Thursday, October 07, 2010
ON LAZINESS
I won't make it home in time for a proper post before the Nebraska - Kansas State game so I'm doing a short one from my phone. Kansas State gets my upset pick for tonight. Nebraska can't run the table and now seems like a great time to lose. The Heisman is currently a 2-man race between Denard Robinson and LaMichael James. Dark horses include Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Peterson. Navy might now even beat Notre Dame. I can't get stupid blogger to work on my android phone & that pisses me off.
Sunday, October 03, 2010
NFL WEEK 4: The Big Comeback
OK, so I may not be the equal of a farm animal when I make picks. I thought I was playing safe last week and it didn't work out so well. I went 7-9 (26-22 on the year). I wish I could say I felt improvement but I am at a loss from game to game, on a weekly basis. I don't care enough. I might be sliding back towards disinterest in football now that I don't have a current copy of Madden, NFL Sunday Ticket, or 168 hours/week of free time. Ugh. It's a life, though, I guess. Here's the games for this week.
SUN, OCT 3
San Francisco at Atlanta - San Francisco was my "breakout team that nobody really cares about" in my preseason rankings and here they are the first team to fire a coach. They appear to be a bit of a mess. I don't trust them on the road at St. Louis, and Atlanta's a good team. A team with a coach "on the bus." I thought Matt Ryan was garbage in college but I like him in the pros. This seems like an easy pick.
Cincinnati at Cleveland - It makes sense to me that Cleveland would run 50 times/game and distribute those carries between 3 or 4 backs. I don't run an NFL team and the Cleveland coaching staff seems hell-bent on throwing it no matter what level of re-tread they have behind center. Cincinnati has been a bust on offense and Ced Benson looks very much like the one-year wonder most people had to expect him to be. 1,000 yds is in reach, but so is a 3.1 yd avg. Great stuff. Go Ohio!
NY Jets at Buffalo - Buffalo is terrible and Mark Saanchez actually looks pretty good so far.
Seattle at St. Louis - There will be two head coaches in this game with no track record of success in the NFL at the head coach position. Somebody has to win, though, and St. Louis got their win for the first half of the season last week.
Denver at Tennessee - These are teams that look like they will never put it together this season. I like Demariyous Thomas and Chris Johnson. Decisions, decisions to make.
Detroit at Green Bay - Holy shit did Green Bay fuck up last week. There is probably not a particularly dominant team this year. Looks like a good year for Baltimore to win it again. Green Bay can't run for shit but Detroit can't do anything particularly well.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh - Joe Flacco might be more Rick Mirer than Joe Montana. Pittsburgh is overdue for a correction but they won't be nearly as bad as I predicted in the preseason.
Carolina at New Orleans - Carolina is a contender for the top pick in the draft next April. New Orleans should have a good workout.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville - If Indianapolis loses this game, Peyton Manning should announce his retirement before heading to the locker room.
Houston at Oakland - Good lord, when will it be over? The Raiders don't have a lot of talent to show for all those high picks they've made in recent years.
Washington at Philadelphia - Here it is! I could've sworn this was a night game but I see from it's place on the schedule that it is, in fact, not. Donovan McNabb deserves to beat Philly just because the idiot fans in Philly still don't understand that he is their best QB in 60 years.
Arizona at San Diego - Both teams will try their damndest to lose but the lukewarm responses of San Diego stadium attendees (those aren't fans) will be just enough to lift them up to less failure. A win's a win, right?
Chicago at NY Giants - The Bears are a train wreck that hasn't happened yet and the Giants are a train that wrecked in an uncharted region of desert that has been kept mostly under wraps. Word is getting out. But the Bears need to lose and I will pick them to lose every week until they do. And then for 3 more weeks after just for good measure.
MON, OCT 4
New England at Miami - Don't care.
SUN, OCT 3
San Francisco at Atlanta - San Francisco was my "breakout team that nobody really cares about" in my preseason rankings and here they are the first team to fire a coach. They appear to be a bit of a mess. I don't trust them on the road at St. Louis, and Atlanta's a good team. A team with a coach "on the bus." I thought Matt Ryan was garbage in college but I like him in the pros. This seems like an easy pick.
Cincinnati at Cleveland - It makes sense to me that Cleveland would run 50 times/game and distribute those carries between 3 or 4 backs. I don't run an NFL team and the Cleveland coaching staff seems hell-bent on throwing it no matter what level of re-tread they have behind center. Cincinnati has been a bust on offense and Ced Benson looks very much like the one-year wonder most people had to expect him to be. 1,000 yds is in reach, but so is a 3.1 yd avg. Great stuff. Go Ohio!
NY Jets at Buffalo - Buffalo is terrible and Mark Saanchez actually looks pretty good so far.
Seattle at St. Louis - There will be two head coaches in this game with no track record of success in the NFL at the head coach position. Somebody has to win, though, and St. Louis got their win for the first half of the season last week.
Denver at Tennessee - These are teams that look like they will never put it together this season. I like Demariyous Thomas and Chris Johnson. Decisions, decisions to make.
Detroit at Green Bay - Holy shit did Green Bay fuck up last week. There is probably not a particularly dominant team this year. Looks like a good year for Baltimore to win it again. Green Bay can't run for shit but Detroit can't do anything particularly well.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh - Joe Flacco might be more Rick Mirer than Joe Montana. Pittsburgh is overdue for a correction but they won't be nearly as bad as I predicted in the preseason.
Carolina at New Orleans - Carolina is a contender for the top pick in the draft next April. New Orleans should have a good workout.
Indianapolis at Jacksonville - If Indianapolis loses this game, Peyton Manning should announce his retirement before heading to the locker room.
Houston at Oakland - Good lord, when will it be over? The Raiders don't have a lot of talent to show for all those high picks they've made in recent years.
Washington at Philadelphia - Here it is! I could've sworn this was a night game but I see from it's place on the schedule that it is, in fact, not. Donovan McNabb deserves to beat Philly just because the idiot fans in Philly still don't understand that he is their best QB in 60 years.
Arizona at San Diego - Both teams will try their damndest to lose but the lukewarm responses of San Diego stadium attendees (those aren't fans) will be just enough to lift them up to less failure. A win's a win, right?
Chicago at NY Giants - The Bears are a train wreck that hasn't happened yet and the Giants are a train that wrecked in an uncharted region of desert that has been kept mostly under wraps. Word is getting out. But the Bears need to lose and I will pick them to lose every week until they do. And then for 3 more weeks after just for good measure.
MON, OCT 4
New England at Miami - Don't care.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 -the road
UPDATE - I have lost all my work 3 times now so I'm not writing up shit. Just picks. Sorry, this is not a very good read. Have a happy October.
