Thanksgiving week predictions

Thursday
#14 Texas A&M @ Texas - The Aggies are still hanging onto slim Big 12 title hopes while it's Texas who must win to go bowling. But this Longhorn team is a disgrace. They don't deserve to even sniff a bowl bid, not for all the Florida Atlantic and Wyoming blowouts in the world. Aggs roll.

Friday
Arizona @ #1 Oregon - Sorry, but no. Ducks will roll and put up plenty of points along the way.
#3 Auburn @ #10 Alabama - I've been on the Auburn bandwagon all year. I started it, that and the Cam Newton lovefest, and I've been undercutting the Tide all year too. But the BCS was meant for chaos, and Bama is simply a different team at home where they have allowed under 7 ppg this year. I hate that everyone else is picking this too, but I've been saying it for awhile now and I'm sticking with it. Auburn's defense isn't good enough to win a title, and Mark Ingram is the only actual Heisman winner on this field. I love Ingram to have a monster game, and I'm going Roll Tide on this one.
#2 Boise St @ #17 Nevada - Make no mistake about it, this is a real road test for the Broncos. Nevada is good, and Colin Kaepernick has given them trouble over the years. I think Nevada hangs close or even has a halftime lead, but Boise responds one more time and wins by a couple scores. Do they get enough style points in so doing while TCU is running up the score on New Mexico? I dunno but this is getting ridiculous. If Auburn really does go down early on Friday and leaves the door open, things are going to get crazy, and Boise will be playing with the pressure no small school has ever had on them before.
Colorado @ #15 Nebraska - These are two teams going in opposite directions.. and not what you'd think. Nebraska has barely survived recent Big 12 patsies and scored just six last week, while the Dan Hawkins-less Buffs are averaging 41 ppg over their last three. The Big 12 hates Nebraska and would love nothing more than to shut them out of the Big 12 title game and send Colorado bowling. Colo has been absolutely terrible on the road this year, but I'm going with the heart on this one and picking the giant upset.
#20 West Va @ Pitt - Can't believe one of these two teams is probably going to the BCS for a big bowl instead of someone like Stanford or Alabama. Give me a break. At least they'll meet an ACC team there so I can tune out again. Anyway WVa upon a closer look just hasn't really done that much. A win here could open up the door for a potential UConn BCS berth which would be awesome, but I like Pitt at home.

Saturday
#16 Oklahoma @ #8 Oklahoma St - Expect plenty of passing in this one. OU has a slightly better defense but hasnt been great on the road, giving up over 30 ppg. The Cowboys appear legit to me, and this could be a coming out party and farewell for Kendall Hunter to the nation. I've backed Okie St all year and I'm not changing now.
#9 LSU @ #11 Arkansas - The winner keeps slim BCS hopes alive, though much slimmer if Bama does indeed beat Auburn. I don't think either of these teams heads to the BCS, but I have loved what I've seen from Arkansas all season and this team basically doesn't lose in Little Rock. I like the Hogs and a Happy Thanksgiving for Paulus.
#18 Mich St @ Penn St - This shouldn't come as a huge shocker considering I've ranked Sparty so low with only one loss, but I'm not a fan. I like JoePa to finish off this boring Cinderella story where the clock struck midnight on my interest about two months ago.
#25 Oregon St @ #5 Stanford - The Cardinal have been rolling and taking names, and I don't think they slow down too much here at home. Look for another big win and a great 11-1 season while they await what would almost certainly seem to be a BCS destiny.
Michigan @ #7 Ohio St - Sorry Big Blue, not happening, not under Rich Rod.
Florida @ #22 Florida St - This Gator team simply hasn't been very good against legit opponents, and I'm going to count FSU as that. Noles win.
#21 NC State @ Maryland - A win here sends the Wolfpack to the ACC title game for the first time in quite awhile, and I like them to beat the surprisingly solid Terps on the road here.
#19 South Carolina @ Clemson - This is one of the more ugly rivalries out there. This one will be fun but ugly to watch and you never know what you'll get from SC this year, but I'll pick them.
Georgia Tech @ Georgia - These Bulldogs deserve to go bowling, and they will. They are the anti Texas at 5-6, and GT isn't the same without Nesbitt under center.
Notre Dame @ USC - Which team is less interesting this year? Hard to say. I don't even care who wins this. I'm not picking someone, so there.