BATTING 88% COMING INTO WEEK EIGHT!

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As we enter Week Eight, we're sporting a batting average of 88% after going 6-2 last Saturday. We missed on the Oregon and Oklahoma games but hit big with our upset special of Mizzou over Georgia.

Your Weekend Winners are...

#5 Florida State @ #3 Clemson...this easily could be the top game of the day with the ACC's first top-five showdown in 8 years. While FSU has not won in Death Valley since 2001, the Noles feature Heisman Trophy candidate Jameis Winston who has thrown for 17 TDs with only 2 INTs. Meanwhile, the Tigers have their own Heisman hopeful, Tajh Boyd, a multi-talentd QB that can kill with his legs as well as his arm. FSU's defense is giving up only 5.2 yards per pass attempt and if they can contain Boyd, the Noles may very well leave Clemson with a huge W that will impact national rankings. We're taking FSU and so should you.

#9 UCLA @ #13 Stanford...two names to know: Hundley and Hogue. UCLA's Brett Hundley lit up the scorebord last week with 410 passing yards over the Cal Golden Bears, the third highest in Bruin history. Not too shabby. Kevin Hogan, meanwhile, has been instrumental in leading Stanford to a 5-1 record but his defense is banged up and we're not sure it's up to the task of slowing down Jim Mora's offense that is averaging 46 point and 547 yards per game (5th and 7th in the county respectfully). Take UCLA and the 6 points. You'll thank me tomorrow.

Southern Cal @ Notre Dame...this is truly a pick em game. USC is trying to rebound after Kiffin gets canned and the Irish are faced with another 'must win' game. We're not fans of Trojan's interim head coach Ed Orgeron but business is business. We're going with Southern Cal to win in South Bend.

#15 Georgia @ Vanderbilt...with a date with the Gators in Jacksonville looming on the horizon, Georgia needs to win big in Nashville as they hope to rebound from last week's loss to Mizzou. Vandy is certain to throw against a soft Bulldog defense that's giving up 38 points per game. And the Dawgs may or may not have phenom Todd Gurley back from injury. Georgia has won ten in a row in Nashville. Make that eleven tommorrow. Dawgs bit the 'Dores.

#22 Florida @ #14 Missouri...we really like what we saw last week when the Tigers beat Georgia on the road in a close one. But the Gator defense is a whole other story and Mizzou will not have their outstanding QB James Franklin (lost for season with a shoulder injury). That's too much for the Tigers to overcome. Gators growl in Columbia.

Syracuse @ Georgia Tech...the Jackets are averaging over 17 pass attempts per game, the highest since Paul Johnson landed at the Flats. The ground game, however, is averaging just 5.2 yards per carry, the lowest yet during his tenure. What's this mean for GT this Saturday? After struggling the last few weeks the Jackets need to get back to basics that include long time consuming drives that net TDs, not just FGs. And, the Tech defense needs to step up its game at crunch times. Can they do it against the 'Cuse? We think so. And that's why we're putting our money on Johnson's Jackets tomorrow.

#6 LSU @ Ole Miss...the Rebs were leading the Aggies last week until Johnny Football pulled off his typical magic and scored twice late in the game to pull out a win in Oxford. That's three big losses in a row for Mister Freeze's black rebel bears (or whatever their athletic director says they can be called this week). It's a meat grinder schedule for Ole Miss and it won't be pretty in Oxford tomorrow. Mettenberger and Company lay another L on Ole Miss.

#11 South Carolina @ Tennessee...was Tennessee's effort against Georgia a fluke or shades of what's to come for an improving Vol squad? We'll find out tomorrow as Neyland Stadium welcomes the Ol Ball Coach to the banks of the Tennessee River in Knoxville. This will be Spurrier's 14th visit to Shield-Watkins Field and he has a long history of creative play calling against the Orange. Butch Jones is looking for more improvement as he rebuilds the Tennessee team "brick by brick." Let's hope they don't lay a brick tomorrow but the Cocks have way too many weapons and Spurrier is that good. Put your cash on the Cocks; Carolina wins.

Let's check back Sunday morning and count our cash.

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