Each week this article will
focus on some of my predictions and insights for the coming
week and discuss some of my previous, faulty predictions.
The article will also feature pictures of a different
college football stud that defines the term “Eye Candy.”
Angles
"U" The Remedy
Miami is having a tough
season, but is the problem with the team or the fans? In a
game that usually comes down to the final minutes of the
fourth quarter, only 41,000 people (including me) filled the
Orange Bowl for last week's game against Virginia Tech. A
good 10% of those fans were donning Chicago Maroon and Burnt
Orange. The rest were Miami “fans”, though it’s hard to
call them that.
On Sunday, the Miami Herald
indicated that quarterback Kyle Wright's dad needed to be
escorted from the stands after fans started bad mouthing his
son. There were signs hanging in the stadium indicating that
head coach Larry Coker needs to be fired. The “boo birds”
were even crowing their song when things were going badly
during plays. The list goes on.
On its website, the Miami
Herald allows for fans to post responses to articles and
also feelings about the team, coaches, administration, etc.
One such post on Sunday sums up the problems with the Miami
program:
Dear South Florida: How can I
say this? Well, you suck. Not all of you, but most of you. I
know it, you know it, and the entire country knows it.
41,000 in attendance for VT at UM? That's a freakin'
disgrace. You are the worst sports fans in the country and
everyone knows it, especially you. Come on, you know you
suck, don't deny it. You wrote the book on being a
fair-weather fan and I'm sick of it. Did it ever occur to
you losers that maybe, just maybe, going to a 'Canes game,
despite the tough season, is just fun? Did it ever occur to
you to buck up and support the team? You people in S.FL
(about 80%) are just really awful, wretched people. The
commentators are right when they call Miami the worst sports
town in America. No matter what kind of season VT or UVA is
having, they will consistently get well over 50,000 fans per
game. They enjoy a fun game and are faithful to their team,
even in the down years. I'm a 'Canes fan and support them
100%, even when they're down! So this is what I propose.
Since 80% of S. Floridians are truly wretched "fans"
probably because they're wretched people, these people
should simply be required to leave, preferably relocate to
Antarctica. We'll replace S.FL. with Virginians and then
you'll see the area truly bloom. This is so because, unlike
you losers, most Virginians are genuine and have fidelity.
Then again, here's proposal #2 - support your team and show
up to the freakin' games! We're all disappointed, but don't
give up! GO 'CANES!!
If Miami wants to regain its
status as an elite program and one that instills fear upon
the competition each and every week, the fans need to stop
being fair-weather and support the team no matter what
happens. With actual support from loyal fans, the
team will get better.
Big
East, Less Mess
We knew it
would happen, there was no way around it; either Louisville
or West Virginia had to lose. Doing so cleared up some of
the mess as the conference is down to only two undefeated
teams, Rutgers and Louisville. And guess what ... those two
teams play in Piscataway on Thursday night.
Louisville is
going to enter that game with the swagger they stole from
the Hurricanes back on Sept. 14. Last week, the Cardinals
knocked off the No. 3 team in the nation in style in front
of a national audience. The only problem with having that
kind of swagger is that it needs to be backed up and I'm not
so sure Louisville will be able to.
College
football is a game full of emotion and desire. Each season
there are a few games played that catch the football world
off guard. This game between Big East unbeatens will be one
of games. Louisville is going to hear from the media all
week long how good of a team they are, what a great win that
was against West Virginia, and how easily they will beat
Rutgers. The Cardinals are going to expect to win the game.
The Scarlet Knights on the other hand are going to want
the victory and want to prove they are a great
team this year. It is the desire of the Scarlet
Knights to win the game that will make it happen. Call it a
gut feeling, but Louisville is going to have a long flight
back to Kentucky.
Random
Predictions
In the
Pac-10, No. 21 Oregon travels down to Los Angeles to take on
the #7 Trojans from USC. This is an important game for the
Ducks as they look to assert themselves as the second best
team in the league. Having lost to Cal by three TDs, the
Ducks hope to win their last three games and play in the
Holiday Bowl. The Trojans are basically fighting for the
same bowl game and would love to drown the Ducks’ hope. The
last time Oregon played a Top 25 team, the Ducks lost by 21
points. Look for a similar loss against the Trojans.
Cincinnati is
hoping to catch West Virginia in a downfall. The
Mountaineers are peeved at their loss to the Cardinals and
will knock Cincy into next Tuesday with a huge victory.
A 6-4 Alabama
travels to take on the No. 12 ranked 7-2 LSU team. As much
as I’d like to see Alabama win this race to screw things up
in the SEC West, it just won’t happen.
The Broncos
from Boise State should continue their dominance this season
when they take on the 6-2 Spartans from San Jose State.
This game, in all likelihood shouldn’t even be close.
In an evening
game of note, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons travel down to
Tallahassee for what should be an interesting matchup
against Florida State. Wake has not beaten FSU in the past
14 attempts. If there is a season for this streak to end,
it would be this one. FSU has lost a number of close games
this season, with the four losses all coming between four
and seven points. The only team FSU has beaten with a
winning record is Miami, and we all know how Miami’s season
is going. Look for the Demon Deacons to pull an “upset” at
Doak Campbell.
Dangles
Last week, I
predicted the following games:
-
Louisville beats West Virginia
-
Pittsburgh beats South Florida, by less than a TD
- Virginia
Tech beats Miami, by 10 points
-
Tennessee beats LSU, easily
- Texas
A&M beats Oklahoma, big time
-
California beats UCLA
My 3-3 record
last week was horrible! The big game between Louisville and
West Virginia was called correctly as were the losses by
Miami and UCLA. But holy cow! And what was with Pitt’s QB,
Tyler Palko, throwing three INTs to mess up my prediction. I
wasn’t able to catch any of the Texas A&M / Oklahoma game,
but my prediction of a big Aggies win, well, came up dry
like Norman during the
Dust Bowls
of 1931-39.
Perks
Out
in Hawaii, Colt Brennan has been racking up some impressive
stats as he's lead the Warriors to a 7-2 (WAC 5-1) record.
On his way to 39 touchdown passes this season, he’s thrown
for over 3340 yards while completing almost 73% of the pass
attempts. Hawaii’s No. 15 has also racked up two touchdowns
and 206 yards rushing. I've yet to see him play, but all
the web pictures and ESPN highlights, I’m looking forward to
the next late night game when he’s on TV. (Hawaii has a
game every Saturday night at 11:05 p.m. ET between now and
Dec. 2.)
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