Welcome to week three, it has some big shoes to fill after a surprisingly very good and entertaining week two. I love those weeks. On paper this week is far superior, lets see if that holds true on the field. Also, A lot of teams {cough} Ole Miss, Clemson, GT {cough} have played nobodies and smoked them, while others have had good to solid OOC matchups. Pretty hard to get a gauge for another week or two.
Other than the crazy amount of early season injuries, the lack of national good QB play is making a lot of name programs and coaches look pretty bad so far. It's going to be interesting to see who develops, but teams with proven winners at QB, OSU, MSU, USC, GT, etc have an even bigger advantage than most years.
Week 3
Thursday, September 17th
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
7:30 pm ESPN
- Normally, I would not have an 0-2 team in the Six Pick, however it's Thursday night "trap game" and the Cardinals have their backs to the wall. They'll be very, very focused
- Remember when Clemsonin' was a thing? Don't look now, but that hasn't happened in almost four seasons. So are they due? Dabo Swinney is a goofy bro, but his teams play to their talent level. Respect that
Pick: Clemson laying the points, weathering a strong first quarter and beating the Cardinals convincingly in the second half.
Saturday, September 19th
Northwestern at Duke -3.5
12:30 pm ACC Network/ESPN3
- Look Duke, I googled Duke Tailgate, Duke Students, Duke Football fans and 3/4ths of the images shown were a bunch of unknowledgable basketball geeks, that's not how you football. What's the point of renovating your stadium if you have the same fans?
- Gone are the days of the Four Nerdmen of College Football Suck. Stanford, Duke, Northwestern and Vanderbilt have all been good recently. If the Wildcats win here, do they get a special nerd trophy, like the Commander-in-Chief trophy the service academy's play for?
Pick: Northwestern getting the points and winning outright. I don't have a feel for this game, but the Wildcats have a win over Stanford, that's better than Duke's wins.
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Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame
3:30 pm NBC
- So the Irish are basically riding their spring 3rd string Quarterback the rest of season with a true freshman as his safety net along with season ending injuries to the starting CB, DT, TE and RB. Drink (not play) like a Champion seems apt
- I don't pretend to know Coach Paul Johnson, but if I had to guess when he plays the prestigious programs, he wants take their tradition, shine it up real nice, turn it side ways, and stick it straight up their candy asses! ... with his 3 star recruits
Pick: Georgia Tech covering, winning by a couple of scores. I know they haven't played anyone, but I'm just going to leave this right here and make GT my first ever Six Pick lock.
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Stanford at USC -10.5
8:00 pm ABC
- This is the most focused any Steve Sarkisian coached team has looked in the first two games of the season. I considered stopping drinking for my career too, then I looked at the opponents and decided to hold off a week or two more
- If Stanford is going to continue to pass over 30 times a game, I'm going to have pull their MANBALL card. Before the last two games, I would have said David Shaw was 1 step above Les Miles on the evolutionary offense food chain ... could things be changing?
Pick: The Tree getting the points, barely. Stanford will look better in this loss than the one to Northwestern and lose by 10.
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Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5
9:15 pm ESPN
- This Nick Saban signature Mercedes takes Roll DAMN Tide to another, more expensive level, for which he'll naturally profit. Drainin' them Gumps dry before he takes this racket to Austin?
- And the Lord saith, "Run it up Ole Miss, Run it up against the poor and needy." Hugh Freeze looks up to they sky, "Your will be done." It may not be classy, but it's a lot better than his peers, Auburn and Arkansas
Pick: Alabama by a touchdown and covering by that half point. The talent gap has closed some, Ole Miss will score some and play pretty effective run defense, but they aren't beating the Tide two years in a row.
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BYU at UCLA -16.5
10:30 pm FS1
- A week after torching uva, UCLA freshman QB Josh Rosen was just so so versus UNLV. He is going to take his lumps and teams will scheme his tendencies, but if at 18 years old, the hoo game was his ceiling, he's better than 90% of starting QBs right now
- In two weeks, BYU QB Tanner Mangum has become the darling and story of the 2015 season. He's not even remotely close to your typical freshman QB, he was the 2011 Elite 11 Co-MVP with Jameis Winston and he spent 22 months as a LDS Church missionary in Chile. Now he just throws Hail Mary after Hail Mary and hugs refs on his way out the stadium. He'd be perfect LDS, if he only had blond hair
Pick: BYU getting the points, they'll score enough to keep it relatively close.
