Welcome to Week 4 and already it's looking like the top 10 are really separating themselves from the rest of college football. I'll be brief this week, because have you seen this week's lineup? The schedule makers decided to let us enjoy the outside weather, instead of watching must see tv football. You know the drill on weeks like this; A) if your significant other wants you to do something, do it and B) upsets are sure to happen as fans aren't the only ones unimpressed by the games. Don't worry, next week the games bounce back strong, starting next Thursday night!
Remember when the UF and UT used to be a big game? Spirited (often mean), fun and competitive at the highest level, sort of what Bama/LSU and Bama/aTm are now? The combination of Muschampball and Butch Jones rebuilding the Vawls makes this game borderline unwatchable. Part of Spurrier will die inside when he watches this game film.
This Week's Games
Saturday, September 21st
North Carolina at Georgia Tech -6.5 12:00 pm ESPN
- Be still Larry Fedoras Red Bull beating heart, UNC gets to play for the Coastal Championships for reals this year, you guys starting now
- I like to hear what Paul Johnson thinks of algroh and his text book reading fanbase, but mostly algroh
Pick: GT getting the points. Yes, UNC vowed to play better defense against GT who embarrassed them last year, I don't care. Either you can play defense or you can't. The Heels can't.
Tennessee at Florida -17.5 3:30 pm CBS
- As much as I dislike UT, youd think I would have something snarky to say, but I really only feel pity. Is that worse?
- Outside of costume parties, this is the only other acceptable jorts attire. Good chance the wimninz above will be passed around better than the football during this game
Pick: Tennessee getting the points, because Jeff Driskel still happens.
Michigan State at Notre Dame -7.5 3:30 pm NBC
- Why this game? I'm looking for candidates to unseat the VT-ECU game as the ugliest game of the Six Pick season. A turd of a game made worse by NBC commentators fellating Brian Kelly
- Unlike the UNC/GT game, we dont want any hearts to be still. .... Too soon?
Pick: Michigan State getting the points. I'm not sure more than 7 points will be scored combined, so 7.5 looks like a good bet.
Arizona State at Stanford -7.5 7:00 pm FOX
- Todd Graham with the contract extension this week. If ACC coaches got one after the Refs handed them a wins, every coach (but Jimbo Fisher) would be signed through 2025.
- I want to make a joke on Stanford Coeds so bad (I have no other ammunition other than their band,) but who am I kidding, have you seen me, they wouldnt have slept with me either
Pick: Stanford exerting dominance. They'll be up for their first real test of the season and will smash the Sun Devils.
Auburn at LSU -17.5 7:45 pm ESPN
- At Okie State Les Miles instituted the four point plan of no class, sex, drugs & cash to make the Cowboys prominent in college football. Thats standard in the SEC, so at LSU he added a 5th point, curb stomping random students at the bar. A true visionary
- Auburn you survived Gene Chizik, no matter the result of this week, you can tell us to SHUTTTTT UPPPP!
Pick: LSU getting the points, I think Bayou Bengals are eager to make a statement and Auburn had to scrape by to beat #FailState.
Utah at BYU -7.5 10:15 pm ESPN2
- Thirteen moms each and youd think these guys would know how to be civil to each other, they arent
- Its common knowledge whoever has the most fans wearing their Magic Mormon underwear during the game, wins each year
Pick: Utah getting the points. I have no reason, other than BYU lost to uva.
Beer of the Week:
It's going to be low key since I'll be #beercontrolfather and driving home after the game. That said a growler fill on the way back at Apocalypse Ale Works. seems like a fine idea. This will be my first time having their product. Decisions, decisions, decisions ... Hoppocalypse Imperial Red Ale, Wet Hopped Hoppocalypse or 6th Seal Chocolate Stout or YAIS!!
