Another College Football cash for the pros at FiveStarPick.com last night as we gave our members LA Tech -5.  We told you this line was DEAD WRONG as LA Tech crushed Hawaii 27-6, covering the spread by 16.  Tonight we are focusing our skills on the Big 12/Big East matchup of Colorado and West Virginia.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Mountaineers as 17-point home favorites with a total of 54.5.

Everyone thought that Colorado’s acquisition of Dan Hawkins in 2005 was genius.  After coaching the Broncos to a 53-11 record during his tenure, many thought the Buffaloes would soon be BCS contenders.  That hasn’t happened.

In Hawkins’ first three years in the Rockies, the Buffaloes have gone 13-24 and the 2009 season is looking somewhat suspect as well.  In their first two games of the season, Colorado allowed 77 points and 1,000 yards in losing to Colorado State and Toledo.  Needless to say, Hawkins’ back is up agains the wall.  The question is how will he react?

The Buffaloes finally got on track drumming Wyoming, 24-0, but Colorado is still last in the Big 12 in total offense (342.7 ypg), in total defense (410 ypg), in scoring defense (25.7 ppg), and in rushing defense (183 ypg).

In 2008, Colorado held on to beat West Virginia with a 25-yard overtime field goal.  In that game, the Buffaloes scored two quick touchdowns and then held on for a 17-14 overtime victory.  That victory was the last win for Colorado against a ranked opponent.  Not an ideal stat considering that West Virginia is 29-5 at home since the start of the 2004 season.

The Mountaineers have started off solid with wins over Liberty and East Carolina and then last week on the road at Auburn they took an early 14-0 lead. Unfortunately six turnovers, including a fumble and four interceptions by QB Jarrett Brown, proved too much to overcome and the Mountaineers lost a heartbreaker against an SEC team, 41-30.

With Rich Rodriguez freezing up in Michigan, West Virginia has retooled its offense under Stewart.  Now the West Virginia offense is more balanced and Brown is thriving with consecutive 300 yard+ games and a total 798 passing yards…the most ever for a West Virginia quarterback through the first three games of the season.  But don’t forget about RB Noel Devine.  He might be smaller than Avon Cobourne, Amos Zereoue and Slaton, but he is faster than any West Virginia tailback in the record book.

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Jimmy the Geek – FiveStarPick.com