My picks for last week were horrible. I went 41-17, I've already lost track of my yearly total, and I skipped like 4 games (those count as losses). This week I'm late and this will be super-rushed. I'm gonna pick first and then go back and write my capsules. The Heisman goes like this for me right now:
1) Denard Robinson
2) Colin Kaepernick
3) Ronnie Hillman
4) Russell Wilson
5) Patrick Peterson
Did I spell all those names correctly?
Thursday, September 30
Texas A&M at Oklahoma State - Just because A&M is over-rated without even being rated.
Friday, October 1
Brigham Young at Utah State
Saturday, October 2
No. 2 Ohio State at Illinois
Louisiana-Monroe at No. 10 Auburn
No. 16 Miami (FL) at Clemson
Vanderbilt at Connecticut
Northwestern at Minnesota
Kentucky at Mississippi
Kansas at Baylor
Florida State at Virginia
Alcorn State at Mississippi State
Temple at Army
Ohio at Eastern Michigan
Kent State at Miami (OH)
No. 5 TCU at Colorado State
Tulane at Rutgers
Idaho at Western Michigan
Navy at Air Force
No. 21 Texas vs. No. 8 Oklahoma*
No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 24 Michigan State
Tennessee at No. 12 LSU
No. 19 Michigan at Indiana
Virginia Tech at No. 23 North Carolina State
Washington State at UCLA
East Carolina at North Carolina
Buffalo at Bowling Green
Florida International at Pittsburgh
Ball State at Central Michigan
Duke at Maryland
UTEP at New Mexico
Northern Illinois at Akron
Arizona State at Oregon State
Georgia at Colorado
Florida Atlantic at South Florida
Texas Tech at Iowa State
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest
Tulsa at Memphis
Southern Methodist at Rice
Louisville at Arkansas State
Wyoming at Toledo
Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas
No. 7 Florida at No. 1 Alabama
No. 3 Boise State at New Mexico State
No. 9 Stanford at No. 4 Oregon
Washington at No. 18 USC
UC Davis at San Jose State
Notre Dame at Boston College
Marshall at Southern Miss
No. 22 Penn State at No. 17 Iowa
No. 25 Nevada at UNLV
Cal Poly at Fresno State
Louisiana Tech at Hawaii
My picks for last week were horrible. I went 41-17, I've already lost track of my yearly total, and I skipped like 4 games (those count as losses). This week I'm late and this will be super-rushed. I'm gonna pick first and then go back and write my capsules. The Heisman goes like this for me right now:
1) Denard Robinson
2) Colin Kaepernick
3) Ronnie Hillman
4) Russell Wilson
5) Patrick Peterson
Did I spell all those names correctly?
Thursday, September 30
Texas A&M at Oklahoma State - Just because A&M is over-rated without even being rated.
Friday, October 1
Brigham Young at Utah State
Saturday, October 2
No. 2 Ohio State at Illinois
Louisiana-Monroe at No. 10 Auburn
No. 16 Miami (FL) at Clemson
Vanderbilt at Connecticut
Northwestern at Minnesota
Kentucky at Mississippi
Kansas at Baylor
Florida State at Virginia
Alcorn State at Mississippi State
Temple at Army
Ohio at Eastern Michigan
Kent State at Miami (OH)
No. 5 TCU at Colorado State
Tulane at Rutgers
Idaho at Western Michigan
Navy at Air Force
No. 21 Texas vs. No. 8 Oklahoma*
No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 24 Michigan State
Tennessee at No. 12 LSU
No. 19 Michigan at Indiana
Virginia Tech at No. 23 North Carolina State
Washington State at UCLA
East Carolina at North Carolina
Buffalo at Bowling Green
Florida International at Pittsburgh
Ball State at Central Michigan
Duke at Maryland
UTEP at New Mexico
Northern Illinois at Akron
Arizona State at Oregon State
Georgia at Colorado
Florida Atlantic at South Florida
Texas Tech at Iowa State
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest
Tulsa at Memphis
Southern Methodist at Rice
Louisville at Arkansas State
Wyoming at Toledo
Louisiana-Lafayette at North Texas
No. 7 Florida at No. 1 Alabama
No. 3 Boise State at New Mexico State
No. 9 Stanford at No. 4 Oregon
Washington at No. 18 USC
UC Davis at San Jose State
Notre Dame at Boston College
Marshall at Southern Miss
No. 22 Penn State at No. 17 Iowa
No. 25 Nevada at UNLV
Cal Poly at Fresno State
Louisiana Tech at Hawaii
Sunday, September 26, 2010
NFL WEEK 3: Worse Late Than Never
You know, if you want to do well in fantasy football or write interesting things about the NFL, you really have to pay attention to what's happening in the league. I've done that in the past. Last season? I had League Pass and watched everything. This season? I haven't watched more than 20 minutes of any single game. Hopefully I can get in some serious viewing time tomorrow but I'm not counting on it. I went 10-6 week 1 and thought that sucked. I went 9-7 last week. A lot's riding on this one! 19-13 is weak when you only pick winners. These are gonna be brief since I'm about to pass out. It's breast cancer awareness week here at the Comedy Corporation. Are you aware of breast cancer? It sucks.
SUN, SEP 26
Tennessee at NY Giants - Tennessee sucked last week. I expect a decent season from both of these teams but I think the Giants have an edge here at home.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay - I hate the Steelers. KII for the win!
Cincinnati at Carolina - Two teams that make no sense to me. Jimmy Clausen is starting. Remember how much I liked him at Notre Dame? I still like him in the long run. Maybe I will find out some things about him tomorrow but I doubt it. Donovan McNabb was the worst QB ever as a rookie and Rick Mirer looked like a HOFer.
Cleveland at Baltimore - Cleveland signed Jake Delhomme to be their starting QB and drafted Colt McCoy with an eye to the future. Colt McCoy offers no future and Jake Delhomme doesn't even play football anymore. Joe Flacco is picking up where Rick Mirer left off in Seattle.
Dallas at Houston - Houston seems so mirage-like to me. Of course, I'm sure there were lots of people who thought that about the Saints last year. They were wrong and I'm not, though, so that helps me take the against-the-grain angle here and say Dallas evens things out a little this week.
San Francisco at Kansas City - This game seems awful.
Detroit at Minnesota - Adrian Peterson owes the world some big yardage here.
Buffalo at New England - Buffalo might end up a 2 win team. New England looked old and stupid against the Jets last week. I wish Buffalo could win but they don't even have enough football players under contract to field 11 players per side. I think.
Atlanta at New Orleans - I was half right about Atlanta v. Arizona last week. Atlanta scored a ton. This week... Neither team runs it up. New Orleans will win in the last 5 minutes of the game.
Washington at St. Louis - Bradford's OK, McNabb's OK, everything sucks. Seems like a good time for the Rams to get in one of their wins for the year.
Philadelphia at Jacksonville - Vick was good against Detroit, the Internet was perplexed by Andy Reid's waffling early this week and Jacksonville doesn't have a lot of people expecting anything from them. Jacksonville is probably better than most people realize.
