12-8 ATS last week … 60% ... 22-18 ATS on the year … looking at 15 games this week ... this is how I'm leaning now ... Pick # 41/2000 ... Miami -27.5 at Houston Pick # 42/2000 … VT –8.5 over NC State Pick # 43/2000 … USC –22.5 over Stanford Pick # 44/2000 … Oregon State +7.5 over Arizona Pick # 45/2000 … Notre Dame -10.5 over Washington Pick # 46/2000 … Southern Miss –13 over Tulane … pick of the year Pick # 47/2000 … Texas –31 over Rice Pick # 48/2000 … Texas Tech –6 over Kansas Pick # 49/2000 … Florida State –18 over Clemson Pick # 50/2000 … Penn State +3 over Wisconsin Pick # 51/2000 … Utah –20 over Air Force Pick # 52/2000 … Alabama +6 over Arkansas Pick # 53/2000 … KY +20.5 over Florida Pick # 54/2000 … Tenn –23.5 over LA Tech Pick # 55/2000 … LSU -29 over Mississippi State Missed the trip to lay it down on Miami ... women and their damned dinner parties. Ever go to a real "dinner" party ... seven course affair ... monkey suits and the whole works ... practice etiquette ... I can handle it on the golf course where I can run off a nice string of birdies and shoot in the upper sixties ... but when some fat azz expat who gets praise heaped on him for finally making his "Dive Master" certification ... the idiot actually made all of his required number of dives in a spot no greater than 18 feet deep ... but he went out in the filthy, jellyfish infested hole on a weekly basis and made 8 dives a day until he made the required number of dives :dis: and he freaked out once when in my only visit to his "spot" ... I found a place 20 feet deep ... and wouldn't return to show him where ... he's still never found it (dives count when they exceed 15 feet) It's inside a wrecked yacht and his fat arse can't get through the hole :hihi: Back to the dinner bells ... Another diver nerd taps his crystal glass for another toast to Jacques Cousteau :dis: ... ting ting ting ... I'm about to vomit ... keep thinking about the football game incessantly replaying it in my mind ... my cheeks ache from a phony plastic smile I've agreed to wear for sake of domestic bliss and tranquility ... then it comes to me ... like a diamond bullet thru the brain ... a sheer stroke of genius ... I'll let my wife ... a rookie diver of four years ... but four years of phenomal dives that most divers never get to make ... Turks & Caicos (25), Cozumel (20), Dutch Antilles @ Bonaire (20), French Polynesia (20), Belize (20), Red Sea (18), Thailand, Simian Islands (12), Seychelles (12), Antigua & Barbuda (10), Caymans (10) ... for each spot we have framed maps with our dive locations/count ... I steer the conversation toward hurricanes ... they all chime in as most of 'em have property in Florida ... a masterful first stroke ... one nerd wants to keep up the hero worship ... time for the K.O. punch ... I quip ... I wonder how our friends in the Caymans are doing ... and fake sad and wistful looks Oh ... you guys made the Caymans too ... I look down and show true sadness for the hurricane damage there ... and the wife kicks in to "save" me Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah ... and we played with Stingrays ... about 50 of them ... and we saw Sharks and giant turtles by the hundreds ... all kinds ... The William Tell overture is kicking in ... and my wife is kicking Fat Boy Dive Master's azz in stories and she shifts to Rangiroa where we swam with no less than 30 sharks ... a real smile is coming to my face ... I bet he can't wait to get into his 18 foot slophole and fight the jellyfish again tomorrow ... bested by a girl ... and a WOOKIE one too ... my bad :hihi: ... she decapitates him with the ... he's promised to take me to Palau this upcoming February ... The Crown Jewel of the Top 10 Diving Destinations on Earth aside from the Galapagos ... Fat Boy's mouth is agape and his tongue looks like an eel waiting to strike ... enough Back to LSU Football Reality ... we lost a game we should not have ... pure and simple ... by a single point :dis: MSU is a team that will not be overlooked ... the 4 decent athletes they have ... read a paper ... will be keyed upon and shut down ... period ... shutout? probably, your guess is as good as mine ... no one scores more than 10 against LSU ... It comes down to what LSU should score again this week ... I think they can produce 49 points or more ... can they cover 29 I reckon so! :thumb:
don't like Va Tech.... I think line is inflated. like Wisconsin over PSU but Davis out may keep me off it. LSU should cover if backdoor doesn't kill them. wiseguys killed the utah line....opened @ 17 now its 22. don't like any of the rest as of yet....will have 'em posted tomorrow. I do know.... Notre Dame is very solid. Surprised they have an offense so soon without ty's recruits. utah well coached as usual with urban, alex smith is nails. Florida looks like most talented team in SEC (defense the big ?). Have no clue how Bama will be without croyle. Miami is a manufacturing hub for the NFL. LSU's defense is ahead of last year's pace. tulane sucks.
