I hope that everyone is hungry for a good slate of college and pro football this weekend. Last week was a disaster for college football, as it featured some awful match ups, mainly between a powerhouse and a cupcake team. Now, this week, as teams really get into conference play finally there are some good games to look forward to. There are four games featuring a pair of top 25 teams going at it, including two from the SEC. Then, in the NFL, we are reaching "measuring stick" week. Basically, after week four, you can somewhat tell how you're team is. If your team is a playoff contender, bound for the playoffs, or lastly, wait until next season bound. Now, on to the picks.
College (All Games on Saturday)
No. 14 Oklahoma at No. 22 Notre Dame, 3:30, NBC
This game is a rematch from last year, as the two teams are finishing up a home and home set with each other this year. Last year featured both of these teams in the top ten, with the winner, Notre Dame headed to the national championship game. This year, both teams are kinda middle of the pack top 25 teams, and both hope that a victory here would propel them in their quest for a BCS bowl. Notre Dame has struggled offensively thus far this season, only putting up 28 in their walloping of Temple, and only 17 last week. They need to do a better job offensively in order to be winning games. Oklahoma has a fantastic quarterback in Blake Bell, who took over for redshirt freshman Trevor Knight in their win over Tulsa two weeks ago. The Sooners also have a good defense, but, seeing the history between these teams, which isn't all that much of one, go with the Irish.
Pick: ND 27, OU 21
No. 6 LSU at No. 9 Georgia, 3:30, CBS
Do a lot of channel surfing between this game and the one previous, as both will be fantastic games. This one is a great interconference game between two SEC and national title contenders. Georgia will be playing its third game out of four total against a top ten team. They barely lost to Clemson in death valley, and then easily handled Couth Carolina between the hedges, which is where this game will be. LSU features a very stout defense, which will pose problems for Aaron Murray and the Georgia offense. The key in this game is to see if LSU quarterback Zack Mettenberger can continue to thrive under new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. He has done very well thus far, but I don't think that they can hold on here.
Pick: UGA 24, LSU 17
No. 21 Ole Miss at No. 1 Alabama, 6:30, ESPN
Missisippi is a team on the rise, but Bama had essentially a bye last week facing Colordao State, and they're going to just continue dominating the rest of the SEC.
Pick: Bama 34, Miss 13
Arizona at No. 16 Washington, 7, Fox
Washington is in the midst of their best start since 2001 when the Huskies really started to make a run towards the national championship. Everyone also seems to forget about them being in the upper northwest, plus they are overshadowed by Oregon and Stanford in their own division. But, things have been coming together for Steve Sarkisian and his staff up in Washington. Plus, this would be a confidence builder going into their game versus Stanford next week especially if they can keep Arizona's dynamic running back Ka-Deem Carey grounded.
Pick: Washington 38, Arizona 24
No. 23 Wisconsin at No. 4 Ohio State, 8, ABC
This is a very good match up between two traditional Big Ten powers. Wisconsin has a loss, but it was partly because of some dumb officiating when they could've gotten a chip shot field goal to end the game at Arizona State. But, as it is, they have one loss, and are headed to the horseshoe to play the team with the longest winning streak in the nation right now in Ohio State. Granted, nearly a quarter of those wins have come against the likes of Florida A&M, Buffalo, UAB, and Indiana. So, the Buckeyes haven't been tested at all. Both teams have excellent head coaches, offensive lines, and defenses. But, the reason why I think Ohio State will win is because of Braxton Miller, the dynamic dual threat quarterback for Ohio State, he is truly the best quarterback in the Big Ten, and if it wasn't for his injury, he'd be a contender for the Heisman.
Pick: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
NFL picks will come later today! Enjoy the feast of college football.
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