Week 2: Early Upset

Hooray for Vanderbilt. Two consecutive straight up wins as an underdog, and you have to love seeing Spurrier lose almost as much as Tommy Bowden last Saturday night. Spurrier is a great coach but still lacks the right players to fully implement his schemes. Bowden is over rated and will continue to lead teams with high expectations to underachievement. Enough proselytizing (is that really how that word is spelled) from me.

Northwestern -6. Revenge, better team, I will be there, etc.

Michigan St -21. Nice showing in a loss to Cal on the road. Home cooking against a weak EMU will result in a big win.

East Carolina +7.5. Ripe to win a second big game against a BCS conf team. We will truly see if WVa is still a contender with Rich Rod not running the show.

Southern Miss +17.5. New HC but the same tough Golden Eagles. Doubtful about an upset but anything is possible.

Nebraska -26.5. Lots of offense expected from the Huskers and this week they are playing a weaker opponent.

Wisconsin -20.5. Should have covered last week, this week they get the job done.

BYU -9. The Mormons are on a mission. (I did not even realize how funny that was until after I said it in my head.) UW keeps getting worse.

Notre Dame -21. Can I really be typing this? Believe, this year gets off to a much better start.

Buffalo +13.5. Look for Wanstadt to resign if they lose straight up. Buffalo will carry their excitement from last weeks win into this short road trip against a reeling Pitt.

Oklahoma St. -15.5.

South Florida -13.5. A tough instate rivalry game but they should be ready to step and lead off strong.

Utah -22. Revenge game from a last season embarrassment and they are the much better team. I am looking forward to Utah/BYU playing for a BCS spot later in the season.

Arizona -23. Arizona's engines fired on all cylinders, while Toledo had the week off. It could be ugly.

FAU -13. UAB might be the worst team in the nation after FIU. Easy win here for the Owls.

MTSU +12. Purely a play against Maryland, who did not look sharp against Delaware last week and who have been a terrible favorite over the years. Major conference teams have not always fared well.

Take the over 56 in the Minnesota/BGSU game. Seems low to me.

I think one of these three dogs could pull a straight up upset. Southern Miss, Buffalo, MTSU.

Good Luck.