Football Future-see 2011: Week Eight

RECORD

Week One..........5-2

Week Two..........3-2

Week Three........5-0

Week Four..........4-1

Week Five..........4-1

Week Six...........5-0

Week Seven......5-0

Week Eight........3-2

Overall...............34-8

The first Football Future-see was week two of the 2007 season. It wasn't until week 14 of the 2010 season that I had my "perfect week" of 5 correct picks against 0 incorrect picks. That was a nerve-wracking time. But this year I have three Perfect Weeks in seven attempts. I'm 31-6 on the season, a winning percentage of .837 for the year. I haven't incorrectly picked a game since September. So here are the games for week eight. Georgia is idle this week, and you know that UGA is my permanent pick, meaning I always pick their game. The Dawgs have a week off to prep for their showdown with Florida. Florida is also off, as is South Carolina. The SEC East is down to UGA and South Carolina, although the Gamecocks own the head-to-head tiebreaker, meaning the Dawgs need to win out and hope SC loses to either Tennessee, Florida, or Arkansas.

USC at Notre Dame______INCORRECT

The Irish are subject to many realignment rumors. Some say that eventually the Irish will have to join a conference to maintain any chance at reaching the National Title game. USC is recovering from the fallout punishment of the Reggie Bush scandal. This is usually a good game, and this year it feels like ND wants it more.

FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 26, USC 20

4 Wisconsin at 15 Michigan State_______INCORRECT

Sparty knocked off Michigan last week, and for their efforts they were rewarded with an 8-spot jump in the polls. Wisconsin is nigh unstoppable. I actually would have no problem with Wisconsin jumping over Oklahoma at some point. I think the Badgers are one of the best teams in the nation, after a certain two SEC teams.

FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin 34, Michigan State 24

19 Auburn at 1 LSU_______CORRECT

LSU is still ranked #1. Auburn is coming off a win over Florida. This will be a good, titanic battle in the SEC West. Auburn is surprisingly good, but LSU is just a whole lot better.

FINAL SCORE: LSU 35, Auburn 17

Tennessee at 2 Alabama_______CORRECT

You have to feel sorry for Tennessee. They played a revamped Georgia team with a good defense, then they played an LSU team with perhaps the best defense in the game, and now they have to play Alabama, who oddly enough has a good defense. And Tennessee is injury plagued at the moment.

FINAL SCORE: Alabama 31, Tennessee 7

Washington at 7 Stanford_______CORRECT

Washington is 5-1 on the year, but they've lost to the only ranked team they've played. Stanford is averaging over 45 points per game while giving up an average of just over 11. Still, this game has a chance to be close.

FINAL SCORE: Stanford 27, Washington 24