Here is a look at the big games this weekend. I've decided not to pick the Penn State/Nebraska game because of all the horrible acts that took place. And I just couldn't really write about it.
Week 11 Picks
#7 Oregon Ducks vs #3 Stanford Cardinals
Much like the LSU/Alabama game last week was the defacto SEC Title Game, this is for the Pac 12 Title Game. The winner will move on to face the representative from the South Division. But that looks to be either Arizona State or UCLA. Both aren't at the same level. This game should be a good battle. A battle between speed and power. Oregon is all based on speed. Their offense is very explosive and thrives off of high tempo and big plays. Stanford is known for their physical play and power running game. Expect a high scoring affair between these two schools. If Stanford is going to win this game, they are going to have to find a way to nueteralize Oregon's speed. Will it happen? We'll have to watch to find out.
Prediction: Oregon 34 Stanford 31
TCU Horned Frogs vs #5 Boise State Broncos
At the beginning of the season we thought this would be a match up of two undefeated teams that would battle for the Moutain West Title and a BCS berth. Now its basically just another game for Boise State in their quest towards the BCS. Now just because TCU has a couple of losses doesn't mean they are a slouch, but they have some issues in the secondary and that doesn't sit well with Kellen Moore across the ball from them. But TCU is going to be ready to show what they got and are going to give Boise State everything.
Prediction: TCU 23 Boise State 31
Texas A&M Aggies vs #22 Kansas State Wildcats
Every week I keep talking about how dangerous A&M is, but each week they continue to lose. Will this be the week that they bounce back and get a much needed win? KState is coming off of two straight losses to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and looking to show that they are still worth their top 25 rankings. KState is going to look to control the tempo and rely on QB Colin Klein to put up enough points to win the game. But Ryan Tannehill will look to get the Aggies offense back to its explosive output that they had at the beginning of the year.
Prediction: A&M 24 Kansas State 27
#16 Auburn Tigers vs #15 Georgia Bulldogs
What a game we could have here. Georgia started the season 0-2 while Auburn has been up and down all season long. Georgia is in a battle with South Carolina to represent the East in the SEC Title Game while Auburn is looking to improve their record and get a good bowl game. Georgia QB Aaron Murray has continued to grow as a QB and a big reason why they have improved so much. Auburn on the other hand has had little consistency at QB and have played three different QBs this season. If Georgia can stop Auburn RB Micheal Dyer than they can win the game. If not, it could be a long day.
Prediction: Auburn 14 Georgia 24
#12 Michigan State Spartans vs Iowa Hawkeyes
With Iowa's win over Michigan, suddenly the Big 10 Legends Division went from a 3 team race to a 4 team race. Both teams here can control their fate by winning the remainder of their games. Michigan State hasn't been playing the greatest lately. They got dominated at Nebraska and then struggled with Minnesota. Iowa lost to Minnesota, but then took care of Michigan State. Last year Iowa was Michigan State's only loss. Iowa is also 4-1 against Michigan State in their last 5 games. Add in that Michigan State has struggled on the road lately and this is prime for an upset. But it's not like Iowa has been a juggernaut this year.
Prediction: Michigan State 16 Iowa 17
West Virginia Mountaineers vs #21 Cincinnati Bengals
At the beginning of the season it looked like West Virginia was the class of the Big East and Cincinnati was going to face a second straight year the bottom of the conference. However it has been West Virginia struggling the past couple of weeks, while Cincinnati only has one loss. But Cincinnati's schedule has been pretty easy so far and now they have to face off against the better teams in the conference. West Virginia has lost two games in the past three weeks, but they are still a good team with a very good offense. With this game we'll see how good Cincinnati really is.
Prediction: West Virginia 28 Cincinnati 20
Standings
This past weekend it was a solid week where I had a chance to go 6-0. However Nebraska decided to not show up and Alabama's kicker did the same. However I did manage to go 4-2 and improve to a 15-8 record for the year.
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