RUOF KEEW - "What we have here is a failure to communicate."

[roxalot]

"I was eleven years old. When I was-a strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing, so the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the six fingered man and say...."[/b]

""I, being FSU alumni, can count to twenty, while YOU sir, can only count to sixteen"

[daleko]

Clemson -9 1/2 @ Georgia Tech: Clemson
USC +3 @ Utah: Utah
Georgia +7 @ Ole Miss: Ole Miss
Florida State -6 @ South Florida: Florida State
Wisconsin +5 1/2 @ Michigan State: Wisky
Florida +6 1/2 @ Tennessee: Fl
Penn State +18 1/2 @ Michigan: Michigan
Oklahoma State +8 1/2 @ Baylor: Oklahoma State
Stanford -3 @ UCLA: UCLA
Arkansas +6 @ Texas A&M: Arky
BYU +7 @ West Virginia: WV
Pittsburgh +7 @ North Carolina: Pitt

[trnyerheadncough]

Sept 21, 2016 18:41:13 GMT -5 Walter said:

"I was eleven years old. When I was-a strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing, so the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the six fingered man and say...."

..."If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again."
No....wait.....that was Groucho Marx.

That might be the biggest softball you've lobbed in 4 years.
Maybe knowing the answer this week will change my luck...
No Costanza picks this week.



THURSDAY NIGHT

Clemson -9 1/2 @ Georgia Tech: Clemson

FRIDAY NIGHT

USC +3 @ Utah: USC - Ordinarily, no way I'd pick SC with all the turmoil, but this really is a "back against the wall game" for them. A second conference loss to a South team this early pretty much ends their hopes in the PAC12. I'm thinking (hoping) they play with their hair on fire and actually win the game.

SATURDAY GAMES

Georgia +7 @ Ole Miss: Mississippi

Florida State -6 @ South Florida: Florida State

Wisconsin +5 1/2 @ Michigan State: Wisconsin

Florida +6 1/2 @ Tennessee: Tennessee

Penn State +18 1/2 @ Michigan: Penn State

Oklahoma State +8 1/2 @ Baylor: Baylor

Stanford -3 @ UCLA: Stanford

Arkansas +6 @ Texas A&M: TAMU

BYU +7 @ West Virginia: BYU

Pitt +7 @ North Carolina: Pitt

I have a strange penchant for movie quotes, so all of these feel like softballs to me...but I thought the chess line from Week 2 was pretty darn easy.

I could make them a lot harder, but then I doubt anyone would have a clue without YouTube or Google, and that takes the fun out of it.

[bgovolfan]

THURSDAY NIGHT

Clemson -9 1/2 @ Georgia Tech: Clemson

FRIDAY NIGHT

USC +3 @ Utah: Utah

SATURDAY GAMES

Georgia +7 @ Ole Ole Miss

Florida State -6 @ South Florida: Florida State

Wisconsin +5 1/2 @ Michigan State: Wisconsin

Florida +6 1/2 @ Tennessee: UT

Penn State +18 1/2 @ Michigan: PSU

Oklahoma State +8 1/2 @ Baylor: Oklahoma State

Stanford -3 @ UCLA: UCLA

Arkansas +6 @ Texas A&M: TAMU

BYU +7 @ West Virginia: West Virginia

Pitt +7 @ North Carolina: Pitt

[Walter]

Sept 21, 2016 22:22:09 GMT -5 trnyerheadncough said:

Sept 21, 2016 18:41:13 GMT -5 Walter said:

"I was eleven years old. When I was-a strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing, so the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the six fingered man and say...."

..."If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again."
No....wait.....that was Groucho Marx.

That might be the biggest softball you've lobbed in 4 years.
Maybe knowing the answer this week will change my luck...
No Costanza picks this week.



THURSDAY NIGHT

Clemson -9 1/2 @ Georgia Tech: Clemson

FRIDAY NIGHT

USC +3 @ Utah: USC - Ordinarily, no way I'd pick SC with all the turmoil, but this really is a "back against the wall game" for them. A second conference loss to a South team this early pretty much ends their hopes in the PAC12. I'm thinking (hoping) they play with their hair on fire and actually win the game.

