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The More Things Change...

Well, you know the the top dog in college football m o v e s t o t h e Vi k i n g s f o r
as it’s been since the outset of another matchup with Darrelle
rest. The more things
the 2009 season. LSU head Revis - a guilty pleasure
stay the same. coach Les Miles can bungle the
With leaves changing daily end of a close game more than The college game chugs along
during the Autumn months, it’s anyone I’ve ever seen. Those toward mid-season where
easy to think about this time of things don’t change and will separation is starting to show.
year and changes. But, as the never change. Alabama is clearly the best team
trade of Randy Moss this in the nation. Oregon and
week proved, But, as the calendar flips over to B o i s e S t a te a r e l e g i t i m a te
change can another weekend, the intrigue national championship
sometimes only in the Parity League - aka the contenders.
restore order NFL - goes to a different level
and restore what with three key players back The SEC has the spotlight this
we know to from four game suspensions this w e e ke n d w i t h # 1 r a n ke d
b e week - Brian Cushing for the Alabama traveling to South
ultimately Texans, Santonio Holmes with Carolina while LSU goes to
true. Randy Moss is a Viking the Jets and Ben Roethlisberger Gainesville to take on Florida.
and always will be. Alabama is with the Steelers. And, Moss Somewhere, SEC Guy is smiling.

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 New York Giants (2 - 2) vs. Houston (3 - 1)
October 10, 2010 - Fox 12 PM CST
Vegas Says: Houston -3/47.5

R 2010 Ranking
133.5 ypg - 7th Run Offense 172.0 ypg - 1st

2010 ATS Record 235.5 ypg - 9th Pass Offense 243.5 ypg - 8th 2010 ATS Record
2-2-0 3 -1 - 0
369.0 ypg - 7th Total Offense 415.5 ypg - 2nd
2010 Over/Under 2010 Over/Under
2-2-0 18.0 ppg - 21st Scoring Off. 27.0 ppg - 4th 3-1-0

Last 5 games 117.2 ypg - 22nd Run Defense 70.2 ypg - 2nd Last 5 games
Oct 3, 2010 W 17-3 Chicago Oct 3, 2010 W 31-24 Oakland
Sep 26, 2010 L 29-10 Tennessee 139.8 ypg - 2nd Pass Defense 337.8 ypg - 32nd Sep 26, 2010 L 27-14 Dallas
Sep 19, 2010 L 38-14 Indianapolis Sep 19, 2010 W 30-27 Washington
Sep 12, 2010 W 31-18 Carolina 257.0 ypg - 3rd Total Defense 408.0 ypg - 32nd Sep 12, 2010 W 34-24 Indianapolis
Jan 3, 2010 L 44-7 Minnesota Jan 3, 2010 W 34-27 New England
22.0 ppg - 22nd Scoring Def. 25.5 ppg - 26th

Last Meeting: NY Giants - 14 vs. Houston - 10 (11/5/2006)

When the Giants have the ball...The Giants are a running team no matter what their passing stats
looked like last year. This year, the Giants have only been average running the ball until last week when
they had a strong performance on the ground against the Bears. The Giants have a terrific deep threat in
Hakeem Nicks and another in Mario Manningham and Steve Smith can handle the short to
intermediate routes. While the Giants have offensive balance and the ability to move the ball, they have
turned it over 13 times in four games including at
least 3 times in each of their games. Eli Manning
goes into this game knowing that Nicks is a threat Fantasy Scoop
vs. the Texans secondary so watch for some long If you are still starting Owen Daniels, I can’t
balls. help you. Andre Johnson is a gametime
decision, but if he goes, you almost have to
When the Texans have the ball...The Texans start him. Arian Foster is obviously a go, but
are the best running team in the league and the I would give a very average rating for Ahmad
Giants have given up 160 yards rushing to both the Bradshaw. Hakeem Nicks and Steve
Colts and Titans this year. While the Giants aren’t Smith are starts, but not Kevin Walter or
terrible against the run, they can be run on. The Jacoby Jones.
key for the Texans is going to be running the
football and getting up on the Giants early because
if the Texans try to throw it around too much, they are going to put their offensive line in a tough spot
against the pass rush of the Giants. If Andre Johnson doesn’t play, look for the Giants to crowd the line
of scrimmage and refuse to let Arian Foster beat them since the Giants secondary has allowed 148 yards
passing or less in 3 of their 4 games.
Prediction: The Texans will be a better team with Brian Cushing
The Z Key back and one of the things that he will help with is the ability to rush
Texans LT Rashad Butler the passer. If the Texans get after Eli Manning effectively, the Giants
vs. won’t be able to score with the Texans over the course of the game.
Giants DE Osi Umenyiora

HOUSTON - 24 VS. NY GIANTS - 20

 Tennessee (2 - 2) vs. Dallas (1 - 2)
October 10, 2010 - CBS 3:15 PM CST
Vegas Says: Dallas -6.5/41.5

R 2010 Ranking
133.2 ypg - 9th Run Offense 80.0 ypg - 26th

2010 ATS Record 152.2 ypg - 29th Pass Offense 311.7 ypg - 4th 2010 ATS Record
2-2-0 1-2-0
285.5 ypg - 27th Total Offense 391.7 ypg - 5th
2010 Over/Under 2010 Over/Under
2-2-0 24.5 ppg - 7th Scoring Off. 18.0 ppg - 20th 1-2-0