Overview
North Cackalacki at Jawja Tek -6.5
Vawls at Gatas -17.5
Sparty at Irish -7.5
Girls Gone Wild at Nerds -7.5
Aubie at Mike -17.5
Public School LDS at Private School LDS -7.5
Remember we pick against the spread
Comments
Heels
I really want the Gators... but their O is so inept, I think even the dumpster fire that is the Vols can keep it closer than that
ND... State's D might be good, but their O is probably worse than ours
Cardinal
Ell Ess You
Also going to have to go with Utah due to the Cavalier connection
Bees
Florida
Notre Dame
Stanford
LSU
BYU
GT
UF
ND
Stanford
LSU
Utah
Wreck
Gatahs
Michigan State finds an offense (or at least something that can be compared to an offense)
Stanfahd
ELL ESS U
Utes
Beer: Anything cold
Bees
the team with throw up orange (tennessee) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7G7loR2VVw
edit**
Spartans- Just checked the schedule of both team, top defense doesn't mean much when you play crappy teams. Plus the game is at ND - so I am changing my pick to ND!ASU
LSU
BYU
GT
Florida
Notre Dame
Stanford
LSU
BYU
Beer: Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron.
That's a great beer! The Palo Santo wood it's aged in really comes through well. It's also rather alcoholic (12%). Enjoy the ride.
It truly is a great ride. Best if in a snifter glass, but that won't be the case at home. The 120 Minute is much more of an intense ride. (Bang for your buck)
I got that beauty on tap in a Dogfish Head Alehouse after work this summer. Best used 4 hours of the summer (as you know, at 18+% it's definitely a sipping beer). The citrus hop notes combined with the high amounts of sugar were absolutely incredible. It was like grapefruit.
Really, which one was that at? Of the two of the three that I've been to, if they've had it I think they've only had it in bottles, never in glasses. I work near the third one sometimes, but haven't been there yet.
I had it at the Gaithersburg location back in early June. It was also on tap in late July I believe.
This guy disagrees:
http://youtu.be/jvL-rGa6lWc
Or this guy:
http://youtu.be/S6uRUqHKlA4
Such a waste...
Why would you waste a 120 minute like that???
GT
Florida
Michigan State
Stanford
LSU
BYU
GT
Tennessee
ND (I hate that line, Vegas is way too good at this)
Stanford
Auburn
Utah
Yeah...ND v MSU does look like a sucker bet.
Jackets
Gators
sparty
Stanford
Tiger bait
Steve young
Tar Heels
Florida
ND
ASU
Auburn
UTAH
The Hella Bad Engineers
Tennessee keeps it close
Michigan State has a great defense
The Trees
Auburn
DA UTES
Jackets drop a bunch on the Heels.
Florida goes ape shit.
Sparty - As a Hokie fan...gotta love that D.
Stanford - (bonus prediction - David Shaw takes an NFL gig next year - Maybe the Jets or Carolina)
LSU - LSU fans are already drunk in the parking lot.
BY to the U covers it.
Not sure on my drink of choice, but whatever it is I'm drinking THOUSANDS of them on Saturday.
GT
Florida
Sparty
Stanford
LSU
BYU
Beer: The Bruery Saison de Lente
GT
Fla
MSU
Stanford
LSU
Utah
Heels
Vols, but Gators win
Irishish
Cardinal(s)
Auburn, but LSU wins
Utes
Bees
Gators
MSU 'cuz Duck Fotre Name
Cards (is it revenge if there's nothing to avenge?)
Tigers in Purple
Utes
GT
Tenn
Mich St
Stanford
LSU
Utah
GT - final score will be about 52-45, but yeah, GT by at least 1 td
Tenn - I heard UF likes to finish their warmup by sitting on their legs until they fall alseep
Irish - partially because I want us to have the #1 D in the country
Stanford - Arizona state isnt impressive..neither is Wisconsin
LSU - Auburn will go through 5 coaches before they are relevant again
BYU - I would be pissed if I lost to UVA and hopefully would vow to never disgrace my religion again
GT
Tennessee
ND
Stanford
LSU
Utah
GT
Tennessee
Mich St
Stanford
LSU
BYU
GT
UF
Irish
Stanford
LSU
BYU
Jawja Tek -6.5
Gatas -17.5
Sparty
Nerds -7.5
Aubie
Public School LDS
GT
UT
MSU
Stanford
LSU
UTAH
Buzz
Rocky Top
Sparty
Nerd Trees
Les and the grass eaters
Stormin' Mormons of BYU
1. Bees
2. Vols
3. Sparty
4. Sun Devils - going out on a limb, but Army kept it real close with Stanford through 3
5. Bayou Bengals
6. umm, Utah I guess
Spin it like a helicopta!! (UNC)
"Go Gata" --Corrine Brown (UF)
THIS IS SPARTY!! (MSU)
High on Trees (Stanford)
Ella Shoe (LSU)
Warren Jeffs' Children (BYU)
Straight-up picks, as usual...
