The 9th week of the 2011 college football season is upon us, and we’re getting closer and closer to the big showdown in January between the SEC champion and this year’s victim. Heading into the week, there are 8 unbeaten teams: two in the SEC and 6 trying to earn a spot in the game against one of them.

Except for LSU and Alabama, the top two teams, the other six don’t play each other, so there could be as many as 7 undefeated teams at the end of the season. Personally, I hope that happens. Anything that helps make the case for a playoff is a good thing. If they had a playoff, Houston, Boise State, Clemson, or any of the others that are likely to get left out would truly have a chance. But the NCAA won’t listen to me.

It’s time to check out the schedule and see what big games are scheduled. We’ll look at the matchups between ranked teams, games involving teams from my state, Frank J‘s state, and Harvey‘s state. And a few of the other games where the game is the only game on the boob tube.

If you don’t like college football, you must be a Ron Paul supporter. If you do, let’s see if we can figure out who’s gonna lose this week.
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As this year’s college football season creeps along, you’d think that none of the games matter until November, when Alabama and LSU square off, then in December when Oklahoma and Oklahoma State do their battle. That is, if all you did was listen to the hype.

Truth of the matter is that there is no such thing as a meaningless college football game. If you don’t believe me, go ask the players. Games that don’t lead up to the so-called national championship game in January do matter a great deal. And that so-called national championship game really isn’t, until they implement a playoff. I have the perfect solution to that. I’ve talked about it in past seasons, and might share my brilliance with you again this year. But not this week.

If you don’t like college football, then there’s little hope for you. If you are a fan, you might not agree with this week’s picks. But that’s part of the fun of being a fan.
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Throughout the first six weeks of the season, our perfect record remains intact. Some of the teams got the results wrong, of course, but our picks were, as always, on the mark.

As the season progresses, more interesting matchups will occur, as ranked teams face ranked teams, and traditional rivalries show up on the schedule. This is the time of the year that real Americans enjoy — especially college football fans.

Unless you’d rather join the football-hating un-American Occupy Wall Street crowd, you’re ready for another episode of us picking who’s gonna lose.
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After another perfect slate of predictions last week, I continue on a roll of getting all the picks correct. Some of the game outcomes were wrong, but the picks were dead on target.

And, unless you secretly want to work for the TSA or are a Troy Davis supporter, you’re ready for another round of picking who’s gonna lose this week in college football.
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Barack Obama and communists don’t like college football. Just sayin’.

So, if you are Barack Obama, a communist, or just don’t care about college football, there’s nothing to see here.

After going a perfect 8-0 last week, I’m now 16-0 with my college football picks for the season, and look to extend my perfect record.
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The most important issue of the day? Jobs? Turmoil in the Mideast? Taxes?

No. Then what?

Who’s gonna win the game, of course. Which game? Doesn’t matter. Everybody’s got a game.

I can’t help tell you who’ll win the game, though. I may be able to tell you who’s gonna lose, though. You can figure out who wins from there.
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It’s not that I don’t know how to talk smack. It’s just that my college football team sucks.

Georgia came off a 7-loss season, and the pollsters saw fit to rank them. Of course, these are the same pollsters that ranked Notre Dame, so there you go.

If you expect me to say that Boise State’s a better team than Georgia, then you’d be right. Of course, last night didn’t show me that. Watching Georgia for the last few years showed me that.

Boise State wanted respect. Some will give it to them now, though grudgingly.

I’m sounding like a sore loser, aren’t I?

Okay. I don’t like losing. But, I shouldn’t rain on the parade of the winners of last night’s game. The Boise State team won and the Boise State fans should be happy. And, with a Mountain West Conference schedule, they should run the table. So, maybe they’ll get a chance to play in a really big game at the end of the year. If so, I wish them the best. Unless they play the SEC champ (which won’t be Georgia).

Last night, Boise State spanked Georgia. It’s like they were punishing them for wearing such ugly uniforms.

Of course, other than talent and execution, Georgia was the best team on the field. Or, one of the top two teams playing in that game, at least.

I still don’t understand Georgia’s strategy of drive downfield, sputter, miss field goal or punt. Sometimes I wonder if Mark Richt is a double agent. And if Mike Bobo isn’t his accomplice. And whoever the Bulldog’s fashion designer is. They ought to fire all three, starting with the person who let Nike design the uniforms. Must have been somebody from Oregon.

Georgia has a lot of problems, from the president of the university down. But, they are problems they created themselves, so they must find a way of dealing with them.

Getting spanked by Boise State isn’t the way to do it.

I have no faith that Georgia will turn it around. And, replacing Mark Richt and staff won’t do it either. Until the president of the university is run out of town on a rail, things won’t get better at Georgia.

Though Georgia likely won’t benefit from last night’s loss, perhaps Boise State will.

They earned it.