WOOLARD'S WEEKEND WINNERS® FOR WEEK TEN.

 As the season begins to wind down several teams are still in the hunt for conference titles and BCS rankings.

This past Saturday Notre Dame went on the road and earned a huge win over the Sooners. Kansas State kept rolling with a victory over Texas Tech. Alabama rolled over Mississippi State. Georgia beat Florida. And the Oregon Ducks jumped in BCS rankings again.

This weekend also features some top games including a slobber knocker down in Baton Rouge as #1 Alabama goes on the road to face the #5 LSU Bengal Tigers.

We also have the mighty Ducks traveling to Tinsel Town to take on Kiffin the weenie and his Trojans, and some intriguing regional rivalries including the Longhorns and the Red Raiders, and Vandy at Kentucky.

We went 4 and 4 last Saturday so we're hoping to make up some lost ground this week. We're still batting close to 70% so let's see what happens.

YOUR WINNING PICKS ARE....

One man wrecking crew, Jarvis Jones.

Ole Miss @ #7 Georgia...despite an ugly win in Jacksonville, the UGA defense stepped up to hold Florida without a touchdown. Jarvis Jones became a one-man wrecking crew with a career-high 13 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. Meanwhile the Rebs are putting up over 32 points a game and seem to be hitting their stride. If Aaron Murray can minimize his brain farts, we see Jarvis Jones and company spanking the Rebels.

Johnny Football does it all.

#16 Texas A+M @ #17 Mississippi State...by now you're probably getting tired hearing me sing the praises of Johnny Football. But he's that good. Manziel and the Aggie offense piled up 671yards in clobbering the Auburn sad sacks. The Aggies are tied fifth nationally in total offense (543 yds) and third in scoring offense (45.5 points per game). Manziel leads the SEC in rushing with 793 yards; 537 gained on scrambles. Meanwhile Dan Mullen has to rally his pack of mutts after getting their butts beat by Bama. This is the first matchup of two ranked teams in Starkville since 2001. This should be an entertaining game especially if MSU's QB Tyler Russell has a hot arm. We're gonna go with the Aggies to win on the road and a bunch more rushing yards for Johnny Football.

Texas @ #20 Texas Tech...the winner of this game gets to bring home the Chancellor's Spurs. Not sure if that includes leather chaps or not. In any event, the Red Raiders have struggled in this series, having dropped 11 of 13 matchups, the last three by a 110-58 margin. Last week in a losing effort to Kansas State, Seth Doege was 35-50 for 331 yards and 2 TDs.  If TTU's defense can step up, we like Doege leading the Red Raiders to a big conference win.

Coach Weenie faces the Ducks.

#4 Oregon @ #18  Southern Cal...the Ducks need a win to bolster their national standing while USC needs a win to simply salvage an already disappointing season. Undefeated in 11 games since last season's loss to USC, Oregon goes for its 13th straight road win. In their streak of 11 wins, the Ducks have scored more than 40 points per game so it's no surprise that they lead FBS schools with a nation-best of 53.4 points per game. Chip Kelly knows that BCS rankings are at stake and will put the pedal to the metal on Kiffin. Put your money on the Ducks.

Penn State @ Purdue...the Nittany Lions have rebounded nicely since they dropped their first two games by winning five straight before losing to Ohio State last week. Meanwhile Purdue struggles having dropped its first four Big Ten games and coach Danny Hope is on the proverbial hot seat in West Lafayette. The Nittany Lions have won the last five meetings with the Boilermakers to take an 11-3-1 series record. Add another win to that column. Penn State wins.

Martinez can motor.

#21 Nebraska @ Michigan State...I'll be the first to admit that the Cornhuskers have baffled me this season. I pickem to win, they lose. I pickem to lose, they win. Geesh. But this weekend something's got to give in East Lansing as the Big Ten's top offense (Nebraska) faces off against one of the nation's best defensive units (Michigan State) which allows only 15 points per game. Despite our frustrations we're going with the Cornhuskers. They simply have too many weapons with Taylor Martinez and Ameer Abdullah, and the Spartans have struggled putting up points (115th in the nation with an average of 19.2 points). Big Red gets it done.

Vanderbilt @ Kentucky...ordinarily we wouldn't give a flip about this game but Vandy can win its second SEC road game, which would be the first time since 2008 that the Commodores have won twice on the road in the same season. A win over the Wildcats would even Vandy's SEC record at 3-3 with Ole Miss and Tennessee left. So, there's a lot to play for and that's why we're picking Vandy to win. But really, we don't give a flip. Except for the money.

ELAINE, GEORGE THE CAT'S LITTLE SISTER, makes the BIG PICK of the WEEK® featuring #1 Alabama @ #5 LSU...

There are so many story lines to this game so I'm not sure where to start. Both teams have uber stout defenses so don't expect the scoreboard to over-heat. The Tigers have been more tested. This is their fourth straight game with a ranked team. Alabama is coming off its only win over a team currently in the Top 25 (Mississippi State). This is the fifth time since 2005 that both teams have been in the Top Ten. Side note: Les Mile is 6-3 after open dates and is 36-1 in night games in Baton Rouge. I'm leaning toward the Tide but my vote doesn't count since its Elaine's pick. So let's roll the tape.

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