MS GRIZZ Week #3 Pick’ems College Football

This week, our three respondents are Tyler Greenawalt, Courtney Martinez and Austin R. Vaughn.

This is one of the marquee games of the weekend. “So, I always think that’s a big part of planning”. I was wrong as the overall talent and speed of LSU was too much for Mississippi State to handle. They may have lost quarterback Malik Zaire for the season, but his replacement DeShone Kizer looked pretty good for someone who used to be third string. The Crimson Tide take the lead on a late touchdown, and their defense makes a stop on the final possession to pull out the victory.

Two weeks into the college season it’s becoming increasingly hard to separate the contenders from the pretenders.

“I have no idea where we we’re at on that status”, said Freeze, “We haven’t been tested like we will Saturday night“. There’s still a long way to go. However, two months after that second loss, the Tide beat the Tigers 21-0 to win the BCS national championship. Alabama is still Alabama.

The pressure of this almost-perfect pace is getting to me, especially as more SEC teams start conference play. Florida needed three overtime sessions to beat Kentucky at home last season…. Seconds later the game was over. In 2013, BC put up the most points FSU allowed all season. The Wildcats defense has posted six shutouts this season. Steve Addazio is familiar with the Seminoles’ program from his time at Florida, but he has yet to beat them while coaching at BC. Their quarterback, Chad Kelly, was playing at a junior college previous year .

Vaughn: Bama. Yeah, they’re at home in Bryant-Denny.

“That’s the nature of the beast when you play at Alabama”, Tide center Ryan Kelly said. Ole Miss hasn’t beaten Alabama in Tuscaloosa since 1988, and the Rebels have never beaten the Tide in back-to-back seasons. I believe we can win. But in all seriousness, No. 8 Notre Dame should be on upset alert this week when No. 14 Georgia Tech comes to town, and not even because of season-ending injuries at quarterback, running back and tight end.

“This game is going to determine how good Ole Miss and Alabama are”, Brewer said.

Fresno State’s Chason Virgil completed 12 of 18 passes for 140 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Vaughn: I’m gonna answer this with another prolific offense.

ARKANSAS (-12) over Texas Tech – The Hogs could be feeling the aftershocks of last week’s loss to Toledo, but it’s more likely they’ll take their frustrations out on this old Southwest Conference foe.

Georgia Tech, which runs the triple option to perfection, is led by quarterback Justin Thomas.

For the past year, Alabama has been eyeing this game against Ole Miss. Kelly, who chose Clemson out of high school, was at East Mississippi Community College previous year and considered Alabama before ultimating picking the Rebels.

Under Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s watch, those practices mean stability, a methodical preparation for each opponent, and ensuring each player is totally prepared for what he’ll see on Saturday.

Martinez: Call me insane , but I am a believer of the Mangum Magic.

If Alabama looks to the edges to pick up yards on the ground, Henry should find success running outside behind sophomore left tackle Cameron Robinson, an All-SEC performer and Outland Award watch list member. Sure, both of their wins have come down to last-minute touchdowns. “I think that is obvious in the way that he has performed”, Freeze said. He will bring a wonderful change of pace to the game from Henry’s pounding style and after a defense has been pounded on play after play, bringing in the speedster could be a death blow for a exhausted defense. They picked up wins against Arkansas (2012) and Vanderbilt (2014) wearing the combination.