Friday, October 19, 2012

WOOLARD'S WEEKEND WINNERS® FOR WEEK EIGHT.


A great line-up of games is on tap for Saturday including George the Cat's BIG PICK of the WEEK GAME, #1 Alabama at Tennessee.

Here's your great eight with a couple of upset specials sprinkled in.

#17 Texas Tech @ #23 TCU...the Red Raiders of Lubbock looked pretty good last Saturday at they dismantled West Virginia 49-14. The key will be Seth Doege's consistency at quarterback. Last week he rang up a career best 499 passing yards and six touchdowns. Texas Tech welcomes TCU to the Big 12 with a sound spanking of the Frogs (can you really spank a frog?).

BYU @ #5 Notre Dame...the Mormons versus the Catholics. Nothing like a good ol religious war. But that will not be the case on Saturday as the Irish have their way over 4-3 BYU. Having already beaten three top 20 teams so far (Michigan, Michigan State, and Stanford), Brian Kelly's biggest challenge is making sure his Golden Domers are not looking ahead to next week's showdown with Oklahoma. Irish win big.

#4 Kansas State @ #13 West Virginia...we love dual threat quarterbacks which is why we are taking the Wildcats in an upset win over the Mountaineers. Collin Klein (Calvin's brother) has rushed for 510 yards and 10 TDs so far this season in addition to passing for 1,074 yards and 7 TDs. And the WVU secondary is giving up nearly 400 yards passing making them the third worst pass defense in America.

Virginia Tech @ #19 Clemson...for those that watch the ACC leaderboard, this game is a no brainer with the Tigers beating the Hokies in Death Valley. Clemson's Hopkins leads the league with 49 catches and 777 yards. TB Ellington is number 1 in rushing average per game, just under 100. And QB Tajh Boyd is tops with 291 passing yards per game. You can't go wrong with the Tigers.

#6 LSU @ #18 Texas A&M...we like the Aggies. And we really like Johnny Football (aka Johnny Manziel) the quarterback for the Aggies who does everything. He's second nationally in total offense with 2,356 yards and has two games this season in which he's surpassed 500 yards in total offense, making him the first player in SEC history to do that. Not bad for a redshirt freshman. This game will come down to Johnny versus DE Barkevious Mingo and the LSU defense, but we like the Aggies in an upset at Kyle Field.

#7 South Carolina @ #2 Florida...We really like what the Ol Ball Coach is doing in Columbia but after playing a huge road game just last week, the Gamecocks have to do it again in Gainesville. Much like last week in Baton Rouge, this game should remain close into the late stages of the game but the Gators will hold on for a huge conference win. Muschamp is sitting pretty.

Nebraska @ Northwestern...It's getting colder in Evanston which means fans better be packing an extra flask to stay warm. But if you're a Husker fan you'll feel plenty warm as QB Taylor Martinez has a big day by The Lake. Nebraska wins on the road.

And GEORGE the CAT's BIG PICK of the WEEK®...

I'd like to think that this Third Saturday in October will have a different outcome than the previous five. But the only hope for Tennessee to win is if Bama's big backs Eddie Lacy and TJ Yeldon miss the team bus to the stadium. Tennessee will put up a few points with Tyler Bray's arm but the Vols defense leaks really really bad. BUT don't take my word for it. Let's see what George the Cat has to say in his BIG PICK of the WEEK video.  Roll tape please.

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1 comment:

  1. George is the Pinball Wizard of felines. Dumb, blind, no smell, no taste. Fits right in with this site...

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