What are you lookin at? Week 3, 2011
Another week has passed filled with realignment talk, Kill's desperate plea for attention, zombies and Bobby Bowden's prostate (if only I hadn't named my fantasy football team). I'm ready for some football. Here's what I'm watching on Saturday
11:00 #18 West Virginia at Maryland ESPNU
In their first outing the Terps sans chubby guy defeated a depleted and demoralized Miami team. While the Mountaineers beat up on Marshall and hapless Norfolk state. This should be a good test for both teams. On offense, lots of throwing it around with Geno Smith and Danny O'Brien leading top 20 passing offenses. This will be a long game as neither offense has a running game to speak of. The key will be on defense. In this "first team to 50 wins" matchup, whoever gets the most stops out of their D will win it.
Vegas says Maryland by 2. I'm taking Maryland at home and giving 2 points.
2:30 #23 Texas at UCLA ABC
Oh how I have grown to hate the words "McCoy to Shipley" but it seems the horns have found another pair of life partners from those ill fated families. The horns had an impressive win against BYU last week and UCLA lost it's first game to a barely relevant Houston. Texas has shown some toughness with it's 15th ranked D which is what they will need on the road against UCLA and their 22nd ranked offense. In the game of field position, UCLA loses with their 100th ranked kick returns and 103rd ranked punting. Also with UCLA's lack of a pass rush, it should be a red letter day for the Texas QB's.
Horns are getting 3 1/2 on the road and while I always love to see them lose, I also love a good train wreck which is what UCLA is. I'm taking the horns and hoping the value of my OU-Texas tickets go up on ebay.
7:00 #1 Oklahoma at #5 Florida State
This one is getting a bit chippy with all the pregame talk about payback from last year and the twitter zombie. Even with all the talk of dual threat EJ Manuel, the Noles are primarily a passing first team with a 78th ranked rushing offense. Look for the Noles to exploit inexperience at the safety and linebacker positions for OU. That means running backs out on screens, slashing runs right up the gut and some pump fake wheel routes by receivers. Sooner offense will keep it as vanilla as they have to but look for a breakout game by Hanna on some TE routes that the sooners didn't really show against Tulsa. Sooners are awful against ranked teams on the road and we will see if this is an exception.
Oklahoma is favored by 3. I'm drinking my okie state "this is the year" koolaid and hesitantly picking the Sooners.
11:00 #18 West Virginia at Maryland ESPNU
In their first outing the Terps sans chubby guy defeated a depleted and demoralized Miami team. While the Mountaineers beat up on Marshall and hapless Norfolk state. This should be a good test for both teams. On offense, lots of throwing it around with Geno Smith and Danny O'Brien leading top 20 passing offenses. This will be a long game as neither offense has a running game to speak of. The key will be on defense. In this "first team to 50 wins" matchup, whoever gets the most stops out of their D will win it.
Vegas says Maryland by 2. I'm taking Maryland at home and giving 2 points.
2:30 #23 Texas at UCLA ABC
Oh how I have grown to hate the words "McCoy to Shipley" but it seems the horns have found another pair of life partners from those ill fated families. The horns had an impressive win against BYU last week and UCLA lost it's first game to a barely relevant Houston. Texas has shown some toughness with it's 15th ranked D which is what they will need on the road against UCLA and their 22nd ranked offense. In the game of field position, UCLA loses with their 100th ranked kick returns and 103rd ranked punting. Also with UCLA's lack of a pass rush, it should be a red letter day for the Texas QB's.
Horns are getting 3 1/2 on the road and while I always love to see them lose, I also love a good train wreck which is what UCLA is. I'm taking the horns and hoping the value of my OU-Texas tickets go up on ebay.
7:00 #1 Oklahoma at #5 Florida State
This one is getting a bit chippy with all the pregame talk about payback from last year and the twitter zombie. Even with all the talk of dual threat EJ Manuel, the Noles are primarily a passing first team with a 78th ranked rushing offense. Look for the Noles to exploit inexperience at the safety and linebacker positions for OU. That means running backs out on screens, slashing runs right up the gut and some pump fake wheel routes by receivers. Sooner offense will keep it as vanilla as they have to but look for a breakout game by Hanna on some TE routes that the sooners didn't really show against Tulsa. Sooners are awful against ranked teams on the road and we will see if this is an exception.
Oklahoma is favored by 3. I'm drinking my okie state "this is the year" koolaid and hesitantly picking the Sooners.
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