Well, only took one week to go from 22 undefeated teams down to 14 and that is with a few not even playing last week! ZT was traveling on Sunday and this reminded him of 1) how hard it is to stay undefeated in College Football and 2) why no one names their football team “The Squirrels”…..
Saturday must have been “oxygen depravation day” in CFB with The U deciding to run the ball, fumbling, and losing to the Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech on the last play of the game when they only needed to take a knee to win!! Not too far behind was Bama (told it was an audible but..) who made a miraculous 3rd down conversion and was also in position to take a few knees to win and threw an incomplete pass on 1st down….
ZT was in Toronto working and had the opportunity to have some REAL Ramen from an actual Ramen restaurant ( remember, being from the south, ZT was under the belief all Ramen was served in styrofoam cup after about 90 seconds in a microwave ). It did not disappoint and was quickly consumed, as normal. ZT did note the amount of “shirt splatter” from his Ramen eating technique was equal to being hit with a Super Soaker gun full of brown broth!
ZT noted the restaurant was quickly Standing Room Only….pretty sure it may have been partially due to this place being next door…..
Week 7 is here and it should NOT disappoint!!! While the battle of Pac-12 unbeatens Oregon vs. Washington is the headliner, there will be more road kill this weekend so time to prognosticate…
Arkansas Razorbacks @ #11 Bama 11am
The Bacon Boys are coming off a 4 game slide but note they have been competitive and were leading Ole Miss last week until Kiffin’s boys scored twice in the last 8 minutes to win. HC Sam Pittman needs QB KJ Jefferson and the offense to be mistake free and the defense to tighten up if they are to have a chance in T-Town. Bama is one of the most penalized teams in the league averaging 7.17 per game. Tide continues to find its identity on offense with a mix of higher % passes, a few long balls and running behind those buffet busters on the O-Line. Defense improving each week but they will need to contain Jefferson and RB Raheim “rocket” Sanders. Bama 31 Pork Skins 17
Syracuse Orangemen @ #4 FSU Seminoles 11am
Orangemen got all the juice squeezed out of them by UNC last week. Actually, got the pulp beat out of them ( ok ZT, enough!! just because you own a real juicer after thinking the Magic Bullet was a hunting accessory ). Orangemen really need a ‘magic anything’ to find a win at Doak Campbell Stadium. Will note Syracuse is tough in the red zone ( 11th in the nation ) but ZT sees the indigenous people of Tallahassee throwing their spears from a longer distance so that will be minimally effective. Seminoles 37 Lovers of Orange Julius 17
#8 Oregon Ducks @ #7 Washington Huskies 230pm
Game of the Week!! 2 of the best QBs in the country with Bo Nix leading the Ducks and Michael Penix, Jr. for the Huskies. Ducks #2 in total offense…Huskies #1 and they are #2 & #3 respectively in scoring. When it’s this tight, conventional wisdom leads one to the home team. ZT is neither conventional nor owning much wisdom ( other than what he learned from that guy in jail one time at band camp ). Going with former AU QB Bo Nix to find a way, in Seattle in front of protestors, to pull off the upset!! Ducks 35 Iditarod Rejects 34
Texas A & M Aggies @ #19 Tennessee Volunteers 230pm
Vols start a tough run this week with Bama and Kentucky road games to follow. The banjo boys simply cannot allow the crappiest coach in the SEC West (ZT would have said the dumbest but every time he sees his contract & buyout the only word that comes to mind is Einstein) and his cadets come to Knoxville and pull off the upset. Believe the Bye week will help Bazooka Joe Milton and the Vols be ready for a solid outing…and they will need it! Vols 31 TX Jr. ROTC 28
#10 USC Trojans @ #21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 730pm
