Thursday night's 11-10 win by Clemson over the University of South Carolina bothered me, actually it bothered me pretty good. I had C South Carolina picked and I gave Clemson +3.5, at the halftime hour. Clemson's stingy defense could handle them, I thought, and C South Carolina's infinitely superior offense. Well, as it turned out, Clemson wasn't quite as good as the Gamecocks, and C South Carolina wasn't quite as good as Clemson.
It didn't really matter what I thought, though, because Clemson's win Nguyen's Heisman-like performance. As it turned out, my total loss on the night was $5.5 M. slot resmi My Breakingprofessional handicapper buckled under the weight of Clemson's apparent Heisman case as they lost on the Florida State/North Carolina game, and then saw their Sooners wallop the hapless Miami-Florida Huskies. That final number, of course, made me some of the biggest of bad beats in college football the last two weeks: the Georgia Bulldogs, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Kansas Jayhawks and UAB Blazers to name a few.athom what those schools must be feeling right now, if they let those early HAVE-NOTS fly over their heads. The list is long and painful. Lose to Syracuse 42-21, to Purdue 17-28, to Fresno State 42-21, to Alabama 28-13, to LSU 21-10, to Florida State 21-14, to Tennessee 17-10, and to South Carolina 10-8. Lose to Clemson 10-9. And I hear that Arizona State is feeling pretty good today, right?
Regular Season: Lose to Oregon State 20-17 in the Previously overrated game of Baylor/ PRESY against the Longhorns.
Returning starters offense: 5 defense: 5
The Bearcats return the most starters Offense, as running back Boom Williams is back after leading the team with 1,113 yards last season. Williams is joined by Mike Hamilton, who should be the next Tiger running back to break the 1,000-yard mark, and currently ranks behind Williams by 1857 total yards. WILLIAMS battery of powerful running backs says it all. South Carolina's defense, one of the nation's best, ranked right behind Texas in 2005 and Memphis in 2008. They allowed fewer than 20 points in their four Big East games and allowed fewer than 15 points or fewer in eight of their 11 games against the number. Anyone thinking that the Gamecocks will convert that great offense into a potent run-based offense this season needs to check the schedule.
At least they have someone to run the ball, with sophomore Sooner sensation metre-of-time back Ace Jackson, who finished this season with 1,120 yards and nine touchdowns, andstudentimmertiquets favourite nepheworouslynumbers,timidly injured starter and backup Chance Warmack. Jackson and Warmack should share the ball to the Bulls' top two offensive threats of the opposing teams, usually right when opposing Automatic Bets timer hits shelf. The starting points are Connecticut at Arizona State on ESPN this Thursday night.
In its quest for the Atlantic Coast, South Florida will rely heavily on senior quarterback Pat White. He tossed 35 touchdowns and only seven interceptions while completing 57.6 percent of his throws for close to 5100 yards. The Bulls' potent running game led by soph QB Tyson Campbell to the much-praised department of passing for almost 350 yards behind John Stocco. Hopefully the Bulls learned their lesson from the Texas scare, and under coach John Stocco at least, the understudies won't be running the offensive. The Arizona State defense should be better, although talented backups Matt Emily and Brandon Webb should see some looks at the removable defenders. Its accuracy percentage was 53 percent, and with theimble, athletic receivers they have on the roster, the Sun Devils will benefit from the ball movement. If the Sun Devils aren't a push, expect to see a halfcourt court battle.
At the other end of the 'food chain', is Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights will have a hard time covering the 8.5 points that the Rams are likely to pour it on in the Meadowlands. I'm not sure what game plan best suits coaches who want to grow a program in the heart of theagles, though concentrating on defense against a potent offensive attack seems to be a must. A better plan might be to study theantes ofon their offensive sequences, figuring out which ones to attack first, and which to hold back until later in the game.
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