College Football 2012 Week 3!

2012 College Football Week 3!

Programming note: Sorry about last week.  I had a great post forming, but due to time constraints and the lack of an internet connection it did not get done at all.  My apologies.

Commentary: We're starting to see things shape out for an interesting season.  Some teams are definitely moving on up while others are falling fast and need to get it in gear.  Last week's Auburn at Mississippi State game showed how each program is doing.  Auburn is falling fast with an 0-2 start while Mississippi State is moving up with a 2-0 record and a victory over a division team (first for head coach Dan Mullen against his division except for Ole Miss).

Cheering for:

-Old Man Football: hey it works and works well it appears.

Laughing at: We've had a slew of FCS over FBS upsets since this season started that I've not mentioned, so here we go:

-Memphis: for losing to Tennessee... Martin.  

-Middle Tennessee: for losing to McNeese State.

-Colorado State: for losing to North Dakota State after beating in-state rival Colorado.  To be fair, ND State is one of the best FCS teams, won the NCAA championship in it last year.

-Colorado: for losing to Sacramento State after losing to in-state rival Colorado State.

-UNLV: for losing to Northern Arizona.

-Idaho: for losing to Eastern Washington

-Pitt: for losing to Youngstown State.  Try not to blow it to Gardner-Webb in two weeks.

-Eastern Michigan: For losing to Illinois State.

Remember folks, these are schools who get 85 scholarship players losing to schools with 63 scholarship players.  The deck is stacked in the FBS schools' favor.

Laughing at Honorary Mentions:

-Houston: for losing to Texas State, who is in their first year at the FBS level.

-Arkansas: for being ranked #8 in the nation and lose to Louisiana-Monroe.  You can talk injuries all you want but you blew a lead against a lesser opponent.

Feeling sorry for:

-Penn State's kicker: you know it has to be rough on him.  Make one of the missed FGs (there were four missed ones) or the XP and that game goes completely differently.

Top 25: none this week, still too damned early.

The picks:

-Wake Forest at Florida State: Alright FSU, here's the deal.  You've lost four of the last six against Wake Forest.  You are highly ranked.  The game is at home.  Lose this one and you might as well pack your bags for the Big 12.  If you're going to lose at least be a b*tch to Texas instead of Wake Forest.  FSU by 10.

-Cal at Ohio State: Cal has not made any noise on the national scene in quite some time.  Jeff Tedford is still coaching there.  I get the feeling if Ohio State runs away with this it will signal the end of his coaching tenure there, or at least lead to his "retirement" at the end of the year.  Ohio State is playing rather well so far.  Cal lost to Nevada to open the season but beat up on FCS member Southern Utah last week.  The signs point to a big Ohio State victory here.  OSU by 21.

-Virginia Tech at Pitt: Pitt fans are going to hope that this isn't a preview of life in the ACC.  Pitt has been horrible so far, VT has at least been decent.  VT by 20.

-Alabama at Arkansas: After last week, Arkansas is reeling.  Starting QB Tyler Wilson is out for the game.  Alabama is rolling.  This one may be over quickly.  Alabama by 24.

-Virginia at Georgia Tech: Alright Georgia Tech, here's the deal: UVA isn't that good.  The game is in Atlanta.  You lost to them last year in Charlottesville.  Get it right this time.  GT by 10.

-Florida at Tennessee: It's about time this game is relevant again.  Florida has won the past seven in a row.  Tennessee hasn't had a good year since 2007.  Both are 2-0 and looking for an SEC East title.  GameDay will be there, should be a fun one.  Never mess with a streak until proven otherwise.  Florida by 3.

-Arizona State at Missouri: Arizona State has been playing well under new head coach Todd Graham.  Missouri could come in with a massive hangover after getting beat up against UGA.  Arizona State will surprise here.  ASU by 7.

-USC at Stanford: Jim Harbaugh is in San Francisco.  Andrew Luck is in Indianapolis.  Matt Barkley is 0-3 against Stanford.  This is his last chance.  USC by 10.

-Megaphone Trophy; Notre Dame at Michigan State: This is an interesting matchup in my opinion.  Both are undefeated coming into the game for the first time since 2005.  I still believe Michigan State is the better team and wins this game by 4.

-Texas at Ole Miss: Burnt Orange invades the Grove.  Ole Miss is playing well under new coach Hugh Freeze but it won't make a big difference here.  There are too many holes to fill on the roster to be that competitive.  Texas by 14.

-Holy War;BYU at Utah: I'm glad to see these two schools keep the rivalry going despite conference changes.  BYU comes in playing well while Utah is a rolling disaster at this point.  BYU keeps it going strong, wins by 10.