10/16 - we've seen better weeks, but there's some pretty good games. Games of great interest (to me anyway...) are in bold.
UCF at 3 Cincinnati 12:00pm ABC: Cincy continues their drive to crash the playoffs.
Nebraska at Minnesota 12:00pm ESPN2: Possibly a team the downtrodden Huskers might actually beat.
10 Michigan State at Indiana 12:00pm FS1: This tough Spartan keep just keeps winning games and moving up the rankings. They have a real good WR, an exceptional RB Kenneth Walker III, and a good QB.
21 Texas A&M at Missouri 12:00pm SECN: The ags get a fairly easy opponent. Their impotent offense may still struggle.
20 Florida at LSU 12:00pm ESPN: More trouble for Big Ed and his Bayou Bengals.
Auburn at 17 Arkansas 12:00pm CBS: Bumper Pool and crew take on the Tigers of the Plains (sort of). Auburn's D is pretty good, but watch for the hogs to stuff the Tigers O.
Arizona at Colorado 3:30pm P12N: Colorado's awful offense might have a chance in this PAC bottom dwellers' pillow fight.
Purdue at 2 Iowa 3:30pm ABC: Super tough Iowa bests the Boilers by a few TD in a Big 10 rough-and-tumble bruising bloodbath.
Miami (FL) at North Carolina 3:30pm ACCN: Mack will somehow find a way to solve Manny's D.
11 Kentucky at 1 Georgia 3:30pm CBS: This unheralded Kentucky team is good. Probably not equal to the Top Dawgs though--especially not between the hedges. Could be an exciting game though, with an outside chance for an upset. Hard hitting smash up in the trenches. Aside from Georgia DT superstar Jordan Davis (BAMF), I don't expect Georgia to push them around too much up front. GA Heisman hopeful QB JT Daniels + Georgia's electrifying playmakers should make the difference. Georgia out-talents everyone this year, and that certainly includes Kentucky. Superior talent + a very good QB is tough to beat, especially at home.
19 BYU at Baylor 3:30pm ESPN: A rather bizarre holy war that this conference will have to get used to. Baylor's O is potent, and I'm not sure BYU merits their ranking. The game is in Waco. Toss up. Both sets of fans will try to preach to each other. Great sportsmanship will be exhibited, and no alcohol will be consumed. And the Nephites and Lamanites said: "Amen."
Vanderbilt at South Carolina 4:00pm SECN: the smart Southern kids vs the drunk Southern kids.
Texas Tech at Kansas 4:00pm ESPN: Wells gets the Raiders back on track against an atrocious opponent.
5 Alabama at Mississippi State 7:00pm ESPN: The Pirate pulls out all the stops, but its not enough to hold back the angry Tide coming off their upset loss to the ags. Alabama is angry and in revenge mode.
TCU at 4 Oklahoma 7:30pm ABC: Watch out. Patterson could make it interesting. He'll likely figure out how to stop OU's backup QB. Upset watch.
Stanford at Washington State 7:30pm ESPNU: Stanford.
13 Ole Miss at Tennessee 7:30pm SECN: Kiffin keeps the Rebs a rolling. This one has the makings of a fantastic tailgate party followed by a so-so game. Rebel QB Matt Corral will pad his stats.
Iowa State at Kansas State 7:30pm ESPN2: Two sort-of similar teams and programs. ISU's TE play action game and QB scrambling will be the difference. KSU=not good, but not bad, and always a potential upset.
Army at Wisconsin 8:00pm BTN: Kudos to Wisconsin for scheduling a service academy in the middle of the year. Army's option attack won't be easy to defend, but the Badgers have too many horses, and they're at home.
UCLA at Washington 8:30pm FOX: ??? home field advantage = the decider ???
18 Arizona State at Utah 10:00pm ESPN: I guess ASU ???
Hawaii at Nevada 10:30pm CBSSN: The Bows are breaking even at 3-3 after an impressive (for Hawaii) win over Fresno State. Here's another team the Bows can beat. Hawaii QB Cordeiro is averaging 288 yards passing per game--not up to the usual QB standard on the Islands, but not bad. When they play in Northern Nevada, it's good to do so before it gets real cold. Just for kicks, I'd like to see the Bows on the road at Michigan or U. of Buffalo in late November with a Siberian Express cold front blowing down from the North Pole and heavy snow clouds coming in off the Lakes.
Last edited: Oct 15, 2021