Post by Walter on Dec 22, 2017 13:24:40 GMT -5
"Although, so far there's no known treatment for death's crippling effects, still everyone can acquaint himself with the three early warning signs of death: one, rigor mortis; two, a rotting smell; three, occasional drowsiness."
Sorry for the delay. Who knew it's Friday already? I'm still watching games from week 1.
BOWL WEEK 2
BIRMINGHAM BOWL - BIRMINGHAM
(6-6) TEXAS TECH VS (9-2) SOUTH FLORIDA -3
SOUTH FLORIDA DIDN’T PLAY A PARTICULARLY TOUGH SCHEDULE, BUT THAT SAID, THEY DID BEAT TEMPLE SOUNDLY AND LOST TO UCF BY ONLY 7. TTECH PLAYED A TOUGHER SCHEDULE, BUT THEIR RECORD SHOWS IT. BOTH TEAMS CAN SCORE POINTS, AND BOTH HAVE QUESTIONABLE Ds. O/U IS 66.
TOUGH PICK. – SOUTH FLORIDA
ARMED FORCES BOWL – FT. WORTH
(9-3) ARMY VS (10-2) SAN DIEGO STATE -6.5
TWO TEAMS THAT HAD EXCELLENT YEARS. ARMY STARTED SLOW, BUT WON 7 OF THE LAST 8, INCLUDING A WIN OVER RIVAL NAVY. SDSt WON A LOT OF GAMES BUT STUMBLED WHEN IT COUNTED, LOSING TO BOTH BOISE AND FRESNO STATES. BUT HERE’S THE THING. THE AZTECS ARE 12TH IN THE NATION AGAINST THE RUN, AVERAGING 110 YPG - SAN DIEGO STATE
DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL – MOBILE
(8-4) APPALACHIAN STATE VS (11-2) TOLEDO -7
TOLEDO TRIES TO CAP OFF A FANTASTIC SEASON AGAINST AN APPYSt TEAM THAT PLAYED WELL, BUT NEITHER TEAM BEAT A P5 OPPONENT. VERY SIMILAR TEAMS STATISTICALLY, BUT I THINK TOLEDO HAS THE MORE POTENT OFFENSE THAN A 6.5 POINT SPREAD. - TOLEDO
HAWAII BOWL - HONOLULU
7-4) HOUSTON VS (9-4) FRESNO STATE +2.5
INTERESTING GAME TO PICK. HOUSTON HAS AS GOOD AN OFFENSE (436 YPG) AS FSU HAS A DEFENSE (319) , AND AS BAD A DEFENSE (417) AS FSU HAS AN OFFENSE (386YPG). BUT OF THOSE 4 STATS, FSU’S D STANDS OUT. - FRESNO STATE
HEART OF DALLAS BOWL- DALLAS
(6-6) UTAH VS (7-5) WEST VIRGINIA +6.5
TWO TEAMS THAT LOOKED BOTH GOOD AND AWFUL DEPENDING ON THE DAY. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, BOTH LOOKED BAD ON DAYS YOU’D EXPECT THEM TO, LOSING TO 4 RANKED TEAMS EACH. THE MOUNTAINEERS GET POINTS, AND UTAH LOST 6 OF THEIR LAST 8 COMING INTO THIS GAME. I THINK THE POINTS ARE THE DIFFERENCE IN A CLOSE ONE. – WEST VIRGINIA
QUICK LANE BOWL - DETROIT
(8-4) NORTHERN ILLINOIS VS (6-6) DUKE -5.5
DUKE WON THEIR FIRST 4 IN A ROW, AND THEN REMEMBERED THEY ARE A BASKETBALL SCHOOL AND LOST 6 STRAIGHT BEFORE WINNING TWO STRAIGHT TO FINISH. NO-ILL PLAYED WELL BUT COULDN’T WIN THE BIG ONES, EXCEPT FOR THE STUNNER AT NEBRASKA THAT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE AS STUNNING AS WE THOUGHT. DUKE HAS BETTER QUALITY WINS AND FRANKLY, BETTER QUALITY LOSSES, IF THERE IS SUCH A THING. NO-ILL IS GOING TO NEED MORE THAN 5.5. - DUKE
CACTUS BOWL – PHOENIX
(7-5) KANSAS STATE VS (6-6) UCLA -16.5
UCLA LOST THEIR COACH, SO WHAT’S THEIR MENTAL STATE? THEY WERE A VERY UNEVEN FOOTBALL TEAM ALL SEASON AND NOW NO COACH. MEANWHILE, KSTATE FINISHED STRONG WITH WINS OVER OKST AND IOWA STATE. JOSH ROSEN IS BANGED UP AND LISTED AS PROBABLE, BUT IF HE PLAYS, GETS 16.5 POINTS TO PLAY WITH AGAINST A K-STATE IS D THAT ISN’T VERY GOOD PLAYING PASS DEFENSE. I THINK THE BRUINS MAIL THIS ONE IN.
