The Best Games of 2008

After finally finding something to blog about, I'm back, and just in time for the start of the 2008 CFB season. So without further ado, here are the top 2 games for each week, along with predictions for each one.

Week 1:

#6 Missouri vs #20 Illinois: Jeremy Maclin will run wild ~ 42-20 Missouri

#9 Clemson vs #24 Alabama: Clemson will start out fast, but Cullen Harper chokes at the end ~ 23-17 Alabama


Week 2:

Boston College vs Georgia Tech: Jonathan Dwyer will run all over a depleted BC defense ~ 27-13 Georgia Tech

#8 West Virgina vs East Carolina: If either Pat White or Noel Devine have a bad game, this could be a hotly contested game ~ 35-31 West Virginia


Week 3:

#2 Ohio State vs #3 USC: A healthy Mark Sanchez gurantees a USC win ~ 41-20 USC

#14 Kansas vs #19 South Florida: this one comes down to the QB's, and I think that Todd Reesing is an overall better player than Matt Grothe ~ 28-24 Kansas


Week 4:

#1 Georgia vs #15 Arizona State: ASU will give Georgia a run for their money, but Georgia just has too many offensive and defensive weapons ~ 34-21 Georgia

#7 LSU vs #10 Auburn: This is another one that comes down to QB's, and Kodi Burns has a lot more experience and mobility than all of the prospects at LSU ~ 28-17 Auburn

Week 5:

#17 Virginia Tech vs Nebraska: If Bo Pelini's Nebraska defense can get to Sean Glennon, this one's no contest ~ 30-17 Nebraska

#20 Illinois vs #22 Penn State: Expect a big game from Juice Williams against a sub-lime Penn State defense ~ 35-14 Illinois

Week 6:

#19 South Florida vs #25 Pittsburgh: LeSean McCoy makes his case for the Heisman ~ 24-14 Pittsburgh

#3 USC vs #21 Oregon: After just losing Nate Costa for 8-10 weeks, Oregon won't have a chance again Mark Sanchez and Co ~ 49-17 USC

Week 7:

#4 Oklahoma vs #11 Texas: Although Oklahoma pulls it out in the end, expect Colt McCoy to make it interesting ~ 38-35 Oklahoma

#5 Florida vs #7 LSU: Look for Tebow and Harvin to avenge last years loss, knocking LSU out of the Top 10 [if they're still undefeated] ~ 52-31 Florida

Bonus Upset Game: #1 Georgia vs #18 Tennessee: UT catches Georgia looking a little too far ahead to LSU and UF. If they can stuff Moreno and force Stafford into a few picks, watch out ~ 27-21 Tennessee

Week 8:

#4 Oklahoma vs #14 Kansas: Kansas stays undefeated by upsetting #4 Oklahoma and boosting themseleves into the Top 10 ~ 31-24 Kansas

#6 Missouri vs #11 Texas: Missouri blows out Texas, fans ask for Mack Brown's head ~ 49-17 Missouri

Week 9:

#8 West Virginia vs #10 Auburn: Another huge blowout, I don't think even Auburn's D can keep up with Pat White and Noel Devine ~ 38-21 West Virginia

#1 Georgia vs #8 LSU: A good game until the 4th quarter, where Georgia snuffs LSU's hopes out like a candle ~ 35-24 Georgia

Week 10:

#1 Georgia vs #5 Florida: assuming neither team loses, [I'm still calling UT over UGA] this could be a #1-#2 matchup, and probably the most watched game since OSU vs UM in 2006. I'm going to watch this one as a fan, and not an "expert" *cough cough* ... no pick on this one, I'm just going to enjoy the game for what it is

#11 Texas vs #12 Texas Tech: This could be the game with which Mack Brown gets fired, seriously ~ 42-24 Texas Tech

Week 11:

#7 LSU vs #24 Alabama: Another game that comes down to the QB posistion ~ 31-30 Alabama

#9 Clemson vs Florida State: this one's always close, and this year should be no different ~ 35-28 Bowden Jr.

Week 12:

#11 Texas vs #14 Kansas: Texas lets another one slip through their weakening grip ~ 33-24 Kansas

#2 Ohio State vs #20 Illinois: Juice "pours it on" vs Ohio State for the second year in a row ~ 28-17 Illinois

Week 13:

#2 Ohio State vs Michigan: UM will put up a fight, but they lack the experience and depth to play with OSU ~ 27-10 OSU

Georgia Tech vs Miami: Randy Shannon earns another year ~ 17-10 Miami

Week 14:

#8 West Virginia vs #25 Pittsburgh: complete domination on WVU's part ~ 55-13 West Virginia

#3 USC vs Notre Dame: I hate Notre Dame, so I had to include this potential beatdown in the best games of the year ~ 56-14 USC

#3 USC vs UCLA: Another USC beatdown ~ 42-20 USC

#8 West Virginia vs #19 South Florida: I'm thinkin' that WVU will finally snap the streak ~ 31-20 West Virginia

I'll get to the conference championship games once the division champs are decided, so until next time,

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