My week 4 predictions

[iowajerms]

Nebraska changed their defensive scheme and strategy last year. FSU has not done that.

My point with Nebraska was they could have lost a key player and the impact of that could be big on the defense. The point of the Iowa one was that even if they returned all the key players, it is hard to repeat the success. These were just 2 examples in the past few years that came to me.

 

[ForkEmBucky]

OU has only lost 3 games in Norman under Stoops. OU is 14-4 coming off bye weeks with Stoops. K-State starts slow like against Missouri St. and North Texas, OU rolls. Otherwise it could be a close game but OU has that home field...

Yup. Sooners should win, but confidence can be a difference maker for Kansas State if the Sooners don't come out firing.

 

[nyman]

Major upsets


#2 LSU 20 at Auburn 24
#22 Arizona 38 at #3 Oregon 35
#10 Clemson 38 at #4 Florida State 21
Vanderbilt 28 at #5 Georgia 27
#15 Kansas State 24 at #6 Oklahoma 20
Missouri 28 at #7 South Carolina 20

#2 LSU 20 at Auburn 24
Nooooooope!

#22 Arizona 38 at #3 Oregon 35
No No No No No No

#10 Clemson 38 at #4 Florida State 21
Ha! No Way!

Vanderbilt 28 at #5 Georgia 27
Maybe!

#15 Kansas State 24 at #6 Oklahoma 20
Most Likely of your picks to happen.

Missouri 28 at #7 South Carolina 20[/QUOTE]
Is that my lunch I just coughed up laughing so hard at this pick?

 

[nolehusker]

Everybody acts like experience is the great equalizer...well if they are just average players they'll get beat by better players most times, I don't care how experience they have.

I agree, but what if they are great players? Great players get better with more experience.

 

[ForkEmBucky]

Experience needs to make a player grow. If it doesn't....well....

 

[iowajerms]

Everybody acts like experience is the great equalizer...well if they are just average players they'll get beat by better players most times, I don't care how experience they have.

Maybe. I think Iowa players are more talented than Iowa State players overall. ISU had far more experience on their starting roster. However, Iowa's receivers couldn't catch a ball. ISU's LBs are good enough to cover Iowa's TE and stop the run.

So, talent doesn't always beat experience.

 

[nolehusker]

My point with Nebraska was they could have lost a key player and the impact of that could be big on the defense. The point of the Iowa one was that even if they returned all the key players, it is hard to repeat the success. These were just 2 examples in the past few years that came to me.

I understood what you points where, but FSU doesn't have one person that everyone focuses on for the D like nebraska did with Suh and our 2nd and 3rd string sare just as good as our starters. And while Iowa's defense was good during Clayborn's junior year, they were stellar.

I do get your ponit though that just because we are returning so many people doesn't mean an improved defense.

 

[CharlieHarper]

LAST YEAR!!!! The D was young last year when you played and they've had a whole year to get better.

Clemson's offense has had the same amount of time to get better.


Did Clemson lose any key players from last season?

 

[nolehusker]

They lost their whole offesive line except the center and their starting fullback? Don't think they didn't lose any skill players, but if you don't have anyone to block for them, it doesn't really matter.

 

[tideguy]

My prediction on the LSU v Barn 41 - 7 lsu

 

[romeo212000]

K-state will be a good test for Oklahoma but I just don't see them losing this one at home. If this game were in Kansas I could see your prediction as being better.

 

[CharlieHarper]

They lost their whole offesive line except the center and their starting fullback? Don't think they didn't lose any skill players, but if you don't have anyone to block for them, it doesn't really matter.

True. The O-line is the foundation that an offense is built on.

 

[Cane]

#2 LSU 20 at Auburn 24
Nooooooope!

#22 Arizona 38 at #3 Oregon 35
No No No No No No

#10 Clemson 38 at #4 Florida State 21
Ha! No Way!

Vanderbilt 28 at #5 Georgia 27
Maybe!

#15 Kansas State 24 at #6 Oklahoma 20
Most Likely of your picks to happen.

Missouri 28 at #7 South Carolina 20
Is that my lunch I just coughed up laughing so hard at this pick?

It was probally cum!

 

[Tomhusker]

How you can pick Mizzou over the consensus pick for the national championship is beyond me.

You and the voices in your head do not constitute a "Consensus."

 

[iowajerms]

AP Top 25

FAU 3 at #1 Alabama 52
#2 LSU 34 at Auburn 14
#22 Arizona 38 at #3 Oregon 52
#10 Clemson 31 at #4 Florida State 24
Vanderbilt 14 at #5 Georgia 38
*****#15 Kansas State 20 at #6 Oklahoma 24*****
Missouri 27 at #7 South Carolina 17
Maryland 17 at #8 West Virginia 31
#9 Stanford – Bye Week
#18 Michigan 24 at #11 Notre Dame 21
#12 Texas – Bye Week
California 13 at #13 USC 34
Kentucky 10 at #14 Florida 31
UAB 3 at #16 Ohio State 48
Virginia 14 at #17 TCU 28
Oregon State 27 at #19 UCLA 35
#20 Louisville 35 at FIU 20
Eastern Michigan 10 at #21 Michigan State 31
South Alabama 13 at #23 Mississippi State 41
BYU 24 at #24 Boise State 21
Idaho State 7 at #25 Nebraska 38

Other Games

Kent State 24 at Buffalo 34
Baylor 38 at Louisiana-Monroe 34
Miami (FL) 24 at Georgia Tech 38
ECU 28 at North Carolina 27
Temple 21 at Penn State 24
Kansas 10 at Northern Illinois 17
Colorado 14 at Washington State 24
South Florida 31 at Ball State 34
Rutgers 24 at Arkansas 35
Syracuse 21 a tMinnesota 27
Louisiana Tech 24 at Illinois 27
Utah 24 at Arizona State 38
Nevada 27 at Hawaii 34

Overall: 76-21 with 21 close predictions

I had changed the Kansas State at Oklahoma.

 

[romeo212000]

Because it was a mistake or we just convinced you?

 

[iowajerms]

Because it was a mistake or we just convinced you?

Many of the questions I had were answered. It wasn't a typo that I had KState winning. But the fact that OU fans had answered many questions I had had an influence on me changing.

 

[Ballboy534]

They lost their whole offesive line except the center and their starting fullback? Don't think they didn't lose any skill players, but if you don't have anyone to block for them, it doesn't really matter.

We don't start a FB, and we returned the LG and C. We have 8-9 players that can rotate in on the OL and haven't had many pass protection issues this year. If you're referring to the debacle that was the '08 season, we're four years removed and much deeper across the OL this season. Besides, if the QB is throwing off a three step drop it doesn't much matter how long the OL has to block.

 

[nolehusker]

We don't start a FB, and we returned the LG and C. We have 8-9 players that can rotate in on the OL and haven't had many pass protection issues this year. If you're referring to the debacle that was the '08 season, we're four years removed and much deeper across the OL this season. Besides, if the QB is throwing off a three step drop it doesn't much matter how long the OL has to block.

That makes it a lot quicker for a CB and LB to get interceptions!!!!

You haven't played anyone know for pass rushing or defense for that matter. The site I looked up said that you lost both your OG's. It stated you lost your FB but you are correct in that there isn't one in the starting line up.

I wasn't refering to 08, I was just stating things in general. or was I?

 

[naslundfan19]

Washington State scores 24 on Colorado...in the first 20 minutes.