Post by Walter on Nov 13, 2017 16:10:26 GMT -5
“You never want to try anything new.”
“How can you say that? Whose idea was it when I said that you, I and that girl from your acting class should sleep together in a threesome?”
“Well, that's sick.”
“Yeah, I know it's sick, but it's new. You didn't say it couldn't be sick.”
WEEK 12
NOT A GREAT WEEK OF PICKS. FOR A LOT OF TEAMS THAT MATTER, THIS IS DESIGNATED SCRIMMAGE/DOORMAT WEEK, SO THE PICKIN’S IS THIN.
I’VE HAD TO RELY ON A FEW RIVALRY GAMES TO KEEP THE JUICES FLOWING AND A FEW ODD MATCHUPS THAT ARE UNEXPECTEDLY INTERESTING. LOTS OF DOUBLE DIGIT LINES WHICH IS NEVER A GOOD SIGN.
NOTE TO BOARD: AFTER ALL THE GRIEF FROM LAST WEEK, DEEZ IS THE LINES. FINAL ANSWER.
ALL GAMES SATURDAY, NOV. 18
1. (8-2) #19 MICHIGAN +7.5 AT #5 WISCONSIN (10-0)
THIS IS THE ONLY GAME BETWEEN TWO RANKED TEAMS THIS WEEK. WISCONSIN HAS LOCKED UP THE B10 WEST AND MICHIGAN IS ALL BUT LOCKED OUT OF THE B10-EAST TITLE. WISCONSIN IS THINKING FINAL FOUR AND NEEDS A WIN TO STAY IN THE HUNT. THE WOLVERINES DON’T HAVE NEAR AS MUCH AT STAKE BUT REMAIN A DANGEROUS TEAM. WISCONSIN HAS BEEN NAGGED BY CLAIMS THEIR SCHEDULE IS SOFT. THIS ISN’T ONE OF THOSE GAMES, BUT AT HOME?
WISCONSIN
2. (5-5) UCLA +16 AT #12 USC (9-2)
RIVALRY GAME #1, WHERE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN SHORT OF ONE TEAM LATERALLING A DOZEN TIMES AND RUNNING OVER A TROMBONE PLAYER TO WIN THE GAME AGAINST THE OTHER. USC COMES INTO THE GAME WITH THREE STRAIGHT WINS AFTER THE DEBACLE AT SOUTH BEND. THE BRUINS, MEANWHILE, CAN’T PLAY DEFENSE, BUT MANAGE TO WIN GAMES IF THEIR OFFENSE CATCHES FIRE, AS HAPPENED LAST WEEK WHEN ROSEN PUT UP 381 YARDS PASSING AND THE BRUINS MANAGED TO WIN EVEN THOUGH THEY GAVE UP NEARLY 600 YARDS OF OFFENSE TO ASU. FRANKLY, THERE IS NO REASON WHY ANYONE SHOULD TAKE THE BRUINS, ON PAPER. BUT THIS IS SC/UCLA.
USC
3. (5-5) CAL +16 AT #20 STANFORD (7-3)
RIVALRY GAME #2. IT’S “THE BIG GAME”, A RIVALRY GAME WHERE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, INCLUDING LATERALS AND TROMBONE PLAYERS. CAL WASN’T EXPECTED TO DO MUCH THIS SEASON, AND THEY HAVEN’T, OTHER THAN KNOCKING WASHINGTON STATE OUT OF THE TOP 10 BACK IN MID OCTOBER. STANFORD IS A VERY GOOD TEAM, COMES OFF A WIN TO KNOCK WASHINGTON OUT OF THE FINAL FOUR, BUT IS A TEAM THAT HAS PLAYED UNEVENLY ALL SEASON, JUST THE KIND OF THING ONE DOESN’T WANT TO HEAR GOING INTO A RIVALRY GAME, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS ANY HANGOVER FROM A GREAT WIN THE PREVIOUS WEEK. ADD IN 16, I’LL TAKE IT.
CALIFORNIA
4. (7-3) #25 NCSTATE +1.5 AT WAKE FOREST (6-4)
THE RUNNER-UP BOWL OF THE ACC - ATLANTIC DIVISION. NCSTATE FLIRTED WITH A MIRACLE SEASON UNTIL THEY WERE SQUASHED BY NOTRE DAME AND CLEMSON IN SUCCESSIVE WEEKS. BUT THEY BOUNCED BACK AND BEAT A SURGING BOSTON COLLEGE LAST WEEK ON THE ROAD 17-14, COMING FROM BEHIND LATE AFTER TRAILING MIDWAY INTO THE 4TH QUARTER. NOW COMES WAKE FOREST, A TEAM THAT ALSO LOST TO NOTRE DAME AND CLEMSON AND UNLIKE NCSTATE, BEAT THAT SAME BC TEAM 34-10, FUELED BY 3 PICKS, ALSO ON THE ROAD. TOUGH PICK.
