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Week 6 saw a little improvement from Madden Planet's prognosticators, but more so from Austinwolv. Austinwolv finished up 4-2 for the week while SeminoleDynasty finished up at 3-3. Both now sit at 21-15 for the year. For week 7, the guys have choosen to take on the following games: Wisconsin @ Penn State, Texas A&M @ Texas Tech, Missouri @ Oklahoma, LSU @ Kentucky, Florida State @ Wake Forest, and Auburn @ Arkansas. Florida State @ Wake Forest Oct. 11, 7:30pm ET ESPN SeminoleDynasty's take: FSU will come into this one ranked again for the 1st time since the season opened. The Noles are 4-1 and ranked #21 after beating North Carolina State 27-10 this past Saturday. The Seminole offense is looking much different with duel threat Xavier Lee at quarterback. Lee has looked very efficient in his start against the Wolf Pack and 2nd half performance against Alabama 2 weeks ago. The Seminoles still need to get their running game going as it has been pathetic. Antoine Smith has found little to no holes this season from his line. Receivers Greg Carr, DeCody Fagg, and Preston Parker have been playing very well the past few games. Preston Parker is also a force on punt returns averaging Defensively, the Seminoles are playing top notch. The Noles have the 9th best scoring defense giving up 15.6 per game. The Seminoles also sit at 18th in total defense allowing 302.6 yards per game. Out of that total, the Noles only give up 81.8 yards per game on the ground. The pass rush has gotten much better over the past 3 games also. The Seminoles got a taste of what Wake might do this past weekend as N.C. State opened up with plenty of screens and draws. Wake will do much more misdirections to keep the vastly superior Noles on their heels. Wake Forest will come into this one 3-2. The defending ACC champions will look to repeat last year's 30-0 performance on the Seminoles. Offensively, the Demon Deacons are led by wide out Kenneth Moore. He is a multi talented threat as he proved last week in the Deacons 41-36 win over Duke. Moore rushed 4 times for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns while adding 11 receptions for 100 yards. Moore leads the team in rushing and receiving. The Deacons are still searching for a dependable quarterback as starter Riley Skinner has not looked good so far this season. On defense the Deacons have been a sieve. They are allowing 25.6 points per game and 358.4 yards per game. The Deacons will need to hold up a duel threat quarterback and continue to bottle up the Seminoles offensive running game if they want to beat the Noles for the 2nd year in a row. Both these teams will be coming in on a short weeks practice. I believe the Seminoles are looking for revenge in this one after being humilated by the Deacons last year. I think the Seminole offense will make enough big plays and the defense will hold the Deacons down for the most part. Florida State 27 Wake Forest 17 Austinwolv's add: As Nole said, FSU will be looking to erase the bad taste of last year’s blanking. Wake Forest does not have enough offensive weapons to keep the FSU defense from setting up the Seminole offense with short field opportunities. FSU 28, WF 13 LSU @ Kentucky Oct. 13, 3:30pm ET CBS SeminoleDynasty's take: LSU is the #1 team in the country and proved it by taking down the Gators 28-24 last weekend. LSU is now 6-0 and looking like the top dog in the SEC West at 3-0. LSU's offense is ranked #16 in the country in points per game averaging 37.8 points. Quarterback Matt Flynn will continue to lead the team possibly without star receiver Early Doucet. Running back Jacob Hester proved to be a stud against Florida getting key 1st downs and showing hard running to help the Tigers win over Florida. Backup quarterback Ryan Perilloux has been a nice change of pace when he comes in the game. He is used as a option runner for the most part. The LSU defense dropped to #2 in scoring defense, but still just allow an average of 9.3 points per game. The defense is also only allowing 197.8 yards per game which is good for #1 in the nation. Defensive end Kirston Pittman and the Tigers will need to get pressure on Kentucky's star quarterback Andre Woodson. Kentucky is coming off their 1st loss of the year with a 38-23 loss in Columbia to the South Carolina Gamecocks. Kentucky moved from #8 in the polls to #17 after the defeat and are now 5-1 on the year. Kentucky quarterback Andre Woodson had 3 costly turnovers in last weeks defeat. He had been very good this year besides that rain soaked game. Receiver Keenan Burton has played very well this year and has been the go to receiver. The Wildcat offense is averaging 42.7 points per game, good for 9th in the country while also being ranked #13 in total offense. The Wildcat defense has been nothing to write home about allowing close to 400 yards per game at 377.7 yards per game and allowing 24.7 points per game. The Wildcat defense will need to have their best game of the year if they are to stay in this one. LSU could come in on a let down after playing a hard fought game against Florida, but I see LSU coming out and making a statement in Lexington. LSU will contain Woodson and the high powered Wildcat offense while the LSU offense plays solidly. LSU 34 Kentucky 16 Austinwolv's add: Kentucky had trouble holding up the South Carolina pass rush, and they aren’t going to have an easy time against LSU. The LSU defense pressures Woodson into another tough game. LSU 31, Wildcats 14 Wisconsin @ Penn State Oct. 13, 3:30pm ET ABC Austinwolv's take: Wisconsin is coming off a tough B10 loss to upstart Illinois, while Penn State was all over a downtrodden Iowa team. PSU’s mediocre offense finally put up some numbers last week, but will have a tough time against a solid Wisconsin defense. RB Austin Scott was suspended from the team, which leaves the running game burden on Rodney Kinlaw. PSU’s offense is putting 180 yards per game on the ground, while only 224 through the air. If QB Anthony Morelli plays smart, he can take advantage of the Wisconsin defense which is only ranked #49 on defense. The Badgers are giving up 150+ yards per game on the ground, which should help Morelli out. For