Gridiron Picks Week 5

1. Corey Aldritt (8-2, 34-6)

2. Matt Gubbels (6-4, 33-7)

3. Luke Plansky (4-6, 30-10)

4. Chris Conetzkey (6-4, 29-11)

Colorado @ Florida State

Matt: Colorado — Bobby Bowden can’t win a game against a decent team.

Luke: Florida State — Buffs come back down to earth on the road.

Corey: Florida State — I don’t think Florida State can lose two weeks in a row unless Bobby Bowden suits up to play quarterback.

Chris: Colorado — Tough road game. Guess we’ll find out if Colorado is any good.

Northwestern @ Iowa

Matt: Iowa — Hawkeyes will bounce back after Jake Christensen lost the game for them last week.

Luke: Iowa — I legitimately feel bad for Jake Christensen; how can you learn from a year you were sacked 46 times?

Corey: Iowa — Yawn … this game will be a snoozer.

Chris: Northwestern — WhoHoo!!! Rose Bowl here we come. Sorry, just wanted to do what every other fake Northwestern fan in Illinois is doing.

Illinois @ Penn State

Matt: Penn State — JoePa and company have looked impressive so far … the Illini and their “Juice” have not.

Luke: Penn State — Nittany Lions are my favorites to win the Big 10 and BCS Bowl Game.

Corey: Penn State — The Nittany Lions make a statement to the rest of the Big 10 that they are the team to beat.

Chris: Penn State — What is older? Coach Joe Paterno … or making fun of Joe Paterno’s age?

TCU @ Oklahoma

Matt: Oklahoma — This will be closer than expected but the Sooners offense is absolutely lights-out.

Luke: Oklahoma — Sooners are averaging nearly 55 points per game.

Corey: Oklahoma — The Sooners better not take TCU lightly because the Mountain West Conference might be the third best conference this year.

Chris: Oklahoma — Ah … TCU. Brings back memories of when Iowa State went to a bowl game. Sigh … those were the days.

Purdue @ Notre Dame

Matt: Notre Dame — This is an absolutely huge game for both teams and I think Jimmy Claussen is going to make enough plays to lead the Irish to a win.

Luke: Purdue — I don’t know why I picked Notre Dame last week.

Corey: Notre Dame — The Irish will win because of “Touchdown Jesus,” the sweetest statue at any university.

Chris: Purdue — Notre Dame isn’t good.

USC @ Oregon State

Matt: USC — The Trojans should not lose in the regular season.

Luke: USC — Trojans could beat the Chiefs and the Rams.

Corey: USC — The Beavers will try their best to take down Trojans, but the Trojans are too tough and their offense will score multiple times.

Chris: USC — Only because I root for teams with similar uniforms to the Cyclones.

Virginia Tech @ Nebraska

Matt: Virginia Tech — The Huskers will go down because of Steve Pederson’s refusal to schedule anyone in the first three games. I wonder why he and Bill Callahan don’t have jobs.

Luke: Virginia Tech — Hokies were already tested in the non-conference; Huskers are strangers to competition.

Corey: Nebraska — First big win for Bo Pelini, even though it’s against a pretty bad Hokie team.

Chris: Nebraska — That hurt.

Wisconsin @ Michigan

Matt: Wisconsin — Michigan just doesn’t have enough offense.

Luke: Michigan — Upset special.

Corey: Wisconsin — I hope I’m not the only one who enjoys seeing Michigan this bad.

Chris: Wisconsin — So far there hasn’t been any winner since Rich Rodrigez left West Virginia.

Troy @ Oklahoma State

Matt: Troy — The game with Ohio State showed me the Trojans are going to pull the upset for the second straight season.

Luke: Oklahoma State — Cowboys will start 5-0 and finish 8-4; they play the Big 12 elite on the later part of their schedule.

Corey: Oklahoma State — The Cowboys remember last year’s loss to Troy and they won’t let it happen again.

Chris: Oklahoma State — Because the Cowboys’ coach is a man. (Monday was the one year anniversary).

Alabama @ Georgia

Matt: Georgia — The Tide have looked better through the first four games but I can’t in my right mind pick a Nick Saban team, plus the ‘Dawgs have Knowshon Moreno.

Luke: Alabama — Saban knows how to win a big game; Crimson Tide have looked tough so far.

Corey: Georgia — The Tide will look washed up against the defense of Georgia.

Chris: Georgia — Still not a full Bulldog believer, but I’ll stick with them at home.