2016 Six Pick - Week Six

Three instant classics last week, made the Hokies bye perfect. Now back to the grind, and I can feel my nerves building. This is something that I really haven't felt much in the last few years (except vs the hoos.) I like being relevant or at least on the periphery again. Go Hokies, earn that ranking.

Hype

Alabama is a dynasty, can't argue that. However, even in Natty Championship years they lose one game. The question will it be to these pigs? Aggies, Vawls and Tigers also will have a legit shot.

Saturday, October 8th
LSU -2.5 at Florida
12:00 pm ESPN

  • Florida is beat up, but return Alabama cast off QB, to replace Purdue cast off QB, so that's a win. Scoring will still be an issue for the Gators until overall talent improves
  • Ed Orgeron as coach of LSU is a CFB wet dream come true. I hope he does so well he gets kept on. No longer does he have to hide his dialect, he can bust out the Wild Boyz rally in his native Cajun tongue and damn, it better be caught on video

Pick: LSU laying the points, Orgeron is going to get the Tigers on a hot streak
***

Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
3:30 pm ABC or ESPN2

  • Larry Fedora getting some play down in Bayou country as a plan B to Herman and Jimbo. He played the game and got the pay bump last year. He can't do the same 2 years in a row, can he?
  • As Hokie fans, we aren't accustomed to shootouts and with the Heels passing offense on fire and the talented RB Elijah Hood itching to break out, this may need to be one for W for the O&M

Pick: UNC laying the points. I know the Heel defense isn't good, but I'm not sure VT is as far along on offense as the last two weeks would suggest.
***

Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
3:30 pm CBS

  • Physical, nasty football is not synonymous with Kevin Sumlin and aTm, but this season they are just behind bama for the best defense in the conference. Sumlin deserves a lot of credit in hiring John Chavis, who has a long history of being a fantastic DC
  • Butch Jones has that 2007 Les Miles Vibe to him ... rallying when behind, winning games on freaky or even lucky plays. How much longer can it go on?

Pick: UT getting the points, it will be within a TD either way.
***

Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
7:00 pm ESPN

  • I like Bert, not because I find him personally charming, but I like CFB villains. I like having dickheads to root against. For this, I hope has a long run at Arkansas. He's a Miniboss looking to move up to a Superboss, beating bama would do that for him
  • Speaking of bawses, Saban is the ultimate Final Boss, takes ruthless efficiency in beating other teams. Relying on luck to be a Final Boss, rarely works out and I'm afraid the Kick Six used up that quota for the decade

Pick: Arkansas getting the points, but losing.
***

Florida State at Miami -3.5
8:00 pm ABC

  • hey kids, get a good look at the full stadium, takes FSU or UF to fill the place, I'm sure UM will have photographers galore capturing images for the team brochures for the next two years on Saturday
  • That FSU defense. Woof. Either DC Charles Kelly is trash or 4 and 5* prospects don't go as far as they used too. Seeing how Jimbo responds over the next couple of months will be fascinating

Pick: FSU getting the points, another close game that could go either way.
***

UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State
10:30 pm ESPN2

  • The Sun Devils just got burnt by the previously shitting the bed Trojans, but ASU plays much better in their palace of Girls Gone Wild. A loss and Pac 12 South chances will be in trouble
  • A note to UCLA and Josh Rosen (on and off the field) Pac 12 after dark in Tempe means bringing protection and having up to date test results

Pick: ASU getting the points as home dogs, they'll be fired up and ready to play.
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Beer of the Week:

A six family Weekend getaway at a nice Va Lake. Yes, please. Much beer, football, food and good times will be had. If the rain holds off, the kids will enjoy s'mores around the campfire, and the adults will enjoy a fine bourbon barrel aged chocolate stout, Blue Mountain Concealed Darkness.

Picks are against the spread.

Review:
LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

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Comments

LSU Mother Nature, apparently
HOKIES
Tennessee
Arkansas
Florida State
Arizona State

"Exit light..."

