1st half Bama -25 1/2 (1)
FA @ Bama -40 (1)
No brainer play for me. FA gives up 784 yards to and 55 points last week in a 55-7 loss to Nebraska. Yeldon might have 200 yards in the first half. Saban says we may see back-up Coker the Florida St transfer in this game. Sims went 23-33 for 250 yards last week at WV. FA offense could only muster up 200 yards with QB going 6-12 for 61 yards. Came out of the game with a hurt toe but is supposed to play Sat. Doesn't matter as Bama can name the score in this one. I would think the D will set a goal to keep them out of the end zone.
Kansas St -12 @ Iowa St (1)
Briefly, KS is the better team and has one of the best coaches around. Not banking to much on this game for the fact that these are the kind that usually bite me in the ass! KS have beat them 6 straight times and quite frankly I expect that to go to 7.
Navy -3 1/2 @ Temple (1)
I watched the entire Navy game last week and they were right there with a 1 point lead late in the 3rd quarter. That was a shame for Navy backers who didn't get the early 17.
Temple has a history of playing Navy close and this game will probably be decided in the 4th. I just think Temple prepared very well for Vandy (37-7) and came away with a well deserved W. We all know Navy will run the ball and get their yardage. I'm hoping the Temple offense isn't quite as good as Ohio State's, or maybe Navy's D is much better than Vandy's. Or maybe I shouldn't have played this game.
GT -10 @ Tulane (1)
Another game that scares me but still have them as a 14 point fav. Tulane opens up and playing on campus for the first time since 1973. Construction on the 30,000-seat, $73-million Yulman Stadium is now complete. It's just what Tulane needs after that double ot loss last week at Tulsa. GT may have found out something about being diversified. Last year they only averaged 130 yards passing and in the opener the new QB (Justin Thomas) passed for 283 yards. That should open up that offense if they continue to try and pass more. It just seemed to easy to take a decent Tulane team in their home opener getting a nice spot. They had freshman back run for over 200 yards (Badie). Going to see how he does against a bigger defensive line. I really think the more physical team in this one will get the W and I' think it's GT.
W. Kentucky opened the Jeff Brohm coaching era with a 59-31 win over Bowling Green, one of the favorites in the Mid-American Conference. Is that offense for real or not. They went for 708 yards and the QB broke so many school records that I'm not even going to type them in. Illinois D was terrible last year Illinois. They finished 106th nationally in points allowed last season (35.4 per game). They know they had to improve and I'm thinking they have gotten better. Obviously the WK D must not be that great either giving up 31 last week. I like the under TD spot enough to make it a double. Illinois D played well even though it was only YS, they dominated the game.
Be back with the ND reasons later this evening.
