Overall, the games have been very exciting this year. Today's games promise to be ever better than the Central Michigan-Western Kentucky and Cincinnati-Duke matchups:
Ohio (8-4) vs. LA-Monroe (8-4): LAM started off with a big overtime win against Arkansas followed by two last minutes losses to Auburn and Baylor. Meanwhile, Ohio started off the season with a huge win @ Penn State, but they limped over the finish line losing 4 of their last 5 give games, with 20+ losses at Ball State and Kent State. Anyway, I have LAM winning this one 38-31.
Rutgers (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6): Rutgers finished the year with disappointing losses against Pittsburgh and Louisville after the program was having one of the best seasons in many, many years. Still have have a number of weapons on both sides of the ball and should come out motivated. The Hokies had a terrible season, but managed to finish at .500 with narrow wins against Boston College and Virginia (two crappy teams) to close out the season. I think the Hokies will come out motivated to win this one and finish the season above the .500 mark. Unfortunately, I think Rutgers will have a little too much for VT this season; Rutgers wins 23-20.
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5): Texas Tech started off the season well and scored big back-to-back mid-season wins over then #5 West Virginia and #23 TCU. Of course, they finished their season losing 4 out of 5 but, in their defense, three losses were against ranked teams, all four losses were against bowl-bound teams, and they were competitive. Meanwhile, the Golden Gophers was one of those streaky teams who were hard to figure out. However, they were generally beaten soundly (two touchdowns are more) by the bowl bound teams so I'm predicting they will fold like a house of cards in a wind tunnel; Texas Tech wins 35-17
