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Huge Upset on the Horizon!!!
I've
got fourteen games for you to feast your eyes on. First,
let me tell you, I'm not much for picking college upsets.
And for the most part this week is no different. Besides
the biggest upset of the week, maybe the year. Will
the blessed ones fall? Who else thinks the number one
team in the nation is going to get speared on the road?
Read on and mark the words that fall from my page! Lucky's
about to be granted fortune teller status!
Kansas
State (+7) @ Oklahoma - Talk about a fall from grace.
This match-up used to play a huge roll in the conference's
champion. Although the Wildcats are 3-0 this year, they
still aren't expected to chase the title. But than again,
the pathetic excuse for football the Oklahoma Sooners
have been playing have slipped them from the top 25.
Too bad Josh White couldn't come back for his 8th year...
Seriously, this game isn't what it used to be. But even
more than the Kansas State Wildcats, the Sooners just
flat out suck. TCU, UCLA, these teams aren't supposed
to stand a chance against mighty Oklahoma. Look for
State QB Allen Webb to do just enough to compliment
the heavy rushing attack from Kansas, as the Sooners
lose their 3rd game in this young season. Lucky's
Fearless Prediction: Kansas State Wildcats 21 - Oklahoma
Sooners 20.
Notre
Dame @ Purdue (-3) - The Irish ran into a very
good Spartan club last week in Notre Dame. This week
they travel to play the underrated Boilermakers of Purdue.
Purdue lost a heart stopper to the Minnesota Golden
Gophers in double overtime as Laurence Maroney stated
his claim for the Heisman. This week Purdue gets the
Fighting Irish at home after each team stumbled from
the undefeated ranks a week ago. Brandon Kirsch is good
enough to test the Irish secondary, while Jerod Void
and Kory Sheets are tough enough rushing the ball to
clobber the front seven of Notre Dame. This should be
a very good game against two teams who will do all they
can to keep their loss column to a single game. In the
end it will be the team who comes to play with fire
in their eyes and snot in their nostrils that comes
out on top. Lucky's Fearless Prediction: Notre Dame
Fighting Irish 23 - Purdue Boilermakers 30.
Temple
@ Bowling Green (-28) -Temple is very, very,
almost as bad as Duke. (0-4, can it get any worse? yes,
say 0-5) The Bowling Green Falcons only have one win
to show for their first three games. But they're better
than that. They ran into a tough Wisconsin team in week
one. Omar Jacobs was amazing in that game. In their
second game, the Falcons took it to Ball State. Boise
State hosted the Falcons last week, whooping them bad
20-48. Have you noticed anything? Sure, the Falcons
haven't beaten anybody special, but they haven't been
doormatted like the Owls either. Look for the Temple
Owls to make a swift return the door of the heavy footed
Bowling Green team for their 5th loss of the season.
Are you interested in an offensive show of dominance?
Try to buy a ticket to this game and watch Omar Jacobs
wow you as well as Owl defenders. Lucky's Fearless
Prediction: Temple Owls 13 - Bowling Green Falcons 49.
Washington
@ UCLA (-21.5) - Those pesky Huskies were back
in fine form last week, giving me another win after
stunning me with their first win of the season two weeks
ago against Idaho. Unfortunately for the Dogs, good
things only come one at a time for them. Oh, and UCLA
is for real. The Bruins have taken it to every single
team they've come up against. This kid Maurice Drew,
who often runs in the shadow of fellow California rusher
Reggie Bush, is one hell of a runner. Returning Husky
defenders remember him well from his past exploits of
the weak Husky defensive unit. New Coach Tyrone Willingham
has the screws and bolts tightened up in Washington,
but there is no question in my mind that Drew will find
the right tools to pull the Huskies apart. The Bruins
come into this game 3-0, looking good in each win. They've
yet to score under 41 points, and yet to give up more
than three touchdowns in a contest. Don't be surprised
if this game is over by half time. UCLA loves to finish
off lesser opponents early, and Washington fits right
in to that category. Lucky's Fearless Prediction:
Washington Huskies 17 - UCLA Bruins 50.
