2011 Week 10 Picks

Week 1: 69-9 (88.5%)
Week 2: 53-12 (81.5%)
Week 3: 49-15 (76.6%)
Week 4: 46-14 (76.7%)
Week 5: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 6: 40-12 (76.9%)
Week 7: 35-15 (70%)
Week 8: 32-20 (61.5%)
Week 9: 44-10 (81.5%)
Season: 408-122 (77%)


Tuesday, November 1
Northern Illinois at Toledo


Wednesday, November 2
Temple at Ohio


Thursday, November 3
Akron at Miami (OH)
Florida State at Boston College
Tulsa at UCF


Friday, November 4
Central Michigan at Kent State
USC at Colorado


Saturday, November 5

Syracuse at Connecticut
Minnesota at Michigan State
Indiana at Ohio State
Texas Tech at Texas
Louisville at West Virginia
Ball State at Eastern Michigan
Michigan at Iowa
Vanderbilt at Florida
New Mexico State at Georgia
Kansas at Iowa State

Virginia at Maryland
North Carolina at NC State
TCU at Wyoming
Duke at Miami
Tulane at SMU
Mississippi at Kentucky
Northwestern at Nebraska
Texas A&M at Oklahoma
Stanford at Oregon State
UTEP at Rice

Purdue at Wisconsin
Louisiana Monroe at Louisiana Lafayette
Army at Air Force
Troy at Navy
Idaho at San Jose State
FIU at Western Kentucky
Southern Miss at East Carolina
Arkansas State at FAU
Washington State at California
Houston at UAB

Utah at Arizona
USF at Rutgers
Cincinnati at Pitt
Missouri at Baylor
MTSU at Tennessee
South Carolina at Arkansas
Arizona State at UCLA
Tennessee-Martin at Mississippi State
New Mexico at San Diego State
Notre Dame at Wake Forest

Kansas State at Oklahoma State
LSU at Alabama
Oregon at Washington
Louisiana Tech at Fresno State
Boise State at UNLV
Utah State at Hawaii

2011 Week 9 Top 25

1 - LSU (1)
2 - Alabama (2)
3 - Oklahoma State (3)
4 - Boise State (4)
5 - Stanford (6)
6 - Oklahoma (7)
7 - Oregon (9)
8 - Arkansas (10)
9 - Houston (11)
10 - Nebraska (12)
11 - South Carolina (13)
12 - Clemson (5)
13 - Virginia Tech (15)
14 - Michigan (16)
15 - Penn State (19)
16 - Kansas State (8)
17 - Southern Miss (20)
18 - Cincinnati (21)
19 - Michigan State (14)
20 - Wisconsin (18)
21 - USC (17)
22 - Georgia (23)
23 - Texas (24)
24 - Georgia Tech (UR)
25 - West Virginia (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State, Auburn, TCU, Texas A&M, Washington

Added: Georgia Tech, West Virginia

Dropped: Texas A&M, Texas Tech

2011 Week 9 Picks

Week 1: 69-9 (88.5%)
Week 2: 53-12 (81.5%)
Week 3: 49-15 (76.6%)
Week 4: 46-14 (76.7%)
Week 5: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 6: 40-12 (76.9%)
Week 7: 35-15 (70%)
Week 8: 32-20 (61.5%)
Season: 364-112 (76.5%)


Tuesday, October 25
Troy at FIU


Wednesday, October 26
Connecticut at Pitt


Thursday, October 27
Rice at Houston
Virginia at Miami


Friday, October 28
BYU vs TCU at Arlington


Saturday, October 29

UAB at Marshall
NC State at Florida State
Northwestern at Indiana
Syracuse at Louisville
Purdue at Michigan
Michigan State at Nebraska
Missouri at Texas A&M
Central Michigan at Akron
Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech at Duke

Bowling Green at Kent State
Air Force at New Mexico
Ball State at Western Michigan
Boston College at Maryland
Washington State at Oregon
Georgia vs Florida at Jacksonville
Navy at Notre Dame
Iowa at Minnesota
Tulane at East Carolina
Wake Forest at North Carolina

