As of this writing, don’t know who is the 46th President and we can’t promise you a rose garden or 2 chickens in every pot or lower taxes or free healthcare or even that the McRib will finally be a permanent addition to the McDonald’s menu!!!!
What we CAN do is provide you with prognostications that even the 16th Century French Astrologist Nostradamus would be envious of. Actually, his great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandson said ” He wrote down on a tavern napkin that 2020 will be filled with chaos and mayhem but 2 men named ZT and the Padre will be consistent!” I ask if anything else was on this amazing piece of history? He said Nostro also noted ” Tell them not to give up their day jobs!!”………
#1 Clemson Tigers vs. #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
No Trevor Lawrence, again……but does it matter? OF COURSE it matters but just how much!??! Tigers QB DJ ” I can play guitar but not the” Uiagalelei can run this offense. Showed that last week in the 2nd half comeback vs. BC. BC is NOT ND….. ND QB Ian “I only read comic” Book may be the most under appreciated starter with a 26-3 record. Add to this that the Tigers will be missing 3 defensive starters and one would think this could be only the 5th Dabo loss since 2015?? NO, note even the Pope will go there! Tigers 27 Irish 24
#10 Florida Gators vs. #5 Georgia Bulldogs
New theme this year: WORLD’s Largest Covid Party!! Gator Offense is one of the best but defense is as shaky as a Philadelphia poll worker but did look improved last week. Bulldogs got ZT fired up last week by playing “old school SEC” football in a 14-3 beating of Kentucky. Key to Bulldogs success this week? Solid ground game with RB Zamir “I want to be a puppeteer” White who had 136 yds. on 26 carries last week. Got to make the run work this week if Kirby’s Dawgs expect a win. The difference in the defenses is the difference. Say that 10 times fast while funneling a Bud Light!…. Bulldogs 27 Gators 24
After the game, Gary Danielson walks into a Jacksonville drag bar called Incahoots and when asked what he is doing there, he says ” I always wanted to be a Pole Watcher”
Welcome to College Football 2020 Pac-12! (ZT trying to toss an olive branch)
California Golden Bears vs. Washington Huskies
NICE START PUNK-12!!!! Cancelled!!…….to make this worse, the Bears have to abide by regulations set by the City of Berkeley!!! Never F’n Mind! (Ok, too much election attitude in ZT’s brain..)
Stanford Cardinal vs. # XX Oregon Ducks
ZT will not allow a team to display a ranking when it is November and you have not played a game and will only play 6 and call it a season! Ok…lots of Opt Outs, etc. ZT gets it in this conference with guys thinking “why bother?!” Ducks have no Justin Herbert or Troy Dye but HC Mario “I still consult my” Cristobal has good talent and should be the class of the Pac-12 this season. What do they need to do to make the playoffs? Win all of the 6-game schedule and the Tree school is first on the list. ZT expects trees will be ashes by the end of this one. Ducks 34 Smart Trees 24
Arizona State vs. # xx USC Trojans
Again, not allowed to have an acknowledged national ranking as noted above…..ZT likes AZ State QB Jayden “wish my momma named me Jack” Daniels who had a 17 TD to 2 INT ratio in 2019. NICE! Sun Devils did lose a few to the NFL and has a young O-line so challenges abound. Will the Trojans be Jumbo or Slim Fit this year?? HC Clay Helton is counting on QB Kedon Slovis to make some plays and have their stable of RB’s pound it…. Trojans 35 Sun Devils 21
OK…leaving the PAC-12 in the middle of this prognostication like the cream filing in an Oreo Cookie..
#13 Michigan Wolverines vs. #17 Indiana Hoosiers
How long will Michigan keep Harbaugh around?? Not long if the Hoosiers break their 24 game losing streak to the Wolverines this weekend!! Can it really happen? Yep…ZT most impressed by the IU win last week over a garbage Rutgers team but AFTER a very emotional win over Penn State in the opener. Harbaugh should go back to khakis after losing to Sparty. ZT just feels it….UPSET SPECIAL Hoosiers 27 Disciples of Khaki 24
Houston Cougars vs. #7 Cincinnati Bearcats
Well……look at the Bearcats acting like they should be in this dance at 5-0! Houston is mediocre and not a good week to be on the road anywhere but especially against a Cincy defense that is one of the statistically better groups in the country. Houston QB Clayton “I can’t carry a” Tune is prone to throw a few picks and Cincy D has 8 already in 2020. Cincy offense led by QB Ridder who looked great against Memphis and should be solid again this week against a Cougar squad that allowed almost 700 yds. to UCF last week. Bearcats 34 Cougars 17
South Alabama Jaguars vs. #15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Fear the Teal!!! Battle in the Sun Belt but no way the Jags, with the #72 ranked offense, can hang with the Chants!! QB McCall fooled ZT last week after it was indicated he would not play due to injury and he lit it up!! Fool ZT once, shame on you, fool ZT twice, and that just means ZT has been fooled twice!! BUT NOT this week you screaming, fighting cocks!!! ZT all in and will eat hot wings for breakfast, lunch or dinner in support of the Teal Nation of Winning Poultry! Teal Blue Cocks 38 Jaguars 21
The Padre noted 84.1%+ of all Television, Radio, Billboard, and Social media communication in his state of North Carolina over the past 10 days has been political in nature. He has tried hard to avoid allowing it to impact his prognostications…..
Miami Hurricanes 27 N.C. State Wolfpack 23
Red State beautiful beaches beat Red State beautiful mountains (although Raleigh isn’t in the mountains…….throw me a bone).
Georgia Bulldogs 27 Florida Gators 20
Surprising Blue State Peaches beat Red State Oranges because the peaches own our orange peelings. ugh!
Minor Upset Boise State Broncos 31 BYU Cougars 30
Red State Potatoes beat Red State Mormons
Michigan Wolverines 30 Indiana Hoosiers 26
Blue State over-payed coach with way more talent barely beats Red State under-payed coach with a lot less talent
Virginia Tech Hokies 34 Liberty Flames 26
Blue State Turkeys beat Blue State Southern Baptists (is that possible?).
Arkansas Razobacks 23 Tennessee Volunteers 20
Red State Pork BBQ beats Red State guys who wear dead raccoons on their head. The only question, did they eat it before they wore it??
Clemson Tigers 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 17
Red State Back-Up QB beats Red State ALWAYS OVERRATED but beautiful campus Irish!
UPSET OF THE WEEK South Carolina Gamecocks 31 Texas A & M Aggies 27
Red State Roosters beat Red State Farmers & Ranchers
Padre is going back to finish watching the movie Weekend at Bernie’s….
Pigskin Prognostications by the Piedmont Padre and Zimmern's Twin 