2015 Six Pick - Week Four

The Six Pick always feel better after an impressive VT win the week previous ... no matter how poorly you may have picked. I watched Leonard Fournette's running and Kliff Kingsbury's post game trash talking to prep me for week 4. I can conquer the world.

Power 5's Power Index

  1. SEC - Still the boss, but like me as I've aged, the top is getting thinner and the middle is getting bigger. "PAWWWWWWL, BCO says the conference has a dad bod."
  2. Big 12 - Poised to strike if the SEC self implodes, bonus points for top QB play and coaches who trash talk the SEC.
  3. Pac 12 - A lot like the SEC, they'll eat their own, also like the SEC, blame how deep the conference is when no one steps up to control it.
  4. Big 10 - 2.5 teams out of 14, that's 1.5 better than the ACC and arguably the two top 5 teams.
  5. ACC - A power 5 conference with no power school, we back!

Saturday, September 26th
Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
12:00 pm ESPN2

  • Damn it, Cutcliffe, you can't even let the ACC take control of the Nerd Cup. The idea you'll do VT a solid and beat GT seems unlikely at best
  • I am in the very small minority, but I like the triple option, I like GT's salty ahole coach (as long as he loses to VT,) but I went out on a limb for you, Paul vs ND and you let Brian Van Gorder own your team. OWNED IT. Extra Chop Block practice this week. Poor Duke

Pick: GT laying the points, not because they are mad about last week, but because Duke is just ok.
***

Tennessee at Florida -1.5
3:30 pm CBS

  • This is the most Florida man tailgate vehicle ever, I fully expect the owner to cook meth in the front while having drunken (is there any other Florida way?) self happy time in the back. Go Gatas
  • The good news for Butch Jones and puke orange nation, Florida isn't ranked, so the Vawls have a real shot at winning this game, the bad news for UT is they are 4-18 vs Florida since 1993

Pick: Florida barely covering, the real play here is the under though.
***

TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
4:45 pm FOX

  • The new and improved Kliff Kingsbury makes every Red Raider feel like some self happy time. There really needs to be Vine of this with Kingsbury's face interspliced a time or 2 to "Shake It Off" ... make it happen interwebs
  • Prediction: in 3 years TCU is 100% known for the air raid passing attack, a defense that gives up a decent amount of points and yards, but gets a lot of sacks and turnovers ... this is the new college football

Pick: TCU, laying the points and winning by twice the spread, but there will be a lot points scored by both teams.
***

UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
8:00 pm ABC

  • I have no clue what to expect in Arizona's first game of the season, glad they decided to play this year, now waiting on Baylor and NC State to join in
  • Josh Rosen looked so bad last week versus BYU, that Les Miles wants him to transfer to LSU to compete for the Tigers job. Josh don't go Kenny Hill on us!

Pick: UCLA covering the spread, yes Arizona will be up, but they also haven't been punched in the mouth yet.
***

Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5
8:00 pm BTN

  • If you think I'm including Hawaii just to show off their fantastic Rainbow Warrior Mascot, you'd be correct. Their throwback uniforms are also spectacular ... in a losing effort
  • Ohio State needed the 4th quarter to pull away from Hawaii, so their might be more fight in them than is expected ... that's a pretty big spread.

Pick: Wiscy laying the points. After awhile flying from the islands to mainland, especially the upper midwest gets to be a pain in the ass.
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Utah at Oregon -10.5
8:45 pm FOX

  • Bears watching, Oregon has playmakers, but didn't look explosive vs the Spartans. Was that a one week thing or is it a function of a new (injured) QB, a great defense, or year 3 without Chip Kelly in control of the Offense? TBD, but it's backup QB Jeff Lockie's show on Saturday
  • I'd like to make some joke at the expense of Utah, their university, their fans, their coaches ... something, anything, but they might be the most boring university ever ... unless you want me to keep posting drunk coeds mooning you pics?

Pick: xxxx
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Beer of the Week

Barreled Souls Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Matter
Barreled Souls is small Maine brewery where primary fermentation is done in 50 gallon oak barrels. That's pretty boss. I plan to enjoy a few of their libations, especially their Bourbon Barrel Souls Dark Matter Stout because why not rack it on more oak if you can. I can't fully explain how excited I am to go to this really, really unique brewery.

Picks are against the spread. I assure you, the first 3 weeks results will be up tonight, we've run into time and internet connectivity issues.

