Line Update

DEN at MIN (0)...it's a pick'em, so please add that to your list if you want it for this week.

Thanks.

Week 14 Lines

So I guess USA TODAY just isn't putting up NCAA lines today, so I had to go to another source to get these out this week. I used Pinnacle sports book, a pretty sharp online book, so these lines will probably be a little tougher to beat for the week versus the usual USA TODAY openers.

No line yet on the Purple-DEN, but everything else is good to go. NCAA and NFL play Thursday, so get me your picks by NOON THURSDAY.

WV
USF 1.5

NILL
OHIO 3.5

UCLA
ORE -31.5

UCONN
CIN -9

SYR
PITT -10.5

ISU
KST -10.5

WY
COLST 5.5

UNLV
TCU -38.5

OK
OKST -3.5

TEX
BAY -2.5

IDAHO
NEV -20

NM
BOISE -48.5

BYU
HAW 7.5

UTST
NMST 13.5

FRES
SDST -8

TROY
ARKST -17

MDTN
NTEX -5.5

ULM
FAU 7

SOMISS
HOU -12.5

GEO
LSU -13.5

VT
CLEM 7

MSU
WIS -9

NFL

PHI
SEA 2.5

OAK
MIA -3

ATL
HOU 0

TEN
BUF 0

KC
CHI -9

NYJ
WAS 3.5

CIN
PIT -8

CAR
TB -3.5

DEN
MIN

IND
NE -21

BAL
CLE 7.5

DAL
ARI 7.5

GB
NYG 8

STL
SF -14

DET
NO -9.5

SD
JAC 1.5

Week 13 Review

Saints crush, so JR and MT push at 11-4 for the weekly crown. $100 on the line for next week, the final week of NCAA Football.

Week 13 W L %


JR 11 4 73.3%

MT 11 4 73.3%

JG 10 5 66.7%

MR 10 5 66.7%

GR 10 5 66.7%

TN 10 5 66.7%

AW 9 6 60.0%

MC 9 6 60.0%

SS 9 6 60.0%

CP 9 6 60.0%

JH 9 6 60.0%

MH 8 7 53.3%

LW 8 7 53.3%

MO 8 7 53.3%

RO 6 9 40.0%

GT 6 9 40.0%

MS 0 0 #DIV/0!

59.6% for the week...wow, nice rebound. 55% in NCAA and a crazy high 65% in NFL this week. Hopefully that's a good omen going into the all NFL all the time portion of the schedule after this week.
 
YTD W L %


TN 109 86 55.9%

MR 108 87 55.4%

MO 107 88 54.9%

JH 106 89 54.4%

CP 105 90 53.8%

SS 104 91 53.3%

GR 103 92 52.8%

MT 102 93 52.3%

MH 99 96 50.8%

JR 98 97 50.3%

RO 96 99 49.2%

GT 95 100 48.7%

AW 95 100 48.7%

LW 94 101 48.2%

JG 94 101 48.2%

MC 93 102 47.7%

MS 56 139 28.7%

51.5% for the YTD records. TN has a 1 game lead right now over MR and 2 games over MO. The top 9 guys are separated by 10 games or less.
 
 
NCAA W L %


MO 77 51 60.2%

MR 80 55 59.3%

CP 78 57 57.8%

GR 70 53 56.9%

SS 71 54 56.8%

TN 74 60 55.2%

JH 69 58 54.3%

GT 52 51 50.5%

RO 59 59 50.0%

MH 67 68 49.6%

LW 43 44 49.4%

MT 52 56 48.1%

AW 53 60 46.9%

JR 53 65 44.9%

JG 47 61 43.5%

MC 54 71 43.2%

MS 32 54 37.2%

52% is the YTD mark in NCAA. MO leads the way at 60.2%.
 
NFL W L %


JR 45 32 58.4%

MT 50 37 57.5%

TN 35 26 57.4%

MC 39 31 55.7%

JH 37 31 54.4%

JG 47 40 54.0%

MH 32 28 53.3%

AW 42 40 51.2%

RO 37 40 48.1%

LW 51 57 47.2%

SS 33 37 47.1%

GT 43 49 46.7%

MR 28 32 46.7%

GR 33 39 45.8%

CP 27 33 45.0%

MO 30 37 44.8%

MS 24 85 22.0%

50.8% is our NFL mark. JR leads by percentage points over MT.
 
 
The final week of College Football is upon us - the lines for all the games will be coming out shortly.

Week 13 Update

Great week by most everyone, unfortunatley no one will profit off of it.

MT is our leader in the clubhouse at 11-4, but JR and JG are both 10-4 and I have NO and JG has NYG tonight. Since the line is 6.5, one of us will win and tie MT at 11-4.

$100 on the line for Championship Week.

Full recap tomorrow after MNF.

All Picks and Current Records

Hey Guys -

Sorry - didn't get a chance to send these out yesterday...here are all the picks for the week:

JR: KENT PITT WKY IND MN PSU UCLA DET MIA BAL MIN TEN OAK KC NO


JG: FSU PSU MSU OHIOST TEX ISU ARK AUB MIA MIN CLE BUF CAR CHI NYG

MR: PSU MSU OHIOST MN ISU A&M PITT ARK ALA SC MIA OAK GB SF CIN

AW: PSU MSU MN HOU TROY LSU FLA NEV GB SF MIN BUF CAR DAL HOU

GR: BC PSU MN ISU HOU STAN USC ARK SC GB BAL NO TB SEA PIT

MH: CLEM MN NEB NW MICH PUR WIS LSU FLA ALA GB BAL SEA HOU ATL

MC: ND KENT OHIO EMU ARK GB BAL SEA NO TB BUF CAR MIA OAK DEN

SS: MN OHIOST TEX OK BUFF BOISE USC WASH AUB VAN NO OAK DAL CIN WAS

RO: NEB PSU A&M TROY LSU FLA HAW NO BAL SEA CAR HOU ATL CHI DET

TN: VIR PSU MN OHIOST NW A&M ISU PITT KENT WY CAR HOU OAK GB MIA

MT: PSU OHIOST MSU IOWA ORE ARK GEO CAR OAK GB BAL MIN CLE TEN KC

GT: VT OHIOST MSU NEB OK BOISE ORE ALA BAL SEA ATL DET DAL TB JAC

MS: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

CP: PSU IOWA PUR BAY HOU TOL COLST WASH STAN ASU BAL GB MIN CHI WAS

LW: VT PUR BAY SYR HOU BOISE USC CAL LSU TN GB DAL HOU PIT PHI

JH: WF PSU BAY TEX HOU WY STAN UCLA ARK SC HOU BAL CHI KC CIN

MO: PSU PUR OHIOST MN LOU RUT HOU UAB WMU WY HOU PIT DET CAR SF

 
Here are the records for the week so far: (2:45pm on Saturday)
 
JR 3 2


JG 4 1

MR 5 3

AW 4 2

GR 4 1

MH 4 2

MC 4 3

SS 2 2

RO 3 2

TN 4 3

CP 4 2

LW 4 3

MO 4 3

MT 5 2

GT 4 2

MS 0 0

JH 3 1

Good Luck!

Friday Morning Update

I had a tough time deciding between LIONS or TEX yesterday...I chose poorly, so I'm not leading at this point...but here's who is:

JG 2-0
GR 2-0
MH 2-0
CP 2-0
JH 2-0
MT 2-0
MC 3-1

Lots of football today - I'll send out the full preview later today. First, I've got Xmas card pictures at 11am, so I'm going to miss the first 35 points from the Big Red today. WHO HATES IOWA!!?!?!

I'm counting on Uncle Rico to run for 3 scores and throw for 2 more...in the 1st half.

I also still like LSU today, no matter how large the line. And in a totally off the board pick, give me Wayzata over EP tonight, can't seem to find a line on this one...yet.

Happy Football!

My Picks

Just want to get these out there so noone calls shenanigans...

DET
MIA
BAL
MIN
TEN
OAK
KC
NO

KENT
PITT
WKY
IND
GOPHERS
PSU
UCLA

Still waiting on a couple more guys to get me their picks - I'll send out the total recap tomorrow morning for the weekend.

NEED PICKS FROM...

Happy Turkey Day fellas!

I'm still missing picks from a few of you - I know it's a tough week, so here's the deal.

1) Get me your picks by NOON TODAY before the NFL kicks off

or

2) Exclude all THUR/FRI games and get me your picks tomorrow for only the weekend games.

You won't want to miss a week if you are in the running for the overall title because no picks submitted gets you a record of 1 less win than the last place guy for the week...which equated to 1-14 LW.

