pigskin prognostications week 3

i went 7-3 again last week and am now 14-6 for the season - batting .700. notre dame plays michigan this week and nobody really cares. unreal!

notre dame@michigan: who would have thought both teams would be 0-2 coming into this one. it is the inept against the inept. surely michigan will get it together at home against a notre dame team that has no defense. michigan 10 notre dame 7.

usc@nebraska: trojans are ranked #1 for a reason - they always win big with a puny schedule. nebraska at #14 and in lincoln will be one of the trojans' few tests of the season. nebraska fans will be rollicking in a prime time, national tv game. nebraska 28 usc 26.

arkansas@alabama: georgia fans -me included - will have an eye on this one as we go to tuscaloosa (all of us save one local wimp) next week. saban has the tide playing better but can they stop darren mcfadden? i think not - but it will be close. arkansas 31 alabama 24.

louisville@kentucky: bigtime intrastate battle here with louisville going in ranked #9 and playing as well as any team in the country. wildcats do little to change that. louisville 61 kentucky 30.

ohio state@washington: the ohio state university (what is up with that) comes in ranked #10 but has been unimpressive in wins over youngstown state and akron. this will be a huge game in washington. the huskies have won at syracuse and against boise state. here is your upset of the week. washington 29 ohio state 27.

mississippi state@auburn: the wareagletigerplainsmen, their coaches and fans are licking their wounds after getting upset by south florida at home. one would like sylvester croom's chances of getting a rare sec road win if auburn had won last week. ears tuberville must win or see his season tumble into mediocrity. he does but barely. auburn 31 mississippi state 27.

ole miss@vanderbilt: the dores are five point faves at home and that seems about right. vandy is playing a tad better than the rebels and is at home. vanderbilt 19 ole miss 14.

tennessee@florida: it will look like opening day at the deer cooler in gainesville with enough orange around to gag a maggot. florida has not been tested. ut has had a little tougher competition. the vols offense is fine but defense is suspect. florida has played troy and western kentucky and is hard to gauge. this game is always close and this year will be no different. florida 27 tennessee 21.

boston college@georgia tech: the tech fans are crowing mightily after beating notre dame and samford. tech is ranked #15; bc comes in at #21. the visitors return just about every player from last year and boast a stout defense as does tech. i'm thinking the tech players have the big head and the eagles will deflate them. sliderules get broken! boston college 37 georgia tech 35.

western carolina@uga: i know absolutely nothing about western carolina except they are on mark richt's schedule at just the right time. georgia's offensive line could not block me last week in a narrow upset loss to south carolina. you could tell from the stands goeriga was flat and many of us predicted a loss after the first three series. georgia needs to get well and does. georgia 51 western carolina 10.