Wisconsin, give the ball to PJ Hill, who is helping Wisconsin put up 192 yards per game on the ground, while QB Tyler Donovon is throwing for almost 240 yards per game. With a great TE and solid receivers, the Badgers have some weapons. However, they are taking on one of the country’s best defenses, as the Nittany Lions are only giving up just over 250 yards per game total. If LBs Sean Lee and Dan Connor contain PJ Hill, the Badgers will need to throw which PSU has the secondary to make plays. Seeing as this game is late afternoon in Happy Valley, the crowd will be into it, and I look for defense to set the tone. PSU 21, Wisconsin 18 SeminoleDynasty's add: I agree with Austin. Wisconsin has been playing poorly and getting away with it far too often this season. Penn St. should have plenty of room running which should open up a few passing lanes for Morelli. The Lions are at home so I see this being a close victory for them. Penn State 24 Wisconsin 17 Texas A&M @ Texas Tech Oct. 13, 3:30pm ET ABC Austinwolv's take: The Red Raiders bring their typical high-scoring offense into this game off a victory against Iowa State. Freshman WR Michael Crabtree continues to light up the scoreboard, having grabbed 17 touchdowns this season already on 70 catches. The Tech rushing offense is merely there in name only, as it is only a cursory threat. On defense, Tech continues their reputation of being just plain poor. Despite playing a weak schedule thus far, Tech gives up 150+ yards on the ground and 23.8 points per game. The Aggies enter this game after a tough win against Oklahoma State. Jorvorskie Lane and Stephen McGee continue to lead the offense which can run the ball well, but is subpar through the air. Lucky for them, they are playing Texas Tech who can’t stop either. Thus, the question is if A&M’s defense can shut down Crabtree and QB Graham Harrell, who has already thrown 28 touchdowns this season. The Aggie D is giving up 22 points per game and unfortunately their passing defense efficiency is suspect. The tortillas will be flying. Tech 41, A&M 33 SeminoleDynasty's add: The last time I saw the Aggies play they were dismantled by Miami. Texas Tech has a lot better offense than the Hurricanes. I see the Red Raiders having a field day passing on the Aggies and another high scoring shoot out entows. Texas Tech 45 Texas A&M 34 Missouri @ Oklahoma Oct. 13, 6:30pm ET FSN Austinwolv's take: Missouri has been quietly putting together a nice season, behind the multiple talents of QB Chase Daniel. The offense has been putting up big numbers in both facets of the attack, putting up no less than 38 points in any game this season. That offense is 4th in the country in total yardage and 11th in scoring. However, it is the defense that will decide how far Missouri goes, as they are giving up 21 points per game and over 400 yards per game. Oklahoma comes into this game off a key rivalry win over Texas. Featuring more big names than the Tigers on offense, Oklahoma can strike with a few different weapons. At running back, DeMarco Murray and Allen Patrick are sharing the load equally and producing near identical numbers. Young QB Sam Bradford continues to play well, having two capable wideouts. That all leads to a powerful balanced offense. However, just as Missouri’s story, the schedule can be questioned slightly. The factor that Oklahoma has in their favor is their defense which hasn’t given up more than 24 points this season. In fact, the Sooners only give up 15.8 points per game which makes them Top10 in scoring defense and only allowing 66 rushing yards per game puts them at #11 nationally for total defense. If OU plays to their capability at home, the Sooners will dominate. Oklahoma 38, Mizzou 27 SeminoleDynasty's add: Oklahoma has already been biten once this year. I don't see it happening again. Missouri has played well, but the Sooners have way too much talent for them to fall at home to the Tigers. Oklahoma 31 Missouri 17 Auburn @ Arkansas Oct. 13, 7:45pm ET ESPN SeminoleDynasty's take: Auburn is ranked #22 after beating Vanderbilt 35-7 on Saturday. The Tigers have posted 3 straight wins after losing 2 in a row. Auburn is now 4-2 on the year. The Tiger offense relies solely on the run game. Running back Ben Tate has averaged 84.3 yards per game this season. The Tigers need quarterback Brandon Cox to step up for them to make any type of run at the SEC West. Auburn is 4-2 thanks to their defense. The defense is ranked #17 in the country in scoring allowing 17 points per game and ranked #15 in the country in total defense allowing 293.3 yards per game. The Auburn defense will need to continue to hold the running game down if they want to win against Arkansas and Darren McFadden. Arkansas is now 3-2 after beating Chattanooga 34-15 on Saturday. The Razorbacks offense has been outstanding this year averaging 42.6 points per game which is good enough for #10 in the NCAAs. They also average 507.6 yards per game on offense which is good enough for #8 in the nation. Running back's Darren McFadden and Felix Jones have been the catalysts for the Razorbacks offense this season. Both are averaging over 100 yards per game. The passing game behind quarterback Casey Dick hasn't been all that spectacular, but it hasn't needed to be with those 2 backs behind him. The Razorback defense has not been all that good this year. They are allowing 352.4 yards per game and 26.2 points per game. If the 'backs are to get a win in this one, they will need to play at a decent level and allow their offense to win it for them. My belief is the Tigers defense is doing just enough for them to get the wins so far. I see this game going a lot like three prior games for the Tigers when they lost to South Florida, Mississippi State, and beat Florida. Since I see this as a close game, I'm going to go with the home team who has more play makers. McFadden will do just enough to get the win for the Razorbacks. Arkansas 28 Auburn 23 Austinwolv's add: I like Nole’s thinking on this one. If the Razorbacks can get a couple plays early on offense, I think they ease their way to win, as Auburn’s offense won’t be able to climb out of the hole. Arkansas 24, Auburn 20

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