The Blogalicious College Football Games of the Week

Tuesday - Miami (OH) at Buffalo. Expect this game to poll well with gamblers, drunk alumni, and people who need to replace the battery to the remote control and can't be bothered to get off the couch. Score: Democracy 538, Buffalo 27, Miami 6

Wednesday - Northern Illinois at Ball State. The weekly updates from here on out are going to be pretty MACtacular, as the league monopolizes Tuesday and Wednesday broadcasts from here on out. I'll try to pretend I care. This game apparently has divisional implications, and of course Ball State is trying to remain undefeated, all of which we'll hear about in spades as November rolls along. Score: Ball State 27, Northern Illinois 20

Thursday - TCU at Utah. The other game for Thursday is Maryland at Virginia Tech. If you'd been asked in August which would have the greater BCS implications, you'd have chosen the latter. It's OK to admit, everyone else would have said the same thing. TCU already beat BYU this season, so a win here would make the horned toad the least popular reptile in the Beehive State, assuming they keep track of reptile popularity. Score: TCU 31, Utah 30

Friday - Nevada at Fresno State. Speaking of teams poised to crash the BCS but won't, how about the Bulldogs? Losing to Wisconsin was understandable. Losing to Hawaii and Louisiana Tech not so much. This is the sort of game that defines the WAC, as it'll be high scoring yet pretty much meaningless. Score: Fresno State 42, Nevada 37

Saturday (early) - Wyoming at Tennessee. This could be the ugliest game of the year, sartorially speaking, what with Tennessee's bright orange and Wyoming sporting the brown and yellow that the Padres rocked back in the mid-80s. It'll also proabably be ugly on the field, too, as both teams sport 3-6 records. This will be the first game of Phil Fulmer's lame duck head coaching; I hope he puts in the wishbone for shits and giggles. What are they going to do, fire him? This is the third time these teams have played, with the Vols never making the trip out to Laramie. It can't be that much worse than Knoxville, can it? Score: Tennessee 41, Wyoming 2

Saturday (mid-afternoon) - Arizona at Washington State. How bad are the Cougars? They're so bad that I couldn't give them the safety that I traditionally give to an obvious loser, because it'd overestimate their likely scoring. Arizona's biggest challenge this week will be to hang at least 50 on Wizzou while pitching the shutout, just as USC and Stanford(!) have done the last two weeks. Score: Arizona 63, Washington State 0

Saturday (night) - Florida at Vanderbilt. Remember what a great story Vandy was shaping up towards? A 5-0 start and a national ranking, coach Bobby Johnson the hot pick to move into whatever coaching job opened up? Well, they've lost three in a row (most recently to Duke!) and are looking to follow last season's form by sliding out of the bowl picture after a good start. This is not the best time for them to face a Florida team that's thinking it has a clear road to the SEC title game. If nothing else, Vandy recruits won't have to worry about Johnson moving to a more prestigious job. Score: Florida 45, Vanderbilt 17

Last week: 2-4
Season: 40-26