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OT: Pac-10 Picks Plus: Boise gets its cage rattled, Rubbers shtup ND

Still eating turkey? Me too – a nice take-home pack from the GF – but the point at this stage is slightly different, nicht wahr? After two tough weeks, it’s time *not* to eat *crow*. And I feel good about these here picks. Really. OK, maybe it’s the turkey talking…

Zona @ Orygun (-19) (Fri.): No doubt the over-under game o’ the day, since Foles is healthy, OR avgs 50+ and the last two mtgs have gone 55-45 and 44-41 (great game). But the spread bet is dicey. After pondering long ‘n’ late, I’m gonna go with the Gunners to beat here on the strength of (a) they need to make people forget Cal (including themselves); and (b) Zona has a habit of not playing big games well. They just don’t. So yeah, take OR and the 19…and hope Foles is just off or sth., ‘cause if he’s sharp this thing could see 1K TO, 100 pts and the 19 stuck in your ear.

UCLA @ ASU (-12 ½) (Fri.) Well, Brehaut is gonna play, apparently, but it’s not likely he’s going to solve UCLA’s O problem in the desert, even if he stays un-groggy (they’re 117th in passing/ 114 YPG, and last in passing efficiency/ 86.96) – and especially vs. a Scum Debbil D that held A. Luck & Co. to 17. Technically, either team here could still bowlify itself w/ 2 desperation wins, but realistically only ASU has a chance to do that. Go w/ them to beat/win.

OSU @ Snodfart (-13 ½ ): Y’know what, forget Jacquizz. He’ll get his 125 or sth, and Katz may even play well again (I’m not a big fan), but LSJU still beats the spread here, sez I. Truth to tell, I actually think Da Beavs have a better shot at bowlification vs Dem Ducks next week in Corn Valley (watch that spread, btw). The Barons, meanwhile, are officially Hot Stuff after drubbing foul-mouthed Cal @ Berk (wasn’t that pre-game Neanderthal stuff funny?) and the Rose Bowl remains doable (if complicated).

U Dub @ Cal (-7): Who the hell knows? If Locker can actually run again and his unpredictable band of Jekylls turns into Hydes after drinking deeply of the We Can Still Bowlerize Ourselves Kool Aid – plus Cal decides to, y’know, run into the middle of the field before kickoff and jump up and down yelling OOGA-OOGA again to “let them know we’re here” (and we’re severely retarded), then yeah, U Dub beats ‘n’ wins this thing. Look, Mansion stinks. Just stinks. On the other hand, Cal is at *least* as Jekyll-Hyde-y, as Inside Slant rightly notes (“There is so much conflicting evidence that it’s impossible to know what to expect [from them]”). So OK, my magic coin-toss sez, Cal for the W, but Dub beats.

ND @ SC (-4): The Utah thing notwithstanding, I’m amazed that the Farting Irish have a winning record. And after whupping mighty Army last time out, they’ll go to the Obscurity Bowl now, regardless of what happens in the Coliseum. SC is bowl-qualified too – for something just about as prestigious (their recruiting may collapse), and in Dec. 2012 at that. Anyway, this one is not hard to call: Riley’s status (ankle sprain) means a lot, since Mustain sucked dead elephant last wk in Corn Valley, but even with Riley limited, SC’s at home and has better horses: take the Rubbers and the 4.

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Regional Pick o’ the Pack:

Boise (-14) @ NEV (Fri.): Match-up o’ the day, clearly, and possibly among the best of the year: Boise is calling it “one of the biggest games in school history,” while one NEV lineman has already said (and may regret it) “There is not a person in this building that thinks we’re not going to beat Boise.” I hope they do, actually, and it would be esp. gratifying to see underhyped Kaepernick, one of those rare genuine do-everything guys, outduel overhyped HEISMAN CANDIDATE KELLEN MOORE. But paying tuition isn’t about winning; it’s about spread-beating. Baby needs a new set o’ physics books. So gimme the Wolfs to beat 14.

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