D1A Games This Weekend: Several Big Rankings Clashes
D1A Games This Weekend: Several Big Rankings Clashes
The Mid-South is back on the field and already we've got a key matchup as Top-10 teams Lindenwood (#3) and Arkansas State (#7) meet in a game that will likely be very close.
Oklahoma looks in good position to keep winning in the Red River, but Texas won't be easy. Cal should win over UCLA, but the Bruins could make it close. The score between the two in the StorerClassic was 19-8. But Cal Head Coach Jack Clark expects things to be different this time.
"Taking nothing away from what was a good and highly spirited UCLA performance in January, we mostly slept-walked through the match," Clark said in Cal Rugby's preview of the game. "The boys know we have to put more energy and accuracy into the return match."
Simpson Center for High Performance: Cal Coach-Education Program session moderated by Jack Clark, featuring Cal/Olympic coaches Dave Durden, USA Swimming, & Robyne Johnson, USA Track/Field. Great look behind the curtain as Team USA heads to Tokyo in July for the XXXII Olympiad. pic.twitter.com/8KkkPrPgDy
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And finally Arizona takes on Grand Canyon. The Wildcats lost in the last minute to Central Washington, but shouldn't be too discouraged by that. ON the road at GCU, Arizona is probably favored, but GCU, already winners over Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara, and are still improving.
How Did We Do Last Week?
Of the seven games we had picks for, we were right in six of them. The one game we got wrong? Central Washington at Arizona, which is forgiveable.
(Rankings listed are official D1A rankings unless it's past #20, in which case it's GRR's ranking)
Date | Away | Home | Conference | GRR Pick | |
2/8/20 | Clemson (26) | at | Life (1) | Mid-South | Life by 35 |
2/8/20 | Lindenwood (3) | at | Arkansas State (7) | Mid-South | Lindenwoodby 4 |
2/8/20 | UCLA (17) | at | Cal (2) | PAC | Cal by 30 |
2/8/20 | Santa Clara (35) | at | Cal Poly (30) | California Conf. | Cal Poly by 6 |
2/8/20 | UC Santa Barbara | at | San Diego State (37) | California Conf. | SD State by 12 |
2/8/20 | Texas (38) | at | Oklahoma (34) | Red River | Oklahoma by 15 |
2/8/20 | Texas Tech | at | Texas A&M (27) | Red River | A&M by 25 |
2/8/20 | North Texas | at | Baylor | Red River | Baylor by 12 |
2/7/20 | Arizona (14) | at | Grand Canyon (20) | Non Conference | Arizona by 17 |