NEED PICKS FROM:

ROE
BOMB
TAIT
M.THOMAS
SETNICKER
LUKE W.

T-Day Weekend Stuff

So I have another hour or so to burn, why not throw something out on the old Football Challenge site. Also, can you believe there are no games tonight? WTF!?!?! This is the first day in the last 3+ weeks without a football game of some kind...I think that's a record.

It's going to be random...here we go:


1. DickRod is back! It's been a tough year without him, so he's back at Arizona for next season. I actually think this might be a good hire for the Cats. He failed in MICH because he tried to change a team that was successful at playing regular B10 football, and his defenses were some of the worst in recent memory. He won at WV because his offense was unique and dominated against slower, poorer defenses in the Big East. He also put out a bunch of very good defenses while at WV. For me, AZ is much more similar to the WV spot than the MICH spot. They are not a national power and they don't have a great legacy. I think there's plenty of speed and talent there, but obviously what they've been doing is not working. In a league like the Pac-12 where defense is optional in most every game, I like how his offense fits in. If he can find a competant DC to bring all that speed back to the D like it had in the mid-90's, then they could be in business. I still don't really care for the guy, but I think it's the right fit this time around. They'll win more games next year, even in a transition year, than the 3 or 4 they've won this year.

2. Another deal that is basically done is Urban Meyer to OHIOST and Luke Fickell back to UFC. I love this and hate this for different reasons. First, I love it because Meyer rocks as a coach and will bring OHIOST back in a hurry and put the Vadgers back into their spot in the Leaders division (not winning). Not that I'm an OHIOST fan by any means, but having them as a good team every year brings credibility to the B10 and keeps the Vadgers down, so it's a good thing. I hate this move because Urban basically just lied to everyone when he quit for the 2nd time at FLA last year. He just wanted to be done with that job and wanted to be a big-time free agent that would be brought up for every major opening in the country. It's easy to tell that he has a huge ego if you listen/watch him on ESPN on Saturdays. The old excuse of "taking time to watch my daughter's college games and hanging out with the fam" are such BS. Maybe he really felt that way for about 2 days, then he got it out of his system and realized he doesn't want to do anything but coach. That's the way all these guys are - once they get out of it they want back in. I'm sure he didn't see the Tressel scandal coming, but it's a perfect fit for him to get back in at a power school and dominate once again, and he will.

3. Another coach topic, and this one is great. Tulane is looking for a coach, and there is mutual interest with them and the legendary TE coach himself, current sideline reporter extraordinaire...TE Timmy Brew. How any school could look at the mess he left in MN and think, "yeah, this is the guy we want to turn our program around," is beyond me. I don't get what the draw to TE Timmy could be. Clearly Tulane didn't see that nobody even sniffed at him this offseason while he was unemployed, so why would you do that? It would be great to follow, I know I'd enjoy it. I tried and wanted to believe in his BS for about 4 years, but there comes a point where you realize it just isn't going to happen like he preaches. I'm not going to go on another Brew rant, god knows we've all had enough of those, but with all the other possibilities out there why would this guy even come close to being on the list? Good luck Tulane - for comedy I hope it happens, but for the fate of your program I hope it doesn't.

4. One final coaching note, I promise it's the last one. Ole Miss has an opening since they fired the Rev. Houston Nutt. Names I'm seeing linked to that job include SOMISS's Larry Fedora (also once rumored to be a candidate here) and HOU Kevin Sumlin (also a candidate here). It's crazy, but OLE MISS is actually a very similar situation to my beloved Gophers. They are in the SEC West and deal with ALA, LSU, ARK, and AUB every single year. This is by far the toughest division in the toughest conference in football. So it's not likely that you'll be seeing any SEC titles any time soon. But there is the rich football tradition at OLE MISS that has everyone believing that they will one day be able to compete again with the big dogs and should be able to but they just have to find the right guy to do it. Does this sound familiar? Their coaching hires and fires have been bizarre to say the least. They had David Cutcliffe, current DUKE HC, who did nothing but win 8-9 games per year and take them to bowl after bowl. Well, that wasn't good enough so they canned him after another bowl season...(MASE?). Then they decided they could only win be bringing in the best players, so they hired recruiting guru Ed Orgeron. He couldn't coach at all, but recruiting was better...and the team sucked for his entire tenure. They had a few close calls and minor upsets, but overall it was a disaster and the program was in worse shape when he left...(BREW?). After Cajun Ed they went to the Reverend Houston Nutt. He had a nice run at ARK, and is all in all a good football coach. But he's as slimy as they come - even for College Football in the South he's considered a slimeball...and that's saying something. He over-recruits like nobody, accepting 30-45 players each class and then deciding on signing day which ones will actually be accepted and get the scholarships. Anyway, he came in and won with the big-time recruits that Orgeron had left him, but since then has failed in a big way. So where does this program go from here? For Fedora and Sumlin, my question is why would you want this job? With the uncertain alignment and bowl/playoff system that will be here once all the super-conferences are formed, does it make sense to leave your current cake job where you'll win 9-11 games per year and be considered a genius and the next big thing? What happens when you go to OLE MISS and go 2-10 next year, then 4-8 and everyone is calling for your head. This thing will not be turned around fast when you have 5-6 automatic L's on your slate every year. I think the best they can do is to try and take a chance on a big-time coordinator that can spark the club...a la James Franklin at VANDY. Wow, didn't plan on 500 words about OLE MISS, but whatever.

5. Hawaii - ruh-roh Raggy. Point shaving scandal in full effect in the tropical paradise of Hawaii. It's still very foggy at this point, but there is an investigation going on, the Tulane game this week has been pulled off the board, and people sound very nervous. From what I've read, it goes back to the Colt Brennan days and may have continued up through this current season. Players shaving points, coaches?, administration? Too early to tell, but this looks bad right now. Anybody all of a sudden like Brew's future Tulane team this week at +20 - no games get pulled off of our board!!

5 topics - I think that's my limit. Enjoy the games - don't forget to send me your picks.

Week 13 Lines

Missing a couple NFL games and a NCAA game right now. Please be sure to send picks over by THUR at NOON when the games start - I would prefer tomorrow if possible so I have a chance to compile everything. One NCAA game tonight if anyone is interested...please let me know.

I'll be sending out updates throughout the Holiday weekend.

MIAOH
OHIO -7.5

TEX
A&M -7.5

LOU
USF -3

EMU
NILL -20.5

KENT
TEM -18

BGU
BUFF 1.5

IOWA
NEB -10.5

HOU
TULSA 3.5

AKR
WMU -28

TOL
BALLST 11.5

ARK
LSU -14

COL
UTAH -21

BC
MIA -16

PITT
WV -10.5

UTEP
UCF -10

CAL
ASU -5.5

RUT
UCONN 3

GEO
GT 5.5

MSU
NW 7

OHIOST
MICH -8.5

CIN
SYR 4

RICE
SMU -16.5

TN
UK 8

MARY
NCST -12.5

TROY
WKY -4.5

WY
BOISE -33.5

NEV
UTST 1

ALA
AUB 19.5

PUR
IND 9.5

ILL
MN 12.5

DUKE
NC -12.5

VAN
WF -1

TT
BAY -10

VT
VIR 5.5

PSU
WIS -18.5

ECU
MARSH -1

MIZZ
KAN 22.5

FIU
MDTN 10

OREST
ORE -29

UAB
FAU 7

MEM
SOMISS -36

NMST
LT -21.5

AF
COLST 16.5

FSU
FLA 3

OLE
MISST -17.5

WASU
WASH -6.5

CLEM
SC -2.5

ULL
AZ

ISU
OK -29

ND
STAN -7

SJST
FRES -5.5

UCLA
USC -16.5

SDST
UNLV 14.5

TULANE
HAW -20

NFL

GB
DET 6

MIA
DAL -9

SF
BAL -4

MIN
ATL -10.5

HOU
JAC 3.5

TB
TEN -3

ARI
STL

CLE
CIN -7.5

BUF
NYJ -9

CAR
IND 3

WAS
SEA -4

CHI
OAK -3.5

NE
PHI

DEN
SD -7

PIT
KC 12

NYG
NO -6.5

Week 12 Review

That was a fun one last night, I think I watched about 4 plays.

Week 12 W L %


JR 10 5 66.7%

TN 8 7 53.3%

CP 8 7 53.3%

JG 7 8 46.7%

AW 7 8 46.7%

RO 7 8 46.7%

LW 7 8 46.7%

MH 6 9 40.0%

MC 6 9 40.0%

MO 6 9 40.0%

MT 6 9 40.0%

GR 5 10 33.3%

MR 4 11 26.7%

GT 4 11 26.7%

JH 4 11 26.7%

SS 2 13 13.3%

MS 0 0 #DIV/0!