Dangerous when mid-season arrives and a team has not played to their preseason potential or has really been challenged. That is where the Trojans are in Week 7. Basically playing to the level of their competition. ZT still likes QB Williams and HC Riley about as much as strange hair in a motel shower…. ZT still loves ND HC Marcus Freeman (Ok ZT, you say that almost every week and he is starting to get rattled by it. Even going for it on 4th & long in his own territory when it doesn’t make sense so, from the ND Alumni Association, Back off on the Man Love ZT!) but they have to get it on track or they can go ahead and book rooms for the Liberty Bowl. Fighting Irish 31 Pocket full of Horses 30
#18 UCLA Bruins @ #15 Oregon State Beavers 800pm
Word is a group of OSU Beaver fraternities are planning to attempt to milk a wild bear before the game in support of HC Jonathan “I have nipples, can you milk me Focker?” Smith’s end of game clock management special signal. In typical California fashion, UCLA fans protest and request they frat boys try milking an almond instead. Beavers 27 Milkless Bears 24
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#23 Kansas Jayhawks @ Oklahoma State Cowboys 230pm
Kansas will likely be without QB Jalon”Jack” Daniels but Jason “Jumping” Bean will get the start. Not to worry, Bean is a proven starter and did get the W vs. UCF last week. ZT notes Jayhawks have a Bye next week while the Cowboys have #4 OU….more distracting than butt dial from your local health department. Jayhawks 28 Lasso Larrys 24
Auburn Tigers @ #22 LSU Tigahs 600pm
Tigers vs Tigahs…again….AUBs played Bulldogs well followed by a much needed Bye week while LSU scored 49 each of the last 2 weeks but were only 1-1 in those track meets! Game is in Baton Rouge at night… AU hangs on for awhile but can’t match Lyin’ Brian’s scoring machine in the bayou. Tigahs 38 Tired Eagles 24
#25 Miami Hurricanes @ #12 North Carolina Tarheels 730pm
UNC beat the “tar” out of Syracuse last week. Hurricanes just hoping they have a chance to take a knee this week. Tarheels on a 4 game win streak vs The U. Drake Maye leads them to 5 in a row in Raleigh. Tarheels 35 Light Breeze 28
Missouri Tigers @ #24 Kentucky Wildcats 730pm
Wildcats got run over by a bulldog driving a steamroller last week to fall from the ranks of the unbeatens…..it was so bad they were eating pizza and having beer at halftime…..basically over it. Mizzou on the other hand, had LSU on the ropes until a late Tigah TD followed by a Pick 6. ZT thinks Mizzou taking it harder than your wife/girlfriend watching Jack go down in Titanic (ZT didn’t even bat an eye as Jack wanted to die as he had told a waiter that Rose had bad breath and a flatulent issue so he would rather just end it as sea vs. live with her but that got edited out of the movie ). Wildcats 28 Therapy Tigers 24
ZT is out…heavy work travel and enroute to Texas for even more. Will be looking for something other than Ramen while there…thinking Armadillo Tacos sounding good!
Padre looking for an angle to stop South Carolina this week as they host his Gators. One thought was having the Gamecocks arrested noting poultry fighting is illegal in all 50 states… he may be detained to prognosticate this week.
6:53 am Update!! Padre in with RAW predictions for Week 7
Long/Difficult week, so no commentary. My brain just can’t do it. My son and I are headed to Florida @ South Carolina game to “get away”, but I told him that “get away” most likely turns out to be a smack down- with us on the receiving end. So we will go and just have fun together as we watch the chickens feed on Gator meat.
South Carolina 34 Florida 16
Bama 41 Arkansas 13
FSU 41 Syracuse 17
Tennessee 34 Texas A&M 23
Oregon 34 Washington 33
LSU 31 Auburn 26
Mizzou. 27 Kentucky 26
USC. 36 Notre Dame. 33
UNC 30 Miami 27
UCLA 30 Oregon State 28
DONE….Only goal is 9 – 1 this week and hope GATORS can pull the upset! Padre out!!
Pigskin Prognostications by the Piedmont Padre and Zimmern's Twin 