Hello all. As we all know opening week is a little tricky. Many of us have not seen these teams play and are basing our predictions on the way a team ended last year and camp reports.
On Thursday, the game to pick is Oregon State over Stanford. Give the three. Coach Harbaugh has done a great job with Stanford, but Oregon State has won 6 of the last 7 meetings, and Harbaugh's offense can't work with no O-line, no Runningback, and a questionable Quarterback. The game may be close early, but the inferior talent of Stanford will not be able to stop Oregon State from kicking off their run at USC and the PAC-10 title. This is a Three Star pick.
On Friday, I would stay away from both games. Who knows anything about any of the four teams playing other than the fact that June Jones now coaches SMU.
On Saturday, although a little apprehensive, both my mind and my gut tell me to go with Clemson over Alabama. Clemson knows that they are the toast of the ACC. Alabama, thinks they are ready to contend. But Alabama has too many young players, that cannot combat Clemson's veteran firepower. Give the four and a half, and hope that 'Tammy' Bowden is smart enough to try to run up the score with his high powered offense and show the pollsters that Clemson is worthy of National Title considerations. This is a Two Star pick.
On Sunday, take the points in the Colorado State v. Colorado rivalry game. Eleven is a lot of points to lay in a rivalry game, and although Colorado might win, they won't cover. Last year, they only won by three. This year, I wouldn't be surprise if they won by a touchdown, but they are not winning by eleven. The new coach at Colorado State was a Ram and knows what this rivalry means in the state of Colorado. He will have them ready. This is a Two Star Pick.
On Monday, the TickPick of the Week goes to Tennessee. Tennessee has National Title aspirations this year, and will not let a team with a third string QB transfer, running a new offense in week one destroy the season. Jonathan Crompton is going to be the real deal, and Tennessee is still pissed off about their opening day loss to Cal last year. Give the seven and a half and bet the house on this one. I am confident enough make this a Five Star pick.
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6 comments:
love the tennesee pick as well
staying away from clemson/bama...heart wants clemson but i didnt want to pick against the sec in my opener
agree with oregon st almost made my pickslip...
I wouldn't say Stanford has "no oline." We have two guys at least who will play on Sundays, and one who may be a first round pick.
OSU's offensive skill players are as much of a question mark as ours.
I don't fault you for making the choice, and the line at -3 is certainly tempting, but I don't think it's as in the bag as you make it seem.
Man, I don't know about this 'Ticket' Guy. He seems like the type of guy who enjoys The Miami Dolphins, Sean Hannity, and likes to harass Irish people.
The ticket forgot to mention Clemson inexperienced offensive line and Tammy penchant for over using the screen play. On defense Clemson has a great secondary but the question is can Bowers live up to the hype of being the number 1 recruit in the nation, and walking in the foot steps of Gaines Adams and Phillip Merling. Also can Clemson make chip shot field goals
I do not like the colorado st game one bit considering I am a colorado alum and sumler is gonna run wild... yes sumler, not scott... i believe sumler and hawkins will have big game!!!
The Tickets mind and huge gut was wrong about clemson
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