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Friday, September 15, 2006
Taking the Vols in a hunch
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let’s review last Friday’s Fearless Forecast:
—Georgia will win comfortably. Right.
—Clemson will win by a field goal. Tigers lost by a blocked PAT.
—Texas will beat Ohio State. Way wrong.
—Cal will beat Minnesota. Right.
—Ole Miss will upset Missouri on the road… Way, way, wrong.
Hope none of you are putting down bets on this stuff. It is, however, the Fearless Forecast so let’s try, try again.
Logically, Florida should win Saturday night’s game at Tennessee. The Gators have looked pretty strong in their first two games and have found lightning in a bottle with rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin. Tennessee has one defensive starter (DB Inky Johnson) out and another (DT Justin Harrell), who is hurting. But I just get the sense that this Tennessee team is really close and really determined to find a way to win this game. Call me crazy but I’m going with Tennessee 20, Florida 17.
LSU just might make all of us look stupid this weekend. The whole world has been picking Auburn since this summer. But LSU’s complete domination of Arizona last week was one of the most impressive performances I’ve seen in a while. There is a lot of talent on that team and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell doesn’t make mistakes, LSU is very hard to beat. I’m still picking Auburn, 24-20, but I’m not going to be shocked if LSU proves all the experts wrong.
After watching West Virginia destroy Maryland last night, I can’t wait until the Mountaineers go to Louisville on Nov. 2. But for that game to be a matchup of Top 10 teams, Louisville needs to make a statement when it hosts Miami. People in Louisville have been pointing to this game since the Cardinals lost at Miami 41-38 two years ago. But here’s something to keep in mind. This may be the biggest home game Louisville has ever played. Miami plays these kinds of games just about every week. When an opponent throws down the gauntlet, Miami usually responds. Louisville has a great offense, but it hasn’t seen a defense like Miami’s. Miami 17, Louisville 16.
Texas had the nation’s longest winning streak (21 games) when it lost to Ohio State last Saturday. Now TCU has the top streak at 12. That ends Saturday when Texas Tech comes to Fort Worth.
Nebraska says that its game at Southern Cal is a measuring stick of how far the program has come under Bill Callahan. The Trojans, who have had a week off, will take that stick and beat the Cornhuskers over the head with it. Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 17.
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Taking the Vols, War Eagles in a hunch
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let’s review last Friday’s Fearless Forecast:
—Georgia will win comfortably. Right.
—Clemson will win by a field goal. Tigers lost by a blocked PAT.
—Texas will beat Ohio State. Way wrong.
—Cal will beat Minnesota. Right.
—Ole Miss will upset Missouri on the road… Way, way, wrong.
Hope none of you are putting down bets on this stuff. It is, however, the Fearless Forecast so let’s try, try again.
Logically, Florida should win Saturday night’s game at Tennessee. The Gators have looked pretty strong in their first two games and have found lightning in a bottle with rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin. Tennessee has one defensive starter (DB Inky Johnson) out and another (DT Justin Harrell), who is hurting. But I just get the sense that this Tennessee team is really close and really determined to find a way to win this game. Call me crazy but I’m going with Tennessee 20, Florida 17.
LSU just might make all of us look stupid this weekend. The whole world has been picking Auburn since this summer. But LSU’s complete domination of Arizona last week was one of the most impressive performances I’ve seen in a while. There is a lot of talent on that team and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell doesn’t make mistakes, LSU is very hard to beat. I’m still picking Auburn, 24-20, but I’m not going to be shocked if LSU proves all the experts wrong.
After watching West Virginia destroy Maryland last night, I can’t wait until the Mountaineers go to Louisville on Nov. 2. But for that game to be a matchup of Top 10 teams, Louisville needs to make a statement when it hosts Miami. People in Louisville have been pointing to this game since the Cardinals lost at Miami 41-38 two years ago. But here’s something to keep in mind. This may be the biggest home game Louisville has ever played. Miami plays these kinds of games just about every week. When an opponent throws down the gauntlet, Miami usually responds. Louisville has a great offense, but it hasn’t seen a defense like Miami’s. Miami 17, Louisville 16.
Texas had the nation’s longest winning streak (21 games) when it lost to Ohio State last Saturday. Now TCU has the top streak at 12. That ends Saturday when Texas Tech comes to Fort Worth.
Nebraska says that its game at Southern Cal is a measuring stick of how far the program has come under Bill Callahan. The Trojans, who have had a week off, will take that stick and beat the Cornhuskers over the head with it. Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 17.
