College Football 2012 Picks: Championship Week
We rebounded with a 4-2 mark last week. Here are some picks for the final regular season weekend.
Alabama (-7) vs. Georgia: Georgia has looked awesome since the Florida game. They’ve played no one. Alabama should have more success against Aaron Murray than Johnny Football. The Dawgs’ QB completed 42 percent of his passes, amassed 259 yards total and had a 1-4 TD to INT ratio in two games against Florida and South Carolina. They should also stop the run, ranking No. 1 nationally allowing just 2.36 yards per carry.
Alabama should also gain traction against Georgia’s offense. They are by far the best offense Georgia has faced. The Dawgs have given more than 600 yards on the ground the past two weeks. The Yellow Jackets only scored 10 points, but took eight of 11 drives into Georgia territory. Georgia has the talent. They don’t have the discipline and the Tide should hold onto the ball. We like Alabama to win by two scores. .
Wisconsin (+3) vs. Nebraska: The Badgers have lost five games this season, by a combined six points in regulation. The Cornhuskers have skated their way through the Big Ten, without really impressing against a good opponent. This was a field goal game in Lincoln in September. Wisconsin is playing much better football. They’ll be angry after three overtime losses in four weeks. Like last year, Beilema avenges a close loss in the title game. Wisconsin goes to a third-straight Rose Bowl.
UCLA (+8) at Stanford: Stanford is due for a letdown, coming off three tough, must-win games in a row against Oregon State, at Oregon and at UCLA. They have been far better against the spread on the road, than at home. This line dropped to (-8) despite opening at (-10) and the majority of the money coming in on Stanford. The game last week was closer than the score suggested. UCLA should be more motivated. The back to back effect may just be weird. We like a tight Stanford win, so we’ll take the points.
Texas (+11) at Kansas State: Texas’ defense has played much better the past four weeks. Not having to play Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Baylor on consecutive weekends might have something to do with that. Kansas State is coming off a bye, a bye that gave them two weeks to ponder a rough performance that coughed away a BCS title shot. Collin Klein has not looked great since getting injured. The Longhorns at least keep it close.
Connecticut (+5) vs. Cincinnati: The Huskies are at home, still have bowl eligibility to play for and have a top 10 yards per play defense adept at knot allowing big plays. They should be confident, coming off two strong wins against Pitt and Louisville. Cincinnati has looked shaky on the road at points this season. Even with a win, their BCS Bowl case in a shared Big East title scenario is improbable. They also have been blown out on their last two trips to East Hartford. This has a 17-14 feel to it, like many UConn games. We’ll take the points.
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November 29th, 2012 at 4:11 PM
But……they play in the SEC. The best conference in the country, where if Potato State had to play in it they would be winless.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:14 PM
This just in, Mark Richt’s team playing for his job this week.
/old posts
November 29th, 2012 at 4:14 PM
The Dawgs have given more than 600 yards on the ground the past two weeks.
Bama doesn’t play a triple-option
November 29th, 2012 at 4:15 PM
So I guess the MAC is getting its own post as it’s actually relevant compared to the Big East game?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:16 PM
More like Big Least, right?
/sobs in a corner
November 29th, 2012 at 4:16 PM
They are by far the best offense Georgia has faced.
Really?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Louisville vs. Rutgers post tonight around game time.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Use yards per play, like an adult.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Holy shit. Hawaii has the worst offense in I-A this year? Where have you gone, June Jones? (/looks at ms621′s avatar) Where have you gone?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Seriously, Bama is not as formiddable as everyone likes to think.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:19 PM
First to worst in two years.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Forgot that was tonight. Man between that and the Saints/Falcons games there’s just a shitload of irrelevant football going on today.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Yikes. Duffman, that makes FSU the 2nd best offense in the country. That shit ain’t right
November 29th, 2012 at 4:22 PM
This made me laugh.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Cool method for ranking offenses, UT fan.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Holy shit. Hawaii has the worst offense in I-A this year? Where have you gone, June Jones? (/looks at ms621′s avatar) Where have you gone?
