THIS WEEK'S
UPSET ALERT

Georgia Tech is laying 6.5 at home, and I still like Colorado as the live dog. The biggest reason is Brennan Marion and the Go-Go offense. Marion's system uses option concepts, unusual two-back looks, tempo and vertical shots to force defenders to hesitate. He helped UNLV win 20 games in two seasons, then took a 3-9 Sacramento State team to 7-5 while producing the top rushing attack in the FCS. Now Marion gets Power Four athletes at Colorado, and Georgia Tech has no regular-season film of the Buffaloes running his system. Preparing for it on paper and defending it at full speed in Week 1 are two different things. Georgia Tech is also replacing longtime quarterback Haynes King with Indiana transfer Alberto Mendoza, creating another layer of uncertainty for a favorite being asked to win by a touchdown. Colorado is coming off a 3-9 season, so Deion Sanders enters this year with real pressure to show progress. Give me the desperate head coach, innovative new coordinator and unfamiliar offense. The line moving from Colorado +7 to +6.5 and the moneyline from +220 to +215 does not change the call: Colorado can win this game outright.