SATURDAY GAMES

Georgia +7 @ Ole Miss: Mississippi

Florida State -6 @ South Florida: Florida State

Wisconsin +5 1/2 @ Michigan State: Wisconsin

Florida +6 1/2 @ Tennessee: Tennessee

Penn State +18 1/2 @ Michigan: Penn State

Oklahoma State +8 1/2 @ Baylor: Baylor

Stanford -3 @ UCLA: Stanford

Arkansas +6 @ Texas A&M: TAMU

BYU +7 @ West Virginia: BYU

Pitt +7 @ North Carolina: Pitt

I have a strange penchant for movie quotes, so all of these feel like softballs to me...but I thought the chess line from Week 2 was pretty darn easy.

I could make them a lot harder, but then I doubt anyone would have a clue without YouTube or Google, and that takes the fun out of it.

And yet, i didnt get it..But I love the side challenges. Keep it up!

[beuycek]

Adding my picks here as well:

Clemson -9 1/2 @ Georgia Tech - Tigers -- WIN

USC +3 @ Utah - Utes -- WIN

Georgia +7 @ Ole Miss - Rebels -- WIN

Florida State -6 @ South Florida - Noles -- WIN

Wisconsin +5 1/2 @ Michigan State - Sparty

Florida +6 1/2 @ Tennessee - Vols -- WIN

Penn State +18 1/2 @ Michigan - Nittany Lions

Oklahoma State +8 1/2 @ Baylor - Bears -- WIN

Stanford -3 @ UCLA - Cardinal -- WIN

Arkansas +6 @ Texas A&M - Gig 'em -- WIN

BYU +7 @ West Virginia - Mountaineers

Pittsburgh +7 @ North Carolina - Heels

[daleko]

Sept 21, 2016 22:22:09 GMT -5 trnyerheadncough said:

Sept 21, 2016 18:41:13 GMT -5 Walter said:

I have a strange penchant for movie quotes, so all of these feel like softballs to me...but I thought the chess line from Week 2 was pretty darn easy.

I could make them a lot harder, but then I doubt anyone would have a clue without YouTube or Google, and that takes the fun out of it.

I guess it depends on the era and if you had time for movies. Only request I have is the ones that get it keep it to themselves or provide an answer obliquely (see mark). 

[trnyerheadncough]

Sept 22, 2016 11:01:53 GMT -5 daleko said:

Sept 21, 2016 22:22:09 GMT -5 trnyerheadncough said:

I have a strange penchant for movie quotes, so all of these feel like softballs to me...but I thought the chess line from Week 2 was pretty darn easy.

I could make them a lot harder, but then I doubt anyone would have a clue without YouTube or Google, and that takes the fun out of it.

I guess it depends on the era and if you had time for movies. Only request I have is the ones that get it keep it to themselves or provide an answer obliquely (see mark). 

I agree...takes the fun out posting the quote ahead of time. From now on, answer obliquely.

[mscott59]

since cwg already answered this memorable movie line, let me just add that inigo montoya also sings a mean 'somewhere over the rainbow'. as for this week's games... time to start putting some heat on the leaders...

Clemson -9 1/2 @ Georgia Tech - tigers certainly enter this game having underperformed year to date, and you'd think they'd be ready to bust out. but the home team in this series has not just covered, but won outright the last 7 times they've played. cu is just 2-7 ats the last 9 giving points on the road, while gt is 7-2 ats getting points at home, and 5-0 ats w/revenge off a su win. plus this cfb nerd stat alert #1; +6/more league road dogs are 47-24-4 ats since '80, and that improves to 34-10-2 ats when the opponent is off a su/ats win. tech has beaten clemson 5 straight times in atlanta, and their getting nearly 10 points? too many. georgia tech.

USC +3 @ Utah - serious signs of discontent out of troy. going back nearly 20 years, usc has scored 10 pts or less just 4 times vs league opponents, the 27-10 loss to stanford being the 4th. 2 years ago utah scored a td w/0:08 left to win 24-21, and the home team has covered the last 5 games. utes are unbeaten but just 5-10 ats as home chalk lately, while the trojans are an impressive 13-2-1 ats as a pac 12 dog off a pac 12 loss. i'll take a chance on southern cal.

