By Adam Abramson
I come to you with my apologies.
I'm in the process of moving and the timing couldn't be worse. It'd be like asking an accountant to move during tax season or a politician to move during an election. But I've made the bed...at least I can see the light at the end of the tunnel (this time next week).
Enough about me. We had a pretty good football game to watch last night.
Could you imagine how long this blog post would be if the game had meant what we all thought it would back in early September? Louisville and bowl eligibility are two concepts that should have cross paths back in October, not November 29, with the bowl eligibility part hanging in the balance.
Either way, it was a good game. Rice found pay dirt three times, but racked up just 120 on 30 carries. Brohm attempted just 22 passes but was clutch in the fourth quarter to put the Cards in position to win. If you didn't see, he threw a perfect strike to Harry Douglas along the sideline for 46 yards that set up Art Carmody's 33 yarder to win it. Fine work by a senior QB part of a pretty solid class.
We can only hope that last night was the start of a great championship weekend. My picks are very important this weekend, but I'll explain that early next week.
Until then...
| Game | Line | Pick | Notes |
| C. Michigan @ Miami (OH) | CMU -3.5 | Central Michigan | In the battle for the MAC Championship, you'll get to see Dan LeFevour, who puts on quite a show. The sophomore is a dual threat QB who has the same exact number of rushing yards as Tim Tebow and actually has more passing yards (be it 43 yards). The Chippewas have two ugly losses, but I like LeFevour's mojo to carry a win. |
| Army @ Navy | Navy -14 | Navy | I heard some grumblings of Paul Johnson leaving Navy, but who knows. Until he does, he'll oversee a rushing attack that'll wear Army's 114th ranked rush defense into the ground. |
| Virginia Tech @ Boston College | VT -4.5 | Virginia Tech | Many Virginia Tech faithful think this will be a drubbing. I'm not so sure. It's always kind of eerie when you don't hear about the "other" team. I almost expect VT to sweat this out, in VT fashion, but win by a touchdown. |
| Tennessee @ LSU | LSU -7.5 | LSU | If LSU doesn't win this game by two touchdowns, something is wrong with LSU... |
| UCLA @ USC | USC -20 | Southern Cal | I really think any player on USC is so ticked about last year's loss to UCLA that there's no way this game is close. I'm a little concerned with the return of Patrick Cowan for UCLA...how will he react to his first big hit? |
| California @ Stanford | Cal -13 | Cal | The former No. 2 team in the country isn't a two-touchdown favorite over Stanford? I mean, they had a No. 2 ranking for some small reason...They should roll this game. |
| Pittsburgh @ West Virginia | WVU -28.5 | Pittsburgh | Could WVU win this game 55-3? Sure. But I've seen too many teams with everything to lose blow it. I won't go that far, but 38-10 is not a cover... |
| Arizona @ Arizona State | Arizona State -6.5 | Arizona State | Arizona is definitely tricky, Oregon will tell you. But this game being in Tempe changes the dynamic. I feel -6.5 might be a little low. |
| Washington @ Hawaii | Hawaii -14 | Hawaii | I have to start showing the Warriors some respect...and you better get used to them. Win and they're in the BCS, for better or worse. |
| Tulsa @ UCF | UCF -6.5 | UCF | The C-USA championship game features a guy not talked about much around here. Kevin Smith, the nation's leading rusher has insane numbers: 2,164 yards and 25 rushing TDs. He's the reason UCF will have a 10-win season after a 4-8 campaign last year. |
| Oklahoma @ Missouri | OU -3 | Oklahoma | You think I'd forget? In typical 2007 fashion, Oklahoma will blow up the BCS one final time. Both sides have some key injuries (Chase Coffman for Mizzou and DeMarco Murray for OU), but Oklahoma has more depth. Although I'd really like to see WVU-Mizzou for all the beans, I'm just not sure it'll happen. |
Enjoy the games. Chime in with your thoughts, I'll retort on the comments section.
Comments (1)
Adam, if you check the record books, from 1982-89 Arizona was 6-0-1 against ASU...the entire time I was there (insert your favorite Animal House line here). So I am forever scarred (re: Joe Pisarcik) and never believe that the point spread is too low, based on the dread I feel going into the game every year. But hey, I appreciate the confidence in the Maroon & Gold, and I agree with you about USC, my guess is that that game will be over just after the opening kickoff.