Gators
Hokies
Vols (bet against them every other week this year)
Elephants
FSU
ASU

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

Hurricane Matthew
Ass Kickin' Chickens
Texas Ags
Crimson Elephant
Canes
Sparky

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

Lsu
Hokies
Aggies
Crimson elephants
Miami
UCLA

Taylor, looking desperately throws it deep..HAS A MAN OPEN DANNY COALE WITH A CATCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FIVE!!!!....hes still open

LSU
HOKIES
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami
Arizona State

"...When we step on that field, they bleed like we bleed and we're gonna show the world."
-Corey Marshall

Lsu
Hokies!!
Tenn
Arkansas
Canes
AState

Bayou Bengals
Hokies
Aggies
Bama
Da U
UCLA

"They got us field position and then the offense stuck it in." - Frank Beamer

LSU
VT
TENN
BAMA
MIA
AZ ST

We are the Hokies. We will prevail. We will prevail. We will prevail. We are Virginia Tech.

LSU
TECH (a la Tulsa)
Tennessee
Arkansass
Miami
Arizona State

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

LSU
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Florida State
Arizona State

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

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

LSU
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Miami
Arizona State

LSU
The good guys
UT
Arkansas
Miami
ASU

"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

LSU -2.5 at Florida (ugh, I hate picking Florida)
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5 (especially if it rains)
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5 (pulling for the maroon to drag the orange... Tennessee's Auburn luck should run out soon)
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas (somehow they play Alabama tougher than you should)
Florida State at Miami -3.5 (it's high time for FSU to right the ship)
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State (9.5 is a big number, as they say)

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

We don't love dem Hoos.

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

LSU
VT
UT
Bama
Miami
ASU

VT '10 #AllMaroonEverything

LSU -2.5
Virginia Tech +2.5
Tennessee +7.5
Arkansas +13.5
Florida State +3.5
Arizona State +9.5

LSU
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Florida State
UCLA

LSU -2.5
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5
Miami -3.5
Arizona State

Florida
Virginia tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
FSU
Arizona state

LSU
Hokies
aTm
pigs keep it close
Miami wins big
UCLA

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

LSU
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

Go Hokies!!!

Florida
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

Logan 3:16

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

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

Florida
Hokies
Tennessee
Arkansas
Florida State
Arizona State

'07 Mechanical Engineering

"Touchdown, Tech! I have never enjoyed saying that more"
-Bill Roth

Florida
Hokies!!
UT
Arkansas
FSU
AZ State

Noel's Hokies

Florida +2.5
Virginia Tech +2.5
Tennessee +7.5
Alabama -13.5
Florida State +3.5
UCLA -9.5

@Fightin_Gobbler

Go Hokies

Go Falcons

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

Join us in the Key Players Club

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami
ASU

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami is bak
UCLA






Onward and upward

can we please replace the Florida picture with a picture of the hurricane smiling? It only seems right

Taylor, looking desperately throws it deep..HAS A MAN OPEN DANNY COALE WITH A CATCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FIVE!!!!....hes still open

yay!

LSU
UNC
Tennessee
Arkansas
FSU
ASU

@CaptKirkVT10

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

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

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami
Arizona State

@AMB4VT

Florida
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

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

Gators beat Tigers in a swamp. That's just science.
Fuck it. Give me Hokies and points.
UTK. Oh, and Fuck UTK,.
Bama covers. Like a blanket.
Noles and points. Jimbo ain't that far off the rails yet.
Doin' Bruins.

Leonard. Duh.

Florida
VT
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami
ASU

LSU
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Miami
Arizona State

I have no idea why my username is VT_Warthog.

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

Florida
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Arkansas
FSU
Arizona State

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

30 years after starting grad school at Virginia Tech, I finally defended my dissertation and earned my PhD.
Don't give up on your dreams.

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

Florida
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

LSU
VT
A&M
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

#38-0

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Arkansas
Florida State
UCLA

Now finish up them taters; I'm gonna go fondle my sweaters.

LSU
VT
Tennessee
Arkansas
Florida State
Arizona State

In Sam Rogers we trust.

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

Florida
HOKIES
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami
UCLA

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

Florida
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

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

Florida
Vt
Tennessee
Alabama
Fsu
Ucla

LSU -2.5 at Florida - Coach O is the hurricane
Virginia Tech +2.5 at North Carolina - Big time win
Tennessee +7.5 at Texas A&M - Butch Jones has a lucky horseshoe up his ass
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5 - FSU doesn't have anything to play for now
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

Fire Whit.

LSU
HOKIEZ BAK
aTm whoooop
Bert
Noles
Arizona State

Every second counts

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

"Don't go to, go through"

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

Beer: If I'm watching the game at home, I'll likely have this de Struise's Black Albert (pictured) or a vintage Pannepot.