KANSAS STATE
INDEPENDENCE BOWL - SHREVEPORT
(8-4) SOUTHERN MISS VS (6-6) FLORIDA STATE -16.5
SOUTHERN MISS HASN’T BEATEN ANYONE WITH A PULSE EXCEPT MAYBE THE ONE POINT WIN OVER MARSHALL. SO THE QUESTION IS, DOES FSU HAVE ONE? A COACHING CHANGE AND A CONTROVERSY OVER THEIR ELIGIBILITY HAS TO MESS WITH THEIR HEADS, AND THEY GIVE SO-MISS A LOT OF POINTS.
I THINK THEY PLAY TO IMPRESS THEIR NEW COACH.
FLORIDA STATE
PINSTRIPE BOWL – NEW YORK CITY
(7-5) BOSTON COLLEGE VS (7-5) IOWA -2.5
I LIKE BOTH THESE TEAMS. BOTH PLAYED SOME GOOD GAMES AND WON SOME AGAINST SOME QUALITY OPPONENTS. BC LOST THEIR STARTING QB, BUT THE BACKUP THREW FOR 248 IN THEIR FINAL GAME, THOUGH THAT WAS AGAINST DEFENSIVELY CHALLENGED SYRACUSE. TOO MUCH HAWKEYE D IN THIS ONE.
IOWA
TEXAS BOWL - HOUSTON
(7-5) MISSOURI VS (6-6) TEXAS +2.5
TEXAS NEVER SEEMED TO FIND THEIR GROOVE THIS SEASON, WINNING AND LOSING AND THEN LOSING AND WINNING BEFORE CLOSING OUT WITH A LOST TO T-TECH TO END THE REG. SEASON. MIZZU OTOH, MIGHT HAVE THE MOST DISCEIVING RECORD IN FBS AT 7-5. THEY HAVE IGNITED ON OFFENSE, HAVE WON 6 IN A ROW, AND SCORED AN AVERAGE OF 51 PER GAME IN THE PROCESS.
MIZZU
FOSTER FARMS BOWL – SANTA CLARA
(6-6) PURDUE VS (7-5) ARIZONA -3
ARIZONA WAS IN THE HUNT FOR THE PAC12 SOUTH FOR A WHILE THEIR, BEFORE LOSING 3 OF THEIR LAST 4 CONFERENCE GAMES TO END THE REG. SEASON. PURDUE HAS BEEN OUT OF THE B10 RACE SINCE OCTOBER. STILL, THE B-MAKERS WON THEIR LAST TWO AND HAVE AT LEAST SOME MOMENTUM GOING. BUT THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS DEFENSE. PURDUE HAS ONE THAT IS PRETTY GOOD, ARIZONA BARELY KNOWS WHAT THE WORD MEANS.
PURDUE.
Sorry for the delay. Who knew it's Friday already? I'm still watching games from week 1.
BOWL WEEK 2
BIRMINGHAM BOWL - BIRMINGHAM
(6-6) TEXAS TECH VS (9-2) SOUTH FLORIDA -3
SOUTH FLORIDA DIDN’T PLAY A PARTICULARLY TOUGH SCHEDULE, BUT THAT SAID, THEY DID BEAT TEMPLE SOUNDLY AND LOST TO UCF BY ONLY 7. TTECH PLAYED A TOUGHER SCHEDULE, BUT THEIR RECORD SHOWS IT. BOTH TEAMS CAN SCORE POINTS, AND BOTH HAVE QUESTIONABLE Ds. O/U IS 66.
TOUGH PICK. – SOUTH FLORIDA
ARMED FORCES BOWL – FT. WORTH
(9-3) ARMY VS (10-2) SAN DIEGO STATE -6.5
TWO TEAMS THAT HAD EXCELLENT YEARS. ARMY STARTED SLOW, BUT WON 7 OF THE LAST 8, INCLUDING A WIN OVER RIVAL NAVY. SDSt WON A LOT OF GAMES BUT STUMBLED WHEN IT COUNTED, LOSING TO BOTH BOISE AND FRESNO STATES. BUT HERE’S THE THING. THE AZTECS ARE 12TH IN THE NATION AGAINST THE RUN, AVERAGING 110 YPG - SAN DIEGO STATE
DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL – MOBILE
(8-4) APPALACHIAN STATE VS (11-2) TOLEDO -7
TOLEDO TRIES TO CAP OFF A FANTASTIC SEASON AGAINST AN APPYSt TEAM THAT PLAYED WELL, BUT NEITHER TEAM BEAT A P5 OPPONENT. VERY SIMILAR TEAMS STATISTICALLY, BUT I THINK TOLEDO HAS THE MORE POTENT OFFENSE THAN A 6.5 POINT SPREAD. - TOLEDO
HAWAII BOWL - HONOLULU
7-4) HOUSTON VS (9-4) FRESNO STATE +2.5
INTERESTING GAME TO PICK. HOUSTON HAS AS GOOD AN OFFENSE (436 YPG) AS FSU HAS A DEFENSE (319) , AND AS BAD A DEFENSE (417) AS FSU HAS AN OFFENSE (386YPG). BUT OF THOSE 4 STATS, FSU’S D STANDS OUT. - FRESNO STATE