WAKE FOREST
5. (6-4) VIRGINIA +19.5 AT #2 MIAMI (9-0)
TEAMS THIS SEASON, COMING OFF EMOTIONAL WINS, HAVE NOT HAD GREAT LUCK THE FOLLOWING WEEK #1. LUCKILY FOR UM, THEY ARE HOME. MIAMI HAS NOW WON TWO GAMES IN ROW AGAINST QUALITY OPPONENTS AND NOW GET THE HANGOVER GAME AGAINST A VIRGINIA TEAM THAT IS THE POSTER BOY OF AVERAGE, WITH 26 PPG IN SCORING O, AND 25 PPG IN SCORING D. THEY GET 19.5 THOUGH.
VIRGINIA
6. (6-3) NAVY +17 AT #9 NOTRE DAME (8-2)
TEAMS COMING OFF EMOTIONAL LOSSES HAVE GENERALLY PUT THE HURT TO TEAMS THE FOLLOWING WEEK, ESPECIALLY AT HOME #1. AND POOR NAVY, A TEAM THAT HAS HAD A PRETTY GOOD SEASON, TRAVELS TO INDIANA TO PLAY A SEMI-RIVALRY GAME WITH THE IRISH. 17 WON’T BE ENOUGH TO SAVE THE MIDSHIPMEN.
NOTRE DAME
7. (7-3) KENTUCKY +21.5 AT #7 GEORGIA (9-1)
TEAMS COMING OFF EMOTIONAL LOSSES HAVE GENERALLY PUT THE HURT TO TEAMS THE FOLLOWING WEEK, ESPECIALLY AT HOME - #2, AND POOR KENTUCKY, A TEAM THAT HAS HAD A PRETTY GOOD SEASON, GETS UGA BETWEEN THE HEDGES, OH, AND BTW, IT’S AN UGA TEAM THAT NEEDS TO WIN OUT TO HAVE A SHOT AT A FINAL 4. THIS ONE GETS UGLY…FAST.
GEORGIA
8. (8-2) ARMY +3 AT NORTH TEXAS (7-3)
ARMY HAS REELED OFF 6 STRAIGHT WINS SINCE GETTING BLASTED BY OHIO STATE AND THE RESULTING HANGOVER LOSS AGAINST TULANE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. NORTH TEXAS HAS WON 6 OF THEIR LAST 7 SINCE A LOSS AT IOWA AND HAS NOT LOST A HOME GAME ALL SEASON. SHOULD BE A GOOD GAME.
NORTH TEXAS
9. (6-4) SMU +11.5 AT #19 MEMPHIS (8-1)
MEMPHIS LOST TO UCF. THAT’S IT. THEY HAVE QUIETLY MOVED UP THE RANKINGS BY SCORING MORE THAN 40 POINTS IN 7 OF THEIR 9 GAMES. SMU HAD A GOOD SEASON BLOW UP ON THEM, LOSING TWO STRAIGHT TO NAVY AND THAT SAME UCF TEAM, WHO THEY PLAYED A LOT TOUGHER THAN MEMPHIS DID. THE MUSTANGES GET 11.5, BUT ARE ON THE ROAD, WHERE THEY ARE WINLESS THIS SEASON.
MEMPHIS
10 (7-3) FRESNO STATE -1.5 AT WYOMING (7-3)
THESE TWO TEAMS ARE QUIETLY PUTTING TOGETHER PRETTY GOOD SEASONS. FRESNO STATE LEADS THE MW-WEST, WHILE WYOMING IS A GAME BEHIND BOISE ST FOR THE MOUNTAIN DIVISION LEAD. FSU LOST EARLY TO BAMA AND WASHINGTON AND THEIR ONLY OTHER LOSS WAS A HANGOVER AFFAIR TO UNLV AFTER BEATING SAN DIEGO STATE THE WEEK PRIOR TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE MW-WEST. WYOMING HAS WON 6 OF THEIR LAST 7, THEIR SOLE LOSS TO A BOISE STATE TEAM HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT, IS 8-2 BUT CURIOUSLY, NOT RANKED. (INSERT EAST COAST BIAS COMPLAINT HERE.)
