually depart.
Woke Forest 24, Louisville 14
It looks like Wake Forest is the best hope for the South Atlantic League to make the playoffs, unless you count Our Lady of the Perpetual Tie. So far, thanks to ClemSIN and its extended run of excellent quarterbacks, it is one of the two conferences to make the playoffs every year. Outside of a team winning all its games, or the calendar turning back to 2007, they are out this year. The strength of schedule just will not support a one loss team from that conference.
Colorado 31, University of California* 27
SC still cannot run the ball. That results in too much pressure on whoever the quarterback is. Personally I would go with Dart because he is the future, but if you are an interim coach who already knows will not get the fulltime job you probably just want to get wins to impress someone with a head coach vacancy down the line and let the future take care of itself. What happened to SC? They could not even lick the Beavers. A series of bad coaching hires since Pete Carroll left? No wonder trojanhorse has been AWOL.
the 35, Rutgers 24
Did I read that right? The has fired the Pope? Talk about arrogance! Anyway, Henderson Henderson Henderson. That should open up the passing game. Defensively, stopping the aptly named Zips may provide a breather and some confidence but it does not change the underlying issue. Also, I guess at this point it is necessary to question the apostrophe s internal dynamics and cohesiveness. I do not think Rutgers has the offensive firepower to take full advantage of the apostrophe s issues.
Syracuse 27, Florida State 13
Holy shit FSU is bad. What the Hell has happened to them? Mike Norvell was given a vote of confidence by the AD after the third loss. You know what that means. With Helton already gone, he is the clear leader in the Most Fired sweepstakes.
Kansas State 27, Oklahoma 24
Look, Okie is not that good. I have seen them play a couple times, and they are not that good. Granted, I have more respect for Nebraskas defense after the second half last week, but still. They are not that good. They have been fortunate to get out with wins the last two weeks. The offense is pedestrian at best. I think I am going to pick against them repeatedly until they eventually lose twice.
Oregon 31, Stanford 20
Whatever goes on with the, that win over Fresno State is currently giving the Ducks two quality out of conference wins, which is good because right now they have one quality game before the season ends and any slip up is going to hurt the playoff run. A loss to, say, Stanford, could well drop them behind other 1 loss conference champs (including should it transpire, the) that pay tougher conference schedules. So, there can be no let down for the Quackers, and Stanford is just good enough to be dangerous.
Oklahoma State 24, Baylor 21
Say! Look who are both 4 and 0! That is nice for them. I do not think either of them are in it for the long haul as playoff threats, but they can both put together nice seasons. I like the Okie State defense.
the Pennsylvania State University 35, Indiana 24
The Big However Many East is looking like the second best division in CFB this year, after God apostrophe s Conference West. It is hard for me to see anyone getting out unscathed, but if any team can, it is the Nittany Kittens. Clifford is not the Big Red Dog I thought he was. Not that he is great, but he can make the throws and run the team. I have been skeptical about Indiana, and it looks like I was right. Pennix has had serious issues, and the team around him just is not that good.
Boston College 31, ClemSIN 10
I guess BC is also in the running for the South Atlantic League championship through four games. ClemSIN is now battling injuries as well as incompetence on offense. It is only four games and can turn around, but it is looking like I have never been so wrong about a non MSU player as I was about Scrabble Guy.
the Louisiana State University 27, Auburn 20
Probably the fifth and sixth teams in the God apostrophe s Conference Legends Division. Ole Mississippi State is in for a rough year. I discount the Auburn let down against Georgia Southern. That kind of thing is always troubling, but rarely matters in the games the team gets up for. The game is at the LSU, though, and I still think Nix is bad.
University of California** 31, the Arizona State University 27
Not that anyone but me is staying up late enough to see this one. That loss to Fresno State is going to hurt UCLA. I think there was some undue hype for ASU at the start of the season, but they have been about what I expected. Pretty good, but not Top 25. It is UCLA apostrophe s toughest remaining game other than both contests against Oregon. They get ASU at home, so I will use that as the decision point.
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