Miami has to be able to run the ball with Willis McGahee. He gives them a power back. He can break tackles, but he also has the speed to break a long run. Miami's running will also slow down the Gators defense. They have to respect it and if Dorsey has time to throw, Andre Johnson, Roscoe Parrish and Kellen Winslow II will make plays.

This is a great game, one that should be played every year. The state of Florida has raised the bar when it comes to talent and all three schools use this as a vehicle for recruiting and, more importantly, it's bragging rights. Florida State does it and remains in the national title picture every year. Not playing this one isn't fair to the fans or the players. Ask them and they'll say they'd love to play this game. They give the winner of the battle between Florida, Florida State and Miami the Florida Cup. But I'll tell you this, if you can win the Florida Cup, you will be in the thick of things in the BCS.

I think these two teams want at each really badly. This will be a hard-hitting game with a great collection of athletes. I'll have to feel the vibe in Gainesville on Friday before I can make a pick. Check out GameDay Saturday.

Alabama at No. 3 Oklahoma
When it comes to the new style of defense, Oklahoma's is the one everyone is trying to be like. The zone blitz scheme, the variety of looks, the flat out speed and effort. OU is as good as you can find.

But after talking with Sooners' defensive coordinator Mike Stoops, he is scratching his head as he tries top prepare for Alabama because of the respect he has for Bama coach Dennis Franchione. With Franchione's background, Stoops is forced to prepare for as many as 25 different offensive looks. Anything from the option to play actions to shotgun to under center to 2-back sets to the veer to, well, so many things that it makes for some long evenings during game week. The challenge for the Sooners will be to play disciplined defense against the option, but play fast. OU's defense is all about flying around and sometimes, you can lose that agressiveness against an option because you're so locked in on your key. The Sooners will have to make sure they don't lose that agressive nature.

The question is what offense Bama will run. It has a talented QB in Tyler Watts, who in his second year now with Franchione and has a better understand of the offense. Ahmaad Galloway is a typical Bama running back -- enough burst to run by you but enough power to run over you and he makes plays when he gets the chance. There are also plenty of receivers, so this is an interesting offense.

And let's face it, with Bama on probation, this is it for them. This is the Crimson Tide's national championship game. Bama players know it. OU players know it. The fans know it. This will have a little more intensity. The Tide wants to shock the world and ruin the BCS by rolling into Norman and beating the Sooners. While some people got freaked out by Bama's struggles with Middle Tennessee, that was more than likely caused by the players looking ahead. No matter how much Franchione tried to guard against it, it was inevitable.

Despite what many people are saying, I like what I've seen of the Oklahoma offense. People are down on the Sooners after the Tulsa game, but I just ask "What, did you only watch the first half?" Sure, they struggled in the red zone early and it cost them some points, but they finished with 509 yards total offense. They had 378 yards rushing, including 227 by Quentin Griffin. The have an experienced line and great depth at running back -- remember the name Kujuan Jones. The redshirt freshman had 70 yards on 11 carries against Tulsa. He is the real deal. Add in great receivers and one of the nation's best tight ends in Trent Smith and this is an offense gaining a lot of confidence in itself. We'll find out more in the weeks to come, but I liked the schemes and I liked what they were doing.

Alabama will come into this game with incredible emotion and intensity, but I think the combination of Oklahoma's defense being too fast -- watch for them to create some turnovers -- and the Sooners running game will be too much for the Crimson Tide.

Purdue at No. 24 Notre Dame
Last week Notre Dame showed tremendous entusiasm on both sides of the ball and scored a solid victory. I said it before, but Carlyle Holliday loooked like he'd been running the west coast offense his whole life. He played with such poise, but now he goes against a defense that is much faster than Maryland. Notre Dame will have to do a much better job executing in the red zone against Purdue. Short of Holliday, there isn't a proven playmaker on the offense. That's not saying one won't emerge. Notre Dame still recruits great athletes, but right now the Irish have to win with execution, discipline and fundamentals. They have to be able to get in the end zone and not be forced to rely on the dependable leg of Nick Setta, who kicked five field goals in the win over Maryland.

It won't be easy, though. Joe Tiller said this is the most athletic defense he's had in his five-plus seasons as head coach at Purdue and they've had some pretty good defenses in West Lafayette. Purdue will make some plays. Shawn Phillips is back from a one-game suspension and he gives the Boilermakers a speed rush from the outside. The linebackers -- Landon Johnson, Niko Koutouvides and Joe Odom -- are a quick, aggressive bunch and the DBs can flat-out fly. Purdue is confident in its secondary, which allows them to take some chances with the blitz and get after Holliday. Defensively, the Boilermakers' goal is to force someone other than Holliday to make the plays to beat them.

The biggest difference right now between Notre Dame and some of the better teams on its schedule is the Irish just don't have the speed, especially on offense, to matchup. While they're fairly even in the matchups in the trenches, give them a couple years to recruit some more speed guys and this can become a dangerous group.

Texas A&M at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is one of the those teams you never know what to expect from. When you think about coach Walt Harris, you think about offense. But while some didn't like David Priestly, he ran that offense efficiently. Now that he's gone, that role has been passed on to Rod Rutherford. He's more athletic than Priestley, but he's still learning the offense. Texas A&M is a pretty tough opponent to have to continue to learn an offense against. The Wrecking Crew dfense will be tough to move the ball against for the Panthers. OLB Jarros Penwright and DE Ty Warren anchor a very fast, very aggressive defense.

This will be a low scoring game. The Pittsburgh defense is much more athletic than you think. Torrie Cox is a great shutdown corner and MLB Gerald Hayes is probably a future first-round NFL pick. The Panthers D will play well and keep Mark Farris and the Aggie offense in check, but the Wrecking Crew defense will come up with turnover opportunities and A&M will win the game.

Kirk Herbstreit is an analyst on ESPN College GameDay.