College Football Update: Les Miles doesn't want to be coach of the 2008 version of Michigan

Happy Saturday everybody! I hope you are as excited as I am about the return of college football. If you're not, then you are just crazy. (NOTE: You are not literally crazy)

LSU 41 - Appalachian State 13- With Hurricane Gustav preparing for a rendezvous with the Gulf Coast, it was all about the Tigers staying on track and not losing to the Mountaineers. Charles Scott had a huge day for LSU, carrying the ball 16 times for 160 yards. App. State did not have the luck they had against Michigan last year. The Mountaineers rushed for only 51 yards on the afternoon. With Troy and North Texas on the schedule, the Tigers should be 3-0 by the time they travel to Auburn.

East Carolina upsets Virginia Tech, 27-22- The Pirates scored two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter against the Hokies to win. The Hokies had jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but the Pirates fought their way back into the game.

Ohio State blows out Youngstown State, 43-0- Jim Tressel and his Buckeyes made quick work of the Penguins. The big story of the day is the injury of running back Beanie Wells. Wells left the game with a leg injury.

That's all I have for now, I hope to have more later for you folks.

College Football Update: That SI Football Offer is Mighty Tempting

We are experiencing another super-duper fun day of the popular American sport, college football. Unfortunately, something is up with my cable and I cannot get ABC, so I am stuck watching the games on ESPN.

Before the night games get under way, let's recap some of the earlier action:

• Iowa upsets Illinois, 10-6- Ron Zook: And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids and your dumb Hawk. I'm glad I missed this game to go cover a soccer match (they won).
  
• Kentucky beats LSU, 43-37-NOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I went against Kentucky and it backfired. Why me?
  
• USC holds off Arizona, 20-13- The Men of Troy are back in business, or are they? This could be a false sense of security.
  
• South Carolina holds off late rally by North Carolina to win, 21-15- One yard shy folks, just one more yard and who knows.
  
• Oregon destroys Washington State, 53-7- Oooh that can't feel good.
  
• Cornell beats Colgate, 17-14- Score one for the non-toothpaste team.
  
• Texas blows away Iowa State, 56-3- Makes you want to hide in a corner and wait for the beatdown to end.
  
• Oklahoma State destroys Nebraska, 45-14- I wonder, will Mike Gundy will stick up for the Cornhuskers after their terrible performance?
  
• Ohio defeated Eastern Michigan, 48-42- Does anybody really care? I cared enough to post the score.
  
• Northwestern beats Minnesota in a double overtime shootout, 49-48- This is Northwestern football, CJ Bacher, 449 yards and four touchdowns. Great win today guys!

Thursday: I'm In A Slump

What is up with my picks, they are starting to go South, all of the sudden. The last two weeks, I have gone a combined 4-6.

It's time to start picking some winners. I'd be happy to go 3-2, this week. Here we go:

• Missouri over Oklahoma- They beat Nebraska last week. I can't believe I'm picking the Tigers to beat the Sooners. Everytime I pick against the Sooners, I always lose, this must be a sign that I don't see. However, you can't argue over 41 points a game.
  
• Auburn over Arkansas- TAKE THAT MCFADDEN!
  
• Boston College over Notre Dame- The one-game winning streak ends in South Bend.
  
• LSU over Kentucky- I think this one is a lot closer than the spread acknowledges.
  
• North Carolina over South Carolina- It's the battle of the Carolina's. The only time Butch Davis (UNC) took on Steve Spurrier (USC), Davis came out on top. That showdown happened at the Sugar Bowl, during the 2000 season. Davis was at Miami and Spurrier at Florida. It's the same coaches, just on two different teams.

See ya

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Thursday's: Somebody's Burning Up

It's time for another weekend of picking college football games. I am on a hot streak, winning 12 of 15 games this season. Maybe I can go 5-0 this week.

• Penn State over Michigan- This one seems like a bit of a stretch. But if Penn State can beat Michigan at the Big House, they certainly are one of the top teams in the Big-10, if not the country.
  
• Wisconsin over Iowa- Take that Kirk Ferentz!!!
  
• Georgia over Alabama- Nothing further
  
• LSU over South Carolina- Take that Spurrier!
  
• Kentucky over Arkansas- Kentucky has been a great story so far and a win over Arkansas puts them in the SEC picture.

See ya

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