Alabama-Georgia, UCLA-Arizona State & Notre-Dame Clemson Predictions
Welcome to the Pigskin Prognosticator for the college football games of Oct. 3.
This is what goes on inside the helmets and therefore will determine what happens on the field. All times listed are Pacific Time, for while the Prognosticator has an SEC heritage, he now lives in Pac-12 territory.
We’re a month into the season and already there’s at least half a dozen coaches already on the hot seat. Gotta love it!
Oct. 3 College Football Game Predictions
PITTSBURGH at VIRGINIA TECH (9 a.m., ESPN3)
The Prognosticator is going to give the Hokies a break and pick them to win. Frankly it has as much to do with Pittsburgh as the Lunch Pails, but the latter put on a good show against Ohio State and deserves some support. Despite losing – again – to East Carolina last week. The Pirates are to the Hokies what Stanford is to USC. Winner: Virginia Tech
WEST VIRGINIA at OKLAHOMA (9 a.m., FOXS1)
The Couch Burners are excited after a 3-0 start but the competition has been as bad as those Maryland uniforms they faced last week. Boomer Sooner, on the other hand, needs to show OU is for real this year. Winner: Oklahoma
IOWA at WISCONSIN (9 a.m., ESPN)
Bucky is getting no respect – only ranked #19? That’s what you get for playing Alabama; beat the Tide and you get over-ranked. Lose and you get dirt shoveled on you. That’s because voters are tired of the Tide, but Wisconsin can start its rise back through the rankings by taking care of the Hawkeyes. That shouldn’t be too tough. Winner: Wisconsin
ALABAMA at GEORGIA (12:30 p.m., CBS)
It’s raining in Athens-town (where the B52s were formed by the way) and that would seem to favor a team called the Crimson Tide. The Dawgs are looking to have heir day but a lot like Clempson (see below) they seem to roll over and say “pet me” in big games rather than charging out like like a hungry canine being offered a steak. The Tide is in serious need of a quarterback – come on, these are all 5-star guys – and the 5-star receives need to catch the ball. UGA has Nick Chubb and it’s going to be man vs. men in an old-school “line up and let’s see who can whip whom” game. The Prognosticator figures Georgia will be Georgia and Alabama will be the real Alabama. Winner: Alabama
OLE MISS at FLORIDA (4 p.m., ESPN)
Can Colonel Rebel actually sustain success on a week-to-week basis? He nearly dropped his Hottie Toddie last week at Vanderbilt and now faces a bunch of Gators whom, like real alligators, have somehow managed to survive. Were it at The Grove, this would be a given, but it’s in the Swamp where the weather will be like a swamp, warm and muggy. Look for this one to be an instant classic. Winner: Ole Miss
ARIZONA STATE at UCLA (4:30 p.m., Fox)
This is exactly the type of game the Baby Bears always lose. They are coming off a big win, face a team that always plays them well and are starting to think “championship!” without taking care of the business in front of them. This is why the Prognosticator also calls them the Trampolines. Frankly, the Sun Devils offer little in the way of opposition, but maybe they will show up in their toga party uniforms again to provide some laughs. Because the Bruins will need something to smile about after this game. Winner: Arizona State.
NOTRE DAME at CLEMSON (5 p.m. ABC)
This is exactly the type of game that defines Clempson. It has a chance to make a statement on a big national stage, to show the college football world it belongs with the big boys, and it always loses. In fact, it always loses in a blowout. This one won’t be a slaughter – despite what some in the media are proclaiming the Irish simply aren’t that good – but Clempson will be, well, Clempson. Winner: Notre Dame
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