GT
Florida
ND
Stanford
LSU
BYU
GT
Fla
ND
Stanford
Lsu
Utah
Engineers
Volunteers of Tennessee
Meeeechigan...State
Trees
Auburn
BYU
Bumble Bees
Gaturds
Fighting Drunks
Hippie Trees
Bayou Bengals
No idea...Utah (coin flip)
Jawja Tek
Vawls (Can Florida even score 18 points?)
Sparty
Nerds
Mike
Public School LDS
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Michigan State
Stanford
Auburn
Utah
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Michigan State
Stanford
LSU, clearly Mike is the better tiger:
BYU
I'm a cat owner and I think this is one of the funniest commercials I've ever seen. The one with the BC Eagle and the Temple Owl running into the glass conference room window is hilarious, too.
UNC
Florida
Michigan State
Stanford
LSU
BYU
Heels
Vols
State
Trees
Tigers
BYU Mormons
Jawja Tek
Vawls by a hair
Sparty in a cookie toss
Nerds score win
Aubie by a hair
Public School LDS by a prayer
North Cackalacki
Gators
Irish
Stanford; but let's be real. Any male at ASU is the real winner.
LSU
BYU
Beer of choice will be Shock Top and Yuengling.
GT
T-Hennessey
Michigan State
Stanford
LSU
BYU
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Michigan State
Stanford
LSU
Utah
Not the real Tech
Tennessee
ND
GGW wins all the time. every time
Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike
BYU
GT
Tenn
Mich State
Stanford
War Eagle
BYU
GaTech
Tennessee - only because the line is way too high
Irish - mostly because it doesn't seem like Missagain St. hasn't played anyone yet
Would love to pick ASU, but can't so Stanford
Aubie - only because I think this could be Gus Malzahn's coming out party
Utah - because one doesn't pick teams that lose to LOLUVA
And for the beer:
Jackets
Vols
State
Nerds
Geaux Tigers
Utes
Beer this week:Left Hand's 400 Lb Monkey India Pale Ale
GT
Tennessee
Michigan State
Stanford
Auburn
BYU
1)UNCheat
2)ut
3)sparty
4)Stanford
5)war eagle
6) Publik skule
GT
UT
State
Stanford
AU
Utah
NC
FL
ND
Girls Gone Wild
Aub
UT
North Cackalacki at Jawja Tek -6.5 - Carolina
Vawls at Gatas -17.5 - Rocky Top
Sparty at Irish -7.5 - Sparty
Girls Gone Wild at Nerds -7.5 - Have you see revenge of the nerds? Going with the trees.
Aubie at Mike -17.5 - L$U
Public School LDS at Private School LDS -7.5 - Mormons FTW!
Heels
FL
ND
Trees
LSU
BYU
North Carolina
Gators
MSU for @Dadboner
Stanford
LSU
Utah
GT
Tenn
Michigan St.
Stanford
LSU
BYU
Georgia Tech - wish this game wasn't the same time as VT's game
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Stanford
LSU
Utah
UNC covers
Tennessee covers
Michigan State covers
Stanford
BYU
Paul Johnson is the devil and will not win.. NC!
