I don't think I'm going to make any selections yet because I think I'm going to see some better numbers as the week unfolds.
BoiseSt.+12/Oregon -- What tells me what I want to know is the look on Chip Kelly's face when Roper went down. What also tells me something is how Bellotti let his offense run the ball in for the OT win instead of just kicking a chip shot through the uprights on the previous play. I will need to look more at Boise St. to make this play. My first impression though is that Oregon's defense will hold the game in check about as well as it's rushing game will hold Boise St. in check. It's not that I don't think Oregon won't win the game, it's whether or not they can pull away from the Broncos. I don't think they will but the line could be close to reality. HFA wins the game but by how much?
Zona/UCLA... the question is here who will bounce back? Who has the weapons to bounce back? UCLA's defense went absolutely south and their offense never came back from their last known migration south. Zona got tagged because they couldn't run the ball. Here, they may not need to. I still don't know how UCLA can score. It might be a good thing to see where Kahlil Bell is at healthwise.
Stanford/SJ St. Last year was a lesson for the Spartans who were very weak offensively and had several key defenisve players out with injuries. Not this time. SJ brings a much better balanced team into this game and a legitimate all WAC QB contender who can run the ball as well as any of them. Also, Kyle Reed has completed over 75% of his throws. I might see something a little better than 9.5 points if I wait. I'm counting on last year's score and the seniors at Stanford selling this side. SJ is laden with Sr's too and Yonus Davis runs just as well as anyone they got at Stanford. SJ brings as good a DL into this game as anything Stanford has seen. Remember they hung in there at Nebraska most of the game giving the Husker's rushers fits for 3 quarters before they blew it on mistakes.
BoiseSt.+12/Oregon -- What tells me what I want to know is the look on Chip Kelly's face when Roper went down. What also tells me something is how Bellotti let his offense run the ball in for the OT win instead of just kicking a chip shot through the uprights on the previous play. I will need to look more at Boise St. to make this play. My first impression though is that Oregon's defense will hold the game in check about as well as it's rushing game will hold Boise St. in check. It's not that I don't think Oregon won't win the game, it's whether or not they can pull away from the Broncos. I don't think they will but the line could be close to reality. HFA wins the game but by how much?
Zona/UCLA... the question is here who will bounce back? Who has the weapons to bounce back? UCLA's defense went absolutely south and their offense never came back from their last known migration south. Zona got tagged because they couldn't run the ball. Here, they may not need to. I still don't know how UCLA can score. It might be a good thing to see where Kahlil Bell is at healthwise.
Stanford/SJ St. Last year was a lesson for the Spartans who were very weak offensively and had several key defenisve players out with injuries. Not this time. SJ brings a much better balanced team into this game and a legitimate all WAC QB contender who can run the ball as well as any of them. Also, Kyle Reed has completed over 75% of his throws. I might see something a little better than 9.5 points if I wait. I'm counting on last year's score and the seniors at Stanford selling this side. SJ is laden with Sr's too and Yonus Davis runs just as well as anyone they got at Stanford. SJ brings as good a DL into this game as anything Stanford has seen. Remember they hung in there at Nebraska most of the game giving the Husker's rushers fits for 3 quarters before they blew it on mistakes.
