Six Pick: Week Eight

The words for week 8 are:

parity:
the state or condition of being equal

great:
remarkable; exceptionally outstanding

In sports having the former means not having the latter. Parity also leads to picking whether it's straight up or ATS to being a tirefire. It makes for great drama, but there's something to be said to looking at something and being awed. Close games between flawed good teams, while fun, don't awe me. I want a great team. Yes, you can #getoffmylawn any time you please.

Parity isn't going to make it easy for these people ... that's actually great.

Week 8 Games

Saturday, October 18th

Kansas State at Oklahoma -7.5
12:00 pm ESPN

• I know it's a wacky season and these play a conference round robin, but this is a conference championship and playoff elimination game for one team
• You know how hot VT fans would be if they played another ranked team as a nooner? This timeslot is dumber than being from Bessemer, Alabama

Pick: KSU getting the points, totally playing the slow to get going nooner coupled with the KSU style of play to make it a close game.
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Texas A&M at Alabama -10.5
3:30 pm CBS

The College Football Odd Couple

• Hot Take One: Bama's dynasty era is over, it ended last season, this year is just confirming it
• Hot Take Two: aTm will never win or even play for a national championship as long as they run the Air Raid. The defense will never be good enough to get out the SEC West

Pick: aTm getting the points, putting pressure all over the Bama secondary, while being run over on D. I forsee a bunch of points.
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Oklahoma State at TCU -8.5
4:00 pm FS1

• F you Gary Patterson, not because TCU lost to Baylor, but you've gone away from good defense for offense. Now with QB Trevone Boykin out over a month, whatcha got now?
• This is a good spot for the Pokes to sneak in for a win, TCU is coming off a roller coaster two week session of HUGE games ... let down and getting beat twice by Baylor sammich?

Pick: Okie State getting the points, TCU has to be drained ... right?
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Notre Dame at Florida State -11.5
8:00 pm ABC

This game was a classic!

• The Fulmer Cup sponsored by Jameis Winston has a nice ring to it, ya know
• Another controls their own destiny elimination game. They'll know it, we'll know it ... this will feel big

Pick: FSU laying the points, shutting down the ND offense and passing all over the Irish.
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Washington at Oregon -21.5
8:00 pm FS1

• FS1 kicking off at the same time as ND at FSU and not a hour earlier to at least try and grab some earlier viewers, "That's a Bold Strategy Cotton"
• I want Chris Peterson and UDub to do well, but if they get drubbed, the Huskies are off the 6 Pick for the rest of the season

Pick: UDub getting the points, but that's a great line and could see them getting smashed too.
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Stanford -3.5 at Arizona State
10:30 pm ESPN

This will certainly curb student drinking

• I admit, I enjoy these type of games ... a battle of wills, styles and pace. As always #teamMANBALL
• Both of these teams have a brutal schedule ahead. I can see both having at least 4+ losses

Pick: Stanford winning by a touchdown, the Tree's #teamMANBALL and their secondary will confound the Sun Devils.
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Beer of the Week

I am not sure what my weekend all day beer will be, but Thursday Night, VT at Pitt, it's this 14% abv monster. I've let mellow out for a year, curious to see how it tastes.

Review
Kansas State at Oklahoma -7.5
Texas A&M at Alabama -10.5
Oklahoma State at TCU -8.5
Notre Dame at Florida State -11.5
Washington at Oregon -21.5
Stanford -3.5 at Arizona State