NCAA Football
- Tennessee at UCLA - Mon. Sep. 1st at 8:00 PM (All times EST) - My obvious game of the week posted in my Week 1 Preview! Rocky Top heads to the Rose Bowl on Labor Day. Last year the Volunteers lost at Cal in a barn burner. Look for a great game and great fun in the California sun. If you live in LA skip the beach for the day and enjoy the clash of Orange and Blue!
- Miami at Florida - Sat. Sep. 6th at 8:00 PM - In case you didn’t know the last time Florida beat Miami was in 1985. My guess is payback is a blank for Miami. Should be a great atmosphere in Florida. If you want to see a game in Gainsville but don’t want a steep price I would recommend the Ole Miss and Citadel games. Probably blowouts but if you are a Florida fan it would be a good time.
- Ohio St. at USC - Sat. Sep. 13th 8:00 PM - 1990 was the last time these teams faced each other. Both programs have been excellent over the past decade and also hated pretty regularly outside of Ohio and LA. Week 3 is packed with great games including Arkansas at Texas and Michigan at Notre Dame which I will cover in my Week 3 picks.
- Georgia at Arizona St. - Sat. Sep. 20th 8:13 PM - Ok so there are some big inner Conference games opening up in Week 4, but I have to go with the first meeting of the Bulldogs and Sun Devils. If you can get away for the week/weekend Tempe is a great place to visit.
- Virginia Tech at Nebraska - Sat. Sep. 27th TBA - So this is the 2nd meeting of the Hokies and the Huskers. Last time Va Tech lost 41 to 21 in the Orange Bowl. I am actually thinking that Nebraska will roll at home here. The Hokies might not enjoy heading into Big 12 country, especially against Big Red.
- Navy at Air Force- Sat. Oct. 4th 4:00 PM - I don’t think this one will on the TV radar so if you are going to be in Colorado why not check out the real American Heroes. Both of these teams will be playing hard as usual and should put on a great game. I like the Navy in this one but I am a little partial.
- LSU at Florida - Sat. Oct. 11 TBA - Ok so this is my 1A game and the red river shootout is 1B. So to be the champs you need to beat the champs. Well at least once, because we could see these two teams rematch in the SEC Championship game. I think the Shootout in Dallas will be a lot of fun. Although there aren’t any tickets available yet for the Texas vs. Oklahoma game.
- Penn State vs. Michigan - Sat. Oct. 18th 4:30 PM - JoePa and Penn State’s record vs. Michigan is 3-10. If this is Joe’s last season hopefully he can get a win at home against Michigan for the first time since 1996. I was at the 2005 game to witness Penn State’s only loss on the last play of the game. One of the best/worst games I have ever been a part of. Happy Valley will be rocking and will be a fun day from sunrise to sunset. And I will be there!
- Auburn at West Virginia - Thu. Oct. 23th 8:00 PM - Another first time meeting! So for any Auburn fans in the DC or Pittsburgh areas, Morgantown is withing driving distance and will be a lot of fun. There are no excuses, well except for burning couches. Even though this is a Thursday night game find a nice bed and breakfast to take the Mrs/Miss and enjoy Wild, Wonderful, West Virginia!
- Clemson at Boston College - Sat. Nov. 1st TBA - Clemson looks to beat BC for the first time since BC joined the ACC. If you are a New Englander you have to love it when the Southern schools come up North to play in November.
- California at USC - Sat. Nov. 8th TBA - Of all the weeks in the college football season, this is the worst. I think there are a handful of entertaining games, but nothing that should affect the BCS at the end of the night. I like Cal heading into USC for once and am calling an upset on August 1st.
- Texas at Kansas - Sat Nov. 15th TBA - Contrary to Week 11, Week 12 has a lot of interesting games. My pick is the Longhorns heading into Jayhawk country. Kansas surprised everyone last year and having a big opponent on home turf makes a difference. I hope the fans in Lawrence give the Horns some hell.
- Michigan at Ohio St. - Sat. Nov. 22 TBA - Ok, so these are my Least two favorite teams. If you make it to the game and wear Michigan gear, I want to hear how it went. I have been to the “Horseshoe” in Penn State gear a few times and it was not pleasant. I also call it the “Horseshoe” since they filled in the opening that gave the stadium its name. I think they should rename it Sweater Vest Stadium.
- Miss. St. at Ole Miss - Fri. Nov. 28 12:30 - Plenty of games this week that will be covered later, but my pick is the Egg Bowl! The game is on the Friday after Thanksgiving so if you are back home or away for the weekend get down to the Grove for this is a Southern Treat. Odds are these teams won’t be in contention for the SEC Championship game but there is always a good game when state bragging rights are on the line. Also Notre Dame at USC for those of you on the West Coast or Irish fans.
- Army/Navy - Sat. Dec. 6th 12:00 PM - The 109th meeting of Army and Navy. The game will be in Philadelphia so plenty of seats at the Linc. I would say going to this game once in my life is a goal of mine based on the History alone. Make sure you bring something warm because it will be cold.
