Week 8 Top 25 Recap

Week 8 Top 25 Recap

#1 Alabama 52, Arkansas 0

The Tide are hitting their stride and looked very impressive racking up 352 rushing yards against a struggling Arkansas team.

Jeremy’s pick- Alabama, 35-14

Nick’s pick- Alabama, 38-10

#2 Oregon 62, Washington State 38

Wazzou was no match for the Ducks. Bring on the Bruins.

Jeremy’s pick- Oregon, 49-27

Nick’s pick- Oregon, 56-24

#3 Clemson 14, #5 Florida State 52

FSU had the most impressive outing of the week, with their complete dismantling of No. 3 Clemson.

Jeremy’s pick- Florida State, 41-34

Nick’s pick- Florida State, 45-42

#4 Ohio State 34, Iowa 24

Ohio State continues to look unimpressive against lesser B1G opponents. They get the ‘W’ but no style points.

Jeremy’s pick- Ohio State, 30-27

Nick’s pick- Ohio State, 31-21

#6 LSU 24, Ole Miss 27

LSU’s drastic improvement on offense finally hit a snag at Mississippi. Zach Mettenberger struggled, throwing three picks. Ole Miss racked up 525 yards and hung on for the win with a late field goal.

Jeremy’s pick- LSU, 41-24

Nick’s pick- LSU, 38-35

#7 Texas A&M 41, #24 Auburn 45

Auburn put themselves square in the SEC race with a gutty win on the road at A&M.

Jeremy’s pick- Texas A&M, 41-31

Nick’s pick- Texas A&M, 44-35

#8 Louisville 35, UCF 38

Louisville needed to be perfect this season. UCF battled back from a 21-7 deficit to pull out a solid road win and slide into the driver’s seat in the AAC.

#9 UCLA 10, #13 Stanford 24

Stanford was just too much for UCLA, as they beat the Bruins for the third time in less than a year.

Jeremy’s pick- UCLA, 30-27

Nick’s pick- Stanford, 34-27

#10 Miami 27, UNC 23

Injuries and four picks by Stephen Morris nearly cost the ‘Canes on Thursday night.

#11 South Carolina 21, Tennessee 23

Tennessee kept with the theme of SEC upheaval, as they drop South Carolina on a field goal as time expired.

Jeremy’s pick- SC, 34-31

Nick’s pick- Tennessee, 31-30

#12 Baylor 71, Iowa State 7

Another 70+ game for Baylor against a crappy opponent.

Jeremy’s pick- Baylor, 65-21

Nick’s pick- Baylor, 70-28

#14 Missouri 38, #22 Florida 17

Missouri took control of the SEC East with an impressive win over the struggling Florida Gators.

Jeremy’s pick- Florida, 16-12

Nick’s pick- Missouri, 13-9

#15 Georgia 27, Vanderbilt 31

Georgia put up a great effort but it just wasn’t enough on the road at Vandy.

Jeremy’s pick- Georgia, 37-24

Nick’s pick- Georgia, 41-28

#16 Texas Tech 37, West Virginia 27

Texas Tech overcame a tough road test at West Virginia.

Jeremy’s pick- West Virginia, 35-24

Nick’s pick- Texas Tech, 35-31

#17 Fresno State 38, UNLV 14

Fresno moves one step closer to the BCS bid with a win over an overmatched UNLV squad.

Jeremy’s pick- Fresno State, 51-38

Nick’s pick- Fresno State, 55-24

#18 Oklahoma 34, Kansas 19

It wasn’t pretty but the Sooners took care of business against Kansas.

Jeremy’s pick- Oklahoma, 41-13

Nick’s pick- Oklahoma, 52-10

#20 Washington 24, Arizona State 53

The Huskies struggles continue as they get steamrolled in the desert by ASU.

Jeremy’s pick- Washington, 34-24

Nick’s pick- Washington, 41-31

#21 Oklahoma State 24, TCU 10

TCU’s offense is its own worst enemy. Ok State gets out of an ugly game with a win and hope in the Big 12.

Jeremy’s pick- Ok State, 20-17

Nick’s pick- Ok State, 31-13

#23 Northern Illinois 38, Central Michigan 17

NIU is looking up at Fresno but they continue to take care of business beating CMU.

Jeremy’s pick- NIU, 28-21

Nick’s pick- NIU, 35-20

#25 Wisconsin 56, Illinois 32

Melvin Gordon ran for 142 and three TD’s. James White ran for 98 and two TD’s. Wisconsin blew the doors off Illinois.

Jeremy’s pick- Wisconsin, 33-21

Nick’s pick- Wisconsin, 35-20

Colorado State 52, Wyoming 22

Tough day for us Pokes fans. Wyoming gave up 290 rushing yards and turned the ball over three times dropping to 4-3 on the season.

Jeremy’s pick- Wyoming, 38-35

Nick’s pick- Wyoming, 42-28

The Final Score:

Jeremy- 10/19

Nick- 14/19