The Playoff is Coming....The Playoff is Coming
#NCAA
Last Week: 32-18
Overall: 80-40
Ok so officially the playoff is still many weeks away from
actually coming but next week college football fans will be glued to their
television sets, social media and the internet awaiting to see the committee’s
opening rankings of the Top 4 teams in the land. Who will make the first cut? Who will feel left out? Honestly, who cares a bit at this point. If you are team still in the discussion, or a
fan who has a team still in discussion, all you can do is hit the field, win
your games and hope everything falls into line.
That being said, this is a great opportunity for some teams to show why
they deserve to be in consideration of the Final 4.
Not a horrible week of picks but not a great one
either. Overall, my record is not too
horrible after two weeks I would say. On
a personal note, I had a blast in Eugene watching the Ducks dominate the
Huskies. It was #HuskieHate week (or
#HuckTheFuskies) and it was one I will never forget. Being at Autzen for the 101st
consecutive sellout game was the highlight of the season so far for me. The trip made me miss my college days and
miss how exciting college football season is in person. We just don’t get the same feel of excitement
and rivalry up here in Canada, whether it be CIS or CFL.
A few quick points from my predictions last week:
1)
Called West Virginia over Baylor! Baylor has
been vulnerable the past few weeks and the West Virginia was ready to take
advantage
2)
UMASS wins again! Back to back W’s for the Minutemen...called
it!
3)
Idaho picked up their 1st win, over
New Mexico State. Another successful
prediction.
4)
FINALLY correctly picked a Georgia Tech result, albeit
it was against the Yellow Jackets as I picked North Carolina to beat them,
which they did. Thanks Tar Heels for
breaking my GTech curse!
5)
I also made a few HUGE errors in picks last
week. Shaking my head at you Iowa,
Virginia, Bowling Green, BYU and Wyoming, among others.
On to this week’s picks though, no time to dwell on the
past. Welcome to Week 9:
(6) Oregon over California – The Ducks have positioned
themselves nicely right back into the Final 4 talk. The loss to Arizona is a distant memory
now. Cal is not to be taken likely
however. This team has been the biggest
surprise in all of college football this season, expected to finish near or at
the basement of the PAC-12, the Bears are looking to go bowling. Oregon has too much to play for though and
the Ducks D will be the difference.
Interesting to note though, the game is being played in SanFran at the
new Levi Stadium. Tickets for this game
were made available on GroupOn two weeks at a 60% discount! If only I lived in Oregon or Cal....
Cincinnati over South Florida
South Alabama over Troy
Boise State over BYU – All that talk about how good BYU was,
what a mistake! I am not siding with
them anymore, plus Boise is at home.
Blue Turf reigns surpreme.
Arkansas over UAB – Arkansas is a 27 point favorite...27
POINTS! I think UAB can actually keep this game closer than that, depending
which Razorbacks team decides to show up.
Memphis over SMU – Stay winless Mustangs!
North Carolina over Virginia – Virginia burned me last week
losing to Duke. North Carolina ended my
GTech curse, for those reasons alone I am going with the Tar Heels.
(11) Kansas State over Texas – Umm don’t look now but
K-State could actually win the Big 12 and have a chance at the Final 4. Who thought that was a possibility going into
the season with Oklahoma and Baylor receiving all the attention?
Minnesota over Illinois – Still no voter love for the
Gophers. And they keep winning so I don’t
think they care. I’ll stick by them
again this week.
Wisconsin over Maryland – So I have to admit Maryland
surprised me last week beating Iowa.
They looked good...but also Iowa looked bad. Plus I think we saw the real Iowa team, nice
record but not that good of a team actually.
The Badgers, at home, will not be as easy.
(16) Nebraska over Rutgers – This could get ugly....
Rice over North Texas
Northern Illinois over Eastern Michigan
Navy over San Jose State – Oh you tricky Spartans! Upset Wyoming last weekend, can you pull it
off again? So much talk about how good
Navy was supposed to be this season as well.
They need this win to try and salvage a disappointing season.
Ohio over Western Michigan
Toledo over UMASS – So I picked UMASS the past two weeks and
they won their first two games. This was
actually hard to go against them but sorry, head over heart. Oddly enough, UMASS wins this game and they
have a shot in the MAC. Weird?!
Akron over Ball State
Georgia Southern over Georgia State
(25) UCLA over Colorado – Don’t expect a defensive showing
in this game. UCLA offense too strong
though for the Buffs over 4 quarters, even on the road.
Miami (OH) over Kent State – Pillowfight of the week. 1-7 vs. 1-6.
Kent State did pick up their first win last week however. Tough call...but then again nobody cares
right?
Pittsburgh over Georgia Tech – Is the GTech curse over?
Buffalo over Central Michigan – Chips lost to Ball State last
week. Gotta go with Buffalo at home this
week.
