This weeks game of the week brings us to Columbia, South Carolina where a top offensive minded coach goes toe to toe with a top defensive minded coach. South Carolina is coming off a bye week. Alabama starts its stretch of six teams coming off bye weeks the week before they play the Crimson Tide. The offensive key for South Carolina starts and ends with the production of Stephen Garcia. Garcia has the experience to upset Alabama but will he be able to match the experience with production? The defensive key for the Gamecocks is the defensive containing the Alabama running-backs. For Alabama the offensive key will be Greg McElroy. Can he do better than last years game and also not make any mistakes. The defensive key for Alabama will be its young secondary.
Prediction: Alabama has won 19 straight games. South Carolina has not beaten a top two ranked team since around the time dinosaurs were ruling the Earth. Alabama's win streak goes to 20- Bama 35 S Car 31
Other Games:
Tennessee vs Georgia- Derek Dooley learn first hand about Les Miles' luck, Mark Richt better hope he can borrow some from Les...Tenn 24 UGA 28
LSU vs Florida- Florida got embarrassed last week in Tuscaloosa, LSU should have gotten an embarrassing lost against Tennessee in Baton Rouge...LSU 9 Florida 24
Arkansas vs Texas A&M- Old Southwest conference rivalry renewed...Two great college quarterbacks with two different styles. Mallets arm is the difference..Ark 35 A&M 21
Auburn vs Kentucky- Last year Kentucky went into Auburn and shocked the Tigers and won. Expect this year to be no different. This is my upset pick of the week: Auburn 21 Kentucky 24
Eastern Michigan vs Vanderbilt- Ill take CSI reruns...Vandy 35 EMU 7
Missississippi State vs Houston- With Case Keenum out, Houston better hope their receivers can step it up. Expect Mississippi State to show a dominating performance...MSU 35 UH 21
We go down to the Everglades of Miami for this week ACC's GOTW. Florida State looks to slow down the high powered Miami offense. The key offensively for Florida State is can the experience offensive protect Chrisitan Ponder and give him enough time to throw to the receivers. The defensive key for the Seminoles will be containing Jacory Harris and not letting him run out of the pocket. Miami's offensive key will be the running game. If Miami's running-backs together amass over two hundred yards rushing then Hurricanes should win. The defensive key for the Hurricanes will be its defensive line getting pressure on Ponder and getting him to make errant throws.
Prediction- This game will be close threw out and the crowd should keep Miami in it until the end but the Chop will get the last word...FSU 21 Miami 20
Other Games:
Virginia Tech vs Central Michigan- Chip Chip Chippewas...atleast you could say that during the game and have fun....VA Tech 35 CMU 7
Virginia vs GA Tech- Mike London is still two years away from competing against the top teams in the ACC...Wahoos 10 Ramblin Wreck 31
Clemson vs North Carolina- This was considered to be one of the biggest games in the ACC during the preseason...now its just an elimination game....Tigers 24 Tar Heels 21
Navy vs Wake Forest- The option attack is tough to stop...Navy 35 WKU 28
Boston College vs NC State- The Tom O'Brien bowl...Old Team (BC) 28 New Team (NC State) 24
Western Kentucky vs Florida International- Both teams are a combined 0-8 on the season...Yikes...Someone has to win since there are no more ties...WKU 7 FIU 28
Arkansas State vs North Texas- Lance Dunbar and Riley Dodge leads North Texas to an upset victory...ASU 14 NT 17
Florida Atlantic vs La Monroe- Anyone wanna watch I Love Lucy? FAU 7 La-Monroe 35
South Alabama vs Missouri S&T- Last week South took out Kentucky Wesleyan by forty-nine points. Missouri S&T and Kentucky Wesleyan are in the conference...Expect the same results South 56 S&T 0
Other Top Collegiate Games:
Michigan vs Michigan State- Denard Robinson is the Heisman Frontrunner. Greg Jones is the Butkus award front runner. Should be a classic Big 10 match-up. Expect it to come down to the last drive. Michigan 28 Michigan State 24
USC vs Stanford- Its strange how much a year can make a difference. Any normal year USC is twenty point favorites. But Stanford has Luck on their side....USC 21 Stanford 35
Missouri vs Colorado- The twentieth year anniversary of the fifth down. Colorado got a huge win last week over a struggling Georgia team. Missouri needs to win this before they start the toughest stretch of their year playing Texas A&M, Nebraska, and Oklahoma...so a must win is an understatement. Colorado 21 Missouri 28...Dont expect a fifth down.
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