We’ve made it through the first full Saturday of college football.
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We → make → football
On the other hand, I have put out three bad picks.
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I → put → picks
I don't hate the reads, but I absolutely hate the results that I've had.
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I → hate → that
Luckily, we have some Sunday football to enjoy, and this will be the last weekend without NFL football for a while.
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this → have → while
I have plays in two games today.
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I → have → games
It is the only matchup between two ranked teams, and there are plenty of reasons to be excited about it even if there weren’t little numbers listed next to each team.
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It → be → team
Louisville is looking to follow up a strong 9-4 campaign last year that ended with a win over Toledo in the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl.
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that → look → Bowl
I’m not sure if it is good or bad news, but the Cardinals added eight transfers to the starting lineup on offense.
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Cardinals → ’m → offense
On the one hand, that could mean very talented players coming in.
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players → mean → hand
On the other hand, it means there could be a lot of confusion, and they had to replace a lot of players who may have left.
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who → mean → players
Their defense also has five transfers.
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defense → have → transfers
They had Lane Kiffin at the helm last year, and he left them to go coach LSU.
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he → have → LSU
Now they are coached by Pete Golding.
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they → coach → Golding
They need to move on from Kiffin as quickly as possible.
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They → need → Kiffin
Their team saw a lot of guys come over via the transfer portal as well, but they have more stability with Trinidad Chambliss under center again.
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they → see → center
There are just three players starting that came over from the transfer portal on offense.
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that → be → offense
Of their starters, just four are returning from last year.
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four → return → year
Expect some confusion and issues on defense to start the season.
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confusion → expect → season
On one side, you have a new offense facing a new defense.
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you → have → defense
On the other, you have an established quarterback who excelled at times last year facing a defense returning most of its starters.
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who → have → starters
Chambliss also has a new coach.
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Chambliss → have → coach
I think we are going to see a fairly low-scoring game.
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we → think → game
Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame
This game probably won’t be nearly as close as the one just covered, but there is still plenty of intrigue.
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game → cover → intrigue
Wisconsin is no longer a powerhouse, but it still has some good talent.
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it → have → talent
The Badgers went just 4-8 last season while playing a really tough schedule.
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Badgers → go → schedule
Notre Dame is expected to be one of the best teams in the country.
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Dame → expect → country
Seems a little easy when you’re not in a conference, and you can basically play anyone you want.
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you → seem → anyone
This season’s schedule looks like a bit of a joke.
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schedule → look → joke
Miami is the only questionable game on the slate, and they host the Hurricanes this season.
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they → host → Hurricanes
The backfield is turned over to Aneyas Williams, who had a decent enough year last year.
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who → turn → year
I’m taking the points with Wisconsin in this one.
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I → take → one
It isn’t that I think the Badgers are even close to as good as Notre Dame, but even though the Fighting Irish are technically the home team, the game is being played at Lambeau Field in Wisconsin.
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game → think → Wisconsin
I think that will favor the Badgers.
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that → think → Badgers
They’ve lost the first game of the year in two of Freeman’s four years as head coach.
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They → lose → coach
I’ll take Wisconsin +20.5.
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I → take → +20.5
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