Stanford over Oregon State – Oh Stanford, I trusted in you
last week and you burned me. Please do
not do it again against the Beavs. OSU
probably is feeling like they should have won last week, unfortunately that
mentality means nothing this week. Low
scoring affair in this one but a stronger Stanford D over a weaker OSU O wins
out.
(23) Marshall over Florida Atlantic – The Herd continue
thundering along the undefeated track...
Louisiana Tech over Southern Miss
(8) Michigan State over Michigan – Always a great rivalry
but this shouldn’t be a close game.
Sparty at home, playing to stay in the Final 4 and overall is a much
better team. But hey, rivalry games
bring out the best in players and who doesn’t like an upset? Just not this week...not this rivalry...not
these Wolverines.
(22) West Virginia over Oklahoma State – I am on the WVU
bandwagon and liking this team!
(10) TCU over Texas Tech – The Frogs still have some hope...
Boston College over Wake Forest – Never picking the Deacons
again! EVER!
(1)
Mississippi State over Kentucky – Had Kentucky
actually showed up last week and won like I expected them to, I would have
considered this upset. The Wildcats are
at home and have a huge opportunity to knock off the #1 team in the
country. But these Bulldogs look too
strong and too good.
Missouri over Vanderbilt
Old Dominion over Western Kentucky
Utah State over UNLV
UCF over Temple – UCF making a case for winning the American
(15) Arizona over Washington State – High scoring game
coming up here! Wazzu at home, I am
actually tempted to go with the upset here.
These Cougs are not a bad team, way better than their 2-5 record. They play tough at home as well. I might be regretting this pick Sunday
morning.
Colorado State over Wyoming – I held on the Cowboys
chuckwagon for too long. Not making that
mistake again. I bet against the Rams
last week. Not making that mistake again.
UTEP over UTSA
(21) Clemson over Syracuse
UL Monroe over Texas State
(24) LSU over (3) Ole Miss – The SEC is crazy right now so
why not add another level of craziness.
LSU, at home, coming off a huge win, why not? I am still not buying the Rebels either.
(5) Auburn over South Carolina
(4) Alabama over Tennessee
(13) Ohio State over Penn State
(19) Utah over (20) USC – Well, which of you had the Utes
with a shot at winning the PAC-12 South? Yup, as I thought, no hands up on that
one. If Utah can win this game, at home,
they have a very real shot.
(14) Arizona State over Washington – Speaking of the PAC-12
South, the Sun Devils are in prime position right now to take that title. Going on the road to Seattle is never easy
but I don’t think this Huskies team is actually as good as a 5-2 record makes
them look. Could be close for awhile but
ASU is marching towards that PAC-12 championship game.
Hawaii over Nevada – Lesson learned kids, don’t bet against
the Warriors at home. Always bet against
the Warriors on the road.
#CIS
Last Week: 7-5
Overall: 21-9
Well that was not a good week for me. Few major upsets I got caught in, namely
Manitoba dominating Saskatchewan, Guelph upsetting Western and Carleton beating
ranked Windsor. I like it though. The big negative on CIS football for years
has been how predictable the regular season has become and how we see more
blowouts and boring games than competitive or upset games. This season has had MANY blowouts, yes. But also some nice upsets and surprises. Teams are nearing the end of the regular
season and looking to solidify a playoff spot or avoid elimination this
week. The Ontario teams will end their
regular season this weekend so lots of huge playoff implication games coming
up.
(1)
Laval over McGill – Rouge et Or win
again...boring!
(7)Mount Allison over St. FX – This is probably the last
challenge for Mt. A in their quest to go undefeated. They have been dominating the Atlantic though
and I expect it to continue this weekend and right through the playoffs.
Acadia over Saint Mary’s
(6)Western over Windsor – Two teams who were upset last
weekend and looking to regroup as they fight for playoff positions in the
competitive upper section in Ontario.
This is a HUGE game with MAJOR playoff implications. I cannot go against a more experienced, and
overall better, Mustangs team.
York over Waterloo – Pillowfight of the season! Two winless
teams battle it out to avoid finishing winless on the season. Waterloo was destroyed by a weak Toronto team
last week. I don’t see them turning it
around this week.
(3)McMaster over Ottawa – McMaster playing for an undefeated
regular season. Gee Gee’s playing for
their playoff lives.
Carleton over Queen’s – The Ravens continue their drive to
the playoffs. Who saw that coming this
season? A win this weekend, and with
some help, the Ravens could end up 4th in the OUA.
(T4)Guelph over Laurier – I bet against Guelph last weekend and
paid the price, not this time.
(T4)Montreal over Bishop’s
(10)Saskatchewan over Alberta – This game could decide
second place and a Canada West SF home game.
HUGE advantage to the winner.
(9)Manitoba over Regina
(2)Calgary over UBC
(8)Concordia over Sherbrooke
Have a safe and enjoyable college football weekend everyone...#TwineTime
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