Football Future-see IV

So last week was bad. We’re talking 1 win and 4 losses bad, sending us to 12-8 on the year. What a difference one week makes, huh? Only the Mets have suffered a worse collapse this season. But, we here at Right Wing continue, bearing the unbearable, striving for redemption with our fifth week of picks.

(15) Virginia Tech at (22) Clemson: Clemson is turning into an on-again-off-again team, dragging their fans on a roller coaster ACC schedule. Virginia Tech, though ranked number 15, has been a sort of disappointment this season. The energy of a team rebounding from a horrible event in April was sapped by Skip Holtz in week 1, when the Hokies barely escaped East Carolina. They’ve since lost to LSU, but they’ve won every other game, though not as decisively as wished for by Hokie Nation. This game depends on which Clemson team shows up, but we’re taking the Hokies to turn it on, beating Clemson in Death Valley 24-20.

(10) Oklahoma at (19) Texas: The Red River Shootout looked a lot more enticing eight days ago, but then Colorado and Kansas State effected Big XII drive-bys and knocked off OU and the Longhorns. Texas is uncertain as to the status of Colt McCoy, QB phenom who suffered a mild concussion. The Sooners need to prove that they haven’t lost their big game mentality. The last few games in this series have been lopsided, decided by ten or more points each time. Oklahoma is the better team, though, and they’ll prove it, handing Texas its second straight loss, 34-21.

(12) Georgia at Tennessee: UGA is an astounding 23-3 on the road against SEC teams since Mark Richt became head coach. UT is floundering and Fulmer’s seat is growing hotter and hotter. Matthew Stafford has come into his own as the Dawgs’ starting QB, and the two-headed attack of Brown and Moreno is frightening for any run defense. In their last three games, Georgia has scored 45, 26, and 45 points. Tennessee is giving up an average of 37.5 points per game this year. Dawgs go to Knoxville and win, 31-20.

(5) Wisconsin at Illinois: Here is your Upset Alert of Week 5. Wisconsin has not really proven themselves yet, even though they are number 5 in the land. The Illini are 4-1 and looking for Zook’s signature win. Well, this week looks pretty good to wear orange and blue, so long as you are a team from Illinios. The Badgers fall 27-26 in OT.

(9) Florida at (1) LSU: LSU assumes the leadership role in the nation, taking over the top spot from dethroned, but still undefeated, USC. Florida needs a bounce back game, and this does not look like it. The Tigers need to showcase the reason they are now number 1. The LSU offense has been slow to start recently, but once they get rolling, no one can stop them. The Gators may come into this game playing too hard, causing too many mistakes. Also, you just know the LSU secondary is daring Tebow to run one up the middle. LSU sends the Gators to their second conference loss. LSU 28, Florida 19.