Editorial Note: Thanks to all that let me know they enjoyed the photo of me and my Dad at the NH-Corydon high school football game last week. As the photo suggests, we had a grand time.
College Football 2015
Wow. I have so looked forward to this weekend. The first full weekend of NCAA College Football. I would be remiss if I did not give a nice nod to Montana and North Dakota State for giving is a great taste of what is to come. The upset the Montana Grizzlies put on the Bison of NDSU was a classic.
This week’s picks:
South Carolina will beat North Carolina... Steve Spurrier will lead a much improved Gamecock group. I was too kind to them last year. I thought they were on the way to a championship. In reality, they stunk it up. A victory over next door neighbor UNC will help get things started.
Western Kentucky will beat Vandy….Coach Brohm will continue to do a fine job in leading WKU. They will challenge Marshall for prominence in the C-USA East. The Herd will win out.
Michigan will beat Utah…Jim Harbaugh goes out to Utah with his alma mater Michigan and gets beat? No way. The smart money is on Utah. Money has no memory. A Michigan Man is back in town and the whole of college football will take notice.
TCU will beat Minnesota…I will give Minnesota credit for scheduling a toughie like TCU to open the season in Minneapolis. The way of the world is to open up with a few strong games…some we will pick later.ll
Duke will beat Tulane…It won’t be a cakewalk. Tulane has its own field now and does not have to play to a cavernous Superdome that is 20 percent full. The job Coach Cut has done at Duke gives even a Hoosier football some hope.
Ole Miss will beat Tennessee-Martin like a drum. Not much to say here. Looking forward to the new quarterback situation. Bo Wallace had too much scrutiny and it was not good for him or Ole Miss. What can I say? Hotty Toddy!
Nebraska will beat BYU…The game is in Lincoln. That is why I am picking Nebraska. They have a new coach in town and he will have the Huskers ready for Brigham’s boys.
Louisville will beat Auburn…I think Auburn is better. In his first stint at U of L, Bobby Petrino was 41-9. He won some big games. He scored some upsets. I am not saying I am a fan. But I do know this…the game is not at Auburn. The Cardinal players will think playing in Atlanta is a bigger deal than the boys from Auburn. They will play like it and Auburn will lose a fumble or throw an interception to make a difference.
Indiana will beat Southern Illinois….The Hoosiers try to get to 6 wins by hosting the Salukis from Carbondale. The poor Hoosiers start things off on a bad note just by scheduling a Pea Ridge like team to open the season. I remember when the Hoosiers played Rice, Missouri, and Toledo before conference play. Those were better times. In 1981 the USC Trojans came calling to Bloomington, if you can believe that. In 1977, LSU played the Hoosiers on IU soil. That was another life ago.
Mississippi State beats Southern Miss….I will give State credit. They are going to M.M. Roberts Stadium, a.k.a “The Rock” to play the home-standing Golden Eagles. It is good for the Mississippi economy and the right thing to do now and again. Though I hope State loses every game and they get put on probation, I give them credit for going down to Hattiesburg for the game. The folks in Oxford would never stand for that.
Texas beats Notre Dame…Charlie Strong did not have a picnic of it his first year at Louisville. It is his program now. Notre Dame is getting their obligatory Irish-love by media that has never set foot in South Bend…or the last time they were there was when Lou Holtz was coaching. Rudy doesn’t live in South Bend anymore.
Alabama beats Swissconsin….Let it be known I hope Bucky the Badger loses a foot in a trap. I always will. Though I am not in love with the Crimson Tide, I do think they will be strong. In fact, I expect them to be the 2nd strongest team in the SEC West. They will have too much speed for the Badgers.
UCLA beats Virginia…The Bruins are my pick to win the PAC 12. They better beat UVA!
Marshall will beat Purdue….My dear wife, Carrie, and I will be in Huntington cheering on The Herd.
It sure is fun to be doing this again.
Speaking the College Football Predicting Rights…
Danny Johnson