Only 3 guys up over .500 this week, as a group we hit a brutal 40.4%, which is our worst week of the entire season.
 
YTD W L %


TN 99 81 55.0%

MO 99 81 55.0%

MR 98 82 54.4%

JH 97 83 53.9%

CP 96 84 53.3%

SS 95 85 52.8%

GR 93 87 51.7%

MH 91 89 50.6%

MT 91 89 50.6%

RO 90 90 50.0%

GT 89 91 49.4%

JR 87 93 48.3%

LW 86 94 47.8%

AW 86 94 47.8%

MC 84 96 46.7%

JG 84 96 46.7%

MS 56 124 31.1%

We have officially fallen below 50% for the year as a group...49.7%. The log jam at the top continues with the top 11 guys all within 10 games of each other. After back to back 4 win weeks for MR, we have new leaders...TN and MO are tied at 55%, 1 game ahead of MR.
 
NCAA W L %


MO 71 47 60.2%

MR 73 52 58.4%

CP 73 52 58.4%

SS 65 50 56.5%

TN 69 55 55.6%

GR 63 51 55.3%

JH 63 54 53.8%

RO 57 54 51.4%

MH 62 63 49.6%

GT 47 48 49.5%

MT 49 52 48.5%

LW 37 40 48.1%

AW 49 56 46.7%

MC 53 67 44.2%

JR 49 62 44.1%

JG 42 58 42.0%

MS 32 54 37.2%

We are at 51% for the year in NCAA. 8 guys up over .500 in the amateurs.
 
NFL W L %


JR 38 31 55.1%

JH 34 29 54.0%

TN 30 26 53.6%

MT 42 37 53.2%

MH 29 26 52.7%

JG 42 38 52.5%

MC 31 29 51.7%

GT 42 43 49.4%

AW 37 38 49.3%

RO 33 36 47.8%

LW 49 54 47.6%

SS 30 35 46.2%

MR 25 30 45.5%

GR 30 36 45.5%

MO 28 34 45.2%

CP 23 32 41.8%

MS 24 70 25.5%

47.6% for the year in NFL, and 7 guys up over .500 on the year.
 
Only a couple weeks left for the college guys, then we'll move into full on NFL mode for the rest of the regular season.
 
Lines for the fast approaching Week 13 games will be coming out shortly.

Week 12 Update

Victory cigar has been lit...do you believe in miracles? Yes, yes I do.

MNF is meaningless tonight, well, for deciding the actual overall weekly champ at least.

JR at 10-5 is your weekly winner, another 1st timer for the season.

We do have some drama, kind of, for MNF. SS lost on SD so is sitting at 1-13 for the week. He has NE -14.5 tonight. The all-time worst week ever is 3-12 held bty multiple people, including me about 3 weeks ago. So he's guaranteed to set the record, but will it be 2-13 or 1-14...tune in to find out.

I'll get the lines out as early as I can on Tuesday so you have time to get them back without avoiding the family on Thanksgiving Day. It's a tough week for timelines, but a great week for football.

Good Luck tonight Steve!!

Sunday Update

Current records for the leaders...

JR 9-3
RO 5-4
TN 7-6
CP 8-5

Lots of action left. JR has SD, TEN, ARI...if I hit all 3 I win, 2/3 leaves the door open for RO and CP.

Too many scenarios left with RO having 6 games still to go.

And SS is 1-12...sorry Steve, had to include this, it could be a record. Steve has SD and NE left in his quest for a record setting 1-14.

Good Luck!

Week 12 Preview

Tons of football on tonight, and a special appearance by our favorite savior/QB...

Before we get to tonight's picks, here's what we have for the week:

JR: TT RUT MARSH RICE ARKST TN ECU LSU VIR UCLA BUF CLE ARI SD TEN


JG: VT BC MN IND NEB ISU OLE BUF ARI TEN NYJ TB CIN CHI KC

MR: GT MSU WIS OHIOST OKST MIZZ OK BOISE USC ARK NYJ SD CAR DAL OAK

AW: MARY WIS MN IOWA TEX LOU HOU FIU HAW NYJ OAK BUF JAC SEA ATL

GR: WIS MSU PUR PSU OKST OK ND ORE NYJ OAK DAL CHI GB NYG NE

MH: WIS MSU PUR MN OHIOST NEB NAVY BOISE STAN HAW OAK BUF SEA CIN SF

MC: NILL OHIO AKR EMU FAU UTST BUF CIN CAR ARI TB CLE DEN WAS STL

SS: VT WIS OHIOST OK UCONN USF BOISE STAN WASU ULM BUF NYJ NE SD MIN

RO: IOWA KST WASU LSU HAW BUF NE SD MIN STL SF DAL GB NYG DET

TN: VIR IOWA OHIOST KST OK OKST RUT HOU ARK GEO NE STL GB CIN CAR

MT: CLEM FSU WIS NEB IND OKST HOU UAB ORE DET NYJ TB OAK CHI KC

GT: CLEM FSU NC WIS NEB OKST HOU TCU ORE GB CIN CAR BUF NYG WAS

MS: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

CP: WIS PUR PSU TT HOU RICE NILL COLST WASU LSU CIN NYG NYJ TB SD

LW: GT NEB MSU NW KST OK UCONN LSU ARK TN SD GB NE MIN DEN

JH: GT CLEM VT WIS OK ORE STAN LSU ARK NE MIN NYJ BUF CHI ATL

MO: CLEM VIR MIA MSU KST BOISE AF ORE ARK MIN NYJ BUF GB STL JAC

 
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOMISS -21.5 at UAB
You know I still think UAB is terrible and SOMISS is on a mission to win the CUSA title. After UAB, SOMISS has to host the dreaded MEM team next week before the CUSA title fight with HOU. So I see how they could let down and look past these next 2 cupcakes...but UAB is just too terrible, even at home. I'll take SOMISS by 34 tonight.
 
NC +13 at VT
Another road team? Yep. Totally against what I used to do on Thursday nights, but clearly that wasn't really working. This one should end pretty close to the number, but I'll call for a NC cover and lose by 10.
 
MARSH -13 at MEM
The trifecta of NCAA road teams tonight with MARSH housing a brutal MEM team. Only giving 13 is a bad number here, MARSH should win by 30 as they push for a bowl bid. MEM lost their last chance at a win last week when UAB beat them...MARSH beat UAB by 45.
 
SAN-CHEESE at TEBOW
I stayed as far away from this one as I could. I never pick a bad QB like San-Cheese on the road on a short week. They just lose their division title game last Sunday night vs. NE, they take MON off, practice for DEN on TUES, and head to DEN on WED...not the ideal week for a team struggling on offense. I know it shouldn't be close, but this Tebow cat is starting to make me believe. I hope you all saw Fox's comments yesterday about how they have to run this kind of option QB running offense because if they had Tebow run a regular offense they would be screwed! That's actually what he said...thanks coach. He is what he is, and he's actually won a couple of games for the Broncos lately. DEN always has a nice homefield advantage anyway, so I'll call for this one to be very close and a DEN lose but cover 16-14.
 
SATURDAY
 
GOPHERS at NW -15.5
I think the Gophs will show up and play better than last week. However, NW is playing for a likely bowl bid because they probably won't beat Sparty next week. I think that motivation alone gets the job done for them...NW wins 42-21.
 
 IND AT SPARTY -28
Sparty rolls again by 40+. IND is bad, why can't they be on the slate this year!!??
 
NEB at MICH -3
5 guys like NEB and none on MICH...well, I'm unofficially 1 I guess. I just haven't been impressed with NEB on either side of the ball all year long and MICH has actually been pretty steady. Weird what happens when you hire a real coach. MICH has been great at home as well, so I'll call for a Wolverine win 31-21.
 
WIS -13.5 at ILL
Anyone else think it's great that we get to host Zooker for his final farewell next week in their loss at the Bank? I love it. The guy is a maniac and a terrible coach. He walked out of his presser this week. He said at the beginning he would if anyone asked about his job, they did, he pointed and stared and left. Classy guy, I hear PSU is hiring. As much as I'd love for the Zooker to stick around and get the Slidin' Illini to rise up and ruin Becky's dream...it won't happen. They are a lost cause at this point. WIS wins 41-24.
 
*Side note, as much as I love calling the easterners Becky, I read a new favorite this week that I hadn't heard before...the Vagers...I like it and will likely use that from now on. Thank you.
 
