Weekend Rewind 4 – 1

After a wild set of games last week, this past weekend delivered no chaos, just clarity to the national title race.  Many teams won in impressive fashion which was much needed for some fans bases before championship Saturday.  It also caused my predicted scores to be slightly off though I did go 4 – 1 bumping up my overall tally to 15 – 10.  One suggestion I will take into account for next year; picking against the spread. 

Ball punished Penn State's defense all game long
racking up over 150 yards on the ground.  

Prediction Wisconsin 48 – Penn State 20:  To start, it seemed like Badger fans were going to be in for another day of pulling their hair out as Penn State scored on their first drive due to defensive miscues.  However, Wisconsin ended up playing one of their best games all season putting 45 points up on the board, the most against Penn State all season.  Montee Ball continued to tack onto his Heisman numbers racking up 156 yards and four touchdowns. The defense had a nearly flawless performance which will hopefully continue into next week’s rematch with Sparty.  Wisconsin 45 – 7

Prediction Arkansas 27 – LSU 24:  At first, it seemed like this was going to be a great pick by me.  Arkansas found themselves in the lead by two scores just three minutes into the second quarter.  However, in the last 6 minutes of the half, LSU scored three touchdowns and did not look back.  LSU’s playmaker, Tyrann Mathieu helped propel this onslaught with a 92 yard punt return for a touchdown.  LSU proved once again that it is the best team in the land and it seems like they will be getting a spot in the national title game regardless of what happens against Georgia on Saturday.  LSU 41 – Arkansas 17

Prediction Michigan 28 – Ohio State 10:  In what was a much closer game than many anticipated, Michigan was still able to come out on top for their first win against OSU in seven games.  Both quarterbacks played their best ball all season yet it was Denard Robinson who stole the show.  He combined for five touchdowns with 170 yards on the ground to accompany 167 yards in the air.  Now Michigan must hope for a little help this Saturday in order to get a BCS bowl berth.  They are currently ranked 16^th in the BCS standings and need to move up to 14, I see it happening.  Michigan 40 – Ohio State 34

Bama's defense played one of their most
impressive outings all season long not
allowing a single offensive point.  

 Prediction Stanford 34 – Notre Dame 24: Due to Stanford’s loss to Oregon, this was Luck’s last chance to make a case for the Heisman.  223 yards and 4 touchdowns, overall not a bad performance considering it helped him pass John Elway’s all time touchdown record at Stanford. Three of his touchdowns came in the first half and were unanswered by the Irish.  Notre Dame once again played both their quarterbacks as Tommy Rees threw a pick and lost a fumble early in the game and rode the bench for the rest of it.  Stanford will now sit back and wait to see what BCS bowl they get an invite to.  Stanford 28 – Notre Dame 14

Prediction Alabama 28 – Auburn 24: Alabama played with a vengeance on Saturday as the taste of last year’s loss still stung in the mouth of some Bama players.  The Tide rolled to an early 14 – 0 lead thanks to two AJ McCarron touchdown passes of over 35 yards.  The Tigers struck back late in the first quarter but Trent Richardson stopped any chance of a comeback as he caught a five yard pass from McCarron.  Although there was a lot of talk about Richardson since he had over 200 yards, most of the praise should go to the defense.  Alabama let up zero points on the defensive end as Auburn scored a defensive touchdown and scored on a punt return.  They allowed only 9 first downs and 140 total yards.  It looks like we will have a defensive style national championship game this year.  Alabama 42 – Auburn 14