College Football Predictions for 09/04 and 09/05:
Season record: 4-2
There's only one game tonight, but a boatload tomorrow. Here are the predictions:
Tulsa at Tulane - Tulsa lost a lot of players from last year's high scoring team, but they always seem to score 40 points a game no matter who's on offense. Tulsa with the win.
Saturday's Games:
12:00-12:30
Minnesota at Syracuse - Tim Brewster has done a great job turning the Golden Gophers around, while Syracuse sends ex-Dookie Greg Paulus behind center for the first time since he was in high school. Minnesota fairly easily.
Kentucky at Miami (OH) - Kentucky has struggled at the bottom of the SEC for a while now, but that doesn't mean that they can't beat a pretty bad MAC squad. Kentucky in a tune up.
Navy at Ohio State - Navy has to go to the Horse Shoe and try and take on a top-10 Ohio State squad. The Midshipmen's running attack is potent, but without Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, they have absolutely no shot of keeping it close. Ohio State in a blowout.
Akron at Penn State - Similar situation, except Akron is worse than Navy. Penn State starts out their national title hopes with a easy win.
Toledo at Purdue - Purdue lost Curtis Painter, who was a great quarterback for the Boilermakers, but they have a strong rushing attack in Jaycen Taylor and Ralph Bolden. Purdue in a game closer than they might like.
Western Kentucky at Tennessee - Lane Kiffin's Vols take on the newest addition to the FBS, and will take them to school. Tennessee by a mile.
There are six FBS/FCS matchups in that time slot: Hawaii and Central Arkansas (actually at 1:05 AM tonight), Northwestern and Towson, Michigan State and Montana State, East Carolina and Appalachian State, West Virginia and Liberty, and Iowa and Northern Iowa. Once again, none of these teams have much of a shot, but if I had to pick one, it would be Central Arkansas against Hawaii. Usually I would pick Appalachian State, but Armanti Edwards will not be playing due to injury.
1:00-3:00
All six games in this time are FBS/FCS matchups: Georgia Tech and Jacksonville State, Pittsburgh and Youngstown State, Boston College and Northeastern, Air Force and Nicholls State, Oregon State and Portland State, and Wyoming and Weber State. Weber State is the only one that can keep it close.
3:30 and beyond coming later.
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