Saturday, October 1, 2011

Week 5: One Sentence Picks

No time for a full post this week, so we'll go with one sentence selections instead. And for the preview sentence...

I'm convinced the lack of media coverage caused by living in Australia has actually increased my accuracy; I'm having my best year yet.

1. Nebraska at Wisconsin
Big Red gets rudely welcomed to the Big Ten.
Wisconsin 38, Nebraska 24

2. Alabama at Florida
Gators much better than expected, eke out an upset in an amped-up Swamp.
Florida 24, Alabama 20

3. Texas A&M vs. Arkansas
Aggies bounce back quicker.
Texas A&M 34, Arkansas 31

4. Clemson at Virginia Tech
Hokies get Clemson at the right time - spent after two straight marquee wins.
Virginia Tech 28, Clemson 14

5. Auburn at South Carolina
The state of South Carolina 2, Auburn 0.
South Carolina 31, Auburn 30

6. Michigan State at Ohio State
Buckeyes have just enough to nip the Spartans at home.
Ohio State 23, Michigan State 20

7. Baylor at Kansas State
Baylor edges out K-State in battle of surprise unbeatens.
Baylor 38, Kansas State 31

8. Notre Dame at Purdue
No reason to think Irish dominance in this series won't continue.
Notre Dame 33, Purdue 17

9. Arizona at USC
Arizona seems to have USC's number and pulls a minor upset here.
Arizona 27, USC 21

10. Northwestern at Illinois
Dan Persa's return tilts the edge to Northwestern.
Northwestern 35, Illinois 32

11. Mississippi State at Georgia
Georgia will slowly sneak up on the SEC East; this week that upward crawl continues.
Georgia 26, Mississippi State 20

12. Georgia Tech at N.C. State
Yellow Jackets stay undefeated one week longer.
Georgia Tech 31, N.C. State 17

13. UCLA at Stanford
This one will not be close.
Stanford 45, UCLA 14

14. Texas at Iowa State
I was shocked to see that Iowa State is still unbeaten.
Texas 24, Iowa State 21

15. Nevada at Boise State
Revenge!
Boise State 52, Nevada 21