Weekend Picks, Week 6

Not a great week last week. But this week is going to be so great (at least from a watching, if not picking, standpoint) I can hardly contain myself.

Last week: 15-5
Season: 97-27

And now, this week’s picks. As always, AP Top 25 and SEC games.

Tonight
No. 21 Nebraska at No. 24 Missouri
I haven’t had a chance to watch Missouri yet, so I’m looking forward to this one. On paper, they really shouldn’t be all that good, but they are at home and it is a Thursday night. But I’m going to pick the Huskers and if they lose I’ll just chalk it up to not having enough information. Nebraska 38, Missouri 31

Saturday
No. 1 Florida at No. 4 LSU
As long as Tebow plays, Florida wins. If he doesn’t, they lose. Pretty simple. I’m going to operate under the assumption he will, in fact, play. Florida 24, LSU 14

Colorado at No. 2 Texas
Those Colorado players may wish they had just gone to play intramurals after this one. Texas 44, Colorado 17

No. 3 Alabama at No. 20 Ole Miss
Heading into the season I thought this game set up nicely for a Rebel coronation, and who knows, it still might. But they’ve just looked way too average to beat a team as good as Alabama has looked so far. Alabama 21, Ole Miss 13

Boston College at No. 5 Virginia Tech
The Eagles have been surprisingly good so far. I don’t see them winning in Blacksburg against a Tech team that seems to have finally found itself. Virginia Tech 27, Boston College 10

Wisconsin at No. 9 Ohio State
The Badgers have been playing well, which is a pleasant surprise after two underwhelming years. But I don’t see them winning in Columbus. Ohio State 17, Wisconsin 7

No. 10 TCU at Air Force
This could be a dangerous trip for the Horned Frogs. TCU 27, Air Force 23

Florida A&M at No. 11 Miami
I normally would hate on scheduling a game like this, but after the four games the Hurricanes have just played this is a well-deserved break. Miami 52, Florida A&M 7

Michigan at No. 12 Iowa
The Wolverines have been known to ruin Big Ten teams’ lunch in situations like this, but they just don’t have the horses yet. Iowa 20, Michigan 10

No. 13 Oregon at UCLA
The Bruins have improved quite a bit. I don’t think they’ve improved enough for this one just yet, though. Oregon 30, UCLA 21

Eastern Illinois at No. 14 Penn State
The Nittany Lions’ non-conference slate rivals just about anyone for worst ever. Penn State 48, Eastern Illinois 0

No. 15 Oklahoma State at Texas A&M
Losing Dez Bryant will hurt the Cowboys big-time. Luckily for them, it won’t this week. Oklahoma State 35, Texas A&M 20

Iowa State at No. 16 Kansas
Paul Rhoads has got to be regretting this move. Kansas 41, Iowa State 17

No. 17 Auburn at Arkansas
I know my policy has been to not believe in the Tigers until after this game, but I’m tired of picking against them and being wrong, and, while they didn’t score a ton of points, they made a Monte Kiffin defense look silly last week. And that is pretty impressive. Auburn 49, Arkansas 38

No. 18 BYU at UNLV
I don’t know a lot about the Runnin’ Rebels, but I know enough to think BYU shouldn’t have too much problem winning in Vegas. BYU 34, UNLV 16

Baylor at No. 19 Oklahoma
I’m catching flack from Sooner fans for a lot of things, but one of them is saying Baylor is rejuvenated. They are a lot better, aren’t they? They did win at Wake Forest. That being said, whether it’s Sam Bradford or Landry Jones under center, the Sooners should win handily. Oklahoma 42, Baylor 14

No. 22 Georgia Tech at Florida State
Will this be a rally around the leader game for the Seminoles? Or are they just finished? I’m leaning toward the latter. Georgia Tech 28, Florida State 17

Kentucky at No. 25 South Carolina
This game will probably be really, really boring. South Carolina 17, Kentucky 10

Georgia at Tennessee
I wonder when the last time these two played with neither ranked was. Georgia 18, Tennessee 13

Houston at Mississippi State
This one could go a lot of ways. Even with that dreadful performance at UTEP last week, I’m leaning toward the Cougs. Houston 41, Mississippi State 37

Vanderbilt at Army
How do you know your program doesn’t totally belong in the SEC? You take road trips to Rice and Army in the same season. Vanderbilt 28, Army 10