Welcome back to Six Pick where I can guarantee the Hokies will not lose on the field this week! So what have we learned? Stats!
Picking games based on submarines doesn't work after JetBlckFastAttck pulled an 0-6 on week 2.
No one went scoreless in week 3! This is because there was a push so I gave everyone a half point for being a champion and making picks. That said... Week three was rough for us gang.
bblankin is a bad ass, dropped in for week 2, went 6-0, and hasn't played any other week. We have a 4 way tie for first (brickhaus, H_ighlander_okie, VT_Warthog, and Hokiejoe11) with 10.5 points.
VT continues to be a bad pick against the spread.
With that said, let's get started!
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Notre Dame
@ Georgia (-14)
Nerd Fact #1: I keep this burried, but I was raised a Notre Dame fan having an uncle and a dad who both are ND alum. I almost went to ND (was accepted) but like VT better.
Nerd Fact #2: UGA has outscored opponents 148-23 this year.
Pick: I don't know. I really have no clue. Give me UGA because the dawgs are on fire with the ball in their hands.
OK State
@ Texas (-5)
Nerd Fact #1: Texas only having a -5 spread against an unranked team is wild after their performance v LSU who is a top 10 opponent.
Nerd Fact #2: Despite the above fact, Nerd thinks the line is fair.
Pick: *Inhales* THE POKES ARE BEING SLEPT ON AND THEY ARE THE SUPERIOR ORANGE TEAM. OK STATE
BC (-7)
@ Rutgers
Nerd Fact #1: Continuing the dark secrets, I am also a New Jersey native, and Rutgers haunts me.
Nerd Fact #2: I secretly want Rutgers to win just to see this whole website melt down after our loss to BC.
Pick: I want points and BC is going to bounce back on this Rutgers team. Eagles.
Louisville
@ FSU (-8)
Nerd Fact #1: Some people would enjoy putting good teams up here who display a finely tuned performance on the field. I love chaos.
Nerd Fact #2: This may be the strangest year of ACC play we will see for a long time. Someone technically has to win this game.
Pick: Huh. Can I pick no one? No? Fine. I'll pick Florida State. I think they contractually have to look decent in at least one game a year.
App State
@ UNC (-3)
Nerd Fact #1: The Mack Brown hype was good for a hot second, but Vegas don't care bout no hype.
Nerd Fact #2: App State hasn't smacked a fool recently and they are due.
Pick: I wish there was a bigger spread. I really think this App State team keeps things close. Give me UNC. I hate saying that.
ODU
@ Virginia (-30.5)
Nerd Fact #1: There are more VT and WVU fans in the search results for "Virginia Fans" then there are UVA fans.
Nerd Fact #2: I love throwing these emotional trap picks in weekly. But holy shit that is a huge spread.
Pick: ODU. God, I don't know if I am picking outright or covering. UVA is averaging ~38 ppg. 52 of those came against W&M. If the Monarchs can score twice, I think they cover.
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SUMMARY
The Drunk Irishmen v The Dawgs (-14)
POKES v HOOK'EM (-5)
NJ Natives in Boston (-7) v NJ Natives in NJ
The Birds with Teeth v Free Snowcrabs University (-8)
The Good Mountaineers v The Fighting Browns (-3) [Don't think that name will stick]
VA State Champs v VA State Chumps (-30.5)
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Beer of the Week:
WHITE CLAW!
Just kidding
That's all folks. I have to go play some fantasy fantasy football. Nerd Out.
Comments
hokie07ME so help me god if you aren't the first pick. Unless of course you are readying my funny, charming post. Then you good.
Well I was gonna be third then I read this and felt the need to hunt down tangentially related movie gifs for my picks instead
The Drunk Irishmen v The Dawgs (-14)
POKES v HOOK'EM (-5)
NJ Natives in Boston (-7) v NJ Natives in NJ
The Birds with Teeth v Free Snowcrabs University (-8)
The Good Mountaineers v The Fighting Browns (-3) [Don't think that name will stick]
VA State Champs v VA State Chumps (-30.5)
edit: beat hokie07me to the post, first in!!
UGA
Texas
BC
Louisville
UNC
UVA
ND @ UGA(-14)
OKST @ TEX(-5)
BC(-7) @ RUT
LOU @ FSU(-8)
APP @ UNC(-3)
ODU @ UVA(-30.5)
Notre Dame
OSU
BC
UL
UNC
OSU
Beer: made a hefeweizen for my friend's Oktoberfest party. I have a feeling I'll be drinking a lot of that.
UGA
Texas
BC
UL
UNC
ODU
Dawgs
Horns
Eagles
Cards
Heels
Monarchs
Have you always done this in gifs and I stole your schtick? If so, I can't be no unoriginal copy cat.
No I totally stole from you. I'm the unoriginal one.
Why do you make me work so hard?