West Virginia at Rutgers
Buffalo at Miami (OH)
Baylor at Oklahoma State
SMU at Tulsa
Illinois at Penn State
Fordham at Army
Oklahoma at Kansas State
Western Kentucky at Louisiana Monroe
Memphis at UCF
San Jose State at Louisiana Tech

Hawaii at Idaho
Colorado State at UNLV
Colorado at Arizona State
Mississippi at Auburn
California at UCLA
Mississippi State at Kentucky
Kansas at Texas
North Texas at Arkansas State
Iowa State at Texas Tech
South Carolina at Tennessee

Louisiana Lafayette at MTSU
Stanford at USC
Clemson at Georgia Tech
Nevada at New Mexico State
Wisconsin at Ohio State
Oregon State at Utah
Southern Miss at UTEP
Wyoming at San Diego State
Arizona at Washington

2011 Week 8 Top 25

1 - LSU (1)
2 - Alabama (2)
3 - Oklahoma State (6)
4 - Boise State (5)
5 - Clemson (7)
6 - Stanford (8)
7 - Oklahoma (4)
8 - Kansas State (9)
9 - Oregon (10)
10 - Arkansas (11)
11 - Houston (14)
12 - Nebraska (12)
13 - South Carolina (13)
14 - Michigan State (22)
15 - Virginia Tech (15)
16 - Michigan (16)
17 - USC (17)
18 - Wisconsin (3)
19 - Penn State (18)
20 - Southern Miss (25)
21 - Cincinnati (UR)
22 - Texas A&M (UR)
23 - Georgia (UR)
24 - Texas (UR)
25 - Texas Tech (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State, Georgia Tech, SMU, Washington, West Virginia

Added: Cincinnati, Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech

Dropped: Georgia Tech, Illinois, SMU, Washington, West Virginia

2011 Midseason Bowl Predictions

BCS Bowl Games:

BCS National Championship Game: LSU vs Oklahoma
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State vs Boise State
Rose Bowl: Wisconsin vs Stanford
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs Oregon
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs West Virginia


The Rest:

New Mexico Bowl: Syracuse vs Colorado State
Idaho Potato Bowl: Utah State vs Ohio
New Orleans Bowl: Tulsa vs Louisiana-Lafayette
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl: Cincinnati vs UCF
Las Vegas Bowl: TCU vs Utah

Poinsettia Bowl: Nevada vs San Diego State
Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs Houston
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Ohio State vs Toledo
Independence Bowl: Air Force vs Virginia
Insight Bowl: Nebraska vs Kansas State

Champs Sports Bowl: Virginia Tech vs Notre Dame
Military Bowl: Wake Forest vs Navy
Car Care Bowl of Texas: Illinois vs Baylor
Alamo Bowl: Arizona State vs Texas
Armed Forces Bowl: BYU vs SMU

Pinstripe Bowl: Northern Illinois vs Rutgers
Music City Bowl: Miami vs Mississippi State
Holiday Bowl: Missouri vs Washington
Belk Bowl: North Carolina vs USF
Sun Bowl: UCLA vs Florida State

Liberty Bowl: Tennessee vs Southern Miss
Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Auburn vs Georgia Tech
TicketCity Bowl: Iowa vs Marshall
Outback Bowl: Georgia vs Michigan
Capital One Bowl: Michigan State vs South Carolina

Gator Bowl: Penn State vs Florida
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Arkansas State vs Temple
Cotton Bowl Classic: Arkansas vs Texas A&M
BBVA Compass Bowl Pitt vs Vanderbilt
Fight Hunger Bowl: FIU at California


Conference Championship Games

ACC: Clemson vs Georgia Tech
Big Ten: Michigan State vs Wisconsin
C-USA: Houston vs Southern Miss
MAC: Temple vs Toledo
Pac-12 Arizona State vs Stanford
SEC: LSU vs South Carolina

Bob Toledo out at Tulane

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Bob Toledo is out at Tulane in his fifth season. Offensive coordinator Mark Hutson will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Tulane is 2-5 with four straight losses. I'm surprised the Tulane is changing coaches in the middle of the season, especially with a very winnable game versus Memphis this weekend.

