SPORTS WEEKEND PREVIEW (1st Edition)

Welcome to the 1st edition of Sports Weekend Preview from The ArmChair Coach. The first thing I would like to say is, what an awful display of offensive football by the Gamecocks and Wolfpack last night. IT WAS GROSSLY OFFENSIVE! The game pretty much went as I expected eccept for the lack of points being scored. The two teams made numerus mistakes as expected in an opening game of the season. The Gamecocks made fewer mistakes and came out on top 7 to 3. I thought Garcia played so so and State QB Russell Wilson was bad. I do expect both teams to play better as the season moves ahead.



I will have a Game of The Week in high school football, college football and NFL football that I will highlight every weekend. I will also look at other games going on as well.



HIGH SCHOOL GAME OF THE WEEK
Myrtle Beach @ Byrnes..... This is a game between 4A Division 1 State Champs Byrnes and 3A State Champs Myrtle Beach. These two schools have not played since 1982 when Byrnes beat Myrtle Beach 9 to 6 to win the 3A State Title. Byrnes pounded Central Gwinnett 43 to 7 lat week while Myrtle Beach shut out Carolina Forest 49 to 0. Both of these teams like to throw the ball around the yard, so look for a long ball game. Byrnes has two big advantages, playing at home and the Marcus factor. Marcus Lattimore rated by many as the #1 tailback in the nation. I see the nationally #2 ranked Byrnes Rebels defeating the Myrtle Beach Seahawks 41 to 19.

COLLEGE GAME OF THE WEEK
Virginia Tech vs Alabama in Atlanta's Georgia Dome.....Virginia Tech, by most people is considered to be the team to beat in the ACC. Myself included. They are the defending ACC champs. They are preseason ranked #7 in the country They will be better on offense this season and are always good on defense and special teams. Alabama is playing in this opening game in the Georgia Dome for the 2nd year in a row. They dismantled ACC power Clemson 34 to 10 in last years game. Alabama will have a new starter at QB in jr. Greg McElroy starting for the first time in college. The Crimson Tide's defense is very good and could be better than last year's dominating squad. Alabama is preseason ranked #5 and I see Alabama defeating Virginia Tech 23 to 16.

OTHER HIGH SCHOOL GAMES
Wren @ Boiling Springs.....The Bulldogs will be fired up with their coach back on the sideline.....Boiling Springs 38 Wren 13
Chesnee @ Landrum..... The Eagles have to much fire power for the Cardinals..... Chesnee 34 Landrum 10
Spartanburg @ Northwestern..... The Vikings remember the thrashing they got from the Trojans last year..... Spartanburg 20 Northwestern 17
Gaffney @ Greenville..... The Indians are mad about the 2nd half collapse of last week against Dorman..... Gaffney 34 Greenville 23
Woodruff @ Clinton..... The Wolverines score early and often.....Woodruff 43 Clinton 30
Blacksburg @ Indian Land..... The Wildcats could pull the upset, but.....Indian Land 21 Blacksburg 18

OTHER COLLEGE GAMES
Middle Tennessee @ Clemson..... Dabo Swinney's Tigers get off to a good start..... Clemson 34 Middle Tennessee 13
BYU vs Oklahoma in Dallas..... BYU hangs for awhile and Oklahoma pulls away in 2nd half..... Oklahoma 37 BYU 16
Baylor @ Wake Forest..... The Demon Deacons win a hard fought battle..... Wake Forest 23 Baylor 20
Mississippi @ Memphis..... Memphis will be fired up for this battle, but it want be enough..... Ole Miss 27 Memphis 10
Charleston Southern @ Florida..... I feel funny picking this game, but Florida is #1 in nation, nuff said..... Florida 73 Charleston Southern 6
Western Michigan @ Michigan..... The Wolverines get off to a good start for Rich Rodriguez..... Michigan 31 Western Michigan 10

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PREVIEW
The Atlanta Braves are in a critical series with the Cincinnati Reds. The Braves need to sweep this series and get on a winning streak if they are going to get to the post season. They come into this game on a 2 game losing streak after their bullpen fell apart the last two games of the series with the Marlins.

Enjoy the weekend in sports. Until Monday.