The Final 1st Down

The season is over!!!
LSU has won the national title (1-0) and Georgia won their game versus Hawaii, making me 2-0 in the big game picks.
Also, Appalachian State, Valdosta State, and Wisconsin-Whitewater all won their respected division championships, putting me at 4-1.
For the entire bowl and championship week(s) I went 22-13.

Another season has came and gone, but this may have been the most entertaining season...ever.
It started with the App State upset over Michigan, and just kept going. Illinois upset Ohio State, Stanford upset Southern Cal, and apparently nobody wanted to be #2 this year, as it seemed every week that team was getting beat...by an unranked team!

This year was strong, and even though the bowl season took way to long-I'd make the requirement 7 wins, and cut any bowl not played on Dec.21-it was still good for the fans.

So what of next year, well, here is some things I look for next year.
1-Georgia will win the SEC
2-Michigan will win the Big 10 with Rich Rodriguez at the helm, running the spread offense.
3-Tim Tebow WON'T repeat as Heisman winner.
4-Clemson will again fall "1 play short" of winning the ACC....probably to Virginia Tech.
5-So. Cal will win the Pac 10....again.
6-Houston Nutt WON'T regret leaving Arkansas.
7-Petrino will leave Arkansas mid-season.
8-LSU will finish second in the SEC.
9-SEC will still be the power conference.
10-Ohio State will go 0-10 against the SEC in bowl games.
11-Texas will win the Big 12.
12-The Big East will remain relevant.
13-Next year WON'T have as many upsets.


And now for my pre-season top 25
1-Georgia
2-Southern Cal
3-LSU
4-West Virginia
5-Missouri
6-Ohio State
7-Kansas
8-Texas
9-Virginia Tech
10-Michigan
11-Oklahoma
12-Penn State
13-Boston College
14-Wisconsin
15-Tennessee
16-Auburn
17-Hawaii
18-Florida
19-Arizona State
20-Cincinatti
21-Oregon
22-Illinois
23-Clemson
24-Texas Tech
25-Oregon State


My Record:122-52 (70%)
Week 1: 8-3
Week 2: 9-0
Week 3: 6-3
Week 4: 7-1
Week 5: 7-2
Week 6: 7-2
Week 7: 6-3
Week 8: 8-4
Week 9: 7-4
Week 10: 8-4
Week 11: 7-5
Week 12:8-4
Week 13: 9-5
Week 14: 12-4
Bowls: 22-13

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

I'm SICK of Tim Tebow!

Image
I'm pretty sure all are aware that the Florida Gators have a QB by the name of Tim Tebow . The guy is a specimen: 6-foot-2, 240 lbs...can run over LBs, and complete passes, while running the spread option offense. He is also a humanitarian, a humble Christian, and a seemingly squeaky clean guy...and I couldn't be sicker of him. I'm sick about hearing about how great he is on and off the field..with every announcer and color commentator (mostly on CBS) prepared to get on their knees and give him what they think he needs. I've come to the conclusion that he is a pure system QB that couldn't function in a pro-style offense. The guy has a horrible throw that will get picked off in the next level: A long wind up, and unbalanced base, and a sidearm wobbler that can be picked off by even the worst pro-DBs. The guy is a fullback playing QB, and FB is where I expect him to be in the pros. A guy his style will not translate to the NFL. Also, this whole "perfect angel&quo
Read more

Gamecocks in historic year two under Paris

Image
The one truth heading into this college basketball season for South Carolina men's team was expectations were low, at least nationally. Coming off an 11-21 season, excitement could best been described as tepid for second year coach Lamont Paris. Hell, the Gamecocks were picked to finish dead last in the league in preseason media polls.  But behind some key transfer additions, as well as an influx of freshmen talent, the Gamecocks are sitting at 21-3 and tied for first in the Southeastern Conference with seven games left.  Already, this is the best second year improvement under a new coach in program history. Better than Frank Martin, who had back-to-back 14-win seasons; better than Eddie Fogler, who went from nine wins to 10; better than George Felton, who went from 15 wins to 19; better than Frank McGuire, who went from six to 11 from 1964-1966.  For context, previous coaches Darrin Horn, Dave Odom, Steve Newton and Bill Foster all had second-year setbacks in win totals.   So rega
Read more

The Economy Falling is a Good Thing

Believe it or not, this recession/depression is a blessing in disguise. You ask how is this so? People are losing their jobs, homes are foreclosing, the auto industry is failing, Wall Street has tanked. How is this possibly good? I'll explain. An epidemic has been going on since the 1990s. Before that time, we worked hard, were the leaders in innovation, and where seen as the place to go to get out of the international ghetto. Now, we have competition in China, Russia, and even Brazil's export economy system. What went wrong? Simple. We have become complacent, lazy, and spoiled while our competitors have passed us by in job, innovation, and prominence. We need this to toughen up and rediscover our American tenacity and grit; The traits that got us to the top in the first place. A little story. I remember planting trees in the yard with my father, and he fell in the hole we were digging because, well, he is a little clumsy. Being a wide-eyed 16-year old, I asked why he did not
Read more