Larry Ness' Weekly Wipeout Winner-Auburn/Clemson (9-1 since Thanksgiving!)
My Weekly Wipeout Winner is on Auburn at 7:30 ET. Here's an "a-typical" Larry Ness analysis. Trusting Clemson in a "big game" can be very dangerous to your wallet! LY the Tigers were 8-1 (ranked No. 10) and being hailed as CFB's "best one-loss team" when they visited unranked Va Tech on a Thursday night. As five-point favorites, the Tigers got beat, 24-7! Just to prove "you can't keep a good team (with heart!) down," here's the way Clemson finished the '06 season. As 19 1/2-point home favorites the Tigers lost to Maryland (13-12), then edged NC St 20-14 as 18-point favorites before losing at home to South Carolina (minus-5), 31-28. In the Music City Bowl, Clemson, a 10 1/2-point favorite, lost to Kentucky, 28-20! Fast forward to '07. Clemson opened 4-0 but then lost at Ga Tech 13-3 and home to Va Tech, 41-23! The team then won four straight and on Nov 17, hosted BC, with the winner going to the ACC title game. As 8 1/2-point favorites, the Tigers lost, 20-17. Now THIS TEAM comes up favored over an Auburn team which won 20-17 at Florida (plus-17 1/2), holding a team which averaged 43.1 PPG and 462 YPG to 17 points and 312 yards. Now THIS TEAM is favored over Auburn which held McFadden to 43 YR and his team to 11 FDs and 193 total yards in a 9-7 win at Arkansas. FYI, Arkansas averaged 39.8 PPG and 457.4 YPG on the year. Playing in the brutal SEC, Auburn finished 5th in the nation in PPG allowed (16.7) and 8th in total YPG (298.3). I realize Cox stinks at QB but Tuberville will not lose to Tommy Bowden and his bunch of "toothless" Tigers. Weekly Wipeout Winner on Auburn.
Good Luck....Larry