IOWA -2.5 at PUR
Iowa still in search of that elusive 1st road win...hehehe. PUR has been tough at home, but coming off the OHIOST crazy win, I'm sure they'll not be showing up this weekend. They have 2 chances left to get bowl eligible, something I didn't expect out of the Boilers this year, Iowa and IND. Go Boilers!! Win them both! But I'll pick you yo lose this week just in case...IOWA 17-7 in a Ferentz Classic.
 
PSU +5.5 at OHIOST
I'm torn on this one. The determining factors are 1) do the PSU kids play well for JoePa and gain some momentum for the big one in Madison next weekend and 2) does OHIOST even try anymore and cling to their small B10 chances or do they fold up shop and wait for Urban Meyer to be announced as their new coach? Tough call, but with 2 offensively challenged teams I'll take points...OHIOST wins 16-14.
 
VAN at TN +1
Tennessee is a home underdog to VANDY. My god what is happening in Knoxville!! TN needs to win their last 2 to be bowl eligible, Vandy needs to beat TN or WF next week to be in. VAN played so well last week and they can't play up the underdog angle this week...both bad signs for the smaaat kids. TN hasn't played well since SEPT, so maybe being a dog to your special little sister in Nashville will light a fire and get them to show on Saturday. I have to take TN...27-14.
 
LSU -30 at OLE
Sell me on OLE MISS right now: we just fired our coach, we have nothing to play for, we're hosting the #1 team in the nation, we suspended our starting QB and RB for the game, we have our biggest and only meaningful game of the season next week in the Egg Bowl. LSU wins 55-0.
 
USC +16.5 at ORE
I hate to admit it, but the Trojans are playing better than I expected this year. The Ducks just jumped back into the title hunt with their crushing of STAN last week, so I just don't think they'll be jacked to host a sneaky under the radar USC team. This one could be close...I'll take QUACK 34-28.
 
Other games I love in NCAA this week:
ND -24.5
VIR +18
TT +17
RUT +2.5
RICE -12.5
HOU -20.5
ECU +8
TEM -13
KENT -6.5
BOISE -19
WASH -3
ASU -14
ARKST -11
NMST +22.5
 
I did really well last week on these...will it continue?
 
SUNDAY
 
The Football Challenge is usually decided on Sunday because each of our records week to week in the NFL are so unpredictable.
 
DEN +5 - see above
CAR +8 - might put a scare into the Kitties before the big one next week.
GB - heard a Packer fan discussing the MNF game on Tuesday...it was comedy. "It's like Rodgers is just unstoppable, the offense is so amazing I don't think anyone knows what to do with them. I feel sorry for the rest of the NFL knowing that we're going to be this good for the next 10 years and there's nothing anyone can do to stop us. The only question is if we want to take a loss on purpose before the playoffs so we don't have that hype like NE did."
 
Thanks for reminding me why I can't deal with you Packer fans. It's so f'ing obnoxious trying to listen to these people that the only option is to avoid them all together. I'm glad it's Repeat or Bust for them this year, because I see a lot of team that could knock them off. They have had no major injury issues to their core guys and they have played an easy schedule. Just like the Vagers, build them up to the point that they think they are invincible and then slap them in the face and bring them back to earth with one sad loss. It will happen, just wait for it.
 
Anyway, yes, I'll take TB +15.5 this week because F U GB!
I'll take WAS at +9 this week even though I think they might be the worst team in the league. You just can't give that much on the road with DAL.
BUF +1 at MIA...is this a joke? MIA is still horrible, and they are even worse than that at home. Give me BILLS until I run out of money or you run out of paper.
JAC-CLE, this should be a thriller. CLE at home..4-2 CLE in a beauty.
OAK at MIN - Purple team shows up at home after the MNF embarassment and wins by a FG.
CIN getting 8.5 at BAL, have to take the Bungals even though BAL will be playing inspired ball (probably) after that brutal L last week.
SEA-STL, another doozy. Give me SEA, why, no idea.
ARI +11 at SF, I don't think the 49ers are a "give double digits" kind of team yet. I have no doubt they win, but old Skelton will sneak one in for a cover...SF 24-17.
SD+4 at CHI - not exactly sure why I like the Chargers this week, but I took them. This just feels like a FG game to me, so getting 4 is a good thing. SD needs to make a stand, CHI is coming off a couple of big wins.
TEN +6.5 at ATL: once again I will ask, who thinks ATL is so good? TEN will play physical and keep this one close. I'll say ATL in a squeaker 20-19.
PHI without Vick at NYG...yeah, PHILLY done. NYG roll 27-10.
MNF, NE giving 14.5 against Tyler Palko and the nameless Cheifs roster. Stay the hell away from this one, but if I had to pick it, and I do, I'll take Brady to win and cover 35-16.
 
Good Luck this week Guys - NCAA is winding down so enjoy these final few Saturdays before the Bowl Season!!

Need Week 12 Picks from...

BOMB
STEVE
M.THOMAS
SETNICKER
PEYTON

Please send over by Noon today.

Also, there were a few errors in the NCAA and NFL standings I sent out on Tuesday. Thanks to Hammer for pointing this out. One of my formulas was incorrect...the overall totals were fine but the NCAA/NFL breakdowns were off. These have been fixed, so here are the actual YTD updated standings for those:

NCAA W L %


SS 64 41 61.0%

MR 70 45 60.9%

MO 65 44 59.6%

CP 67 48 58.3%

GR 61 45 57.5%

JH 61 47 56.5%

TN 63 51 55.3%

GT 45 41 52.3%

MH 60 55 52.2%

MT 47 45 51.1%

RO 53 53 50.0%

LW 32 35 47.8%

AW 44 52 45.8%

MC 52 62 45.6%

JG 39 54 41.9%

JR 41 60 40.6%

MS 32 54 37.2%

 
 
NFL W L %


JR 36 28 56.3%

JH 32 25 56.1%

TN 28 23 54.9%

JG 38 34 52.8%

MT 38 35 52.1%

MC 26 25 51.0%

RO 30 29 50.8%

AW 35 34 50.7%

GT 40 39 50.6%

MH 25 25 50.0%

MO 28 28 50.0%

SS 29 31 48.3%

MR 24 26 48.0%

LW 47 51 48.0%

GR 27 32 45.8%

CP 21 29 42.0%

MS 24 55 30.4%

 
Thanks.

Week 12 Lines

Games again this week on TUES, WED, THUR, FRI...send me your 15 best by NOON on THURSDAY.

Thanks.

BALLST
NILL -16.5

OHIO
BGU 5.5

WMU
MIAOH -1.5

SOMISS
UAB 21.5

NC
VT -13

MARSH
MEM 13

TOL
CMU 14

OKST
ISU 27

LOU
UCONN 1

MN
NW -15.5

IND
MSU -28

NEB
MICH -3

CIN
RUT 2.5

WIS
ILL 13.5

AKR
BUFF -18

IOWA
PUR 2.5

KAN
A&M -30

UK
GEO -29.5

GT
DUKE 10

ARMY
TEM -13

EMU
KENT -6.5

NM
WY -25.5

ARKST
MDTN 11

TULSA
UTEP 13.5

MARY
WF -12.5

CLEM
NCST 10

PSU
OHIOST -5.5

WASH
OREST 3

TULANE
RICE -12.5

SMU
HOU -20.5

MISST
ARK -13.5

MIA
USF 1.5

TT
MIZZ -17

FAU
TROY -14.5

COLST
TCU -35.5

NAVY
SJST 5.5

BC
ND -24.5

LT
NEV -7.5

FIU
ULM 1

UTST
IDAHO 8

UTAH
WASU 5.5

UNLV
AF -22.5

WKY
NTEX 2.5

VAN
TN 1

UCF
ECU 8

LSU
OLE 30

VIR
FSU -18

COL
UCLA -14

OK
BAY 13

KST
TEX -7.5

USC
ORE -16.5

BOISE
SDST 19

AZ
ASU -14

CAL
STAN -20.5

NMST
BYU -22.5

FRES
HAW -6


NFL

NYJ
DEN 5 THUR

CAR
DET -8

TB
GB -15.5

DAL
WAS 9

BUF
MIA -1

JAC
CLE 0

OAK
MIN 0

CIN
BAL -8.5

SEA
STL -1

ARI
SF -11

SD
CHI -4

TEN
ATL -6.5

PHI
NYG -3

KC
NE -14.5

Week 11 Review and Standings

Congrats to Hammer for winning his first $50 of the year - the Purple meltdown made it happen and prevented a push to next week.

Best sign of the night, "HEY GREEN BAY, WHERE'S UR WNBA TITLE?"

