Friday, October 12, 2012

Woolard's Weekend Winners® for Week Seven.

Another great weekend; another great slate of games. George the Cat returns with his BIG PICK of the WEEK. He's 3-1 and puts his whiskers on the line with the South Carolina - LSU game.

Here are your winning picks.

 #15 Texas @ #13 Oklahoma...the Red River Rivalry is a classic and one that's on my personal bucket list. The fanfare and the passion of the fans ranks right up there. Both teams need this win badly in order to keep pace with West Virginia and Kansas State.  Texas is 13-13 in its last 26 games but the Longhorns rank 6th in the nation with 48.6 points per game led by QB David Ash. But Oklahoma has a stingy defense allowing only 16 points per game. It will be the best defense the 'Horns have faced thus far. Stoop's Sooners win in Dallas.

#17 Stanford @ #7 Notre Dame...Brian Kelly's Irish have been oneof the real surprises this season, jumping out to a 5-0 start including impressive wins over Michigan and Michigan State. And last weekend they added a 41-3 beat down of the Miami Hurricanes. Even more impressive, the Golden Domers have not allowed a touchdown since their September 8th game with Purdue. The Irish own a 17-9 series advantage and are 10-3 against Stanford in Notre Dame Stadium. Not to be confused with the Four Horsemen but Notre Dame has a potent stable of runners including Atkinson, Riddick, and Wood. They racked up 376 rushing yards last week, the most since 2000. We see Touchdown Jesus raising his hands after this game. And the Irish will be smiling.

Duke @ Virginia Tech...the Hokies have their hands full with Duke, which has the number 4 scoring offense in the ACC and leads the league with fewest sacks allowed. The Tar Heels torched Va Tech last week with 48 points, the most points the Hokies have ever given up to an ACC foe. But this Saturday defensive coordinator Bud Ford rights the ship and denies the Blue Devils their 6th win. Bowl eligibility will have to wait for Cutcliffe's crew. Beamer ball returns in Blacksburg.

#4 Florida @ Vanderbilt...Gone are the days of the "sun and gun" offense with five wide outs and finesse schemes. Muschamp has the Gators playing his kind of game: grind it out on the ground and smash mouth defense. And it will be no different as Florida goes for its 22nd consecutive win over Vandy. Look for Florida RB Mike Gillislee to exceed his 109 yards/game average as the Gators chomp the Commodores.

#1 Alabama @ Missouri...let's see how Mizzou likes "old man football" after Bama gets done beating them like a red headed step child (no offense intended to any one that happens to be red headed and a step-child). Alabama leads the country in total defense and scoring defense (7 ppg), allowing a meager 3.3 yards per play. The only guys smiling besides Alabama fans will be the scalpers in Columbia as the Tide drowns the "show me" staters and shows the pundits why they deserve to stay Numero Uno.

Tennessee @ #19 Mississippi State...I hate to say this but I think this is a do or die game for Coach Orange Pants as most consider this to be a pivotal game for the Vols. After losing conference games to Florida and Georgia, Tennessee tangles with MSU, Alabama, and South Carolina. So the best chance for logging an SEC win during this run is with the Starkvillians. And we see it happening as the cowbells struggle to keep up with Tyler Bray and his talented receivers, Hunter, Patterson, and Rogers. Vols win in StarkVegas in an upset.

Auburn @ Ole Miss...The Rebels haven't won an SEC game in 16 tries and are fresh off a loss to the Aggies who scored late in the game to beat Ole Miss. But they host a struggling Auburn team that is giving up 409 yards per game while being last in the SEC in total offense. Not a winning combination. We like the Rebels in this one. Hotty toddy in the Grove.

George the Cat's BIG PICK of the WEEK

#3 South Carolina @ # 9 LSU...this will be the second straight Top Ten team the Gamecocks will face as they head into Death Valley to take on the LSU Tigers who are reeling from a 14-6 defeat in Gainesville (Mettenberger completed just 44% of his passes). The Tigers have dominated this series 16-2-1, and are 10-1 in Baton Rouge. Based on what I've seen to date I like Spurrier's squad in an upset but let's see what George the Cat has to say. Roll tape por favor.



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