Football Future-see Week 9

RECORD:

Week 1 ....... 7-1

Week 2 ....... 4-1

Week 3 ....... 4-1

Week 4 ....... 2-3

Week 5 ....... 4-3

Week 6 ....... 2-3

Week 7 ....... 3-2

Week 8 ....... 4-1

Week 9 ....... 4-3

TOTAL ..... 34-18

5 Michigan State at 18 Iowa_______CORRECT

Sparty sails into Iowa, the land of corn. MSU is a good team, but I’ve yet to see a really dominating performance from them. Iowa had luck last year, and Michigan State has it, seemingly, this year. But, Iowa is a good football team.

FINAL SCORE: Iowa 24, Michigan State 20

6 Missouri at 14 Nebraska_______CORRECT

Mizzou took down the top ranked Sooners last week, and as a reward they travel to the Huskers’ home stadium for an afternoon tilt. I actually hesitate to call this game an upset, because Nebraska is a good team. If this were a neutral site, I’d still lean toward Nebraska.

FINAL SCORE: Nebraska 27, Missouri 21

Florida vs. Georgia_______INCORRECT

This is a neutral site game. Florida is 17-3 in the last 20 meetings between these two teams. That said, Georgia still leads the overall series by a fair margin. On paper, UGA is the better team in this game. They’ve won three in a row while the Gators have dropped their last three. Florida QB John Brantley has a passer efficiency rating of 119, which is good. Georgia QB Aaron Murray has a 157 passer efficiency rating, which is better. Take the Dawgs.

FINAL SCORE: Georgia 31, Florida 17

1 Auburn at Ole Miss_______INCORRECT

If any game on this list will cost me a perfect week, this game is it. Houston Nutt has a tendency to upset someone along the way. Auburn has played three consecutive very tough games, and as of this writing, they are beaten up, battered, tired, and ripe of the taking. Ole Miss will have to play stellar defense to win this game, but Auburn is known to give up points.

FINAL SCORE: Ole Miss 21, Auburn 20

25 Baylor at Texas_______INCORRECT

Texas has lost this year to Oklahoma, UCLA, and Iowa State. For any other team, that would be demoralizing, but it’s likely to have merely angered the Longhorns. Baylor is good, and that Robert Griffiths kid is a pretty darn good athlete. Still, Mack Brown exacts some interconference revenge.

FINAL SCORE: Texas 24, Baylor 21

Colorado at 9 Oklahoma_______CORRECT

Oklahoma is coming off a crushing defeat at the hands of Missouri. The Sooners dropped nine spots in the polls, and they will look to rebound in a big way. Colorado, on the other hand, is on the back-up QB for the rest of the year. Poor Buffs.

FINAL SCORE: Oklahoma 34, Colorado 13

2 Oregon at USC_______CORRECT

USC has not played an opponent the caliber of Oregon, so their defense has yet to be tested. But, this has trap game written all over it for Oregon. This is USC’s de facto bowl game. Oregon is the best team they’ll play this year, and the Trojans cannot go to a bowl. Look for USC to keep it close in the first half, but the Ducks pull away at the end.

FINAL SCORE: Oregon 36, USC 23