I guess that's what we have to resort to at this point. What a pathetic excuse for a performance that was last night. Unprepared, unmotivated, and unwatchable. Vikings Football 2011. I get it, Rodgers is good, but seriously those 2 clowns in the booth last night could barely get out a sentence without peeing all over themselves. Once the game got unwatchable...1st quarter...I really started listening to what they were saying and I realized just how stupid and pointless about 90% of their comments actually are. "The thing with Starks here is he really wants to score." Really? Thanks for that. "Watch how Rodgers keeps his eyes up...amazing." Where the hell is he supposed to look? I actually had to watch the 2nd half on mute to try and tolerate the stupidity...and it was nice. I think I'm watching all MNF on mute from now on to avoid these morons.

Week 11 W L %


JH 11 4 73.3%

JR 10 5 66.7%

TN 10 5 66.7%

MH 9 6 60.0%

SS 8 7 53.3%

CP 8 7 53.3%

GT 7 7 50.0%

AW 7 8 46.7%

GR 7 8 46.7%

MC 7 8 46.7%

MO 7 8 46.7%

MT 7 8 46.7%

RO 6 9 40.0%

LW 6 9 40.0%

JG 5 10 33.3%

MR 4 11 26.7%

MS 0 0 #DIV/0!

Only 5 guys broke the .500 makr this week...a little worse than usual. We were 2 gameS below 50% for the week at (119-121). NCAA was at 44%, and NFL finished at 57%...although we were at 66% before the 0-13 last night.
 
YTD W L %


MR 94 71 57.0%

SS 93 72 56.4%

MO 93 72 56.4%

JH 93 72 56.4%

TN 91 74 55.2%

CP 88 77 53.3%

GR 88 77 53.3%

MH 85 80 51.5%

MT 85 80 51.5%

GT 85 80 51.5%

RO 83 82 50.3%

LW 79 86 47.9%

AW 79 86 47.9%

MC 78 87 47.3%

JR 77 88 46.7%

JG 77 88 46.7%

MS 56 109 33.9%

We now have a huge log-jam at the top with MR's 4 win week. The top 5 are now separated by 1-3 games with 7 weeks left. Keep in mind we only have a couple more weeks of picking NCAA and NFL, once NCAA moves into Bowl season we'll only be picking 10 NFL games per week.
 
NCAA W L %


SS 64 41 61.0%

MR 70 45 60.9%

MO 65 44 59.6%

CP 67 48 58.3%

GR 59 47 55.7%

TN 63 51 55.3%

GT 45 41 52.3%

MH 60 55 52.2%

MT 47 45 51.1%

RO 53 53 50.0%

AW 50 50 50.0%

JH 51 52 49.5%

LW 32 35 47.8%

MS 44 50 46.8%

MC 52 62 45.6%

JR 41 60 40.6%

JG 28 54 34.1%

SS took over the overall NCAA W% lead from MR. I also went 5-3 in NCAA for my first winning college week since mid-Sept!!! MR took a 2-8 in NCAA last week and is still sitting over 60%.
 
 
NFL W L %


JH 42 20 67.7%

JG 49 34 59.0%

JR 36 28 56.3%

TN 28 23 54.9%

MT 38 35 52.1%

MC 26 25 51.0%

RO 30 29 50.8%

GT 40 39 50.6%

MH 25 25 50.0%

MO 28 28 50.0%

GR 29 30 49.2%

SS 29 31 48.3%

MR 24 26 48.0%

LW 47 51 48.0%

AW 29 36 44.6%

CP 21 29 42.0%

MS 12 59 16.9%

JH has jumped to the front of the NFL pack hitting a ridiculous 67.7% so far...unreal.
 
 
Week 12 lines will be coming out later today.

Week 11 Update

HAMMER is leading the way at 11-4, but JR and TN are both 10-4 with the Purple +15.5 tonight. A Purple cover makes it a push into next week, a GB cover wins $50 for Hammer.

Full standings and results coming tomorrow.

Week 11 Preview

I know what you're saying to yourself right now...is this really the most recent picture of us getting the AXE. Sadly...yes, yes it is. I watched this 2004 game at Joe Sensors in Roseville, my first year out of school, and my only year in the last 12 without season tix. After that game, and 25 cocktails I called up G-Reg and told him we're getting tickets next year. Maybe it was because I had 12 Red Bull-Vodka's running through my blood, but I was ready to get back on board officially and take the pain for moments like this. I remember what it was like to beat the pretenders to the east, and I will feel it again. This week? There is a chance.

PICKS
JR: WF MIA NEB MSU MN KST WASH NEV OAK PIT NO HOU TEN DET MIN


JG: VT FSU NEB MSU MN TEX TT AUB OAK NO TEN MIN CLE WAS NYG

MR: FSU NEB ILL OKST BAY ND AF STAN LSU ALA OAK MIN PIT DET NYJ

AW: GT NEB MSU MN MICH TEX SDST TROY MIN PIT HOU JAC ATL STL NE

GR: WF MSU MN MICH TEX BAY HOU ORE ALA MIN NYJ NO SD BAL CHI

MH: MSU MICH NEB NW OHIOST WIS PITT BOISE STAN WASH NO CHI NE TEN CIN

MC: NEB IOWA MEM ND OHIO AKR ARKST NEV FRES MIN JAC ATL OAK DEN BUF

SS: VT CLEM VIR NEB TEX TULSA TOL BOISE ORE LT MIN NO CHI PIT NYG

RO: TEX OKST A&M BYU STAN UTAH TROY ALA LSU NO BUF NE SD HOU DET

TN: MIA MSU MN KST HOU RICE SOMISS MIAOH TCU STAN NO NE MIN CHI PIT

MT: WF MSU NEB MICH OHIOST STAN ALA AUB NO NE MIN CHI BUF SD TEN

GT: VT MSU NEB A&M CIN STAN AUB ARK MIN BUF JAC DEN WAS SEA SF

MS: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

CP: WIS ILL TEX SYR HOU TCU UNLV ORE COL ASU MIN SEA NE OAK CLE

LW: MN TULANE STAN ALA LSU MIN SEA NE JAC DEN SF SD PIT DET CAR

JH: VT MSU KST OKST HOU BOISE WKY ALA ARK NE PIT CHI TEN NYG BAL

MO: VT MN HOU SOMISS OHIO BOISE WY ALA NE PIT BAL MIN STL IND KC



POPULAR PICKS
VT-5
HOU-5
TEX-6
NEB-9
MSU-9!!! YEP, F*** IOWA! GO SPARTY!!!
MN-7
ALA-7
STAN-7

OAK-5
PIT-8
NO-8
TEN-5
CHI-6
NE-9
MIN-13!!!!!

And the Raiders just scored!!!! I'm thinking this could be a good week!! (trying to set a record for !!! used in one post)

GAME PREVIEWS AND PICKS

VT +1 AT GT
Huge game for the conference title, so both should have no problem being motivated. So it comes down to personnel, and I'll take VT and their D over GT in a tight one 27-22.

NEB +3 AT PSU
Pretty standard week in Happy Valley, the whole country has been watching their every move, fired the coach who has been there for 46 years, talk about folding the program...you know typical stuff. Team Husker caught a break this week and should be playing against a distracted and disinterested team and fan base with nothing but anger and disappointment and complete apathy for this game. NEB wins 23-7.

SPARTY -3 AT IOWA
Unmotivated and exhausted Sparty almost took one in the teeth against the Maroon and Gold last week. They survived, but as punishment, they are forced to go to the land of meth and pig $hit for the weekend...sorry guys. Good news is, motivation should not be a problem this weekend with a potential B10 Division crown on the line. A Sparty win will make this very tough to screw up. Iowa is coming off an emotional W over an overrated MICH team and 2 big games in a row (yes, MN is a big game for them). I think luck has run out. Sparty plays D and runs the ball, two things that 2011 Iowa can't deal with. I like Sparty in a laugher that makes the Hogeye fans reignite the fire Ferentz passion...SPARTY 44-17.

WASH +13.5 AT USC
Steve Sarkisian always plays the Trojans tough. He's actually beat them the last couple of years, so how can his best WASH team be a 13.5 point dog against a very average USC team this weekend with ORE on deck for the Trojans? I don't get it. WASH gives them a scare but loses a close one 33-30.

ORE AT STAN -3
I think I've picked against STAN just about every single week this year. So in a game I most definitely want them to lose, I'll use some reverse psychology and pick them to win. This thing looks like a coin flip to me, what favors STAN is the revenge angle from last year's beat down and being at home with the Heisman winner under center. ORE is faster and should not find it tough to score a lot against this beat up STAN D, but in the end I'll go SMAAAAT Kids 41-37.

