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Friday, September 29, 2006
Forecasting a Hokies win
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here are this week’s picks in the Fearless Friday Forecast:
Georgia Tech will lead Virginia Tech at halftime. Then the Hokies will score a defensive touchdown or a special teams touchdown in the second half to take control of the game. Virginia Tech 17, Georgia Tech 10.
Houston and its high-flying passing attack will be competitive for a half against Miami. The Hurricanes will win the game by double digits but the Miami fans will continue to be mad and call for Larry Coker’s head. Miami 31, Houston 17.
Iowa will lead No. 1 Ohio State going into the fourth quarter at Kinnick Stadium. But then the Buckeyes will intercept a Drew Tate pass and quarterback Troy Smith will make a play that gets on SportsCenter for the second consecutive week. Ohio State 24, Iowa 21.
The blitzes that Alabama defensive coordinator Joe Kines used against Arkansas freshman quarterback Mitch Mustain won’t be as effective against Florida senior Chris Leak. Leak will beat at least one of those blitzes for a touchdown as the Gators beat Bama (28-14) and move to 5-0. Some Florida fans will still want freshman Tim Tebow to be the starting quarterback.
Since Virginia and Duke face each other, one will pick up their only ACC win of the season. The loser will go 0-8 in the league. We like Virginia in an ugly game 14-7.
