Just because it is wet and rainy outside, that doesn't mean you should be down in the dumps. Christmas music is playing (too early, since we haven't reached Thanksgiving yet...)it is Friday(meaning the weekend is nearly here) and you get to read a LONG picks blog. GET. EXCITED!
(PS, make sure you log on to gpb.org/football or scoreatl.com to catch the East Paulding @ Milton game, featuring YOURS TRULY with coverage.)
#11 Duh Ohio State University @ Illinois. Remember last season when this game was a big deal? Illinois knocked off dOSU and out of the National Title picture (well, maybe not the latter, but we THOUGHT AT THE TIME!) Now this is basically Juice v Pryor. Ohio State wins and they STILL have a shot to go to the Rose Bowl. Yippy. Or if they lose, they are pretty much locked into facing UGA in the Capital One Bowl (Unless Florida loses to Bama and has to go to the Credit Card bowl and UGA gets sent to the Cotton. I am REALLY hoping this happens.) Duh Ohio State wins this one though.
Indiana @ #8 Penn State. Could PSU drop ANOTHER ONE TO ANOTHER CRAPPY TEAM? Not Indiana. My Indiana guy says that the Hoosiers are REALLY bad. Thanks Mark, but I could have gathered that myself. PSU rebounds and JoePa gets the win. Will someone wake him up after the game and let him know that he won?
Northwestern @ Michigan on ESPN2....which means....DANCE PARTY IN ANN ARBOR! Pam Ward Style! Go with the Kitties in this one, why? Because RichRod will be too tired to coach after hanging with Pam Ward all night, scouting out chicks. And because Threet is out. That too. (I do provide SOME football insight!)
Duke @ Klimpsen. Can you imagine how nuts Klimpsen fans will go when their team loses to Duke? Prolly as nuts as 2003. And 2004. And as Nuts as GT fans did in 2004. Actually Cutcliffe is a pretty decent coach and GOOD for him for not immediately going back to Tennessee. Wait for everyone to turn the job down first....THEN go at a higher rate! Good Thinkin' Lincoln! Duke wins here. Because THIS death valley is just dead right now. Good work Cullen
Notre Dame @ Navy. Sooooo Navy and UGA have been on CBS the exact number of times thus far this season? Wait, no. Just kidding. But honestly, UGA is on the WB, former home of Dawson's Creek and Navy gets to play a crappy team on national TV. Oh, the crappy team is Notre Dame? Don't they have their own network? Or did Notre Dame get cancelled just like Christian Slater's show? BA-ZING! Navy OF COURSE wins.
#3 Texas @ KU. Reesing v McCoy, Advantage: Texas; Mangino v Brown, Advantage: Kansas. Wait, this ISN'T an eating contest? Oh, then Texas wins. Hmmm Arby's WOULD be good right now though. Mangino, can you grab me 5 of those beef and cheddars. I figure I might see two of them by the time you bring me the bag. Honestly, I wonder if Arby's is RETHINKING getting that guy as its spokesman. Does he sweat Arby's Sauce?
#25 SoCar @ #4 Florida. Hey, Spurrier, thanks for NOT being ranked when UGA won. I would pick this as my upset pick, but SoCar ONLY plays hard against UGA. I guess in this game you just ask for the money to be put on the table? SoCar is like Jennifer Garner in Catch me if you can. But then, I guess I swoon over Tim Tebow too...Florida sticks it to (in) So Car.
#16 UNC @ Maryland. I guess people just HAVE to put an ACC team in the top 20. I guess. Why? Not sure. But UNC is probably the most attractive. Lovely Campus. Firery coach. Cool alt jerseys. And in this game, a winner. Unless Maryland decides to play. Then it could get dicey. But let's go with UNC, just so another mid-major doesn't get a spot in the BCS. GO HEELS!
#17 BYU @ Air Force. and BYU is ranked...............why? The Cougars beat AFA, but can we please not rank them? I really don't care about the little teams. I just don't. I don't in March Madness. I don't in bowl season. I just don't.
#24 Wake @ NCSU. I tell ya, going on the road in the ACC......tough to do. Watch out. Wait. That's right. The road is NOTHING in the ACC. At Klimpsen, they SIT during the entire game. At Duke, you have to wind around folks camping out for BBall tickets just to get into the game. At GT you get 18 pizzas just for buying a ticket. VaTech, you have a bunch of hillbillies dogfighting outside the stadium. Wake wins easily.
Cal @ Oregon State, Wazzou @ Arizona State, Arizona @ Oregon. PAC 10 FOOTBALL! Get swept up in it! Oregon state, ASU, Oregon. Who cares?
Minny @ Wisco. So, let's see. No ranking by Wisco's name, so Minny will WIN. Seriously, they could go to the Rose Bowl WITHOUT beating a single ranked team. They would need PSU and OSU to lose, but it could happen. And the winner of this game gets an ax, I think. Yeah, just what drunk college kids need. A frigging AX to wield at parties. Minnysota wins, eh.
Nebraska @ K-State. So Bo Pelini picks THIS week to bust out the blackshirts. Against KSU, a team who recently fired its (black) coach? that is turrbull. Hey Bo, of COURSE the boys are going to bow up. The other team FIRED ITS COACH. They aren't any good. YES you are going to win. But you should have busted them out against a real opponent. But if you want to reward mediocrity, BE MY GUEST. HEY YOU GUYS are going to the Petro Sun Bowl. KUDOS!
