...Whereas Ingram has been a bull all season long? Sorry, not to be an SEC homer, but I'd still vote for Ingram.
Okay, Friday funtime:
8:00 PM ET
No. 25 West Virginia at No. 5 Cincinnati (-9.5) - I'm going with Cinci on this (oohhh, daring), but I think they'll win by 10-14 pts.
Saturday:
12:00 PM ET
Michigan at No. 20 Wisconsin (-9) - I dunno, I really can't tell on this one what kind of performance we'll get out of MICH. I want to go with WIS out of spite against MICH, then again I want MICH to knock WIS out of the polls out of spite for the conference. Hmmm....I'll go with WIS.
12:00 PM ET
Florida State at Wake Forest (-5) - FSU needs to win 2 of the last 3 in order to be bowl eligible. This will be their first loss in that stretch. And while I wish they'd win this and the next to boost UF's SOS, or at least win one of them so we can be the ones to nail the coffin on their longest streak of consecutive bowl seasons, I tink they'll lose this week and next and come limping in to the UF game already out of it. WF by more than 5, probably more than 14.
3:30 PM ET
No. 1 Florida at South Carolina (+17.5) - I do not think USCe will get a touchdown unless there is a gross mistake in the defense (ie, someone falls down). Do I think UF will cover? Yeah, probably....maybe? UF 31 - USCe 3
3:30 PM ET
Idaho at No. 6 Boise State (-31.5) - I really wish Idaho had held up longer, as this is probably the only chance that state will get to host game day, and I'd like that for them. That said, BSU rolls large, IMO. They won't ease up, either, in going for style points in the BCS, so yeah, I see BSU scoring over 50, maybe allowing 14-28 by Idaho.
3:30 PM ET
Stanford at No. 9 USC (-10.5) - Upset? Again? By Stanford? No. Stanford 10 - USCw 24.
3:30 PM ET
No. 10 Iowa at No. 11 Ohio State (-17) - Ahh, the Big10+1 championship. /flip channel
Seriously, though, I'm thoroughly dismayed to see Iowa lose their QB and their stake at the top. The betting line reflects my confidence in them to win this game as well
All of us tOSU haters are going to have to swallow another BCS game with them in it. At least it won't be the NC this time. Hell, maybe they can rematch USCw in the Rose Bowl. I'd take USCw in that one again.
7:00 PM ET
No. 2 Alabama at Mississippi State (+12.5) - The byline here is MSU coach Dan Mullen came from the UF offense that beat Alabama last year. This year? He doesn't have the talent, not to match up with AL. Tide rolls 34 - 10. And that's giving MSU a touchdown on a special teams play, not against that AL defense.
7:30 PM ET
No. 16 Utah at No. 4 TCU (-19.5) - Could be an upset, but I don't think so. I'm not even sure they can hold the line shown. Meh, TCU by 24-28 pts over Utah.
8:00 PM ET
Notre Dame at No. 12 Pittsburgh (-7) - Lose another one for the gipper, wouldya? Go Pitt, win by as many as you can.
8:00 PM ET
Texas Tech at No. 19 Oklahoma State (-4.5) - I still enjoy the concept of TT's "don't care, let's fling it all over the place" approach. Can they upset OSU? IMO, YES. TT by 3-7 pts.