1) Schweinfurth 20-4 (1-5 upset)
2) Draper 19-5 (1-5 upset)
3) Hoying 16-8 (1-5 upset)
Oregon Ducks @ Washington Huskies
Draper: Gameday comes to Seattle in what is clearly Oregon's biggest test of the year thus far. Most people aren't paying attention to the Huskies because they played late vs. Stanford and couldn't steal one on the road, but anyone who watched that game saw the they had a really good chance to win it. Now they return home to an absolute huge home field advantage vs. the big dog in the Pac 12. Oregon has destroyed the scrubs of the country without a second thought, but I'm riding Washington. Keith Price is exceptional and the Dawgs won't back down from a fight. They lost some confidence but Sark will get them motivated. I don't know if Oregon is ready for a real team. Upset in Washington. UO: 38--UW: 41
Hoying: Is Oregon for real? Seems like a stupid question, but keep in mind that the Ducks' best win so far was at home against 3-3 Tennessee. Sure, they've been crushing everybody, but Baylor's been doing that against better competition, and no one seems keen to put the Bears at #2. The Huskies' close defeat at Stanford takes a little glitz off this game, but Washington showed it was good enough to hang with an elite team on the road, and the Ducks won't have the Autzen Zoo to help them out here. To be honest, I have no idea how this one will come out. Both teams feature excellent quarterback play and great defense. But Oregon hasn't been close to being touched yet this year. Until they stumble, I'm not going to pick against them. UO: 45--UW: 28
Schweinfurth: This may the most intriguing game of the week and may be one of the hardest to pick. Oregon has not been tested but has put up some impressive numbers. Oregon has had some distractions this week, mainly in their former TE that just walked off the team. Washington played well against Stanford last week, but how good is Stanford this year? This is the biggest home game for the Huskies and they know another Pac 12 loss all but eliminates them from the Pac 12 championship. Add Gameday, the game in Washington, a night game, and Oregon is good for a random loss every year, I have a hard time picking against Keith Price and the Huskies (I don't see Oregon losing to Stanford). UO: 45--UW: 48
Florida Gators @ Louisiana State Tigers
Draper: Gators looked pretty good last week without Driskel, but now it's Death Valley. LSU is angry after losing 2 weeks ago at UGA and wants to punish all in their way. The Florida defense is good, but the offense is not. The LSU defense is good, and so is the offense. Add in the home crowd and this one is over early. Tigers big. UF: 13--LSU: 31
Hoying: Ah, Florida-LSU, the classic struggle of high-powered offense versus punishing defense. Wait, the Gators are the brick wall? And the Tigeaouiexrs are the battering ram? In this week's Bizarro matchup, Florida actually has the defensive weapons to slow down Zach Hamburglar and the LSU offense. Problem is, there's no way backup QB Tyler Murphy is going to be able to do enough to keep the Gators in this one. Miami didn't have to move the ball to beat the Gators; they just sat back and waited for the Florida offense to crap the bed. Expect a nastier bowel movement here. UF: 10--LSU: 24
Schweinfurth: Florida's Offense is abysmal, their defense is actually pretty good. Mettenberger has looked good this year. A horrific Gator Offense against that LSU defense just isn't fair and the score will reflect this. UF: 10--LSU: 40
Draper: Is Missouri for real? Can Georgia fight through injuries? I say sort of and yes. The Dawgs are decimated at running back but Aaron Murray is capable of keeping the offense going. The defense will step it up between the hedges. Missouri has been chugging along, but this is the first real test. James Franklin (the QB) will make some noise, but the hostile environs in Athens is too much. Georgia takes care of business in a closer than the experts think battle. If UGA is completely healthy, this is a laugher... Mizzou: 27--UGA: 30
Hoying: Some people are finally starting to take notice of everyone's 3rd-favorite SEC Tigers. For some reason, this group does not include the Coaches' Poll, which continues to keep Missouri unranked despite decent road wins over Indiana and Vanderbilt. A win over the Bulldogs in Athens would change the situation considerably. The Tigers are set up nicely in this one: the Bulldogs are coming off two close victories in which key players have been injured. The Georgia D has been suspect (yes, I know Clemson and LSU have great offenses, but Tennessee? North Texas?), which is bad news against a potent Missouri passing attack. I'm going to go ahead and take the...Bulldogs in this one. The Force is with you, young Missouri, but you are not an SEC power yet. Mizzou: 27--UGA: 38
Schweinfurth: Yes Georgia had some big injuries last week. And yes, Mizzou is undefeated. Regardless, Georgia is a very deep team and they still have Aaron Murray pulling the trigger. Mizzou's spread attack will keep them in the game, but Georgia is still the better team. Mizzou: 35--UGA: 45
Draper: Oklahoma is good. Texas is on tilt. Mack Brown should go quiet into that good night. If he loses this one, they might 'retire' him on the spot. Sadly, it's time to go. The talent exists in Austin, but it isn't clicking. I don't see Greg Robinson stopping anyone let alone the Belldozer. Red River Shootout becomes the Red River Pink Slip. OU: 48--UT: 31
Hoying: All I hope for this game is to see Greg Robinson rubbing a stuffed toy steer against his defensive players as they run off the field. Unfortunately, that would require Texas to stop Oklahoma at some point during this tilt, which I don't see happening. The Longhorns gave up 63 and 55 points to the Sooners in the last two Red River Shootouts, and those Texas squads didn't suck like this one does. Texas bites, Texas dies, and it's goodbye to old Mack Brown. OU: 59--UT: 17
Schweinfurth: Oklahoma is probably the second best team in the Big 12. Lucky for them, Texas isn't the one team better than them. Texas is missing their starting QB (Ash) and has a coach with one foot out the door. I fully expect a ton of points because that's what this rivalry always provides us. Oklahoma pulls away early and doesn't look back. OU: 53--UT: 38
Upset Special
Draper: Arkansas over South Carolina
Hoying: Boston College over Clemson
Schweinfurth: Penn State over Michigan
Hoying: Boston College over Clemson
Schweinfurth: Penn State over Michigan
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