#9 Boise State @ Idaho. So BSU is going to a BCS bowl perhaps? So we can MAYBE see some more tricks plays in an upset of a clearly bored OU team again? Snore.....wake me up for a new episode of Prisonbreak the following week. (That is ANOTHER reason I am rooting for ESPN to get the BCS contract back. #1 so Fox doesn't continue to ruin my love of the bowls AND so Fox programming won't be hiatused for these crappy matchups. I'd rather have a rerun of House than Utah/UNC. Sorry. But I would tune into this game, had the Idaho cheerleaders NOT gotten rid of the "sexy" unis. Oh well
#12 Mizzou @ Iowa State. Now i just feel sorry for Chase Daniel. He reminds me of John Kerry. Everyone was all on his jock, then he lost. Now, who knows WHAT he is doing? Oh, yeah Mizzou is still #12 in the country and Kerry is still a senator ( I guess) but really, what are they? CD won't make it in the pros and Kerry can't run for Prez again. I mean, he couldn't beat Bush when ALL the Dems wanted someone to. So they both are donezo, just playing out the string. Kind of sad. Give the Tigers a win here.
Miss State @ #1 Bama. Did I read that correctly? Sly Croom has beaten two straight Bama teams? Well just know this Croom, when you look across the sideline and see Saban over there, MAYBE you can take over the job when he bolts in 3 seasons. (I am thinking to the Cowboys, perhaps?) But then Bama might actually FIRE you if you stink up Tascaloosa like you are currently doing to Starkville. But you can't be fired. That must be nice. You are like Wayne Fontes of Detroit. (PS, if Saban DOES run the table and win the BCS Title, you don't think Jerry Jones won't give him a call about the struggling Cowboys? HA! Gone after two seasons.) Bama rolls
#7 Utah @ San Diego State. Actually put Utah and Notre Dame in the fiesta bowl. THEN I will root for a midmajor. ONLY THEN. (And if Notre Dame wins one more game, the BCS crazies will probably push for ND's inclusion!)
BC @ #19 FSU. I read where FSU is going to blackout the Doak. Guys, look what happened to UGA when we tried it. Just play the game. Who cares? JUST PLAY THE GAME! (but they beat BC)
Troy @ #20 LSU. Way to schedule Troy for the homecoming game. What was Citadel booked? (That was a shot at Florida.) go with LSU, clearly. And hey, why don't you PLAY SOMEONE REAL so homecoming MEANS something?
Vandy @ UK. 8pm ESPN2. Ummm ESPN, you went with THIS GAME over UGA/Auburn? Good call. Yeah, really. Good call. But I guess this is where Vandy gets bowl eligible. NOT. UK in the upset. Randall Cobb is awesome! (Wait, that is just a statement to be made when he plays the crap known as the UGA defense) UK wins, barely and Bobby Johnson has diarrhea in his pants. Don't worry Booby J, you'll get eligible v Tennessee
Pro Style Offense.
Denver @ Atlanta. Jay Cutler v Matt Ryan in the race to see who the second best young QB in the league is. I say Matty Ice and his Falcons take care of Cut and win the title of #2. #1? Matt Stafford of course!
Dallas @ Washington. The debut of DHall as a Skin! Holla! But no Portis worries me. Unless it is all a ploy, which it just might be. And should Shaun Alexander, former MVP, have at least ONE more game in him? I think Portis still goes and The Skins take down Tony Romo's little pinkie and the rest of the Cowgirls.
Plot twists
Lock of the week
#6 USC @ Stanford. USC only loses one crap game a year and it did already-to oregon state (what a wacky conference this pac 10 is!). And Pete Carroll will have last season in his mind. It will be WORSE than what Urban did to Georgia, but I am guessing Carroll has a bit more class than Urban did and WON'T call timeouts with less than a minute to play. But Whatever you do, don't ever out-Urban one Urban Meyer. It will stick in his craw, and he will NEVER forget. That Elephant!
Upset Special.
#13 Okie State @ Colorado. I don't think I've EVER seen a team get so much props for LOSING two games. Just saying. Okie state loses to Texas and suddenly, "WOW, what fight!" Then the Pokes lose to Texas Tech, and "but they are still plucky!" I can't wait to see what happens when the Cowboys lose to Colorado, then Oklahoma then UGA to kick off 2009. Let's put them at #1! The first 0-11 team to be ranked #1! Colorado in the upset.
Local rooting interest.
GT @ Bye week. The Techies get to let the last loss fester with them for a few more days. Wonderful. I bet they come out ALL FIRED UP AND READY FOR THE WHITEOUT v Miami. Really? A whiteout? What about a D&D out? Come dressed as your favorite Live Action Role Player! Dressed as your favorite LOTR character! I call Mr. Sam. Wait, why haven't we seen Rudy for a while? Huh? he is STILL up Elijah Woods' butt? Oh. yeouch.
#10 UGA @ Awbarn.
Everything is setting up for an Auburn upset, except that I saw that Trey Blackmon may not return to the Tigers next season as he is seeking a part-time job so he can care for his three kids. Wow, the folks in LaGrange MUST be proud. The former #1 player in GA high school is now going to leave the team, after playing MAYBE 7 games total to care for his three kids? Is he even 21? Hey BRO, WEAR A CONDOM! They cost 50 cents! .75 in a gas station bathroom. JUST BUY ONE! NOT HARD. You'd have thought he'd learn his lesson after the first kid. Certainly by the second kid. I guess the third one was the charm. Karma kicks Auburn while it is down. UGA wins. But I certainly hope Auburn is still angry about the Blackout. Hey Auburn, you are doing your OWN BLACKOUT! Tray Blackmon-out! HA! I crack myself up. Sorry, but you guys will be saying war DAMMIT! eagle, after Matty Stafford throws YET ANOTHER TD on ya! Also, a note to Kodi, don't be like Brandon Cox. Try and throw to your OWN TEAMMATES!
Big day predicted for CJ Byrd.
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Yay picks!!!
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