Last 5 games 92.0 ypg - 10th Run Defense 83.7 ypg - 8th Last 5 games
Oct 3, 2010 L 26-20 Denver Sep 26, 2010 W 27-13 Houston
Sep 26, 2010 W 29-10 NY Giants 210.8 ypg - 13th Pass Defense 215.7 ypg - 14th Sep 19, 2010 L 27-20 Chicago
Sep 19, 2010 L 19-11 Pittsburgh Sep 12, 2010 L 13-7 Washington
Sep 12, 2010 W 38-13 Oakland 302.8 ypg - 9th Total Defense 299.3 ypg - 8th Jan 17, 2010 L 34-3 Minnesota
Jan 3, 2010 W 17-13 Seattle Jan 9, 2010 W 34-14 Philadelphia
17.0 ppg - 9th Scoring Def. 17.7 ppg - 10th

Last Meeting: Dallas - 45 vs. Tennessee - 14 (10/1/2006)

When the Titans have the ball...The Titans are realizing slowly but surely that things are going to go
quite as easily for Chris Johnson this year as last. Headed into the game, CJ is averaging less than 4 ypc
while Javon Ringer is averaging over 7 ypc. If the Titans don’t run the ball successfully against the
Cowboys, they have to depend on Vince Young to move it through the air and I don’t see that happening
against the Cowboys 3-4 front. We could see the old VY who scrambles out of the pocket and tries to
make things happen with his feet and that might be a good thing for the Titans since DEs Anthony
Spencer and DeMarcus Ware will heat the
pocket up.
Fantasy Scoop
I know you hate doing it, but you have to give
When the Cowboys have the ball ... The
Marion Barber a look as an average RB3
Titans defensive front is better this year than last,
option but Felix Jones is also going to be
but they are still reliant upon their LBs to have good
getting more carries so beware. Tony Romo
games in order to pick the defense up. The
gets the start here and I actually think that
Cowboys are coming off of their best offensive
VY might be a decent option this week if you
performance of the year vs. the Texans and if they
are very week at QB. Sit Kenny Britt this
are finally turning the corner with their offense,
week.
then the Titans will be in trouble. The Titans
defense broke down last year because they couldn’t
rush the passer and if they don’t pressure Tony Romo, he will light the Titans up with Miles Austin and
Dez Bryant doing most of the damage. We will see if the bye week has the Cowboys ready to build on
what we saw from them in week 3.

The Z Key
Titans RB Chris Johnson
vs.
Cowboys safeties Alan Ball
and Gerald Sensabaugh
Prediction: If Dallas doesn’t come in with a strong first quarter or
even first half, then I don’t know what they did in the bye week because
they had the additional time to figure out what they were doing wrong
as well as how to exploit the Titans. Cowboys’ recovery is under way.

DALLAS - 24 VS. TENNESSEE - 17


Other Key NFL Games
(3-1) GREEN BAY VS. (2-2) WASHINGTON VEGAS SAYS: GB -3/44
October 10, 2010 - Fox 12 PM CST
The Good: This game features two of the best, The Bad: If you are a parent with a son who is
young 3-4 OLBs in the game an aspiring running back,
right now in Brian don’t let him watch this
Orakpo and Clay
The Money Matchup : Aaron game. It will be a waste of
Ma t t h e w s . While his time. Packers average
Ma t t h e w s uses Rodgers is slowly working his way into the 3.9 ypc despite having a
outstanding quickness conversation with QBs like Manning, Brees, passing game that strikes
and natural pass rushing Brady but he is missing their playoff success. fear into safeties and the
instincts, Orakpo is a Redskins safety Laron Landry has NFL Redskins average less than
combination of people around the league talking as he is 100 ypg on the ground.
athleticism and pure turning into quite the weapon, but his The Redskins hope that
power. The Redskins secondary needs to play better. Landry will be backup RB Ryan Torain
know that the Packers lined up all over the place so his battle against can bring some life to the
won’t run the ball against Rodgers will be a good one. Redskins rushing attack
them so Orakpo has a because if not, the Packers
chance to tee off against the pass while Matthews will be all over McNabb.
could be very disruptive against the play-action
game of the Redskins.

PREDICTION: GREEN BAY - 28 VS. WASHINGTON - 23

(1-2) MINNESOTA VS. (3-1) NEW YORK JETS VEGAS SAYS: NYJ -4/39
October 11, 2010 - ESPN 7:30 PM CST

The Good: Are you ready for this?
is no other than Jets QB
Mark Sanchez. He had
a tough opening week
against the Ravens but
bounced back and showed
great mental toughness
against the Patriots in the
next one while winning on
the road against the
Dolphins and Bil ls in
weeks 3 and 4. With
Sanchez at the helm, the
Jets have turned it over
only one time this year.
The “good” The Bad: It is impossible to spotlight the great
job that Sanchez has done
for his team without
The Money Matchup: Speaking of spotlighting the negative
Mr. Moss, he gets a rematch with Darrelle that is Brett Favre’s
Revis after beating him for two catches performance. Favre has
including a TD in week 2 when he was with looked out of sync and
the Patriots. Revis recently took a shot at unsure of himself which is
Moss for not playing hard in the second half of evident by his 2/6 TD to
that game (even though Revis left the game INT tally. With Randy
with an injury) and I’m sure he is looking to Moss on the squad, the
shut Moss down after being posterized by Vikings hope that Favre
Moss’ one handed TD catch. will not only have a target
the he trusts, but that it
will also free up Percy
Harvin to be more involved.

