Saturday, September 19, 2009

Even a broken clock is right twice a day

I know it's only the third week of college football, so it's kind of early to be boasting about predictions. But I'm barely right about these things, so I'd like to remind everybody what I wrote on September 1, with a post-script in italics:

  • Both Texas and Oklahoma will finish the regular season with a loss, meaning whoever wins the Red River Rivalry will go down at some other point. This won't stop UT from winning the Big XII South and Colt McCoy from winning the Heisman, as voters feel bad for shafting the Longhorns and their star QB in 2008. (Oklahoma lost Week 1 to BYU)
  • Thanks to starting a talented freshmen quarterback, USC will both win and lose a game they shouldn't. (Note: That loss won't be to the Irish in South Bend) My predictions for the Trojans -- a loss at Cal, but a close win at Ohio State. And of course, another Rose Bowl victory. (USC's freshmen QB did lead them to a win at Ohio State. But he was out due to injury in their loss to Washington)
  • Speaking of Notre Dame, they'll go 8-4 in the regular season followed by another New Years Day Bowl loss. L's in '09 will come against Michigan (UM has to win that one), USC, Pittsburgh and Stanford. (The Irish fell to Michigan already, but are still 2-1 on the year)
  • Top 5 over-rated teams: Ohio State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, LSU and Florida State (The Buckeyes, Cowboys and 'Noles each have one loss)
Still plenty of time for me to be proven wrong, but so far so good.

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