WYOMING
11. (6-3) FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL +14.5 AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC (7-3)
ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING INTERESTING MATCHUPS OF GOOD FLORIDA TEAMS. WHO WOULDA THUNK IT? TWO BOWL ELIGIBLE TEAMS PLAYING WHAT COULD BECOME A NICE LITTLE RIVALRY GAME IN THE CUSA-EAST. FAU LOST 3 OF THEIR FIRST 4, BUT HAS SINCE WON 6 STRAIGHT. FIU HAD WON 5 OF 6 UNTIL UNEXPECTEDLY LOSING TO OLD DOMINION LAST WEEK. SO FOR FIU, THIS HAS THE MAKINGS OF A BOUNCE BACK GAME.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
12. (5-5) MINNESOTA +7.5 AT NORTHWESTERN (7-3)
THE ONLY OTHER INTERESTING B10 GAME PAST UM-WISKY AND THAT’S BEING CHARITABLE. IT’S THE ONLY OTHER B10 GAME WHERE AT LEAST ONE TEAM DOESN’T HAVE A LOSING RECORD. NORTHWESTERN HAS BOUNCED BACK FROM A SHAKY START AND WON THEIR LAST 5 STRAIGHT. THEY GET A GOPHER SQUAD THAT HAS WON JUST 2 OF THEIR LAST 7, THOUGH ONE OF THE TWO WAS A BEATDOWN OF NEBRASKA LAST WEEK, 54-21. STILL, NORTHWESTERN SHOULD BEAT THE SPREAD EASILY.
NORTHWESTERN
13. (6-4) TEXAS A&M +2 AT MISSISSIPPI (5-5)
TOKEN SEC GAME IN A REALLY TERRIBLE WEEK OF GAMES FOR THE SEC. BOTH TEAMS ARE WALLOWING IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE SEC-WEST. BOTH TEAMS HAVE WON AND LOST CONFERENCE GAMES TO OTHER MIDDLE TO BAD SEC TEAMS IN A MANNER THAT GIVES ONE NO CONFIDENCE IN EITHER. SO IT’S HARD TO FIGURE WHICH TEAM WILL COME OUT HOT OR SHALL I SAY, WARM.
MISSISSIPPI
14. (7-3) U ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM +10.5 AT FLORIDA (3-6)
I KNOW…THIS GAME SHOULDN’T BE ON THE BOARD, AND CONDOLENCES TO GATOR FANS FOR THAT. BUT I HONESTLY THINK THIS IS A TOUGH PICK. UAB AT 7-3, REALLY HASN’T BEATEN ANYONE WHO IS TOO TERRIBLY IMPRESSIVE BUT HAS WON THREE IN A ROW AND 5 OF THE LAST 6. MEANWHILE FLORIDA HAS NOW LOST 5 STRAIGHT, AND WHILE THERE IS NO WAY FLORIDA SHOULD LOSE THIS GAME…ON PAPER, AT LEAST, THE GATORS ARE LONG PAST STUFF FOUND ON PAPER.
UAB
15a. (8-2) #10 OKLAHOMA STATE -21 AT KANSAS STATE (5-5)
TEAMS THIS SEASON, COMING OFF EMOTIONAL WINS, HAVE NOT HAD GREAT LUCK THE FOLLOWING WEEK ON THE ROAD. OKST TRAVELS TO KSTATE, A TEAM THAT HAS LOST JUST ONE GAME BY MORE THAN 7 POINTS, (TCU) INCLUDING OKLAHOMA WHO BEAT THEM 42-35 IN A GAME WHERE KSTATE WAS TIED WITH THE SOONERS WITH LESS THAN 2 MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME.
KSTATE
15b. (8-2) #11 TCU -7.5 AT TEXAS TECH (5-5)
HAD TO ADD THIS ONE. TCU, SMARTING AFTER LOSING TO OKLAHOMA, TRAVELS TO TEXAS TECH WITH FRUSTRATION NEEDING TO GET OUT. T-TECH, LOSERS OF 4 STRAIGHT UNTIL LAST WEEK, A TEAM THAT FINALLY RIGHTED THE SHIP BY BEATING HAPLESS BAYLOR GET TO BE THE OPPONENT. AND IN THAT SCENARIO, VEGAS SETS THE LINE AT TCU -7.5. LET THIS BE MY GIFT TO THE BOARD FOR LAST WEEK’S SCREWUP.
