Some very compelling games this weekend

Here are the games that I am most interested in for week 3:

GA Tech @ Notre Dame - The Yellow Jackets have looked super impressive against high school and physically impaired/special needs teams. What can they do against somebody with a pulse? The Irish lost their starting QB and have a few other key injuries

Yellow Jackets win big

Utah @ Fresno State - The west coast Bulldogs got steamrolled by the Rebels in Mississippi last week. Why does that matter? Because everybody is comparing themselves to the SEC. The Utes are ranked and starting to make noise; maybe even establishing themselves as a solid upper-mid tier team. Maybe even as a program that deserves to be in the PAC Championship discussion year in and year out... Whether it is fair or not, people are looking at this game as a barometer to compare the PAC 12 to the SEC. Utes don't need to hang 70 on Fresno, but they do need to win big

Utes by 2 TDs or more

Auburn @ LSU - Auburn dropped from # 6 in the nation to # 18, falling 12 spots in the AP poll. That my friends is the biggest drop in the rankings for a team after a win EVER. Let that sink in. Sure, Jacksonville State is ranked # 1 out of all the FCS teams; but no FCS team should take a top 10 P5 school to overtime. LSU dominated a respected MS State team last week. If Aubbie gets embarrassed, the wheels may start falling off the "Gus Bus".

LSU in a slugfest, say less than a touchdown

South Carolina @ Georgia - The Dawgs are in the top 10 despite what looks like real concerns at the QB position. USCjr has looked very shaky winning against a not so well respected UNC team and losing to perennial bottom dweller Kentucky. By all accounts, UGA should be able to push the Gamecocks around. But USCjr coach ******* Spurrier always seems to have Georgia's number. Plus, calls for the Head ball Coach to retire will get super loud if he loses this game; especially if he gets embarrassed.

Dawgs win big and push the Head Ball Coach one step closer to being a full time golfer

Colorodo @ Colorado State - Was this supposed to be the year that the Buffs started to turn the corner and maybe even get to a bowl? Did the Rainbow Warriors already ruin all hope of that? The Rams are feeling pretty sexy about hotshot UGA offensive coordinator Mike Bobo as their head coach. Sure, losing Jim McElwain wasn't their 1st choice, but the Rams still look pretty solid for a non P5 school. This is a must win for the Buffaloes if they want to have any hope for the post-season. It is already hard to find 4 more wins on their schedule, much less 5

Rams in a squeaker

Florida @ Kentucky - 29 years ago, this series was about 50/50. Fast forward to 2015 and the gators have won 28 in a row. Wildcats almost won in Gainesville last year and are fresh off a road win at South Carolina; their 1st win on the road in conference play in 22 tries. that storyline is what makes this game compelling, for me anyway.

Wildcats break the streak in a close game

Stanford @ USC - On the surface, this game does not look that interesting. but the Cardinal was supposed to be pretty good this year. and then they went and lost to Northwestern which cost them their spot in the rankings. The real USC is still very much a player to be included in the 4 team playoff, and Stanford is in danger of falling into national irrelevancy. Best case scenario for the PAC is a close, tight game with the Trojans coming out on top. Won't happen.

USC embarrasses Stanford in a laugher

Ole Miss @ Alabama - Like GA Tech, the Rebels have scored a bunch against teams that by law should not even be allowed to play P5 teams. That changes this week as they play at the No. 2 team in the land's home campus. Here's the thing, Mississippi never wins in Tuscaloosa. Will that change this year? I'll believe it when I see it...

Colonel Reb will be crying in T-town

BYU @ UCLA - The Mormons did the Bruins a big favor with their last second miracle win over a name brand team in week one. Why? Because it put them in the rankings and gives UCLA a quality opponent in week 3. The PAC really needs this one to help with national perception about the conference.

Bruins make it look easy