Oakland at Arizona - Worst game ever. Arizona is back to their historically proper place and the Raiders can play some defense. Derek Anderson or the Raiders? I'll go with the home team.
San Diego at Seattle - Pete Carroll will get fired or quit before the end of next season.
Indianapolis at Denver - Toughest call of the week. I'm going to take Denver and the points. I don't really know what the spread or the over/under is on this game but TEBOW!
NY Jets at Miami - Ahh, the night game. I won't watch it, I bet. Any takers?
MON, SEP 27
Green Bay at Chicago - I saw Brent Musberger trying to hype this game today. I know the Bears beat Dallas last week but Dallas is a collection of weak-willed individuals. Green Bay is a team.
SUN, SEP 26
Tennessee at NY Giants - Tennessee sucked last week. I expect a decent season from both of these teams but I think the Giants have an edge here at home.
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay - I hate the Steelers. KII for the win!
Cincinnati at Carolina - Two teams that make no sense to me. Jimmy Clausen is starting. Remember how much I liked him at Notre Dame? I still like him in the long run. Maybe I will find out some things about him tomorrow but I doubt it. Donovan McNabb was the worst QB ever as a rookie and Rick Mirer looked like a HOFer.
Cleveland at Baltimore - Cleveland signed Jake Delhomme to be their starting QB and drafted Colt McCoy with an eye to the future. Colt McCoy offers no future and Jake Delhomme doesn't even play football anymore. Joe Flacco is picking up where Rick Mirer left off in Seattle.
Dallas at Houston - Houston seems so mirage-like to me. Of course, I'm sure there were lots of people who thought that about the Saints last year. They were wrong and I'm not, though, so that helps me take the against-the-grain angle here and say Dallas evens things out a little this week.
San Francisco at Kansas City - This game seems awful.
Detroit at Minnesota - Adrian Peterson owes the world some big yardage here.
Buffalo at New England - Buffalo might end up a 2 win team. New England looked old and stupid against the Jets last week. I wish Buffalo could win but they don't even have enough football players under contract to field 11 players per side. I think.
Atlanta at New Orleans - I was half right about Atlanta v. Arizona last week. Atlanta scored a ton. This week... Neither team runs it up. New Orleans will win in the last 5 minutes of the game.
Washington at St. Louis - Bradford's OK, McNabb's OK, everything sucks. Seems like a good time for the Rams to get in one of their wins for the year.
Philadelphia at Jacksonville - Vick was good against Detroit, the Internet was perplexed by Andy Reid's waffling early this week and Jacksonville doesn't have a lot of people expecting anything from them. Jacksonville is probably better than most people realize.
Oakland at Arizona - Worst game ever. Arizona is back to their historically proper place and the Raiders can play some defense. Derek Anderson or the Raiders? I'll go with the home team.
San Diego at Seattle - Pete Carroll will get fired or quit before the end of next season.
Indianapolis at Denver - Toughest call of the week. I'm going to take Denver and the points. I don't really know what the spread or the over/under is on this game but TEBOW!
NY Jets at Miami - Ahh, the night game. I won't watch it, I bet. Any takers?
MON, SEP 27
Green Bay at Chicago - I saw Brent Musberger trying to hype this game today. I know the Bears beat Dallas last week but Dallas is a collection of weak-willed individuals. Green Bay is a team.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 4
I am getting better, I think. I've tried to watch as much college football as possible this year because I am apparently not allowed to watch the NFL. The fact that I am out of the house literally 70 hours/week for work alone apparently does not justify spending any extra time at home doing shit that I want to do. I went 48-10 last week and if I were picking against the spread I would have been close to undefeated. My L's were not particularly egregious. Miami's back this week, though, so reason is gone by the wayside.
I will never have the time I need to do the research (NOOOOOOO!!!!) necessary to do the Heisman thing the way I did last year. Here's my Big Five as of right now, without support or substantiation:
1.) Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan - He's pretty far ahead right now but he is far from unbeatable at this point. At what point does he become unbeatable? 2700yds passing, 2000yds rushing, and a win against Ohio State.
2.) Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada - The most fun I've had watching a player so far this year was the little bit of the game last week between Nevada and Cal. Boise St might get flambeed by this feller.
3.) LaMichael James, RB, Oregon - I hope he breaks 2000yds in the 11 games he plays this year.
4.) Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford - This is my only projection vote. He put up amazing numbers against Wake Forest but NAIA opponents don't count for much. He hasn't done that well in the time I've seen him but I I saw him be awesome last year and Stanford is way more loaded than most people realized in the preseason (when they seemed to be the chic pick for "team in the top25 that doesn't deserve it").
5.) Daniel Thomas, RB, Kansas State - Has the look of a 3 year star in the NFL. He's huge as a college back and puts up pretty good numbers. I was tempted to put Ronnie Hillman (RB, SDSU) or Bernard Pierce (RB, Temple) here but Thomas has better production right now.
Terrelle Pryor and Ryan Mallett are not my favorite players to watch. Mallett might actually be much better than I expected him to be but I still don't want him on my TV and I still don't think he will be a wise draft choice next year in the NFL. Terrelle Pryor is about the 5th best player on his own team.
Thursday, September 23
No. 19 Miami (FL) at Pittsburgh - Fuck you, Stache!
Friday, September 24
No. 4 TCU at Southern Methodist - I'll have you know that I did consider picking TCU.
Saturday, September 25
Austin Peay at No. 11 Wisconsin - Goddammit did Wisconsin deserve to lose last week. John Clay is off my radar at this point.
Ball State at No. 18 Iowa - Iowa will win with 13 points,
Bowling Green at No. 21 Michigan - Michigan is going to get corrected soon. I hope Denard Robinson continues to put up crazy numbers.
Northern Colorado at No. 25 Michigan State - Sparty sucks
Buffalo at Connecticut - This is close to a pick 'em for me. UConn is trashy even by current Big East standards.
North Carolina State at Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech can be stopped really easily by athletic defenses. Good thing for them they don't have to play anyone like that this week.
Central Michigan at Northwestern - Central Michigan is the good one!
Virginia Tech at Boston College - I wonder when the last time these two teams played and neither was ranked.
Florida International at Maryland - Don't think for a second that this is a sure thing.
Toledo at Purdue - I saw that Marve got hurt but I don't know how seriously.
UAB at Tennessee - Wow, UT sucks.
UCF at Kansas State
Virginia Military Institute at Virginia - UVa is a mess but this is a win, at least.
Miami (OH) at Missouri - Miami OH hasn't been good since Big Ben was raping chicks around campus.
Air Force at Wyoming - Awesome, tough game. I'm not crazy!
No. 20 USC at Washington State - Wuldn't it be the best if WSU could win?
Army at Duke - The less you know...