Review:
Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
Tennessee at Florida -1.5
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5
Utah at Oregon -10.5

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Comments

Georgia Tech -8.5
Tennessee +1.5
Texas Tech +6.5
Arizona +3.5
Wisconsin -24.5
Oregon -10.5

Chopblockalypse Now
Semi-Professionals
Horny Toads
Raising Arizona
Book 'em, Danno
The Quack Attack is Back, Jack

"I liked you guys a lot better when everybody told you you were terrible." -Justin Fuente

Leg for Mighty Ducks reference

To clarify, who's your pick for Tennesse/Florida?

"This is just spectacular... These people are losing their mind. This is beautiful." -Mike Patrick

Georgia tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Wisconsin
Utah

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Hawaii
Oregon

Hyping up Hokie Nation one video at a time.

Bees
Go Gata
Horny Toads
Broons
Badger Badger Badger
Quack Attack

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Hawaii
Oregon

Georgia Tech
Florida
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

Whadya mean I can't take off my sweater? I'm HOT!

Duke
Florida
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

@VTimHokie85

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
Tennessee at Florida -1.5
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5
Utah at Oregon -10.5

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5
Hawaii
Utah

"I don't know what a Hokie is, but God is one of them" - Lee Corso

GT
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Wisconsin
Oregon






Onward and upward

Ok, so you found pictures of actual women that go to GT? And attractive cheerleaderish types at that?? This may be photoshopped. It strains credulity.

I'm interested in what's going on with the Tennessee cheerleaders. I'm downright intrigued with whatever the Utah cheerleaders are doing.

Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in bad humor.

Getting ready for a Ute tailgate?

There is nothing in the world like Thursday night in Blacksburg!

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
Tennessee at Florida -1.5
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5
Utah at Oregon -10.5

GT
Vols
TCU
UCLA
Rainbow Warriors - backdoor style
Utes

πŸ¦ƒ πŸ¦ƒ πŸ¦ƒ

i see what you did there

eric

"My advice to you... is to start drinking heavily."-John Blutarsky

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Utah

I have no idea why my username is VT_Warthog.

Arkansas blew a 24-0 lead in the Belk Bowl.

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

Bees cover
Tennessee wins
Frogs big time
UCLA covers
Hawaii gets the points, loses by 21
Oregon covers, and now I strangely want to go to a Utes game...

"The Big Ten is always using excuses to cancel games with us. First Wisconsin. Then Wisconsin. After that, Wisconsin. The subsequent cancellation with Wisconsin comes to mind too. Now Penn State. What's next? Wisconsin?" -HorseOnATreadmill

Georgia Tech - our two insurance losses come later from them.
Tennessee and it scares me to see them good
TCU - Horned Frogs is just too cool of a mascot.
UCLA - that freshman QB is good.
Hawaii - they keep it closer than three touchdowns..
Oregon does oregon-y things.

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Utah

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Hawaii
Oregon

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
Tennessee at Florida -1.5 <---- pretty much an outright win
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5 <---- cover, not winning
Utah at Oregon -10.5 <---- barely covering

No, I *don't* want to go to the SEC. Why do you ask?

We don't love dem Hoos.

GT
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

@CaptKirkVT10

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Utah

Beer: A lot of German styles. Hefeweizen, Oktoberfest, Doppelbock, Dunkelweizen, Berliner Weisse, Gose, Weizenbock, and Altbier, It's Oktoberfest season.

"That move was slicker than a peeled onion in a bowl of snot." -Mike Burnop

Nerds
Vaaaawls
Horny Frogs
Bruins
Wiscy
Utes and their bare coed asses

GiT gets it done.
Gators keep up the UT angst.
TCU covers the spread with a late TD.
Zona exposes UCLA and the Pac-12 implodes.
Hawaii hangs tough and covers.
Utah welcomes Ducks into the post-Mariota realilty.

VTCC '86 Delta Co., Peru Hokie, Former Naval Aviator, Former FBISA, Forever married to my VT87 girl. Go VT!

Georgia Tech
Tennessee - as dirty as that makes me feel
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Utah

Best duos in Hokie history: Hall & Adibi, 3rd & Tyrod, Georgia & Liz

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke: GT wins, but by 7pts or less
Tennessee at Florida -1.5: I have no idea.
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech: Frogs, and it won't even be close.
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona: Freshman QB starts acting more like a freshman QB.
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5: Rainbow Warriors cover, barely. 24.5 is too many points. If it were at noon or 3:30pm, I would have gone with Wisky.
Utah at Oregon -10.5: Ducks going with a backup that wasn't good enough to keep new guy from transferring in and starting you say. I'll take the Utes. Let the Pacpocalypse commence.

"Nope, launch him into the sun and fart on him on the way up"
-gobble gobble chumps

"11-0, bro"
-Hunter Carpenter (probably)

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Wisconsin
Oregon

Gah Tech
Florida
Texas Tech
Arizona
Hawaii
Oregon

This is the first week where I feel like I could have very easily just picked every game incorrectly. Can't wait for Saturday.