2011 Week 8 Picks

Week 1: 69-9 (88.5%)
Week 2: 53-12 (81.5%)
Week 3: 49-15 (76.6%)
Week 4: 46-14 (76.7%)
Week 5: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 6: 40-12 (76.9%)
Week 7: 35-15 (70%)
Season: 332-92 (78.3%)


Tuesday, October 18
FIU at Arkansas State


Thursday, October 20
UCF at UAB
UCLA at Arizona


Friday, October 21
Rutgers at Louisville
West Virginia at Syracuse


Saturday, October 22

Cincinnati at USF
Jacksonville State at Kentucky
Oklahoma State at Missouri
North Carolina at Clemson
Northern Illinois at Buffalo
Indiana at Iowa
Kansas State at Kansas
Illinois at Purdue
Arkansas at Mississippi
Wake Forest at Duke

Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan at Ball State
New Mexico at TCU
Idaho State at BYU
Boston College at Virginia Tech
Louisiana Tech at Utah State
Oregon at Colorado
Maryland at Florida State
Texas A&M at Iowa State
Air Force at Boise State

Auburn at LSU
Nebraska at Minnesota
Temple at Bowling Green
NC State at Virginia
Ohio at Akron
Georgia Tech at Miami
East Carolina at Navy
Memphis at Tulane
Louisiana Lafayette at Western Kentucky
Fresno State at Nevada

Marshall at Houston
Louisiana Monroe at North Texas
Utah at California
Penn State at Northwestern
Army at Vanderbilt
Tulsa at Rice
Miami (OH) at Toledo
Tennessee at Alabama
USC at Notre Dame
Washington at Stanford

Wisconsin at Michigan State
Texas Tech at Oklahoma
MTSU at FAU
SMU at Southern Miss
Colorado State at UTEP
Oregon State vs Thursday, October 13
at Seattle
New Mexico State at Hawaii

2011 Week 7 Top 25

1 - LSU (1)
2 - Alabama (2)
3 - Wisconsin (3)
4 - Oklahoma (4)
5 - Boise State (5)
6 - Oklahoma State (6)
7 - Clemson (7)
8 - Stanford (8)
9 - Kansas State (12)
10 - Oregon (16)
11 - Arkansas (13)
12 - Nebraska (14)
13 - South Carolina (15)
14 - Houston (17)
15 - Virginia Tech (18)
16 - Michigan (10)
17 - USC (23)
18 - Penn State (24)
19 - West Virginia (21)
20 - Illinois (9)
21 - Georgia Tech (11)
22 - Michigan State (UR)
23 - SMU (UR)
24 - Washington (UR)
25 - Southern Miss (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State, Cincinnati, Rutgers, Texas, Texas A&M

Added: Michigan State, SMU, Southern Miss, Washington

Dropped: Arizona State, North Carolina, Texas, USF

2011 Week 7 Picks

Week 1: 69-9 (88.5%)
Week 2: 53-12 (81.5%)
Week 3: 49-15 (76.6%)
Week 4: 46-14 (76.7%)
Week 5: 40-15 (72.7%)
Week 6: 40-12 (76.9%)
Season: 297-77 (79.4%)


Thursday, October 13
San Diego State at Air Force
USC at California


Friday, October 14
Hawaii at San Jose State


Saturday, October 15

Michigan at Michigan State
Toledo at Bowling Green
Purdue at Penn State
Utah at Pitt
Baylor at Texas A&M
Indiana at Wisconsin
Louisville at Cincinnati
South Carolina at Mississippi State
Miami at North Carolina
Buffalo at Temple