Sneaky Good Picks this week that I also think win:
UNLV -8.5
WKY +42
SOMISS -10.5
NEV -10
WASU +12.5
ARK -14
MEM +7.5 (yep, I'd take UNLV and MEM this week...wow)
SMU -7
WY +14
VAN -12.5
RICE +15.5
SYR +4

I'm full of knowledge this week...or something like that. I feel as good as a 38% NCAA Picker can at this point!

$$$NFL$$$

OAK +8 AT SD
8 is stupid high for a SD team that's only been overrated for about 4 years and an OAK team that's about ready to come together with their new QB. This is a FG game either way, I'll say SD on a comeback 23-20.

JAC at IND +3
I think the Colts get it done and get win #1 this week. Not sure why, maybe because JAC is so bad. COLTS win 13-10.

DEN AT KC -3.5
I guess Jesus is working on an option attack for this week. Well, this should finally end his season. Although I hate to be too negative, he did win impressively at OAK last week...maybe he's starting to come around? KC by a TD in this one 27-20.

PIT -3 at CIN
I like CIN a lot this year in the right spot...this is not that spot. PIT needs a win after blowing the BAL game, and they'll get one here. PIT 24-14.

BUF +5 at DAL
Not sure what to think about this one. I believe BUF is kind of a fluke and I think DAL is pretty good, but Romo's picks scare me from giving the points here. DAL wins a squeaker 31-29.

NO -1 AT ATL
This is way too low, NO is clearly a better team. ATL has been a real disappointment this year, and it will continue. NO 27-17.

STL AT CLE -1
Lesser of two evils in this one, CLE at home only needs to win by more than a point to cover...okay. CLE wins 5-2.

WAS +3.5 AT MIA
Miami wins once and now they are giving 3.5 to an NFL team? That does not make sense. I'll take a bad Skins team to win outright 23-21.

HOU -3 AT TB
HOU is a pretty good looking team right now, and they are starting to get healthy again. TB is up and down and this looks like an easy one...HOU 26-13.

TEN +3 AT CAR
Cam Newton has been a surprise, but they still don't win a lot of games. The Titans have been a disappointment, but I think they are still a playoff contender. I like TEN to win 24-20.

ARI AT PHI -??
PHI crushes, even though we still don't have a line I think they cover it. PHI 38-20.

BAL -8.5 AT SEA
BAL is rolling pretty good right now. SEA is one of the tougher places to play, but I think BAL eeks it out 24-14.

DET +1 at CHI
Lions get back on the radar with a statement game in CHI...31-21.

NYG at SF -3.5
Don't like this one either way, but I'm picking them all this week so I'll take 49ers with a couple bad Eli picks, which he's due for...21-17.

NE +0 AT NYJ
Brady off of 2 big L's in a row and the Jets off a nice win. I don't like it that Brady beat them earlier, they usually split these games, but I have to take a desperate Belichick and Brady to win 28-21.

PURPLE +15.5 AT GB
15.5!!!???!!?!?! That just seems silly. It's a rivalry game that was played to a 6 points finish a couple of weeks ago. Move 6 points for the road game and Purple should lose by 12-15...so 15.5 looks like a sure thing. I'm still not impressed with the GB D, obviously Rodgers is stupid good right now, but I don't think they are unbeatable. Purple team is off a bye and on the up and up with their health and their level of play recently...since the QB change. Have to like our chances...not a win but a cover GB 34-26.

Ooops, I forgot one game...

BECKY AT GOPHERS +28.5

Team Douche and the clan have pretty much thrown in the towel on this season. Since the SEPT National Title is apparently not a real recognized championship they have shifted their attention to other things. However, Team Kill is just starting to find it a little bit over the last couple of weeks. It's a rivalry, the home dog is getting over 4 TD's, the favorite is unmotivated, the dog is in revenge mode x7, WIS has never won more than their current streak of 3 straight in Minnesota, Bielema is a donkey, Kill is a God. What more is there to know? Yeah, their offense is really good, yep our D is not very good - but with a motivated group and Q playing QB like he has the last 6 quarters I think anything is possible.

BECKY WINS AGAIN...BUT IT'S THE LAST TIME...WIS 28-17.

It's going to be quite a weekend Gentlemen. PACK, BECKY, BECKY HOCKEY all on the hit list for the next few days...I'm hoping we take them down a notch and I never leave Dinkytown on Saturday night.



Enjoy it.

Need Week 11 Picks from...

HEINERT
OLSON
M.THOMAS
SETNICKER
OGE

Please send them over today. Thanks. Week 11 Preview will be coming tonight - for the record, I have OAK +8 tonight...just in case I don't get the picks out before kickoff.

LINE UPDATE
FLA at SC -3.5

Still nothing on ARI at PHI for the NFL.

Week 11 Lines

2 games without lines right now...SC-FLA in NCAA and ARI-PHI in NFL. Lots of MACtion this week as well, and THUR NFL starts. Get me your Tues-Wed picks before the games start if you want those games.


NILL
BGU 7 TUES

WMU
TOL -9.5 TUES

MIAOH
TEM -14 WED

OHIO
CMU 5 THUR

VT
GT -1 THUR

HOU
TULANE 33 THUR

USF
SYR 4 FRI

RICE
NW -15.5

PITT
LOU -3.5

TEX
MIZZ 1.5

MARSH
TULSA -17

NEB
PSU 3

WF
CLEM -19.5

WV
CIN -3.5

MSU
IOWA 3

OHIOST
PUR 7.5

FLA
SC

OKST
TT 18

UK
VAN -12.5

NCST
BC 2.5

BUFF
EMU -3

NTEX
TROY -8

KENT
AKR 6.5

BAY
KAN 17.5

WY
AF -14

AZ
COL 13.5

DUKE
VIR -8.5

ULL
ARKST -9.5

SJST
UTST -11

MIA
FSU -10

AUB
GEO -12.5

WIS
MN 28.5

MICH
ILL 3

A&M
KST 3

MDTN
ULM -5.5

NAVY
SMU -7

WASH
USC -13.5

TCU
BOISE -15.5

RUT
ARMY 8.5

UAB
MEM 7.5

TN
ARK -14

FAU
FIU -18.5

SDST
COLST 14.5

OREST
CAL -9.5

UCLA
UTAH -7.5

WKY
LSU -42

LT
OLE -1.5

MARY
ND -19

ALA
MISST 18

ORE
STAN -3

FRES
NMST 8.5

UCF
SOMISS -10.5

ECU
UTEP -3.5
\
IDAHO
BYU -19.5

UNLV
NM 8.5

HAW
NEV -10

ASU
WASU 12.5

OAK
SD -8

JAC
IND 3

DEN
KC -3.5

NFL

PIT
CIN 3 thur

BUF
DAL -5

NO
ATL 1

STL
CLE -1

WAS
MIA -3.5

HOU
TB 3

TEN
CAR -3

ARI
PHI

BAL
SEA 8.5

DET
CHI -1

NYG
SF -3.5

NE
NYJ 0

MIN
GB -15.5

Week 10 Review & Standings

Another week, another new winner. Nobody has won twice this year....parity at it's finest.


WEEK 10 W L %


MO 12 3 80.0%

GT 11 4 73.3%

JG 10 5 66.7%

MR 10 5 66.7%

TN 9 6 60.0%

CP 9 6 60.0%

JH 9 6 60.0%

MH 8 7 53.3%

SS 8 7 53.3%

GR 7 8 46.7%

MC 7 8 46.7%

LW 7 8 46.7%

MT 7 8 46.7%

AW 4 11 26.7%

RO 4 11 26.7%

JR 3 12 20.0%

MS 0 0 #DIV/0!

Nice week Oge - $50 richer after a 12-3 performance. We hit 52.1% in total for the week, 56% in NCAA and another bad NFL week at 46%.
 
YTD W L %


MR 90 60 60.0%

MO 86 64 57.3%

SS 85 65 56.7%

JH 82 68 54.7%

TN 81 69 54.0%

GR 81 69 54.0%

CP 80 70 53.3%

MT 78 72 52.0%

GT 78 72 52.0%

RO 77 73 51.3%

MH 76 74 50.7%

LW 73 77 48.7%

JG 72 78 48.0%

AW 72 78 48.0%

MC 71 79 47.3%

MS 68 82 45.3%

JR 67 83 44.7%

We are at 52.1% YTD overall through 10 weeks of the Football Challenge. I'm actually below MS, the guy who hasn't even played in 4 of the weeks!! Wow. Back to the drawing board I guess. ROE continues to be our leader, shocking, with a 4 game lead over OGE. Looks like most of the LeRoy gang has it all figured out...most of us. We occupy 4 of the top 6 spots, and 17th. Sorry, I'm frustrated. I suck right now.
 