I think your first is UGA as cool hand Luke is filmed in the south?
OK State.
BC.
FSU???
App State
Monarchs? The Monarch is getting shrunk...
UGa (cool hand Luke supposedly took place at Georgia prison camp, though I don't think it's said outright in the movie)
Oklahoma State (cause...Oklahoma)
BC (good will hunting took place in Boston)
Louisville (Tammy was set in Louisville, but I can get the confusion. I guess I could have gone with a horse movie but the gif cracked me up)
App State (couldn't find a film clearly set in Boone and just NC wouldn't cut it because they're playing UNCheat thus the iconic Redford mountain man)
ODU (again, film set in VA wouldn't cut it so I found a lion with a crown from bedknobs and broomsticks...and clearly didn't let the gif load enough before choosing it)
Sorry for making life difficult
So, why did you use a Good Will Hunting gif for BC again?
UGA
TEXAS
BC
LOUISVILLE
UNC
UVA
NJ native here too, FL living now
North, South, or Central Jersey?
The Drunk Irishmen v The Dawgs (-14)
POKES v HOOK'EM (-5)
Boston College (-7) v NJ Natives in NJ
The Birds with Teeth v Free Snowcrabs University (-8)
App State v The Fighting Browns (-3) [Don't think that name will stick]
ODU v Losers Running with Scissors (-30.5)
The Drunk Irishmen v The Dawgs (-14)
POKES v HOOK'EM (-5)
NJ Natives in Boston (-7) v NJ Natives in NJ
The Birds with Teeth v Free Snowcrabs University (-8)
The Good Mountaineers v The Fighting Browns (-3)
VA State Champs v VA State Chumps (-30.5)
No gifs this week, I'm traveling to watch the Braves clinch.
UGA
Texas
BC
FSU
UNC
ODU
It's going to be a glorious weekend when the Braves clinch the division! I'm thinking they clinch Friday night, Folty is going to pitch lights out.
They better clinch tonight, I have free babysitting and all afternoon to drink brewskis. I won't be there Saturday, I have Atlanta United tickets.
GO DAWGS SIC 'EM WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF
Oklahoma State
BC
Louisville
UNC
ODU
ND covers
TX
BC
Cards cover. Side note: What does the young lady in the stupidhero costume have on her arms??
UNC. I feel dirty now.
ODU covers.
Dawgs
Texas
BC
L'ville
UNC
ODU
UGA
OK State
Boston College
Florida State
Appy State
ODU
ND
TEX
BC
LOU
UNC
UVA
4VPISU's Drink of the Week:
Been dealing with an upper respitory infection all week (thanks cooler temps and daycare, jerks) so if I do have a beer, it'll be Ocelot's Peace Train.
The Drunk Irishmen v The Dawgs (-14)
POKES v HOOK'EM (-5)
NJ Natives in Boston (-7) v NJ Natives in NJ
The Birds with Teeth v Free Snowcrabs University (-8)
The Good Mountaineers v The Fighting Browns (-3) [Don't think that name will stick]
VA State Champs v VA State Chumps (-30.5)
and he said mine was confusing...
That was copied character-for-character from the summary at the bottom of the post tho
I do know who all of those picks are and I left the spread on so you can pick by putting 2 and 2 together if mine confuse anyone. Gifs can be hard to determine who a pick is.
Dawgs
OSU
BC
FSU
Wolverine Killers
Big Huge Meteor...ODU, no way UVA covers 30..5
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT FOR THE DAWGS
ok, cool, hook 'em
The Fightin' Dudes
Lethargic Simplicity
"""University""" of North Carolina
The Lion with the funny hat
There's also this.. Rack'Em
It's like I'm in high school again.
The Dawgs (-14)
HOOK'EM (-5)
NJ Natives in NJ (+7)
The Birds with Teeth (+8)
The Fighting Browns (-3)
VA State Champs (+30.5)
Georgia
Texas
FSU
UNC
BC
ODU
Georgia
Ok St
FSU
BC
UNC
ODU
UGA
OK State
Boston College
Florida State
UNC
ODU
UGA
TX
BC (this feels like a push)
FSU
UNC
ODU
ND @ UGA(-14)
OKST @ TEX(-5)
BC(-7) @ RUT
LOU @ FSU(-8)
APP @ UNC(-3)
ODU @ UVA(-30.5)
ND @ UGA(-14)
OKST @ TEX(-5)
BC(-7) @ RUT
LOU @ FSU(-8)
APP @ UNC(-3)
ODU @ UVA(-30.5)
No-der Dayme
Texass
Ivy Wannabes
Louis C.K.
Cheaters
ODyou
UGA
Texas
Chestnut Hill College
FSU
Apple-at-chun State
loluva
I love the Upset sign from APP. With no Hokie football to watch this weekend, I am going all in on who I want to lose, even when it comes to picking.
ND - too many SEC fans saying they need three teams in the playoffs.