58th in passing yards and 59th in points for. 6-6 record. Yeah real powerhouse he’s building here.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:24 PM
What’s the overall record with CFB picks this year for the “staff” at TBL?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:25 PM
I dont think Texas’ Defense could play any worse than the beginning of the year, and their offense is shit. I am thinking Kstate blowout
November 29th, 2012 at 4:26 PM
LOL at Florida ranked 95th.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:26 PM
That means colt brennan is some kind of mvp
November 29th, 2012 at 4:27 PM
FSU-14 has to be the play of the weekend. Ga Tech is complete garbage.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:28 PM
So Michigan has a shot against them in the Citrus Bowl provided Al Borges doesn’t make the trip due to inflamed anal warts.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Double LOL at Miami ranked 101st on defense.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:29 PM
Blame it on the rain.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Georgia is also ranked 4 spots ahead of aTm on yards per play and we know how they played at Bama.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:31 PM
Sounds familiar.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:32 PM
So…hooray for stats?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:32 PM
Georgia didnt play anyone last year, either. Dont understand why it took until the final week of the season for this site to admit that Georgia is a fraud. If Georgia is the third best team in the nation this year, college football is worse than I thought.
Seriously, an Alabama team with one semi-decent win, a Notre Dame team with a horseshoe up its ass, and a Georgia team that beat only smoke and mirrors Florida all season. There’s your top three.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:34 PM
So, Nebraska winning close games is less impressive than Wisconsin losing close games? Okay.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:34 PM
everyone sucks and all your conferences are frauds!
/queef-suth
November 29th, 2012 at 4:35 PM
It doesn’t account for playing a shitty schedule.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:35 PM
baylor moved from 120 to 119 in total d.
85 bears, CYA.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:36 PM
But here’s the thing:
Who else? Oregon and K-State just lost at the wrong time. There is no outstanding team out there.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:36 PM
I’ve been calling Georgia fraud-tastic since last season. I had to fight to get Lisk to put them in the Top 15 in our preseason rankings.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Eventually every CFB discussion here becomes this, I want to name the phenomenon after something…perhaps HuskerDawg out of respect for the dead?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:37 PM
guys…please don’t get me started on Hawaii’s offense
….or defense
….or special teams
/passed up free tickets multiple times this season
November 29th, 2012 at 4:38 PM
Wisconsin WRs are terrible. Nebraska goes straight man coverage and loads the box against the run game. Nebraska wins, and I’ll be there to enjoy every minutes of it.
Against the likes of Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota and Illinois.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:38 PM
But you live in Hawaii so it’s not like there’s nothing else to do.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:39 PM
Well from the sound of it…you live in Hawaii…so why worry about college football?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:39 PM
The correct answer is the Big USA!
November 29th, 2012 at 4:39 PM
well aren’t you just a hero!?
/been calling them frauds/paper champs since before you got your first puka necklace
November 29th, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Ohio state has a nice little team
November 29th, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Hawaii’s starting quarterback couldn’t get on the field at DUKE!!!
the backup has a weak arm, and still started ahead of Marcus Mariota in high school
/i got started
November 29th, 2012 at 4:40 PM
I can think of a few other things to do in Hawaii than go watch warrior football.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:41 PM
Please, their schedule is worse than F$U.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:41 PM
I must not know the meaning of “fraud-tastic”…does that mean “not good, but with an easy schedule will be ranked highly”? Or did you mis-type this comment?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:42 PM
angry – Yep. I expect the Badgers to play tough, but with no passing game, the Blackshirts will load up to stop the run. Wisconsin only ran for 90 yards in the first meeting. They got up 14-0 early on two costly fumbles. If Nebraska takes care of the ball, they win by at least two scores.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:43 PM
meth
Yeah that made no sense to me either
November 29th, 2012 at 4:45 PM
It’s rainbow warriors plsk…sheesh
November 29th, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Montee Ball went for 191 against Ohio State.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:47 PM
baylor moved from 120 to 119 in total d.
And how much do they pay Bennett?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:47 PM
The Dawgs have given more than 600 yards on the ground the past two weeks.
