Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tonight's Predicition
I'll take Mississippi State over Auburn tonight and I'll take West Virginia over Marshall tomorrow!! Full list of predictions to come tomorrow!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
GO BOIIIIIIIIIIISEE!!!!
Tyrod Taylor just threw an incomplete pass to seal the deal for Boise and I must say I am very pleased. I did not pick Boise to win this game because I just did not think they could pull off another huge win off, but somehow they did. Like I stated earlier, their past accomplishments and continued track record of winning against power teams must be considered when debating whether they should be in the BCS Championship. At this point, if they take care of business and regardless of how many undefeated teams, this team should be in the BCS Championship. I think they are a 14 point better team than VA tech and they did not even play their best tonight. On a neutral site, they may be a 3 score better team than Tech. However, marching into their home with 80,000 fans, playing not that good and still taking them down means a lot. There is no fluke here, and there was no fluke with the 2007 Fiesta Bowl with Oklahoma, 2006 Oregon State, 2008 Oregon, 2009 Oregon, 2010 Fiesta Bowl TCU, and now 2010 VA Tech.
I doubt that Boise would run the table in the SEC or any other major conference, but I really can't speculate on these things with any accuracy because they aren't in those conferences. All we can look at is what they have done and what the teams they have played have done. Their schedule sucks, beating a VA Tech team should not just get them in, but with their track record over the last few years, they should get their opportunity if they run the table.
Others might say that they should have scheduled more BCS non-conference teams, but those people will never be satisfied. Even if they had 4 BCS conference teams on their schedule, people would still argue that their WAC schedule is weak and BCS teams have to play 7-9 BCS teams just in their conference.
Lastly, Boise passes the "eye test" with flying colors. Anyone who has watched them over the past few years realizes that this team is legit. They are a legit top 10 and maybe even top 5 program. With that said, if they are one of two undefeated teams at the end of the year, they should DEFINITELY be in the BCS Championship. Am I gonna tell you that they are better than 'Bama, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, USC, Ohio State, and the likes of these guys?? Absolutely not, but I am going to say that they are with those guys. Just like how I can't argue that 'Bama is a better program than Texas or the vice versa, because all of that would just be splitting hairs. Yeah, there may be an answer, but it is so miniscule and not one program is truly "heads and shoulders" above the other. Boise is an elite program right now and should be treated like the other elite programs. If they win out, they should be in the BCS Championship!!
I doubt that Boise would run the table in the SEC or any other major conference, but I really can't speculate on these things with any accuracy because they aren't in those conferences. All we can look at is what they have done and what the teams they have played have done. Their schedule sucks, beating a VA Tech team should not just get them in, but with their track record over the last few years, they should get their opportunity if they run the table.
Others might say that they should have scheduled more BCS non-conference teams, but those people will never be satisfied. Even if they had 4 BCS conference teams on their schedule, people would still argue that their WAC schedule is weak and BCS teams have to play 7-9 BCS teams just in their conference.
Lastly, Boise passes the "eye test" with flying colors. Anyone who has watched them over the past few years realizes that this team is legit. They are a legit top 10 and maybe even top 5 program. With that said, if they are one of two undefeated teams at the end of the year, they should DEFINITELY be in the BCS Championship. Am I gonna tell you that they are better than 'Bama, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, USC, Ohio State, and the likes of these guys?? Absolutely not, but I am going to say that they are with those guys. Just like how I can't argue that 'Bama is a better program than Texas or the vice versa, because all of that would just be splitting hairs. Yeah, there may be an answer, but it is so miniscule and not one program is truly "heads and shoulders" above the other. Boise is an elite program right now and should be treated like the other elite programs. If they win out, they should be in the BCS Championship!!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Week 1 Predictions
WEEK 1
Not many tough decisions for this week, so my record will surely be decent. This will be a stupid statement by the end of Saturday, but the New Mexico game scares me for some reason. It could be that Masoli just got eligible for Ole Miss and negative things are on my mind with the Ducks' program, but New Mexico has a solid D and besides James in the backfield--there are questions abound with their offense. A punt return, big turnover or two, and this game could be interesting come the 4th quarter.
I want Boise State to make the run to the BCS Championship, but it will be a tough job to take out the Hokies in Blacksburg. They rise up for these games, but no way can they do it again!! If they do win and then run the table, they truly do deserve to play in the BCS Championship. Yeah, they would probably have 3-4 losses in the SEC, but after running the table all these years they deserve their shot. You can scream that it should only matter about what happens each year, but they do it EACH year!! And perhaps they should be given their due!! However, they aren't taking down the Hokies in Blacksburg on the opening weekend.
I had North Carolina taking down LSU, but just changed it due to the ineligble players. It's not necessarily due to the players, but due to the craziness in the locker room now. Players talking about all these infractions instead of focusing on the game--it can't be good. Unless 'ole Butch Davis can manipulate those minds and get them hating some purple and gold.
Wisconsin on the road at UNLV is an odd road game for the first week of the season, but Wisconsin should be able to hand the ball off and run down hill all game. I just worry about their adjustment to the Vegas weather. Perhaps 80% of the players it has no effct on, but that last 20% could be the difference. Personally, I was not in my element going from St. Louis to Vegas to play baseball at 18. I wasn't able to adjust that well and I have heard many athletes share the same feelings. However, the game is late, but that air is still thin. Run the ball, run straight, don't fumble, and they should win by 3 scores.
That's about all...I hope I keep this up all season!!
My winning picks are bold and italicized!!
