Obviously all good things come to an end. ER, Hootie and the Blowfish, Guns and Roses, Chi-Chi's and my unbelievable hot streak in picking against the spread in this college football season. After starting the year at an unfathomable 8-2-2 clip against the spread, I came back to earth last week with an unfortunate 2-6 showing. Obviously, last week I undervalued the two (2) top teams in the Big East (Cincinnati and WVU) and I overvalued a mediocre SEC team (LSU) and a underwhelming Oklahoma team. I also went against my better judgment and tried to out-think myself by picking Notre Dame to beat a hot team with a great QB (Stanford). I also foolishly picked a very bad Georgia team to win a SEC game on the road. Hopefully, I have learned some lessons. This week's picks are below.
#21 Texas vs. #8 Oklahoma (-3.5)
Mack Brown was very vocal in the media this week with how "embarrassed" he was with his team's effort in their loss to UCLA last week. Oklahoma certainly showed some chinks in their armor in their narrow escape at Cincinnati last week. This game is being played in a "neutral" site in TEXAS. I have seen too many Georgia/Florida matchups to know how that story unfolds. Texas has too many athletes to lose two (2) in a row.
Texas 27-Oklahoma 21
#11 Wisconsin (-2) @ #21 Michigan State
This game will feature a boatload of slow white dudes and a great many off-tackle runs. I WILL NOT WATCH.
Wisconsin 24-Michigan State 14
Florida International @ Pitt (17.5)
At this point I don't think I would expect Pitt to beat most high school teams by 17 points. At some point Wannstadt needs to be held accountable as a coach. No one disagrees that he is a great recruiter and from all accounts, a great guy. However, the embarrassing losses (both of the national televised variety and the Bowling Green variety) are becoming a trend.
Pitt 38-FIU 28
#9 Stanford @ #4 Oregon (-7)
I was really looking forward to watching this game. I really was. However, NBC thinks that since Western Pennsylvania is full of dem Catholics that we would rather watch Notre Dame @ Boston College. I digress. Andrew Luck is a great QB. However, the Oregon team may be the most explosive in the country. This game should be full of fireworks but I expect Oregon to have just a bit more ammunition.
Oregon 45-Stanford 32
#6 Florida @ #1 Alabama (-8)
Alabama's gotta lose eventually. Regardless of the outcome I am sure that Urban Meyer and Nick Saban will share a heartfelt hug after the game.
Florida 23-Alabama 21
Picks to date:
Straight up 15-5
Against the spread 10-8-2
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