I know you jokers missed your gratuitous pandering for the week last week so I'm back. 

11:30 Oklahoma at Texas Tech, FSN
What can you say about this one?  It’s the Pirates vs the Land Thieves, Horse Pigs vs Bell Ringers and it’s sand blowing and pelting you in the side of the face for four quarters if you go to this hole.  Red Raiders want revenge from last year’s BCS busting blowout in Norman. The Sooners are sporting the 5th ranked scoring Defense and the 9th ranked pass efficiency D and they’re facing Tech’s 7th ranked scoring O and 22nd ranked pass efficiency O.  Tech’s problem is that their O Line is 99th in sacks allowed so queue up the Sooner D line and corner blitzes.  Difference here is turnovers where Tech is ranked 97th and the Sooners (as bad as they’ve looked) are a remarkable 31st with .5 more takeaways than giveaways per game.  When the Sooners have the ball, look for steady dose of dinks and dunks against the 38th ranked pass efficiency D of the red Raiders and remember this quote:"If you stand on a tuna can in Lubbock, Texas you can see for 250 miles. If you stand on the goal line, apparently you can't see anything."
Sportscenter 11/19/05

Pick: Sooners are favored by 7 in Lubbock.  I think the Sooners should win this one by 9 or better.

2:30 #8 LSU at Ole Miss, CBS
Would the real Jevan Snead please stand up, please stand up.  This game means almost nothing to LSU and everything to Ole Miss.  LSU is blocked out of the SEC championship and a BCS bowl.  They come in with a target on their back.  Ole Miss can beat LSU at home for the first time in 11 years.  This will come down to Defense and QB play.  McCluster started living up to his potential for Ole Miss in the beat down of the Vols last week.  LSU is .500 on the road this year averaging 24 ppg and ranked ranked 107th in total offense vs Ole Miss 12th ranked scoring D.  When the Reb’s have the ball, their 108th ranked turnover margin and 28th ranked scoring offense will be tested by LSU’s 10th ranked scoring D and 21st ranked pass efficiency D.  Wildcards in this one are McCluster following up with a huge game back to back (which he won’t) and Snead protecting the rock (there’s a reason he couldn’t start in Austin and had to transfer). 

Pick: Ole Miss is favored by 4.  What the heck does Vegas know that the pollsters don’t know? I’ll take LSU and the points on the road to win this one. 

6:45 Kansas State at Nebraska, ESPN
This one is for the Big 12 North and can get some heat off of Bo if the Huskers pull it off.  K State and Nebraska both have putrid offenses ranking 75th and 68th in scoring offense.  Huskers 11th ranked rushing D (3rd in scoring D) will neutralize KSU’s 31st ranked rushing O.  Snyder’s special teams will be solid and their discipline will be unmatched by the Huskers. 

Pick: Huskers are a 17 point favorite.  I’ll take K State and the points. 

7:00 Kansas at Texas, ABC
If I have to watch Texas in prime time again and listen to mushburger and herbie talk about Colt McCoy and his lifepartner Shipley again, no telling what I’ll do.  Texas is favored by 28 and playing for BCS style points.  Apparently Mangino ate one of his players, the team is on a 5 game losing streak and falling apart.  The Horns will have their way with the Jayhawks and score as much or as little as they want, but they will cover the 28. 


At least in this pathetic season, I could still get part of my prediction that Nebraska wins the Big 12 North.  Go Huskers!