This is a big weekend for college football. This week the Right wing takes on a full slate of SEC and Big XII action. Basically, we’re discriminating against the lesser conferences in favor of the two strongest in the nation. The SEC and the Big XII dominate the Top 15 in both the AP and the USA Today Coaches Polls.
Most likely, no matter how well USC or the Big Ten champion plays, the National Championship game this season will feature the Big XII champ against the SEC champ. That being said, we now go into the picks…
(4) LSU at (11) Florida
The last two National Champions square off in the Swamp Saturday. LSU has already taken down one Top 10 team this year, beating Auburn 26-21. Florida stumbled last week against Ole Miss, dropping out of the ranks of the unbeaten. Bulletin board material is already jumping for this game, as one of the DBs at LSU has said that they plan to hit Florida QB Tim Tebow so hard that he’ll feel like he’s been in a car wreck. Florida is consistent on offense; LSU shows consistency on both side of the ball. But the Swamp is not an easy place to play.
Final Score: Florida 28, LSU 24
Nebraska at (7) Texas Tech
Bo Pelini has Nebraska looking up, but they still play in a loaded Big XII. This conference game features one of the nation’s up-and-coming defenses against one of the most powerful offenses in recent memory. QB Graham Harrell is a Heisman candidate, and I think he may already have about 4 Billion passing yards this season. Nebraska is looking for a breakout game, but I don’t think it happens this week. Watch for the Red Raider offense to continue flying high.
Final Score: Texas Tech 35, Nebraska 21
Tennessee at (10) Georgia
Georgia’s coming off a Bye week after a 41-30 thrashing at the hands of Alabama. Tennessee has yet to play up to their level of expectation going into this year. Coach Phillip Fulmer is possibly on the hot seat yet again. Georgia fell eight spots after losing to the Crimson Tide, and now hold firmly in the Top 10. Tennessee has won the last two match-ups between these two by the scores of 51-30 and 35-14. But Georgia’s looking to regain their early-season swagger. Watch for a big game from Stafford, Moreno and Green.
Final Score: Georgia 31, Tennessee 14
(5)Texas vs. (1) Oklahoma
Texas is good. Oklahoma is better. The Sooners’ offense is rolling over anyone who stands in their way. But the Red River Shootout is not to be taken lightly. Oklahoma knows that Texas can beat anybody in the country. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma’s QB, has the highest passer rating in the nation. Watch for the Sooner’s to air it out early, stretching the Texas D and opening up room for the running game.
Final Score: Oklahoma 38, Texas 26
(13) Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
Vanderbilt has never been this high in the polls. They just knocked off Auburn at home, and now go on the road for two weeks, taking on first Mississippi State, and then going between the hedges to take on Georgia. And that’s the problem with this game. This meeting has “trap game” written all over it. Vanderbilt could very easily get caught looking ahead to that game in Athens on October 18th. We already know that Mississippi State has a strong defense. They held Auburn to 3 points. (Of course, they lost 3-2, but that’s because Auburn has a strong defense as well.) Sylvester Croom can coach up a team as well as anyone in the SEC. I’m going out on a limb here and calling for the upset special.
Final Score: Mississippi State 21, Vanderbilt 20
(17) Oklahoma State at (3) Missouri
These two teams have one thing in common, besides both playing in the Big XII. Both teams are averaging over 50 points per game this season. Missouri QB Chase Daniel is making a strident case for the Heisman Trophy, and if the Tigers go undefeated, he just might pull it off. This has the making of a good, close game, which means that Missouri is going to run away with it.
Final Score: Missouri 35, Oklahoma State 13
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