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Taking the Vols, War Eagles in a hunch
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let’s review last Friday’s Fearless Forecast:
—Georgia will win comfortably. Right.
—Clemson will win by a field goal. Tigers lost by a blocked PAT.
—Texas will beat Ohio State. Way wrong.
—Cal will beat Minnesota. Right.
—Ole Miss will upset Missouri on the road… Way, way, wrong.
Hope none of you are putting down bets on this stuff. It is, however, the Fearless Forecast so let’s try, try again.
Logically, Florida should win Saturday night’s game at Tennessee. The Gators have looked pretty strong in their first two games and have found lightning in a bottle with rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin. Tennessee has one defensive starter (DB Inky Johnson) out and another (DT Justin Harrell), who is hurting. But I just get the sense that this Tennessee team is really close and really determined to find a way to win this game. Call me crazy but I’m going with Tennessee 20, Florida 17.
LSU just might make all of us look stupid this weekend. The whole world has been picking Auburn since this summer. But LSU’s complete domination of Arizona last week was one of the most impressive performances I’ve seen in a while. There is a lot of talent on that team and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell doesn’t make mistakes, LSU is very hard to beat. I’m still picking Auburn, 24-20, but I’m not going to be shocked if LSU proves all the experts wrong.
After watching West Virginia destroy Maryland last night, I can’t wait until the Mountaineers go to Louisville on Nov. 2. But for that game to be a matchup of Top 10 teams, Louisville needs to make a statement when it hosts Miami. People in Louisville have been pointing to this game since the Cardinals lost at Miami 41-38 two years ago. But here’s something to keep in mind. This may be the biggest home game Louisville has ever played. Miami plays these kinds of games just about every week. When an opponent throws down the gauntlet, Miami usually responds. Louisville has a great offense, but it hasn’t seen a defense like Miami’s. Miami 17, Louisville 16.
Texas had the nation’s longest winning streak (21 games) when it lost to Ohio State last Saturday. Now TCU has the top streak at 12. That ends Saturday when Texas Tech comes to Fort Worth.
Nebraska says that its game at Southern Cal is a measuring stick of how far the program has come under Bill Callahan. The Trojans, who have had a week off, will take that stick and beat the Cornhuskers over the head with it. Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 17.
Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment |
Taking the Vols in a hunch
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let’s review last Friday’s Fearless Forecast:
—Georgia will win comfortably. Right.
—Clemson will win by a field goal. Tigers lost by a blocked PAT.
—Texas will beat Ohio State. Way wrong.
—Cal will beat Minnesota. Right.
—Ole Miss will upset Missouri on the road… Way, way, wrong.
Hope none of you are putting down bets on this stuff. It is, however, the Fearless Forecast so let’s try, try again.
Logically, Florida should win Saturday night’s game at Tennessee. The Gators have looked pretty strong in their first two games and have found lightning in a bottle with rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin. Tennessee has one defensive starter (DB Inky Johnson) out and another (DT Justin Harrell), who is hurting. But I just get the sense that this Tennessee team is really close and really determined to find a way to win this game. Call me crazy but I’m going with Tennessee 20, Florida 17.
LSU just might make all of us look stupid this weekend. The whole world has been picking Auburn since this summer. But LSU’s complete domination of Arizona last week was one of the most impressive performances I’ve seen in a while. There is a lot of talent on that team and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell doesn’t make mistakes, LSU is very hard to beat. I’m still picking Auburn, 24-20, but I’m not going to be shocked if LSU proves all the experts wrong.
After watching West Virginia destroy Maryland last night, I can’t wait until the Mountaineers go to Louisville on Nov. 2. But for that game to be a matchup of Top 10 teams, Louisville needs to make a statement when it hosts Miami. People in Louisville have been pointing to this game since the Cardinals lost at Miami 41-38 two years ago. But here’s something to keep in mind. This may be the biggest home game Louisville has ever played. Miami plays these kinds of games just about every week. When an opponent throws down the gauntlet, Miami usually responds. Louisville has a great offense, but it hasn’t seen a defense like Miami’s. Miami 17, Louisville 16.
Texas had the nation’s longest winning streak (21 games) when it lost to Ohio State last Saturday. Now TCU has the top streak at 12. That ends Saturday when Texas Tech comes to Fort Worth.
Nebraska says that its game at Southern Cal is a measuring stick of how far the program has come under Bill Callahan. The Trojans, who have had a week off, will take that stick and beat the Cornhuskers over the head with it. Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 17.