Really can't stand them but UF
May be playing terribly, but ND
Usually I'd go with ASU because of the picture last week, but gotta go with Stanford
Auburn still sucks... LSU
BYU
Starting a MLB stadium tour this weekend, so probably going to hit up the Boston Brew Tour
Utah
The other Tech
Voluntold to not suck
MSU (aka not Notre Domer)
The fighting Trees (I know nothing about either of these teams)
War Damn Eagle
Special Underwear (BYU)
North Cackalacki at Jawja Tek -6.5 - GT
Vawls at Gatas -17.5 - UT
Sparty at Irish -7.5 - MSU
Girls Gone Wild at Nerds -7.5 - ASU
Aubie at Mike -17.5 - LSU
Public School LDS at Private School LDS -7.5 - Utah
GT
UF
MSU
Stanford
LSU
Smiths, not Youngs
Jackets -6.5
Volw +17.5
Irish - 7.5
Stanford - 7.5
Auburn +7.5
BYU -7.5
GT (but maybe only by half a point...)
Vawls (Shocked if UF doesn't win, even more shocked if they cover)
Sparty (I like BCO's reasoning... will ND even get to 8 points total?)
NERRRRDDDDS! (Shaw is the real deal... wonder which NFL team will want him?)
ELL ESS EWW (Les comfortably munching grass by halftime)
Utah (I guess? Always at least one where I am just shooting blindly...)
Shortish-time reader (3 weeks?), first time 6-picker:
GT wins by at least a TD
UF wins but will barely score 17, so UT covers
ND wins by 21+. #1 defense my ass, our D could have an average of 150 ypga or less if we had MSU's schedule
ASU covers, Stanford wins
LSU covers by a mile
Utah covers - Dunno who wins, but BYU doesn't win by more than 7 regardless
Well, 3-3 for my first time ain't bad, I'll take it.
Still can't believe how far off I was on the MSU-ND and Devils-Trees games...
GT
UT
ND
Stanford
LSU
Utah
GT
UF
ND
Stanford
LSU
Utah
Come December you will hear on 4 Letter Network jingle that it is the Most Wonderful Time of Year song. No, this is the the best time of the year. Weather is changing (that means rain in here in Seattle) and college football is in full swing. Yeah, this week might have sucking games but guess what. It is still football and were are 1/4 through the season after tomorrow. I am guessing we are going to have good games tomorrow b/c everyone but the 4 Letter Network is saying so. I think undefeated LSU and War Damn Eagle are playing but I will have to check my tv schedule. I am just thankful there is football on and I am going to get up at 7:30 so I can get to the bar by 9:00. That's AM for all you East Coasters. Why? Because I love college football and drinking.
On the the picks.
UNCheating
Obviously Vegas and most of the TKP is picking #RevengeNesbo. Not me. I am mainly going from the Solid Verbal talking about the minute you pick GiT, the minute they disappoint. I saw UNC suck week one, but they are better now, right? Also, is there a more WASPy name for a QB than Bryn Renner?
Gators
I was all set to pick Tennessee here but BCO had to show the picture of the wimminz. I can't go against that. What gets me is the fact that UF might not even score 17 points, but once again, pictures of beauties muddle my mediocre judgement.
ND
This game has recently been decided by 7 points or less. That means you should take the points. But ND always pulls a game or 7 out of there ass and they haven't done that this year. I think this is the game.
Stanford
Karma. Plus there is a good chance Todd Graham will be coaching Texas by the second half.
LSU
Since the departure of Cam Newton, Auburn has really had some #goacc quarterback play. LSU is poised to not lose, unless they play Alabama? Maybe they will play this year.
Utah
I think Utah's OC is Bryan Johnson, an ex QB there. He is about to turn 15 years old. I think he opens up his whole playbook, the one with all the pictures.
This weeks picks are brought to you by Scuttlebutt Homeport Blonde a good local pilsner made in Everett, WA. I actually am not sure where that is but I don't think its too far. I am hoping to have Rogers Pilsner tomorrow at the bar.
Go Hokies!
MY FIRST TIME GOING UNDEFEATED IN THE SIX PICK!
I'd like to thank the Academy...