No. 1 Alabama at No. 10 Arkansas - Bama really doesn't look great to me so far. I want them to end Mallett's career in a practical sense.
Eastern Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State - Tough game.
UCLA at No. 7 Texas - Texas might look like poopy pee pee on offense but they could force upwards of 10 TO's in this contest of football playing.
No. 16 Stanford at Notre Dame - I want this to be another 60 point blowout.
Temple at No. 23 Penn State - Bernard Peirce in the building!
Wake Forest at Florida State - The only sure thing in a matchup of ACC school is that neither team is very good.
North Carolina at Rutgers
Colgate at Syracuse - Toothpaste wars!
Tulane at Houston - Houston went from doomed to suped doomored the second Case Keenum went out.
Colgate at Arkansas State at Troy
Idaho at Colorado State
No. 8 Oklahoma at Cincinnati
Nevada at Brigham Young
South Dakota State at No. 6 Nebraska - My eyes are gluing shut.
Kentucky at No. 9 Florida - God I hope I don't have to watch this.
Northern Iowa at Iowa State
Akron at Indiana
Central Arkansas at Tulsa
Ohio at Marshall
Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette
Georgia at Mississippi State
North Texas at Florida Atlantic
New Mexico State at Kansas
Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech
Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe
Western Kentucky at South Florida
Fresno State at Mississippi
No. 12 South Carolina at No. 17 Auburn
No. 24 Oregon State at No. 3 Boise State TWO hugely overrated teams in this one.
San Jose State at No. 13 Utah - #13? Really?
Utah State at San Diego State - Hillman 4 Prez!
Baylor at Rice
Northern Illinois at Minnesota
No. 22 West Virginia at No. 15 LSU
Memphis at UTEP
California at No. 14 Arizona
New Mexico at UNLV
No. 5 Oregon at Arizona State
Charleston Southern at Hawaii
That's all.
I will never have the time I need to do the research (NOOOOOOO!!!!) necessary to do the Heisman thing the way I did last year. Here's my Big Five as of right now, without support or substantiation:
1.) Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan - He's pretty far ahead right now but he is far from unbeatable at this point. At what point does he become unbeatable? 2700yds passing, 2000yds rushing, and a win against Ohio State.
2.) Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada - The most fun I've had watching a player so far this year was the little bit of the game last week between Nevada and Cal. Boise St might get flambeed by this feller.
3.) LaMichael James, RB, Oregon - I hope he breaks 2000yds in the 11 games he plays this year.
4.) Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford - This is my only projection vote. He put up amazing numbers against Wake Forest but NAIA opponents don't count for much. He hasn't done that well in the time I've seen him but I I saw him be awesome last year and Stanford is way more loaded than most people realized in the preseason (when they seemed to be the chic pick for "team in the top25 that doesn't deserve it").
5.) Daniel Thomas, RB, Kansas State - Has the look of a 3 year star in the NFL. He's huge as a college back and puts up pretty good numbers. I was tempted to put Ronnie Hillman (RB, SDSU) or Bernard Pierce (RB, Temple) here but Thomas has better production right now.
Terrelle Pryor and Ryan Mallett are not my favorite players to watch. Mallett might actually be much better than I expected him to be but I still don't want him on my TV and I still don't think he will be a wise draft choice next year in the NFL. Terrelle Pryor is about the 5th best player on his own team.
Thursday, September 23
No. 19 Miami (FL) at Pittsburgh - Fuck you, Stache!
Friday, September 24
No. 4 TCU at Southern Methodist - I'll have you know that I did consider picking TCU.
Saturday, September 25
Austin Peay at No. 11 Wisconsin - Goddammit did Wisconsin deserve to lose last week. John Clay is off my radar at this point.
Ball State at No. 18 Iowa - Iowa will win with 13 points,
Bowling Green at No. 21 Michigan - Michigan is going to get corrected soon. I hope Denard Robinson continues to put up crazy numbers.
Northern Colorado at No. 25 Michigan State - Sparty sucks
Buffalo at Connecticut - This is close to a pick 'em for me. UConn is trashy even by current Big East standards.
North Carolina State at Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech can be stopped really easily by athletic defenses. Good thing for them they don't have to play anyone like that this week.
Central Michigan at Northwestern - Central Michigan is the good one!
Virginia Tech at Boston College - I wonder when the last time these two teams played and neither was ranked.
Florida International at Maryland - Don't think for a second that this is a sure thing.
Toledo at Purdue - I saw that Marve got hurt but I don't know how seriously.
UAB at Tennessee - Wow, UT sucks.
UCF at Kansas State
Virginia Military Institute at Virginia - UVa is a mess but this is a win, at least.
Miami (OH) at Missouri - Miami OH hasn't been good since Big Ben was raping chicks around campus.
Air Force at Wyoming - Awesome, tough game. I'm not crazy!
No. 20 USC at Washington State - Wuldn't it be the best if WSU could win?
Army at Duke - The less you know...
No. 1 Alabama at No. 10 Arkansas - Bama really doesn't look great to me so far. I want them to end Mallett's career in a practical sense.
Eastern Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State - Tough game.
UCLA at No. 7 Texas - Texas might look like poopy pee pee on offense but they could force upwards of 10 TO's in this contest of football playing.
No. 16 Stanford at Notre Dame - I want this to be another 60 point blowout.
Temple at No. 23 Penn State - Bernard Peirce in the building!
Wake Forest at Florida State - The only sure thing in a matchup of ACC school is that neither team is very good.
North Carolina at Rutgers
Colgate at Syracuse - Toothpaste wars!
Tulane at Houston - Houston went from doomed to suped doomored the second Case Keenum went out.
Colgate at Arkansas State at Troy
Idaho at Colorado State
No. 8 Oklahoma at Cincinnati
Nevada at Brigham Young
South Dakota State at No. 6 Nebraska - My eyes are gluing shut.
Kentucky at No. 9 Florida - God I hope I don't have to watch this.
Northern Iowa at Iowa State
Akron at Indiana
Central Arkansas at Tulsa
Ohio at Marshall
Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette
Georgia at Mississippi State
North Texas at Florida Atlantic
New Mexico State at Kansas
Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech
Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe
Western Kentucky at South Florida
Fresno State at Mississippi
No. 12 South Carolina at No. 17 Auburn
No. 24 Oregon State at No. 3 Boise State TWO hugely overrated teams in this one.
San Jose State at No. 13 Utah - #13? Really?
Utah State at San Diego State - Hillman 4 Prez!
Baylor at Rice
Northern Illinois at Minnesota
No. 22 West Virginia at No. 15 LSU
Memphis at UTEP
California at No. 14 Arizona
New Mexico at UNLV
No. 5 Oregon at Arizona State
Charleston Southern at Hawaii
That's all.