NCAA YTD W L %


MR 68 37 64.8%

MS 41 25 62.1%

SS 59 36 62.1%

MO 61 40 60.4%

CP 62 43 59.0%

GR 57 41 58.2%

TN 57 47 54.8%

GT 42 36 53.8%

MH 55 50 52.4%

MT 44 40 52.4%

LW 32 30 51.6%

JH 49 46 51.6%

RO 50 47 51.5%

AW 45 46 49.5%

MC 48 57 45.7%

JG 28 34 45.2%

JR 36 57 38.7%


54.9% in NCAA for the year - still in the black. This is clearly the group's strength so far. ROE still at almost 65%...very impressive.
 
NFL YTD W L %


JH 33 22 60.0%

JR 31 26 54.4%

TN 24 22 52.2%

MT 34 32 51.5%

MC 23 22 51.1%

MO 25 24 51.0%

RO 27 26 50.9%

GT 36 36 50.0%

JG 44 44 50.0%

MR 22 23 48.9%

SS 26 29 47.3%

MH 21 24 46.7%

LW 41 47 46.6%

GR 24 28 46.2%

AW 27 32 45.8%

CP 18 27 40.0%

MS 27 57 32.1%

49.6% YTD for NFL picks. MS's numbers are skewing this quite a bit because of the missed picks, but we're still below 50% either way.
 
Week 11 Lines will be coming today.

Week 10 Update

We have a winner already, Oge takes home the $50 this week at an amazing 12-3. I was a close 17th at 3-12.

Tonight's game has no meaning for the weekly standings.

If you're not following the PSU Football story yet today...you should be. Bizarre, scary, sick stuff. It's going to be a tough one to smooth over with the entire Lion Nation.

And it's officially Becky week...yep, remember, the NCAA National Champs for September, that's them.

One other thing - I've had inquiries from quite a few of you about more guys that want to play next year. I'm all in for making this thing as big as we can, so just send me their name and email and I'll start making a list for next season. I won't put any cap on it - we'll just re-look at the payouts and rules a little to make sure it still works for everyone. Based on the talks I've had with a few of you, I think we could be up near 30! guys next year. Good Stuff.

Full weekly review coming tomorrow along with the lines for Week 11.

Week 10 Preview

A day late, sorry about that. Sometimes job #1 actually gets in the way. We fared a little better last night going 3-2 overall. Here are the picks for the week:

JR: OREST A&M BAY SMU TOL EMU ASU ULL ARK ALA KC CLE BUF SEA SD


JG: FSU MN IND MICH NW KST KAN USC FLA LSU KC CLE TB NYG CHI

MR: OHIOST A&M TEX USC ORE FLA LSU ARK OLE TN NO ATL NYJ NE GB

AW: MARY MN MICH NEB TT UCF ARMY KENT OLE KC BUF SEA SD TEN PIT

GR: MICH TEX OKST OK ND TEM USC ORE LSU KC BUF PIT GB SF PHI

MH: MSU OHIOST IOWA WIS NEB BAY PITT NAVY ND UTAH ATL WAS TEN GB BAL

MC: SOMISS HOU KENT TOL EMU OHIO AKR ULL FIU UTST BUF SEA CLE TB NYG

SS: VIR WIS TEX OKST WV RICE NAVY TOL EMU LSU KC ATL NYJ WAS OAK

RO: NEB TEX OK ISU TCU BOISE UTAH OLE FLA ALA ATL BUF TB PIT TEN

TN: NW IOWA BAY CIN HOU COL ALA ARK VAN NMST OAK GB SF NE CHI

MT: MICH MN OK OKST ORE ARK OLE LSU GB SF BUF PIT TEN KC CLE

GT: MN NW OK OKST HOU BOISE ORE ARK SF TB NYJ SEA SD DEN ARI

MS: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

CP: IOWA TEX MIZZ HOU TOL ORE ASU AZ LSU TN SEA GB BUF MIA IND

LW: MN WIS WY SDST LSU GB BUF IND PIT KC NE PHI NO HOU DAL

JH: MICH NEB MSU KST HOU USC STAN ARK ALA HAW GB NE NO HOU ATL

MO: VIR KST HOU TULSA MIAOH WY STAN ULL ARKST OLE ATL DAL MIA SF NYJ

POPULAR PICKS
At least 5 guys on each of these...
MN 5:1
TEX 5:1
MICH 5:2
OLE 5:0
HOU 6:0
ARK 6:0
LSU 7:4
ORE 5:0
 
KC 7:2
ATL 5:2
BUF 8:4
SF 5:1
SEA 5:2
GB 7:3
PIT 5:0
 
So at the rate we've been going, I'm guessing those are the plays you should make if you want to be in the red for the weekend. I have 4 of them...good sign?
 
Most teams have about 4 games left counting this week, so I will be looking at some of the conference races from here on out. First up, ROTEL and BARBASOL (also known as the Legends and Leaders).
 
IND (+28.5) at OHIOST
I know OHIOST is playing better, but to be giving 28.5 with an offense that really can't throw the football at all? Not to mention the fact that they are coming off the big WIS win and IND is coming off a beatdown at home vs. a bad NW team. It will probably be close to the number, but I'll say 27-7 OHIOST.
 
MICH at IOWA (+4)
The Captain has some 'splaining to do...
 

Assuming he still has his job on Saturday, Ferentz will likely lead his club to a win over MICH. This MICH club really hasn't proven much to me besides their freaky strange win over ND. Iowa is good at home and winless on the road and pigless for another year. Off their poor performance last weekend, I think they come out and win this one before losing their last 3. The only scary part, which I will be cheering for on Saturday, is Robinson vs. the Iowa D. Running QB's have always crushed the Ferentz defenses, and this guy is the ultimate running QB. He could turn the tide and provide the first quality B10 win for MICH. Best case scenario, MICH wins 31-28 with an Iowa cover.

PUR at WIS (-26)

Badger fans can put the gameday cruiser away for this weekend as they FINALLY get to play at home. Such BS scheduling by the B10, I can't believe they had to play on the road 2x in OCT on back to back weeks. So from the sound of it, WIS fans have pretty much cashed in their chips and called it a year at this point. But let's be logical here, it's PUR coming to town and WIS might be ready to unload on someone. I think WIS winning 66-14 is a reasonable guess.

 

NW at NEB (-18)

NW might have the worst defense in the league. Their offense is solid, but NEB might run for 500 yards against them this week. I feel like the Huskers are catching a little fire lately, and they may ride it to a Barbasol division title. I like NEB in this one 45-23.

 

GOPHERS at SPARTY (-28.5)

I stayed away from this one this week, which means I don't like the Gophs. I'm still coming down from the high of last weekend, so I can only imagine how the squad is feeling at this point. Sparty got their teeth kicked in at Lincoln, and they have to be ready to rebound on Saturday. Sparty has a very managable schedule the rest of the way, and they just need to hope for another NEB stumble. Maybe the Gophs caught a little confidence off of last week's win and hopefully can play a quality game to make it watchable, but the letdown factor is way too high for the Gophers right now and it likely will be over early. SPARTY crushes 41-10.

 

My PSU and NEB picks are still looking very strong. NEB has a couple of tough road games left and the Black Friday game with the southerners, but I think I'll take my chances on these two at this point.

 

POSSIBLE UPSETS?

5 games that I think might be more interesting than Vegas does...

 

NC at NCST (+4)

Rivalry game and a home dog...that's a combo I love right off the bat. Carolina comes in off a beatdown of WF and NCST just got smoked by FSU. NC has a young QB on the road...I'll call the upset for the 'Pack...24-21.

 

KAN (+13) at ISU

Kansas is terrible, so I didn't include this in my picks. But this is quite a letdown spot for ISU after going into Lubbock and winning 41-7. KAN has been getting pushed around by everyone they play, so taking them on the road is a scary idea. But they have performed so poorly that I think they are a little undervalued at this point. Both teams can't score, so anything could happen in this one. I'll say ISU wins a squeaker 24-23.

 

ND at WF (+13.5)

Wake is not a bad club. My numbers have them as only a 6 point dog in this one, so getting a full TD over that makes it look like a good play to me. ND's turnover issues seem to make them always a risky play. If they would be better with the ball they could be undefeated this year. Wake was crushed by NC last week, so at home at night I think they'll be in for a better performance. ND has not been stellar on the road this year, and giving this many to a quality team doesn't make sense. I'm sure it will come down to turnovers, if WF can force them they can win, if they don't they could get blown out. Odds are that they will be able to force a few...WF shocks ND 27-23.