Iowa State at Missouri
Navy at Rutgers
UNLV at Wyoming
Florida State at Duke
Rice at Marshall
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
USF at Connecticut
Ball State at Ohio
Oklahoma State at Texas
Georgia Tech at Virginia

Colorado at Washington
Ohio State at Illinois
Miami (OH) at Kent State
Western Michigan at Northern Illinois
UCF at SMU
LSU at Tennessee
UTEP at Tulane
BYU at Oregon State
Western Kentucky at FAU
New Mexico at Nevada

North Texas at Louisiana Lafayette
Boise State at Colorado State
Alabama at Mississippi
Virginia Tech at Wake Forest
Florida at Auburn
Clemson at Maryland
East Carolina at Memphis
Georgia at Vanderbilt
Northwestern at Iowa
Kansas State at Texas Tech

Louisiana Monroe at Troy
Stanford at Washington State
UAB at Tulsa
Idaho at New Mexico State
Oklahoma at Kansas
Utah State at Fresno State
Arizona State at Oregon

Mike Stoops out at Arizona

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Arizona has relieved head coach Mike Stoops of his duties. Defensive coordinator Tim Kish will serve as the interim head coach. Arizona has lost its last five games, although four of those were to ranked teams. The most recent loss was to previously winless Oregon State. Arizona also ended last year on a five-game losing streak. Arizona has a bye this week and then the second half of the schedule commences. Stoops has won 23 games in the past three years and played in three bowl games, winning one. Arizona had not been to a bowl game in the previous decade. I think Arizona was a little too quick to pull the trigger on Mike Stoops. He had revived a down and out Arizona program and brought it back to respectability. I think he should have survived one bad season. At a minimum, he should have been allowed to finish out the season to see how he fared against an easier second half.

2011 Week 6 Top 25

1 - LSU (1)
2 - Alabama (2)
3 - Wisconsin (3)
4 - Oklahoma (4)
5 - Boise State (5)
6 - Oklahoma State (6)
7 - Clemson (7)
8 - Stanford (8)
9 - Illinois (9)
10 - Michigan (11)
11 - Georgia Tech (12)
12 - Kansas State (13)
13 - Arkansas (14)
14 - Nebraska (15)
15 - South Carolina (16)
16 - Oregon (17)
17 - Houston (18)
18 - Virginia Tech (21)
19 - Arizona State (23)
20 - USF (22)
21 - West Virginia (24)
22 - Texas (10)
23 - USC (25)
24 - Penn State (UR)
25 - North Carolina (UR)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Baylor, Michigan State, SMU, Southern Miss, Washington

Added: North Carolina, Penn State

Dropped: Auburn, Texas Tech

Life on Top

There are 15 remaining unbeaten teams in the country. Let's take a look at each one to determine the answers to two questions: How good are they, and how good can they be?


Clemson
I had been doubting and underrating Clemson for a couple of weeks. When Clemson beat Auburn, I said that wasn't last year's Auburn team so it was a good win but not great. When Clemson beat Florida State, I took notice. But I also said that FSU quarterback EJ Manual was out and Clemson hasn't even played a road game yet. Let's see what happens when they leave Death Valley. Lane Stadium is the perfect place to prove if you can win on the road. Clemson did that and more, completely dominating Virginia Tech by 20 points and holding the Hokies to only a field goal. Clemson has scored 35 points per game, and they've turned the ball over exactly once in each of their five games. Preseason, I predicted Clemson to go 7-5 and possibly challenge Florida State for the Atlantic crown. Now, Clemson is in the driver's seat for the division with the head-to-head win over the Seminoles, and they look to finish with more than just seven wins. The Tigers will likely win the next two games before being challenged by North Carolina at home and Georgia Tech (the other undefeated team in the ACC) on the road. The season ends with consecutive road dates at NC state and South Carolina. Clemson is 5-0 and has already beaten three of the tougher teams on the schedule. I'm predicting them to finish 10-2 and play in the ACC Championship Game.


