Wahooze Pix - Week Four

Last Week:
Pierce - 8 
Mike - 8 
Kendall - 6
Nathan - 6

Standings:
Pierce - 22 
Mike - 21
Kendall - 19
Guests - 19

Funny thing about the cream, it always rises to the top. Last week saw everyone missing VPI blowing the Pitt game and, once again, way too many FBS/FCS matchups with no spread. This week, the gloves come off somewhat. FSU/Clemson, Miami/GT, and some interesting OOC games should make this a more difficult week on our prognosticators. 

If, during your adventures on the interwebs, you find yourself among a large, standoffish group of unfriendly men who fear change and sometimes talk sports, then you'll find myself and this week's guest picker, Stephen. In his words:

As this week's guest picker I would like to take a minute to introduce myself.  I am the HOOSINSC.  I am a fan of message boards, being annoyed by UVA fans on message boards, White Knighting for Mike Rocco, being the Travis Henry of the UVA fan base, and hamburgers with bacon and cheddar cheese.  I hope you like my picks, but if not it's probably your own fault.

Large Mouth Bass meets Large Mouth HOOSINSC

The Citadel @ NCSU (no spread)
Citadel: No one
Pack: Everyone

Kendall: State will beat the 'Del, but it won't be a huge score.  31-7, 34-14, something like that.  If I were a Vegas line-setter, I'd put the spread at 21, which is damning the Wolfpack with faint praise.

Mike: Yup.

Pierce: The only boring pick of the week.

Stephen: Wooooooo.  Wolfpack roll past Citadel easy.

Army @ Wake (-7.5)

Black Knights: Stephen

Deacs: Kendall, Mike, Pierce

Kendall: After being OBLITERATED by Florida State, I'm sure the Deacs will be looking to bounce back in a big way.  I love Grobe, and I think he'll put together a masterpiece of a gameplan for this one.  Wake wins big.

Mike: Wake needs a confidence boost after last week.

Pierce: Wake rolls.

Stephen: Wake wins a 24-17 type of game.  Army beats the spread, barely.

Clemson @ FSU (-14)

Tigers: Kendall, Pierce

Noles: Mike, Stephen

Kendall: Big, big, big spread.  So far, we've seen the Noles wreck Murray State, Savannah State, and Wake Forest.  Clemson is a big step up in competition.  The Tigers beat FSU 35-30 in Clemson last season, and I think the Seminoles return the favor this season... by a similar score.  34-31, FSU.

Mike: FSU finally steps onto the big stage with a big statement win.

Pierce: Tigers could win outright, but I'll take the Noles at home. Not by 14 though.

Stephen: Sammy is back!  Unfortunately the FSU d-line is going to make life hell for Tahj "Hennesey Gut" Boyd and the Clemson o-line.  Clemson needed big time mistakes from the FSU special teams unit to win last year.  I don't expect that to happen this time in Tally.  FSU will cover, 35-21.

Memphis @ Duke (-22)

Tigers: Stephen

Blue Devils: Kendall, Mike, Pierce

Kendall: Not sure the Dookies will beat this spread, but Memphis has lost to Tennessee-Martin, Arkansas State, and MTSU (in an 18-point blowout) so far this season.  Duke will win this game and go to 3-1.  (Needing three more wins to become bowl-eligible, here is their remaining schedule: @ Wake, UVA, @ VT, UNC, @ FSU, Clemson, @ GT, Miami.  I think they will be extremely amped up for their game against us in two weeks, knowing they probably need it in order to get to six wins.)

Mike: God is Memphis terrible.

Pierce: Sure, why not.

Stephen:   I might care about this game if this were basketball.  Memphis keeps it closer than they should and beats the spread.

Bowling Green @ VT (-19.5)

Falcons? Hawks? Something like that: Mike, Pierce

Turkeys: Kendall, Stephen

Kendall: Pitt exposed some fatal flaws in the Hokies last week: Shaky run D, no ground game, Logan Thomas' inaccuracy, sloppy play.  Still, the talent level is high and this game against Bowling Green is a bounce-back.  Hokies win by 3+ touchdowns.

Mike: Bowling Green gave Florida a good game. The book just got written on beating Tech.

Pierce: Nah, not going to win by 20, hokies. Try not to lose.

Stephen:  VT wins.  Slow starts again from VT, but a special teams score / turnover kicks things off like it always fucking does.  VT to cover.

ECU @ UNC (-16.5)

Pirates: Mike, Stephen

Tar Heels: Kendall, Pierce

Kendall: Still waiting for that Tarhole offense to come alive under Fedora.  The second half against Louisville showed some sparks.  I think this could be the game.  UNC 40, ECU 17.

Mike: Screw you, UNC.

Pierce: Tempting to pick ECU to beat the spread, but UNC's probably looking to run up the score after last week's heartbreaker.

Stephen: Beating ECU used to take a little effort, now it's as easy as getting laid on a Friday night in Greenville.  UNC will not cover.

UMD @ WVU (-27.5)

Rednecks to the North: No one

Rednecks to the West: Everyone

Kendall: Games against Marshall and JMU won't tell you very much, but I think West Virginia might end up in the national championship discussion late this season.  For now, they'll eviscerate the Terps in one of the few games I'll be pulling for the 'Eers.

Mike: Luckily this will be a bigger beatdown than our game.

Pierce: Hopefully the Neers cover easily, though UMD could sneak in a few scores that keep it around 20...

Stephen:  LOL, WVU is going to destroy this Maryland team.  Maryland fucking sucks, and I hope for at least one death in the stands.  WVU to cover.

UVA @ TCU (-17.5)

Hoos: Kendall, Stephen

Frogs: Mike, Pierce

Kendall:  I'm a glutton for punishment, but I have faith in our team going out to Fort Worth and putting up a fight.  We might lose by 17, but that's still beating the spread.  I also don't think TCU is as good as people think.

Mike: Confidence is at about zero right now.

Pierce: I'd love to say we'll make a game of it, or even win. But I've got to go with Vegas on this one. I just don't see good things in this UVA team - hopefully they turn up sooner than later.

Stephen:  Ugggghhhhh why can't we schedule some weaker teams?  TCU by 2 TDs, but we beat the spread.

Miami @ GT (-14)

Canes: No one

Al Groh Sucks: Everyone

Kendall: 56-20, Ramblin' Wreck.  Screw U.

Mike: Well, GT looked good last week. 

Pierce: Hopefully GT is this good and we're not that bad.

Stephen: Yellow Jackets are going to crush Miami.  Duke Johnson will score two TDs, but it's probably gonna end 35-14, GT covers.

Really looking forward to the potential meltdown...