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Week 4 Mega Bets

9/28/2011

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My apologies for last week - I was working and got the picks and analyses out late. And a bigger apology for the picks themselves. They reflected the lack of preparation. Work is just going to have to know that there has to be time allowed for the Big Book of Guesses. 

Week 3 Recap:
Michigan State +5.0 @ Notre Dame -  OK, I promise not to take MSU as a Mega Bet again. I just plain jinxed them. And what was with the play calling? Did Inspector Gadget become the new Offensive Coordinator? MSU actually out gained the Irish 358 yds to 275 - but stats are for losers. The Spartans turned the ball over 3 times inside the ND red zone (fake FG - really?, interception and late game incomplete 4th down pass) while also giving up an 89 yd kickoff return. ND's defensive line destroyed a beat up Spartan offensive line winning 31-13
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Hawaii -20.0 @ UNLV - Easily the worst pick of the season (so far that is). Hawaii fumbled the ball away 4 times including three straight times to start the second half in a miserable performance. The Warriors have reverted to old form of playing terrible on the mainland. The passing game needs to get untracked soon or its going to be a long season on the islands. Don't let the score fool you - UNLV is still a bad team but Hawaii was simply pathetic last week losing 40-20 as 20 point favorites
LOSS

Detroit -7.5 vs Kansas City - Detroit kept the Mega Bets from being a total wash out for the week as the Lions totally dismantled the hapless Chiefs 48-3. It was the largest margin of victory ever for the Lions during the regular season - surpassing its 44-0 beat down of the expansion Jaguars in 1995. The Chiefs have been outscored by 79 points in its first 2 games - the most ever for a returning division champion. Stafford threw for 4 TDs including 2 to Calvin Johnson while Kansas City turned the ball over 6 times. A few more games like this and the Chiefs can start making tee times for December. WIN  




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Week 3 Mega Bets

9/23/2011

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The Irish were not feeling too lucky last week
Lot of good games last week. ND and Michigan decided to go defense free at the end of their games with 3 touchdowns being scored in the last 1:12 of the game.

MSU held FAU to one first down for the entire game in a 44-0 romp.

Bama's defense forced three PSU turnovers as they cruised to a 27-3 late fourth quarter lead. At one point in the third quarter, Bama nearly intercepted 5 straight Lion passes. Penn State scored a TD with 2 minutes left finally losing 27-11. 

In a wild game Friday night, Missouri came from 14 points down in the 4th quarter to tie it, only to miss the winning FG with 12 seconds left. Arizona won it with a TD in OT to win 37-30.

A scary moment in the Minnesota - New Mexico State game. As Minny was going down for a tying TD with 25 seconds left - HC Jerry Kill had a seizure and was taken to the hospital. He returned to practice on Thursday and is apparently doing OK.

The most controversial game as far as Vegas was concerned was USC and Utah. Utah went to kick a tying FG on the last play of regulation when USC blocked the kick and scored a TD. But the refs called an unsportsman like penalty negating the TD - leaving the score at 17-14. Since the spread at kickoff was 7.5 - Ute backers started cashing their tickets. A full 2 1/2 hours later the Pac 12 ruled that the penalty was a dead ball foul and therefore the TD was good. Why they decided to overrule the refs on the field had everyone wondering as it had no effect on the outcome (USC won either way) other than to make the final score 23-14.
 
Now Vegas was in a pickle as USC covered the spread. Some casinos ignored the ruling and still paid Utah tickets. Most started paying only USC tickets, screwing Utah backers who waited too long to cash in while Stations casino paid for both sides. Trust me when I say that the Strip is really pissed off at the Pac-12 and rules wil be established to handle these kind of situations.


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Week 2 Mega Bets

9/17/2011

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I'll tell you what - it's the traditions, the color and pageantry that makes college football so much fun.

I had a chance to go to the Auburn / Utah State game. Before the game, on the JumboTron, HC Gene Chizek was talking to Aubie the Tiger. He ends his lecture by saying "I have one more thing for you to do" and hands him the National Championship trophy. The picture then jumps to the tunnel under the Jumbotron and there is Aubie holding the trophy. Aubie runs out onto the field and the place goes absolutely nuts! I don't care who you root for - that was cool!

Auburn played an exciting game scoring 2 TDs in the last three minutes to win. After the game we went to Toomers Corner to celebrate. A great day of college football.

The Big Book of Guesses has a great weekend to going 24-16. But the Sons of Doofus were hoisting him on his own petard with "It's not how you pick 'em Dad - it's how you bet 'em"   True enough - the Doofus got the 2011 campaign off to a slow start going 1-2 as:



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Week 1 Mega Bets

9/9/2011

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Matt Millen's Legacy
It's finally here. After months of pretending to be interested in baseball - Football is here.

Time to fire up the grill, don some Spartan gear, put the beer in the cooler and raid the humidor. The Man Cave  - after a well attended shake down cruise last Sat. night - is now fully operational. Let the games begin!!

But before we get into the picks - some more interesting goings on this week. In Knoxville Tennessee, HC Derek Dooley banned his Mom, Barbara Dooley,  from the radio. Apparently she was must listen to radio in Tennessee since "She's funny, opinionated, outspoken and sounds exactly like the hysterical Southern aunt that every family has."  Dooley claims she hurts recruiting. "He doesn't like that I don't have a filter,"  said Barbara. I don't know about you but if I wanted to make sure my Mom did something - I would tell her she was banned from it. "Mom, I forbid you to sky dive" Next thing I know, parachutes would be landing in my back yard.

Matt Millen continues to prove he is an absolute idiot. Fired from the Lions after leading the team to the only 0-16 record in NFL history - he was canned by the NFL network after 2 years as an analyst . Millen is now considered a college football expert by ESPN. Asked who would replace the suspended Jacory Harris as QB for Miami - he answered "Jarrett Lee". That would be a good replacement if it weren't for the fact that  Jarrett plays for LSU!  Click here to
Roll the tape of the idiot Millen Maybe after Saturday's game, Lee can quickly transfer to Miami in time for their game against Maryland on Monday. How nice for ESPN that Millen will be calling the game. He'll be sure to bring great insight. What a moron.


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1 Week to College Football!

9/1/2011

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The final tune up to the big Book of Guesses is in process
It's almost here!   Only 1 more week before College football starts.
 
Not everything is hunky dory on the gridiron these days. After players from Oregon were caught cruising at a leisurely 118 mph smoking some medicinal weed - LSU was not about to be outdone by their opening day opponent. In celebration of the end of two a days, 20-30 players went to local drinking establishment (called Shady's no less) only to get involved in a brawl. Now that is SEC football! 

4 players have been investigated by the police including starting QB Jordan Jefferson and 5 star WR recruit Jarvis Landry. With so many players (on both teams) susceptible to being suspended for the game - Vegas has pulled the line. What a mess.


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