football picks, week 5...

i went 7-3 last week. now at 30-10 for the year for an even .750 average.

illinois @ penn state: zook aura fading. joe pa's #12 nittany lions fend off #21 illinois. penn state 30 illinois 27.

marshall @ west virginia: wvu is struggling but not that much. they roll and pay the herd back for that brief, tragic moment when the macarena was played in sanford stadium under jim donnan. the horror. west virginia 27 marshall 7.

maryland @ clemson: clem's son is #19 but they just don't impress me. still got enough to smash fat fridge and the boys, however. clemson 41 maryland 27.

ole miss @ florida: gators are ranked #4. ole miss is the top-ranked party school. rebels will need an elixir after this one. florida 55 ole miss 12.

south florida @ n.c. state. never thought i would be picking a south florida game but they are #14 and n.c state is mediocre. south florida 35 n.c. state 24.

tcu @ oklahoma: some folks are giving #23 a shot against the #2 sooners. not me!. oklahoma 42 tcu 7.

wisconsin @ michigan: wisconsin is #8 but i'm not impressed. michigan, however, poses no threat. wisconsin 30 michigan 6.

uab @ south carolina: the game chickens struggled with wofford for heaven's sake. you can bet spurrier has jacked a few jaws this week. south carolina 17 uab 16.

tennessee @ auburn: auburn is at #16. volsintears are unranked. my heart tells me tennessee coud pull the upset. my brain says no way. auburn 10 tennessee 9.

alabama @ georgia: #10 visits # 3 for a blackout that should be a smash mouth affair. a.j. green is the difference. georgia 29 alabama 27.