Week 2 Games of the Week

Week 1 is in the books. 3-5 against the spread ain't gonna buy momma new shoes. But these things happen. It was a good week 1 of college football. We saw some of the same: Dave Wannstedt and Tommy Bowden still can't coach, Tennessee is content with 10 years of futility, USC raped an out of conference opponent. We were welcomed to the Rick Neuheisel era at UCLA, saw "the process" at Alabama come to fruition, and got to watch a lot of BCS powers feast on I-AA opponents. Week 2 will see more of that last part, but I digress. On to the games that wet my week 2 pallet.

Miami (+21.5) at Florida: Not even a little Gator bulletin board material will help the Canes. The Miami D will try to keep the Canes in it, but the O will provide little to no support. Expect Urban, Tebow, and company to lay the wood to their rival. Gators 48, Canes 17.

Cincinnati at Oklahoma (-21.5): Cincy comes into Norman with an experienced defense (9 returning starters) and a spread attack similar to the West Virginia attack that gave the Sooners fits in the Fiesta Bowl. Still coming to Norman is no easy task for visiting teams, as the Stoops Troops are 56-2 in Norman under Stoops, including a streak of 21 in a row. I am taking the Bearcats, but barely. I think the line is just about right here so I see this game going a point or two either way, but the outcome the same: A comfortable Sooner victory. OU 41, Cincy 23.

Ole Miss at Wake Forest (-8) : ACC versus SEC, again. But this time the ACC will win one for the conference. Expect Riley Skinner and the Deacons to protect home field against Ole Miss. Side note: Wake Forest is the only ranked ACC team, the first time in the conferences history it only has one team ranked in the poll. Wake 35, Ole Miss 23.

BYU at Washington (+9.5): My gut feeling says take the 9.5 point home dog. But after getting embarrassed in Oregon last week it's tough to like Huskies. With that said quarterback Jake Locker is a stud and the Huskies should be motivated to prove they aren't the same old Huskies. BYU is looking to play BCS buster and a win here keeps that dream alive. BYU 31, Washington 27.

Houston (+16) at Oklahoma State: My upset alert for week. The Cougars aren't afraid of playing BCS opponents and have been very competitive more times than not. Head coach Kevin Sumlin comes to UH from Oklahoma, so I expect he'll have his team especially psyched to go against OSU. Plus, UH just may be the best team in C-USA once it's all said and done. Mike "I'm a man" Gundy had his Cowboys looking good at Washington State last week. Quarterback Zac Robinson will lead a high powered offense but it is yet to be seen if the defense can stop anybody (Washington State does not qualify as "anybody"). Houston 31, Oklahoma State 27.