Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The Dirty Dozen and Bottom of the Barrel: How Do You Like Me Now?

Oh, it's good to be back in the College Football swing of things. We enter week #3, 2nd of our poll and really, there hasn't been much decided.

Other than we are really good at picking games--



And yeah, we can say that.

11-1. That's right, 11-1, bank on it. No, we don't pick the spread, because quite honestly, we've never been very good with the whole Vegas Betting line thing...



But we digress....



Time to find out what at least some of us are made of--

THE DIRTY DOZEN:

1) Alabama (1-0). Still on top. Still kings of the hill. Still the man....or men. Nobody better. At least for the moment. Though we give you the Kings first test of the year. A road trip to College Station, Texas...and Johnny Football. (This Week: at Texas A-n-M Our Pick: Alabama 27, TAMU 21)

2) Clemson (2-0). Enjoy this you Clemson Tiger you. Still living la-vida-loca off the Georgia win. No, last week doesn't count. At least not in the Miss America contest. But now you get to go conference, can you take that piano off your backs? (This Week: @NCState Our Pick: Clemson 41, NC State 21)

3) Oregon (2-0). New coach, same Ducks. Run by day, run by night. They broke a sweat vs. Virginia, but not a big one. They might this week...but they might not. (This Week: vs. Tennessee Our Pick: Oregon 47, Tennessee 14)

4) Stanford (1-0). Finally, after pretty much the whole FBS played 1 or 2 games, the Cardinal kick off their season. And grind up the San Jose St. Spartans. We still like this team, very well rounded and not a traditional Pac 12 all-flash, no substance school. (This Week: @Army Our Pick: Stanford 41, Army 13)

5) Ohio St. (1-0). Stop Ohio State fans. Yeah, sure Kenny Guiton did great vs. SDSU, but it was SDSU. Don't go delusional on us, call back when you play a "Big Boy" school. Oh wait...It won't matter too much who's at QB this week...but it will eventually. (This Week: at Cal Our Pick: tOSU 23, Cal 17)

6) Texas A&M (2-0). Alrighty Aggie fans, time to put up or shut-up. You've talked a ton of smack this off-season and now the King of the Hill comes to pay a visit. You surprised them last yr, but how many people surprise the Saban twice? Yeah...think about it. (This Week: vs. Alabama Our Pick--see #1)

7) Louisville (2-0). Teddy B. Teddy B. Teddy B. The Cards take flight. Though they haven't exactly played a power schedule, which they may regret. But that's another story. In the meantime, Teddy has 9 TD passes in 2 games and you are 2-0. (This Week: at Kentucky. Our Pick: Teddy 37, Kentucky 13)

8) LSU (2-0). God we hate agreeing with other polls. But so far, so good. Don't read too much into the 56 spot they put up vs. UAB, everyone does that. That being said, Mettenberger has improved, but the D has given up some points. (This Week: vs. Kent St. --really? Our Pick: LSU 576, Kent State 12)

9) Florida St. (1-0) Another team still licking on cupcakes (ewww...gross). By October, the writers will be slobbering for Jameis Winston, but Winston will not have been tested. By anyone. (This Week: vs. Bethune-Cookman. Yes...yes they are. Our Pick: FSU 57, BCC 10)

10) UCLA (1-0). Good thing they were off this past weekend. The death of walk-on WR Nick Pasquale seems to have impacted the whole program and may have motivated them. We'll find out pretty soon. (This Week: at Nebraska Our Pick: UCLA 37, Nebraska 35)

11) Michigan (2-0). We aren't sold on these guys. But the national writers are convinced since they beat a perennially overrated Notre Dame. The schedule is easy, the potential to run the table good. But we're not convinced. (This Week: vs. Akron. Our Pick: Michigan 31, Akron Zip)

12) Georgia (1-1). They are here only because they've lost. This is a scary good team. Good luck stopping Todd Gurley. 3 Ranked teams in their 1st 4 games. If they can survive this, look out. (This Week: BYE)

Where there is good, there is bad and always, there is this--

THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL:

5) USC (1-1). Ooof. The call for Coach Kiffykins head grows by the day. The list of replacement candidates is out. And 10 more games remain. Yay, Cody Kessler is your starter. Good luck with that. Why?



(This Week: vs. Boston College. Our Pick: USC 13, BC 7)

4) Texas (1-1). Yeah, so what. You fired Manny Diaz. You really believe Greg Robinson is an improvement?



Ha! Good luck with that. It doesn't get any easier here and nobody is shedding a tear for them, nor should they. (This Week: vs. Ole Miss. Our Pick: Ole Miss 31, Texas 23)

3) Miami (Ohio) (0-2). It's gonna be a long, long year for this team. They aren't off to a good start. Worst in points for, worst in points against. Outscored on avg 46-10. Enjoy the fall. (This Week: BYE 46, Miami (OH) 10)

2) Georgia St. (0-2). This is why FCS (former 1-AA) teams should not move up to D-1. Not anymore. Maybe 10-years ago, not now. This is a waaaayyyy...overmatched team. Against everyone. They weren't good in FCS last yr. (This Week: @West Virginia. Our Pick: WVU 112, GaState 3)

1) Southern Miss (0-2). What was it we said last week about Alabama?



Oh, yeah. That. It's been a long time, been a long time, been a lonely, lonely, lonely time. OMG, I just quoted Led Zepplin! But...I digress. Don't expect things to get better, though these guys play FIU and UAB this season, so there's a chance. (This Week: at Arkansas. Our Pick: Ark. 43, S. Miss 10)

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