Weeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllcome to week 5 of the SIX PICK! THANKS TO JERRY KILL, VT NOW HAS 800% MORE SWAG!
No updates on points this week. I plan on every other week to lessen the load on writing these since I do everything behind the scenes. You can still see your points from last week at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Iwzwr1Huyq0BzRq6KfQKUUEbJugvgDOn....
No perfects or skunks last week. :(
NOW ON TO THE GAMES!
tOSU (-17.5)
vs Nebraska
Nerd Fact #1: Nebraska just looks to be in a rough spot. They dropped an early game to Colorado and won by 4 points last week over perennial power house Illinois.
Nerd Fact #2: I like to pronounce the s in Illinois because people get really heated by it.
Pick: Give me the Buckeyes. Who makes these lines? This is a 17.5 spread but UVA got a 30+ point spread last week? What a joke.
Clemson (-27)
vs UNC
Nerd Fact #1: I'm actually wondering what the spread for a VT v Clemson game would be right now. 27 points is a lot.
Nerd Fact #2: UNC twitter has been talking about shocking the world all week which seems to be a pretty big shot to call considering I'm on the fence on whether they cover or not.
Pick: I'm going to hate myself for doing this, but give me UNC. I think they lose by 24 after picking up a TD late in garbage time.
Washington State
vs Utah (-5.5)
Nerd Fact #1: The once red hot PAC 12 now is struggling to find the conference favorite after Utah lost last week.
Nerd Fact #2: That leader was... Cal? I would have had them as my PAC 12 game for the week if they had a Saturday Game.
Pick: I think Utah loses in a hangover game. Washington wins outright.
Kansas
vs TCU (-16.5)
Nerd Fact #1: I often wonder if that sad Kansas fan is still sad or not.
Nerd Fact #2: Horned frogs can shoot blood from their eyes as a defense mechanism.
Pick: I honestly haven't seen either team enough to make an educated prediction so it's gutcheck time. KANSAS wins by 30 and people on this board continue to go nuts trying to figure out if we are total garbage or mostly garbage.
Miss St
vs Auburn (-11)
Nerd Fact #1: Everytime I go looking for pictures of fans, I find something that will haunt my dreams for a while. Thanks Mississippi State.
Nerd Fact #2: Odd Year Auburn is real folks. I am hereby putting the SEC on notice.
Pick: Auburn is too spooky right now for me to pick against them and they will only get spookier with spooky month around the corner.
Duke
vs VT (-2.5)
Nerd Fact #1: Jerry Kill may have the most misleading name since Chariots of Fire. There weren't any chariots in the movie at all.
Nerd Fact #2: I have decided to will a victory into existence and therefore, Hazelton will start and catch 3 TDs.
Pick: I'm back on my own personal Hype Train. Hokies and they put up 50.
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Overview:
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington STATEvs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
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BEER OF THE WEEK:
By order of General Kill, MICHELOB ULTRA!
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Nerd Out.
EDIT: WASHINGTON STATE V UTAH
Comments
Nebraska
Clemson
Utah
TCU
Auburn
Duke
tOSU
UNC
Utah
TCU
Auburn
Duke
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
anOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5) - I'm picking solely because the universe likes making me be wrong, so, reverse psychology.
This post is brought to you by the letters U and U.
The older I get, the more I question myself when I go to games if I'm a perv for finding college cheerleaders / high techs hot...
I always justify myself with: "eh they're 18"
She doesn't seem to be excited to be there at all.
I don't blame her, the camera man prolly had the camera in her face all night whilst sporting a Nick Chubb...
I never thought of that. He was probably a creeper for sure ahaha
At least they were upper case U's, and not lower case u's.
To her I say:
OSU (-17.5) @ NEB
CLEM (-27) @ UNC
Washington is playing USC this week
WAZZU @ UTAH (-5.5)
KAN @ TCU (-16.5)
MISST @ AUB (-11)
DUKE @ VT (-2.5)
Not a lot of great IPAs in Missouri; this one has become a staple.
Washington's game
Washington State's Game
anOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
Nebraska (OSU has one weird road game a year...this might be it)
Clemson
Washington State (legitimately betting the Pac12 is such a scary thought...if someone did a lot (and I mean, life altering amount) of studying, they could make a killing)
KU
Auburn (Stingray Steve is...something)
Tech (let's do some damage boys)
tOSU
UNC
Washington
Kansas
Miss St
Duke
Nuts
Clempson
Utes
The Fightin' Les Mileses
Cowbells
Your Virginia Tech Hokies
anOSU (-17.5)
UNC (+27)
Utah (-5.5)
Kansas (+16.5)
Auburn (-11)
VT (-2.5)
Virginia Tech wins all games. Beer of the week is Busch Light in those cool ass orange cans.
