3 of the Top 5 and 7 of the Top 25 teams will take a break on the last weekend of October. No worries, some big games still on the schedule this week! Key for anyone with hopes of conference championships and playoff aspirations is not to make a mistake this late in the season or your “November to Remember” will be a nightmare. Padre is very focused on the World’s Largest Cocktail Party in JAX while ZT is super excited about McDonald’s going DOUBLE MEAT on the McGriddle so a man can get his day started with over 1000 calories in 5 bites!
World’s Largest Cocktail Party
The Padre will be a late Saturday AM publication as he is currently performing an exorcism over every Florida item from 2015-2017 and anything that has the name McElwain on it ( which ain’t much in Florida ).
Padre is now finished the cleansing process, has burned all the residual, waved all the smoke away with a Spurrier visor, and released the ‘gator of atonement’ into the swamp..here we go.
Georgia Bulldogs 30 Florida Gators 16
I wish I could believe Florida would win, but with a week off and the bitterness of the LSU loss, I think Georgia’s superior depth and talent take over. It’s hard to say something funny after that but how about this?……”Did you hear about the UGA student that broke his arm raking leaves? He fell out of the tree.”
Penn State Nittany Lions 24 Iowa Hawkeyes 20
It’s the 1954 uniforms vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers copy cat uniforms. 1952 wins by 2 scores. A lot of people are picking Iowa, but I think, once again, talent wins out. By the way, Ohio State beat Penn St….Purdue beat Ohio St…..Eastern Michigan beat Purdue. Therefore, Eastern Michigan would win the Big 10 (14). GO MIGHTY BIG 10!!!!
Clemson Tigers 32 FSU Criminoles 23
For some reason, I think this game is closer than expected. But talent and depth, ONCE AGAIN, wins out! Meanwhile, a FSU fan was driving from Tallahassee to Gainesville at the same time a UF fan was driving from Gainesville to Tallahassee. It was very late at night and there were no other cars on the road. About halfway between the two cities, they collide with one another. The accident scene was horrible. The cars were at opposite sides of the road in twisted, mangled heaps. The Nole scrambled from his car, looked at the mess and thought “I can’t believe I lived through this accident!” The Gator got out of his car and check out the scene. ” Boy, God must really be looking over me! I can’t believe I lived through this!” he thought. Finally, the Nole walks over to the Gator and says. ” This must be a sign from GOD that we should put away our petty differences and stop being such arch enemies.” The Gator say, “I think you’re right. Let’s drink to our new-found friendship!” The Gator pops the trunk of his car and pulls out a full bottle of Jack Daniels. He takes the top off and hands it to the Nole fan. After drinking about 1/2 the bottle, the Nole hands it back to the Gator. “You’re turn my new friend!” he says. The Gator fan screws the cap back on and says ” Nay, I think I’ll just wait for the police.”
Kentucky Wildcats 30 Mizzou Tigers 27 – Minor Upset
Mizzou is actually favored and yet I think Kentucky is for real. I’m going with them. Meaning, I think next week’s game with Georgia and Kentucky is for the SEC East. It that’s the case, all I have to say is GO BLUE!!
Oklahoma State Cowboys 31 Texas Longhorns 30 – UPSET OF THE WEEK
A back and forth game that comes down to a game-winning field goal. As the Okie St. Kicker is “freezed” by Texas HC Tom Hermann, Mr. “I’m 40, I’m a Man” feels a gust of wind. He lets the Amazing Mullet flow with the wind and tell him the direction it is going. The kicker adjusts and the Cowboys take down the Longhorns! GOD Bless the Mullet!
Padre is locking himself in a room with communion wine and a 75″ flat screen until the UF – GA game is over.
ZT is tough….Nurse attempting to draw blood for routine lab work said ” you have very tough skin”….ZT was feeling pretty good until she followed it up ( after 3 attempts to hit a vein ) with ” for such big hands, you have really small veins”…….. ZT went straight to DQ for a Blizzard to get over that one but now is ready to prognosticate!!!…
Boston College Eagles 27 Miami Hurricanes 23 – Friday Night Upset Special
Miami (5-2) is a compelling pick to bounce back after a shocking loss to Virginia and a week off to “reform the eye-wall.” Boston College (5-2) relies on an effective running attack and the Hurricanes Defense is stingy on the ground. Good news for BC with RB AJ Dillon scheduled to return after an early season ankle injury. 2 factors ZT is counting on. 1) Miami is still not settled at QB with Rosier back in the seat after being replaced by Perry early on. 2) Just like the intangible of a cold Boston evening not being favorable to a South Florida squad ( ZT is a big Dolphins fan and have seen them shake like ” a Polaroid picture ” on the sideline at Gillette Stadium ). After the game, Hurricanes HC Mark Richt says ” I haven’t been that cold since I said something positive at a Georgia press conference in 2014 about being excited to play in the Belk Bowl!”
