Last week changed everything. Now every up and coming scheduled patsy will look suspect. In the long run, athletic directors will use this as an excuse to schedule even worse games, nothing Appalachian State 2007 over Michigan as a marketing tool. Don't buy into it.

I am sucking at the 12th ManChild's Pick 'Em game. I'm not doing so bad at In the Bleachers. We need to re-cap ours, and due to yet another server crash that consumed me this week, that didn't get done.

This is a big week for the Big 12, especially the South. Last week Kansas State didn't look too bad against Auburn, while Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma State didn't look very good.

This week we get to find out how well Oklahoma does against a great defense, whether the 'Horns poor play against Arkansas State was an aberration, if Colorado can handle a decent team, and maybe whether or not Iowa State will win a game. How many yards can Tech put up this weekend?

• Big 12 Games

  
  
• Rice @ Baylor  
  Line: Baylor by 6

  Husker Mike: Baylor 17, Rice 10
  corn blight: Rice 13, Baylor 10 - Upset Special - Can Baylor score any points?

• Colorado @ Arizona State

  Line: Arizona State by 14

  Husker Mike: ASU 31, CU 14
  corn blight: ASU 24, CU 23  
  I didn't think that Colorado would score 30 points against CSU, but they did and won in OT. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt in this one, losing, but looking better.

• Northern Iowa at Iowa State

  Line: none - UNI is Div IAA

  Husker Mike: ISU 17, UNI 14
  corn blight: UNI 23, ISU 20 - Is this an upset? I don't think so.
  ISU is this year's CU. Not a good place to be. Once again, they're a drinking school with a football problem. This is an improvement?  

• SE Louisiana @ Kansas

  Line: No Line

  Husker Mike: KU 50, SE L 3
  corn blight: KU 49, SE L 9

• San Jose State at Kansas State

  Line: Kansas State by 17

  Husker Mike: KSU 49, SJSU 0
  corn blight: KSU 38, SJSU 3
  Feel-good game at Home for the Mildcats

• Mizzou @ Ole Miss

  Line:  Mizzou by 6

  Husker Mike: Mizzou 63, Ole Miss  38
   Both teams stink on defense, but Mizery is greater than Ole Miss on offense
  corn blight: Mizzou 38, Ole Miss 21

• Nebraska @ Wake Forest

  Line: Nebraska by 8

  Husker Mike: Nebraska 31, Wake Forest 10
  My take...  We're going to pound the rock again
  corn blight: Nebraska 34, Wake Forest 17
  Here's what I believe will happen.

• Miami @ Oklahoma

  Line: Oklahoma by 11

  Husker Mike: OU 35, Canes 10
  I really like the Boomers in this one... big.
  corn blight: Oklahoma 23, Miami 10
  Miami's defense is good. I'll go lower for OU, they'll have a harder time running the ball.

• Florida Atlantic at Oklahoma State

  Line: Oklahoma State by 23

  Husker Mike: Oklahoma State 38, FAU 10
  Who Cares?
  corn blight: Oklahoma State 45, FAU 13

• TCU @ Texas

  Line:Texas by 9.5

  Husker Mike: TCU 28, Horns 17 - Upset Special!
  corn blight: Texas 28, TCU 21
  Texas will melt down later, not this weekend.

• Fresno State @ Texas A&M

  No Line: Aggies by 24

  Husker Mike:  Texas A&M  24, Fresno 21
  Not impressed by the Ags last week.
  corn blight:    Texas A&M 28, Fresno 20
  No, they struggled mightily against an inferior opponent

• UTEP @ Texas Tech

  Line: Texas Tech by 17.5
  Husker Mike:  Texas Tech 42, UTEP 10
  corn blight:    Texas Tech 51, UTEP 13

  Games of the Week

• Virginia Tech @ LSU

  Line: LSU by 12.5

  Husker Mike:  LSU 28, VT 7
  The Beauxshirts looked great last week.
  corn blight: LSU 23, VT 13

• Oregon @ Michigan

  Line: Michigan by 8.5

  Husker Mike: Michigoon 28, Oregon 10
  Ugly uniforms vs. Ugly Players.  Call this the Bag Bowl.  I think the Weasels turn it around...
  corn blight:   Michigan 31, Oregon 17

• South Florida @ Auburn

  Line:  Auburn by 7

  Husker Mike:  Auburn 17, South Florida 13
  Auburn didn't look very good last week.  Didn't look good in the Cotton Bowl either.
  corn blight:   Auburn 20, South Florida 14
  Auburn's offense sucks. Their defense is good, though.

• BYU @ UCLA

  Line:  UCLA by 7

  Husker Mike:  BYU 28, UCLA 24 - Upset Special!
   Pac 10 isn't looking so good this year.
  corn blight:   UCLA 28, BYU 20

• Penn State - Notre Dame

  Line:  why bother?