Week 1 Games of the Week

#3 LSU vs #4 Oregon (in Arlington, TX)
- Let's cut to the chase: this is a huge game with massive national title implications...with a lot of suspensions. Oregon has to deal with the loss of one of its best defensive players Cliff Harris, who also happens to be one of the nation's most electrifying special teams players. LSU on the other hand will be without senior QB Jordan Jefferson, WR Russell Shepard and LB Josh Johns. With this in mind, you would think that Oregon would be able to go ahead and take care of business. I am going to go against the grain here and pick LSU to pull off the win, giving the SEC two wins in two straight games against the Pac 12 favorites. I just think Jarrett Lee has played enough to merit the offense moving at the same rate that Jefferson would have moved it, and the defense will still be nasty enough to stop Oregon's vaunted rushing attack consistently.

LSU- 27
Oregon- 25

#5/7 Boise State @ #19/22 Georgia
- Why does everyone want to see Boise State lose all the time? Is it because they are always in the national championship talk, and never lose these big time games? Well, yeah, that is exactly why. I will admit that I was once one of those people... until Nevada beat them in OT last year, then my disdain for the smurfs disappeared. I am a full believer in what these Broncos can accomplish in big time college football, especially with a Heisman candidate leading the offense. Yep, Kellen Moore is back for one last hurrah to try and lead his team to the promised land. Heading into SEC country will be rough, and believe me the Dawgs are hungry for a big win these days. It will be extremely close heading into the fourth quarter, but Boise State will make plays when UGA can't and will head out of Athens with a victory. Tale as old as time.

Boise- 34
UGA- 31

South Florida @ #16/18 Notre Dame
- Anyone that knows me can attest that I really don't like the Irish very much, but that I have always respected their tradition and what their stamp on the sport has meant throughout the years. I know enough about their tradition to know that they are vastly overrated every now and again, and this seems to be one of those years in my very humble opinion. I will go ahead and say that they beat the USF, simply because Bulls QB B.J. Daniels is way too erratic to pull off a road upset, but that doesn't mean I expect a BCS bowl like way too many people out there. If anything, they definitely have a chance to rack up wins against inferior opponents but it will probably amount to an 8-9 win season and a chance to play in a decent bowl game.

USF- 21
ND- 28