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I'm late, so can't pick Oregon-Cal.
Oklahoma
Miami
Elleshoe
Auburn
Nebraska
Cal
OSU
VT
LSU
Auburn
OHIo State
Hopefully the Hokies are making more adjustments to their strategy than me, but I will continue to stick with what seems to be working and go with teams that I want to lose. The good news about VT falling in the rankings is that there is more hatred to go around for teams ranked ahead of us... yeah that doesn't make me feel better either.
Oregon I heard Oregon's band can tackle better than Stanford's
Okrahoma Hoping Texas ruins the Big 12's reputation just a little bit more
Miama Please let us score more than 3 pts and for the love of Beamer, run the QB sneak on the goal line! LT3 is 6'6" 254lbs!
LSU C'mon upset! Weis sucks but offense will be critical for U of F to pull the upset
Arkanslaw Will the Eagles fly again?
Nebraska tOSU is really bad. There is pretty much no chance of them pulling the upset and cheering for their offense is a lot like cheering for the Hokies offense... frustrating
my friend con ...
My picks:
Ducks
Oklahomos
The U--we've got issues everywhere ON the field......
LSU
Arkansas
OSU.....I hate both teams
lots of good beer there and bar on every corner. did the lakefront brewery tour once.
went to madison once too, a great town. spent some time in the great dane, was pretty nice.
east coast ipa's tend to be sweeter grapefruity while west coast are more harsh, piney ... tho obviously it all depends on each. bear republic hop rod rye is my go too beer. bitter,dry and hoppy, love it.
yeah, good beer and youth, didn't work for me very well either. cville has to have a couple of good spots though right?
California
Oklahoma
Miami
Florida
Auburn
Nebraska
Agree on your assessment that JGW is going to be put to the test. We will need a solid whip to cover the corners, no more blind blitzes. While I appreciate Bud's move to limit his liability by rushing him, the proof will meet pudding on Saturday. Hoping for less derp than last year.
The defense worries me much more. Miami's front 7 is more physical than any we've faced this year which does not bode well for our handi-capable offensive line. I'm foreseeing a bad day for Logan with 2 or more INTs especially if the WRs can't get open quickly off the snap.
Sad Panda, but I just don't see our offense waking up this week. Coaches are full of excuses (as usual) with little accountability. BS actually said "we were five plays away from winning the game." Like that's an actual stat they calculate while watching game footage now...
Oregon - because of RusynHokie's picture
Sooners - 2nd best team in the country
The strippers - because I always pick against VT (worked well last week)
LSU - Best team in the country
Arkansas - Auburn couldn't buy a qb this year
Cornhuskers - crack the buckeyes
Cal - In comparison to last year's team, Oregon are ducklings.
OU - DICKS DICKS DICKS http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/showthread.php/98092-2011-Texas-v.-OU-MS... (NSFW-ish)
da U - The Hokies to win, but Miami will cover. This will be a close, grind it out, play tight defense and win by a couple type of game.
LSU - Pray for [INSERT FLORIDA QB HERE].
Auburn - Auburn will cover, and I think they stand the better chance to win. Shootouts in the south are always close.
Nebraska - Brasky is going to take a lot of frustration out on the Buckeyes.
I was supposed to be in Blacksburg, but instead I'll be hammering down shots at home.
Love your comments about the roundabout. Though I avoided it at all costs last weekend
Cal to cover
Texas to win outright
VT
LSU in a blowout
Auburn
Nebraska to roll
The east coast IPAs are more subtle, I think. West coasts are more BAM! Here I am, like, HOOAH! Sadly, when I was on the west coast, I was young and naive (and a broke as all hell sailor) and thought that Miller Lite and gut-rot, $5/gallon vodka was the only way to party. So I haven't had much exposure to 'em.
If you've never been to Wisconsin, though, it's one of the best things about that place. Before transferring to UVA, I started at UW-Madison, and the microbreweries and such- wow. Just so much variety, selection, and awesome beer. And it's cheap! Seriously, I could buy a plane ticket to Milwaukee, drink for a week, and it's still cheaper than drinking here in Charlottesville. AND you get good beer.
My hat is off to you, Hokie Beer Snob. ;) While they may not drink Zima 'round here, they sure don't have anyone who knows what the $#*% beer really is.