Mizzou Tigers 34 Kentucky Wildcats 24
This is a unique game. Mizzou is better than the general public thinks and Vegas clearly sees it. HC Barry Odom and the Tigers offense have a solid leader in Drew Lock who has a 143.3 QB rating with 16 TDs and 6 INTs. Defense isn’t the best in the business but did hold BAMA to its lowest point total of 2018. Question for Wildcats HC Stoops is can their offense score enough points to hang with a Mizzou team held in check by the KY #13 ranked defense? ZT thinks not and the Tigers win one in Columbia. After the game, Tigers QB Lock is asked what he is going to do after the big win. He says ” I’m going to Branson!!”…….2 hours later his girlfriend breaks up with him via twitter.
Washington State Cougars 31 Stanford Cardinal 27 – Saturday Upset Special
Cougar HC Mike Leach has WSU the highest ranked team in the Pac-12 ( currently 14th ) after a great home win over Oregon. QB Gardner “cheesy mustache” Minshew looks very comfortable in control of the offense and overall confidence is high for the Cougars. Stanford has been up and down like a newlywed’s nightgown this season. A young offensive line coupled with a banged up Bryce Love has forced the Tree Farm to the air. They have been effective with some long and tall WR’s who have proven they can stretch the field. HC David Shaw has won 587 staring contests and only blinks on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. He did smile once ( not a smile if you don’t show teeth ) in 2010 when he no longer had to work for Jim Harbaugh. ZT would have as well. WSU wins on a late TD. Leach is asked about the win and says ” Well, we all know what a Cougar would do to a tree, he would climb it. I think you just got a glimpse of what a Cougar does to a Cardinal…..also, Candy Corn is awful, like fruitcake which is why you only serve it once a year….pretty sure Big Foot ate some and died which is why no one can find him”………
Texas A & M Aggies 27 Mississippi State Bulldogs 24 – Upset Special # 2
Watching the Bulldogs try to move the football on offense is more painful than Roseanne Barr’s singing…..well, maybe close. 1st year HC Joe “less may be better than” Moorhead has an offense that has failed to hit double-digits scoring in 3 of their last 4 games. QB Nick Fitzgerald has been inconsistent with a 90.3 QB rating and almost as many rushing yards as passing. When your QB is also your leading rusher, usually not a winning formula. Add in a rumored QB change to Keytaon Thompson and you got a mess. Must say the MSU defense has been solid with DE Montez Sweat leading but is it enough? On the other hand, Jimbo Fisher has 5-2 Aggies offense getting it done against some quality defenses.. QB Kellen Mond and RB Trayveon Williams should have a good day in Starkville this week. After the game, reporter ask Jimbo what is the greatest part of this win and he says ” That I am here instead of Tallahassee taking a butt whipping from Dabo…”
#7 Georgia Bulldogs 31 #9 Florida Gators 20 JAX at World’s Largest Cocktail Party
For the SEC, the fact that this game is back to really meaning something is a good thing. ESPN Gameday making the first visit since 2005 is better than finding the Bud Light Hospitality Tent with a sign at the gate that says “back 10 minutes but come on in!” Gators HC Dan Mullen has gotten it all out of this squad! Always going to have talent in Gainesville but they are on the low-end after a few years of “lots of 3 stars.” The lone loss to Kentucky doesn’t look so bad and the win over the LSU TIGAHS looks much better. Gators have just found ways to win and that is key when re-energizing a storied program. One problem, wounded Bulldogs are dangerous and this one from Georgia is extra nasty. HC Kirby Smart has been in this same position before and with an extra week to ” get their minds right” it is just more than the Gators will be able to handle. Most look at the Georgia Offense vs. the Florida Defense. ZT just believes Georgia Defense is the difference maker in this one. Around midnight, JAX police arrest Gary Danielson as he’s reported at a Subway in downtown stating ” Jared text me and said he a free foot long for me.”
ZT is set to fly west on business for a few days. Nothing like paying $8.50 for some cheese and fruit on board and chasing it with a $6 beer. Taking my Golden Corral credit card so I can earn enough points for a free buffet while at 37,000 feet.
Pigskin Prognostications by the Piedmont Padre and Zimmern's Twin 