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Photo Courtesy of Peter G Aiken More upsets happened this week, can we continue this streak heading into week 10 Syracuse v Boston College  This is a very interesting game, as Boston College does not have a very good passing game, giving up close to 300 yards through the air. And Syracuse doesn't run the ball too well, but they do have a decent run defense that can challenge Boston College's. While BC was able to handle a not very good NC St team last time I saw them without Anthony Brown. They won't be very lucky here. Syracuse  #11 Auburn v Ole Miss Auburn is not a pass first team, opting to run more than pass. But they do hold teams close to 100 yards rushing. Ole Miss has a pretty balanced offense but since they will be on the road to a ranked Auburn team. They don't stand a chance. Auburn  Washington v #9 Utah Utah and Washington have pretty similar offenses. But no one will get past this rushing defense, as the hold teams to under 60 yards a game.

Photo Courtesy of Charels Jischke and Mitch Eavey  It's time for the battle of the Purdue Cannon Purdue comes into this game with what could have been an upset of an ranked Iowa team, but instead face a Illinois team that is coming off of the upset of the 2019 season. Purdue v Illinois Purdue is averaging 325 passing yards but still has no run game, averaging 60 yards on the ground. The defense has continue to improve, holding teams to 275 yards through the air, and 157 yards on the ground. The Illini don't really have a great offense, averaging well under 200 in the passing game and under 150 in the run game. They have a decent pass defense, holding teams to 237 yards through the air, but  allow close to 200 yards rushing. I've had this as a Purdue win since the season began, Illinois is still a bad team and with Purdue playing better than their record suggest, the Cannon stays here in West Lafayette. Purdue

Photo courtesy of Brett Carlsen What a wild week 8 There were some really good games last week, can we see similar results for week 9? UNC v Duke UNC averages 275 yards through the air as well as 161 yards on the ground. They have a decent pass rush, allowing 215 yards through the air, but they don't have a great run defense, as they hold teams to 174 yards on the ground. Duke on the other hand doesn't have a too stellar offense, averaging under 200 in the passing game and around 175 yards on the ground. The have a good run defense, holding teams to 130 yards on the ground. But they hold teams to just over 200 through the air. I have the Tar Heels winning this one. UNC has more production on offense compared to Duke, and Duke is prone to turning the ball over. UNC Colorado v USC Colorado is averaging over 250 yards in the passing game and 154 yards on the ground. The one glaring weakness for the Buffaloes is in the passing game, as they allow 316 yards a game, but

Photo courtesy of Joe Robbins I was lazy this week. Yes I promised things would go back to normal, but I just didn't want to upload. so here's how my picks went. Boston College v NC St. Pick: NC St. Result: Boston College Maybe I underestimated BC, I thought that since their starter QB went down, they wouldn't be the same. well I was wrong. #3 Clemson v Louisville Pick: Clemson Result: Clemson Clemson was a bit shaky there in the first half, But they finally woke up in the second and blew out Louisville. #1 Alabama v Tennessee Pick: Alabama  Result: Alabama Another team that looked shaky, and I was surprised that They didn't put them away, but then I realized that Tua was out for most of the entire game, and with no timetable for his return, things could get interesting in the next couple of weeks. Cal v Oregon St . Pick: OSU Result: OSU Who in their right mind has Cal a 10 point favorite when looking at the stats OSU was a way bette

My busy schedule has led to no post the last couple of weeks, but Picks were made There was a lot of action this week, did any of my picks hold up? #9 Notre Dame v USC My Pick: Notre Dame Result: Notre Dame This was closer than I expected, but Notre Dame managed to stop a late push by USC to take home the win Illinois v #16 Michigan  My Pick: Michigan Result: Michigan Michigan offense seemed to finally wake up in this game, but nearly blew the game in the 4th quarter, but since Illinois is bad. Michigan was able to capitalize on their mistakes and get a road win. #17 Iowa v #10 Penn St My Pick: Penn St Result: Penn St Another one of those close games, but Penn St was able to use their defense to secure the victory, as well as Iowa's offense basically being non-existent foe the last two weeks. Arizona v Washington My Pick: Washington Result: Washington By Halftime, the Huskies were down by 4, until the offense woke up in the second half and completely

Photo Courtesy of Icon Sportswire Midweek Madness is back after a very brief Hiatus  We're back, sorry for the lack of posts last week, I had a lot of late nights and couldn't get around to it, but enough about my personal life, we're here for some football. Kansas v #6 Oklahoma  Kansas is not great when it comes to offensive production. Averaging just shy of 190 passing yards, and over 160 rushing yards a game. and their defense isn't great either, allowing teams to go 210 yards a game in both the passing and run games. Oklahoma on the other hand is a lot better than Kansas, averaging 375 passing yards and 300 rushing yards a game. And with the Sooner's defense holding teams under 200 yards in both the pass and run. As well as forcing an average of two turnovers a game. This will be a long day for the Jayhawks. Oklahoma  Kansas St v Baylor The Wildcats average 160 passing yards as well as 240 rushing yards a game. Their defense is decent holding teams

Photo courtesy of Icon Sportswear Purdue travels to Happy Valley to face Penn St. A beaten Purdue squad travels to face on a way better Penn St. Penn State v #12 Penn St. Penn St. is averaging 315 passing yards a game while the run game averages shy of 200, their defense on the other hand holds teams to just over 200 yards passing and only giving up 68 yards on the ground. Purdue averages 350 passing yards a game as well as a nice 69 yards on the ground. The defense is bad, holding teams to 300 passing yards and 155 rushing yards a game. Now the Lions run game may takes a hit with Journey brown listed as questionable, but that wont matter as Penn St has other options besides him. This will be a long day for the Boilermakers as Penn St rolls. Penn St.