Oregon. that's a lot of points, but the Duck is mad. Stark raving Mad. Not Les Miles Mad, but Mad none the less.
OU. The old Mac Brown just aint what he used to be. The Sooners cover the spread and beat the big gorilla in the room called the Big8, Big12, Big whatever-this-week. The longhorns have done the Hokie Pokie more than we in Lane this year.
VT time to get back on the horse and remember what we're doing here.
Flo-rida in a tighter-than-it-should-be one.
Auburn. Two weeks in a row as double digit underdogs??!! Two straight weeks winning on the road as a double-digit underdog in the SEC.
Nebraska. They got their rookie hazing out of the way last week. Now, they get to welcome in the Scarlet in their own fashion. THIS is why the B1G wanted Big Red.
Not sure bout the beer this weekend. Could hit a beer fest, could just fill some growlers with local stuff. Either way, the smoker will be put to good use this weekend with the Red River shootout, the killing of the Ibis and the Regular Season opener for the Caps. Given the Red theme, might have to grab some red ales!
Oregon to win every game of the rest of college football’s existence because of this picture: http://t.co/CFHbczNp
Texas
Lamar Miller in points, Ray-Ray Anderson in interceptions, but David Wilson in wins
LSU
Razorbacks, War eagle in points
Bo Pelini
Don't remember which season but I know there have been seasons when we lost several DBs and others on offense. at the same time. Tend to forget these things after time and everyone only knows what the final record was for the season. It just becomes a less than average season and no one knows why.
I will be in Blacksburg next week! SO EXCITED. It's been too long.
Last weekend was a sober one, literally and figuratively. We have lots of work, especially in terms of putting Logan and our playmakers in a position to actually make plays. Hopefully we don't go into the game and fold up (play-call wise) the moment we get knocked in the mouth.
Ducks. Chip Kelly is gonna have his boys fired up and ready to make a statement.
Oklahoma. They are that much better, although we will finally have a barometer for how good/bad $Texas is (apologies to the second coming of Seneca Wallace, STEELE JANTZ).
Miami. This is probably the first time I am going into a game expecting a loss since Bama '09. I don't like the feeling. But until our offense manages to actually LOOK the part, I will have my reservations. "Oh but we managed to shut down Sammy Watkins!" This is completely different. Unlike Clemson, Miami doesn't have to really scheme for ways to get Lamar Miller involved into the offense. Simply have Jacory hand it off, and it's Mr. Miller against a depleted defense front. I hope our guys will rotate, stay fresh, and be able to hold their own. THAT BEING SAID...I think we will have opportunities to get some cheap TDs on defense. Jacory, Morris, it don't matter. There is a whole bunch of DERP under center for the U. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yYl0HefoA
One more thing about this game. I've watched a couple of Miami's games this year (Maryland and KState). I'm REALLY interested to see how Al Golden manages his team in Lane. I like the guy, and I think he's done a decent job considering the situation he unknowingly walked into. Should be fun.
LSU. Florida might be better WITHOUT Brantley, at least there isn;t much tape for the Tigers to scout. But i still think it'll get ugly.
Auburn. Will anyone play defense? NOPE.
Nebraska. tOSU might have a worse offense than us...MIGHT.
wins on so many levels. damn you for thinking of that and not me.
And good luck for whatever is next!
Cal - Oregon wins but doesnt cover
Tejas with the shocker off the season, followed by endless twitter banter
Lamar Miller wins it by himself as I'm not sure the Hokies can put any points on the board offensively
LSU wins BIG
Auburn wins a close one
tOSU - the welcoming committee to the Big 12 is having a field day with Big Red
There are bittering hops and finishing hops. As well, there are dry and wet hops. The left coast is more suited, and much more established (meaning thousands more times produced) than the east coast. They have wet bittering hops, hitting much higher IBU's but with better finishing hops too. To get to a high IBU on the east coast, you must continuously hop...Dogifish, or use a ton of bittering...Troeg's etc. We are looking to grow hops for a few local brewers so we are investigating what works on this side...
In the mean time, try a mixed 12 pack of Sam Adams Latitude 48. It's full of straight bittering, straight finishing, and some tweeners, with 2 blends of all 5 brews. Awesome 12 pack for a hop head!!!!!