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Hawaii
Utah

GT (hey, I picked them last week and they lost. Omen? I hope so.)
Florida wins
TCU
AZ
Rainbows get the points, Wisky wins
Utah keeps it closer than the spread but Ducks win.

Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in bad humor.

1. Georgia Tech
2. Tennessee
3. Texas Tech
4. UCLA
5. Hawaii
6. Utah

"We were at the pinnacle, and we did it for years," Foster says. He pauses, nods, takes a deep breath. "And I did it with the best guy in the business."

Georgia Tech
Tennessee (insert shrug guy here)
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

"Exit light..."

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
Tennessee at Florida -1.5
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5
Utah at Oregon -10.5

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
Tennessee at Florida -1.5
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5
Utah at Oregon -10.5

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke - BEEZ NUTS!!!
Tennessee at Florida -1.5 - Swampsuckers
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech - Frogs
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona - #1 on the Threatdown...Bears
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5 - Badgers don't-cha-know?
Utah at Oregon -10.5 - Lame Ducks (I know, I know. Injured QB jokes aren't funny.)

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

Georgia Tech
Florida
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

In Sam Rogers we trust.

GT
Vols
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Utes

Logan 3:16

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Wisconsin
Oregon

Georgia Tech
Florida
TCU
Arizona
Hawaii
Utah

Georgia Tech
Florida
TCU
UCLA
Wisconsin
Oregon

Duke
FL
TT
AZ
HI
OR

Go Hokies!

Noel's Hokies

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

GT
Tenn
TCU
Zona
Hawaii
Utah

CEE VT '15 // NYY NYG NYR NYK RUTG

GT
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Utah

"Vick, dashing back . . . here he comes again . . . Electrifying . . . and have you ever seen anything like this?"

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Utah

Virginia Tech School of Architecture Class of 2014
Fan of Hokies, Ravens, NY Giants, Orioles

Bees
Vols
Frogs
Bruins
Rainbows
Ducks

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

Bees
Rocky Top
Purple Toads
Powder Blues
Rainbow Warriors
Quack Attack

Georgia Tech -8.5
Tennessee +1.5
TCU -6.5
Arizona +3.5
Wisconsin -24.5
Oregon -10.5

@Fightin_Gobbler

Go Hokies

Go Falcons

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
Tennessee at Florida -1.5
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5
Utah at Oregon -10.5

Georgia Tech covers
Tennessee SU
Texas Tech covers
Arizona SU
Wisconsin covers by half a point
Utah covers

GT
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

Spenge the Man. Go Hokies!

Week 4
Duke
Tenn.
Texas T
Arizona
Hawaii
Ducks

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
Tennessee at Florida -1.5
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5
Utah at Oregon -10.5

Duke
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

Duke covers
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii covers
Oregon

Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. MAN

GT
Tenn
TCU
UCLA
Wisc
Oregon

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

Duke +8.5
Tennessee +1.5 Go into the swamp, and come out with a W.
TCU -6.5
Arizona +3.5 straight up. The Cats tweak the Pac31 even more.
Wisconsin -24.5
Oregon -10.5 BIG!!!!

Beer of the weekend, a local IPA that just hit the streets in cans last week. Head brewer was at EVO and "made" the Lot 3, and before that learned the craft at Harpoon for years. Both this and the Lot 3 are solid beasts that compare very well to the 60Minute from DFH.

To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
@VTnerf on insta, @BuryHokie on twitter, #ThanksFrank

want

eric

"My advice to you... is to start drinking heavily."-John Blutarsky

DC to the beach right now...
Headed to Blacksburg for the NCState game, you going to be in town by chance?

To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
@VTnerf on insta, @BuryHokie on twitter, #ThanksFrank

no, maybe UNC. in Maine now.

eric

"My advice to you... is to start drinking heavily."-John Blutarsky

The Atlanta Nerds
Tennessee
Horned Frogs
UCLA
Rainbow Warriors
Quack Quack

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Gotta go to a Ute's tailgate for this one

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Utah - the cheerleaders sold me on this one

"Mike London is the only cop in Tallahassee trying to catch Jameis Winston."

All Maroon everything

BEES
VOLS
FROGS
CATS
Warriors
UTES

Beer: Bold City Brewery- Dukes Brown Nose Ale

GT
UF
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

#38-0

Georgia Tech -8.5
Tennessee +1.5
TCU -6.5
Arizona +3.5
Wisconsin -24.5
Oregon -10.5

Duke
Tenn
TT
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

Doesn't matter if it's cake or pie as long as it's chocolate.