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Happy picking against the spread, you guys. Results for the first two weeks will be up soon, I promise.
Beer of the Week:
Cantillon Wild Brussels Stout
It's Zwanze day again. I'll pregame the Purdue game at 2pm sharp with this Cantillon spontaneous fermented stout that has dry and tart notes along with the roasted, slightly burnt and delicate chocolate flavors.
Review:
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
Northwestern at Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame
Stanford at USC -10.5
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5
BYU at UCLA -16.5
Comments
Louisville
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Stanford
Bama
BYU
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Bama
UCLA
Klempson
N'western
ND
USCw
Bama (I hate that I always pick them but it's also always correct)
Hail Marys
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Ole Miss
BYU
Louisville delivering the Papa John's Upset Special, brought to you by ESPN
Northwesternerds
Georgia Tech because home game+chop blocks+more Irish injuries than a St. Paddy's day barfight in Dublin
Stanford to get the points, lose.
Alabama to cover
BYU with the points, because apparently God wills it.
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Louisville +6.5
Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5
USC -10.5
Alabama -6.5
BYU +16.5
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Louisville
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
UCLA
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Klemp$on
Doook
GiT
USCw
Forrest Gumps (bama)
Giv'em the business BYU
Clemson -6.5
Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5
Stanford +10.5
Ole Miss +6.5
BYU +16.5
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Purple Nerds
Bumblebees
Lane Kiffin Recruits, 2010-13
Lane Kiffin Recruits, 2014-present
Mormons
Klempsun
Dookies
Chop Block O'Clock
Condoms
Admiral Ackbar
Nutbusters
Clemson
Northwestern
GT
USC
Bama
BYU
Klem$on
Dookies
Fighting Chop-blockers
Condoms
Alabammer
Mormons
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Clepson
The Purple Cats
Bees
Tommy Trojan
Bammer
Mormons
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Alabama
BYU
Louisville +6.5
Northwestern +3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5
USC -10.5
Bama -6.5
BYU +16.5
That hook on USC is driving me crazy. Seems like I should take Stanford, but I've lost faith in ManBall.
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Alabama
BYU
Most of all......What about the Utes game?
did they get a "come from behind" win last week?? according to the pictures I saw it sure looked like it.
Gold.
Louisville
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Roll Tide
BYU
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Alabama
UCLA
EVERYONE COVERS.
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Ole Miss
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Clemson (and how)
Northwestern (only covering, not losing)
Georgia Tech (winning, and winning big)
USC
Ole Miss (I have Bama by 4)
UCLA
Also, where's the unpaid intern that's supposed to be tabulating our scores?
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Bama
BYU
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
Northwestern at Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame
Stanford at USC -10.5
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5
BYU at UCLA -16.5
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville - Damn, Clemson. Way to really raise the bar with your OOC schedule. Then there's Loooville. Almost as bad as Whoville. I'm wanna go full Rick on this one and just shoot 'em both.
But I guess I'll pick Clemson.
Northwestern at Duke -3.5 - I was gonna go with Dook and post a picture of a cheerleader. But then Google images reminded me of what it's like being near Duke fans and students. So I'm switching to NW!
No, I don't know what they're doing or why. Also, props to Ms. Far Right Back Row for doubling down with DuckFace.
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame - Bees are better than Irish...cuz there's a cure for 'em.
Stanford at USC -10.5 - Another WAG...Trojans...(note to self: edit in a condom joke here)
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5 - Crimson Tide...can a menstruation joke follow a condom joke?
BYU at UCLA -16.5 - Cougars!
Trojans...cover....????
nailed it ;)
Yep, consider this joke...wrapped up
Trojans cover the spread twice...just to be safe. USC by 21.
"can a menstruation joke follow a condom joke"
If menstration doesn't follow a condom than someone screwed up.
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Roll Tide
UCLA
Clemson
Northwestern
GT
USC
Bama
BYU
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Bama
BYU
Clemson -6.5 ... Tigers roll, everyone is happy to see Petrino fall
Duke -3.5 ... #goacc
Georgia Tech -2.5 .... Paul Johnson gets a lot of revenge
Stanford +10.5
Ole Miss +6.5 .... Swag Kelly making it a close game with Bama
BYU +16.5 ... way too big a spread
Mike Tyson's pet tiger
Northwestern
Yellow Jackets
USC
Ole Miss
UCLA
Clemson
Northwestern
GT
USC
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE OLE MISS ANARCHY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL!