TCU.
“How can you say that? Whose idea was it when I said that you, I and that girl from your acting class should sleep together in a threesome?”
“Well, that's sick.”
“Yeah, I know it's sick, but it's new. You didn't say it couldn't be sick.”
WEEK 12
NOT A GREAT WEEK OF PICKS. FOR A LOT OF TEAMS THAT MATTER, THIS IS DESIGNATED SCRIMMAGE/DOORMAT WEEK, SO THE PICKIN’S IS THIN.
I’VE HAD TO RELY ON A FEW RIVALRY GAMES TO KEEP THE JUICES FLOWING AND A FEW ODD MATCHUPS THAT ARE UNEXPECTEDLY INTERESTING. LOTS OF DOUBLE DIGIT LINES WHICH IS NEVER A GOOD SIGN.
NOTE TO BOARD: AFTER ALL THE GRIEF FROM LAST WEEK, DEEZ IS THE LINES. FINAL ANSWER.
ALL GAMES SATURDAY, NOV. 18
1. (8-2) #19 MICHIGAN +7.5 AT #5 WISCONSIN (10-0)
THIS IS THE ONLY GAME BETWEEN TWO RANKED TEAMS THIS WEEK. WISCONSIN HAS LOCKED UP THE B10 WEST AND MICHIGAN IS ALL BUT LOCKED OUT OF THE B10-EAST TITLE. WISCONSIN IS THINKING FINAL FOUR AND NEEDS A WIN TO STAY IN THE HUNT. THE WOLVERINES DON’T HAVE NEAR AS MUCH AT STAKE BUT REMAIN A DANGEROUS TEAM. WISCONSIN HAS BEEN NAGGED BY CLAIMS THEIR SCHEDULE IS SOFT. THIS ISN’T ONE OF THOSE GAMES, BUT AT HOME?
WISCONSIN
2. (5-5) UCLA +16 AT #12 USC (9-2)
RIVALRY GAME #1, WHERE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN SHORT OF ONE TEAM LATERALLING A DOZEN TIMES AND RUNNING OVER A TROMBONE PLAYER TO WIN THE GAME AGAINST THE OTHER. USC COMES INTO THE GAME WITH THREE STRAIGHT WINS AFTER THE DEBACLE AT SOUTH BEND. THE BRUINS, MEANWHILE, CAN’T PLAY DEFENSE, BUT MANAGE TO WIN GAMES IF THEIR OFFENSE CATCHES FIRE, AS HAPPENED LAST WEEK WHEN ROSEN PUT UP 381 YARDS PASSING AND THE BRUINS MANAGED TO WIN EVEN THOUGH THEY GAVE UP NEARLY 600 YARDS OF OFFENSE TO ASU. FRANKLY, THERE IS NO REASON WHY ANYONE SHOULD TAKE THE BRUINS, ON PAPER. BUT THIS IS SC/UCLA.
USC
3. (5-5) CAL +16 AT #20 STANFORD (7-3)
RIVALRY GAME #2. IT’S “THE BIG GAME”, A RIVALRY GAME WHERE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, INCLUDING LATERALS AND TROMBONE PLAYERS. CAL WASN’T EXPECTED TO DO MUCH THIS SEASON, AND THEY HAVEN’T, OTHER THAN KNOCKING WASHINGTON STATE OUT OF THE TOP 10 BACK IN MID OCTOBER. STANFORD IS A VERY GOOD TEAM, COMES OFF A WIN TO KNOCK WASHINGTON OUT OF THE FINAL FOUR, BUT IS A TEAM THAT HAS PLAYED UNEVENLY ALL SEASON, JUST THE KIND OF THING ONE DOESN’T WANT TO HEAR GOING INTO A RIVALRY GAME, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS ANY HANGOVER FROM A GREAT WIN THE PREVIOUS WEEK. ADD IN 16, I’LL TAKE IT.
CALIFORNIA
4. (7-3) #25 NCSTATE +1.5 AT WAKE FOREST (6-4)
THE RUNNER-UP BOWL OF THE ACC - ATLANTIC DIVISION. NCSTATE FLIRTED WITH A MIRACLE SEASON UNTIL THEY WERE SQUASHED BY NOTRE DAME AND CLEMSON IN SUCCESSIVE WEEKS. BUT THEY BOUNCED BACK AND BEAT A SURGING BOSTON COLLEGE LAST WEEK ON THE ROAD 17-14, COMING FROM BEHIND LATE AFTER TRAILING MIDWAY INTO THE 4TH QUARTER. NOW COMES WAKE FOREST, A TEAM THAT ALSO LOST TO NOTRE DAME AND CLEMSON AND UNLIKE NCSTATE, BEAT THAT SAME BC TEAM 34-10, FUELED BY 3 PICKS, ALSO ON THE ROAD. TOUGH PICK.
