College Football Is Here... Week 1 Top 25 Predictions, Straight & Vs. Spread.

#21 Oregon Vs. Washington- (13.5)- Oregon lost their starting QB, Nate Costa, to a knee injury before the season. Oregon will win, but they showed last year, their bowl win excluded, that they weren't the same team without Dixon, and this year, without Dixon and Jonathan Stewart, they will not repeat their performance. They win, but Washington covers. Oregon- 35-27

#22 Penn St. Vs. Coastal Carolina- (No Spread)- JoePa looks to add another win to his impressive resume. If Penn St. doesn't win, i'm sure Pa will either have a heart attack, or fake one to avoid the embarrassment. Perhaps drown himself off the coast of Carolina? Penn St- 42-2

#23 Wake Forest Vs. Baylor- (12.5)- The season kicks off Thursday, with #23 Wake Forest taking on perennial, err, participant Baylor. Wake Forest may be fielding it's best football team in history, or at least recent memory, and Baylor, with new coach Art Briles may be... fielding a team! The Demon Deacons of Wake are looking to compete for the ACC championship this year, and winning against the Bears to start the season, would be, not a surprise, but a step towards their goal. Quarterback Riley Skinner, led the nation in completion percentage last year at 72.4%, though his TD/INT ratio was a lousy 12/13, leading me to believe that every incompletion is actually an interception.

Baylor is 2-38 in it's last 40 games against ranked opponents, and would need a miracle, or a few to improve on that in this game. They brought in Art Briles to turnaround a team which was winless in conference play last year, and has finished last in the Big 12, 11 times in it's twelve year existence. Baylor is looking to prove some things this year, though it looks as if they will have a tough time going better than 1-11. Here is to the hope that this could be their one win this season. Maybe Wake will feel that Baylor needs the self esteem boost, and let them make it respectable...? Wake Forest- 31-14

#25 Pittsburgh Vs. Bowling Green- (13)- Pitt had a losing record last year, yet somehow found a way to make the top 25 this year. High hopes won't be shattered in week one, as they roll by a BG team that fell by 56 to Tulsa in their bowl game last season. Pitt- 42-14

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