National CFB Games This Weekend: Recap

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This weekend was one of the craziest as far as upsets go so far this year. I had picked a total of 5 games this weekend that were the largest games of interest. I ended up going 3-2, with my losses being picking Wisconsin over Michigan State and Oklahoma over Texas Tech. Let's get to the recaps of those games:

Last Week's Record: 0-0
This Week's Record: 3-2
Season Record: 12-6 (66% correct)

Texas Tech 41, #3 Oklahoma 38 (0-1 This Week)
Texas Tech dominated this game throughout the first and second half, but couldn't quite clamp the Sooners late in the fourth quarter, almost giving them a chance to comeback. The good news is that the Red Raiders held on after blitzing the Sooners defense and racking up 572 yards of total offense. My Prediction Was: Oklahoma Wins 44-21


North Carolina 38, #9 Clemson 59 (1-1 This Week)
Tajh Boyd had 367 yards passing and 5 TD's as he led the Tigers to a big win over a pretty good North Carolina team. Clemson keeps on winning, and they might be going places, including the BCS. My Prediction Was: Clemson Wins 31-21

National CFB Games This Weekend

I've got to get myself to do this every week, I keep forgetting. Oh well, we all know I would have picked correctly anyway. At least that's what I tell myself to keep myself from crying every night.

Last Week's Record: 0-0
Season Record: 9-4 (69% correct thus far)

Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2, 1-2) at #3 Oklahoma Sooners (6-0, 3-0), 8 PM EST, ABC/ESPN3
The Red Raiders are a pretty decent team this year, and have aspirations of upsetting the course of the Sooners way to the Big 12 championship game. The Sooners most likely won't have too much difficulty as they are in Norman, but anything can happen. Prediction: Oklahoma Wins 44-21

North Carolina Tar Heels (5-2, 1-2) at #9 Clemson Tigers (7-0, 4-0), 12 PM EST, ESPN/ESPN3
Tajh Boyd and the rest of the Tigers came back against Maryland last week after being down 18. Twice. Yes, really. North Carolina had some good momentum, but stepped on their feet, and dropped from our BlogPoll rankings. If they can upset the Tigers, I would be surprised. Prediction: Clemson Wins 31-21

#22 Washington Huskies (5-1, 3-0) at #4 Stanford Cardinal (6-0, 4-0), 8 PM EST, ABC/ESPN3
If you're a Cardinal fan and you're upset that the Cardinal has dropped a couple spots in the AP Poll because of a weak schedule, here's why: Washington is one of 2 games that is truly important for Stanford when it comes down to the BCS. The other? Oregon. If you're a Huskie fan, you've got to be impressed with how well this team is doing, and are hoping for a huge upset. Prediction: Stanford Wins 24-10

National CFB Games This Weekend

It's been awhile since I've had time to do these, in fact, the last time was Week 2! We'll continue our record from there, and although we missed some important games, some even more important ones will come into play down the stretch. Let's take a look at the National games this weekend, and give our predictions.

Last Week's Record: 0-0
Season Record: 6-2

#14 Texas A&M Aggies vs. #18 Arkansas Razorbacks, 12:00 PM EST, ESPN
The Aggies and Razorbacks are both coming off their first loss of the 2011 season, and both to very good football teams. The Aggies had a strong lead against the Cowboys of Oklahoma State, only to squander a big halftime lead in a 30-29 loss. Arkansas, on the other hand, was outmatched heading into the second quarter, and got handed a 38-14 loss. Soon after, it was announced that A&M had been accepted to the SEC and would join in 2012. This game will certainly become an annual event for the two rivals, and should offer a good preview of where A&M is among some of the SEC "elite". Prediction: Texas A&M Wins 34-21


#15 Baylor Bears at #24 Kansas State Wildcats, 3:30 PM EST, ABC
Robert Griffin has been outstanding, while the Wildcats offense and defense are much improved. Both have quality wins over tough opponents in TCU and Miami (Fl.) The key factor in this is if RG3 turns the ball over or makes a lot of mistakes. Other than that, I just don't see KSU upsetting the Bears. Prediction: Baylor Wins 42-21

National CFB Games This Weekend

After a pretty exciting and surprising Week 1, Week 2 is more of a settling in type of week. Not as many headline games, but certainly some more opportunities to get things down before some of the bigger games start. These games will determine who is serious about making it all the way, and who's trying to build up to that point. So, with that let's get onto the predictions. 