Friday, September 17, 2010
THE WEEK TO COME: NFL WEEK 2 PREVIEW
If you had any stock in Kevin Kolb, week 1 was a disaster for you. I personally expected Kolb to be this year's newly anointed superstar. Maybe week 3 can help with that. My game picks were a mediocre 10-6, good enough to make the playoffs or even win the NFC West by 6 games, but not exactly Super Bowl contending material. I was correct in saying you should have started every offensive player you could in the Houston v. Indy game but then bizarrely highlighted Philadelphia against Green Bay. Be careful what you do with this opinformation I'm giving you. Remember, these are not picks against the spread just straight up winners & losers. Just understand what you're getting from the comedy corporation.
SUN, SEP 19Pittsburgh at Tennessee
Pittsburgh eeked out a shitty win in week 1. I don’t think my 6-10 is going to come true for them but there’s still time. Chris Johnson might be the truth and I’m definitely a fan. Mr. Heisman-Runner-Up to (Redacted) has turned it all the way around, I believe. I can’t pick the Steelers and that’s probably more my heart than my head but Dennis Dixon vs. the Titans? Remember the Titans?
Miami at Minnesota
This is a weird game because on the face of it the Vikings should win easily. But they looked rough last week against the Saints and the Dolphins are a decent team. I’m calling it a win for Miami and a ton of over-reaction for the Vikings. The best play in this game is probably Ronnie Brown or Ricky Williams but I don’t know which one and you don’t either. Favre and Henne will both be OK but I would be surprised if there’s a lot of offense in this game.
Arizona at Atlanta
Here’s where the offense will be. Look for Matt Ryan to have his best game ever. And the defenses aren’t bad, keep in mind, it’s just that these two teams will try to engage each other in a track meet. I’m guessing, obviously, because there isn’t a lot of data to go on, but I think the over is a good bet and the stud WRs will all be good plays, as will Michael Turner.
Baltimore at Cincinnati
This game will be terrible. Look at the Jets game last week and expect almost the same everything from the Ravens this week. I’m sitting Ced Benson where I own him, so I’ll be looking for a 200-yd, 6 TD performance out of him.
Kansas City at Cleveland
This one actually should be pretty fun to watch. It should be good for about 500 yds of rushing combined for the two teams since they are both loaded at RB and horrible at QB.
Chicago at Dallas
Dallas is the perfect team to choke out a loss here but I bet the Bears won’t let them. I’m going all in with the Cowboys players from a fantasy perspective. I won’t look up the line but I’d take the Cowboys and the under, just on a gut feeling. Line’s probably 22 with an over/under of 23.
Philadelphia at Detroit
Vick vs. the Lions. Vick's more familiar with fighting against dogs but this time around he won't end up in prison. Philly rightfully gets the highlight this week and Vick will probably be the permanent starter by the end of week 3. I might like to see this game but will probably go frolic with puppies or buy a balloon instead. It's Sunday, you know? You gotta take advantage of your times off.
Buffalo at Green Bay
I didn't mean to pick against Green bay last week. I'm not sure why I did. They should be able to score 50 this week, so use your Packers players wisely. If you are starting even a single Buffalo Bill, right down to whoever is kicking for them, you are losing.
Tampa Bay at Carolina
Awful Bowl 2010. They play each other twice a year so... I don't know. Avoid this game twice a year? I love KII. He's good. Supposedly Matt Moore is good but I have no reason to believe it and I don't feel the need to find out if it's true at this point. Maybe when it's colder.
Seattle at Denver
This is the most boring seeming thing I could do with a Sunday afternoon. The Squawks wrecked the 49ers last week but the Bills have had a bunch of great starts to seasons in the last 10 years and they never left the basement level of the league's standings. I'm starting Kyle Orton this week, I'll tell you that much. Keep an eye on Deon Butler for Seattle. If he gets more than 1 target a game he might score more than 1 TD. I'm also interested to see if the fat Mike Williams is now a legitimate NFL player or if Pete Carroll just gave him the looks in week 1 to fuck with him later on. Denver will win forever on Petey in this game.
St. Louis at Oakland
The Battle of Los Angeles! Darren McFadden had his best game of the year last week so look for Michael Bush to get the carries this week. I didn't mean DMC had his best game so far, I'm counting on that being the best game he has all year. Sam Bradford looked good last week but threw a bunch of INTs. I think he'll be a good pro but, for this year, he's going to continue to toss those INTs around like business cards.
Houston at Washington
This is a fascinating match up. The perhaps entirely lumpen Washington Redskins aren't built very well for very many matchups in the NFL but I think they can handle the Texans fairly well. Except for Andre Johnson. That guy needs to make up for last week. I really don't know if anyone is worth a start on the Redskins. I'm picking them to get their second straight upset before the losing kicks in.
New England at NY Jets
New England wins easily and they only win one way, so figure Wes Welker and Randy Moss both go for 120+ yds in addition to whatever other yards the other skill guys get so figure for yourself what that means for Brady's numbers, Einstein. After 2 weeks, the Champs will be 0-2 with 2 conference losses, 2 home losses and an 0-1 divisional record. Let's hear it for the champs!
Jacksonville at San Diego
I'm tempted to take the Alualu's. Jacksonville might not reach the dregs this year. They might not. Ryan Mathews is going to get his yards, though. David Garrard is not entirely awfulness. He's not even really bad but he's also noot great. Doesn't he have Croehn's or something? I think he does. Something like that. Hurray for him being a hero. I'm just delaying for myself the final decision I must make. Forget it - I'm going with another road team.
NY Giants at Indianapolis
For all the annoyance that will be created by Eli vs. Peyton (what's the drill with those Peyton is injured rumors, btw?) this looks like one of the best regular season matchups possible this year. I hate the Giants but I think they're the only NY/NJ team with a shot at playing in this year's Super Bowl. I really like their offensive personnel. The Colts are letting their dominance slip away by having Jim Caldwell coaching the team. They'll string it along OK this season if Peyton holds up. But they are on some rotten ice. The Giants could rush for about 300 yds in this game.
MON, SEP 20New Orleans at San Francisco
My heart's not in this pick at all. New Orleans makes me like the NFL but San Francisco was my preseason league shocker pick. Looks like the 49ers are going to be the ones getting fisted, however, by the league. They might like that, who knows?, but you don't have to stand for it. Poor organization in the 49ers offices let the whole offseason go by without grabbing Donovan McNabb or Jason Campbell while they were available. The defense is great but might get burned by bad offense. At least until the OC is gone. This won't be the blowout week 1 made it seem like it should be but the Saints shouldn't have to sweat too much, either. Pierre Thomas ftw.
Good night and good luck with your fantasy and gambling strategies.
