Viewer's Guide to Saturday's Games

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Dog in Tigerland

Baton Rouge 108197

7 I challenge Sandy Underpants to bet his prediction against a UGA fan with real money. How much you want to put up, SU? 3205929

2008-11-01T20:24:54-04:00

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Sandy Underpants

Los Angeles 481510

I challenge Sandy Underpants to bet his prediction against a UGA fan with real money. How much you want to put up, SU?

16 Yep yep, another SEC fan that doesn't know how inept and over-rated his poor pathetic team is. You're welcome for not taking your money. I can't wait to predict the SEC championship where Alabama gets blown out. Coming next month. 3216211

2008-10-31T22:52:07-04:00

coreybower

Nashville 484471

15 Virginian 12: You're right, FSU-GaTech (3:30, ABC) is definitely a better game than most of these. As is Pitt-ND (2:30, NBC) 3212807

2008-10-31T03:05:27-04:00

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Sandy Underpants

Los Angeles 481510

3 Markazi is at it again, picking a close game between a superior and totally inferior SEC team. Last week it was UGA-LSU, now it's UF-UGA. Last year the Bulldogs did the endzone stomp with Tebow injured, this year the Gators are going to stomp all over UGA, break their backs and keep it going til they shove the Bulldogs heads up their own rectums the long way. And then the humiliation will begin. Florida 78 Georgia 24 Yeah, 78, I said it. Get ready for an experience you won't ever forget. 3203259

2008-10-31T18:47:31-04:00

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Klee Irwin

Nome 582256

Markazi is at it again, picking a close game between a superior and totally inferior SEC team. Last week it was UGA-LSU, now it's UF-UGA. Last year the Bulldogs did the endzone stomp with Tebow injured, this year the Gators are going to stomp all over UGA, break their backs and keep it going til they shove the Bulldogs heads up their own rectums the long way. And then the humiliation will begin.Florida 78 Georgia 24Yeah, 78, I said it. Get ready for an experience you won't ever forget.

14 I will bet you every fake national championship trophy in USC's display case that Florida will score nowhere near 78 points. 3211984

2008-10-31T18:45:22-04:00

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Klee Irwin

Nome 582256

13 the Missouri-Baylor game is not even on local or regional TV in Missouri. LMFAO. Talk about a program that is irrelevant, they aren't even relevant in their own state. 3211953

2008-10-31T16:30:51-04:00

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Sandy Underpants

Los Angeles 481510

12 Dog in Tiggerland, what's the bet? You don't want to take Georgia, because that's a sure-loss. Do you want to bet on the over-under of my 102 point prediction? Figures. A true Southern tough-guy. Somebody call 911, because what Urban Meyer does to these dogs on Saturday will be a 100 times worse than anything Michael Vick was ever convicted of. 3210645

2008-10-31T16:25:30-04:00

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BroncoUp

Vancouver 88835

11 I will be at the OSU game tomorrow night watching the Beavers crush ASU. There will be no shining Sun (Devil) tomorrow as the forcast calls for rainy days and nights. GO BEAVS... And if we do repeat against PSU. Definetly it won't be the same drubbing (but I'm afraid we would still lose). 3210565

2008-10-31T15:05:38-04:00

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LSUSteve71

Baton Rouge 76519

10 Arash, It seems you can't win. The other day I read a post written by a guy who was miffed because you loved to hate on USC so much. C'est la Vie. 3209372

2008-10-31T15:00:03-04:00

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LSUSteve71

Baton Rouge 76519

9 Texas-Texas Tech and Florida-Georgia should both be great games to watch. I think Markazi's right about the key matchup in the Texas game, I just don't see how Texas Tech's O line will be able to protect Harrell against a Texas defense that is far superior to anything they've faced yet this year. I do like the Florida pick, although I don't think it will come down to a single late score. Georgia has the better quarterback, but Florida has the better team by what I suspect is a considerable margin. They won't be scoring 78, though, as one comment suggested. Georgia's certainly no Washington State. 3209301

2008-10-31T11:27:19-04:00

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Arash Markazi

Los Angeles 3987

8 Jams, I love the "homerism" comment after I wrote that USC was sinking, their schedule was terrible and labeled them as elitist snobs. Talk about selective reading. I guess the fact that they MAY (emphasis on MAY) be the best one-loss team in the country is too much to handle. 3206198

2008-10-31T11:07:29-04:00

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Dog in Tigerland

Baton Rouge 108197

7 I challenge Sandy Underpants to bet his prediction against a UGA fan with real money. How much you want to put up, SU? 3205929

