“They got a name for the winners in the world
 I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues”
                  Steely  Dan       

When Winston Churchill had his bouts of depression he called them his Black Dog days. I had a Deacon Blue weekend.

What a weekend!!! 
First MSU makes a legendary OT fake FG to win and then Dantonio has a (mild - if there is such a thing) heart attack. Talk about going from a high to a low. 
 
Meanwhile, UMass scored two 4th quarter TD's to pull within 5 of UM. With 2:05 left the Minutemen's onside kick failed and UM won 42-37. UM was a kick away from pulling another App State meltdown.

Another slow start for the Mega Bets as:
 
Georgia Tech -14 @ Kansas - Kansas rebounded from its opening day loss to a Div 1AA school by changing QBs and even "retiring" its AD as they beat a 14 point favorite GT squad 28-25. Apparently Kansas had more than two weeks to prepare for the triple option as they must have been practcing for it all summer even if it meant losing the week before. Meanwhile, The ACC's chances of playing in the National Championship game went down in flames as VT lost to a Div 1AA school and Fla St and Miami got trounced by OK and Ohio St respectively.LOSS

The Big Book of Guesses 2.0 had an OK week. Especially in light of it being week 5-6 before you can really get a bead on teams. The MEGA BETS came out of the gates slowly this year going 1-2 as:
 
Minnesota -3 @ Middle Tenn St - The week started out nicely when Minnesota, as expected, struggled against an MTSU team without its QB and best player. Minnesota scored 10 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to pull out a 24-17 win and covered the 3 points. WIN