PREDICTION: MINNESOTA - 20 VS. NEW YORK - 16


All Access Score Predictor
Jacksonville @ Buffalo Denver @ Baltimore
Sunday October 10, 2010 Sunday October 10, 2010
Record Teams Odds Prediction Record Teams Odds Prediction
2-2 Jacksonville PK 24 2-2 Denver 38.5 17
0-4 Buffalo 41 21 3-1 Baltimore -7 23
All Access Says: The Jags will be playing with All Access Says: There isn't a QB flying under
much more confidence after knocking off the the radar more than Kyle Orton right now. Over
Colts and should be able to run against a Bills rush his first four games of the year, Orton has more
defense allowing 174 ypg. The Jags secondary play passing yards than any QB in NFL history other
has been miserable which should help the putrid than Kurt Warner in 2000. The question is
Bills ‘O’. They’ve faced a brutal schedule so far so whether or not they can protect Orton. Ray Rice
this will be a step down in competition. and the running game get it going here.

Atlanta @ Cleveland Kansas City @ Indianapolis

Sunday October 10, 2010 Sunday October 10, 2010
Record Teams Odds Prediction Record Teams Odds Prediction
3-1 Atlanta -3 24 3-0 Kansas City 45.5 17
1-3 Cleveland 40.5 17 2-2 Indianapolis -7.5 28
All Access Says: A week after getting a win at All Access Says: Everyone who has tried to run
home over the Bengals, the Browns aren't going to the ball against the Colts has been able to do so.
sneak up on the Falcons after the Falcons almost The Broncos stopped trying, but I don't see the
blew their game against the Niners. The Browns Chiefs putting the running game on hold. On the
have been torched by Boldin and T.O. so far and other hand, the Chiefs have beaten teams with a
Roddy White figures to put a big game on them as 3-9 record and if the Colts jump out on them
well. quickly, they may get out of their gameplan.

Tampa Bay @ Cincinnati St. Louis @ Detroit

Sunday October 10, 2010 Sunday October 10, 2010
Record Teams Odds Prediction Record Teams Odds Prediction
2-1 Tampa Bay 38 13 2-2 St. Louis 42.5 14
2-2 Cincinnati 6.5 21 0-4 Detroit -3 21
All Access Says: The Bengals came out flat All Access Says: While they haven't exactly
against the Browns and it wouldn't shock me in the played a murderer's row of offenses so far, the
least if they were asleep at the wheel for the first Rams are allowing just 13 ppg and Sam Bradford is
half of this game. The Bucs have had extra time to playing great at QB. Every team the Lions have
rest and prepare so we should see a spirited first played so far are playoff contenders and they've
half effort, but the Bengals pull away in the 2nd played to within a TD of all but the Vikings. Both
half behind their defense. teams are improving, but Lions pass rush causes
problems here.

Chicago @ Carolina New Orleans @ Arizona

Sunday October 10, 2010 Sunday October 10, 2010
Record Teams Odds Prediction Record Teams Odds Prediction
3-1 Chicago 2.5 21 3-1 New Orleans -7 35
0-4 Carolina 35.5 20 2-2 Arizona 44.5 17
All Access Says: Dangerous spot here for the All Access Says: The Saints haven't been
Bears as the Panthers are looking a little better on themselves this year which isn't all that unexpected
offense. Pass protection has been and will after winning the Super Bowl. In fact, this is right
continue to be a problem for Chicago, but look for about where the Steelers started to stumble. That
much more Matt Forte in this spot. Chicago's won't happen here. The Saints beat up on the
vaunted rush defense was gashed against the Cardinals and make a statement with a huge
Giants so we'll see what Stewart/Williams can do. offensive performance.

All Access Score Predictor
San Diego @ Oakland Philadelphia @ San Francisco
Sunday October 10, 2010 Sunday October 10, 2010
Record Teams Odds Prediction Record Teams Odds Prediction
2-2 San Diego -6 24 2-2 Philadelphia 38 17
1-3 Oakland 45 20 0-4 San Francisco -3 21
All Access Says: Which Charger team will we All Access Says: The Niners should have beaten
see this week? Will we see the team who has lost the Saints and the Falcons and sitting here at 2-2.
to the Chiefs and the Seahawks or the one who Instead, they are 0-4 and finding new ways to beat
smashed the Cardinals and Jaguars? The Raiders themselves. The Eagles ‘O’ looked much less
pass defense is sound, but the rushing defense has effective under Kevin Kolb and with the Niners in
been an issue. Pair that with an injury to Darren a must-win, they get there behind their defense.
McFadden and you have a Chargers win.

