Woolard's Weekend Winners® for Week Six....

 There are so many close games this Saturday you could literally flip a coin in making a pick. But that's the lazy way out. So we forged ahead with our indepth game study in an attempt to make somewhat reasonably intelligent, informed picks. We avoided the "favorite color" or "cute mascot" techniques although those approaches aren't all that bad. But this Saturday could also be known as Upset Weekend.

So, after posting a 6-2 record of Winners last Weekend, here's our prognosticating forecast for Saturday, including the BIG PICK of the WEEK, which Elaine, George the Cat's sister, will be handling (we decided to give her another chance).

 Week Six Winners...

Darth Rooster greets the Head Dawg.

 #5 Georgia @ #6 South Carolina.....about this time every season, the bloom on the UGA flower begins to fade. So here we are again.This is the season's first Eastern Division showdown in the SEC with the winner of this contest sitting in the divisional driver's seat, at least until the next big SEC showdown. Georgia has never lost 3 in a row to South Carolina since this series started in 1894. While UGA touts two outstanding tailbacks in Gurley and Marshall, they will be without the services of one of their best offensive weapons, WR Michael Bennett (torn ACL). And, even with the return of exiles Rambo and Ogletree, the pup defense could barely contain Tennessee's comeback efforts last Saturday. Despite all of that, we think Georgia has too many weapons for Spurrier's Cocks to overcome. So we're going with Coach Mark's Mutts in a mild upset in Columbia.

#4 LSU @ #10 Florida...this game will separate the contenders from the pretenders. We'll see if the Bengal Tigers are for real, especially after their poor showings against lowly Auburn and Towson State. In an upset, we're picking the Gators to win in the Swamp, with QB Jeff Driskel having a great game with his arm and his feet. In each game to date, Driskel has had at least one rush of 20+ yards and is averaging 11.1 yards per carry on designed run plays and 9.4 yards on scrambles. Gators get er done in Gainesville.

Geno the Great leads the Heisman list.

#8 West Virginia @ #11Texas...the question here is will any defense show up?  Last week, the Mountaineers racked up a school single game record of  807 yards in their 70-63 win over Baylor. QB Geno Smith is posting some unbelievable numbers: 1728 passing yards, a blistering 84% completion rate,  20 TDs without an INT. No wonder he's the leading Heisman Trophy candidate. But, the Longhorns can put up some big offensive numbers as well with QB David Ash. He carded over 300 passing yards in last week's win over Okie State. We like the Mountaineers, especially when you factor in their two outstanding receivers, Austin and Bailey. So, if want to win mo' money, put your green on the Morgantown mountain boys in an upset.

#24 Northwestern @ Penn State...the undefeated Wildcats (5-0) look to record their best start in 50 years in Happy Valley against a Penn State team that is starting to come around. Northwestern's QB Kain Kolter is the real deal with a great arm and fantastic running ability (he ran for 161 yds against Indiana plus had 9 receptions for 131 yards). Look for the Nittany Lions to hit the showers early in this one (too soon?). Wildcats win in another upset.

#21 Nebraska @ #12 Ohio State...the Huskers invade the Horseshoe for the very first time as a Big Ten member and there's plenty of storylines to go around.  Nebraska coach Bo Pelini played at Ohio State and was there at the same time that Urban Meyer was an assistant coach. But this game will come down to quarterback play featuring Nebraska's Taylor Martinez and the Buckeye's dangerous Braxton Miller who had 179 passing yards and ran for 23 times/136 yards in their win over Michigan State last week. Something tells me that this will be won by the defense. If the Black Shirt defense shows up, we have an upset win by the Huskers.

Auburn @ Arkansas.....this game features Dying Oaks versus a dying coach, and we see Auburn rebounding from a really close loss to LSU to clobber a struggling Razorback team (1-4). Chizik knows he needs to have a win to stay alive for a bowl bid come December and he'll have his tiger/war eagles/plainsmen ready to go. He showed us a lot last week in that near upset of LSU. Meanwhile, Arky coach John L. Smith continues to be mired in personal problems with  his recent upping of bankruptsy debt now at $40 million. Kinda hard to focus with that hanging over your head. Aubbies win big.

#20 Mississippi State @ Kentucky....there's a good reason Joker Phillips ain't laughing this week. He's lost his starting quarterback (Maxwell Smith, torn ankle ligament) and will rotate two unknowns at QB, the KY run game is ranked 109th with just 119 yards per game, and Kentucky remains a basketball school. Look for the Wildcats to drop to 1-5 as Mullen's Bulldogs win in Lexington.


George the Cat's BIG PICK of the WEEK® 
Georgia Tech @ Clemson...actually Elaine, George the Cat's sister returns this week with her BIG PICK of the WEEK.  Here's what you need to know. First, the Rambling Wreck is really a train wreck (see what I did there) having dropped last week's game to lowly Middle Tennessee State, that Sun Belt powerhouse from the North. Second, Paul Johnson has a knack for rallying his Jackets after embarrassing losses. Third, GT has given Clemson fits, having won 4 of the last 5 games coached by Dabo Swinney. Meanwhile, the Tigers just survived a scare at Boston College and are still reeling from their 49-37 loss to Florida State.

So, can the Jackets rebound? Can Clemson go to 5-1? Let's see what Elaine has to say.  Roll da tape please.

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