Tag: #BCS

Week 7 did NOT disappoint the College Football World. Sure some teams’ fans are bruised but at the end of the weekend, IT’S WHY WE LOVE THIS GAME!!!

Vols take out the Tide, Utes close the gate on the Trojan horses and it was a very “Sonny” day in Fort Worth. All that means is this weekend will help separate the men from the Lending Tree Bowl list of possible teams!!

ZT has been all over the place to include watching Bama/Vols & OK State/TCU in a Nashville sports bar with WAY too many people whom he assumed were on work release based on their clothing. Been to a restaurant in Augusta frequented by Elvis (thank you, thank you very much) and on the Gulf Coast to eat fresh Amberjack and served drinks in a bucket….ok, so life is busy but good and ZT is ready to prognosticate Week 8!!!

#14 Syracuse Orangemen @ #5 Clemson Tigers 11am

Dino vs. Dabo……What is the world coming to!!! Well…..the Orangemen have been winning with some solid defense (13.2PPG) but face an improving group of Tigers in Clemson this weekend. And how do you not love a HC named Dino? ( ok, look for the Flintstones Dubai Joke on YouTube….if you don’t laugh, ZT request you quit reading this blog ). ‘Cuse Offense let by QB Garrett “my roommate is a ferret” Schrader and RB Sean “watch it sucka” Tucker ( did ZT just toss out a Sanford & Son Line from Aunt Esther?? ). No matter what, the Orangemen have to be near perfect to pull this one off. Tigers QB D.J. ” the throwin Somoan” Uiagalelei is getting better each week and they have won 37 in a row at home. Both squads have solid run defenses but ZT likes that Clemson spreads it around in the passing game with 7 receivers catching 10+ passes. Closer than Vegas see it but Tigers like to eat oranges and orangemen. Tigers 31 Blood Oranges 21

#9 UCLA Bruins @ #10 Oregon Ducks 230pm

The UCLA Bruins are now the ONLY undefeated team in the Punk-12 . Love it as Chip Kelly may find some SoCal love noting the Rams also suck. They are coming off a bye week to take on the Ducks who are flying high and in tight formation since that opening day slaughter by Georgia. QB Bo “I ain’t slow ” Nix has this offense averaging 42 PPG!! Back to the Bruins with QB Thompson-Robinson able to effectively pass & run with ground support from RB Zach “my favorite wine is” Charbonnet generating a 200+ YPG running attack. Expect a great game and close to the end. Animal House was filmed in & around Eugene and expect the UCLA “we’re undefeated” parade to be disrupted like Faber College’s homecoming. Ducks 38 Bruised Bruins 34

#20 Texas Longhorns @ #11 Oklahoma State Cowboys 230 pm

This will be fun. Biggest question for ZT? ( other than “Do you have Cheese Fries?” ) Can Okie State rebound from a tough OT loss last week vs. TCU. Had the CFB world not be so focused on Vols vs. Bama ( barf again! ), this was one of the best games of the season. Texas QB Quinn “no sin with a little gin” Ewers can exploit a porous Cowboys defense but the cattle prods do have a demon to exercise. TX HC Sark has YET to win on the road in the Big 12. Stillwater is not an easy place to start a win streak!! Cowboys QB Spencer Sanders has been banged up and playing through a throwing shoulder injury. Just enough for ZT to believe Sark gets that 1st Big 12 road W. Longhorns 35 Suburban Cowboys 28

#24 Mississippi State Bulldogs @ #6 Bama 6pm

Bama – you saw it so no reason to rehash it ( barf again ). Bulldogs – dropped one on the road at Kentucky and not sure why. Biggest issues for Bama? Penalties and a secondary who obviously eats LOTS of Swiss Cheese at every meal based on all the holes in their coverage. Bama ranked #4 in penalties and that is higher than their AP ranking, as one would expect. Bulldogs QB Will Rogers will throw it often, likely 40+ times, against the group that must be working on a NIL deal with Kraft (ZT would have said Emmentaler as one of the more famous Swiss Cheeses but for Pete’s sake one of Bama’s DBs is named Kool-Aid so not confident they wouldn’t fumble the pronunciation ). Bama is NOT prone to hangovers after poor performances/losses but this squad has Saban looking at his Social Security options as they are aging him fast. Maybe he should bring in Dr. Phil for advice…or better yet, Dr. Leach?? Bama 38 Mississippi Dog Pound 24

#17 Kansas State Wildcats @ #8 TCU Horned Frogs 7pm

Kind of a battle of unbeatens….they are the only 2 teams in the Big 12 without a conference loss so a big deal in that world ( before it goes away in a few years..) Also, no team in this series has won more than 3 in a row and K State is currently on a 3 game win streak. ( ZT…Come On, MAN! None of that matters when some 300+ pounders crash into each other!! ). KSU QB Adrian Martinez loves Kansas wheat better than Nebraska corn. Why? No interceptions or fumbles this year so ZT assumes the buttered corn served in the Cornhusker’s training room was a factor for Martinez last year ( he had 10 INTs at Nebraska in 2021 ). For the Horned Frogs, QB “Mad” Max Dugan’s skills are well known but now WR “San” Quentin Johnston ( at 6’4″ 215 lbs.) has had 2 huge games and looks like one of the CFB’s best. Like the Wildcat’s defense better but just believe the Frogs have enough fire power to win this one. Frogs 28 Wildcats 24

ZT’s Quick Snack Selections – ZT heard 13 Americans die every year shaking vending machines so be careful out there and just put a dollar in the dang machine!!!