WAKE FOREST
5. (6-4) VIRGINIA +19.5 AT #2 MIAMI (9-0)
TEAMS THIS SEASON, COMING OFF EMOTIONAL WINS, HAVE NOT HAD GREAT LUCK THE FOLLOWING WEEK #1. LUCKILY FOR UM, THEY ARE HOME. MIAMI HAS NOW WON TWO GAMES IN ROW AGAINST QUALITY OPPONENTS AND NOW GET THE HANGOVER GAME AGAINST A VIRGINIA TEAM THAT IS THE POSTER BOY OF AVERAGE, WITH 26 PPG IN SCORING O, AND 25 PPG IN SCORING D. THEY GET 19.5 THOUGH.
VIRGINIA
6. (6-3) NAVY +17 AT #9 NOTRE DAME (8-2)
TEAMS COMING OFF EMOTIONAL LOSSES HAVE GENERALLY PUT THE HURT TO TEAMS THE FOLLOWING WEEK, ESPECIALLY AT HOME #1. AND POOR NAVY, A TEAM THAT HAS HAD A PRETTY GOOD SEASON, TRAVELS TO INDIANA TO PLAY A SEMI-RIVALRY GAME WITH THE IRISH. 17 WON’T BE ENOUGH TO SAVE THE MIDSHIPMEN.
NOTRE DAME
7. (7-3) KENTUCKY +21.5 AT #7 GEORGIA (9-1)
TEAMS COMING OFF EMOTIONAL LOSSES HAVE GENERALLY PUT THE HURT TO TEAMS THE FOLLOWING WEEK, ESPECIALLY AT HOME - #2, AND POOR KENTUCKY, A TEAM THAT HAS HAD A PRETTY GOOD SEASON, GETS UGA BETWEEN THE HEDGES, OH, AND BTW, IT’S AN UGA TEAM THAT NEEDS TO WIN OUT TO HAVE A SHOT AT A FINAL 4. THIS ONE GETS UGLY…FAST.
GEORGIA
8. (8-2) ARMY +3 AT NORTH TEXAS (7-3)
ARMY HAS REELED OFF 6 STRAIGHT WINS SINCE GETTING BLASTED BY OHIO STATE AND THE RESULTING HANGOVER LOSS AGAINST TULANE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. NORTH TEXAS HAS WON 6 OF THEIR LAST 7 SINCE A LOSS AT IOWA AND HAS NOT LOST A HOME GAME ALL SEASON. SHOULD BE A GOOD GAME.
NORTH TEXAS
9. (6-4) SMU +11.5 AT #19 MEMPHIS (8-1)
MEMPHIS LOST TO UCF. THAT’S IT. THEY HAVE QUIETLY MOVED UP THE RANKINGS BY SCORING MORE THAN 40 POINTS IN 7 OF THEIR 9 GAMES. SMU HAD A GOOD SEASON BLOW UP ON THEM, LOSING TWO STRAIGHT TO NAVY AND THAT SAME UCF TEAM, WHO THEY PLAYED A LOT TOUGHER THAN MEMPHIS DID. THE MUSTANGES GET 11.5, BUT ARE ON THE ROAD, WHERE THEY ARE WINLESS THIS SEASON.
MEMPHIS
10 (7-3) FRESNO STATE -1.5 AT WYOMING (7-3)
THESE TWO TEAMS ARE QUIETLY PUTTING TOGETHER PRETTY GOOD SEASONS. FRESNO STATE LEADS THE MW-WEST, WHILE WYOMING IS A GAME BEHIND BOISE ST FOR THE MOUNTAIN DIVISION LEAD. FSU LOST EARLY TO BAMA AND WASHINGTON AND THEIR ONLY OTHER LOSS WAS A HANGOVER AFFAIR TO UNLV AFTER BEATING SAN DIEGO STATE THE WEEK PRIOR TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE MW-WEST. WYOMING HAS WON 6 OF THEIR LAST 7, THEIR SOLE LOSS TO A BOISE STATE TEAM HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT, IS 8-2 BUT CURIOUSLY, NOT RANKED. (INSERT EAST COAST BIAS COMPLAINT HERE.)
