WEEK 5 FOOTBALL PICKS

There were some very interesting football games last weekend. Lets look at some of the results. In High School, the swagger is back at The Reservation, as the Gaffney Indians defeated the Byrnes Rebels 26 to 16. In College, the battle between the Tigers, on the plains in Alabama, had Auburn coming from behind and defeating Clemson in overtime 27 to 24. This game was the most physical game I have seen in quiet awhile. In the NFL, the Carolina Panthers continued to struggle on offense, as they fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 to 7. The Panthers plan a QB change this week to try and jump start a struggling offense. Rookie Jimmy Clausen gets his first NFL start.

The ArmChair Coach went 7 and 3 in football picks last week. My record for the season is 33 and 7 for a percentage of .825. Lets look at this weeks picks.

HIGH SCHOOL GAMES

Greenville @ Gaffney..... If recent history continues, this will be another tight game between the Red Raiders and the Indians. Since 2006, this game has been decided by 10 points or less with Gaffney winning 3 of the 4 meetings. This game will be close as well..... Gaffney 20 Greenville 13 For a more in depth preview of this game go to the Tribe Blitz link on this page.

Blacksburg @ Southside Christian..... The interesting thing about this game is, can Blacksburg continue to ride their horse Chase Hames to victory? Hames has rushed for over 800 yards and 12 total TD's the past two weeks, as the Wildcats beat Latta and Liberty. I see them riding him to victory number three in a row..... Blacksburg 34 Southside Christian 24

Chesnee @ Chapman..... The Eagles are playing their third consecutive rivalry game. They lost to Woodruff and Broome the previous two weeks. Will they have any emotion left? They will lose in a shootout..... Chapman 35 Chesnee 32

Chesterfield @ Pageland-Central..... I had the opportunity to see this match-up last season and saw the Chesterfield Rams win their second in a row over the Central Eagles. The Eagles have had this game circled on their calendar since last season and they want it bad. They will get it..... Pageland-Central 24 Chesterfield 20

COLLEGE GAMES

South Carolina @ Auburn..... This will be the Gamecocks first road test of the season. Auburn is a very hostile place to play, as Clemson found out last week. The Tigers are a little beat up, but they should be ready to play this week after their tough overtime win last week..... Auburn 24 South Carolina 20

Alabama @ Arkansas..... The Hogs got a big road win at Georgia last week, while the Tide cruised at Duke. The Alabama defense will be the difference in this one..... Alabama 27 Arkansas 17

Oregon State @ Boise State..... This is another big game for Boise State against a good BCS conference opponent. The Broncos need to win this game and look impressive in doing so..... Boise State 38 Oregon State 20

NFL GAMES

Cincinnati @ Carolina..... The Panthers are making a QB change this week to see if they can jump start a struggling offense. Rookie Jimmy Clausen gets his first NFL start and the results will be the same, a Carolina loss..... Cincinnati 20 Carolina 13

NY Jets @ Miami..... The Dolphins are 2 and 0 but they have struggled on offense. The Jets are coming off of a big win over the Patriots and they have one of the best defenses in the NFL. This should be a typical Dolphins Jets game..... NY Jets 21 Miami 17

Pittsburg @ Tampa Bay..... This is a battle between two surprising 2 and 0 teams. The Steelers are still without Big Ben at QB, but they should find a way to win this game against the young Bucs..... Pittsburg 16 Tampa bay 10

Did You Know? Blacksburg High School's Sr. RB Chase Hames was chosen as the Max Preps National High School back of the week. Hames carried the ball 45 times for 444 yards and 5 total TDs in the Wildcats 41 to 27 win over Liberty last Friday night.

Until Next Time.