NFL News and Notes

The Bears were riding high after their 3-0 intermediate balls where they needed to be), Bradford
start and they knew that if they could get past has really picked his game up quickly and is playing
the , they could be in great position moving with all the poise in the world which is rare for a
forward since their schedule is about to get very soft, rookie - especially one who missed almost the entire
but after getting destroyed by the Giants pass rush, season previous.  The Rams have 1st round RT Jason
their are major concerns for the Bears.  Even with Smith manning one tackle spot and 2nd round rookie
Mike Martz there, the Bears are 25th in the league in Rodger Saffold at the LT spot and they are doing a
total offense and next to last in rushing yards with just solid job of protecting the Rams big investment. 
68.8 per game.  Martz also has a way of rubbing More surprising than Bradford's good start?  The
offensive line coaches the wrong way by Rams defense is allowing just under 14 ppg this year.
not running it enough and by leaving them on an
Do you remember when we used to look at
island in terms of pass protection.  If Cutler starts
the top teams in the league and invariably they
to turn on Martz, this season could implode on the
were able to run the ball and stop the run? 
Bears.
Times are changing.  As Troy Aikman noted last
After watching Brandon Jackson and John season during a broadcast, it seems that more and
Kuhn over the last few weeks, it is readily more teams have to be able to throw the ball well and
apparent that the Packers have to find a way to might not have to be all that good at running the ball
get better at the RB position if they want to in order to win.  Here is a list of the top passing
maximize their chances at getting to the Super Bowl.  teams from 2009 and their record.
One of the reasons that Green Bay was an 11 win team
1. Houston: 9-7
last year was because Ryan Grant was such a great
2. Indianapolis: 14-2
compliment to Aaron Rodger's passing attack. 
3. New England: 10-6
Without that ground game, the Packers aren't going
4. New Orleans: 13-3
to be as dangerous as the season progresses and the
5. San Diego: 13-3
weather begins to change.  Julius Jones is out there
6. Dallas: 11-5
on the waiver wire now, but the Packers should have
7. Green Bay: 11-5
given up the 4th round pick for Marshawn Lynch who
8. Minnesota: 12-4
was traded to the Seahawks.  He who hesitates....
9. Pittsburgh: 9-7
gets beat in the playoffs.
10. Philadelphia: 11-5
After seemingly missing on draft pick Chris
Long a couple of years back, the Rams are very
happy with current Rookie of the Year front-
runner Sam Bradford.   After getting off to a
little bit of a shaky start from an accuracy standpoint
(he was having trouble delivering the short to
Fantasy News and Notes
So everyone wants to know how the trade of
Randy Moss will affect fantasy football owners.  the Seahawks, look for his fantasy value to move up.
Here is what you need to know
- Aaron Hernandez and Wes Welker will still be
just as effective for the Patriots
- Brandon Tate is now a worthy waiver wire pick as
Moss' replacement
- Moss' value will go up now that he'll get targeted
more consistently by Brett Favre
- Favre has a target to throw to down the field so
Favre is once again a factor for fantasy owners
- Percy Harvin will probably get more looks/
touches, but I feel like that was going to happen
regardless of Moss.
With Clinton Portis expected to miss 4 to 6
weeks, Ryan Torain is obviously a no-brainer in
terms of the waiver wire, but don't be surprised to
see him have some success.  Shanahan was a fan of
Torain's when he was at Denver and I think he feels
like Torain is a good fit
Now that Marshawn Lynch has been traded to
 
Lynch should be a decent RB2 while Fred Jackson
becomes a RB3 and CJ Spiller is worth a FLEX look in
PPR leagues.
Cadillac Williams looks like he is no longer a
viable fantasy option since LeGarrette Blount is
getting more action and Kareem Huggins is
officially the 3rd down back in Tampa.  Drop him,
pronto.
Santonio Holmes makes his way off of the
suspended list this week, but don't go overboard with
your expectations.  Mark Sanchez is clearly at his
best when he is throwing to possession targets like
Braylon Edwards and Dustin Keller.  While Holmes
is the best WR on the Jets roster, look for him to have
sporadic success in the Jets offense

Darren McFadden is nursing a sore hamstring

and could end up sitting this weekend's action out. 
Michael Bush is back and already getting carries and
while McFadden looks much more dangerous than
Bush at this point, don't underestimate the potential
for Bush to snag some carries away from McFadden
on a more permanent basis if McFadden misses even
this week.

Max Hall is the new QB in Arizona and while

that won't change the fortune of the Cardinals (they
are definitely "dead team walking"), it will be a move
that will help fantasy owners looking for bye week
help.  Even if Hall isn't great, he's still going to be
behind this week to the Saints and he's still able to
throw to Larry Fitzgerald.  He'll get you some
fantasy points.

I had Eddie Royal much higher in my fantasy

rating than most out there and the reason was simple -
he was moving to the slot.  By moving to the slot,
QB Kyle Orton is now able to get the ball in Royal's
hands more easily which means he is turning into a
beast in PPR leagues since the Broncos don't seem to
care much about the running the football right now.
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 Alabama (5 - 0) vs. South Carolina (3 - 1)
October 9, 2010 - CBS 2:30 PM CST
Vegas Says: Alabama -7/48

