I'm leaning Houston. And they could be a possible play if the line keeps going up and we start getting bad weather moving in tomorrow. 8 inches of rain is expected in Oklahoma this weekend. Houston is going to present more problems on offense than Georgia did. I really can't figure out Georgia. They were having some great success running the ball on OSU early in the game that led to their only TD. And then they almost completely abandoned it for the pass. And Cox really isn't a playmaker type of QB. Houston will give them some problems in the air and on the ground. I think Houston's defense is still weak. But at this point in the season I don't think OSU is as strong offensively as they were at this time last season when they score 56 on Houston. They've had to replace a couple O-Lineman and they still lack a quality second WR like they had last season. So I look for a little lower scoring game this year. Especially if the rains start moving in. This line is now up to 16 in a few places. I would love to see it get to 17. I might try a stab at it for a small play. This could be a letdown week too for OSU. Last week was one of the biggest home wins in OSU history. I would think there has to be a little bit of a letdown from it. GLGS what do you think of okie st??
good luck tomorrow
I don't know what to think of the game because i don't know if OU will come out just pissed off as hell, or Stoops will have them working on their mechanics. Especially the O-Line. It's one of those name your own score type of games. But I remember OU was favored by 51 over a very bad Chatanooga team last year, and barely covered. And if I remember right it was a rainy night and sloppy field. Probably what it's going to be tomorrow.
Thanks for the picks and write ups. Iowa St looking even better now that Iowa's best offensive lineman is out with some strange illness.
Couple of other questions if you have a chance:
Any bets on Hawkins making it thru the year at CU, my guess he will as I don't think they want to buy out that contact but man that could (is) going to get ugly in Boulder this year.
Any thoughts on Ark St vs Huskers? I think Ark St can keep it within the number as they are a pretty veteran team and have been to many of the big venues in college and have done fairly well.
Good luck to you this week.
Couple of other questions if you have a chance:
Any bets on Hawkins making it thru the year at CU, my guess he will as I don't think they want to buy out that contact but man that could (is) going to get ugly in Boulder this year.
Any thoughts on Ark St vs Huskers? I think Ark St can keep it within the number as they are a pretty veteran team and have been to many of the big venues in college and have done fairly well.
Good luck to you this week.
:toast: LTrowdy...Hawkins will more than likely make it through the year because the Buffs basically have nobody to take his place if they fire him. His OC Helfrich left the team before the season even started to go coach at Oregon. So Hawkins has been coaching part of the offense. Which is probably why they've look so disorganized and sloppy on offense. The DC could take over. But it's pretty obvious by the last couple games that he's not doing a good job either. I imagine they'll wait until the end of the season to fire him.
As for Arky St./Nebraska I was favoring ASU early in the week. But the line has kept creeping down. All the way down to 21 from 24.5. I also liked the under. But it's down to 53 from 56.5. I was hoping the lines and totals would stay near the opening numbers. It still might be worth a small shot with the under. The one thing that scares me about the spread is ASU's inexperienced O-LIne vs Nebraska very good defensive front. And after some sloppy play last week Pelini is emphasizing better defensive play this week. So ASU might have some trouble scoring here if they can't get their running game going. This is their bread and butter. And they'll need to score some points here to cover.
It's been a bad day so far. Hopefully my big plays will hit tonight. I'm going to put in one more play for the late game.
Oregon St. (-6.5) over UNLV ***
Defense is still a big question mark with this UNLV team. They gave up 32.5 points per game last season. And although they've either thrown a scare into some of the better early season BCS opponents and even won outright, it has always been as big double digit dogs. At just a 6.5 favorite OSU won't be overlooking this team. They'll have their full attention here. OSU owns by far the best rushing game. And I think that will be the difference in this game. Although you always have to respect a team like UNLV playing on their home field, I still don't consider the Rebs one of the top tier teams of the MWC. But I DO consider OSU one of the top tier teams of the Pac-10. I also think the better coach belongs to OSU by far. And Riley will have the Beavers ready. With 7 starters back on offense for OSU, I see no early season rust like they had last year. I believe they get it done tonight.
Oregon St. (-6.5) over UNLV ***
Defense is still a big question mark with this UNLV team. They gave up 32.5 points per game last season. And although they've either thrown a scare into some of the better early season BCS opponents and even won outright, it has always been as big double digit dogs. At just a 6.5 favorite OSU won't be overlooking this team. They'll have their full attention here. OSU owns by far the best rushing game. And I think that will be the difference in this game. Although you always have to respect a team like UNLV playing on their home field, I still don't consider the Rebs one of the top tier teams of the MWC. But I DO consider OSU one of the top tier teams of the Pac-10. I also think the better coach belongs to OSU by far. And Riley will have the Beavers ready. With 7 starters back on offense for OSU, I see no early season rust like they had last year. I believe they get it done tonight.
GS, I like the OSU play. Living in LV I follow the Rebs a lot. I will say this, UNLV's coach is awful, they don't generally win the big games at home, honestly they are a better road team. I think the last big win at home for the Rebs was about 3 years ago when they beat Utah at home 30-0. I like OSU in this one. GL
