Posted: Friday October 10, 2003 12:24PM; Updated: Friday October 10, 2003 1:59PM 
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Each Friday, SI.com's Stewart Mandel weighs in
with his forecast of
the weekend's biggest games. |
| Oct. 10-11 |
 
Fri., 8 p.m. EDT | ESPN |
No. 20 Michigan (4-2) at No. 17 Minnesota (6-0)
The Gophers in prime time? A title on the line? No pucks or hockey sticks anywhere in sight? And no one's been put on probation yet? Wow, life couldn't get any better -- unless, of course, the campus suddenly moved to South Florida.
Michigan 28, Minnesota 23 |
 
Sat., Noon EDT | ABC |
No. 2 Miami (5-0) at No. 5 Florida State (5-0)
Miami has taken so many years off Bobby Bowden's life, you'd never know he was actually born in 1972. FSU has been nothing but dominant so far, Miami unusually vulnerable -- so you just know the 'Canes will pull it off again.
Miami 27, Florida State 24 |
 
Sat., 3:30 p.m. EDT | ABC |
No. 1 Oklahoma (5-0) vs. No. 11 Texas (4-1)
Oklahoma has yet to be touched. Texas suffered an early-season loss it wasn't expecting and is dealing with a quarterback controversy. The last time these were the circumstances, the result was Oklahoma 63, Texas 14.
Oklahoma 34, Texas 19 |
 
Sat., 7:45 p.m. EDT | ESPN2 |
No. 8 Georgia (4-1) at No. 13 Tennessee (4-1)
Tennessee QB Casey Clausen proclaimed after last year's game that had he been healthy, the Vols "would have won by two touchdowns." Bold statement for a guy who could be about to finish 0-4 against the 'Dogs.
Georgia 21, Tennessee 18 |
 
Sat., 9 p.m. EDT | ESPN |
No. 3 Ohio State (5-0) at No. 23 Wisconsin (5-1)
Remember Chris Gamble? Last year's two-way star hasn't yet played offense this fall because OSU coaches didn't want him to wear out in the heat. Projected low in Madison on Saturday: 41 degrees. Hello, wide receiver.
Ohio State 30, Wisconsin 21 |
 
Sat., 7 p.m. EDT | TBS |
No. 10 Nebraska (5-0) at Missouri (4-1)
Having failed to move the ball two weeks ago against Kansas, Mizzou now must face the nation's top-ranked defense. That's like flunking an algebra exam then turning around and having to write a doctoral thesis on quantum physics.
Nebraska 20, Missouri 13 |
 
Sat., 3:30 p.m. EDT | CBS |
Florida (3-3) at No. 6 LSU (5-0)
You can just sense it that one of these days, Chris Leak is going to have his coming-out game and the underachieving Gators are just going to explode out of their current funk. Unfortunately for them, it ain't happening this week.
LSU 24, Florida 15 |
 
Sat., 12:30 p.m. EDT |
This week's upset special:
Auburn (3-2) at No. 7 Arkansas (4-0)
These teams might not throw more than 10 passes -- combined. With that in mind, Arkansas' running game is awesome, but so is Auburn's run defense; Auburn's running game is awesome, but Arkansas' run defense is not.
Auburn 23, Arkansas 20 |
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Last Week: 4-4. Overall: 31-17.
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