Against 2 triple option teams. Might as well mention that shutdown pass D the last 2 weeks too.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:47 PM
And still lost?
November 29th, 2012 at 4:47 PM
And also have completely changed their scheme since then. This isn’t the same Wisconsin rushing attack featured in the conference opener.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:49 PM
It’s rainbow warriors plsk…sheesh
Used to be, but not anymore. June Jones had them drop the ‘rainbow’ and change their colors to white, green and black in 2000. Pretty awesome uniforms if you ask me.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:49 PM
FSU’s leading offense looked great last week.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:49 PM
I’ll be there too, my goal is to drink enough before the game that I sleep comfortably through it in my seat and wake up in time to hit the bars again
November 29th, 2012 at 4:51 PM
I think this is mostly true. If Nebraska plays a clean game (win or at least be even in turnovers, not a ton of penalties), they win. I’d feel even better about the huskers winning if they weren’t down two starting D-linemen.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Nebraska and OU just signed a home and home, if anyone cares.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:52 PM
Badger – Okay, I’ll give you that. But right back at you with the fact that NU’s defense has played much much better since the first matchup with the exception of the tOSU debacle.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:53 PM
Congrats. IU put up 49 against OSU.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Must’ve had a helluva victory celebration on State Street.
/What?
//Oh…
///Kicks rock
November 29th, 2012 at 4:55 PM
Montee Ball went for 191 against Ohio State.
On like 60 carries, no less.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:55 PM
Might I recommend Scotties and MacNivens.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:55 PM
It was working well enough until Manuel got murdered.
November 29th, 2012 at 4:58 PM
And how much do they pay Bennett?
way too damn much. he will be gone after this year.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:01 PM
way too damn much. he will be gone after this year.
Ah yes, I can’t wait to see what school is dumb enough to buy into this ‘defensive genius’ next year.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Nebraska and OU just signed a home and home, if anyone cares
That’s awesome. I’ll be at the game in 2022. Assuming I’m still alive…
November 29th, 2012 at 5:02 PM
What? We had them at about 200 yards until their garbage time drive. Our defense stumped them all game.
As far as Manuel getting murdered. Legal hit. Our defense hits a little harder than the ACC marshmallows.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Probably heading to the UConn game on Sat. Tickets are easy to get since they don’t play football as well as Louisville. Possibility of some bad weather for the game as well as they are calling for snow and freezing rain through the night on Friday but possibly ending late on Saturday as rain.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:04 PM
I like K State to obliterate Texas. Case McCoy against a team coming off a bye and now Texas’ defense gets an offense that’s going to shove them around. Texas is 105th in rushing defense. Good luck. K-state by 3 TDs.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:05 PM
Acceptance is the last step.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:08 PM
What I meant was that it was working well enough because of your shitty offense up to that point.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:09 PM
Annual game or a one time home and home?
November 29th, 2012 at 5:10 PM
Acceptance is the last step.
I definitely went through some stages. Not sure how many and haven’t apologized to anyone so maybe acceptance is good enough.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:13 PM
Anyone else read the mock selection of a 4 team college playoff by SI. Pretty good and raise a lot of questions especially the multi-million dollar stakes and possibility of conflicts of interest.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:19 PM
Ah. Gotcha.
I hope we can take the next step next year. I was forking my own retinas to avoid that at times.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:24 PM
Yes. There’s going to be an 8 team playoff before we know it.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:25 PM
Fuck you and the asshole that owns that place.
I’m assuming you are talking about this:
http://www.scottysbrewhouse.com/
I hated that guy when I worked for him in Bloomington, and I hate him even more now. Absolute asshole.
November 29th, 2012 at 5:33 PM
You include the crappy cincy-uconn game, but not the cusa title game which will be better than the big least game. wow.
November 29th, 2012 at 6:06 PM
November 29th, 2012 at 4:18 PM
They are by far the best offense Georgia has faced.
Really?
Use yards per play, like an adult.
Late replying to this, but yes, Huffle Duff, I could’ve spent twenty minutes using and researching the “most reliable” offensive statistic but I had to leave work. Still sticking to my point, even if I’m biased and wrong