Georgia +7 @ Ole Miss - the last 3 times the rebels have been a favorite vs an sec foe after playing alabama, they've lost all 3. the dawgs have also won 10 straight outright vs ol' miss. it's not that i don't think kelly & co. can score enough pts to cover... it's that i don't think their defense is good enough. i thought the frosh uga qb, eason, came of age some in leading the game winning drive at mizzou. i like chubb at rb, especially since the rebs have been very sieve-like up front vs the rush attacks of fsu/alabama. i'm bucking a couple trends here (miss is 13-7-1 ats as home favorites, bulldogs 1-6 ats as road dogs)... i think this is a high scoring affair. georgia.

Florida State -6 @ South Florida - noles only giving 6 on the road in tampa to usf? vegas overreacting to that beatdown in louisville or is it something else? the bulls are 3-0 ats vs fsu, 8-0 ats at home lately, and have covered 13 of their last 16 games overall. i like their rb (mack?) who ran for 13 yd/carry last week. fsu's frosh qb francois really came unglued last saturday. his team is 7-0 ats off a loss vs ooc opponents, but the nole defense has looked shaky for 6 of the 8 qtrs played vs quality competition. and in a game like this, where a premier program is facing an in-state foe who take the game much more seriously? including this cfb nerd stat #2; home dogs off scoring 40+ in each of its previous 3 games are 20-5 ats. south florida.

Wisconsin +5 1/2 @ Michigan State - sparty started strong then held on to beat nd. problem is, msu is 1-7 ats after beating the irish (overall teams are 10-22-2 ats after beating notre dame as underdogs lately, fyi). uw certainly isn't blowing teams away not named akron, but bucky badger is a really good (7-2-1 ats) big 10 road dog, while sparty is 3-10 ats lately giving points. even with questions at qb, i'm taking wisconsin.

Florida +6 1/2 @ Tennessee - vols sleep walk thru appy state, then destroy va tech. they then sleep walk thru ohio... will this be a pattern? gators are good getting points (8-4 ats of late), and obviously their success vs tennessee (11 straight, 19 of the last 23, and only 1 of those 4 losses were by more than a fg) is impossible to ignore. so is the qb question, even tho uf's defense is top shelf, allowing just 42 yds/game on the ground. but last year tennessee ran for 250+, easily the most allowed by uf in '15. i think there's confidence in that stat, how they had control of last year's game til the end, and a decade plus worth of revenge built up. i think they get it. tennessee.

more later.

Penn State +18 1/2 @ Michigan - 4th straight home game for harbaugh's crew. um's d and special teams have been pretty good at scoring points. so can the nitts avoid mistakes to stay in this game? psu has been horrible on the road lately (2-11-1 ats the last 4+ yrs) but they've put up about 35/game so far this season. hard for me to count on the ugly hats getting the kind of 'hidden' production such as last week; blocked punt for td, purt return for td, another punt foul up setting up a SHORT field for another td. penn state.

Oklahoma State +8 1/2 @ Baylor - last year, w/o their starting qb, baylor won in stillwater for the first time since 1939, knocking off 10-0 osu. bears have played nobody, cowboys got shocked by central mich and barely got by pitt. the numbers say baylor is better. okla state has double revenge, and a trend; game 4 teams in their 1st away game, w/revenge, vs a league opponent off back/back wins is 15-2-1 ats since '80. but here i'm going w/the eye test. baylor.

Stanford -3 @ UCLA - cardinal has looked very solid in wins over kansas st and usc. they've also beaten ucla 8 straight times. mccaffrey has been a one man band, generating over half of su's offense. the bruins held byu to 23 yards rushing last week, and is 7-2 su vs unbeaten opponents, while the boys from the farm are just 4-6 su after beating the trojans. plus, ucla has out-statted each of its first 3 foes yet not covered a game, upset. ucla.

Arkansas +6 @ Texas A&M - game is at jerry world. aggies have 2 quality wins over ucla and at auburn. while the razorbacks pulled a rabbit out of their hat winning at tcu. edge a&m, who's won 4 straight over the hogs. edge arkansas. i like their qb, austin allen, who's thrown for 650+ yards and is hitting 67% of his passes. aggies are 7-17-1 ats vs sec opponents, while bielema's boys are 9-2-1 as sec dogs. arkansas.

