
Well that sucked. Not just the picks but…we’ll get to that in a moment.
The picks are other worldly bad right now, I went 0-3 on the Mega Bets and 0-4-1 on the Mini Megas (it took a last minute meaningless TD to get the tie). I mean it’s getting comical now. Really, you can’t do this if you tried.
NC State -6.5 @ West Virginia – The Neers read my prediction trashing their offense so that went out and demolished the NC State 44-27 with their highest output all season
Colorado -3.5 vs Air Force – When the Buffs rallied from a 13 point deficit in the 4th quarter to tie it with 23 seconds to go I thought I might be getting my mojo back. Nope Air Force wins it in OT 30-23
Philadelphia -1.5 @ Atlanta – Had the game, then lost the game on a great screen pass to Julio and then almost had the game again when the Eagles nearly converted a second 4th down. Final Dirty Birds 24 Eagles 20. Just aint happening for the Doofus so far this year.
The picks are other worldly bad right now, I went 0-3 on the Mega Bets and 0-4-1 on the Mini Megas (it took a last minute meaningless TD to get the tie). I mean it’s getting comical now. Really, you can’t do this if you tried.
NC State -6.5 @ West Virginia – The Neers read my prediction trashing their offense so that went out and demolished the NC State 44-27 with their highest output all season
Colorado -3.5 vs Air Force – When the Buffs rallied from a 13 point deficit in the 4th quarter to tie it with 23 seconds to go I thought I might be getting my mojo back. Nope Air Force wins it in OT 30-23
Philadelphia -1.5 @ Atlanta – Had the game, then lost the game on a great screen pass to Julio and then almost had the game again when the Eagles nearly converted a second 4th down. Final Dirty Birds 24 Eagles 20. Just aint happening for the Doofus so far this year.

But none of that compares to the melt down by the Spartans. We all saw it coming. We’ve been Spartan fans for too long. After we punted with 6 minutes to go and ahead 7-3 Mike texted “This is setting up for a heartbreak” And as they neared our goal line on 4ht down Pete gave us a 10% chance of winning. Of course, ASU converts a 4th and 14 and then punches it in. Of course.
It was a total team effort. The offense moved the ball but didn’t finish, the special teams missed 3 FGs (the last was a doozy) and the defense, after stuffing Sparky all day, fails to make a stop when it really counted.
Sure the Big Ten title is still there. But unless there is more consistency out of the offense so the defense doesn’t have to be the hero for the second year in a row, and the special teams becomes reliable again, we look like we are headed for another 7-6 puke bowl season again.
At least it wasn’t was bad as the Sax Man’s Georgia Tech. They last to a bad Div 1AA team Citadel. Lots of growing pains transitioning from the triple option.
It was a total team effort. The offense moved the ball but didn’t finish, the special teams missed 3 FGs (the last was a doozy) and the defense, after stuffing Sparky all day, fails to make a stop when it really counted.
Sure the Big Ten title is still there. But unless there is more consistency out of the offense so the defense doesn’t have to be the hero for the second year in a row, and the special teams becomes reliable again, we look like we are headed for another 7-6 puke bowl season again.
At least it wasn’t was bad as the Sax Man’s Georgia Tech. They last to a bad Div 1AA team Citadel. Lots of growing pains transitioning from the triple option.

Some other takeaways from Week 3
The Wild and Crazy weekend was actually fairly bland.
#1 Clemson -27.5 @ Syracuse – The Orange and purple crushed the Orange 41-6
#2 Alabama -25.5 @ South Carolina – Bama just misses the cover 47-23
#5 Oklahoma -23.0 @ UCLA –UCLA is a mess. Okies roll 48-13
#6 Ohio State -16.0 @ Indiana – OSU has no problem with the Hoosiers 55-10
#9 Florida -8.0 @ Kentucky – Florida gets the ATS tie with a meaningless TD. QB Felipe Franks went down with a Theimanesque injury
#12 Texas -32.0 @ Rice –Texas rolls Rice 48-13.
#19 Iowa -2.0 @ Iowa State – Great game. Iowa kicks 6 FGs to win but not cover 18-17
#21 Maryland -7.5 @ Temple – There goes the Bandwagon. Terps high powered offense is stuffed 20-17. Twice Maryland got first and goal and muff it.
#24 USC -4.0 @ BYU – My bad Sheriff, I picked them in a Mini Mega forcing the Trojans to lose 30-27 in OT
The Wild and Crazy weekend was actually fairly bland.
#1 Clemson -27.5 @ Syracuse – The Orange and purple crushed the Orange 41-6
#2 Alabama -25.5 @ South Carolina – Bama just misses the cover 47-23
#5 Oklahoma -23.0 @ UCLA –UCLA is a mess. Okies roll 48-13
#6 Ohio State -16.0 @ Indiana – OSU has no problem with the Hoosiers 55-10
#9 Florida -8.0 @ Kentucky – Florida gets the ATS tie with a meaningless TD. QB Felipe Franks went down with a Theimanesque injury
#12 Texas -32.0 @ Rice –Texas rolls Rice 48-13.
#19 Iowa -2.0 @ Iowa State – Great game. Iowa kicks 6 FGs to win but not cover 18-17
#21 Maryland -7.5 @ Temple – There goes the Bandwagon. Terps high powered offense is stuffed 20-17. Twice Maryland got first and goal and muff it.
#24 USC -4.0 @ BYU – My bad Sheriff, I picked them in a Mini Mega forcing the Trojans to lose 30-27 in OT

In fact the only double digit Top 25 team to lose was….how about we just forget that stat.
The Big 12 stepped up. TCU beats Purdue, Kansas State trips Mississippi State, West Virginia rips NC State, Oklahoma blasts UCLA and Kansas, Kansas? Not only wins but destroys BC – all on the road.
The ACC oops. Pitt loses to Penn State in another great game. Not a big deal. But BC losing to Kansas? NC State getting boat raced by West Virginia? Nothing compared to Techs loss.
The Big Ten wasn’t all that much better. Maryland gagged against Temple, Minnesota barely hung on to beat Georgia Southern, Purdue was butt stomped by TCU and the worst, the Sheriff and I called it, Illinois still sucks losing to Eastern Michigan. And there was that game in East Lansing.
The Big Boys rolled. The Top 12 teams went 7-1-1 ATS.
The preseason is coming to and end. Now the conference play stars in earnest.
The picks can only get better - right?
The Big 12 stepped up. TCU beats Purdue, Kansas State trips Mississippi State, West Virginia rips NC State, Oklahoma blasts UCLA and Kansas, Kansas? Not only wins but destroys BC – all on the road.
The ACC oops. Pitt loses to Penn State in another great game. Not a big deal. But BC losing to Kansas? NC State getting boat raced by West Virginia? Nothing compared to Techs loss.
The Big Ten wasn’t all that much better. Maryland gagged against Temple, Minnesota barely hung on to beat Georgia Southern, Purdue was butt stomped by TCU and the worst, the Sheriff and I called it, Illinois still sucks losing to Eastern Michigan. And there was that game in East Lansing.
The Big Boys rolled. The Top 12 teams went 7-1-1 ATS.
The preseason is coming to and end. Now the conference play stars in earnest.
The picks can only get better - right?