Thor's Hammer Gives You the Week 5 Locks

Last week yours truly took one on the chin, defining mediocre going 4-4 on the week. Again, now that Apollo's Creed is on board (degenerate gambler) I am feeling the pressure. With a great slate of games this could be a make-or-break week for Thor's Hammer. So, without further ado, here are the week 5 picks.



West Virginia 31 - South Florida 27


South Florida is a 7 point home dog. South Florida beat West Virginia in Morgantown last season. South Florida actually has a defense. With all of this having been said, I see West Virginia coming from behind late in the 4th quarter on a Noel Devine highlight reel TD. South Florida is an emerging power in college football but they are still 1-2 solid recruiting classes short of dominating the Big (L)East.



Florida State 20 - Alabama 17


Florida State has had 2 weeks to prepare for this game while Bama has had back-to-back thrilling games at home. The Fightin' Sabans now hit the road to play a stout defense led by (2nd stringer?) LB Geno Hayes and stud S Myron Rolle. Bama has a decent offense but their D is lacking which should help the pitiful Free Shoe offense. While this game could go either way, give me the team that is rested and not coached by the devil.



Florida 27 - Auburn 13


The Gators survived a scare in Oxford last week while the Tigers hammered lowly New Mexico State. Auburn has played 2 quality teams (KSU, USF) and should have lost to both of them while losing to freaking Miss St. in the process. The Gators bring the best offense in the SEC every time they step onto the field and Auburn...well, they don't bring a very good offense to any field. Tiger QB Brandon Cox looks like a tackling dummy far too often and their running game for Auburn has been less than effective against every team not named New Mexico St. Tebow (for Heisman?) and the Gators should roll in Gainesville.



Texas 30 - Kansas State 14


Texas was in line for a shot at the title last season until they went into Manhattan and lost to the Wildcats in the Big 12 upset of the year. This time the game is in Austin and the Longhorns will have revenge on their minds. This looks like an ass whooping but KSU does have a stout D (unlike 9 other Big 12 teams) and this could be close for a half. With that having been said, UT should still roll as they have so much more talent than the Wildcats.



Purdue 31 - Notre Dame 17


The Irish have scored 27 points in 4 games. My God, Charlie Weis is a genius!! Purdue has a nasty offense, as usual, and an average defense, as usual, which is why the Irish should score at least 1 touchdown. However, the Boilermakers do have a great QB in Curtis Painter and they should feast on the worst Notre Dame team ever. I bet Notre Dame AD Kevin White is second guessing that 10 year extension he gave to Chunky Charlie after getting blasted by USC and LSU. This is what happens when you hire a douchebag.

Wisconsin 20 - Michigan State 14

Good God the Big 11 is horrible. The teams in the Big 11 are setting back offensive football 50 years. The Penn State-Mich and Iowa-Wisc. games were brutal to watch. This weeks Big 11 game of the week shouldn't be any better. Neither team has an offense worth a damn and fans can expect to see much of the same in Madison. This is a classic "who cares" game but seeing as this is the best game of the week in the Big 11 we here at Gods of the Gridiron felt in necessary to discuss it...and to rip the Big 11.

USC 41 - Washington 17

As stated earlier on the blog, USC is so good it is stupid. While Washington was a nice story earlier in the year getting waxed by Ohio State at home and following that up with another loss to UCLA (who lost to Utah by over 30 pts) quickly put them in their place. USC is going to roll like they always do giving Booty another chance to further his Heisman hype. Maybe freshman sensation Jake Locker can scare USC a little, but I highly doubt it. This one should be over mid way through the 3rd quarter.

Oregon 34 - Cal 31

In what is easily the game of the week the second tier Pac 10 teams battle it out to determine which team will step up and challenge the mighty Trojans. Oregon lost their leading receiver for the season which will undoubtedly hurt their chances but have you seen Cal play defense? Cal is still getting praise after beating an average Tennessee team at home while giving up over 30 points. This is the best Oregon squad since Joey Harrington was there and this game being at home should give them an advantage. While I think Cal will light up the scoreboard in Autzen stadium I like Dennis Dixon and John Stewart to make one more play than the Bears.