Iowa Hawkeyes @ #2 THE Ohio State Buckeyes 11am

Nice timing Hawkeyes….catching the Buckeyes at home after a bye week and maybe as healthy as they have been all year. Ok, so the men of the corn also had a bye week but needed it after losing 9-6 to the Illini after a loss at home to Michigan. ZT noted you can access the “Hawkeye Insider” athletics site for $1 for the 1st Month……ZT passes, kinda like OSU will do this week. THE Buckeyes 45 Hawkeyes needed a M.A.S.H. Unit 7

#21 Cincinnati Bearcats @ SMU Mustangs 11am

Bearcats have OWNED the Mustangs by winning 5 of 6 meetings. Cincy RB Charles McClelland will be rested from his 179 yd & 2 TD performance and ready to do it again. QB Bryant a bit banged up so expect a heavy run attack against a weak SMU run defense. SMU QB Tanner “Bearcat Scanner” Mordecai can throw it but what the heck…..Upset Special Mustangs 28 Bearcats 24

#7 Ole Miss Rebels @ LSU Tigers 230pm

Well, well, well Mr. Kiffin….undefeated and #7 with a very BALANCED offense and stingy defense. ZT wants to sing the Who song “Who Are You” as it ain’t the Kiffin most of us know. BUT, its working! QB Jason ” I never fart” Dart keeps the drives alive but is just average under pressure so they run the ball. All that said, pretty weak competition other than Kentucky. LSU was blown out by a Vols team that just looks better ( ok, on the field but not in that nasty orange prison wear they don in Neyland Stadium ) every week. Minor Upset Rebels 34 Tigers 31

Minnesota Golden Gophers @ #16 Penn State Nittany Lions 630 pm

2 teams that really need a rebound. Nittany Lions looked more like baby kittens at a pet shop last week while the Gophers are on a 2 game losing streak to the likes of Purdue and Illinois. BTW HC James Franklin…quit whining about the tunnel at Ann Arbor. As bad as you got your tail beat, it had NOTHING to do with the tunnel at half time and if it did, that is on you!!! This game is at Happy Valley, at night, with a white out and that is about all ZT needs to know other than how many cases of Rolling Rock will be served at the Rathskeller at State College this weekend!!! Nittany Lions 24 Gophers 20

ZT is out and on the hunt for a 69 ounce T Bone for his Saturday night meal….

Padre and his Gators are on a Bye Week.

848am UPDATE from a Reptile Rehab facility in an undisclosed swamp:

Florida – BYE BYE – Somehow still goes 10/14 on 3rd Down without being a living thing. Florida is #131 on 3rd Down Defense. Not to argue with Ricky Bobby, but in this case, if you ain’t #130, then your actually LAST!!!

Clemson 27 Syracuse 16

I almost wen to this game for fun, but almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades ( I just used one of my Dad’s cliches. I am officially middle-aged ). Orange plus purple is more powerful than orange plus blue. Or it’s just Clemson’s talent that is the difference. I do think Syracuse keeps it close for a while, but Donovan McNabb is NOT running out of that tunnel for ‘Cuse. And “Clemsoning” is no longer a thing!!

Bama 41 Miss. State 13

Angry Saban = Angry Bama Angry Bama = Lord of the Flies

Minor Upset UCLA 34 Oregon 33

Kelly is finally rolling in LA. He goes in Oregon and smashes the Ducks College Gameday moment like Belushi smashed the hippie’s guitar on Animal House ( filmed at OU as you should know ).

LSU 31 Ole Miss 30

This game is a toss-up to me. I think Old Miss is the better team on a neutral field, but this game is not a neutral field. LSU is riding high after beating my Gators four straight years – with 3 of those being years we should have won ( in my NOT so humble opinion). 2 in Gainesville!!! Not that I am bitter or anything. Colonial Kelly takes down Lieutenant Lane in Death Valley.

Okie State 26 Texas 24

Texas is favored in Stillwater. I am not sure why. I say the Cowboys rebound and take down the Longhorns at home. Meanwhile, my son thinks Okie State’s black helmets are “really cool.” I think Texas’ simple helmets are cool. He says I am “boring.” So that settles it – I am now a boring middle-aged man who uses cliches and prefers 1960 era helmets.

Upset of the Week Kansas State 30 TCU 24

The toads are riding high! But I say Wildcats go into Ft. Worth and serve up frog legs for dinner!!

Padre headed back to the reptile rehab facility to counsel frogs and gators!!