WYOMING
11. (6-3) FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL +14.5 AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC (7-3)
ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING INTERESTING MATCHUPS OF GOOD FLORIDA TEAMS. WHO WOULDA THUNK IT? TWO BOWL ELIGIBLE TEAMS PLAYING WHAT COULD BECOME A NICE LITTLE RIVALRY GAME IN THE CUSA-EAST. FAU LOST 3 OF THEIR FIRST 4, BUT HAS SINCE WON 6 STRAIGHT. FIU HAD WON 5 OF 6 UNTIL UNEXPECTEDLY LOSING TO OLD DOMINION LAST WEEK. SO FOR FIU, THIS HAS THE MAKINGS OF A BOUNCE BACK GAME.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
12. (5-5) MINNESOTA +7.5 AT NORTHWESTERN (7-3)
THE ONLY OTHER INTERESTING B10 GAME PAST UM-WISKY AND THAT’S BEING CHARITABLE. IT’S THE ONLY OTHER B10 GAME WHERE AT LEAST ONE TEAM DOESN’T HAVE A LOSING RECORD. NORTHWESTERN HAS BOUNCED BACK FROM A SHAKY START AND WON THEIR LAST 5 STRAIGHT. THEY GET A GOPHER SQUAD THAT HAS WON JUST 2 OF THEIR LAST 7, THOUGH ONE OF THE TWO WAS A BEATDOWN OF NEBRASKA LAST WEEK, 54-21. STILL, NORTHWESTERN SHOULD BEAT THE SPREAD EASILY.
NORTHWESTERN
13. (6-4) TEXAS A&M +2 AT MISSISSIPPI (5-5)
TOKEN SEC GAME IN A REALLY TERRIBLE WEEK OF GAMES FOR THE SEC. BOTH TEAMS ARE WALLOWING IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE SEC-WEST. BOTH TEAMS HAVE WON AND LOST CONFERENCE GAMES TO OTHER MIDDLE TO BAD SEC TEAMS IN A MANNER THAT GIVES ONE NO CONFIDENCE IN EITHER. SO IT’S HARD TO FIGURE WHICH TEAM WILL COME OUT HOT OR SHALL I SAY, WARM.
MISSISSIPPI
14. (7-3) U ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM +10.5 AT FLORIDA (3-6)
I KNOW…THIS GAME SHOULDN’T BE ON THE BOARD, AND CONDOLENCES TO GATOR FANS FOR THAT. BUT I HONESTLY THINK THIS IS A TOUGH PICK. UAB AT 7-3, REALLY HASN’T BEATEN ANYONE WHO IS TOO TERRIBLY IMPRESSIVE BUT HAS WON THREE IN A ROW AND 5 OF THE LAST 6. MEANWHILE FLORIDA HAS NOW LOST 5 STRAIGHT, AND WHILE THERE IS NO WAY FLORIDA SHOULD LOSE THIS GAME…ON PAPER, AT LEAST, THE GATORS ARE LONG PAST STUFF FOUND ON PAPER.
UAB
15a. (8-2) #10 OKLAHOMA STATE -21 AT KANSAS STATE (5-5)
TEAMS THIS SEASON, COMING OFF EMOTIONAL WINS, HAVE NOT HAD GREAT LUCK THE FOLLOWING WEEK ON THE ROAD. OKST TRAVELS TO KSTATE, A TEAM THAT HAS LOST JUST ONE GAME BY MORE THAN 7 POINTS, (TCU) INCLUDING OKLAHOMA WHO BEAT THEM 42-35 IN A GAME WHERE KSTATE WAS TIED WITH THE SOONERS WITH LESS THAN 2 MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME.
KSTATE
15b. (8-2) #11 TCU -7.5 AT TEXAS TECH (5-5)
HAD TO ADD THIS ONE. TCU, SMARTING AFTER LOSING TO OKLAHOMA, TRAVELS TO TEXAS TECH WITH FRUSTRATION NEEDING TO GET OUT. T-TECH, LOSERS OF 4 STRAIGHT UNTIL LAST WEEK, A TEAM THAT FINALLY RIGHTED THE SHIP BY BEATING HAPLESS BAYLOR GET TO BE THE OPPONENT. AND IN THAT SCENARIO, VEGAS SETS THE LINE AT TCU -7.5. LET THIS BE MY GIFT TO THE BOARD FOR LAST WEEK’S SCREWUP.
TCU.
)Morin
