{"id":17368,"date":"2011-09-03T09:15:03","date_gmt":"2011-09-03T14:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=17368"},"modified":"2011-09-03T02:48:05","modified_gmt":"2011-09-03T07:48:05","slug":"free-college-football-picks-for-saturday-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/free-college-football-picks-for-saturday-4-17368\/","title":{"rendered":"Free College Football Picks For Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Boise
Our Free College football picks for Saturday include Boise State laying the 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>Here we go again. I’ve already been getting a heavy dose of BCS conference propaganda. The little guy can\u2019t play with the big boys. A team like Boise State would be lucky to finish .500 in a major conference. Same crap, different year.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve run into that obnoxious fan more times than Boise State has lost a game in the past 10 years.<\/p>\n

The truth is, I don\u2019t particularly like Boise State. I usually cheer against them. Loved watching Nevada win. The blue turf bothers me as much as anything else. I have no particular affinity for the state of Idaho, either. Heck, I rarely eat potatoes.<\/p>\n

But once again, Boise State should be as good as almost any other team in the country. They\u2019re loaded with talent and experience. They don\u2019t beat themselves. And aside from a kicker having a Dave Chappelle-size meltdown against Nevada, Boise was perfect last year. And that includes a week 1 win over ACC Champion, Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n

The Broncos (now a member of the non-AQ Mountain West Conference) start with Georgia this year \u2013 another major conference big-time team. They\u2019ll meet in Atlanta\u2019s Georgia Dome, which makes this a virtual home game for Georgia. Boise opened as a 3 point favorite but the line has been pushed up slightly to 3 \u00bd then back down to 3 and I expect to see a 2.5 on this game before kickoff.<\/p>\n

The public has been trending to Georgia, but consider fading this public favorite. Over the past couple years, Georgia has been nowhere near Boise\u2019s level of play. The Bulldogs lost to Dan Hawkins’ Colorado last year and Lane Kiffin\u2019s Tennessee squad two years ago. By 26. Things have gotten so bad in Athens, the rumor is if the Bulldogs don\u2019t win the SEC East, Mark Richt is out. In other words, this is not a program that wins as consistently as, say, Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n

The bright spot for Georgia is their shining star \u2013 Aaron Murray. Last year Murray started as a redshirt freshman, took his beatings, and finished the season as one of the SEC\u2019s top signal callers. But offensively, after Murray, the good news isn\u2019t that good. Last year\u2019s running back, Washaun Ealey, has been dismissed from the team. And A.J. Green \u2013 the only Georgia receiver to make a significant impact last year \u2013 has graduated. Does anyone remember how badly Georgia\u2019s offense sputtered at the beginning of last year when Green was suspended?\u00a0Though he did play in the Colorado game \u2026<\/p>\n

While Georgia has arguably the best quarterback in the SEC, he won\u2019t be the best quarterback on the field against Boise State. Kellen Moore has earned that distinction. The senior, Heisman Trophy finalist is back for another year. Murray might end up being a better professional quarterback, but as far as the college game goes, the buck stops with the Bronco.<\/p>\n

The team from the Northwest isn\u2019t searching for an answer at running back, either. All-WAC Doug Martin is back, along with two all-conference linemen. The defense brings back 4 all-conference performers.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t you just hear people saying, \u201cYeah, but it\u2019s the WAC\u201d?<\/p>\n

I can.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Believe it or not, my first thought after seeing the opening line was that I\u2019d probably play Georgia. I like their athletic advantage. They’re playing in their backyard, while Boise is traveling cross-country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the Broncos are incredible against the spread, and\u00a0 keep in mind that Georgia plays South Carolina the week after; Boise has a bye week.\u00a0Then I thought,\u00a0is there ANY good reason to think Georgia will beat Boise State, or even stay within a field goal? This is the team that finished last year 6-7 overall, ending with a 10-6 loss to Central Florida in the Liberty Bowl. For me, the answer is no.<\/p>\n

Maybe Georgia will whip Boise, make me eat my words, and give the BCS a big break. And maybe I’ll like that blue turf some day. Lay the points.<\/p>\n

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Here we go again. I’ve already been getting a heavy dose of BCS conference propaganda. The little guy can\u2019t play with the big boys. A team like Boise State would be lucky to finish .500 in a major conference. Same crap, different year. I\u2019ve run into that obnoxious fan more times than Boise State has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":3998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[1104,1923,2098,2386,461,1675,739],"class_list":["post-17368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-boise-state-broncos","tag-college-football-betting","tag-college-football-picks","tag-free-college-football-picks","tag-georgia-bulldogs","tag-mountain-west","tag-sec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17368"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17437,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17368\/revisions\/17437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}