Weekend Picks

Last week I did pretty well going 6-0. This week the games are a lot tougher to pick so who knows what will happen. But here are the picks.

Last Week: 6-0
Season Total: 12-2

No. 23 California at Maryland: Cal will be tested going across the country to visit Maryland who is not a good team. Cal may be a bit overconfident after the beat down they gave the Cougs but they will pull away eventually. Pick: California

Stanford at TCU: I want to pick Stanford because TCU hasn't done much in the passing game this year. They do have a descent run game and a pretty good defense so they have that working for them. However, I am not a Tavita Pritchard believer, especially on the road. I think this one will be close but the home team has the advantage. Pick: TCU

No. 16 Oregon at Purdue: Oh the Big 10, nobody respects you anymore. Your conference is slow, boring and now you are trying to play catchup with everyone else. Purdue isn't going to know what hit them when every player on Oregon has speed they haven't seen in awhile. Pick: Oregon

UCLA at No.18 BYU: The whole country is on the UCLA bandwagon after the win over Tennessee. BYU needed a blocked kick after a correctly called unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to win their game over UW. This is the 3rd time these teams have met in the last calendar year. UCLA's weak offense costs them in this one. Pick: BYU

Hawaii at Oregon State: Oregon State finally gets to play a game at home. Hawaii is not very good this year after losing all their offense and their coach. Pick: Beavs

Arizona at New Mexico: Arizona could very likely be 6-0 heading into their game against Cal. They need to take care of business this week and keep everyone healthy. Pick: Arizona

UNLV at No. 15 Arizona State: Arizona State has a huge game next week against Georgia. The students started bringing up the Bulldogs during their game last week, so the focus might not be there at the beginning. It might be close for a quarter or two but ASU will win this one easily. Pick: ASU

No. 5 Ohio State at No. 1 USC: The game of the year is finally here. Ohio State is tired of getting punked by every descent non Big-10 team they play. Their offense looked horrible against Ohio last week, so imagine what it is going to look like against USC. Anytime Pete Carroll has two weeks to prepare for a game I will take him over anyone. I have big money on this game and don't even expect it to be close. After the game the whole country will lose trash Ohio State and talk about how they can't play with the big boys. Pick: USC, big.

No. 3 Oklahoma at UW: The Huskies have no chance in this game and they seem to know it. The only thing they really seem to be rooting for is that Jake Locker comes out of this game without an injury. If UW gets beat down by 50 plus will they make a coaching change this week? Pick: Oklahoma, big.

WSU at Baylor: I really wanted to pick WSU this week. Something has to go right for us this season doesn't it? However, after learning the game is being moved to Friday and the players are flying out the MORNING OF THE GAME (yeah not happy about that) it is a no brainer. Baylor wins a sloppy game and WSU fans start to question Paul Wulff 3 games into his tenure (not saying that is right). Man I hope I'm wrong. Pick: Baylor