Sorry about the background change. My background freaked out this morning so the blog is going to have this very basic background until I find something better. On to the picks. Last week was my work week of the season and I ended up going only 1-4. Luckily, its time to bounce back so this week I will be going 5-0. Here are the picks:
Florida State at North Carolina State- As a Seminoles fan, this game terrifies me. Thursday night games on the road have become a house of horrors for FSU. However, like I have been saying all season, if the Noles are truly "back", they must win games like this one. NC State has the best offense FSU will see for the rest of the season, but FSU's defense has been stellar since the Oklahoma game. They still lead the nation in sacks and must get plenty of pressure on Russell Wilson or he will carve the secondary apart. This game will be close and it will be nerve-wracking, but the Seminoles will prevail. Florida State 34, North Carolina State 31
Florida versus Georgia (in Jacksonville)- I'm not sure what to make of this game. Florida is in the middle of a three game losing streak and Georgia currently has a three game winning streak. If the Gators win, they still control their own destiny in the SEC East. If Georgia wins, they could still win the SEC East despite their awful start to the season. Florida hasn't scored more than 29 points this season. Georgia has topped 40 points for three consecutive games. However, three factors swing this game in the Gators' favor. One, Urban Meyer cannot and will not allow his team to lose four games in a row. Two, the Gators used their bye week to get healthy and their offense should be better for it. Third and most important, Georgia hasn't played a defense of Florida's caliber this season. Florida 24, Georgia 17
Missouri at Nebraska- I feel bad for Missouri. Last week, they scored one of the biggest victories in school history. And their reward for upsetting Oklahoma is a trip to Lincoln to face a very angry Nebraska team. The last time Nebraska played in front of their home crowd, Taylor Martinez got pulled and the Cornhuskers lost to Texas. And last week, the proud Blackshirt defense of Nebraska gave up 41 points to Oklahoma State. Nebraska will be out to avenge both of these mistakes. The winner of this game should win the Big 12 North. Missouri will play hard, but they don't have it in them to pull of back-to-back upsets. Nebraska 28, Missouri 24
Michigan State at Iowa- If Michigan State can win in Iowa City this weekend, they have an excellent shot of going undefeated and even playing for the national title. However, Iowa can thrust itself back into the thick of the Big 10 race with a win versus the Spartans. Michigan State has had everything break right for them this season. Their escapes at Notre Dame and Northwestern have shown that they are truly a charmed team. Iowa, on the other hand, has been killed by their own mistakes in both of their losses. If not for special teams errors, the Hawkeyes could very easily be undefeated. This weekend they will avoid mistakes and cause the Spartans' luck to run out. Iowa 17, Michigan State 14
Upset Special: Oregon at Southern California- I have had this upset picked out ever since the Ducks became a Top 10 team. So have the Trojans. USC is not allowed to play in a bowl game due to their Reggie Bush probation so this game is their Super Bowl. Also, it was the Ducks who truly ushered in the end of the Trojans era of dominance by beating USC last year 47-20. USCs will be out for revenge. They have quietly had a solid season after a slow start that took them out of the national limelight. Their offense really got going two weeks ago against Cal. And the Trojans have had their bye week to prepare for Oregon's breakneck pace of offense. Finally, even though they have fallen on hard times, USC is still full of future NFL players on both sides of the ball. Oregon may execute perfectly, but the Trojans have the talents to hang with them. For the fourth week in a row, the #1 team in the nation will lose. Southern California 41, Oregon 38
Week 8 Record: 1-4
Overall Record: 27-13
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