SUN, SEP 19Pittsburgh at Tennessee
Pittsburgh eeked out a shitty win in week 1. I don’t think my 6-10 is going to come true for them but there’s still time. Chris Johnson might be the truth and I’m definitely a fan. Mr. Heisman-Runner-Up to (Redacted) has turned it all the way around, I believe. I can’t pick the Steelers and that’s probably more my heart than my head but Dennis Dixon vs. the Titans? Remember the Titans?
Miami at Minnesota
This is a weird game because on the face of it the Vikings should win easily. But they looked rough last week against the Saints and the Dolphins are a decent team. I’m calling it a win for Miami and a ton of over-reaction for the Vikings. The best play in this game is probably Ronnie Brown or Ricky Williams but I don’t know which one and you don’t either. Favre and Henne will both be OK but I would be surprised if there’s a lot of offense in this game.
Arizona at Atlanta
Here’s where the offense will be. Look for Matt Ryan to have his best game ever. And the defenses aren’t bad, keep in mind, it’s just that these two teams will try to engage each other in a track meet. I’m guessing, obviously, because there isn’t a lot of data to go on, but I think the over is a good bet and the stud WRs will all be good plays, as will Michael Turner.
Baltimore at Cincinnati
This game will be terrible. Look at the Jets game last week and expect almost the same everything from the Ravens this week. I’m sitting Ced Benson where I own him, so I’ll be looking for a 200-yd, 6 TD performance out of him.
Kansas City at Cleveland
This one actually should be pretty fun to watch. It should be good for about 500 yds of rushing combined for the two teams since they are both loaded at RB and horrible at QB.
Chicago at Dallas
Dallas is the perfect team to choke out a loss here but I bet the Bears won’t let them. I’m going all in with the Cowboys players from a fantasy perspective. I won’t look up the line but I’d take the Cowboys and the under, just on a gut feeling. Line’s probably 22 with an over/under of 23.
Philadelphia at Detroit
Vick vs. the Lions. Vick's more familiar with fighting against dogs but this time around he won't end up in prison. Philly rightfully gets the highlight this week and Vick will probably be the permanent starter by the end of week 3. I might like to see this game but will probably go frolic with puppies or buy a balloon instead. It's Sunday, you know? You gotta take advantage of your times off.
Buffalo at Green Bay
I didn't mean to pick against Green bay last week. I'm not sure why I did. They should be able to score 50 this week, so use your Packers players wisely. If you are starting even a single Buffalo Bill, right down to whoever is kicking for them, you are losing.
Tampa Bay at Carolina
Awful Bowl 2010. They play each other twice a year so... I don't know. Avoid this game twice a year? I love KII. He's good. Supposedly Matt Moore is good but I have no reason to believe it and I don't feel the need to find out if it's true at this point. Maybe when it's colder.
Seattle at Denver
This is the most boring seeming thing I could do with a Sunday afternoon. The Squawks wrecked the 49ers last week but the Bills have had a bunch of great starts to seasons in the last 10 years and they never left the basement level of the league's standings. I'm starting Kyle Orton this week, I'll tell you that much. Keep an eye on Deon Butler for Seattle. If he gets more than 1 target a game he might score more than 1 TD. I'm also interested to see if the fat Mike Williams is now a legitimate NFL player or if Pete Carroll just gave him the looks in week 1 to fuck with him later on. Denver will win forever on Petey in this game.
St. Louis at Oakland
The Battle of Los Angeles! Darren McFadden had his best game of the year last week so look for Michael Bush to get the carries this week. I didn't mean DMC had his best game so far, I'm counting on that being the best game he has all year. Sam Bradford looked good last week but threw a bunch of INTs. I think he'll be a good pro but, for this year, he's going to continue to toss those INTs around like business cards.
Houston at Washington
This is a fascinating match up. The perhaps entirely lumpen Washington Redskins aren't built very well for very many matchups in the NFL but I think they can handle the Texans fairly well. Except for Andre Johnson. That guy needs to make up for last week. I really don't know if anyone is worth a start on the Redskins. I'm picking them to get their second straight upset before the losing kicks in.
New England at NY Jets
New England wins easily and they only win one way, so figure Wes Welker and Randy Moss both go for 120+ yds in addition to whatever other yards the other skill guys get so figure for yourself what that means for Brady's numbers, Einstein. After 2 weeks, the Champs will be 0-2 with 2 conference losses, 2 home losses and an 0-1 divisional record. Let's hear it for the champs!
Jacksonville at San Diego
I'm tempted to take the Alualu's. Jacksonville might not reach the dregs this year. They might not. Ryan Mathews is going to get his yards, though. David Garrard is not entirely awfulness. He's not even really bad but he's also noot great. Doesn't he have Croehn's or something? I think he does. Something like that. Hurray for him being a hero. I'm just delaying for myself the final decision I must make. Forget it - I'm going with another road team.
NY Giants at Indianapolis
For all the annoyance that will be created by Eli vs. Peyton (what's the drill with those Peyton is injured rumors, btw?) this looks like one of the best regular season matchups possible this year. I hate the Giants but I think they're the only NY/NJ team with a shot at playing in this year's Super Bowl. I really like their offensive personnel. The Colts are letting their dominance slip away by having Jim Caldwell coaching the team. They'll string it along OK this season if Peyton holds up. But they are on some rotten ice. The Giants could rush for about 300 yds in this game.
MON, SEP 20New Orleans at San Francisco
My heart's not in this pick at all. New Orleans makes me like the NFL but San Francisco was my preseason league shocker pick. Looks like the 49ers are going to be the ones getting fisted, however, by the league. They might like that, who knows?, but you don't have to stand for it. Poor organization in the 49ers offices let the whole offseason go by without grabbing Donovan McNabb or Jason Campbell while they were available. The defense is great but might get burned by bad offense. At least until the OC is gone. This won't be the blowout week 1 made it seem like it should be but the Saints shouldn't have to sweat too much, either. Pierre Thomas ftw.
Good night and good luck with your fantasy and gambling strategies.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
College Football WEEK 3 - The Worst Week of the Season
Horrible week for me last week. I went 51-19 (118-31 overall) and the Hurricanes looked downright fraudulent in what will apparently be their only regular season game against a legit power team. I think we can write off Pitt and FSU at this point. North Carolina and Georgia Tech are damaged goods, as well. Navy is struggling and a Michigan guy is the clear-cut early season zeitgeist-grabbing player. I don’t really have anything against Michigan but I wish I could believe in Denard Robinson to last the whole season and I wish I could expect a little better team record for a Heisman contender. The Wolverines are gonna lose 5. The ACC and the Big East are looking like the dregs of college football right now. I still don’t have much of a grasp on what to expect from week to week. One of my losses from last week stands out. I wrote about Hawaii beating Army but highlighted the service academy. Army lost (but only by 3 points!), of course, but it goes on the wrong side of the ledger for me and my record.
Thursday, September 16
Cincinnati at North Carolina State – Remember back in the last decade when this would have been an easy pick? Now both teams are awful. Conundrum’d.