 

STAN at OREST (+21.5)

I've been picking against STAN for most of the year because I just don't think they are nearly as good as they been playing. It finally paid off last week with USC, but barely. OREST has been totally unpredictable this year, but they historically tough at home and as a big dog. STAN is coming down off the USC emotional win and looking ahead to their game with ORE next week, so this one looks like a flyover for them. I don't think the Beavers will do enough to win, but I think they'll make STAN sweat and probably be alive in the 2nd half. STAN wins 38-28.

 

VAN (+11.5) at FLA

Vandy is only 1-4 in the SEC, but nearly neat GEO and ARK. Both of those games were at home, but I'm starting to think this Vandy club might be improving a bit. Hear that G-Reg?!? Your guys might be on their way up!! The Gators have dropped 4 in a row and are an offensive mess right now. They've scored 47 points combined in their last 4 games. Granted, it's been the cream of the crop in the SEC, but it's still under 12 ppg which is pathetic. I'll take the better trending team and a good defense getting 11.5...GATORS win a close one 19-16.

 

BIG GAMES

 

A&M (+14.5) at OK

Aggies are coming off a bad loss to MIZZOU at home last week and OK just got done crushing KST. Last week was the worst game the Aggies have played, so I think their talent is too much to not expect a rebound performance here. Sooners at home are looking to start a new streak, so they might have some juice going as well. It's a risky pick, but I'll take the Aggies to cover...SOONERS win 38-28.

 

SC at ARK (-6)

SC on the road and without most of their best players...yuck. Both are 7-1 and highly ranked, but SC is not the same team that was playing well earlier this year. They've only scored 14 ppg in their last 2 road games. You know ARK will score on anyone this side of ALA and LSU, so I think giving less than a TD looks like a layup in this one. ARK's trend scares me, they haven't played well vs. OLE or VAN the last 2 weeks, but those are tough games to get up for as an elite team with bigger things on the horizon. Hogs roll 27-10.

 

KST at OKST (-20.5)

It's the Cowboys...you should always pick them. They've covered 7 in a row and KST had their bubble burst last week against the other OK team. COWBOYS 58-27.

 

ORE (-14.5) at WASH

Not really sure which way to go on this one, but I'll take the Ducks. Washington is still a big mystery to me, and I don't know if they have the speed to keep up with the Ducks. DUCKS 49-31.

 

LSU at ALA (-4)

This is the big one. Two unreal defenses, 2 great coaches, 2 great running games. It's not the end all be all for the National Title, because each team has a couple of obstacles left, but it will go a long way in determining who takes the hardware this year. ALA is allowing 6.8 ppg this year. That is ridiculous. I rate ALA as having a better offense than LSU and a better defense and they rely less on turnovers than Les does. LSU has been crushing the spreads this year, so I think their numbers are a bit inflated and they might be getting a little too much credit in this one. Plus most of the world is on the LSU side in this one...so I LOVE ALABAMA. These hyped games typically aren't as close as you'd think, so I think ALA wins by double digits...TIDE 23-10.

 

That's all for this week - the family is heading out of town tonight and all day Saturday so I might be watching a crazy Vegas-Amount of games on Saturday. Enjoy the weekend!!

 

Need Week 10 Pick from...

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So far we're a cumulative 1-5 in our TUES/WED picks...yuck.

Please send over your picks by NOON Today.

TOLEDO -7 : TUESDAY NIGHT MACtion

MC and I are on TOLEDO tonight. If anyone else is one board, or wanting to capitalize on an opportunity to go against us please let me know.

Week 10 Lines

Missing one NFL game right now, the critical STL at ARI tilt is not lined yet but I'll get you an update when it is.

We have TUES, WED, THUR, and FRI football once again. If you want tonight's game, let me know before it kicks off. Same with WED.

NILL
TOL -7 TUES

TEM
OHIO 4.5 WED

AKR
MIAOH -16.5 THUR

FSU
BC 14.5 THUR

TULSA
UCF -2.5 THUR

CMU
KENT -1.5 FRI

USC
COL 22.5 FRI

SYR
UCONN -3

VAN
FLA -11.5

MN
MSU -28.5

IND
OHIOST -28.5

KST
OKST -20.5

A&M
OK -14.5

TT
TEX -9

LOU
WV -13.5

BALLST
EMU 1

MICH
IOWA 4

NC
NCST 4

NMST
GEO -35.5

KAN
ISU -13

VIR
MARY -1.5

TCU
WY 20.5

TULANE
SMU -25.5

DUKE
MIA -16.5

ARMY
AF -15

TROY
NAVY -6.5

OLE
UK 0

STAN
OREST 21.5

ULM
ULL -3.5

UTEP
RICE 1

PUR
WIS -26

NW
NEB -18

SOMISS
ECU 7.5

IDAHO
SJST -7

FIU
WKY 1.5

ARKST
FAU 17

WASU
CAL -9

UTAH
AZ -2.5

ND
WF 13.5

CIN
PITT 3

MIZZ
BAY -1.5

USF
RUT 1

MDTN
TN -18.5

HOU
UAB 25.5

SC
ARK -6

ASU
UCLA 11

NM
SDST -37

LSU
ALA -4

ORE
WASH 14.5

LT
FRES -3

BOISE
UNLV 41

UTST
HAW -6.5


NFL

MIA
KC -5

TB
NO -9

ATL
IND 9.5

CLE
HOU -12

NYJ
BUF 0

SF
WAS 4.5

SEA
DAL -14

CIN
TEN -3

DEN
OAK -8.5

NYG
NE -10

STL
ARI

GB
SD 6

BAL
PIT -3.5

CHI
PHI -8

Week 9 Review & Standings Update

Ugly MNF last night, but it worked out the right way for Mr. Roe...congrats, you're playing for free the rest of the year.

WEEK 9 W L %


MR 9 6 60.0%

AW 8 7 53.3%

GR 8 7 53.3%

MS 8 7 53.3%

SS 7 8 46.7%

TN 7 8 46.7%

MT 7 8 46.7%

JR 6 9 40.0%

JG 6 9 40.0%

MC 6 9 40.0%

RO 6 9 40.0%

LW 6 9 40.0%

MO 6 9 40.0%

GT 5 10 33.3%

JH 5 10 33.3%

MH 4 11 26.7%

CP 4 11 26.7%

Only 4 guys over .500 this week. As a group we hit 42.4%...39% in NCAA and 47% in NFL. Losers all around. Pretty ugly stuff guys - we need a rebound this week.
 
YTD OVERALL W L %


MR 80 55 59.3%

SS 77 58 57.0%

MO 74 61 54.8%

GR 74 61 54.8%

RO 73 62 54.1%

JH 73 62 54.1%

TN 72 63 53.3%

CP 71 64 52.6%

MT 71 64 52.6%

MH 68 67 50.4%

AW 68 67 50.4%

GT 67 68 49.6%

LW 66 69 48.9%

MS 66 69 48.9%

JR 64 71 47.4%

MC 64 71 47.4%

JG 62 73 45.9%


51.9% for the year as a group. ROE builds his lead to 3 games over SCHUFT and 6 over OGE and G-REG.
 
YTD NCAA W L %


MR 62 33 65.3%

SS 53 32 62.4%

MS 35 23 60.3%

CP 56 39 58.9%

MO 53 38 58.2%

GR 49 39 55.7%

TN 51 43 54.3%

RO 47 40 54.0%

JH 46 40 53.5%

MH 50 45 52.6%

GT 36 34 51.4%

MT 39 37 51.3%

LW 28 29 49.1%

AW 40 42 48.8%

MC 43 52 45.3%

JG 28 34 45.2%

JR 34 49 41.0%

53.6% in total NCAA this year, still in the black but we're dropping fast. 3 guys still doing really well at 60%+ on the season.
 
YTD NFL W L %


JR 30 22 57.7%

JH 27 22 55.1%

MT 32 27 54.2%

RO 26 22 54.2%

GR 25 22 53.2%

AW 28 25 52.8%

MC 21 19 52.5%

TN 21 20 51.2%

LW 38 40 48.7%

SS 24 26 48.0%

MO 21 23 47.7%

GT 31 34 47.7%

JG 34 39 46.6%

MH 18 22 45.0%

MR 18 22 45.0%

MS 31 46 40.3%

CP 15 25 37.5%

49.1% in NFL for the year in total. That is not in the black. Nobody over 60% in NFL, I'm the closest at 57.7%.
 
 
We are officially at the half way point of the regular season. Nobody has won more than once in the first 9 weeks. 3 guys have taken home $100 in their wins, 3 have taken home $50. Lots of interesting weeks left, including the final 4 weeks of picking only 10 NFL games...lots can change at that point considering our luck in the pro league. I'll send out the Week 10 games later today.