Sunday, September 7, 2014

NCAA Week 3 Picks

I went 9-4 in picking big ten games last week, 1-2 outside it.
21-6 in Big Ten Games
3-3 Outside Big Ten

Heres some observations after week two

1. A disastrous day for the Big Ten. Maybe one of the most disastrous ever. It was already bad before the night games when Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, and Rutgers all had their struggles against cupcake opponents and Purdue lost by 3 touchdowns to a cupcake opponent. It became downright disastrous when in the night games Michigan St, Ohio St, and Michigan all lost.
2. South Carolina did nothing to reinstall confidence after lasts weeks bad game as they struggled mightily against East Carolina
3. Welcome USC back to national relevance as they grinded out a tough win against Stanford on the road. The win could move them near the top ten and into playoff discussion.
4. UCLA once again looked meager, though this week it was on the defensive side of the ball, giving up 35 points to Memphis. They are 2-0, but this popular playoff pick is starting to look overrated.
5. Is Ole Miss a possible SEC West contender or is Vanderbilt really that bad? I think Vanderbilt is really bad but that doesnt mean Ole Miss wont be in the picture, they are pretty good.
6. On the same note is Notre Dame that good or is Michigan that bad? I think the latter is fully true here, I am not anywhere near ready to put Notre Dame in the playoff discussion yet.
7. Kansas St looked rough against Iowa St. Baylor may be the only challenger to Oklahomas Big 12 supremacy.
8. If the college football season ended after two weeks my playoff picks would be 1. Georgia Vs 4. Oklahoma and 2. Florida St Vs 3. Oregon.

Now to the week 3 picks

West Virginia @ Maryland: Pick: Maryland
Indiana @ Bowling Green: Pick: Bowling Green
Kent St @ Ohio St: Pick: Ohio St
Miami (OH) @ Michigan: Pick: Michigan
Iowa St @ Iowa: Pick: Iowa
Minnesota @ TCU: Pick: TCU
Illinois @ Washington: Pick: Washington
Purdue @ Notre Dame: Pick: Notre Dame
Nebraska @ Fresno St: Pick: Nebraska
Penn St @ Rutgers: Pick: Penn St

Outside the Big Ten
Georgia @ South Carolina: Pick: Georgia
UCLA Vs Texas: Pick: UCLA
Louisville @ Virginia: Pick: Louisville

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