Year2's Week 5 Picks
by Year2 on Sep 30, 2011 11:37 AM EDT
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PrintLast Week: 6-1 straight up, 3-3 against the spread
Season: 28-8 straight up, 12-14-1 against the spread
Mississippi State (+7) over Georgia 33-30
I think Mississippi State's offense is a bad matchup for Georgia, so I'm picking the western Bulldogs even though this one is in Athens.
Texas A&M (-3) over Arkansas 34-27
I guess we can retire the jokes about this being a future conference game now. As for this matchup specifically, Arkansas just isn't the same team this year as it was when it narrowly beat A&M last year.
LSU (-30) over Kentucky 48-3
This one will get ugly quickly.
Tennessee (-28) over Buffalo 42-17
Same here.
South Carolina (-10) over Auburn 38-35
This should be a bit of a shootout unless the Gamecock defensive line simply tears apart Auburn's offense.
Alabama (-4) over Florida 27-13
I'm amazed the line is only four. I want to believe Florida can compete in this one, but I don't see it happening. Alabama doesn't have to load up against the run to stop it, and Florida's passing game won't be beating anyone decent this season.
Fresno State (-3.5) over Ole Miss 24-21
I feel like this game could be Houston Nutt's Rubicon. If they play well, this thing can be salvaged. If they flop, it's over. In normal circumstances I think Nutt would get another year after this one regardless, but things in Oxford are going south in a hurry.
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I think the UF vs. Bama
line reflects that no one really knows what the true UF offense is going to look like this year. We have only seen bubble screens and handoffs because that was all that was needed to win in the games so far. My guess is Vegas is banking on Weis’s past success in the NFL, and his ability to play tough teams close while at Notre Dame. I have a feeling a lot of people will be surprised by the Gators tomorrow, whether that surprise is good or bad for us Gator fans remains to be seen.
Weis can get the best out of a quarterback. My only question is can he get the best out of the receivers? Whether they have been hiding their deep ball because they didn’t need it or because they don’t have it will be interesting to learn. My opinion is if Florida can’t get some lateral passes working it is going to come down to special teams and the kicking game. Same for Alabama, we haven’t really seen what McCarron can do yet. If we don’t have a long ball, and I really believe that we don’t. I think we are in for a long low scoring game. About 12 1/2 hours away. I am gonna stock up on Wild Turkey because I have a feeling I am gonna need some medication by halftime.
I'll have the Crown Royal neat with an occasional beer chaser.
Unfortunately, I’ll be stuck in The Swamp for 4 hours with no anesthesia. By all rights Bama should have the edge but I’m not conceding anything yet. However I am not ruling out the fact that it may be a long ride home. Ya’ll wanna hand me that Crown?
This should be one of the 3 best teams Bama plays all year.
I think Muschamp’s team will be a lot more disciplined and well rounded than last year’s Florida team. It’s his first year though and he doesn’t quite have the players to fit the Defensive system. I think Bama wins by 4.
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