Friday, September 17
Kansas at Southern Miss – Sort of interesting game. Both teams are a little weak but could hang around enough to play in their conference title game. Did I just write that? Yep. It won’t happen for Kansas but they’re probably not going to be too bad by the end of the year. I think they’re in the shit half of the Big XII.
California at Nevada – If I get a chance to watch this game I’m taking it. This has strong 100+ point potential (between the two teams – maybe for Berkeley by themselves) and I want to watch Colin Kaepernick because he’s going on the next Heisman list for me when I get around to writing it.
Saturday, September 18
Ohio at No. 2 Ohio State – Buckeyes bore me to tears. Why do they win so much? I hate them.
No. 12 Arkansas at Georgia – Arkansas hasn’t been ranked this highly without being a fraud at any time that I can remember. They’re still fugazi and Ryan Mallett is a piece of shit. Bark on ‘em, Dawgs.
Massachusetts at No. 20 Michigan – Second year in a row Michigan reaches 4-0 before the rug gets pulled out from under them.
Maryland at No. 21 West Virginia – It’s on the schedule so I guess they’re really gonna play it. I want to like both of these teams and I still can’t do it. Noel Devine needs to bust out for a 400 yd game at this point to be back on anybody’s radar.
Kent State at No. 22 Penn State – Penn State got smushed by Alabama and, in the process, proved nothing to me about themselves or their opponent. I guess they’ll win here but they could still go 6-6 without surprising me.
Georgia Tech at North Carolina – Shitastic. Carolina is a mess so of course they’ll have their best season since Mack Brown was there.
Connecticut at Temple – OK, Pierce, I’m fucking sick of this. Run wild or just quit. You’re good at quitting so that should be easy for you.
North Texas at Army – Woohoo!
Northern Illinois at Illinois – Zook!
Iowa State vs. Kansas State* - HP has this K State guy up on the list. I’ll reserve judgment for a few weeks but I hope he’s as good as his early draft reports.
Ball State at Purdue – Fuck you, Marve.
Vanderbilt at Mississippi – Ole’ Miss can definitely find a way to lose even this one.
East Carolina at Virginia Tech – In my gut I see the Hokies 0-3. I’m siding with my intellect and giving them the win.
No. 1 Alabama at Duke – TV deals are awesome because games like this end up being televised nationally.
Air Force at No. 7 Oklahoma – I would choose this over most of these games if I am given the option.
No. 8 Nebraska at Washington – Nebraska can delay their own fraud tour one more week in order to cancel the notion that Jake Locker deserves to play in the NFL.
No. 10 Florida at Tennessee – This used to be my favorite game of the year in the Spurrier Era.
Arizona State at No. 11 Wisconsin – John Clay needs to stop sucking in a hurry if he wants to make my preseason Heisman pick look good.
No. 18 USC at Minnesota – Why did USC schedule this game? Nothing good can come of this.
Hawaii at Colorado – Hawaii travels a lot.
Brigham Young at Florida State – Boy. Hmmm. FSU is bad. Still picking them.
Colorado State at Miami (OH)
Washington State at Southern Methodist – I don’t know if there was ever a time when both of these teams were good. Neither of them is good now, but Washington State is a laughingstock.
Troy at UAB
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Baylor at No. 4 TCU – TCU is at least as big of a fraud as Boise but they will not be called out on it. If this team gets to the NC game look for them to get their brains bashed in.
Indiana at Western Kentucky
Louisville at No. 25 Oregon State – Awful game. I feel sorry for people that watch this.
Portland State at No. 5 Oregon – Oregon will run the score up as they’ve shown in both of their games so far. This game might be the most distant point of a karmic boomerang.
Furman at No. 13 South Carolina - See ya later, Saunders.
Mississippi State at No. 15 LSU - I'm kind of not gonna be very surprised if I get this game wrong. LSU is kind of crummy. Did you see where I had the Gators choking against UT? The only reason I'm not picking the upset here is because I only expect one in the SEC this week. But one is just the cap I'm setting.
Clemson at No. 16 Auburn - Cam Newton for Heisman gets a big boost this week before going away very shortly.
Akron at Kentucky - What the hell is this game doing taking up time and resources that could be used for literally anything else?
San Diego State at Missouri - Missouri should win. I'm still not picking them.
Marshall at Bowling Green - Marshall could win here and turn some kind of corner in... whatever conference it is that Marshall currently competes in. I would bet the opposite.
Tulsa at Oklahoma State - This is a great opportunity for a man named Kendall to boost his national stock in a non-TV game. 300 yds or bust, buddy.
Middle Tennessee at Memphis
Northwestern at Rice - Dreg on dreg violence. This horrible season might end up with the Big 10 the best conference in the land. Just for this one season!
Florida International at Texas A&M - Let's go FIU... Internationals? I've no idea what they are. They're losers, I know that much, but nothing else.
UCF at Buffalo - Buffalo is dead to me! You hear me? Infestation!
Navy at Louisiana Tech - go Middies. go.
Toledo at Western Michigan - Huge national title implications.
Maine at Syracuse - The Orange are so far down that I had to think about this. There's been a few wins by I-AA schools already this year and I think Maine is a I-AA school.
No. 3 Boise State at Wyoming - It's weird but I sort of want Boise to lose now. As much as I like the idea of a "small" team like theirs in the title game, I was really horrified by how boring BSU looked in the opener. If they keep playing like that I'll be glad to be rid of them.
No. 6 Texas at Texas Tech - If it weren't for the Craig James' son fiasco I would definitely pick the Red Raiders. Because without that nonsense Mike Leach would still be the coach. Texas hasn't been very good so far but I get the distinct impression that they are the best team in the Big XII other than Oklahoma.
No. 14 Utah at New Mexico - Wow. I never knew that Utah was ranked so high before now.
Southern Utah at San Jose State - ?
Notre Dame at Michigan State - I haven't seen the Michigan States play but I have seen some of Notre Dame's first couple of games. Michigan State couldn't be that bad, could they?
Fresno State at Utah State - I should watch this if it's on but I will probably make up a crossword puzzle or take a nap instead.
Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State - Go Monroe!
New Mexico State at UTEP - UTEP should play Kentucky at least once every year in every sport. That doesn't very much apply to this game, now, does it? So it is.
No. 9 Iowa at No. 24 Arizona - Nick Foles > Ricky Stanzi
No. 23 Houston at UCLA - Houston might be without Case Keenum. UCLA is terrible. I'm gonna take the Bruins as winners here, close my eyes and not look again until it's over.
UNLV at Idaho
Wake Forest at No. 19 Stanford - Stanford looked great against UCLA last week. I hope Owusu gets back soon.
And we're done. NFL tomorrow, Heisman Friday, alcoholic stupor all weekend.
