BlogHawgs’ Week 1 Picks
Posted by Adam Butler on September 3, 2009
Road Home AB’s pick BK’s pick
South Carolina (-4) NC State South Carolina NC State
AB’s Comment: It’s moving time in Columbia for the ‘Ole Ball Coach. He either has to get USC-E out of neutral, or he will probably be moving out of at season’s end.
#12 Oregon (-5.5) #14 Boise State Oregon Oregon
AB’s Comment: This should be a great matchup, so I’ll take the points.
#15 Georgia (-5.5) #8 Ok St. Georgia Georgia
AB’s Comment: Ok St. is set up for the win (unveiling stadium renovations, UGA is breaking in a new QB) but this will be a dogfight. UGA lost Stafford and Moreno, but has a ton of talent. New QB Joe Cox is better than people realize and the Cowboys’ Defense is worse than people think.
Nevada (-12) Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame
AB’s Comment: With everything that is going on with Michigan on and off the field, this could be a tougher early matchup for the Irish than the Wolverines.
BYU (-21)#3 Oklahoma BYU BYU
AB’s Comment: Oklahoma should have its way with the Cougars, but 21 is a ton of points on a (sort of) neutral field (Jerry World) against an explosive offense led by the QB with the Private Eye’s name, Max Hall.
(-5.5)#4 Alabama #9 Virginia Tech Bama Bama
AB’s Comment: When I initially tried to type in the “4″ for #4 Alabama, I accidentally held down the shift key, and typed a $ by Alabama. I thought that was ironic. Julio Jones and Mark Ingram have been deemed eligible by the NCAA after taking a free fishing trip from a “non-booster”. Bama is no joke–just ask Tommy Bowden, who is vacationing on Clemson’s dime right about now.
Maryland (-21.5 )#13 California Maryland Maryland
AB’s Comment: Remember when Cal’s Jeff Tedford was the next big thing in college coaching? Cal fans do, and they are ready for the results. That’s too many points to pass on the Turtles, though.
(-15.5) #10 LSU Washington Washington Washington
AB’s Comment: This is the year that LSU fans find out whether Les Miles is more like Nick Saban than Gerry Dinardo. They should win, but I love double digit home underdogs against the spread, particularly when the road team has to travel across time zones.
(-16) #11 Mississippi Memphis Mississippi Mississippi
AB’s Comment: The Tigers hope to steal a signature win Sunday, while folks that are heading to the Liberty Bowl just hope their cars don’t get stolen.
Colorado State (11.5)Colorado Colorado St. Colorado St.
AB’s Comment: This is an odd line to me. The Rams always seem to play the Buffs tough in this series.
Cincinnati (-6)Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers
AB’s Comment: I guess Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano knew what he was doing when he passed on the Michigan job a few years ago.
Miami (FL) (-3.5)Florida State Miami (Fl.) Florida St.
AB’s Comment: This used to be college football’s version of “must see TV”. Now, it’s about as intriguing as a Lifetime Movie marathon.
Missouri St. (-35.5) Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
AB’s Comment: If the Hogs struggle against the directionals this year like they did in ’08, it will be a long year. They should roll, even though Missouri State QB and Rogers, AR, native Cody Kirby is a very solid signal-caller.
Maukavelli said
Guess that OR/BSU game is gonna be decided by the judges and their scorecards.
Hey man . . . You got knocked the f*#@ed out!
Allscac said
1-1 & 0-2…where is Pete Rose when you need him.
Adam Butler said
1-1 isn’t bad considering I had South Carolina winning straight up on the road as 5 1/2 point underdogs. That should count for something, right?
Brett Kincaid said
It’s a marathon, not a sprint. That’s what I keep telling myself.
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Blake Freeman said
Ok I loaded up, thanks for the picks.