Week Nine TV Guide
See that #65 throwing the ball? That's Sebastian Valenzuela. This three-star, 6' 2'' 327lb OG was Wazzu's number one commit last year. I know every great team starts with a great O-line, but let's just say Wazzu is a ways from getting there. Not to worry, three-star WR Bobby Ratliff is on the way in 2010. Best of luck to him.On to week nine.
Fri 5.00 ESPN2 West Virginia v South Florida (+3) - An odd year in that there is no room for slip ups in the Big East. If WVU wants to stay in this race they need to go to Tampa and win which looks slightly easier after South Florida's demolition by Pitt last week.
9.00 ESPN2 Purdue v Wisconsin (-7) - Purdue is a fun team to watch. They are the anti-Iowa in that they could very easily be 7-1 right now instead of 3-5, but they haven't figured out how to win close games. Now that they are on a little two game winning streak I think Purdue keeps it close and sneaks it out at the end against a Wisconsin team without any real weapons outside of John Clay.
9.00 ESPN Indiana v Iowa (-17.5) - I'm in the Indiana isn't actually that horrible camp, but they've blown two games late this year and they aren't going to win in Iowa City. Looking for more consistency out of Ricky Stanzi , who while he only threw for 138 yards last week, hasn't thrown a pick in his last two games.
12.30 ABC California v Arizona St. (+6.5) - If Cal could go to Pasadena and win I figure they can win in Tempe. Look for the usual suspects to rack up the yards as they face a non-elite defense. Best & Co. will win by much more than a touchdown.
12.30 CBS Georgia v Florida (-14.5) - With Georgia down this game takes on less importance and Florida continues their march to the SEC championship game. I don't look for any performance trends out of Tebow. He just wins games, that's all that needs to be said about him.
1.30 ESPN Penn St. v Northwestern (+17) - I'm not really sure why ESPN decided they needed to show this game at all. Northwestern have broken many hearts this season on their way to a 5-3 record. Come back wins at Purdue and Indiana have made a Wildcat bowl appearance quite likely. The team depends entirely on Mike Kafka who leads the team in rushing (which really means they have no running attack to speak of) and has thrown for over 2000 yards. The 17 point line seems a little steep for an underdog team at home with a winning record who've proven they can score points.
4.30 NBC Washington St. v Notre Dame (-27.5) - I'm sure San Antonio will basically just shutdown on Saturday as the Cougars come to town to take on Notre Dame. Based on my cursory knowledge of NCAA football Washington State is the worst BCS conference team, and its not even close. I'm sure the fact that the Irish are undefeated on Halloween will play an enormous role in the outcome of this game.
4.45 ESPN South Carolina v Tennessee (-6) - This is a completely new Tennessee team and a win here would surely lock up a bowl bid with the weak teams remaining on their schedule. I said Auburn/LSU last week would be low scoring, but it was a blowout. I'm going to try again. This will be low scoring. Two strong defenses and two very inconsistent quarterbacks. Crompton's 21/36 265 isn't bad at all against Alabama's defense, but the team just couldn't finish drives. I expect his resurgence to continue this week.
5.00 ABC Texas v Oklahoma St. (+9.5) - With this game at night and in Stillwater it gives the Cowboys a chance, but I really find it hard to see them beating Texas without Dez Bryant and Kendall Hunter. That's exactly the kind of loss a traditional power team such as Texas could absorb with the crazy depth they have but rising power teams such as OK State just don't recruit with the likes of Texas and don't have the talent to fill in for superstar receivers and running backs. This will be close, it will be physical, which will help OK State, but without a big play threat, Texas will begin to pull away.
5.00 ABC USC v Oregon (+3) - Masoli told the local paper he is giving himself a B on the condition of his knee. That is exactly the news USC haters across the land do not want to hear going into this game. Masoli has gone from underperformer (Boise, Purdue, Utah) to break out star (Cal) and then injured. He needs to have that Cal game, or something close to it for this offense to score points. He is the catalyst for the offense both throwing and running. Assuming Oregon's defense comes to play, Barkley will be expected to limit his mistakes and he'll probably have at least one drive where he needs to deliver. Just as in the Ohio State game, Oregon is too good to be beaten solely by running backs.