Keys to the Game

R 2010 Ranking
Sep 4, 2010 W, SJSU 49-7 229.8 ypg - 17th Run Offense 168.5 ypg - 54th Sep 2, 2010 W, So. Miss 41-13
Sep 11, 2010 W, Penn St. 24-3 234.2 ypg - 46th Pass Offense 221.8 ypg - 63rd Sep 11, 2010 W, Georgia 17-6
Sep 18, 2010 W, Duke 62-13 464.0 ypg - 20th Total Offense 390.3 ypg - 55th Sep 18, 2010 W, Furman 38-19
Sep 25, 2010 W, Arkansas 24-20 37.8 ppg - 16th Scoring Offense 30.8 ppg - 50th Sep 25, 2010 L, Auburn 35-27
Oct 2, 2010 W, Florida 31-6 101.0 ypg - 19th Run Defense 128.3 ypg - 41st Oct 2, 2010 BYE
Oct 9, 2010 @ South Carolina 191.4 ypg - 50th Pass Defense 240.3 ypg - 88th Oct 9, 2010 Alabama
292.4 ypg - 20th Total Defense 368.5 ypg - 71st
Oct 16, 2010 Ole Miss Oct 16, 2010 @ Kentucky
9.0 ppg - 1st Scoring Defense 18.3 ppg - 33rd
Oct 23, 2010 @ Tennessee Oct 23, 2010 @ Vanderbilt
Oct 30, 2010 BYE No wonder Lane Kiffin was so pissed - When South Oct 30, 2010 Tennessee
Nov 6, 2010 @ LSU Carolina WR Alshon Jeffery turned down Lane Kiffin Nov 6, 2010 Arkansas
Nov 13, 2010 Mississippi State and the University of Tennessee in the spring of 2009, the Nov 13, 2010 @ Florida
Nov 20, 2010 Georgia State former Vol head coach was irate. Remember when Kiffin Nov 20, 2010 Troy
told Jeffery he was making a career mistake, that he would
Nov 26, 2010 Auburn Nov 27, 2010 @ Clemson
rue that decision and because of it, he’d be pumping gas for
a career? Whether it was myth or fact, it’s easy to why
Proj. Offensive Starters Kiffin was so angry having lost the 6’4” 233 pound physical Proj. Offensive Starters
QB 12 Greg McElroy Sr. specimen. Jeffery has more receptions than the 2nd, 3rd QB 5 Stephen Garcia Jr.
and 4th ranked receivers on the squad and might be the
RB 22 Mark Ingram Jr. RB 21 Marcus Lattimore Fr.
focal point for the Alabama defense. It may not start out
H 85 Preston Dial Sr. WR 1 Alshon Jeffery So.
that way as the Tide will put its defensive focus on true
WR 8 Julio Jones Jr. freshman running back Marcus Lattimore and the WR 81 Tori Gurley So.
WR 4 Marquis Maze Jr. Gamecock running game. But, in putting such a laser-like WR 82 D.L. Moore So.
TE 89 Michael Williams So. focus on Lattimore, the secondary is left to handle Jeffery TE 47 Patrick DiMarco Sr.
LT 77 James Carpenter Sr. on its own. Now, expect the Tide safeties Robert Lester LT 76 Jarriel King Sr.
LG 65 Chance Warmack So. and Mark Barron to roll coverage toward Jeffery. LG 77 Garrett Chisolm Sr.
C 73 William Vlachos Jr. Regardless, Jeffery will have a significant impact this week. C 55 T.J. Johnson So.
RG 75 Barrett Jones So. RG 73 Rokevious Watkins Jr.
RT 76 D.J Fluker Fr. Triple Play - It’s not often when the key to a major SEC RT 68 Kyle Nunn Jr.
game is found in the offensive line, especially from guard
Proj. Defensive Starters to guard. But, one the most underrated aspects of the Proj. Defensive Starters
DE 92 Damion Square So. Crimson Tide in 2010 is the Tide’s trio inside - Chance DE 98 Devin Taylor So.
Warmack, William Vlachos and Barrett Jones. It’s
NT 99 Josh Chapman Jr. DT 42 Travian Robertson Jr.
difficult for a lot of people to look inside and see these
DE 57 Marcell Dareus Jr. DT 91 Ladi Ajiboye Sr.
three impacting the game. However, the way the Tide
LB 5 Jerrell Harris Jr. runs power plays, either Jones or Warmack is on the move, DE 83 Cliff Matthews Sr.
LB 30 Dont’a Hightower So. pulling from one side to the other, making many key LB 41 Josh Dickerson Sr.
LB 35 Nico Johnson So. blocks in the process. South Carolina is stout on the LB 16 Shaq Wilson Jr.
LB 41 Courtney Upshaw Jr. defensive front, but these three could control the game Spur 26 Antonio Allen Jr.
CB 21 Dre Kirkpatrick So. with the way they get off the ball and stay on blocks. CB 5 Stephon Gilmore So.
SS 4 Mark Barron Jr. FS 36 D.J. Swearinger So.
FS 37 Robert Lester So. Gettin’ Wild - When Gamecock coach Steve Spurrier’s SS 21 Devonte Holloman So.
CB 24 DeQuan Menzie Jr. offense struggled in 2010, he turned to the same weapon CB 17 Chris Culliver Sr.
that Alabama OC Jim McElwain turned to in 2010 - the
Wildcat. South Carolina’s version will put CB Stephon
Gilmore in the gun, alongside Lattimore. That
combination could elicit a modicum of fear for the
Alabama defense and could give the USC offense a boost.
Conclusion - When I did my pre-season predictions, this was the one game that I thought would be Alabama’s lone loss of the
season. Coming off a comeback road win at Arkansas and a physical win over Florida, I surmised that a Gamecock team lying in
the weeds would surprise Alabama, especially after a bye week. But, this Alabama team is just too good, on the road or at home.

