Spurrier Returns To The Swamp & College Basketball Returns To My TV

Florida won on the road at Vanderbilt last week, but I'm not going to praise the team too much for it.  I mean, let's be real...Temple won there this season.  If Temple wins somewhere, Florida can undoubtedly win there.  Anyway, one more win and we go to a bowl game.  Can this Florida beat Spurrier in The Swamp? I certainly hope so.

Watching the UF-Vanderbilt game in NYC

I'm not really sure what happened to Michigan State last weekend, but I'm officially cheering for the Big Ten West.  GO MINNESOTA - BEAT THE BUCKEYES! Baylor basically gave Stoops the message to start looking for a new job.  Auburn looked like the New York Jets with those 2 fumbles to end the game.  Terrible way to end a game.  FSU looked bad against a bad team as usual.  TCU is proving itself.  Alabama got lucky.  And Oregon didn't blink.  The Ducks took care of business.

As for this week... I'm calling for Rutgers to beat Indiana.  Attention Scarlet Knights: If you want to go to a bowl game, you may need to win this game.  I am obviously picking Nebraska to win at Wisconsin and control its own destiny in the Big Ten West.  But most importantly, I need the Big Ten West Winner to win the Big Ten Championship.

Wisconsin-Nebraska in 2012 (in Lincoln)

I'm picking Georgia Tech at home over Clemson.  TCU will completely embarrass Kansas.  I'm picking Mississippi State at Alabama.  Auburn will rebound with a win over Georgia.  Texas A&M will beat Missouri.  My pick of an unranked team beating a ranked team this week should be painfully obvious: Miami over FSU.  I don't say this often (for obvious reasons), but Go Canes.

And of course, I'll take my Gators at home to secure a bowl berth.

Today is Friday, November 14th: the official start of the Florida men's basketball season.  Anyone who knows me knows that the start of basketball season (all college basketball, not just the Gators!) is like a holiday for me.  I'm excited to see Florida beat William & Mary tonight - even though I'm disappointed I can't see Chris Walker's progress just yet.  We will miss him Monday when we play ACC foe Miami.  That looks like a trap game, but I'm obviously picking the Gators.  Miami will be better this year with the transfers coming in, but come on...Gators got this.

Do people actually believe Minnesota has a chance to beat Louisville? Because they don't.  But I'll pick Manhattan to win at FSU this weekend! I'll pick Gonzaga to beat #22 SMU and start the season overrated as usual, but I'm not too worried since the Zags will lose on December 6th at Arizona.  The big game on November 18 is Kansas vs Kentucky (if you think Michigan State-Duke is bigger, you're wrong and you shouldn't talk about basketball).  Florida plays both Kansas and Kentucky this year, so I'll definitely be watching that game.  I'll take Kentucky (even though they're getting just a bit too much hype this season) - and I'll pick Duke to beat Michigan State.  No, I don't show respect for Big Ten basketball.  But I also just think Duke will be better than Michigan State this year.  I think Utah will lose at San Diego State. Oklahoma needs to watch out at Creighton next week.

With all that said.... GO GATORS!! Beat the Tribe tonight, and beat the Gamecocks tomorrow!!