College football

[Vrede too]

Go:

Duke +6.5 vs #14 Miami (FL) Drat
#16 Washington St. +4 vs #5 USC Sweet, won it with 1:40 left, top ten?

Let's see USC ... get knocked out of the top 10.

Go:

Tennessee +7.5 vs #7 Georgia Crap
#24 Mississippi St. +9 @ #13 Auburn
#12 Virginia Tech + 7.5 vs #2 Clemson
#6 Washington -26.5 @Oregon St.

Lotta underdogs in the games I care extra about this week. Let's see USC, Georgia and Clemson all get knocked out of the top 10.

MD beat MN with 1:40 left. For the moment it's tied for the Big 10 East lead.

I suck. With 9 (!) games left, over 50% of the day’s total 17, I can’t finish in the money. What else is on TV tonight?

[billy.pilgrim]

I would have taken the odds, but then, I don't bet against AU.

Everybody got to play.

[O Really]

Lady O is a Happy Huskie!

[Vrede too]

I would have taken the odds, but then, I don't bet against AU.

Everybody got to play.

Probably even the trainers and waterboys, it was a massacre.

[Vrede too]

Lady O is a Happy Huskie!

My pick for national champs.

[Vrede too]

Washington is #6. I also like #7 Michigan, #9 Wisconsin and #11 Washington St.

A lot of large spreads this week.

Go:

Northwestern +14 vs #4 Penn St., I can dream.
#13 Miami (FL) -3 @ Florida St.
#23 West Virginia +12.5 @ #8 TCU
Maryland +32 @ #10 Ohio St.
Stanford -6.5 @ #20 Utah, weird to have the unranked visitor favored, but I'll go with it

Mixed feelings on LSU + 6.5 @ #21 Florida. Advice?

[billy.pilgrim]

Washington is #6. I also like #7 Michigan, #9 Wisconsin and #11 Washington St.

A lot of large spreads this week.

Go:

Northwestern +14 vs #4 Penn St., I can dream.
#13 Miami (FL) -3 @ Florida St.
#23 West Virginia +12.5 @ #8 TCU
Maryland +32 @ #10 Ohio St.
Stanford -6.5 @ #20 Utah, weird to have the unranked visitor favored, but I'll go with it

Mixed feelings on LSU + 6.5 @ #21 Florida. Advice?

The refs have a history of being suspended for being a little too involved fla wins against LSU.

Gotta keep sec teams in the rankings


I pick fla, but it's always a crazy game.

[Vrede too]

... I pick fla, but it's always a crazy game.

Okay, unless something changes I'll go with the Gators . . . and give you the credit or the blame.

One of our longtime players is a UNLV fan, not sure what his connection is. I've sent him an 'I'm sorry' email.

Thanks. I was born and raised in Las Vegas. My parents still live there so we visit at least twice a year. It's terrible.

[billy.pilgrim]

Washington is #6. I also like #7 Michigan, #9 Wisconsin and #11 Washington St.

A lot of large spreads this week.

Go:

Northwestern +14 vs #4 Penn St., I can dream.
#13 Miami (FL) -3 @ Florida St.
#23 West Virginia +12.5 @ #8 TCU
Maryland +32 @ #10 Ohio St.
Stanford -6.5 @ #20 Utah, weird to have the unranked visitor favored, but I'll go with it

Mixed feelings on LSU + 6.5 @ #21 Florida. Advice?

No more betting?


We play the rebel bears today.

[Vrede too]

Washington is #6. I also like #7 Michigan, #9 Wisconsin and #11 Washington St.

A lot of large spreads this week.

Go:

Northwestern +14 +14.5 vs #4 Penn St., I can dream.
#13 Miami (FL) -3 @ Florida St.
#23 West Virginia +12.5 +13.5 @ #8 TCU
Maryland +32 +30 @ #10 Ohio St.
Stanford -6.5 -5.5 @ #20 Utah, weird to have the unranked visitor favored, but I'll go with it

Mixed feelings on LSU +6.5 +3 @ #21 Florida. Advice? I went with Florida per your advice.

No more betting?

We play the rebel bears today.

We bet on all the games a top 25 team is playing in except for Thursday games. I just list the ones here that I care extra about or that are competitive straight up.