Georgia Tech
The offensive stats are eye-popping. Georgia Tech is averaging over 51 points per game, over 378 rushing yards per game and 587 total yards per game. For those of you who don't like math, that means Georgia Tech is still passing for over 200 yards per game. In Georgia Tech's first 40 games under Paul Johnson's triple option offense, they only averaged 105 passing yards per game. While it is early, and the competition has been underwhelming, it appears the Rambling Wreck has a more balanced attack that usual this season. A warning flag could be the defense has allowed at least 21 points in every game this season despite playing Western Carolina, MTSU and Kansas. The schedule set up nicely with the three remaining toughest games at home (Clemson, Virginia Tech, and Georgia.) They do have to travel to Virginia and Miami in consecutive weeks, but the only other road game is at Duke. It's very possible that both Clemson and Georgia Tech will be 8-0 going into that October 29th matchup. I hope ESPN College Gameday makes the trip to Atlanta if that's the case. The Coastal Division will be more competitive than the Atlantic, with North Carolina and Virginia Tech both trying to leapfrog Georgia Tech, so I'm not prepared to call for a rematch of the 2009 ACC Championship Game yet. Still Georgia Tech is much better than my preseason prediction of 7-5. The Yellow Jackets will probably win 9-10 regular season games.


Kansas State
The Wildcats are a surprising 4-0 team with close wins over Eastern Kentucky(!) and Baylor at home and Miami on the road. Those three wins were by a combined eight points. Kansas State deserves credit for what has been accomplished, but I have my doubts about the sustainability of their success. The depth of the Big XII is underrated, and Kansas State gets another tough contest when they host Missouri this week. Despite being the host, the line opened with Missouri favored by 3.5 So Vegas definitely doesn't believe in them. That's followed up by back-to-back road games before an absolutely brutal four-game slate. Kansas State has to play Oklahoma, at Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and at Texas in a row down the stretch. I think they'll be fortunate to get one win out of those four games. Kansas State is better than my preseason 7-5 record, but not by much. I'll put their ceiling at nine wins and at best an Alamo Bowl appearance.


Oklahoma
Oklahoma is 4-0 as most expected. They've beaten good teams in Florida State and Missouri by ten points each. They play fellow undefeated Texas in the Red River Rivalry this weekend, so one of them will move to 5-0 with a resume-building win. Oklahoma has conference and national title aspirations, so let's see how the rest of the schedule looks. Oklahoma hasn't lost at home since 2005, and only Texas A&M can challenge them in Norman this year. The road slate is much bumpier. Along with the Texas game this weekend, Oklahoma has to travel to Kansas State and Oklahoma State, who also haven't lost yet. They also travel to Kansas and Baylor, but those games shouldn't concern them as much. Oklahoma doesn't look that much improved over last year's version, so I'm sticking with my 11-1 prediction. Unfortunately for them, I think that will get them into the Fiesta Bowl instead of the BCS National Championship Game.


Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 4-0 with the best win being a nice comeback against Texas A&M on the road when they were down 20-3 at halftime. I would point out the tough road games on Oklahoma State's schedule, but they were 6-0 last year in neutral site and road games. Still, upcoming consecutive road trips to Texas and Missouri will tell a lot about this team. It's possible - although I wouldn't say probable - that both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State at 11-0 going into the Bedlam game at the end of the season. Last year's game was huge, but this would be even bigger. The Cowboys will continue to score in bunches, but the defense seems too lacking for a perfect season. Giving up over 30 points to Louisiana Lafayette and Tulsa is unacceptable if you have national championship dreams. I picked them to go 9-3 in the preseason, but I'll bump that up to 10-2 now.