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

LSU
VT
A&M
Bama
Miami
Az St

Never Forget #1 Overall Seed UVA 54, #64 UMBC 74

LSU
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

And I can't be the only one to notice the blatantly obvious photoshop on the pic of Miami's stadium

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Florida
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami
Arizona State

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Arkansas
Miami
UCLA

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

Sometimes we live no particular way but our own

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami
UCLA

Florida
VT
Tenn
Alabama
FSU
ASU

LSU
VT
Tenn.
Arkansas
FSU
ASU

CEE VT '15 // NYY NYG NYR NYK RUTG

Gators
H-O-K-I-E-S HOKIES!
A&M
Arkansas
'Canes
Arizona State

All Maroon, all the time!

LSU
Hokies
Vawls
Bama
FSU
Arizona State

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

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tenn.
Bama
Miami
UCLA

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

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

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

Tigers
Hokies
Aggies
Roll Tide
Seminoles
Bruins

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

Florida
UNC
Tennessee
Arkansas
Miami
UCLA

LSU
North Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami
UCLA

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

Florida
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

LSU -2.5 at Florida - The Orgeron effect is real.
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5 - Hokies win 3 straight for first time since 2013. Fedora leaves with dopey looking shocked face. Resultant bro-five-hug between Fuente and Bud is glorious.
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5 - Vols have been sorta good and crazy lucky so far. Positive randomness eludes them in this one
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas - The crimson sea continues to surge like a wheel
Florida State at Miami -3.5 - A heart pick, a ranked on ranked Thursday night in Lane is what we all need
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State - Crazy things happen in the desert after dark

As for beer, lockin' in the latest in Triple Crossing's Lockout series, Coagulation DIPA:

hitting the answer in a few on my way out. hoping to hit trip xing on my way back on sunday.

eric

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

Just picked up a crowler of Hard in the Paint myself

LSU -2.5 at Florida - LSU
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5 - HOKIES
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5 - Tennessee
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas - Alabama
Florida State at Miami -3.5 - Miami
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State - ASU

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

LSU
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

LSU
VT
UT
Bama
FSU
ASU

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

LSU-Florida just got postponed indefinitely

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Apparently just straight-up canceled.

"Exit light..."

Wow. Two years in a row for LSU. Cancelling a conference game seems like a pretty big deal.

Florida
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Miami
Arizona State

Florida
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Miami
Arizona State

Hokies, Local Soccer, AFC Ajax, Ravens

PICK 5 this week.

enjoy.

eric

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

...
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Miami
UCLA

Matthew
The Thunder Chickens
aTm
Bama
Hurricanes....hard to pick against a hurricane this week
UCLA

Also, heading to visit a buddy in Boone, NC this weekend. Any brewery in particular I need to check out?

GIVE IT TO ME ROSCOE!

Hurricane Matthew
North Carolina
Texas A&M
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

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

Tigers (assuming they play)
Hokie Hokie Hokie Hi
Gig em
Roll Tide
Da U (is back)
UCLA

1. Matthew
2. H-O-K-I-E-S HOKIES
3. Tennessee
4. Pigs
5. Noles
6. UCLA

"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."

Hurricane
Hokies
Tennessee
Alabama
FSU
UCLA

Neither apparently
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
UCLA

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

UNC
A&M
Arkansas
Miami
ASU

Florida
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Miami
UCLA

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
UCLA

in Fuller we trust

LSU
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Florida State
UCLA

"You know when the Hokies say 'We are Virginia Tech' they're going to mean it."- Lee Corso

Florida +2.5 come on, they're in the swamp...
Virginia Tech +2.5
Tennessee +7.5
Alabama -13.5
Florida State +3.5
Arizona State +9.5

Seems like a proper weekend to break out some NC brews.

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

Wicked Weed...

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

...
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

Virginia tech
Tennessee
Arkansas
Fsu
Arizona state

Matthew
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Miami
UCLA

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

Florida
Virginia Tech HOKIES
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
UCLA

LSU
UNC
Tennessee
Arkansas
FSU
ASU

LSU -2.5 at Florida
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Miami
UCLA

VT 2016
Go Hokies

The Hurricane
VPI
Aggies
Razorbacks
FSU
UCLA

LSU -2.5 at Florida - Hurricane Matthew
Virginia Tech at North Carolina -2.5
Tennessee at Texas A&M -7.5
Alabama -13.5 at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami -3.5
UCLA -9.5 at Arizona State

LSU
Virginia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

Florida
Virginia Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Florida State
Arizona State

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

All Maroon everything