OKST - Hook you - Texas
BC - we look bad enough already
LOU - I hate the seminoles, they suck genitals (with a tomahawk chop)
UNC - Hard one for me to pick - just as soon have neither win
ODU - no explanation needed
ND @ UGA(-14)
OKST @ TEX(-5)
BC(-7) @ RUT
LOU @ FSU(-8)
APP @ UNC(-3)
ODU @ UVA(-30.5)
Georgia
Texas
Boston College
Louisville
UNC
UVA
Bulldogs- This may get ugly.
Longhorns- Ok. St can't stop a nosebleed.
Eagles- Real D, Real running game= easy win.
Seminoles- FSU keeps the big early lead.
Tarheels- Tarheels are pretty good on D.
Monarchs- Can UVA really cover 30pts?
Notre Dame
Texas
BC
Louisville
UNC
ODU
Georgia
OkSU
Boston College
Louisville
App State
ODU
ND (+14) @ UGA
OKST @ TEX (-5)
BC(-7) @ RUT
LOU (+8) @ FSU
APP @ UNC(-3)
ODU (+30.5) @ UVA (LOVE that Vegas Insider is showing 99% of the money of ODU!!!!
Have a huge porch bomb of 2 cases of Treehouse being delivered today. Will be taking a bit of it to Primland next week and for the tailgate for Duke. Unofortunately, tomorrow I'm taking my son to the Tyler Igor show, so no beer...
i'll be with my family and friends ALL DAY next friday in Bburg!
Hitting Mekong and Answer Monday evening. Fingers crossed there's some goodies left or at least on tap.
ND @ UGA(-14)
OKST @ TEX(-5)
BC(-7) @ RUT
LOU @ FSU(-8)
APP @ UNC(-3)
ODU @ UVA(-30.5)
UGA
TEX
BC
UofL
UNC
ODU
ND @ UGA(-14)
OKST @ TEX(-5)
BC(-7) @ RUT
LOU @ FSU(-8)
APP @ UNC(-3)
ODU @ UVA(-30.5)
Georgia
Texas
BC
FSU
App
ODU
We're picking BC @ Rutgers, Louisville @ FSU, App State @ UNC, and ODU @ UVA when there's games like Michigan @ Wisconsin and Auburn @ Texas A&M this week? But.... why?
UGA
Texas
BC
Louisville
UNC
ODU
Because these are ACC involved games and everyone wants to pick against UVA?
GREAT QUESTION!
I try to vary the teams up. There are some great games but I have already featured teams like Florida, Texas A&M, Utah, USC, AND Auburn and wanted to keep things a little mixed up.
I also try to pick some bigger spreads. I think picking games that are all two or three point spreads are all super dull. It's just a pick'em at that point and hasn't been what the Six Pick is all about. I do also try to keep a balance when it comes to conference so if people use this as a watch guide, they can get a little taste of everything. This week is very ACC heavy since we aren't playing. Just swings that way sometimes.
Thanks for the answer. I definitely appreciate the work that goes into doing this every week and like the idea of mixing things up with teams and spreads. Someone would still have to pay me to watch BC Buttgers though.
I can totally appreciate that. I think it is fun to throw in a garbage game every now and then to see how people want to place the line. It's also me being a sadist and wanting to see if anyone bets Rutgers which proxy says we are worse than Rutgers.
Notre Dame @ Georgia (-14)
Oklahoma State @ Texas (-5)
Boston College (-7) @ Rutgers
Louisville @ Florida State (-8)
App State @ UNC (-3)
Old Dominion @ UVA (-30.5)
ND
Texas
Rutgers
Louisville
UNC
UVA
Notre Dame
Texas
BC
FSU
UNC
ODU
gimme the faves
ugas (-14) ... 150k plus in athens, makes a crazy environment, then add better talent
tejas (-5) ... no shame in the longhorns loss to lsu, they are tested
BC (-7) ... dudes vs bros
fsu (-8) ... fsu puts together 2 good quarters a game, make it 3 and they cover
unc (-3) ... the holes played well in the 2nd half vs wake
uva (-30.5) ... football GODS currently hate me
BotW
It's the Answer's anniversary week, so ... Positive Affirmations DIPA it is with the King Hippo Glass lurking for me as well!
Sweet King Hippo glass dude.
The Dawgs
HOOK'EM
NJ Natives in Boston
The Birds with Teeth
The Good Mountaineers
VA State Chumps
The Drunk Irishmen v The Dawgs (-14)
POKES v HOOK'EM (-5)
NJ Natives in Boston (-7) v NJ Natives in NJ
The Birds with Teeth v Free Snowcrabs University (-8)
The Good Mountaineers v The Fighting Browns (-3) [Don't think that name will stick]
VA State Champs v VA State Chumps (-30.5)
Hour 15 to get picks in! Come getya some points!