Utah
@ North Carolina (-3.5) - The North Carolina
Tar Heels may be 1-2. But close losses to Georgia Tech
(21-27) and Wisconsin (5-14) make the Tar Heels look
worse than they really are. Last weeks big win at North
Carolina State is a better judge of what we should expect
from the school known more for there hoop program. Starting
quarterback Matt Baker won't light up his opponents,
but he doesn't need to. These Tar Heels have the offensive
line and running backs to smack you in the mouth when
they have the ball. This is a tough nosed offensive
unit who will wear the Utes down over 4 quarters of
football. Their toughness doesn't stop with their O-line.
The Tar Heel defense is one of the best in the nation.
They will keep their team within reach early, allowing
them to build momentum and take the game over late.
Take the Heels at home, and expect some intensity after
a big win a week ago. Lucky's Fearless Prediction:
Utah Utes 17 - North Carolina Tar Heels 27.
USC
@ Arizona State (+16.5) - USC is the best team
in the Nation. Any team who comes to play the Trojans
doesn't have a chance. Lets give matt the Heisman right
now! Give me a break! Matt Leinart is quoted saying
"It was fun being behind against the Ducks."
Well I hope he likes losing for an entire game. The
Trojans are one of the best teams college football has
ever had, and they're going to tumble down like Humpty
Dumpty in Tempe. That's right, you heard it here first.
In fact I told you this was going to happen before the
season even started. I've been waiting for this game
since every stupid sports magazine in the country took
the Trojans to win it all once again. To finish the
season undefeated. For Matt Leinart to win the Heisman
two years running, get drafted number one, and take
Coach Carrol with him to the pros. This is no fairy
tale world folks. Sam Keller and his 1443 yards passing
and 16 touchdowns are here to make a mockery of preseason
polls, and thoughtless predictions. Like my good buddy
always says, "College is meant for underdogs to
defy the sure thing!" No better time than now,
Arizona State, no better place than here! Take the Sun
Devils and the 16.5 points they're getting. I'm not
sure they'll need it, but I like to have the security!
Lucky's Fearless Prediction: USC 37 - Arizona State
Sun Devils 42.
Minnesota
(-2.5) @ Penn State - This is my first of four big
match-ups between the undefeated. Minnesota has a much
better team than Penn State which is why they are favored
going into Pennsylvania to play the undefeated Nittany
Lions. I love Joe Paterno, and those Lion uniforms and
lids are classic. But Maroney is my favorite back in
college football. You'll never see Laurence Maroney
tip toe under a pile, or escape contact via out of bounds.
The Kid runs with a passion! He drives his feet, lowers
his head and sinks his shoulder pads into would be tacklers.
Roney has nearly 700 yards after 4 games, the last being
a double overtime boiler against Purdue. The Gophers
pulled out a huge victory, setting up an dual against
undefeated conference rival Penn State. Maroney will
continue his surge into the Heisman Voting with a giant
game on Saturday. Look for Laurence to carry the rock
for upwards of 200 yards. But it won't be Laurence who
wins the game. With the defense set on stopping the
Gopher rushing attack, Brian Cupito (whose already racked
up 900 yards) will throw over the top of Nittany Lion
defenders on way to a rout of Paterno's finest team
in some years. Lucky's Fearless Prediction: Minnesota
Golden Gophers 46 - Penn State Nittany Lions - 27.
Florida
(-4) @ Alabama - This is one of four games between
undefeated teams that I picked this weekend. In each
one I took the favorite to win big. The Gators are better
than the Crimson Tide of Alabama. Their records are
the same, yes, but don't let that catch you off guard.
'Bama's biggest win was the lonely Arkansas Razorbacks.
Florida beat Tennessee to get one of their 4. Chris
Leak has been everything I thought he would be. He leads
his team with limited mistakes, making big plays when
he's needed most. Does anyone think he's going to get
worse? Will he regress the more he practices Urban Meyer's
schemes? No way in hell. The same "no way"
the Crimson Tide take down the Gators, even if the game
is in Alabama. Take the high-powered Gators to disrupt
and upend the Tide. Lucky's Fearless Prediction:
Florida Gators 32 - Alabama Crimson Tide 20.
Navy
(-6) @ Duke - Two tough losses to the Maryland Terrapins
(20-23) and the Stanford Cardinal (38-41) have the Navy
Midshipmen ready to bumrush the Devilish Dukies in Wallace
Wade Stadium. Duke is just as bad at football as they're
good at basketball. The Blue Devils couldn't even win
their first contest against the Pirates of East Carolina
for God's sake. They finally got a win two weeks ago,
beating VMI badly 40-14. Well, they have their single
win, might as well call the season. It's only downhill
for the University until College Hoops makes its return.
