A couple of very interesting match-ups highlight the Friday night
schedule in college football. Duke is off to a surprising 4 - 0 start,
one of five ACC teams still to face defeat. That number will drop by at
least two this weekend as Duke plays 2 - 0 Miami tonight and then big
game on Saturday night between 4 - 0 Virginia Tech and Clemson. The
second game tonight pits underwhelming USC traveling to Washington State
in another clash of 4 - 0 Pac-12 teams.
I took a bit
of a beating last week, as a number of close games didn't go my way. I'm
still over 80% on the season and look to make a comeback this week.
Last Week: 19 - 8 70.4%
Overall: 91 - 22 80.1%
Friday:
(14) Miami (2 - 0) 23
@ Duke (4 - 0) 20: Duke has bounced back nicely from last season's four
win campaign. The Blue Devils turned in a good defensive effort in a
win against rival North Carolina last week, setting up a crucial Coastal
division game with Miami. The Hurricanes took care of business against
Toledo last week and I think they have a little too much for Duke, but
this won't be as much of a slam dunk for Miami as many would think.
(5) USC (4 - 0) 30 @ (16) Washington State (4 - 0) 37:
As I mentioned earlier, USC hasn't looked as sharp as a lot of people
were expecting in some close wins, the last one a ten point win over
surprising California. On my radio appearance this morning, I picked
Washington State because I think their offense is clicking and the
Cougar defense is playing well enough to keep USC off balance. Pullman
can be a tough place to play, even more so on a Friday night.
Nebraska (2 - 2) 30
@ Illinois (2 - 1) 21:Nebraska is looking for a new athletic director,
primarily because the football team has failed to deliver much success
the last three seasons. His head coach hire, Mike Riley, has to be on a
very hot seat. A loss at Illinois would probably make him a lame duck,
so I look for the 'Huskers to be motivated to make a statement in
Champagne. Illinois is improved, but they don't have the athletes to
compete at a high level.
Hear my recent interview with legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg,
where we discussed his agency, concussions, franchise relocation and
philanthropy at http://thechtonsports.com/cold-hard-truth-sports-radio-show-1242017/
Also
listen to our conversation with author and sports journalist Mike
Carey, as we discussed his latest book "Bad News" about Marvin Barnes
and reminisced about Mike's coverage of the Boston Celtics during their
glory years with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge and Robert
Parish. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/golongmedia/2017/02/08/the-cold-hard-truth-on-sports-radio-show
Don't forget to check out my new book, "Offsetting Penalties - A PK Frazier Novel" at Amazon.com and listen to me Friday's at 8:40 am EDT/ 7:40 am CDT on Lou in the Morning, streaming live on www.WPFLradio.com, 105.1 FM. Also check out www.thechtonsports.com for our podcasts and live broadcast on Tuesday's at 8:30 pm EST. I can also be reached via email at kevin@pkfrazier.com.
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