Winner winner, chicken dinner! -- with Mattradamus

Welcome to the most comprehensive, 100% accurate and totally rad prediction blog on the internet. You will have an opportunity to view my picks over the course of the College Football season -- all of which you can take the bank -- for all Big 12 South teams. I’ll even throw in a couple additional predictions of big time games at no extra charge. So without further ado, here we go!!!

Wake Forest @ Baylor
This is a match-up of a veteran cellar dweller from the Big 12 vs a team that many predict can compete for the incredibly down ACC title.

Why Baylor can win:
Their only shot is if transfer QB Kirby Freeman somehow was able to steal a playbook from his days in the ACC at Miami and they know every play Wake Forest is going to run both offensively and defensively.

Why Wake Forest can win:
Despite having to break in an entirely new offensive line, the rest of the offense has great experience. They are led by Riley Skinner (QB) and Josh Adams (RB), and a very talented defensive secondary that should be able to handle Baylor’s one-dimensional pass offense.

Final Analysis and prediction:
Unless Carlton Dotson escapes from jail and ends up on the Wake Forest bus on the way to the game, Wake Forest will dominate this game -- even though the score won't necessarily reflect it.

Wake Forest 27, Baylor 14

Chattanooga @ Oklahoma
Chattanooga is the only cupcake on the schedule this year for Oklahoma. A pretty popular pick for the National Championship game squares off against a Division 2 opponent.

Why Chattanooga can win:
They can't.

Why Oklahoma can win:
The worst player on the Oklahoma roster is 27x better than the best player for Chattanooga.

Final Analysis and Prediction:
Just like in the rush for land, the Sooners (Cheaters), will jump up quickly on the Mocs (not to be confused with Varsity Blues star QB) and pummel them for 4 quarters. I wouldn't be surprised to see Sam Bradford throw for 5+TD and DeMarco Murray rush for a couple IN THE FIRST HALF.

Chattanooga 3, Oklahoma 60

Oklahoma St @ Washington St. (in Seattle)
A Washington St. team running the no huddle spread offense for the first time faces off against a very talented and possible sleeper in the Big 12 South in Oklahoma St.

Why WSU can win:
They have a ton of talent at WR and on the offensive line and with the new spread offense they will be able to hang some points on the board. Brandon Gibson (the Michael Crabtree of the Great NorthWest) is going to have a huge game and huge season. The game is also in Seattle, so while it isn’t a true home game, it is closer to home than the trip the Cowboys have to take from Stillwater, OK.

Why Oklahoma St. can win:
Speed, speed and more speed. They have speed at every position on the offensive side of the ball and this translates into scoring points. Zac Robinson is one of the best dual threat QBs in the country and they have a potential TE All-American in Brandon Pettigrew, who is a great pass catcher and blocker. Defensively they will give up points to the better teams in the nation, but they are used to playing their own great offense in practice every day -- which is also no huddle spread -- so the Washington St. offense shouldn’t bother them.

Final Analysis and Prediction:
Despite the long travel and potential of rain (it is Seattle, after all), Oklahoma St is more talented and has more experience running the exact same offense and defense that Washington St. runs. This game has the potential to be a shoot out, but OSU runs away with it.

Oklahoma St. 42, Washington St. 24

Florida Atlantic @ Texas (UPSET ALERT!!!)

Why Florida Atlantic can win:
Rusty Smith (32 TDs last season), two Sr. tailbacks and First Team All Sunbelt performers WR Cortez Gent and TE Jason Harmon are all back along with 4 starting offensive lineman. They can and will put points on the board and with the way UT has stumbled out of the gate in years past with close games against inferior opponents, they have a lot of confidence going into this game.

Why Texas can win:
Their talent alone should win this game. They are full of 4-star and blue chip recruits to go along with Jr. QB Colt McCoy (who really is a Texas gun slinger -- he shoots doves in his free time) who is back for his 3rd year behind center.

Final Analysis and Prediction:
This is a game of veteran, mediocre to good players going up against inexperienced, young studs. Texas lost A LOT of weapons last year and will have to break in some players at the skill positions. Generally these players come on at the end of the year, not the beginning. Florida Atlantic will score points, but will they score enough? I THINK THEY WILL! In a close game throughout, the pressure gets to the Longhorns and one of their young players coughs up a football late in the game, either allowing a late Owl TD or cementing a victory for them.

