BtAB Week 5, cont.
#24 Georgia Tech (+9) at #11 Virginia Tech
A scheduling quirk has the Jackets returning to Blacksburg after last year’s 51-7 beating at Lane Stadium. They’re coming off a solid Thursday night win over Virginia, while the Hokies are trying to get it together after escaping from the Cincinnati Bearcats in the fourth quarter last weekend. We’ve got a pretty good idea about Georgia Tech, but the jury’s still out on just how good the Hokies actually are.
However, and I know I harp on this every week now, but I have a hard time seeing Chan and Reggie winning a big ball game on the road (there was nothing on the line in the Miami game last year). I think the Virginia Tech defense will do what Notre Dame and Virginia could not: pressure Reggie Ball into mistakes and control the line of scrimmage. The Hokies have the better defense, so they win in a fashion much less impressive than they did last year.
Virginia Tech - 17, Georgia Tech - 10
Am I the only one who thinks they should break these out more often?
Mississippi State (+32) at #9 Louisiana State
Wow. This must really be a dog of a week if we’re left to decide just how big LSU is going to win this game. LSU has to really, and I mean REALLY, be looking ahead to their trip to Gainesville next week for this to even be close at halftime. They beat Louisiana-Lafayette and Arizona by identical 45-3 scores to start the home schedule, so I guess they do it again here.
LSU - 45, Bizarro Bulldogs - 3
The lonely life of one Sylvester Croom.
#14 Oregon (-1.5) at Arizona State
At first glance, this looks like Oregon all the way. The Ducks are coming off two weeks of hearing about how they were handed the Oklahoma game, and the Sun Devils are fresh off of getting blown out by California. Quarterback Rudy Carpenter has already thrown 8 picks this year, 6 in the last two games. I can’t see Arizona State slowing down Oregon’s Stewart and Dixon by any means, so their only hope is to win the turnover battle, which frankly, I don’t think happens.
Oregon - 38, Arizona State - 24
Oregon's away uni's are a lot less interesting.
A scheduling quirk has the Jackets returning to Blacksburg after last year’s 51-7 beating at Lane Stadium. They’re coming off a solid Thursday night win over Virginia, while the Hokies are trying to get it together after escaping from the Cincinnati Bearcats in the fourth quarter last weekend. We’ve got a pretty good idea about Georgia Tech, but the jury’s still out on just how good the Hokies actually are.
However, and I know I harp on this every week now, but I have a hard time seeing Chan and Reggie winning a big ball game on the road (there was nothing on the line in the Miami game last year). I think the Virginia Tech defense will do what Notre Dame and Virginia could not: pressure Reggie Ball into mistakes and control the line of scrimmage. The Hokies have the better defense, so they win in a fashion much less impressive than they did last year.
Virginia Tech - 17, Georgia Tech - 10
Am I the only one who thinks they should break these out more often?
Mississippi State (+32) at #9 Louisiana State
Wow. This must really be a dog of a week if we’re left to decide just how big LSU is going to win this game. LSU has to really, and I mean REALLY, be looking ahead to their trip to Gainesville next week for this to even be close at halftime. They beat Louisiana-Lafayette and Arizona by identical 45-3 scores to start the home schedule, so I guess they do it again here.
LSU - 45, Bizarro Bulldogs - 3
The lonely life of one Sylvester Croom.
#14 Oregon (-1.5) at Arizona State
At first glance, this looks like Oregon all the way. The Ducks are coming off two weeks of hearing about how they were handed the Oklahoma game, and the Sun Devils are fresh off of getting blown out by California. Quarterback Rudy Carpenter has already thrown 8 picks this year, 6 in the last two games. I can’t see Arizona State slowing down Oregon’s Stewart and Dixon by any means, so their only hope is to win the turnover battle, which frankly, I don’t think happens.
Oregon - 38, Arizona State - 24
Oregon's away uni's are a lot less interesting.
posted by lconneff | 9:47 AM
2 Comments:
This picture of Oregon's uniforms throws them in the conversation for best uniforms in the country. For real.
I like your picks this week. I must also agree with Georgia Tech's uniforms. They definitly need to bring those back.
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