Last Week: 2-1

Season Record: 2-1

#17 Mississippi State Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers, SEC Network, 12:21 PM EST

The Bulldogs started the season off with a bang, and can really impress some people if they give last year's national champions their first loss of the season. Auburn, of course, avoided what would have been an embarrassing loss to Utah State. After seeing that performance, I can say with confidence that Miss. St can win this game. 

Prediction: Miss St wins 27-16

#3 Alabama Crimson Tide at #24 Penn State Nittany Lions, ABC, 3:30 PM EST

Last year's Bama-PSU game was a nightmare for Joe Pa and his crew, but this year might tell a different story as Penn State has a team that might show some resiliency against a pretty tough Alabama team. Whoever wins will certainly be rewarded with BCS bowl aspirations, and maybe even get themselves into the national championship competition. 

Prediction: #3 Alabama Wins 17-14

National CFB Games This Weekend

It's time to bring back the predictions, the hype, and the eventual glory for one team in college football. That road begins this weekend when the ball is kicked off the tee, and helmets collide in a bruising, powerful way. Let's begin!


Current Season Record: 0-0
Last Week's Record: 0-0


Minnesota Golden Gophers at USC Trojans, 3:30 PM EST, ABC/ESPN2
The Golden Gophers have a new head coach in Jerry Kill, and their offensive weapon at QB is MarQueis Gray. They will have to attack fast and hard if they have any hope against Barclay and the Trojans though, as USC has won 13 straight openers and 11 straight games against Big Ten opponents.
Prediction: USC wins 35-14

Make Your Picks: Week 13

Other than the Nebraska game, there were no real upsets, which made for a very boring weekend (sans OSU game)

Records:

Last Week:
Ian: 4-1
SBB: 3-2
Brady: 3-2
Danny: 3-2

Overall:
Ian: 16-4
SBB: 10-5
Brady: 15-5
Danny: 13-7

Auburn vs. Alabama
Ian: Auburn
SBB: Auburn
Brady: Alabama
Danny: Alabama

Oregon vs. Arizona
Ian: Oregon
SBB: Oregon
Brady: Oregon
Danny: Oregon

Boise State vs. Nevada
Ian: Boise State
SBB: Nevada
Brady: Boise State
Danny: Boise State

Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State
Ian: Oklahoma State
SBB: Oklahoma
Brady: Oklahoma State
Danny: Oklahoma State

LSU vs. Arkansas
Ian: LSU
SBB: LSU
Brady: Arkansas
Danny: LSU

Wisconsin vs. Northwestern
Ian: Wisconsin
SBB: Wisconsin
Brady: Wisconsin
Danny: Wisconsin

Make Your Picks: Week 10

Our winners last week were Brady, Danny, and I. SBB participated, earning his first victories. That still leaves a three way tie for the overall records.

Last Week's Records:
Ian: 4-1
SBB: 3-2
Brady: 4-1
Danny: 4-1

Overall Records:
Danny: 8-2
Ian: 8-2
Brady: 8-2
SBB: 3-2

#4 TCU vs. #8 Utah
Ian: TCU
SBB: TCU
Brady: TCU
Danny: Utah

#5 Alabama vs. #12 LSU
Ian: Bama
SBB: Bama
Brady: Bama
Danny: Bama

#10 Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
Ian: Oklahoma
SBB: Oklahoma
Brady: Oklahoma
Danny: Oklahoma

#15 Arizona vs. #13 Stanford
Ian: Stanford
SBB: Stanford
Brady: Stanford
Danny: Arizona

#3 Boise State vs. Hawaii 
Ian: Boise State
SBB: Boise State
Brady: Boise State
Danny: Boise State