UCLA
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
Northwestern +3.5
Notre Dame +2.5
USC -10.5
Alabama -6.5
BYU +16.5
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville: Clemson
Northwestern at Duke -3.5: Cats
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame: Unfortunately GT by more than 2.5.
Stanford at USC -10.5: USC
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5: Ole Miss
BYU at UCLA -16: BYU covers but doesn't win
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
UCLA
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USCw
Ole Miss
BYU
Were there results from the last pick 6?
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Ole Miss
BYU
Clemson -6.5 Pizza for everyone, in Southkerlina that is.
Northwestern +3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5 No Time Cop this time Irish, so the ACC takes this one down.
USC -10.5
Ole Miss +6.5 The won't get to 70 this week, but a cover will do.
UCLA -16.5 Time for the ghost of Steve Young to move along...
I have a one day member guest this weekend, so the beer of choice is going to be whatever is cold that day. But Friday night, and Sunday, this is going to be on the menu for the official kickoff of Oktoberfest. PROST!
Louisville
Duke
GT
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
Northwestern at Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame
Stanford at USC -10.5
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5
BYU at UCLA -16
46 comments and not a single one noting the duke guy in a bra?
It's Cameron Indoor Stadium. What's to say?
Clemson
Northwestern
GT
USC
Bama
UCLABYU Read the spread wrong.Clemson covers
Northwestern wins
GT all day unfortunately...
Stanford gets the points, lose by 3
Alabama wins by 10
BYU gets the points, lose by 4 on yet another hail mary but this time the football gods have had enough of their shit
This is the only comment besides mine I ever actually pay attention to on these threads. You're doing the lord's work my son
Thank you good sir! It's my lil niche. It's not always easy though..
Oh I'm sure human resources has a field day if you're not careful with what you search
cheerleader pics are pretty tame, fortunately. But sometimes it's tough to find them. For instance, that third picture took quite a bit of hunting...
I can't tell if the GT cheerleader off to the side is:
a) just about to sneeze
or 2. Really tired of that photographer's shit.
iii. looking at the guy who is holding up the cheerleader at the focus of the photo
The Mormons have cheerleaders?
I am not good at this...
Something tells me that your win% is the last thing that people will think of when discussing your Pick 6 posts.
Yeah, not sure I see any losses in those picks. Maybe I'm not looking close enough, but looks good enough from here.
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
ND
USC
Bama
BYU
Tigers
Wildcats
Yellowjackets
Trojans
Roll Tide
Bruins
Clemson
Duke
Notre Dame
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Klempson
Northwestern
The Bees
Trojans
Ole Miss
BYU
Clemsoning Clemson doesn't Clemson
Duke outsmarts.
GT Runs all over them
Stanford wins in vegas but not on the scoreboard
Roll Tide
BYU answers prayers again
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Louisville
Duke
GT
Stan
Alabama
BYU
Wow, this is a tough group of picks here. I don't see an easy pick in the bunch.
L'ville +6.5 keeps it close, maybe wins
Duke -3.5...I have no idea what to think of either of these teams
GT -2.5 (backup QB's never win big games, right?)
USC -10.5 (big spread, but Stanford looks pretty bad so far)
Ole Miss +6.5 ( I think Chad Kelly has one more good game in him before reminding us why every other team in the country didn't want him within 20 miles of their locker rooms)
BYU +16.5 (seriously, how is this spread so high the way they've been playing?)
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
Northwestern at Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame
Stanford at USC -10.5
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5
BYU at UCLA -16.5
Louisville
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
GT
Stanford
Bama
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
GT
USC
Ole Miss
BYU
Cousin Clem to cover
Northwestern over Dukies
GT (gotta go to confession for this one...) over the domers
Stanford to beat the spread, maybe even win... hey their QB is from my alma mater...
Bama to beat the red outta the rebs
BYU to cover against the bears. Freshman QB's are wildcards and as a rule I take the points in games where they are the playmakers....
Clemson
Northwestern
Gah Tech
Spoiled Children
Bammers
BYU
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Tree
Alabama
BYU
Louisville
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Ole Miss
BYU at UCLA -16.5
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Bans
BYU
Louisville and points. This is a good team. They just fell off the horse last week.
Duke covers. This could be a good game.
ChopBlockU going away
Trojans cover (Still best cheerleader uniforms ever)
Bama covers
Mormons and points.
