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Saturday College Football Open Thread

By Big Tent Democrat

What are the big games today? An unemotional review would say that there are no big games at all. No big matchups against top teams. But we would not be college football fans if we were unemotional. So, in fact, there are a whole bunch of big games.

In South Bend today, Charlie Weis may be coaching for his job (in that his fate at the end of the season would be sealed) as Michigan State comes to town. Fun fact - the Spartans have won 6 straight in South Bend. The Irish are 10 point favorites. I like the Spartans with the points and I think they win outright.

Iowa plays Arizona today in a game that will determine if Iowa can continue its drive to be considered an elite team, when it hosts Arizona. I think Iowa wins and covers the 4 point spread. More . . .

Can Florida really score 100 on Tennessee? Actually no. Tennessee's defense is quite solid. Florida is a 29.5 point favorite over the Vols. How can they cover that spread? The key would be the Florida defense pitching a shutout. I think the hype and the line is too high. I like the Vols to keep it within 28 in the Swamp.

In other games, I like Va Tech (-5) over Nebraska, Cal (-13.5) over Minnesota, Auburn (-7) over West Virginia, Georgia (+2.5) over Arkansas, Florida State (+8) over BYU, Oregon State (+1) over Cincinnati, and Toledo (+21) over Ohio State.

This is an Open Thread.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 19, 2009 (boomark / email).