Thursday, September 16
Cincinnati at North Carolina State – Remember back in the last decade when this would have been an easy pick? Now both teams are awful. Conundrum’d.
Friday, September 17
Kansas at Southern Miss – Sort of interesting game. Both teams are a little weak but could hang around enough to play in their conference title game. Did I just write that? Yep. It won’t happen for Kansas but they’re probably not going to be too bad by the end of the year. I think they’re in the shit half of the Big XII.
California at Nevada – If I get a chance to watch this game I’m taking it. This has strong 100+ point potential (between the two teams – maybe for Berkeley by themselves) and I want to watch Colin Kaepernick because he’s going on the next Heisman list for me when I get around to writing it.
Saturday, September 18
Ohio at No. 2 Ohio State – Buckeyes bore me to tears. Why do they win so much? I hate them.
No. 12 Arkansas at Georgia – Arkansas hasn’t been ranked this highly without being a fraud at any time that I can remember. They’re still fugazi and Ryan Mallett is a piece of shit. Bark on ‘em, Dawgs.
Massachusetts at No. 20 Michigan – Second year in a row Michigan reaches 4-0 before the rug gets pulled out from under them.
Maryland at No. 21 West Virginia – It’s on the schedule so I guess they’re really gonna play it. I want to like both of these teams and I still can’t do it. Noel Devine needs to bust out for a 400 yd game at this point to be back on anybody’s radar.
Kent State at No. 22 Penn State – Penn State got smushed by Alabama and, in the process, proved nothing to me about themselves or their opponent. I guess they’ll win here but they could still go 6-6 without surprising me.
Georgia Tech at North Carolina – Shitastic. Carolina is a mess so of course they’ll have their best season since Mack Brown was there.
Connecticut at Temple – OK, Pierce, I’m fucking sick of this. Run wild or just quit. You’re good at quitting so that should be easy for you.
North Texas at Army – Woohoo!
Northern Illinois at Illinois – Zook!
Iowa State vs. Kansas State* - HP has this K State guy up on the list. I’ll reserve judgment for a few weeks but I hope he’s as good as his early draft reports.
Ball State at Purdue – Fuck you, Marve.
Vanderbilt at Mississippi – Ole’ Miss can definitely find a way to lose even this one.
East Carolina at Virginia Tech – In my gut I see the Hokies 0-3. I’m siding with my intellect and giving them the win.
No. 1 Alabama at Duke – TV deals are awesome because games like this end up being televised nationally.
Air Force at No. 7 Oklahoma – I would choose this over most of these games if I am given the option.
No. 8 Nebraska at Washington – Nebraska can delay their own fraud tour one more week in order to cancel the notion that Jake Locker deserves to play in the NFL.
No. 10 Florida at Tennessee – This used to be my favorite game of the year in the Spurrier Era.
Arizona State at No. 11 Wisconsin – John Clay needs to stop sucking in a hurry if he wants to make my preseason Heisman pick look good.
No. 18 USC at Minnesota – Why did USC schedule this game? Nothing good can come of this.
Hawaii at Colorado – Hawaii travels a lot.
Brigham Young at Florida State – Boy. Hmmm. FSU is bad. Still picking them.
Colorado State at Miami (OH)
Washington State at Southern Methodist – I don’t know if there was ever a time when both of these teams were good. Neither of them is good now, but Washington State is a laughingstock.
Troy at UAB
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Baylor at No. 4 TCU – TCU is at least as big of a fraud as Boise but they will not be called out on it. If this team gets to the NC game look for them to get their brains bashed in.
Indiana at Western Kentucky
Louisville at No. 25 Oregon State – Awful game. I feel sorry for people that watch this.
Portland State at No. 5 Oregon – Oregon will run the score up as they’ve shown in both of their games so far. This game might be the most distant point of a karmic boomerang.
Furman at No. 13 South Carolina - See ya later, Saunders.
Mississippi State at No. 15 LSU - I'm kind of not gonna be very surprised if I get this game wrong. LSU is kind of crummy. Did you see where I had the Gators choking against UT? The only reason I'm not picking the upset here is because I only expect one in the SEC this week. But one is just the cap I'm setting.
Clemson at No. 16 Auburn - Cam Newton for Heisman gets a big boost this week before going away very shortly.
Akron at Kentucky - What the hell is this game doing taking up time and resources that could be used for literally anything else?
San Diego State at Missouri - Missouri should win. I'm still not picking them.
Marshall at Bowling Green - Marshall could win here and turn some kind of corner in... whatever conference it is that Marshall currently competes in. I would bet the opposite.
Tulsa at Oklahoma State - This is a great opportunity for a man named Kendall to boost his national stock in a non-TV game. 300 yds or bust, buddy.
Middle Tennessee at Memphis
Northwestern at Rice - Dreg on dreg violence. This horrible season might end up with the Big 10 the best conference in the land. Just for this one season!
Florida International at Texas A&M - Let's go FIU... Internationals? I've no idea what they are. They're losers, I know that much, but nothing else.
UCF at Buffalo - Buffalo is dead to me! You hear me? Infestation!
Navy at Louisiana Tech - go Middies. go.
Toledo at Western Michigan - Huge national title implications.
Maine at Syracuse - The Orange are so far down that I had to think about this. There's been a few wins by I-AA schools already this year and I think Maine is a I-AA school.
No. 3 Boise State at Wyoming - It's weird but I sort of want Boise to lose now. As much as I like the idea of a "small" team like theirs in the title game, I was really horrified by how boring BSU looked in the opener. If they keep playing like that I'll be glad to be rid of them.
No. 6 Texas at Texas Tech - If it weren't for the Craig James' son fiasco I would definitely pick the Red Raiders. Because without that nonsense Mike Leach would still be the coach. Texas hasn't been very good so far but I get the distinct impression that they are the best team in the Big XII other than Oklahoma.
No. 14 Utah at New Mexico - Wow. I never knew that Utah was ranked so high before now.
Southern Utah at San Jose State - ?
Notre Dame at Michigan State - I haven't seen the Michigan States play but I have seen some of Notre Dame's first couple of games. Michigan State couldn't be that bad, could they?
Fresno State at Utah State - I should watch this if it's on but I will probably make up a crossword puzzle or take a nap instead.
Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State - Go Monroe!
New Mexico State at UTEP - UTEP should play Kentucky at least once every year in every sport. That doesn't very much apply to this game, now, does it? So it is.
No. 9 Iowa at No. 24 Arizona - Nick Foles > Ricky Stanzi
No. 23 Houston at UCLA - Houston might be without Case Keenum. UCLA is terrible. I'm gonna take the Bruins as winners here, close my eyes and not look again until it's over.
UNLV at Idaho
Wake Forest at No. 19 Stanford - Stanford looked great against UCLA last week. I hope Owusu gets back soon.
And we're done. NFL tomorrow, Heisman Friday, alcoholic stupor all weekend.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)