The Blue Devils will get scalloped like potatoes against
the Navy's best. A measly 6 points is nothing when you
have the Blue Devils on the other side of the ball.
Duke: 1-10. Look at there schedule. After the sickly
Devils lose this contest, there isn't a winnable game
left on the schedule. Lord have mercy on this program...
Send them to the GMAC so they can win more than a game!
Lucky's Fearless Prediction: Navy Midshipmen 38 -
Duke Blue Devils 13.
Virginia
Tech (-10.5) @ West Virginia - The West Virginian
Mountaineers are 4-0. But don't be mislead, the only
game WV dominated was a 35-7 win over the Wofford Terriers.
(Can't believe that mascot is real!) West Virginia only
took Syracuse by 8, Maryland by 12 and the 116th ranked
East Carolina Pirates by 5. Does this sound like a team
that's ready to face the Marcus Vick and Frank Beamer's
Virginia Tech Hokies? I didn't think so. This game is
a no-brainer. The 4-0 record coming from West Virginia
is the only thing keeping this point spread under 30.
Ten is way to little to bet against the dominate Hokies!
Oh, and the Hokies are the second best team in the nation
after this weekend! Lucky's Fearless Prediction:
Virginia Tech Hokies 49 - West Virginia Mountaineers
21.
Clemson
(-7) @ Wake Forest - The only team Wake Forest has
beaten is East Carolina. To put that into perspective,
think of the worst team in College football, now times
that by 100... Now were on the same page... DUKE! The
Blue Devils nearly beat the East Carolina Pirates on
opening day. So I'd rank ECU 115th in the Nation, right
behind Duke and VMI. That being said, the Clemson Tigers
are not a bad football team. In fact, I think they will
be ranked in the top 25 by year's end Tough losses to
Miami (by 6 in OT) and Boston College (by 3) have the
Tigers at 2-2 going into Wake Forest. This game won't
be close. The Demon Deacons are silly putty and the
Clemson Tigers are the little kids smashing the Puddy
into the dirty cracks in the sidewalk. Lucky's Fearless
Prediction: Clemson Tigers 45 - Wake Forest Demon Deacons
14.
Michigan
@ Michigan State (-5.5) - The two big Michigan
programs snap up their lids to butt heads on Saturday.
So far this year, the ball has bounced the right way
for the Spartans. The Wolverines can't boast the same.
Michigan has lost its championship luster, dropping
out of the top 25 for the first time in seven years.
What a run though. This rivalry game is always tough
to pick, but the Spartans have looked very good while
the Wolverines have been trouty to say the least. State
takes this game by a touchdown at home against the suffering
Wolverines.Lucky's Fearless Prediction: Michigan
Wolverines 17 - Michigan State 24.
Indiana
@ Wisconsin (-17.5) - The Hoosiers might be better
than I'm giving them credit for. Heck, the Badgers might
not be nearly as good as I've got them ranked. Either
way, I'm taking Barry Alverez's Wisconsin Badgers to
disrupt Indiana's run at an undefeated season while
keeping their Rose Bowl hopes in tact. Like I said last
week, the Badgers had been big money makers for Lucky
Lester, so I'm coming back to the well after I picked
against them last week. If the Hoosiers still had a
little athlete by the name of Antwaan Randel El I might
look into a Hoosier victory. Since Antwaan is balling
for the Steelers on Sundays, I have to take Brian Calhoun
carrying the pig to pay dirt. The Badgers win big! Lucky's
Fearless Prediction: Indiana Hoosiers 17 - Wisconsin
Badgers 38.
Texas
(-14.5) @ Missouri - Missouri lost to New Mexico
in-between wins against Arkansas State and Troy. They
aren't ready for Vince Young and the rest of the tough-nosed
Longhorns. Vince is the best college football player
in the nation, and he proves it week after week. Missouri
has had an extra week to prepare for Young and the offensive
juggernaut in Texas. But it's not going to help come
Saturday. If anything the the Tigers will have shell
shock from all the film of Young destroying his opponents.
If I was the Missouri coach, I would... Shit! Who knows?
He nor I would beat Texas on Saturday. I guess when
it comes down to it, I would have recruited Vince Young.
What was that guy thinking? Take the Longhorns BIG!
Lucky's Fearless Prediction: Texas Longhorns 56 -
Missouri Tigers 17.
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