Thursday, November 27, 2008

At the sports desk: college football picks

We'll just pick upset specials this week. Here goes:

West Virginia vs PITTSBURGH: Pitt is at home, ranked, and beat WVU last year. Great situation for the Panthers, right? And they're favored to win. But I see West Virginia pulling the upset here--they want to avenge last year, there's not the pressure on them this time, and they have Pat White, who might just run wild. UPSET PICK: MOUNTAINEERS.

Georgia Tech vs GEORGIA: well, the Bulldogs are at home and have been highly ranked all season. But Tech is 8-3, they run Paul Johnson's offense, which can be hard to defend, and Georgia hasn't seen it before and has a defense anyway that has...er, holes. Go with the Jackets for the big upset. UPSET PICK: YELLOW JACKETS.

OREGON STATE vs Oregon: if OSU wins, they go to the Rose Bowl. But they might not have their freshman star RB, Jacquizz Green. Know what? This has been a magical season for the Beavers, and with their toughness and poise, I think they'll find a way to get it done no matter what. PICK: OREGON STATE.