#1 Alabama v. San Jose State
#2 Ohio St. v. Marshall
#3 Boise State v. #10 Virginia Tech
#4 Florida v. Miami (Ohio)
#5 Texas v. Rice
#6 TCU v. #24 Oregon State
#7 Oklahoma v. Utah State
#8 Nebraska v. Western Kentucky
#9 Iowa v. Eastern Illinois
#11 Oregon v. New Mexico
#12 Wisconsin v. UNLV
#13 Miami (FL) v. Florida A&M
#14 Southern Cal v. Hawaii
#15 Pittsburgh v. Utah
#16 Georgia Tech v. South Carolina State
#17 Arkansas v. Tennessee Tech
#18 North Carolina v. #21 LSU
#19 Penn State v. Youngstown St.
#20 Florida State v. Samford
#22 Auburn v. Arkansas State
#23 Georgia v. Louisiana Lafayette
#25 West Virginia v. Coastal Carolina
Not many tough decisions for this week, so my record will surely be decent. This will be a stupid statement by the end of Saturday, but the New Mexico game scares me for some reason. It could be that Masoli just got eligible for Ole Miss and negative things are on my mind with the Ducks' program, but New Mexico has a solid D and besides James in the backfield--there are questions abound with their offense. A punt return, big turnover or two, and this game could be interesting come the 4th quarter.
I want Boise State to make the run to the BCS Championship, but it will be a tough job to take out the Hokies in Blacksburg. They rise up for these games, but no way can they do it again!! If they do win and then run the table, they truly do deserve to play in the BCS Championship. Yeah, they would probably have 3-4 losses in the SEC, but after running the table all these years they deserve their shot. You can scream that it should only matter about what happens each year, but they do it EACH year!! And perhaps they should be given their due!! However, they aren't taking down the Hokies in Blacksburg on the opening weekend.
I had North Carolina taking down LSU, but just changed it due to the ineligble players. It's not necessarily due to the players, but due to the craziness in the locker room now. Players talking about all these infractions instead of focusing on the game--it can't be good. Unless 'ole Butch Davis can manipulate those minds and get them hating some purple and gold.
Wisconsin on the road at UNLV is an odd road game for the first week of the season, but Wisconsin should be able to hand the ball off and run down hill all game. I just worry about their adjustment to the Vegas weather. Perhaps 80% of the players it has no effct on, but that last 20% could be the difference. Personally, I was not in my element going from St. Louis to Vegas to play baseball at 18. I wasn't able to adjust that well and I have heard many athletes share the same feelings. However, the game is late, but that air is still thin. Run the ball, run straight, don't fumble, and they should win by 3 scores.
That's about all...I hope I keep this up all season!!
My winning picks are bold and italicized!!
#1 Alabama v. San Jose State
#2 Ohio St. v. Marshall
#3 Boise State v. #10 Virginia Tech
#4 Florida v. Miami (Ohio)
#5 Texas v. Rice
#6 TCU v. #24 Oregon State
#7 Oklahoma v. Utah State
#8 Nebraska v. Western Kentucky
#9 Iowa v. Eastern Illinois
#11 Oregon v. New Mexico
#12 Wisconsin v. UNLV
#13 Miami (FL) v. Florida A&M
#14 Southern Cal v. Hawaii
#15 Pittsburgh v. Utah
#16 Georgia Tech v. South Carolina State
#17 Arkansas v. Tennessee Tech
#18 North Carolina v. #21 LSU
#19 Penn State v. Youngstown St.
#20 Florida State v. Samford
#22 Auburn v. Arkansas State
#23 Georgia v. Louisiana Lafayette
#25 West Virginia v. Coastal Carolina
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Welcome to Theo's College Football Predicitions
Since all these experts make this outlandish predictions and have a tendancy to be completely wrong, I felt that it was my time to make a fool of myself. I would say that I am an above average college football fan. I do not identify myself with one team, but I do tend to get some new favorites every now and then. I am more into the characters of the sport and the great stories that make college football great. I will save my personal profile and further thoughts for another time if people care and if I am consistent with updating this blog.
For now, this blog will serve merely as a place for me to make predictions on just the AP Top 25 games. Depending on how things go and how often I actually update this blog, I may expand to predicitions to every NCAA Division 1-A (I don't like the FBS terminology) game. My goal is to just update this blog once a week with those predictions. I am really doing this for myself, so I can evaluate how much of an "expert" I am. Reality would say that I will make about 4 posts to this blog and I'll forget about it by Week 3. We will see though.
And before the 4 games start tonight, I will take Ohio State, Miami, USC, and Pitt--tough call, especially with Utah at home and they seem rise up in these type of gains. Utah was my first inclination. However, I have to go with Dion Lewis running wild over the 8 new Defensive starters from Utah. Plus, every time I watch Dion Lewis play, he runs wild!! So that is my strongest influence.
For now, this blog will serve merely as a place for me to make predictions on just the AP Top 25 games. Depending on how things go and how often I actually update this blog, I may expand to predicitions to every NCAA Division 1-A (I don't like the FBS terminology) game. My goal is to just update this blog once a week with those predictions. I am really doing this for myself, so I can evaluate how much of an "expert" I am. Reality would say that I will make about 4 posts to this blog and I'll forget about it by Week 3. We will see though.
And before the 4 games start tonight, I will take Ohio State, Miami, USC, and Pitt--tough call, especially with Utah at home and they seem rise up in these type of gains. Utah was my first inclination. However, I have to go with Dion Lewis running wild over the 8 new Defensive starters from Utah. Plus, every time I watch Dion Lewis play, he runs wild!! So that is my strongest influence.
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