Already one quarter of the way through the season, and we have had some great games and a handful of upsets so far.  South Carolina put on a great show on Thursday night beating an overrated Ole Miss team. I’m batting .500 so far this year at 11-11, so lets get some wins this weekend.  Winners are in italics.

1. South Florida @ FSU (-14).  You have to feel bad for Matt Grothe and South Florida – they wait this long to get a shot at the Seminoles, and lose Grothe with a torn ACL.  FSU surprised me last week with a huge win against BYU in Provo – even with Grothe in the lineup, South Florida would have a tough time in this game.  The Seminoles win this game big.

2. UNC @ Ga. Tech (-3).   This is a tough game to call.  It will be a revenge game for Tech who got blown out 28-7 last year at Chapel Hill.  UNC has a great front 7 and plays very well against the run, but I don’t think they have the offense to put points on the board against a solid Tech D.  Tech had a long week to perpare after last Thursday night’s loss to the U – which is why they cover.

3. Miami (-3) @ Va Tech.   I am not going to say The U is back just yet – but they have looked really good so far in their two games.  The Hokies’ offense has looked horrible this year, and surprisingly the defense has given up a lot of yards on the ground.  There will be no last second comeback this week for the Hokies as Miami piles up a lot of yards and wins huge.

4. TCU (+3) @ Clemson.  This should be a fun game to watch if you like defense.  Clemson has had issues stopping  and TCU has played great defense so far.  CJ Spiller will need to have a big game if Clemson has a shot.  But in the end, the TCU defense steps up and they pull off the upset.

5. Arkansas @ Alabama(-17.5).  This game will either be 40-10 or 40-30.  The Razorback D played horribly last week against UGA, but were able to keep it close thanks to Ryan Mallett.  Greg McElroy has been better than advertised, and the Tide’s running game has been has been incredible.   I see the Tide defense forcing some turnovers and shutting down the Razorbacks, and the offense will be able to put up big numbers.

6.  Arizona St. @ UGA (-12.5).  The Bulldogs have looked impressive on offense the last two weeks.  But as good as the offense has been, the defense has looked just as bad.  The Sun Devils are 2-0 and had an extra weekend to prepare for this game, but being a night game in Athens and the defense needing to prove something, I see a the Bulldogs blowing out the visitors.

7. Washington (+8) @ Stanford.  The Huskies play their first road game of the year after the huge win against USC last week.  Stanford comes into this with a matching 2-1 record and could have been 3-0.  I think the Huskies get off to a slow start and have a bit of a hangover from last week.  If Stanford wins, it will be a close game coming down to the last possesion.

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