Are our results being logged anywhere?
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
Northwestern at Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame
Stanford at USC -10.5
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5
BYU at UCLA -16.5
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Ole Miss
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Ole Miss
BYU
I cannot wait for the results of the first two weeks to come out to prove my sneaking suspicion that I am terrible at picking games.
Clemson -6.5: Louisville just looks ...not good. Dabo will act like a fool, but Petrino will coach like one.
Northwestern +3.5: The Wildcats look somewhat decent and I think they can handle the stifling atmosphere of Wallace Wade.
Georgia Tech -2.5: I will be shocked if this is a close game. Winner gets a good boost in the polls. CPJ relishes dominating a blue blood. GT by at least 14.
USC -10.5: Stanford cannot really be that bad, can they? I think so. Shaw just doesn't have the juice that Harbaugh and Pep have.
Alabama -6.5: Saban. Revenge. That is all.
BYU +16.5: Too many points for mid to late twenty year olds versus college age players. Tanner Mangum's magic underwear may indeed be magic.
Clempsum
Duke
GT (dang it!)
USC
Bama
BYU
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville - if it were 7.5, I would reconsider
Northwestern at Duke -3.5 - Go Dook
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame - ND overhyped and unprepared for GT
Stanford at USC -10.5 - Really no idea
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5 - I have a feeling on this one
BYU at UCLA -16.5 - Too many points. BYU loses but covers.
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Southern Cal
Ole Miss
Brigham Young
Louisville
Northwestern
Notre Dame
USC
Alabama
BYU
shit
Louisville
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
Notre Dame
USC
Bama
UCLA
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Ole Miss
BYU
Clemson
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Ole Miss
UCLA
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
William & Mary..........
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
UCLA
Clemson
Duke
ND
Stanford
Bama
BYU
Go Hokies!
Clemson
NW
GT
Stanford
BAMA
BYU
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
Northwestern at Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame
Stanford at USC -10.5
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5
BYU at UCLA -16.5
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Bama
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Louisville
Duke
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Ole Miss
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Ole Miss
UCLA
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
Northwestern at Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame
Stanford at USC -10.5
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5
BYU at UCLA -16.5
Lousiville
Duke
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Bama
BYU
Louisville because Clemson gonna Clemson
Duke because go ACC
Notre Dame because #GoACC
USC because I don't watch west coast football
Ole Miss because Troll Tide
BYU because I still don't watch west coast football but UCLA's win over UVA was underwhelming
Louisville
Duke
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Alabama
UCLA
Clemson
Dook
Bumblebees
USC(w)
Bama
Mormons
Clemson -6.5 at Louisville
Northwestern at Duke -3.5
Georgia Tech -2.5 at Notre Dame
Stanford at USC -10.5
Ole Miss at Alabama -6.5
BYU at UCLA -16.5
Clemson
Northwestern
GT
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Alabama
BYU
Clemson - too early in the season for a Clemsoning
Northwestern
Gah Tech
USC
Roll Tide
Mormons
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Clemson
Duke
GT
USC
Bama
BYU
Putting my Thursday night picks in before I have had any beverages.
Clemson
Picking Clemson b/c I haven't heard the Solid Verbal proclaim that this can be a Clemsoning type game. Thursday night on the road is not a given for any favored team so I don't think it can be a let down if they lose. That being said I think it will be close but Clemson winning by a td. There is plenty of time for a proper Clemsoning down the road.
Rest of the picks later, maybe.
Northwestern
I have met people that have gone to both Northwestern and Duke. That is my reason for picking Northwestern.
Georgia Tech
ND's 3rd stringer looked good against LOLuva. The magic has to end sometime. I think it is in this game.
Stanford
No team is as good or as bad as they looked the week before. At least I think that is how the saying goes. I think Stanford can easily cover this.
Alabama
Many are picking Ole Miss to win. I thinks this means Bama wins big.
BYU
Too many points. BYU isn't that bad and UCLA isn't that good, especially on defense.
Beer of the week is Maui Bikini Blonde because I have it in my house.
Clemson
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU
Clemson at Louisville - why did you pick a Thursday game without warning us?
Northwestern
Georgia Tech
Stanford
Alabama
UCLA
Too late!
Duke
GT
USC
Ole Miss
BYU
Duke
GT
USCw
Bama
BYU
Duke
Georgia Tech
USC
Alabama
BYU