College picks

1. Wyoming at Air Force -2.5: I like both of these teams, but with the Air Force at home I'll give them a field goal win at least.

2. Kansas -4 at Colorado: OK, I'm finally starting to buy into Mark Mangino's Jayhawks. You can't deny the prowess of their defense. Their numbers are sick on that side of the ball. Colorado's always tough at home, but they're mistake prone and I think Kansas will force plenty.

3. Texas A&M at Nebraska -2: Wow, this game is tough to pick. In what's being called the "Buyout Bowl" both of these teams are reeling right now with losing skids and controversies. I think the 'Huskers rebound at home, but this is really a tossup.

4. Oklahoma -30 at Iowa St.: I know, 30 points is a lot, but the Cyclones are pathetic and OU is getting on one of those OU rolls.

5. Miami +5.5 at Florida St.: The Seminoles can't move the ball, and Miami's defense is still fairly solid. I'd pick Miami outright if this were at Miami, but I definitely like the Canes with the points.

6. Stanford at Arizona -10.5: Stanford's two-week run of good play will end in Tuscon.

7. Texas -24.5 at Baylor: See Oklahoma.

8. Auburn +10.5 at LSU: LSU will win, yes, but Auburn is a damn tough team that doesn't let teams beat it by more than a touchdown very often.

9. Arkansas St. at Middle Tennessee -2: This seems like easy money to me.

10. Texas Tech at Missouri -3.5: I'm hedging my bet here. If Mizzou wins by more than a FG, I'm right. If not, I'll likely have a good night (assuming it means a Tech victory). This game will likely be a shootout and might end up being the game of the day in college football. Bottom line is, until Tech can play well at Mizzou and show they can play well after receiving tons of press and cracking the Top 25, which they can never seem to do, I won't be picking Tech in situations like this. Yes, I know that was a run-on sentence, but it's 1:19 A.M. and I'm tired. Deal with it.