Florida Atlantic 37, Texas 32

Arkansas St @ Texas A&M
The cult has a new leader. Mike Sherman is now leading the Aggies and they will play against the now Tyrell Johnson-less Arkansas St. Red Wolves (formerly Indians) down in College Station.

Why Arkansas St can win:
A red wolf would destroy a collie in a fight all day erryday. 11 red wolves going up against 11 collies isn’t even fair. Wait, sorry, I forgot the mascots aren’t playing. Josh Arauco is the best punter in the nation and if he could pin the Aggies inside the 1 several times, it could possibly result in safeties. If that doesn’t happen, they are led by a pretty good QB and a great RB. The rest of the team is suspect.

Why Texas A&M can win:
Franchione is gone and they seem to have a ton of talent and return several upperclassmen. Mike Goodson, even though I hate saying this, is a great running back and Stephen McGee will actually get to air the ball around the field under Mike Sherman and his play calling. Ja-Pork-skie Lane also returns and is fully capable of eating 2 red wolves at any time during game action.

Final Analysis and Prediction:
ASU will play hard but, in the end, A&M will coast to a victory. This will lead to rejuvenated enthusiasm for the program and a bunch of fake soldiers who couldn’t cut an overnight campout in a paintball field acting tough and whooping all night long at the Dixie Chicken. Every guy in town will drink until he can find a girl that he can drunkenly say is mediocre enough to kiss and respect for the rest of the evening. Skoal will have record dip sales for a weekend.

Arkansas State 13, Texas A&M 30

Eastern Washington @ Texas Tech
The fighting Leaches are a chic pick to compete for a BCS berth this season and they are starting it off with an always dangerous Division 2 school from somewhere in Washington.

Why E. Washington can win:
They can’t

Why Texas Tech can win:
Extra wide gaps on their o-lines splits.

Final Analysis and Prediction:
The ONLY reason E. Washington is showing for this game is to experience West Texas and see the greatest entrance onto a football field GOD has ever seen. The publicity circus that is the Masked Rider will take the 89th horse in the last 2 months onto the field leading the eye patched Red Raiders into action. Harrell and Crabtree will both put up stats in one half of play that most college football players would dream about having for an entire season. Mike Leach will reference Captain Jack Sparrow in his post game press conference

Eastern Washington 3, Texas Tech 87

National Game of the Week:

Clemson vs Alabama (Atlanta)
A popular pick to win the ACC and compete for a BCS berth, Clemson travels to the Georgia Dome to face off against Nick Saban and his talented but young Alabama Crimson Tide.

Why Clemson can win:
They are led by the best backfield duo in the nation in James Davis and CJ Spiller, and also have one of the most underrated QBs in the nation in Cullen Harper. Their defense is led by 8 returning starters and they are replacing an NFL First Round Draft Pick with what many considered to be the best recruit in the nation last year, Freshman Da’Quan Bowers. They can throw, they can run and they can hit.

Why Alabama can win:
Nick Saban is one of the best coaches in the nation, especially when his team is playing in a big game. This is a HUGE game to start the season. John Parker Wilson (older brother of Ross from MTV’s hit series Two-A-Days) returns for his Senior year and is surrounded by 9 returning offensive starters (including some big time freshman receivers, most notably Freshman Julio Jones). Kicker Leigh Tiffin is one of the best in the nation from long distance and could provide great value in a close game.

Final Analysis and Prediction:
Playing in Georgia, there will be no home field advantage for either team. Playing on turf will be an advantage for the quicker Clemson team. While Alabama has some firepower, their offense just doesn’t really allow for too many big plays. Clemson’s offense is all about the big play and playing on turf in a dome with no weather conditions is a match made in heaven for the Tigers. Alabama will keep the score closer than the game really was, but in the end, will not be too much of a match up for the ACC Championship-bound Tigers. This win will solidify Clemson as the second best group of Tigers in the nation.

Clemson 27 Alabama 17