That's right, ladies in gentlemen, it's the second MOOOST WONDERFUL WEEEEEK OF THE YEEEAR! (next to Bowl Week, which is slowly approaching) So, let's not waste any time! Last Week Overall: 2-3 Upsets: 1-3 Season Overall: 51-19 Upsets: 11-10 12:00pm -- #2 Florida State @ Florida -- ESPN This is easily my favorite season in Gator history. And it's not getting any better today. FSU is favored by 28.5 and I would take them with the spread in a heartbeat. If they don't hang at least half a hundred on the Gators, the Buckeyes should play for the national title. Hobbitcore sez: Florida State 12:00pm -- #3 Ohio State @ Michigan -- ABC On paper, this one looks like a blowout too but I'm not sure the Buckeyes are the world-beaters everyone thinks they are and the Big House is always rocking for the biggest game of the year. This one could be closer than the experts think, at least for a while. I'm not ready to wake up the Upset Hobbit but he did...

Last Week: 5-2 Overall: 18-4 Upsets Last Week: N/A Upsets Overall: 3-1 Doing great so far but most of the picks so far have been pretty easy (and I got lucky with the Canes/Gators upset pick) HEADLINES -Obviously, the big story of the week was #1 Alabama travelling to #6 Texas A&M for an epic SEC West showdown that was almost  every bit as epic as it was billed to be.  It started in somewhat similar fashion to last year's game with A&M jumping out to an early 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter.  This time, however, the Tide answered back furiously with five consecutive touchdowns over the course of the next 23 minutes (spanning three quarters, including a 21 point 2nd quarter), capped off by a spectacular 73-yard interception return for a TD by Vinnie Sunseri.  Unfortunately for the Aggies (and for Johnny Football's Johnny Heisman hopes), that pick-six and a horrible  interception thrown by Manziel on the goal line when it was tied at ...

Last Week: 6-1 Overall: 13-2 Upsets Last Week: 1-0 Upsets Overall: 3-1 HEADLINES -IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! IT'S GREAT...TO BE...A MIAMI HURRICANE! -Honestly, if you would have asked me if I'd rather see the Miami Heat three-peat or the 'Canes beat the Gators, I would have had to think about it.  Not a lot of people really get that this is even a rivalry or why (particularly Gator fans who think the pre-Tebow college football universe is basically BCE and have the historical context of the common pet dog) but for those of us that KNOW our history, this rival is bigger than FSU--or ...

HEADLINES Landry Jones slicing and dicing the Longhorns -Well the biggest headline this week is pretty obvious: a pair of shocking blowouts in the Big XII.  Not only did Oklahoma throttle Texas (who I picked to win) 63-21 but West Virginia got their asses handed to them in Lubbock 49-14 (finally their inability to play anything resembling defense caught up to them against a team that, you know, plays defense).  Not only that but now the Mountaineers play host to Collin Klein and Kansas State tonight in a game that's likely to be even tougher even if it is in friendly confines.   -Perhaps the other big headline was LSU bouncing back in Baton Rouge to edge out the #3 Gamecocks.  The Gamecocks are in some hot water right now with Jadeveon Clowney (foot) and Marcus Lattimore (hip) both banged up to the point that both missed some practice time this week.  Not good news when you're heading into The Swamp. -Oh yeah, by the way,...

HEADLINES -Another week, another round of outrageous scores: West Virginia 48, Texas 45 Ohio State 63, Nebraska 38 Clemson 47, Georgia Tech 31 Stanford 54, Arizona 48 (OT) I know a lot of people tend to (consciously or not) equate high scores with quality football games but as a defense enthusiast I consistently object to this fallacy.  I remember everyone bitching and moaning about last year's epic regular season defensive battle between Alabama and LSU that LSU won 9-6 because it was, ostensibly, so "boring."  It's sad how short the attention spans of sports fans are.  Me, I love a good defensive battle.  But every now and then you see a game with great defense AND great offense.  They're a rare species but that's what makes them so special.  If you want to see what I mean, dig up a video of the 1971 "Game of the Century" between Nebraska and Oklahoma. Johnny Rodgers's (white jersey, center-left) famous "M...