Team in bold is my pick:
Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke - NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! NERDS! NERDS!
Tennessee at Florida -1.5 - Florida is awful. How are they favored?
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech - Assuming that Minny game in week 1 was a fluke.
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona - Frosh QB and no Myles Jack? No thanks, yookla.
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5 - Wiscy has no business letting Hawai'i finish within 30. (But neither did OSU...)
Utah at Oregon -10.5 - That's too many points for Oregon to give a solid team team.

β€œYou got one guy going boom, one guy going whack, and one guy not getting in the endzone.”
― John Madden (describing VT's offense?)

Duke
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Utah

Getting started early Saturday, so founder's breakfast stout, some banana nut beer, and a non-sweet imperial pumpkin (TBD later today) for after 11:00.

Sometimes we live no particular way but our own

Duke +8.5
Tennessee + 1.5 ... that defensive front looks solid
Texas Tech + 6.5
UCLA - 3.5
Hawaii + 24.5
Oregon -10.5

Georgia Tech
Florida
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

Go Tech

GT
UT
TCU
UCLA
Wisc
Utah

VT '10 #AllMaroonEverything

Paul Johnson's Chop Blocking Bumblebees
Fightin' Tebows
Horny Frogs
The third team to inexplicably hire Jim Mora, Jr. as a Head Coach
Sconsin
Quack Quack Quack

@historyhokie.bsky.social

Gah Tech
VAWLS
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

NO TWEEDY, IT'S WHIP!!!!!!!

GT
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Hawaii
Utah

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

Yellow Jackets
Vols
Frogs
Bruins
Badgers
Ducks

"If at first you do not succeed, then skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Quack Quack (but Utah still wins the tailgate.....)

"Fishing relaxes me. It's like yoga, except I still get to kill something." -Ron Swanson

I went to my first Virginia Tech bowl game while I was in the womb.

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke: Think the bees cover but not by much
Tennessee at Florida -1.5: ummm...cause SEC hype about them??? I'm Ron Burgundy???
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech: Covers big
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona: I think UCLA gets to the PAC-12 Championship game
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5: I don't know if back to back trips to the midwest help, whoever scheduled that is wrong
Utah at Oregon -10.5: I'm going with the Utes tailgate because of....well you know.....

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

Duke
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

There's always a lighthouse. There's always a man. There's always a city.

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Utah

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon -10.5

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Wisconsin
Oregon

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Texas Tech
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Wisconsin
Utah

"Some people think football is a matter of life and death....... I assure you, it's MUCH more serious than that" ...Bill Shankly

Single Tech
Flerider
Horny Toads
HomeDogs Wildcats
Taste the Rainbow
Did you say two Utes

HOKIE HOKIE HOKIE HI
'14 grad

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Utah

Joffrey, Cersei, Ilyn Payne, the Hound, Jeff Jagodzinski, Paul Johnson, Pat Narduzzi.

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Utah

The Duke
Tentscy
BrewerTTown
UCLA
Hiiiiii. Raaaainbowth!!!
Utes

*burpin' up some Zombie Dust

Georgia Tech
Florida
TCU
UCLA
Wisconsin
Oregon

Duke
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Hawaii
Oregon

GT
Tenn
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

1. Georgia Tech
2. Tennessee
3. Texas Tech
4. UCLA
5. Hawaii
6. Utah

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
10.5

Back after a post OSU inspired hiatus:

Georgia Tech - Because it's Duke back to being Duke.
Tennessee - Florida is going to lose at the last minute, or win by 1 point somehow.
TCU - The Frogs are a scoring machine.
UCLA - No comment.
Wisconsin - I really hate a spread like this, because this margin of victory rarely happens when you want it to, but it IS Hawai'i.
Utah - Utah beating the spread. I feel like Oregon is having some hiccups lately, and Utah is nothing to laugh at.

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

Jackets cover.
Rocky Top and points
TCU covers
RichRod and Points. Injuries are piling up in the 90210
Wiscy covers
Utah and points. Oregon will score a lot, but so will the Utes.

Leonard. Duh.

GT
Tenn
TCU
AZ
Wisky
Oregon

GT
Tennessee
TCU
UCLA
Hawaii
Oregon

Fortune Favors the Bold

Georgia Tech
Florida
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

Georgia Tech
Tennessee
TCU
Arizona
Wisconsin
Oregon

"This is just spectacular... These people are losing their mind. This is beautiful." -Mike Patrick

Georgia Tech -8.5 at Duke
Tennessee at Florida -1.5
TCU -6.5 at Texas Tech
UCLA -3.5 at Arizona
Hawaii at Wisconsin -24.5
Utah at Oregon -10.5

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby