Through two weeks of the College Football Playoff poll, the top four remain the same -- Georgia, Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson.
I expect some shake up this week.
The four top teams in the poll all have challenges this week. Georgia travels to The Plains to renew the Deep South's oldest rivalry against Auburn. Auburn's defense is good enough to force Georgia to throw, something the Dawgs haven't had to do all season. Alabama, suffering from a rash of injuries at linebacker, travels to Stark-Vegas to tangle with Mississippi State. Do the Bulldogs have enough firepower to take advantage of the Tide's problems? Notre Dame travels to undefeated Miami to renew one of college football's nastiest rivalries. This is the Saturday we find out if the Hurricanes are for real. Clemson plays host to wounded Florida State. The Tigers have been a poor cover team all season. Is this finally the year the Tigers finally blow out the Seminoles?
My picks continue to be worse than pedestrian. With Clemson's push at N.C. State, last week was yet another losing week at 4-5-1. The season record is now two games below .500 -- 48-50-1.
As always, picks are against the spread and for entertainment purposes only.
Let's get to this week's selections.
Washington at Stanford +6.0 -- I look at this spread and I just don't believe it. I don't believe in Washington. The Pac 12 is officially eliminated from the CFP. Pick -- Stanford
Florida at South Carolina -7.0 -- Florida sucks. Enough said. Pick -- South Carolina
Oklahoma State at Iowa State +6.5 -- Both of these teams suffered deflating losses last week. The Pokes got beat again by Oklahoma, while Iowa State got knocked off by West Virginia. The Pokes are depressed. Iowa State is really good at home. Pick -- Iowa State
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech -3.0 -- Georgia Tech is sliding. The Jackets are at .500. That means it is time for Paul Johnson's troops to rise up. Pick -- Georgia Tech
Georgia at Auburn +2.5 -- This is Georgia's first serious test of the season. I don't believe they will survive it. Pick -- Auburn
Florida State at Clemson -16.0 -- Clemson survived a fist fight in Raleigh last week. The local experts say Florida State has no/zero/nada chance to win this game. I say it is Florida State. I remember the severe beatings the Seminoles have put on the Tigers in the past -- 57-0, 48-0, 54-7, 51-14. It is still Florida State. The Seminoles still have good players. I think this will be closer than the experts think. Pick -- Florida State
Michigan State at Ohio State -15.5 -- The Luckeyes laid a big egg at Iowa last week. Time to rebound. Pick -- Ohio State
Alabama at Mississippi State +14.0 -- National chatter is Alabama has a lot of injuries. Nobody feels sorry for the Crimson Tide. Every injury just means they plug in another four- or five-star player. I believe the Bulldogs will give the Tide all they want, but Bama will escape. Pick -- Mississippi State
Notre Dame at Miami +3.0 -- The end of Miami's undefeated run. The Irish are just too powerful. Pick -- Notre Dame
TCU at Oklahoma -6.5 -- Oklahoma plays indoor football. The Sooners score at will and give up points like crazy. This is a play-in game for the CFP. I believe home field will be the difference. Pick -- Oklahoma
Last Week -- 4-5-1
For The Season -- 48-50-1
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