Alabama - 23 vs. South Carolina - 12

 LSU (5 - 0) vs. Florida (4 - 1)
October 9, 2010 - ESPN 6:30 PM CST
Vegas Says: Florida -6.5/42.5

Keys to the Game

R 2010 Ranking
Sep 4, 2010 W, UNC 30-24 195.6 ypg - 33rd Run Offense 151.0 ypg - 65th Sep 4, 2010 W, Miami 34-12
Sep 11, 2010 W, Vandy 27-3 131.0 ypg - 112th Pass Offense 188.8 ypg - 83rd Sep 11, 2010 W, USF 38-14
Sep 18, 2010 W, MSU 29-7 326.6 ypg - 91st Total Offense 339.8 ypg - 84th Sep 18, 2010 W, Tennessee 31-17
Sep 25, 2010 W, WVU 20-14 24.4 ppg - 83rd Scoring Offense 31.4 ppg - 46th Sep 25, 2010 W, Kentucky 48-14
Oct 2, 2010 W, Tenn. 16-14 79.0 ypg - 6th Run Defense 109.2 ypg - 25th Oct 2, 2010 L, Alabama 31-6
Oct 9, 2010 @ Florida 167.6 ypg - 22nd Pass Defense 181.8 ypg - 39th Oct 9, 2010 LSU
Oct 16, 2010 McNeese State 246.6 ypg - 6th Total Defense 291.0 ypg - 19th Oct 16, 2010 Mississippi State
12.4 ppg - 5th Scoring Defense 17.6 ppg - 26th Oct 23, 2010 BYE
Oct 23, 2010 @ Auburn
Oct 30, 2010 BYE Ridley me this, Batman - The LSU offense has so few Oct 30, 2010 v. Georgia (JAX)
Nov 6, 2010 Alabama bright spots this season, if any at all. However, a Nov 6, 2010 @ Vanderbilt
Nov 13, 2010 ULM significant early season question mark has been Nov 13, 2010 South Carolina
Nov 20, 2010 Ole Miss answered resoundingly by LSU RB Stevan Ridley. Nov 20, 2010 Appalachian State
Nov 27, 2010 @ Arkansas With a handful of guys pushing to be the starter, Ridley Nov 26, 2010 @ Florida State
snatched the starting job and doesn’t look like he’s in
the mood to give it back anytime soon. He’s rushed for
Proj. Offensive Starters 100+ yards in three of the five LSU games and is Proj. Offensive Starters
QB J. Jefferson/J. Lee averaging 111.4 yards per game, in addition to four QB 12 John Brantley Jr.
RB 34 Stevan Ridley Jr. touchdowns. In essence, he’s been the Tigers offense RB 2 Jeff Demps Jr.
WR 10 Russell Shepard So. through the first five games of the season. But, with no WR 6 Deonte Thompson Jr.
assistance from his quarterback situation, Ridley is in a
WR 2 Reuben Randle So. WR 8 Trey Burton Fr.
tough spot this week facing the Gators defense. The
WR 80 Terrence Toliver Sr. Gators held Mark Ingram to less than 50 yards and less WR 9 Carl Moore Sr.
TE 19 D’Angelo Peterson Jr. than four yards a carry last week in Tuscaloosa. TE 11 Jordan Reed Fr.
LT 78 Joe Barksdale Sr. Considering how little positive impact the LSU LT 76 Marcus Gilbert Sr.
LG 68 Josh Dworaczyk Jr. quarterbacks have on a game, Ridley is that much more LG 57 Carl Johnson Sr.
C Lonergan/Hebert important in this one. The Gators know that, too. C 55 Mike Pouncey Sr.
RG 74 Josh Williford Fr. Breaking the Mold - Although Gators QB John RG 74 Maurice Hurt Sr.
RT 72 Alex Hurst So. Brantley is nursing some sore ribs, he’d better get RT 73 Xavier Nixon So.
Proj. Defensive Starters healthy in a hurry if the Gators plan on moving the ball Proj. Defensive Starters
against LSU. It sounds somewhat idiotic to think the
DE 94 Kendric Adams Jr. Gators must throw the ball against the LSU secondary, DE 94 Justin Trattou Sr.
DT 95 Pep Levingston Sr. including All-American CB Patrick Peterson. DT 99 Omar Hunter So.
DT 92 Drake Nevis Sr. However, it might be the one thing this offense can do DT 6 Jaye Howard Jr.
DE 89 Lavar Edwards So. better than anything else. With Gators RB Jeff Demps DE 44 Duke Lemmens Sr.
LB 23 Stefoin Francois Jr. still nursing a bum ankle and the running game a shell of LB 16 AJ Jones Sr.
LB 11 Kelvin Sheppard Sr. what it was in 2009 or 2008, it’s time for Gators OC LB 52 Jonathan Bostic So.
LB 22 Ryan Baker So. Steve Addazio to hand the ball to Brantley and tell LB 43 Jelani Jenkins Fr.
CB 17 Morris Claiborne So. him to let it fly. I know, he had 2 picks against Alabama, CB 1 Janoris Jenkins Jr.
but the Gators averaged less than three yards per carry
SS 15 Brandon Taylor Jr. SS 35 Ahmad Black Sr.
on the ground. The Florida offense moved the ball into
FS 37 Karnell Hatcher Jr. scoring position when Brantley was chuckin’ it. FS 10 Will Hill Jr.
CB 7 Patrick Peterson Jr. CB 8 Jeremy Brown So.
Head Buttin’ - The best matchup of the weekend, in
this, or any other game, will be Florida center Mike
Pouncey and LSU DT Drake Nevis. If UF is going to
go in the shotgun, Nevis could be a major problem for
Pouncey snapping the football. Regardless, these two
are the best each team has and will be a key this Sat.
Conclusion - The 2 teams are a combined 9-1, but ask their respective fan bases and you’d think each one had a losing record. I
don’t know if Florida is truly that good, but playing in G’ville, with a banged up QB, will be enough to push that one Florida’s way.

