Thursday Football and the Upcoming Weekend (Featuring our first 5* Game of the Year)

Thursday night has become quite the showcase for the Big East the past couple years. This week, we get S. Florida at Rutgers. Must say that S. Florida is the team to take in this matchup. This game boils down to one simple truth...Rutgers is not that good. Rutgers has played 2 decent (not great...decent) teams this year and lost to them both...at home. First, Maryland beat them by 10 and then Cinncinnati beat them by 5. Sure, Rutgers will beat up on Navy and Buffalo, but it is a bit harder when you go up against the big boys. And S. Florida is definitely one of the big boys. S. Florida has jumped to #2 in the rankings (and BCS), because of their utter dominance of their schedule so far (including wins over W.Vir and at Auburn). S. Florida has won 8 straight games with their closest victory being the 3 point win at Auburn. Trust me, winning at Rutgers is a LOT easier than winning at Auburn. S. Florida hasn't allowed a 100 yard rusher in 14 games (including last weeks domination of UCF's Kevin Smith, the leader in rushing yards per game, who only got 55). Rice is Rutgers best weapon, but he will not get a chance. S. Florida by 10 in this one.

S. Florida -2 (**)


***Also, we will be releasing our first 5* game of the year this Saturday...get ready to make some cash!!!