Top 5 Topics for so Very Clever Guy's Girls: Week 10

OK, So Very Clever Girls, this is the point in the season where I come face to face with the reality that a lot of my picks thus far in the season have been emotionally driven. 

I know what you are thinking, “Duh, you're a chick.”  That is not entirely the case with me. 

While I may look and smell like a woman, my mind works like of a man, so it’s not a point of pride that I’ve made some emotional picks this season. 

All of that ends this week.  Along with me making hard and fast decisions based on facts and history, I will provide you with plenty to banter with the boys about.  

The Top 10 Landscape Changes on Saturday

While there has been little change in the top 10 of the Associated Press college football poll for a while, it will change this week. 

The top two teams (LSU and Alabama) face off and then No. 8 and No. 10 (Arkansas and South Carolina) will compete to keep a foothold.  

Miles over Saban

It’s merely a coincidence that I absolutely detest Nick Saban and love Les Miles.  In the epic SEC battle, I’m taking LSU for a number of reasons.  This game will be won on offense, most notably by the quarterback.  Jarrett Lee is going to have to be at his gun-slinging best.

So, while Trent Richardson—the running back for Alabama—is a major factor, LSU is going to be putting the ball in the air and making big plays.  See?  No emotion at all.  Grrr, Saban—that’s from a Detroit Tiger—we were glad to see you scurry into the NFL and get your ego handed back to you in pieces.  

You might inquire as to what the key components of the game will be, or what coach is going to put up a victory and why.  Dudes LOVE to be asked questions.  

Hey Hey, Heisman

The Heisman picture is what it is likely going to be until the award ceremony unless some HUGE shakeups transpire.  I’d like to shut Trent Richardson down so he is not such a factor this weekend against LSU, but I’d like to do it to move Kellen Moore up a bit. 

At this point in the year, So Very Clever Guy's Girls, there is usually quite a bit of jockeying for positions six through 10; just to have the Heisman spotlight on you is an honor.  What does it look like and why am I mad?  Well, thanks for asking. 

Denard Robinson, the explosive quarterback from University of Michigan, is no longer on ESPN's Experts Poll and that is disappointing to me.  However, he still stands a chance to get back in the top five if they play seamless football from here on out.  What stands in his way?  An emotionally charged and wildly unpredictable rivalry game against OSU to round out the season.  Like I told you, the University of Michigan was not a gimme against Michigan State—these two teams are as mercurial as any when they face off. Michigan has to manage Nebraska as well.  Yikes.  

Robert Griffin III is no longer on the long list and it pains me.  Kellen Moore isn’t going to win, though I think he is as good as it gets on the college scene right now.  Who is going to win the Heisman?  Andrew Luck will not only be invited to New York, but he will win the Heisman.  Not only that, but I doubt he will play as a senior because Jim Harbaugh will circumnavigate every loophole and find every angle possible to snag his favorite college QB.  I only hope he says, “He reminds me of myself at that age.”  Barf.

Now is a great time to get involved in the Heisman watch.  Every single game is critical and while I think we've cemented a winner and the engraving has begun—one can hope.  Do a little research on where the past winners are and how they have performed.  

My Picks for Week 10

My picks for the week: 

I’m taking Tech over Texas for the simple fact Tech is going to win the game.  I say this knowing I want Texas to win, and I’ve even taken into account the fact this is a red-hot rivalry game.  Thankfully, Jaxon Shipley was ruled healthy after that scare last week, which reminded all of us of the injury that nearly ended his brother Jordan’s career.  Whew. 

Oklahoma State over Kansas State isn’t a stretch. It’s almost not even worth expressing an opinion. 

Stanford over Oregon State. 

Boise State over UNLV. 

Again, I WANT Texas A&M to beat Oklahoma because I don’t care much for the Sooners, but history tends to dictate this won’t happen.  HOWEVER, if Tech can whup up on Oklahoma the way they did, this A&M defense has a chance to put all kinds of pressure on Landry Jones.  Hell, while we are at it, let’s just knock Landry out of the Heisman picture.

I want Michigan over Iowa, but this is where University of Michigan’s wheels come off.  It’s Michigan State’s turn to humiliate Minnesota, for the love of college football; the Golden Gophers have quickly become the whipping post of the Big Ten.  Maybe next year. 

Make sure you know your man's alma mater, or his favorite team, so you can plan ahead and either schedule to be somewhere else tomorrow or watching with him.   

Anyone over Alabama

You are probably wondering at my animosity for Nick Saban.  Well, it’s easy, I’ve covered before his history and how he left my alma mater in a lurch before their bowl game to go to LSU.  That is crappy enough.  Then he leaves LSU to try his hand in the NFL and was paid his karmic due; I needn’t beat up on him. 

So, it’s important you know LSU is still bitter he left them for the NFL, so the rivalry is even more intense.  Saban is a quintessential hired-gun coach.  By this I mean he doesn’t care who he’s coaching as long as he’s in the spotlight and making a ton of cash. 

I miss the days of Bo Schembechler and Gary Moeller of the University of Michigan—men who were devoted to their team beyond commerce.  Don’t get me wrong, they were at the helm of the most successful college football program in college football history, and were handsomely rewarded (until Bo retired and Gary was fired), but they LOVED their team and wouldn’t have jumped ship for money.

The Ultimate Hired Gun

Has anyone noticed if you change just one letter in Saban it carries a rather ominous tone?