Florida - 17 vs. LSU - 9


Other Key Games
NEBRASKA VS. KANSAS STATE
October 7, 2010 - ESPN 6:30 PM CST
When the pundits, me included, previewed the Big
12 this season, we all just chalked up the Big 12
North to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and didn’t look
back. Making matters worse, not many of expected
Kansas State to be a factor in this conference race.
ALL of that can change on Thursday night in
Manhattan. With Kansas State undefeated and at
home for an ESPN Thursday night game, it’s
conceivable to think that the Huskers are playing,
MICHIGAN STATE VS. MICHIGAN
October 9, 2010 - ESPN 2:30 PM CST
Last year, the surprising Michigan Wolverines
t r a v e l e d t o E a s t L a n s i n g t o t a ke o n a n
underwhelming, underachieving Michigan State
Spartan squad. Suffice it to say, Sparty’s overtime
win changed the fortune of both teams last year as
the Spartans parlayed that win into an Alamo Bowl
berth and sent Michigan into a tailspin. This year,
both teams are undefeated, coming off of Big 10
opening week wins - Michigan’s on the road against
Indiana, while Michigan State took down Wisconsin
FLORIDA STATE VS. MIAMI
October 9, 2010 - ABC 7:05 PM CST
Just saying the words Florida State vs. Miami gives
me chills. Now, let’s be honest, this isn’t the 1980s
or 1990s when these two were frequent visitors in
the top five or top ten. But, with Jimbo Fisher
taking over in Tallahassee, the Seminoles can maybe
see the light from the tunnel of mediocrity. FSU got
pounded in Norman by a fired up Oklahoma squad,
but has rebounded with convincing wins over BYU,
Wake Forest and Virginia. It won’t be surprising
when none of those three make a bowl game at the
ARKANSAS VS. TEXAS A&M
October 9, 2010 - ABC 2:30 PM CST
Both Arkansas and Texas A&M have had plenty of
time to lick their wounds after crushing defeats.
Arkansas melted down in the second half against #1
ranked Alabama after it had a 20-7 lead at halftime.
Texas A&M’s meltdown was even more galling as the
Aggies rode the roller coaster all night long. The Ags
jumped out front 21-7, watched OSU score 28
unanswered for a 35-21 lead, fought back to tie it at 35,
gain possession with a minute left to kick game
winning FG and then...PFFFLFFFTTTT. The air out
Vegas says: Nebraska -11/50
perhaps, its most important game of the season.
Led by RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State must
continue to establish the ground game, but that’s
running right into the teeth of the best defensive
front in the Big 12. But, if K State is going to have a
chance, it desperately needs for Thomas to pile up
carries and move the chains. The problem is that
KSU’s defense has to stop Nebraska. It can’t.
PREDICTION: Nebraska - 30 vs. KSU - 21
Vegas says: Michigan -4.5/64.5
at home. But, with this game taking place in Ann
Arbor and with Denard Robinson at quarterback for
the Maize and Blue, the Spartans are going to win a
shootout. The Spartans have proven that they can
win a game any number of ways, but the defense
hasn’t faced an offense with as many dynamic
moving parts as Michigan’s offense. Robinson has
to get some more help, but with the ball in his
hands 80 to 90% of the time, it’s a good thing.
PREDICTION: Michigan - 41 vs. MSU - 34
Vegas says: Miami -6/OFF
end of the season. However, the Noles have played
much better. The Canes haven’t played clean
football in wins over Pitt and Clemson, but two big
wins on the road have shown how capable this team
is. The key is going to be which QB can be
productive without being destructive. Jacory Harris’
line last week included four TDs and two picks (8
combined INT in 2010). But, Harris ability to pick
apart the Seminoles young secondary is the key.
PREDICTION: Miami - 31 vs. FSU - 24
Vegas says: Arkansas -5.5/62
of the balloon. You probably know the rest. That
ending and the memory of last year’s loss to Arkansas
have most Aggie fans wanting to just make a good
showing. In addition, Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett has
plenty to prove after a poor second half against
Alabama. His key is whether he can make solid
decisions as he did in the first half against the Tide.
Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino must call the
“right” game for Mallett to make that happen.
PREDICTION: Arkansas - 42 vs. Texas A&M - 31
 All Access Score Predictor
Date
(CST)
TV/Time Team v/@ Team Prediction
Oct 8, 2010 ESPN 6:30 PM U Conn @ Rutgers U Conn - 27 vs. Rutgers - 23
Oct 8, 2010 ESPN 8 PM Oklahoma State @ ULL Oklahoma State - 45 vs. ULL - 21