OSU
Clemson
Utah
Kansas
Auburn
Hokies
OSU
Clemson
Utah
Kansas
Auburn
Duke
aOSU - Seems Vegas is trying to catch up to how underwhelming Nebraska has looked this year
UNC - Clemson is going to go up big early and let off the gas, and UNC will score a few points in the 4th
Utah - My gut tells me they have a bounce-back game
Kansas - How much more magic does Les Miles have left?
Auburn - I can't tell if Auburn is that good, or if Oregon and aTm are less good than we thought, but MSU really isn't all that good (at least by SEC West standards)
Duke - So far, we're 0-1 when I pick the Hokies and 2-0 when I pick the opposition. Also, we're 0-3 against the spread, so with me picking Duke this means we win by 1 or 2. It's science.
anOSU
UNC covers
Utes
Kansas
Auburn
VT
Nebraska
Clemson
Washington
Kansas
Auburn
#ThankYouBud
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
ATTENTION: I MADE AN OOPSIE AND WASHINGTON STATE IS PLAYING UTAH, NOT THE GOOD BOIS.
OSU
Klempsun
Wazzu
TCU
Auburn
VT (only because it's at home)
anOSU
UNCheat
Wazzou
TCU
Kansas
Auburn
Duke to cover but not win. Until I see life, I'm not picking the Hokies to cover
OSU
Klempson
Utah
TCU
Auburn
Good guys
Ohio state
Clemson
Utah
Tcu
Miss state
VT
OSU
Clemson
Washington
TCU
Miss St
Duke
Drink of the week:
This is by far the best Pumpkin Ale available, and honestly the only pumpkin ale I will throw back because year in and year out, it's quite tasty. I'm using this beer today to make a bbq sauce for some ribs that I'll cook up tomorrow.
I will vouch for that Pumpkin Ale. It is the measure by which all should be judged. tastes just like a pumpkin pie and it's not cloying at all.
Guy that runs the local bottle shop here in Leesburg told me that Schlafly freezes the pumpkin juice from this years' harvest and uses it for the beer next year; other breweries typically import pumpkins from other countries in the summer months to brew theirs. have not validated this at all but figured TKP is a good spot for pumpkin beer speculation haha
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska: This feels like a good candidate for OSU's annual dicktrip
Clemson (-27) vs UNC: UNC covers with a garbage time FG
Washington STATE vs Utah (-5.5): I don't know what to think of either team any more. Just picking a closer game than 5.5.
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5): Kansas is a powerhouse, y'all. Did you see what they did to BC?
Miss St vs Auburn (-11): Why the hell not?
Duke vs VT (-2.5): Damn you, Nerd....Damn you all to hell!!!!!
I hope to sipping on a couple of these during the VT game:
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
Nebraska
UNC
Washington
Kanasa
Auburn
VT
tOSU
UNC
Utes
TCU
Auburn
VT
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
tOSU
Clemson
Washington
TCU
Auburn
VT
Going by what I want to happen.
Nebraska - Feeling hostile toward anO today.
Clemson - Break UNCheat.
Utah - need more Utah fan picks
Kansas - don't care who wins, but Les has them believing they can compete
Miss - I hate Auburns colors.
HOKIES!!!!
tOSU (-17.5)
UNC (+27)
Washington STATE (+5.5)
Kansas (+16.5)
Auburn (-11)
VT (-2.5)
Posting from the diner in Floyd Friday morning on our way to Blacksburg. Have some Treehouse in the cooler for tailgating tonight!
Enjoy the game nerf! Jealous I'm not down there myself.
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington STATE vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
Nebraska
UNC
Utah
Kansas
Auburn
Duke
tOSU
Clemson
Washington STATE
TCU
Auburn
VT
OSU
Clemson
Utah
Kansas
Auburn
VT
Editor's Additional Note: I will continue to accept submissions all the way through noon on Saturday as regular. Since VT plays the night before, all submissions after 7 PM (kickoff) will count as incorrect for the VT Duke game but you can still earn points for other games.
Ohio State (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington State vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
Buckeyes
UNC
Utah
Kansas
Auburn
VT
OSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
WSU vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
tOSU
UNC
Utah
Kansas
Auburn
VT
Beer: so very much homebrew at the tailgate today. My dad's two NE IPAs, my kölsch and pilsner, and an assortment of bottles!
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington St vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
OSU
Clemson
Utah
Kansas
Auburn
VT
anOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington STATE vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
tOSU (-17.5) vs Nebraska
Clemson (-27) vs UNC
Washington STATE vs Utah (-5.5)
Kansas vs TCU (-16.5)
Miss St vs Auburn (-11)
Duke vs VT (-2.5)
All picks for VT v Duke must be in. From here on out, that will be an auto incorrect.
Have we covered a spread yet? Think I've picked us to cover every week and have been SMOKED every week