Mike: What a craptastic schedule this week.
Patrick: Go Bears, Beat the Yotes!
Jarek: More blowouts?! I want 100!
Jon: UCLA looked terrible last night.They look like they might not even win a game, and that’s kind of sad.
Andy: Huskers – take care of bidness & move on. And LFG Bud Crawford!!
Wisconsin (+21.5) at Alabama
Mike: Did Wisconsin finally figure things out in the second half last week? Is Alabama ready to rewrite the narrative from their week one loss to Florida State? Let’s be honest… 21.5 is a YUUGE number. Tide 34, Stinkin’
Badgers 24
Patrick: University of Alabama 37 University of Wisconsin 13
Jarek: Alabama won’t have any trouble this week obviously, but I’m not sold on Wisconsin having figured things out yet. This one will probably be over by halftime. Alabama 41 Wisconsin 17
Jon: I am going to pull for Wisconsin and say yes, they’ve figured things out, at least to the point that they can slow down Alabama and stay in the game to see what happens at the end. Nobody really knows these teams until they get three or four games into their schedule. Wisconsin 24, Alabama 23
Andy: Go Wisconsin – ugh – but it’s not happening. Bama 27 Wiscy 10
Oregon (+28) at Northwestern
Mike: Northwestern’s best hope is that the Ducks sleep walk into this Big Nine AM Kickoff. Don’t think that’s going to be near enough. Oregon 42, NW 7
Patrick: University of Oregon 38 Northwestern 0
Jarek: The fact this is Big Noon Kickoff should tell you everything you need to know about the games this week. Oregon put up 69 on Okie Lite last week and I think they get close again. Oregon 66 Northwestern 7
Jon: Northwestern drove their football team into the ground when they got rid of Pat Fitzgerald. Is this going to be like the Oklahoma State game last week? I think it is. Oregon 102, Northwestern 3
Andy: Not Nebraska-Akron level, but close. Oregon 55 NW 7
Southern Cal (-21.5) at Purdue
Mike: The Trojans get to play the worst team in the B1G in the conference’s best timeslot. Trojans 49, Boilers 10
Patrick: University of Southern California 38 Purdue University 9
Jarek: Doesn’t Purdue usually punch way above their weight in a home game once a year? I feel like this is the one. Having said that, punching above their weight will be covering the spread. USC 44 Purdue 24
Jon: Purdue is another team that can only hope that they win enough games someday to get back to a bowl game. USC 38, Purdue 1
Andy: The 70-pt stuff may be over, but this is still a cover. USC 41 Purdon’t 14
Minnesota (-2.5) at Cal
Mike: The Goofers have to endure #ACCafterDark. And since they ARE the Goofers, they’ll somehow row this boat to the dock, just in time. Even though it looked like they were sinking as the sun set. Goofs 27, Cal 21
Patrick: University of Minnesota 27 University of California Berkley 17
Jarek: I think this is the upset in the bunch. I have no particular reason for thinking this way, I just do. We’ll see if Minnesota is any good here. Cal 24 Minnesota 20
Jon: The Gophers Are missing Darius Taylor today. That is a huge difference because I don’t think any of their other running backs have really looked that impressive, even against substandard competition. I wasn’t aware that the point spread was this close. But this is a game that the Gophers could lose without Taylor. It’s a real test of where they’re going this season. Minnesota 24, Cal 23
Andy: Big 10 After Dark! And no Peej body-surfing. Cal 21 Minneflecka 19
Houston Christian (NL) at Nebraska
Mike: Not sure Nebraska is going to hold up to the standard for 60 minuts this week. Lots of feel-good from last week’s domination, but who’s going to blame any of them from sneaking a peek at the Weasels. Huskers 52, HCU Huskies 10
Patrick: University of Nebraska 42 Houston Christian University 14
Jarek: It would be a shame to not record another shutout here, although Nebraska escaped with one against Akron. A missed field goal and a blocked one kept it intact. I want another just for kicks and giggles. I don’t it happens z but would be fun. Nebraska 59 Houston Christian 3
Jon: We should be playing Tennessee. This game is really kind of a joke. I hope like how our scheduling changes and we don’t play games like this anymore during my lifetime. Nebraska 62, Houston Christian 3
Andy: Huskers 58 HCU 3. Michigan, c’mon down.