<div class="photo_container image_center"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/t1_gatorstompblog.jpg" alt="T1_gatorstompblog" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: left;">After Georgia's first touchdown against Florida last season, the entire team stormed the field to celebrate. AP</div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align: left;"> </div> </div> <h3>Five To Watch</h3> No. 1 Texas at No. 6 Texas Tech, 8 p.m., ABC For the first since ... well ... ever, Lubbock is the center of the college football world this weekend, as the road to the BCS national championship goes through the "Hub City." Texas Tech may be No. 7, but make no mistake about it, if the Red Raiders win out, they'll be playing for the national title in Miami. The key to this game will be the battle up front, where Texas Tech's offensive line has given Graham Harrell enough time to pick apart defenses all season, as he's only been sacked three times. (An amazing stat when you consider that he's dropped back to pass 360 times.) Texas, however, is No. 2 in the country in sacks with 29. Defensive end Brian Orakpo, who leads the team with eight, will be coming at Harrell all day. Something tells me Mike Leach will find a way to neutralize Texas' pass rush and outscore Texas in a shootout. No. 5 Florida vs. No. 8 Georgia, 3:30 p.m., CBS There probably won't be any full-team touchdown celebrations in this one after Georgia's infamous end zone party in last season's game. Or will there be? While both coaches downplayed the incident this week, don't think Florida coach Urban Meyer isn't out for revenge. In his authorized biography he wrote, "We'll handle it. And it's going to be a big deal." Well, that and the fact that Florida has outscored its opponents 152-33 during its current three-game winning streak is enough for me. I'm taking Florida on a late touchdown, followed by an on-field celebration to rival any outside at the "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party." Nebraska at No. 4 Oklahoma, 8 p.m., ESPN It's amazing that this is the first time these old rivals will play each other in a regular season game in three years and the first since they faced each other in the 2006 Big 12 Championship game. This time around it's a must win for the team that wants to return to the conference title game. While Bo Pellini has the Huskers heading in the right direction, they're still not anywhere near Oklahoma, and the Sooners still have their eyes set on a trip to the national championship game. Iowa State at No. 9 Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m., ABC Oklahoma State couldn't have picked a better opponent after their loss to Texas than Iowa State, which is winless in the Big 12. Iowa State may have won the last meeting between these two teams three years ago, but the Cowboys are sixth in scoring this year while the Cyclones are No. 102 in defense. That's not a good recipe for Iowa State, but it's the perfect tonic for Oklahoma State's hangover from Austin.  No. 10 Utah at New Mexico, 9:30 p.m., The Mtn. This is where Utah begins its push toward a BCS bowl game, as the Utes finish the season with road games at New Mexico and San Diego State and home games against TCU and BYU. If they win out, they're a lock for a BCS bowl game and could have an argument for a spot in the national title game if things break right for them. (Although that's all it would be, an "argument.") While the Lobos have dropped eight of their last nine games against ranked opponents, that lone victory was against the Utes. New Mexico has won three straight games at University Stadium and three of its last four home games against Utah. With all that in mind, I'm still going with Utah in a rout. <h3>Two To Remember</h3> Wisconsin at No. 22 Michigan State, Noon, ESPN The Badgers won their first conference game of the season last week against Illinois, but will be hard-pressed to turn that into a winning streak without star tight end Travis Beckum, who broke his leg, and with inexperienced quarterback Dustin Sherer, who already looked lost before he lost his security blanket in Beckum. After winning at Michigan for the first time since 1990, the Spartans should claim just their fourth victory in 12 matchups against Wisconsin.  Arizona State at Oregon State, 10:15 p.m., FSN  Anyone who dislikes the traditionalist fogies at the Rose Bowl and the elitist snobs at USC should adopt Oregon State for the rest of the season. If the unranked Beavers (4-3) win out, they would go to the Rose Bowl instead of USC. (Does 27-21, ring a bell?) Can you imagine if the Rose Bowl is a rematch of the Nittany Lions' 45-14 drubbing of the Beavers from September? Ah, yes, Rose Bowl officials, but it would still be the Pac-10 vs. the Big 10 -- just the way you like it, right? <h3>One To Forget</h3> Washington at No. 7 USC, 6:30 p.m., FSN  Well, Washington has already forgotten about Tyrone Willingham, basically firing him this week but allowing him to stick around until December, much like Milton from Office Space. ("We fixed the glitch. So he won't be receiving a paycheck anymore, so it'll just work itself out naturally.") Meanwhile, the Trojans are stuck in quicksand, slowly sinking, not because they aren't good (they may be the best one-loss team in the country) but because their conference opponents are so bad that they get knocked down in the rankings week after week.     19041 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/396/7/thumb/markazi_arash.jpg 118 CA

Arash Markazi

Los Angeles 3987