BYU +7 @ West Virginia - cougars have won just 1 game, they've been outgained in all 3, but they've covered all 3. but byu has also played 3 quality ('zona, utah ucla) foes w/a total point difference of just 6. mountaineers have the better offense but they're just 4-8 ats as favorites away from home (game is in baltimore). byu is 6-1 ats as road dogs off back/back losses, and i think their defense is significantly better than wvu's. brigham young.

Pittsburgh +7 @ North Carolina - have to wonder what the general psyche is in chapel hill, w/everything going on down there. pitt gave up a td w/0:39 left to lose by 7 at oklahoma state last week. panthers' offense has been outstanding, but their defense, specifically their pass d, has been awful, to the tune of allowing 430+/game. unc is 17-9 ats as home chalk but has the noles up next, while pitt 5-2 ats getting pts on the road and has a 5-0 ats record w/revenge. pittsburgh.

[roxalot]

Sept 22, 2016 11:01:53 GMT -5 daleko said:

Sept 21, 2016 22:22:09 GMT -5 trnyerheadncough said:

I have a strange penchant for movie quotes, so all of these feel like softballs to me...but I thought the chess line from Week 2 was pretty darn easy.

I could make them a lot harder, but then I doubt anyone would have a clue without YouTube or Google, and that takes the fun out of it.

I guess it depends on the era and if you had time for movies. Only request I have is the ones that get it keep it to themselves or provide an answer obliquely (see mark). 

My bad...I assumed that even if you knew the line, you could more or less answer with 'your own'.... what I get for trying to be a bit humorous...









If everyone would just stop asking hilary questions, she wouldn't have to keep lying.

If you want God to bless America, then stop legalizing sin.

[daleko]

Sept 22, 2016 11:55:54 GMT -5 roxalot said:

Sept 22, 2016 11:01:53 GMT -5 daleko said:

I guess it depends on the era and if you had time for movies. Only request I have is the ones that get it keep it to themselves or provide an answer obliquely (see mark). 

My bad...I assumed that even if you knew the line, you could more or less answer with 'your own'.... what I get for trying to be a bit humorous...
If everyone would just stop asking hilary questions, she wouldn't have to keep lying.

If you want God to bless America, then stop legalizing sin.

Wasn't you I was referring to. Another decided to post the U tube vid. You were fine imo.  Kind of like one who posted the Patton line as, just another job in Red Bat.

[beuycek]

Sept 22, 2016 11:48:49 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

Florida State -6 @ South Florida - noles only giving 6 on the road in tampa to usf? vegas overreacting to that beatdown in louisville or is it something else? the bulls are 3-0 ats vs fsu, 8-0 ats at home lately, and have covered 13 of their last 16 games overall. i like their rb (mack?) who ran for 13 yd/carry last week. fsu's frosh qb francois really came unglued last saturday. his team is 7-0 ats off a loss vs ooc opponents, but the nole defense has looked shaky for 6 of the 8 qtrs played vs quality competition. and in a game like this, where a premier program is facing an in-state foe who take the game much more seriously? including this cfb nerd stat #2; home dogs off scoring 40+ in each of its previous 3 games are 20-5 ats. south florida.

Mack is a solid back and Taggart commits to the run so you might see a lot of him on Saturday. Keep an eye on the Bulls' WRs, too. They like to run the jet sweep and although their previous competition doesn't have the defensive talent that FSU does, the Bulls have been very successful with that play so far this year. Should be a fun game but I don't think 6 points is enough to lean towards the wife's alma mater in this one. I would love to be wrong, though.

Go Bulls!

[roxalot]

Sept 22, 2016 12:11:49 GMT -5 daleko said:

Sept 22, 2016 11:55:54 GMT -5 roxalot said:

My bad...I assumed that even if you knew the line, you could more or less answer with 'your own'.... what I get for trying to be a bit humorous...
If everyone would just stop asking hilary questions, she wouldn't have to keep lying.

If you want God to bless America, then stop legalizing sin.

Wasn't you I was referring to. Another decided to post the U tube vid. You were fine imo.  Kind of like one who posted the Patton line as, just another job in Red Bat.

Gotcha.






If everyone would just stop asking hilary questions, she wouldn't have to keep lying.

If you want God to bless America, then stop legalizing sin.

[oujour76]

GT
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[trnyerheadncough]

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