College Football's Stretch Run

November has run around and high schools begin the playoffs while colleges hit the front stretch heading  to the finish line lining up front bowl games.  Last week had one of the best weeks of the season picking nine of ten right to run my college pick totals for the year to 71-24.

The final game of the season for the Battling Bishops happens in Ferrum Virginia.  Ferrum is 6-3 4-2 in the league.  The Bishops 4-4 3-2 winning season is on the line since they lost the one game to the hurricane.  This could be a close one but the home team wins Ferrum 34 NCW 28

SMU 4-5 @ ECU 3-6:  The last month has been a tough one for the Pirates and the Mustangs come to town not much better off than the Pirates.  There is still a chance for a 500 season but the Pirates need to win out and a win against the horses helps.  ECU 31 SMU 27

NC State 4-5 1-4 @ Syracuse 4-5 2-3:  State is just good enough to lose.  Pack gave a good effort against FSU but nothing in the credit column only more debits.  This will hard one to win considering  the way the Pack's  last month has gone the Orange 28  Pack 24

North Carolina 7-2 5-1 @ Duke 3-6  0-5:  The Tar Heels will be hard to slow down but this is the Thursday night national TV game so I am sure the Devils will give a supreme effort to no avail.  Tar Herls 42 Duke 24

Wake Forest 6-3  3-2 @ Louisville 8-1 5-1:  Wake Forest has a habit of making people play ugly.  This one will probably be ugly Louisville 42 Wake Forest 17

Miami 5-4 2-3 @ Virginia  2-7 1-4:  Miami got back on the winning ways last week and Virginia continues to find winning hard.  This will not be a run a way but the Canes win.  Hurricanes 38 Hoos 21

Florida State  6-3 2-3 @ Boston College  4-5 1-5:  The Noles are not the dominant Noles of the past.  They had a struggle with the Pack and see no reason FSU is fired up for this one either.  FSU 26 BC 17

Georgia Tech 5-4 2-4 @ Virginia Tech 7-2 5-1:  The Gobblers are winning but not by much.  Georgia Tech is a load for everybody and despite their wins not very impressed with the way they are winning.  I feel an upset GT 26 VT 24

Pitt 5-4 2-3 @ Clemson 9-0 6-0:  Pitt lost some luster last week getting crushed at Miami. Could be worse in Death Valley.  Clem 54 Pitt 27

Army 5-4 @ Notre Dame 3-6:  The Irish lost to the Navy last week and this week it's the Army.  Army not quite as good as Navy so the Irish will pick up win number 4.  Notre Dame 34 Army 20

I'm doing NFL picks Saturday this week and there is a Thursday night game Browns 0-9 @ Ravens 4-4.  I don't think the Browns go winless this year.  They are going to beat somebody so will it be this week?  Ravens 26 Browns 20