Oct 9, 2010 ESPN 11 am Indiana @ Ohio State Ohio State - 42 vs. Indiana - 17
Oct 9, 2010 BTN 11 am Minnesota @ Wisconsin Wisconsin - 49 vs. Minnesota - 14
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 11 am Syracuse @ South Florida USF - 34 vs. Syracuse - 17
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 11 am Boston College @ NC State NC State - 31 vs. Boston College - 14
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN 2 11 am Illinois @ Penn State Penn State - 27 vs. Illinois - 10
Oct 9, 2010 ESPNU 11 am Central Michigan @ Virginia Tech Virginia Tech - 38 vs. CMU - 14
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 11 am Western Michigan @ Ball State Western Michigan - 31 vs. Ball State - 16
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 11 am Temple @ NIU NIU - 24 vs. Temple - 21
Oct 9, 2010 FSN 11 am Baylor v. Texas Tech Baylor - 35 vs. Texas Tech - 31
Oct 9, 2010 SEC Network 11:21 am Tennessee @ Georgia Georgia - 23 vs. Tennessee - 14
Oct 9, 2010 MTN 1 PM Colorado State @ Air Force Air Force - 38 vs. Colorado State - 7
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 1 PM Memphis @ Louisville Louisville - 24 vs. Memphis - 23
Oct 9, 2010 1:00 PM Bowling Green @ Ohio Ohio - 28 vs. Bowling Green - 20
Oct 9, 2010 CBS CSTV 2:30 PM Wyoming @ TCU TCU - 31 vs. Wyoming - 10
Oct 9, 2010 FSN 2:30 PM UCLA @ Cal Cal - 27 vs. UCLA - 24
Oct 9, 2010 ESPNU 2:30 PM Virginia @ Georgia Tech Georgia Tech - 31 vs. UVa - 14
Oct 9, 2010 NBC 2:30 PM Pitt @ Notre Dame Notre Dame - 34 vs. Pitt - 21
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN 2:30 PM Clemson @ North Carolina Clemson - 28 vs. UNC - 27
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 2:30 PM UNLV @ West Virginia West Virginia - 42 vs. UNLV - 14
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 2:30 PM Western Kentucky @ FIU FIU - 35 vs. WKU - 20
Oct 9, 2010 2:30 PM Akron @ Kent State Kent State - 17 vs. Akron - 16
Oct 9, 2010 2:30 PM Army @ Tulane Tulane - 27 vs. Army - 24
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 3 PM Utah State @ La. Tech La. Tech - 27 vs. Utah State - 26
Oct 9, 2010 FSN 4 PM Oregon @ Washington State Oregon - 63 vs. Washington State - 14
Oct 9, 2010 Vs. 5 PM Oregon State @ Arizona Arizona - 27 vs. Oregon State - 21
Oct 9, 2010 MTN 5 PM San Diego State @ Brigham Young San Diego State - 34 vs. BYU - 21
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 5:30 PM Navy @ Wake Forest Navy - 21 vs. Wake Forest - 20
Oct 9, 2010 6:00 PM Utah @ Iowa State Utah - 34 vs. Iowa State - 21
Oct 9, 2010 FSN 6 PM Colorado @ Missouri Missouri - 31 vs. Colorado - 21
Oct 9, 2010 ESPNU 6 PM Eastern Michigan @ Vanderbilt Vanderbilt - 28 vs. EMU - 14
Oct 9, 2010 6:00 PM Miami (OH) @ Cincinnati Cincinnati - 30 vs. Miami (OH) - 20
Oct 9, 2010 6:00 PM FAU @ ULM FAU - 24 vs. ULM - 20
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN 2 6:30 PM Auburn @ Kentucky Auburn - 34 vs. Kentucky - 27
Oct 9, 2010 BTN 6:30 PM Purdue @ Northwestern Northwestern - 31 vs. Purdue - 28
Oct 9, 2010 6:30 PM East Carolina @ Southern Miss So. Miss - 38 vs. ECU - 27
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 7 PM Toledo @ Boise State Boise State - 51 vs. Toledo - 21
Oct 9, 2010 ABC 7 PM USC @ Stanford Stanford - 35 vs. USC - 28
Oct 9, 2010 ESPN3.com 7 PM New Mexico @ New Mexico State New Mexico - 7 vs. NMSU - 2
Oct 9, 2010 CBS CSTV 7 PM Mississippi State @ Houston Mississippi State - 42 vs. Houston - 29
Oct 9, 2010 7:00 PM Tulsa @ SMU SMU - 38 vs. Tulsa - 34
Oct 9, 2010 8:05 PM Rice @ UTEP UTEP - 39 vs. Rice - 30
Oct 9, 2010 FSN 9 PM Arizona State @ Washington Washington - 34 vs. Arizona State - 27
Oct 9, 2010 9:00 PM Hawai’i @ Fresno State Fresno State - 42 vs. Hawai’i - 35
Oct 9, 2010 ESPNU 9:30 PM San Jose State @ Nevada Nevada - 42 vs. SJSU - 14