DAILY DOMER...THE PICKS
USC has lost the last two times they have visited the Beaver State, which is one reason that they won't lose this evening in Corvallis-in-Wonderland.
By the way, did you know that the backup QB for the Trojans this week is some dude named Garrett Green? Somehow he leaped right past Aaron Corp and Mitch Mustain on the depth chart. If we don't see him tonight, then I like USC and large.
On to the other picks on a Supernatural Superserious SuperSaturday Soothsaying Screed....
Minnesota (4-0) at No. 13 Ohio State (3-1), Noon, Big Ten Network
Terrelle Pryor and Beanie Wells starting in the same backfield for the first time. Golden Gophers’ great beginning gilded with four non-BCS foes.
Jim O’Briens 37, Clem Haskins 10
Arkansas (2-1) at No. 7 Texas (3-0), 3:30 p.m., ABC
The Austin City Limits Music Festival (Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend, The Swell Season) was scheduled for this weekend in part because the Longhorns would not be playing in town. Then Hurricane Ike moved this erstwhile SWC tilt back a fortnight. Sixth Street will be packed.
Bam, Ham and Lam Jones 31, Jerry Jones 9
No. 8 Wisconsin (3-0) at Michigan (1-2), 3:30 p.m., ABC
Not only would we love to have the name Sam McGuffie, but the Wolverines’ frosh “superback” deserves credit for launching this entire launching-over-the-DB craze (that was his 7th TD of that game, by the way). GoBlue shocks the world.
Michael Phelpses 22, Eric Heidens 20
No. 24 Fresno State (2-1) at UCLA (1-2), 3:30 p.m., ABC
The Bulldogs put up 55 in a double OT win at Toledo last Saturday. The Bruins figure to score that many by Week 6.
The Valley 24, The San Fernando Valley 10
Purdue (3-1) at Notre Dame (2-1), 3:30 p.m., NBC
Golden Tate psyches himself up on Saturday mornings by watching YouTube clips of Rocket Ismail. That’s all I need to hear.
Future Priests 28, Future Astronauts 27
Tennessee (1-2) at No. 16 Auburn (3-1), 3:30 p.m., CBS
Did you know that Phil Fulmer’s contract automatically rolls over (I'm thinking belly thoughts) one year as long as the Vols win eight games?
Vowel Helmets 10, Consonant Helmets 7
No. 23 TCU (4-0) at No. 2 Oklahoma (3-0), 7 p.m., Fox College Sports
The Sooners have lost just once in Norman since the start of 2003—a season-opening 17-10 defeat to the Horned Frogs. Love the TCU defense, which is allowing just 7.75 points per game, but Sooners will pass that total by the end of the first quarter.
Billy Simses 30, LaDanian Tomlinsons 21
No. 10 Alabama (4-0) at No. 3 Georgia (4-0), 7:45 p.m., ESPN
John Parker Wilson sounds like an assassin, and if he can play like one tonight the Tide pulls off the mild upset. But I like the Dawgs in a tight one…and tune in to see if Mike Patrick revisits his Britney Spears ramble.
General Lees 27, Harper Lees 20
Virginia Tech (3-1) at Nebraska (3-0), 8 p.m., 3:30 p.m., ABC
If I were Chris Rock, I might note how certain preseason Top 20 programs (e.g., the Hokies and Ohio State) have already replaced their Caucasian pocket passers with dual-threat QBs of a darker pigment. Tyrod Taylor runs the show fro Frank Beamer, but the black shirts will be pumped for this one.
Springsteen Solo Album 29, Hokies 22
No. 21 Illinois (2-1) at No. 12 Penn State (4-0), 8 p.m., ABC or ESPN2
After Saturday the Illini will be the best .500 team in the nation, having lost only to the nation’s two highest-scoring offenses. Juice Williams and the gang pulled off a huge upset last season in Columbus—can they replicate the feat at Beaver Stadium? Nope.
Rene Portlands 33, Theresa Grentzes 28*
(That’s for all you old-time Immaculata fans)
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How can I give these picks to my bookie? He is not even close to being smart enought to pick up these references.