Thursday, August 29th, 2013:
North Carolina at #6 South Carolina, 5:00 pm ESPN, South Carolina came out of the gae fast with 17 points in the first quarter and the key unit on the field the entire game was the Gamecocks offensive line. They overpowered a beleagured North Carolina d-line in a sweltering heat. on the other side of the ball Clowney wasn't the expected force and much was made of him being tired, it was a muggy hot night, I'll reserve judgement on Clowney til' mid season. For North Carolina's part they put a good effort in and were pretty much what we expected a good team but not going to hold up against a top tier opponent. Winner: South Carolina 27-10 ATS: South Carolina -11
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 8:15 pm ESPN, This was an exciting game from start to finish and pitted two pretty evenly matched football teams. Vanderbilt took the early lead and look to have a pretty good grip on play but Hugh Freeze and company battled all game and put themselves in position to win. With two touchdowns in the last two minutes this game didn't disappoint, this game didn't give us too many answers on either team and they remain very intriguing squads this season. Winner: Vanderbilt Ole Miss 39-35 ATS: Vanderbilt +3.5
#24 USC at Hawaii, 10:00 pm CBS Sports Net, Nothing too important happened here, USC won without a lot of worry and Hawaii gave a good fight but we won't know much about either team until conference play starts up. Winner: USC 30-13 ATS: Hawaii +23
Saturday, August 31st, 2013:
Buffalo at #2 Ohio State, 11:00 am ESPN2, This one ended up closer than many expected it but the lone touchdown was a great play by standout Buffalo linebacker Kahlil Mack. You'll see people opine over a "close" contest with Buffalo but I thought they handled it pretty well. Winner: Ohio State 30-10 ATS: Ohio State -36
UMASS at #23 Wisconsin, 11:00 am BTN, Not much to say about this blowout but both Gordon and White looked explosive. Winner: Wisconsin 45-0 ATS: UMASS +44.5
Toledo at #10 Florida, 11:21 am ESPN3, This one was closer than the line expected but right about what I was expecting, Florida to put up some points on sheer difference of talent but pulling away late. Winner: Florida 24-6 ATS: Toledo +24
Rice at #7 Texas A&M, 12:00 pm ESPN, Too much made of everything that Manziel did and unfortunately it's only week one. The defense need to get better and Rice will put up points this year. Winner: Texas A&M 52-31 ATS: Texas A&M -27
Mississippi State vs #13 Oklahoma State, 2:30 pm ABC/ESPN2, As SBNation's Bill Connelly has pointed out Oklahoma State's defense is much better on a per play basis than many think and a powerhouse performance on that side of the ball opened a lot of eyes on this Cowboys team. Winner: Oklahoma State 21-3 ATS: Oklahoma State -12.5
Temple at #14 Notre Dame, 2:30 pm NBC, Nothing to see here, next week will tell us more. Winner: Notre Dame 28-6 ATS: Notre Dame -29.5
Central Michigan at #17 Michigan, 2:30 pm BTN, See, Notre Dame review above. Winner: Michigan 59-9 ATS: Michgan -31.5
Northern Illinois at Iowa, 2:30 pm BTN, Oh Iowa, you had the game all but wrapped up to at least milk it to overtime but a costly turnover gave NIU the game winning field goal try. The good news out of Iowa City is that there was life out of the offense. For Northern Illinois they showed good resilliance fighting back but the offense needs to grease the wheels or MACtion could be tough. Winner: Northern Illinois 30-27 ATS: Northern Illinois +3
#1 Alabama vs Virginia Tech, 4:30 pm ESPN, Positives: Va Tech D is going to cause a lot of trouble, Alabama's too. Negatives: That revamped O-line needs to improve quickly and Thomas just looks awful. Winner: Alabama 35-10 ATS: Alabama -20
ULM at #16 Oklahoma, 6:00 pm, Good on Oklahoma removing any doubt on the outcome in this one quickly and after Q1 there was no doubt. Winner: Oklahoma 45-0 ATS: Oklahoma -23
#5 Georgia at #8 Clemson, 7:00 pm ABC, The hype is warranted on Clemson and that defense was suprisingly stout up front but to me the real story is Georgia's defense. That unit was the main question mark on a good Bulldogs team and aside from a couple touchdowns early they performed very well for the rest of the game. No doubt that, some young players need to improve but the initial signs are very good. Winner: Clemson 35-0 ATS: Clemson +2
New Mexico State at #15 Texas, 7:00 pm LHN, Yup. This upcoming week is going to be an ugly game, much like the first half of this one. Winner: Texas 56-7 ATS: Texas -42
Wyoming at #18 Nebraska, 7:00 pm BTN, I predicted a scare and some seperation adn that looked to be the formula but a couple of quick late scores tightened this one up, just like that and now Nebraska is the team for whom the bell tolls, in many people's eyes. Winner: Nebraska 37-34 ATS: Wyoming +29
#12 LSU vs #20 TCU, 8:00 pm ESPN, TCU is gonna be force in the Big XII, but LSU was the story. Their offense look very good and their defense once again reloaded and considering some of the weaknesses we've seen out of the other SEC West teams the Tigers are gonna cause problems. I mean Mettenberger lead an offense to 37 points. Winner: LSU 37-27 ATS: LSU -4
#19 Boise State at Washington, 9:00 pm FOX Sports 1, Woah Washington, bravo to you. With a renovated stadium reopening the Huskies shelacked the Broncos in uncharacteristic fashion and put themselves in the conversation as trouble for Stanford and Oregon. On the Boise State front I'm not too worried Peterson's teams have been among the most consistant of the last decade. Winner: Boise State Washington 38-6 ATS: Boise State +4
Nevada at #21 UCLA, 9:00 pm Pac-12 Network, Good on UCLA to put this game away and make the final impressive, continued improvement from Hundley bodes well for a season of success I'm still skeptical of. Winner: UCLA 58-20 ATS: UCLA -19
#22 Northwestern at California, 9:30 pm ESPN2, Both side took pretty harmful injuries on both sides could affect the rest of the season, but Northwestern aquitted itself well on the road against a team that they had no opportunity to scout scheme and use of players. Winner: Northwestern 44-30 ATS: Cal +6.5
Sunday, September 1st, 2013:
Ohio at #9 Louisville, 2:30 pm ESPN, Get use to this, this is all that Louisville will do all season until a matchup with Cincinnati. Winner: Louisville 49-7 ATS: Louisville -20.5
Monday, September 2nd, 2013:
#11 Florida State at Pittsburgh, 7:00 pm ESPN, Freshamn QB Jameis Winston looked great in the opener againt Pittsburgh, going 25-27 356 and 4 TD with only 2 sacks. Now he is a freshman so we should hold off on naming him king of the universe but it was a great start for a highly touted recruit. Winner: Florida State 41-13 ATS: Florida State -10
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