Football Future-see 2015: Week Six

Alright, what happened? Did anyone catch the number of those buses in Athens and Gainesville, because Georgia and Ole Miss straight up got run over. In fact, the whole AP Top 25 went through some serious upheaval in just one week. Who is the number one team in the land? It’s not Ohio State, no matter what the AP says. Michigan State has struggled against lesser competition. TCU and Baylor lack defenses to go along with those offenses. Texas A&M may be the best team in the SEC. Notre Dame is complaining about a wet field in Clemson. But dwelling on the past can keep you from paying enough attention to the present. This week, we have a conference games from each of the power 5 conferences.

RECORD

Week One	9-1
Week Two	4-1
Week Three	3-2
Week Four	2-3
Week Five	2-3
Week Six	3-2
Week Seven
OVERALL	23-12	.657

The Games:

10 Oklahoma at Texas (Saturday, Noon, ABC)

The Red River Rivalry. Okay, Oklahoma can just about name their score in this game. Texas has just simply fallen so far and nothing seems able to fix it. They’re being out-recruited by Houston at this point. The Sooners, meanwhile, have a solid QB in Baker Mayfield and they have an offense just slightly less potent than TCU, who put up 50 on the Longhorns. Texas will be up a bit, since this is a rivalry game, but the Sooners will just plain roll them. Boomer Sooner!

Final Score: Oklahoma 40, Texas 14
INCORRECT: Texas won 24-17

Georgia Tech at 6 Clemson (Saturday, 3:30pm, ABC)

On October 7, 1916, the Georgia Tech Engineers (they weren’t the Yellow Jackets yet) defeated an intramural football team from tiny Cumberland College of Lebanon, TN, by the score of 222-0. That’s right, 222-0. That won’t be the case when the Jackets travel to Death Valley and face off against the Clemson Tigers. The Tigers may just be the best team in the ACC. QB Deshaun Watson is beginning to play up to that potential that he has. For that reason alone I think Clemson beats Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets may just be one of the most disappointing teams in the nation right now. I had them picked to reach the ACC Title Game and it’s starting to look like they’ll do well to be .500 on the year. Tigers win.

Final Score: Clemson 28, Georgia Tech 17
CORRECT: Clemson won 43-24

19 Georgia at Tennessee (Saturday, 3:30pm, CBS)

Georgia simply failed to show up for the game against Alabama, leading to the Dawgs picking up their first loss. Tennessee, meanwhile, has dropped close games to Oklahoma, Florida, and Arkansas, and now has Georgia and Alabama in back-to-back games. The Vols are currently 2-3, and could be 2-5 soon. The yearly match-up between Georgia and Tennessee is always close. But Georgia is coming off a whipping that calls for them to step up and play a lot better. The Dawgs O-Line has to open up as many holes as possible for Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, especially for Chubb to reach that milestone 100 yards rushing. And I think they’ll do it. Tennessee will keep it close, but Georgia will overcome and pull away in the fourth. Dawgs wins.

Final Score: Georgia 34, Tennessee 20
INCORRECT: Tennessee won 38-31

19 Northwestern at 18 Michigan (Saturday, 3:30pm, BigTen Network)

Michigan is looking more and more like the real deal. That loss to Utah doesn’t look nearly as bad as it did after the game. Jim Harbaugh has the Wolverines believing that they are a major player in the Big Ten, and I have to admit that I’m buying it. Northwestern is riding high after a big early season win over Stanford. They are also looking to stake their claim in a Big Ten that suddenly looks wide open, as neither Ohio State nor Michigan State look to be as dominant as they should be as Top-5 ranked teams. I think Michigan is just a little better than Northwestern though. Wolverines win.

Final Score: Michigan 27, Northwestern 21
CORRECT: Michigan won 38-0

23 California at 5 Utah (Saturday, 10:00pm, ESPN)

Cal has the player, Jared Goff, that may be the best QB in the country. Utah may just be the best team in the country. This game will be a big step toward one of these teams making a statement in the PAC-12. The Utes are still beaming after a huge 42-point victory over Oregon. Cal is just pushing for more respect. I like Cal’s QB, but I just don’t think they have enough to clear the roadblock that is Utah. Utes win.

Final Score: Utah 31, California 17
CORRECT: Utah won 30-24