I've also got:

Mississippi +21 @ #12 Auburn. (nothing personal, if Mississippi was the higher ranked team I would bet on Auburn)
#21 Notre Dame -14.5 @ UNC
#9 Wisconsin -12 @ Nebraska
#7 Michigan -10 vs Michigan St.
#11 Washington St. -2 @ Oregon (was offline earlier in the week)
#19 S. Diego St. -10.5 @ UNLV (tough rooting against UNLV this week)
#6 Washington -27.5 vs California

[Vrede too]

I've also got:

Mississippi +21 @ #12 Auburn. (nothing personal, if Mississippi was the higher ranked team I would bet on Auburn)

Auburn beat the spread 2 1/2 minutes into the 2nd quarter and it’s looking ugly for me in the other 4 early games.

[billy.pilgrim]

35 - 3 with 6.5 minutes left in the half

[Vrede too]

Go:

Northwestern +14 +14.5 vs #4 Penn St., I can dream. Nope

Mississippi +21 @ #12 Auburn. (nothing personal, if Mississippi was the higher ranked team I would bet on Auburn)

Ole Miss beats the spread with 3 minutes left . . . if it had kicked the damn EP. Instead, it failed going for 2 as if scoring 19 more was even a possibility, fail. Bastards, push.

Unranked Iowa St was down 14-0 and 24-10 in Norman, OK, brilliant comeback with the 3rd string QB - 343 yds, 3 TDs, no INTs, 5 straight scoring possessions - wins with 2:19 left, knocks #3 OK out of the top ten. It’s a good day whatever else happens.

I start off 2-2-1, middle of the pool pack.

[Vrede too]

Go:

#13 Miami (FL) -3 @ Florida St. Miami beats the spread with 5 minutes left, lost it with 1:24 left, won the game and beat the spread by 1 with 6 seconds left!
#23 West Virginia +12.5 +13.5 @ #8 TCU Lost in a good game, but beat the spread by 6.5.
Maryland +32 +30 @ #10 Ohio St. That's just sad.
Mixed feelings on LSU +6.5 +3 @ #21 Florida. Advice? I went with Florida per your advice. You bastard. FL missed 2 PATs! Either one would have forced OT.
#21 Notre Dame -14.5 @ UNC Yes.

I'm in a 4-way tie 1 out of the lead.

[O Really]

Sorry about your Terps... you suppose they're re-thinking that jump to the Big Ten?

[Vrede too]

Sorry about your Terps... you suppose they're re-thinking that jump to the Big Ten?

Their last Atlantic Coast Conference championship was in 2001, before that 1985. New conference, same tradition. More money? I don't know.

When some teams I like are playing favorites of other pool members I usually propose a spread-based side bet. We do have an OH St fan, but I forgot all about my norm. So, I'm calling this one a win for me.

[Vrede too]

Go:

#9 Wisconsin -12 @ Nebraska Go Badgers!
#7 Michigan -10 vs Michigan St. The weather wasn't the only ugly thing in the state. Michigan St. sucked less.
#11 Washington St. -2 @ Oregon (was offline earlier in the week) The Cougs are for real. Top 10? Gotta be with OK & Mich losing.

I'm in a 6-way tie for 1st with 3 games left to go. Gonna be a late night. I’m the only 1 of the 6 that bet on Stanford -5.5.

[Vrede too]

Crap!!! UT lost but beat the spread with 44 seconds left thanks to 2 legit targeting calls, 2! Looks like I'll be in a multi-player tie for 2nd.

Unranked Iowa St was down 14-0 and 24-10 in Norman, OK, brilliant comeback with the 3rd string QB - 343 yds, 3 TDs, no INTs, 5 straight scoring possessions - wins with 2:19 left, knocks #3 OK out of the top ten. It’s a good day whatever else happens.

Forgot to mention, Iowa St was the 28 point underdog.

Yep, 4 of us share 2nd - about $7.50, whoopee.

[billy.pilgrim]

Kicker Daniel Carlson is now the SEC’s all-time leading scorer with 413 points

[Vrede too]

Some competitive games this week.

Go:

#8 Washington St. -14 @ California
Pittsburgh +12 vs #20 N.C. State
West Virginia -3.5 vs #24 Texas Tech, knock it out of the rankings
Kansas St. +6 vs #6 TCU, knock it out of the top 10
#17 Michigan -7 @Indiana, climb back up there\
LSU +7 vs #10 Auburn
Texas +7.5 vs #12 Oklahoma
Memphis -3 vs #25 Navy, knock it out of the rankings
#21 Michigan St. -4 @Minnesota
Utah +13 @ #13 USC
#19 S. Diego St. -7.5 vs Boise St.
#5 Washington -17.5 @Arizona St.
#23 Stanford -10.5 vs Oregon, the Ducks ain't swimming this year

I'm unsure about #11 Miami (FL) -5.5 vs Georgia Tech, advice?