HEART OF DALLAS BOWL- DALLAS
(6-6) UTAH VS (7-5) WEST VIRGINIA +6.5
TWO TEAMS THAT LOOKED BOTH GOOD AND AWFUL DEPENDING ON THE DAY. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, BOTH LOOKED BAD ON DAYS YOU’D EXPECT THEM TO, LOSING TO 4 RANKED TEAMS EACH. THE MOUNTAINEERS GET POINTS, AND UTAH LOST 6 OF THEIR LAST 8 COMING INTO THIS GAME. I THINK THE POINTS ARE THE DIFFERENCE IN A CLOSE ONE. – WEST VIRGINIA
QUICK LANE BOWL - DETROIT
(8-4) NORTHERN ILLINOIS VS (6-6) DUKE -5.5
DUKE WON THEIR FIRST 4 IN A ROW, AND THEN REMEMBERED THEY ARE A BASKETBALL SCHOOL AND LOST 6 STRAIGHT BEFORE WINNING TWO STRAIGHT TO FINISH. NO-ILL PLAYED WELL BUT COULDN’T WIN THE BIG ONES, EXCEPT FOR THE STUNNER AT NEBRASKA THAT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE AS STUNNING AS WE THOUGHT. DUKE HAS BETTER QUALITY WINS AND FRANKLY, BETTER QUALITY LOSSES, IF THERE IS SUCH A THING. NO-ILL IS GOING TO NEED MORE THAN 5.5. - DUKE
CACTUS BOWL – PHOENIX
(7-5) KANSAS STATE VS (6-6) UCLA -16.5
UCLA LOST THEIR COACH, SO WHAT’S THEIR MENTAL STATE? THEY WERE A VERY UNEVEN FOOTBALL TEAM ALL SEASON AND NOW NO COACH. MEANWHILE, KSTATE FINISHED STRONG WITH WINS OVER OKST AND IOWA STATE. JOSH ROSEN IS BANGED UP AND LISTED AS PROBABLE, BUT IF HE PLAYS, GETS 16.5 POINTS TO PLAY WITH AGAINST A K-STATE IS D THAT ISN’T VERY GOOD PLAYING PASS DEFENSE. I THINK THE BRUINS MAIL THIS ONE IN.
KANSAS STATE
INDEPENDENCE BOWL - SHREVEPORT
(8-4) SOUTHERN MISS VS (6-6) FLORIDA STATE -16.5
SOUTHERN MISS HASN’T BEATEN ANYONE WITH A PULSE EXCEPT MAYBE THE ONE POINT WIN OVER MARSHALL. SO THE QUESTION IS, DOES FSU HAVE ONE? A COACHING CHANGE AND A CONTROVERSY OVER THEIR ELIGIBILITY HAS TO MESS WITH THEIR HEADS, AND THEY GIVE SO-MISS A LOT OF POINTS.
I THINK THEY PLAY TO IMPRESS THEIR NEW COACH.
FLORIDA STATE
PINSTRIPE BOWL – NEW YORK CITY
(7-5) BOSTON COLLEGE VS (7-5) IOWA -2.5
I LIKE BOTH THESE TEAMS. BOTH PLAYED SOME GOOD GAMES AND WON SOME AGAINST SOME QUALITY OPPONENTS. BC LOST THEIR STARTING QB, BUT THE BACKUP THREW FOR 248 IN THEIR FINAL GAME, THOUGH THAT WAS AGAINST DEFENSIVELY CHALLENGED SYRACUSE. TOO MUCH HAWKEYE D IN THIS ONE.
IOWA
TEXAS BOWL - HOUSTON
(7-5) MISSOURI VS (6-6) TEXAS +2.5
TEXAS NEVER SEEMED TO FIND THEIR GROOVE THIS SEASON, WINNING AND LOSING AND THEN LOSING AND WINNING BEFORE CLOSING OUT WITH A LOST TO T-TECH TO END THE REG. SEASON. MIZZU OTOH, MIGHT HAVE THE MOST DISCEIVING RECORD IN FBS AT 7-5. THEY HAVE IGNITED ON OFFENSE, HAVE WON 6 IN A ROW, AND SCORED AN AVERAGE OF 51 PER GAME IN THE PROCESS.
MIZZU
FOSTER FARMS BOWL – SANTA CLARA
(6-6) PURDUE VS (7-5) ARIZONA -3
ARIZONA WAS IN THE HUNT FOR THE PAC12 SOUTH FOR A WHILE THEIR, BEFORE LOSING 3 OF THEIR LAST 4 CONFERENCE GAMES TO END THE REG. SEASON. PURDUE HAS BEEN OUT OF THE B10 RACE SINCE OCTOBER. STILL, THE B-MAKERS WON THEIR LAST TWO AND HAVE AT LEAST SOME MOMENTUM GOING. BUT THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS DEFENSE. PURDUE HAS ONE THAT IS PRETTY GOOD, ARIZONA BARELY KNOWS WHAT THE WORD MEANS.
PURDUE.