Texas
Texas is 4-0 with a couple of road wins, but the best win so far is ... at Iowa State? The Longhorns need a statement win, so the Red River Rivalry is coming at the perfect time. Win this game, and they might vault into the top five. Texas follows that game with a game against the other undefeated team from the Sooner State. I'm not buying into Texas until I see what they do in those two games. The defense is playing very well, holding opponents to less than 15 points and 300 total yards of offense per game. I still have my doubts about the offense against a better defense. The offense has been very balanced so far, averaging over 200 yards per game both running and passing the ball. One thing Texas has dramatically improved on is taking care of the ball. They are currently +6 in turnover margin, compared to being -12 last year. I predicted Texas to finish 8-4 in the preseason, but I'll move that up to 9-3. They need to win the next two games if they are going to take control of the Big XII title chase.


Texas Tech
Texas Tech might be the unbeaten team I believe in the least. Their four wins against Texas State, at New Mexico, Nevada, and at Kansas is the most unimpressive of the teams with perfect records. That being said, they are taking care of business and will have several challenging games to prove themselves in the conference slate. In fact, beating Texas A&M this Saturday would give the Red Raiders their best win of the season. I predicted Texas Tech to go 6-6, which means they would only win two more games this season. I'll bump them up to 7-5, but I wouldn't expect any more than that.


Michigan
Michigan has started the season 5-0, but they haven't played outside of the Big House yet. The defense has been improved thus far, holding opponents to 51 points in five games, forcing at least two turnovers in every game, and only allowing one opponent (San Diego State) to gain more than 300 total yards of offense. Michigan will play two division road games in the next two weeks that will be a proving ground for the Wolverines. If Michigan can win on the road, they could be in for a huge season. With several of the Big Ten powers looking less formidable, I'll predict Michigan to win nine games instead of the seven I gave them in the preseason.


Illinois
Like Michigan, Illinois has played five straight home games and won them all. Illinois has struggled a little more though, winning the past three by only a field goal each time. The schedule sets up for a huge year for the Illini. Not only do they have eight home games, but the road games are all very winnable against Indiana, Purdue, Penn State and Minnesota. I don't think they are on Wisconsin's level, but I could easily see them finishing second in the Leaders division, ahead of traditional powers Ohio State and Penn State. This team could win double-digit games this season.


Wisconsin
Wisconsin has played four home games and a neutral site game at Soldier Field in Chicago approximately 150 miles from campus. This seems to be a trend among Big Ten teams. Wisconsin has outscored every team by at least 31 points, including a Nebraska team that won ten games last year. Wisconsin does have difficult road games, including at Michigan State and at Ohio State back-to-back at the end of October. They also have to play at Illinois, the other unbeaten team in the Leaders division. While I understand that Wisconsin has yet to play a true road game, I still think Wisconsin will run the table and play in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game and then the BCS National Championship Game.


Houston
Houston has started 5-0, but has already played close games against UCLA, Louisiana Tech and UTEP. Houston had a big season in 2009 with wins over Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Mississippi State. Even in that season, they still lost three games on the road when you count the conference championship game. That might not be a problem this year with remaining road games against UAB, Tulane and Tulsa. I doubt Houston will win every game in the regular season because of all the close calls already. If Houston does win out and win the C-USA championship game, I wonder if it will be enough to get them into a BCS bowl game. With only one win against a BCS team, their ceiling is probably the Liberty Bowl.


Boise State
Boise State continues to dominate good teams on their way to a 4-0 start. Boise State tried to improve their schedule by moving to the Mountain West Conference. Unfortunately, TCU and San Diego State both appeared to have taken a step back. I would say that it is likely that Boise State will run the table and get invited to a BCS bowl game, but I don't think it will be the BCS National Championship Game.


Stanford
Stanford has been playing better than I expected with the coaching change. They've outscored their opponents by an average of 34.25 points per game and have only turned the ball over once for the entire season. Playing USC on the road is usually difficult, but other than that game, Stanford only has road games against two of the worst teams in the conference. They do have to play top teams Oregon and Notre Dame, as well as solid teams Washington and California at home. My 8-4 preseason prediction was probably a little low, but I don't think they will go undefeated. 10-2 seems more likely now.


