M+ J's College Football Week 5 Upset Watch/Picks

UPSET WATCH

Syracuse over Clemson
Syracuse upset Clemson last season and are much improved this season. Clemson is not going to overlook them this time. However, the Tigers have shown some vulnerability so far.

Texas Tech over West Virginia
Texas Tech's high scoring offense has shown to be a more complete team than past years. West Virginia can score a lot too. This game should be high scoring and should come down to whoever plays better defense.

Penn State over Ohio State
A whiteout in Happy Valley is what the Buckeyes will be playing in front of. Many college football fans are hoping Penn State can pull it off. It happened last time Ohio State came to town.

Arizona over USC

This is the disappointment bowl. Arizona has looked better their last couple games, and BYU has shown to be a pretty good team. USC has been disappointing, and it could continue on the road today. However, Clay Helton teams tend to start slow and finish strong, so this could be when they begin to turn the corner.

Weekend Picks

Score Projections:

Clemson 28, Syracuse 25
 West Virginia 63, Texas Tech 52
Oklahoma State 48, Kansas 17
NC State 31, Virginia 24
Georgia 55, Tennessee 3
Oklahoma 51, Baylor 21
UCF 47, Pittsburgh 15
Texas 28, Kansas State 17
Florida State 17, Louisville 14
Auburn 48, Southern Miss 10
Michigan 29, Northwestern 19 
Mississippi State 26, Florida 21
Washington State 24, Utah 21
Duke 28, Virginia Tech 24
TCU 24, Iowa State 16
Stanford 25, Notre Dame 22
Kentucky 31, South Carolina 17
Washington 21, BYU 10
LSU 34, Ole Miss 12
California 28, Oregon 27
Arizona 35, USC 32


BLOWOUT ALERT OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Alabama 63, Louisiana 6

SNOOZE FEST OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Michigan State 28, Central Michigan 7

PAINT DRIER OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Eastern Michigan 17, Northern Illinois 12

TOILET BOWL OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Purdue 31, Nebraska 23

M+ J's College Football Week 4 Upset Watch/Picks

UPSET WATCH

Maine over Central Michigan
Maine has already upset Western Kentucky. Central Michigan is winless and has been bad so far. This is best chance this week for an FCS team to be an FBS team.

Northern Illinois over Florida State
Florida State is off to a rough start with their only win coming against Samford, which they barely squeaked by. Northern Illinois has not been too great, so there is no guarantee. 

Texas over TCU
TCU failed to upset Ohio State last week while Texas dismantled USC. TCU comes to Austin and an upset seems possible here.

Kentucky over Mississippi State

Kentucky won at Florida ending the long losing streak to the Gators. The Bulldogs come to Lexington in a potential trap game against a much improved Kentucky team.

Indiana over Michigan State
Michigan State lost at Arizona State, who just lost at San Diego State. The Spartans travel to Indiana and are on upset alert.

Iowa over Wisconsin
Wisconsin lost at home to BYU and travel to Indiana. BYU is much improved this season but has already lost at home to Cal. Iowa is always tough at home.

Weekend Picks

Score Projections:

Washington State 31, USC 24
 Georgia 45, Missouri 20
Maryland 28, Minnesota 24
Michigan 49, Nebraska 14
Boston College 31, Purdue 27
Notre Dame 17, Wake Forest 10
North Carolina 24, Pitt 21
Virginia 33, Louisville 23
Alabama 52, Texas A&M 21
Baylor 27, Kansas 24
West Virginia 42, Kansas State 17
Clemson 42, Georgia Tech 14
Miami (FL) 48, FIU 14
Vanderbilt 28, South Carolina 14
Arizona 35, Oregon State 27
Texas 31, TCU 28
BYU 24, McNeese St. 3
Kentucky 34, Mississippi State 27
LSU 37, Louisiana Tech 14
Oklahoma 42, Army 17
Oklahoma State 55, Texas Tech 48
Auburn 49, Arkansas 0
Indiana 20, Michigan State 18
Stanford 34, Oregon 17
Iowa 21, Wisconsin 20
Washington 38, Arizona State 14

BLOWOUT ALERT OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Ohio State 63, Tulane 7

SNOOZE FEST OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Virginia Tech 41, Old Dominion 3

PAINT DRIER OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Tennessee 16, Florida 15

TOILET BOWL OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

New Mexico State 24, UTEP 14

M+ J's College Football Week 3 Upset Watch/Picks

It has been a crazy few weeks which caused a delay for our 1st post of the season. Good thing , the first couple weeks were pretty uneventful with predictable results for the most part. Will there finally be some surprises today?

UPSET WATCH

Syracuse over Florida State
FSU almost lost to Samford last week after getting handled by Virginia Tech. This doesn't appear to be a very good Seminoles team this season. A trip to the Carrier Dome against Eric Dungey and Co. seems like an obvious choice for an upset.

Toledo over Miami (FL)
Miami started with an unimpressive opener against LSU and now have a potential trap game at Toledo, where the Rockets could cause fits for the Hurricanes.

North Texas over Arkansas
Arkansas fell to a 0-2 Colorado State last week showing that they could likely find themselves at the bottom of the SEC. An improved and undefeated North Texas team comes to town to try to turn the Hogs to ham on their home field.

Ohio over Virginia
Each year, Virginia is unpredictable, so it is hard to predict them being upset. However, the past shows that they have blown games like this before especially after losing to Indiana last week.

Wofford over Wyoming

There are not too many FCS vs FBS games that seem like potential upsets. This one seems to have the best chance since Wofford is pretty good for an FCS team and Wyoming has not shown well so far.

TCU over Ohio State
Ohio State is traveling to TCU with lots of talk about a scandal looming over them. Will this distract them in this early big test on the road?

URI over UConn
UConn had been bad in both loses and URI comes in at 2-0 and almost defeating a FBS team last season. The Rams almost certainly will be ready to take down their rival from their border state. Will the Huskies be ready?

Weekend Picks

Score Projections:

Georgia 42, Middle  Tennessee 3
 Rutgers 27, Kansas 21
Maryland 38, Temple 7
Oklahoma 49, Iowa State 28
Clemson 35, Georgia Southern 14
Syracuse 34, Florida State 24
Miami (FL) 28, Toledo 24
Nebraska 31, Troy 22
Penn State 56, Kent State 7
Georgia Tech 28, Pittsburgh 10
Stanford 41, UC Davis 14
Notre Dame 24, Vanderbilt 16
Auburn 31, LSU 23
South Florida 33, Illinois 24
Michigan 37, SMU 10
Baylor 26, Duke 20
Wisconsin 24, BYU 3
Boise State 31, Oklahoma State 28
North Texas 34, Arkansas 31
Houston 41, Texas Tech 31
Alabama 45, Ole Miss 24
Nevada 37, Oregon State 27
Mississippi State 35, Louisiana 7
Missouri 19, Purdue 10
USC 30, Texas 17
TCU 31, Ohio State 27
Arizona State 21, San Diego State 17
Fresno State 27, UCLA 23

BLOWOUT ALERT OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Oregon 77, San Jose State 10

SNOOZE FEST OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Tennessee 38, UTEP 10

PAINT DRIER OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Washington 16, Utah 9

TOILET BOWL OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Northern Illinois 31, Central Michigan 3