9.00 ESPN2 Purdue v Wisconsin (-7) - Purdue is a fun team to watch. They are the anti-Iowa in that they could very easily be 7-1 right now instead of 3-5, but they haven't figured out how to win close games. Now that they are on a little two game winning streak I think Purdue keeps it close and sneaks it out at the end against a Wisconsin team without any real weapons outside of John Clay.
9.00 ESPN Indiana v Iowa (-17.5) - I'm in the Indiana isn't actually that horrible camp, but they've blown two games late this year and they aren't going to win in Iowa City. Looking for more consistency out of Ricky Stanzi , who while he only threw for 138 yards last week, hasn't thrown a pick in his last two games.
12.30 ABC California v Arizona St. (+6.5) - If Cal could go to Pasadena and win I figure they can win in Tempe. Look for the usual suspects to rack up the yards as they face a non-elite defense. Best & Co. will win by much more than a touchdown.
12.30 CBS Georgia v Florida (-14.5) - With Georgia down this game takes on less importance and Florida continues their march to the SEC championship game. I don't look for any performance trends out of Tebow. He just wins games, that's all that needs to be said about him.
1.30 ESPN Penn St. v Northwestern (+17) - I'm not really sure why ESPN decided they needed to show this game at all. Northwestern have broken many hearts this season on their way to a 5-3 record. Come back wins at Purdue and Indiana have made a Wildcat bowl appearance quite likely. The team depends entirely on Mike Kafka who leads the team in rushing (which really means they have no running attack to speak of) and has thrown for over 2000 yards. The 17 point line seems a little steep for an underdog team at home with a winning record who've proven they can score points.
4.30 NBC Washington St. v Notre Dame (-27.5) - I'm sure San Antonio will basically just shutdown on Saturday as the Cougars come to town to take on Notre Dame. Based on my cursory knowledge of NCAA football Washington State is the worst BCS conference team, and its not even close. I'm sure the fact that the Irish are undefeated on Halloween will play an enormous role in the outcome of this game.
4.45 ESPN South Carolina v Tennessee (-6) - This is a completely new Tennessee team and a win here would surely lock up a bowl bid with the weak teams remaining on their schedule. I said Auburn/LSU last week would be low scoring, but it was a blowout. I'm going to try again. This will be low scoring. Two strong defenses and two very inconsistent quarterbacks. Crompton's 21/36 265 isn't bad at all against Alabama's defense, but the team just couldn't finish drives. I expect his resurgence to continue this week.
5.00 ABC Texas v Oklahoma St. (+9.5) - With this game at night and in Stillwater it gives the Cowboys a chance, but I really find it hard to see them beating Texas without Dez Bryant and Kendall Hunter. That's exactly the kind of loss a traditional power team such as Texas could absorb with the crazy depth they have but rising power teams such as OK State just don't recruit with the likes of Texas and don't have the talent to fill in for superstar receivers and running backs. This will be close, it will be physical, which will help OK State, but without a big play threat, Texas will begin to pull away.
5.00 ABC USC v Oregon (+3) - Masoli told the local paper he is giving himself a B on the condition of his knee. That is exactly the news USC haters across the land do not want to hear going into this game. Masoli has gone from underperformer (Boise, Purdue, Utah) to break out star (Cal) and then injured. He needs to have that Cal game, or something close to it for this offense to score points. He is the catalyst for the offense both throwing and running. Assuming Oregon's defense comes to play, Barkley will be expected to limit his mistakes and he'll probably have at least one drive where he needs to deliver. Just as in the Ohio State game, Oregon is too good to be beaten solely by running backs.
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Hahaha, poor Wazzu can't get any good recruits.
Oregon baby!!
I agree with your picks but would have picked South Florida if I had gotten on here in time last night.
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