Alabama
Alabama is 5-0 with two good conference wins already and a decent non-conference road game at Penn State. The defense has been as good as advertised, holding opponents to fewer than 10 points and 200 total yards of offense per game. Florida had averaged over 250 rushing yards per game until the Alabama defense held them to only 15 yards on the ground. A very strange stat is that Alabama has turned the ball over seven times against Kent State and North Texas, but they have zero turnovers against Penn State, Arkansas and Florida. Alabama has solid road games at Mississippi State and Auburn in the Iron Bowl, but the real remaining test is hosting LSU on November 5. The winner of that game will have the inside track to the BCS National Championship Game.


LSU
LSU has started 5-0 despite playing three ranked teams on the road or at a neutral site. The similarities between them and Alabama are obvious. Alabama has scored 192 points this season, LSU has scored 190. Both teams live off their defense, running game, and preventing mistakes. LSU has only turned the ball over thrice all season. The defense has been stout, allowing approximately 13 points and 260 total yards of offense per game. Alabama has slightly better stats, but LSU has played a slightly tougher schedule. As I wrote in the Alabama blurb, everything is leading up to the big clash in Tuscaloosa.

2011 Week 6 Picks

Week 1: 69-9 (88.5%)
Week 2: 53-12 (81.5%)
Week 3: 49-15 (76.6%)
Week 4: 46-14 (76.7%)
Week 5: 40-15 (72.7%)
Season: 257-65 (79.8%)


Thursday, October 6
Western Kentucky at MTSU
California at Oregon


Friday, October 7
Boise State at Fresno State


Saturday, October 8

Maryland at Georgia Tech
Louisville at North Carolina
Oklahoma vs Texas at Dallas
Connecticut at West Virginia
Minnesota at Purdue
Mississippi State at UAB
Kentucky at South Carolina
Florida State at Wake Forest
Memphis at Rice
Army at Miami (OH)

FIU at Akron
Temple at Ball State
Bowling Green at Western Michigan
Illinois at Indiana
Boston College at Clemson
Eastern Michigan at Toledo
Air Force at Notre Dame
Florida at LSU
Central Michigan at NC State
Pitt at Rutgers

Kansas at Oklahoma State
Arizona at Oregon State
Iowa at Penn State
Arizona State at Utah
Miami at Virginia Tech
Ohio at Buffalo
Missouri at Kansas State
Southern Miss at Navy
Kent State at Northern Illinois
Louisiana Tech at Idaho

Auburn at Arkansas
Michigan at Northwestern
Iowa State at Baylor
East Carolina at Houston
Troy at Louisiana Lafayette
Vanderbilt at Alabama
Marshall at UCF
Arkansas State at Louisiana Monroe
UNLV at Nevada
Georgia at Tennessee

Texas A&M at Texas Tech
Colorado at Stanford
FAU at North Texas
Ohio State at Nebraska
Wyoming at Utah State
Syracuse at Tulane
San Jose State at BYU
TCU at San Diego State
Washington State at UCLA

2011 Week 5 Top 25

1 - LSU (1)
2 - Alabama (3)
3 - Wisconsin (6)
4 - Oklahoma (2)
5 - Boise State (4)
6 - Oklahoma State (5)
7 - Clemson (10)
8 - Stanford (9)
9 - Illinois (13)
10 - Texas (15)
11 - Michigan (16)
12 - Georgia Tech (20)
13 - Kansas State (24)
14 - Arkansas (22)
15 - Nebraska (7)
16 - South Carolina (8)
17 - Oregon (17)
18 - Houston (UR)
19 - Texas Tech (UR)
20 - Auburn (UR)
21 - Virginia Tech (12)
22 - USF (11)
23 - Arizona State (21)
24 - West Virginia (23)
25 - USC (25)

Rank from previous week in parentheses

Others Receiving Votes: Baylor, Florida, Michigan State, SMU, Washington

Added: Auburn, Houston, Texas Tech

Dropped: Baylor, Florida, Texas A&M