Hello college football fans. Every week we will ask our staff what they think of the five biggest games for the weekend. They’ll give their take, you’ll deal with it…but you will have the chance to comment. Read the full article and comment at the end.
(15) ECU @ NC State
(4) Florida @ Tennessee
(18) Wake Forest @ (24) Florida State
(3) Georgia @ Arizona State
Game of the Week:
(6) LSU @ (10) Auburn
Jesse Spears:
ECU 35-13. Wolfpack? More like wolfsuck...
Florida 42-10. Tebow will throw a ball through Fulmer's gut, then pray for forgiveness.
Wake 21-20. Bowden gets one day closer to skin cancer...and loses a heartbreaker!
Georgia 28-24. Georgia doesn't blow the sun devils out because Moreno gets arrested for licking ASU cheerleaders.
LSU 33-11. After Auburn won 3-2, I'm picking the weirdest score possible. Also, I'm banking on Auburn being bad...
Michael Garcia
(15) ECU @ NC State
How's that move working out for you, Tom O'Brien? ECU 26, NCSU 20
(4) Florida @ Tennessee
Phil Fulmer is still around? Really? He didn't get fired after the Tee Martin era? We're sure about this? UF 22, TENN 10
(18) Wake Forest @ (24) Florida State
I can see the headline already: "Deacs' D Leaves FSU with Something to Ponder." WAKE 27, FSU 3
(3) Georgia @ Arizona State
My faith in the non-USC Pac-10 is officially dead. Poor Georgia might be the 4th best team in the country and 3rd best in the SEC. UGA 37, ASU 20
(6) LSU @ (10) Auburn
I can't tell you for sure who will win, but I can say it will be higher scoring than last week's Auburn game. Not by much, though. LSU 13, AUB 9
Wow, I picked all the road teams... don't bet on these predictions, kids!!
Eric Strow
(15) ECU @ NC State
ECU 35, NCST 17. No real game here.
(4) Florida @ Tennessee
UF 56, Tenn 24. Tebow rolls.
(18) Wake Forest @ (24) Florida State
FSU 17, Wake 14. Upset?
(3) Georgia @ Arizona State
UGA 21, ASU 17. Another close one for Knowshon.
Game of the Week:
(6) LSU @ (10) Auburn
LSU 45, Auburn 14. Aub scored 3 on Miss St. 3!!!
Blair Capps
(15) ECU @ NC State Insert lame pirate joke here. ECU 35 NCSU 10. (4) Florida @ Tennessee Phil Fulmer's team lost to UCLA hahahahaha. Florida 42 Rocky Top 20 (18) Wake Forest @ (24) Florida State Christian Ponder sounds like the name the president of the chess club should have. Wake 30 FSU 22 (3) Georgia @ Arizona State ASU can't run with the big dogs. You know you love the 90's reference. UGA 27 ASU 13 (6) LSU @ (10) Auburn The Tigers keep it close, but the other Tigers still reign supreme. LSU 33 Auburn 27
Kevin Zdancewicz
ECU 31, NC State 13
The Pirates could probably win the Coastal Division and play Wake/FSU winner for the ACC Championship
Florida 27, Tenn 17
Florida is definitely better than the Vols, but Tennessee should have a solid showing in this rivalry game.
Wake Forest 30, Florida State 28
I like this to be a close game and think FSU is one year away from potentially returning to its spot atop the conference.
Georgia 24, ASU 10
Evidence that the Pac-10 is not the SEC.
LSU 20, Auburn 6
I like the Tigers in this one (get it?). LSU looks shaky at the start, but it helps that Auburn can't score.
Ben Faust
ECU 31 @ NCST 10 Seriously, we could probably beat State....enough said.
FLA 24 @ Tenn 23 Tennessee will have something weird happen (missed extra point, blocked field goal) in the first half that doesn't look like a big deal but ends up losing them the game.
Wake 17 @ FSU 21 God the ACC is bad....
Georgia 28 @ ASU 20 The SEC, on the other hand, is very good.
LSU 20 @ Auburn 26 Auburn staves off a late LSU drive to get the upset.
Doug Fowler
15) ECU @ NC State -- ECU 28, NC state 17 (ECU keeps its steak alive, they wont surprise anyone anymore though, expect NC st. to start out well and fizzle in the end)
(4) Florida @ Tennessee - Florida 28, Tennessee 21 (even though ucla sucks and got raped by byu, its a big sec game at tennessee, tebow will prevail but not as easy as everyone thinks)
(18) Wake Forest @ (24) Florida State - FSU 27 WFU 17 - Florida State is sneaking their way back into respectability, its at home, wake forest was weak versus an even weaker ole miss.
(3) Georgia @ Arizona State - UGA 31 ASU 20, UGA finally realizes their ridiculous potential with a fairly strong road win over a team that is lost in its talent.
(6) LSU @ (10) Auburn - LSU 24, Auburn 20 - LSU is better than Auburn by way more than four points, but just like the florida tennessee game, the margin of victory in a big sec match at the other teams homefield gets slimmer, uga barely beat South carolina, vanderbilt beat s. Carolina, mississippi st. almost beat auburn. home field advantage makes the game closer.
Corey Newman
15) ECU @ NC State- ECU 21, NCST 7 - Easy win for one of the more solid upstarts this season as NC State competes with UVA/Duke for the toilet bowl.
(4) Florida @ Tennessee- Florida 42 Tennessee 21- Florida continues their offensive rampage as Tebow gives overrated Tennessee another loss to think about.
(18) Wake Forest @ (24) Florida State - Wake 24, FSU 21- A close barn-burner that will come down to a decision by one of the best new coaches, Jim Grobe, giving Wake the win and the inside track to the ACC championship.
(3) Georgia @ Arizona State- Georgia 35 Arizona State 21- Game kept close as Georgia once again performs sluggishly, but pick it up in the end to down an ASU team that wants to return where it was last year.
(6) LSU @ (10) Auburn- LSU 14, Auburn 10. Both teams have unpredictable offensive power, but both also have tremendous defense. In a defense versus defense battle, its near impossible to pick against LSU.
Alex Friedman
ECU got their first test of play on the road last week in a nailbiter against Tulane. That being said, the only offense that is more anemic than Virginia's is probably resides in Raleigh. I'll take the Pirates to continue their dream season.
ECU 24, NC State 10
My "who beat who" strategy comes in to play in this game. Tennessee lost to UCLA in overtime, who got embarassed 59-0 by BYU. Gators all the way.
Florida 34, Tennessee 17
Sure, the Seminoles are 2-0, but those wins have come against Irrelevant State University (Western Carolina and Chattanooga). How good is Christian Ponder? Bobby Bowden has won 370+ games, so I will give him the edge in a close one Saturday.
Florida State 17, Wake Forest 13
This was going to be a marquee matchup before Arizona State laid an egg at home against UNLV. I'll take Matt Stafford, super sophomore Knowshon Moreno, and company to take care of business in Tempe.
Georgia 27, Arizona State 14
Auburn scored 3 points against Mississippi State. 3 Points! That will not cut it against the world-class speed of LSU.
LSU 30, Auburn 17
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