2017 Six-Pick Week 5

It's time. The moment you've been waiting for all season. First, lets take a look at the standings...

What. The. Hell.

Meanwhile, CBS continues to find ways to make me think twice about hosting our picks there; two of the best games (Miami - Duke and USC - Wazzu) aren't even available to pick.

Remember, you make your picks at CBSSports.com (LINKY HERE).

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Vanderbilt at Florida (-10)
Factoid #1: Vanderbilt University was founded by a famous heiress and fashion designer, who used the money from sales of her jeans and perfumes to build the football stadium. Their athletic programs are named after her favorite soul group.
Factoid #2: Florida survived yet another nailbiter last week, this time against Kentucky, after Kentucky chose the unique strategy of not covering a Gator receiver at all.
PICK: Florida's luck runs out here, and Vandy atones for last week's disaster. Vandy wins outright.

Northwestern at Wisconsin (-15)

Factoid #1: Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald is already in the College Football Hall of Fame, while Frank Beamer is not. Huh.
Factoid #2: Wisconsin is one of the only teams in the P5 that doesn't play another P5 team out-of-conference this year.
PICK: That's a hefty line, but Northwestern hasn't shown much so far; they got pummeled 41-17 by Duke. Give me the Badgers.

Georgia (-7) at Tennessee
Factoid #1: Georgia blasted flavor-of-the-week Mississippi State last week 31 - 3. Don't know what that says about LSU.
Factoid #2: The malaise at Tennessee continued this week, with Butch Jones ranting about the negative coverage his team has received.

PICK: Tennessee barely escaped UMass last week. They won't be so lucky this week. Georgia in a rout.

Iowa at Michigan State (-3)
Factoid #1: Iowa lost a heartbreaker to Penn State on a the final play of the game, after Akrum Wadley scored too quickly for Iowa. Critical mistake, always have to take a knee at the one and kick the FG there. Always worked for me in NCAA 2013.
Factoid #2: Accusations of running a steroid ring were leveled by the Detroit Free Press against Sparty, who denies the allegations.

PICK: This game could have been a trap for MSU, but Iowa probably caught their attention last week against Penn State. Michigan State by a TD.

Mississippi State at Auburn (-9)
Factoid #1: Mississippi State is somehow ranked two spots behind LSU in the Coaches' Poll this week, even after MSU blew them out by 30 points.
Factoid #2: Auburn basketball assistant coach Chuck Person is being charged with corruption after an FBI investigation. I'm STUNNED that one of Bruce Pearl's staff would do such a thing.

PICK: I have no idea what to make of either of these teams. I'm not a huge believe in LSU, though, so that win doesn't make me think much of MSU. Auburn covers.

Oklahoma State (-10) at Texas Tech
Factoid #1: Okie State's loss to TCU last Saturday had their fans seriously blaming Mike Gundy's hair.
Factoid #2: Texas Tech is undefeated and ranks second in the country in turnover margin. But they've got to find a better way to do the bell ringing thing they do.

PICK: Oklahoma State wins, but Texas Tech covers.

Clemson (-7)at VT
Factoid #1: Clemson struggled with BC last week, with the game knotted at 7-7 in the 4th quarter before pulling away.
Factoid #2: College Game Day will be visiting Blacksburg for the first time since 2007, the all-time great year of chaos in college football.
My wife got me one of these to use as a throw pillow. It's still on our couch
PICK: This looks to be a low-scoring slog to me. I'll take VT.

Cal at Oregon (-14)
Factoid #1: All Cal's 4 games have been close entering the 4th quarter, including Weber State and USC.
Factoid #2: Oregon managed to lose to Arizona State as a 13-point favorite last week. ASU's only other win this year is over New Mexico State, who hasn't appeared in a bowl since 1960.

PICK: That's an awfully big line for what look like two evenly-matched teams to me. I'll take Cal and the points.

DRINK OF THE WEEK:

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale is one of those things that must have been hard to convince somebody's bosses to make. It seems like it shouldn't work, aging a beer using a spirit container, but damn if it doesn't taste amazing. The high ABV makes me glad they only sell these in four-packs, though.

Remember, we're making our picks on CBSSports.com (LINKY HERE), though feel free to let everybody know what the correct answers will be in the comments.