The FedEx Pregame

To paraphrase Lewis Carroll,

"The time has come," the walrus said, "To talk of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, and JMU fighting West Virginia on a neutral field of play."

Hey, close enough.

With respect to the snooze-fest that was LSU vs Alabama last November, this is my Game of the Century. I won't be writing a preview for the walking slaughterhouse that is destined to be WVU-JMU-- instead, tune into the JMU Tailgate Pregame Show on 88.7, or the Itunes satellite feed via Internet-- but I will talk about some other games that might actually be close.

Also, shoutout! JMU Sports Blog has done a hilarious preview for the game this weekend, and I encourage you to check it out.


Games To Watch


Alabama at Arkansas

The hate has gone way too far. Arkansas is a flawed but good team with very capable offensive weapons. This team is way better than Michigan, but Tyler Wilson will not play, which means this game is more or less already decided. Look for the hogs to test, if not outright threaten, an Alabama team that certainly deserves the #1 ranking, but is still a tad overhyped.

Also, hey Nick Saban? Stop trying to tell journalists how to do their jobs. kthxbye


USC at Stanford

Everyone wants to make a big deal out of Stanford's record against USC in the past few years, but NEWS FLASH: Stanford has beaten Southern Cal the last three years because they've been a better team. I know, I know, bizarre concept.

This year is clearly a different story. Stanford has lost offensive weapons like Luck and Fleener, and in a tight end centric offense, those are parts 1 and 2 that you don't want to lose. Barkley will be challenged by a Cardinal defense that's still pretty good, but he's ultimately going to win.

But if he doesn't? Oh man. Talk about opening the door for a Big 12 team in the national championship game.


Notre Dame at Michigan State

Notre Dame has looked pretty good early on, but Michigan State will outclass the Irish by shit-talking Tommy Rees on twitter and getting in his head. That stout defense will sack and retweet their way to a win up in East Lansing. Look for Le'Veon Bell to keep running is way toward a late-season trip to the Big Apple.


Wake Forest at Florida State

I remember being at a JMU football game last season and seeing Wake's 2011 win over the Seminoles flash up on the screen. I remember my reaction quite vividly. It was something like "hahaha. haha. haha."

The Double-D's are a sound, if not spectacular team. Straight up, Florida State has more talent in the front 7, and I can't see Wake winning in Tallahassee. Though I would admittedly LOVE it if they did.


Texas at Mississippi

This game will be terrible.

Texas will win.

It's on ESPN.

Don't watch it.


Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh

It makes sense that, on a weekend where both the teams I love play each other, both the teams I hate are also playing each other. Can they both lose?

In all seriousness, this game will likely be ugly and another terribly boring game to watch as a bad offense travels to face an even worse defense.


Pick Against the Breeze

Alright, rough first week. But in my defense, what non-Cowboys fan picked the Stars? Don't bring up Carleigh, she's just weird.

JMU vs WVU
Notre Dame vs Michigan State
Southern Cal vs Stanford
Bears vs Packers
Lions vs 49'ers
Vikings vs Colts

Last Week's Record: 3-3



Top 25 Forecast

1 Alabama at Arkansas
2 USC at 21 Stanford
Idaho at 3 LSU
Tennessee Tech at 4 Oregon
Wake Forest at 5 Florida State
Florida Atlantic at 7 Georgia
UAB at 8 South Carolina
James Madison vs 9 West Virginia
20 Notre Dame at 10 Michigan State
Furman at 11 Clemson
Cal at 12 Ohio State
13 Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh
14 Texas at Ole Miss
North Texas at 15 Kansas State
16 TCU at Kansas
Massachusetts at 17 Michigan
18 Florida at 23 Tennessee
North Carolina at 19 Louisville
Houston at 22 UCLA
South Carolina St at 24 Arizona
25 BYU at Utah


See you all at the tailgate in Maryland! Kia out.