Presto's Picks: Subdivision? I was told there would be no math...

Earlier this year when Maryland beat Villanova, I was corrected in my description of the Wildcats—I referred to them as being in “I-AA”. Evidently the NCAA has renamed I-A and I-AA with the much less cumbersome “Football Bowl Subdivision” and “Football Championship Subdivision”—thank goodness for that. This is that high on the NCAA’s priority list? Much more important than actually moving toward a playoff system. Does that mean Division II becomes “not as good football championship subdivision”? And seriously, a “subdivision”? Do I need to wear a hard-hat? #17 VIRGINIA TECH vs William & Mary—week two of the Tyrod Taylor era looks to be smoother sailing for the freshman quarterback—and a major chance for the offense to get fat. The Tribe has coughed up average of 35 points a game—to the likes of Delaware, VMI and Liberty. While Jake Phillips leads I-AA (nothing like defying the NCAA) the Hokie D should have a field day as well. By the way, I had a friend in college who wore a William & Mary sweatshirt –the W&M positioned “strategically”--and for the next four years the running joke was that she named her breasts. HOKIES whip William and maul Mary 51-7. MARYLAND at Wake Forest—what’s more surprising, the Demon Deacons won the ACC last year or Jim Grobe’s team is 1-2 (and was outgained in their win over Army). But appearances can be deceiving: their losses to then #16 Nebraska (Wake a whisker away from a major upset) and Boston College (now 14th in the nation) leave nothing to be ashamed of. Also, the Demon Deacons were minus quarterback Riley Skinner for the bulk of those games—he’s expected to be recovered enough from his shoulder injury to play against the Terps Saturday. This might be the best spot for Maryland’s defense to face Wake—their misdirection offense isn’t a carbon-copy of West Virginia’s spread-option, but it’s as close as they’ll get in preparation for the Deacons. TERPS triumph 20-18. VIRGINIA vs Georgia Tech—Cavaliers face the Yellowjackets—or in the alternative nickname universe—the Wahoos play the Rambling Wreck. UVa’s early-season lead in the Coastal Division is somewhat misleading; sure, they’re 2-0 but the wins have come against Duke and North Carolina—both uneven efforts. Can the quarterback tandem of Sewell/Lalich compete against a legitimate team? Same with Cedric Peerman-it’s one thing to tally 100 yard efforts against the Blue Devils and Tar Heels—but will he find the same running room against a Yellowjacket D that ranks #2 in the league on the ground? CAVALIERS fall 26-13. Elsewhere—NAVY dominates Duke, HOWARD’s edged by Eastern Michigan, GEORGETOWN can’t keep up with Holy Cross, JAMES MADISON crushes Coastal Carolina, RICHMOND routs Bucknell. (5-1 last week, 14-5 this fall)