http://www.mratings.com/rate/team.php?tm=134078 http://www.mratings.com/rate/team.php?tm=134068 You could be right here ... VT opened -7 and jumped quick ... caught my eye I still like that VT offense at home http://www.mratings.com/rate/team.php?tm=134091 Good call ... Davis is their whole attack ... eye injury ... but look at the Wisconsin Dee ... not giving up any points ... low scoring battle still favors Wisconsin ... I'm gonna scratch this one off the list No doubt Utah will still roll ... and their defense ... line needs to be 28 points don't like any of the rest as of yet....will have 'em posted tomorrow. I do know.... Notre Dame is very solid. Surprised they have an offense so soon without ty's recruits. utah well coached as usual with urban, alex smith is nails. Florida looks like most talented team in SEC (defense the big ?). Have no clue how Bama will be without croyle. Miami is a manufacturing hub for the NFL. LSU's defense is ahead of last year's pace. tulane sucks.[/QUOTE] I like the collaboration
I'd rather have the ATS for some easy cash ... anyone can pick straight up Winners weekly ... anyone ... go read dandydon dot com And then there were 10 ... lots of scratches and little time left here Pick # 41/2000 … Southern Miss –13 over Tulane Southern Miss 1 0 1.871 54.28 ( 39) 46.41 ( 80) 32.37 ( 9) Tulane 1 1 1.139 36.26 (101) 46.17 ( 83) 14.58 (132) Tulane gets killed … pick of the year … unless Ivan can postpone another game ... bet your gold teeth here Pick # 42/2000 … Texas Tech –6 over Kansas Texas Tech 2 1 1.806 56.69 ( 31) 61.94 ( 2) 19.25 ( 87) Kansas 2 1 1.484 45.15 ( 70) 49.34 ( 62) 20.31 ( 81) Tech rolls with its newly found passing game ... points, points, points Pick # 43/2000 … USC –22.5 over Stanford USC 3 0 2.431 73.28 ( 1) 62.42 ( 1) 35.36 ( 4) Stanford 2 0 1.701 50.50 ( 51) 49.16 ( 63) 25.84 ( 41) USC stomps grapes here ... men tailgating with wine is gay, I don't care what you say Oregon State +7.5 over Arizona St.-------scratched Oregon St 1 2 1.842 58.18 ( 25) 55.20 ( 18) 27.49 ( 35) Arizona St 3 0 1.920 55.67 ( 36) 54.42 ( 23) 25.76 ( 42) Hard to ignore that shellacking of Iowa and pick OSU … may be best to scratch this one off Notre Dame -10.5 over Washington ----- scratched Notre Dame 2 1 1.828 55.43 ( 37) 50.00 ( 56) 29.93 ( 21) Washington 0 2 1.477 49.18 ( 57) 51.63 ( 39) 22.05 ( 68) Pick # 44/2000 … Texas –31 over Rice Texas 2 0 2.216 66.22 ( 5) 59.94 ( 5) 30.78 ( 13) Rice 2 0 1.455 41.58 ( 82) 45.09 ( 92) 20.99 ( 74) Texas will come out smoking after a week layoff … two weeks it’s Oklahoma … next Baylor :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Okla could beat rice by 50 ... we'll see what Texas does Pick # 45/2000 … Florida State –18 over Clemson Florida St 1 1 2.128 66.81 ( 4) 57.32 ( 10) 33.99 ( 8) Clemson 1 2 1.632 52.60 ( 44) 51.18 ( 42) 25.93 ( 40) Clemson seriously sux … woodshed whippin for da kid ... no matter how high Clemson is for this game Pick # 46/2000 ... Utah –22 over Air Force Utah 3 0 1.985 58.53 ( 22) 51.64 ( 38) 31.39 ( 11) Air Force 2 1 1.582 47.98 ( 60) 50.27 ( 51) 22.21 ( 67) … way too many points ... screw the wiseguys Pick # 47/2000 … Alabama +6 over Arkansas Alabama 3 0 1.962 59.10 ( 18) 53.34 ( 28) 30.26 ( 19) Arkansas 2 1 1.883 59.40 ( 17) 56.55 ( 13) 27.36 ( 36) Pick # 48/2000 … KY +20.5 over Florida Florida 1 1 1.988 63.26 ( 8) 57.92 ( 7) 29.85 ( 22) Kentucky 1 1 1.523 46.71 ( 65) 50.41 ( 50) 20.80 ( 76) My history pick ... Florida always relaxes here Pick # 49/2000 … Tenn –23.5 over LA Tech Tennessee 2 0 2.083 61.72 ( 10) 54.90 ( 21) 31.33 ( 12) Louisiana Tech 2 1 1.365 39.45 ( 90) 48.33 ( 67) 15.63 (123) Pick # 50/2000 … LSU -29 over Mississippi State LSU 2 1 2.068 64.60 ( 7) 53.64 ( 27) 35.46 ( 3) Mississippi St 1 2 1.237 39.95 ( 87) 43.94 (100) 20.51 ( 80) http://www.mratings.com/rate/cf-m.htm
Condensed ... 10 picks ... thanks fo' the help Pick # 41/2000 … Southern Miss –13 over Tulane ... 5 stars Pick # 42/2000 … Texas Tech –6 over Kansas ... 3 stars Pick # 43/2000 … USC –22.5 over Stanford ... 3 stars Pick # 44/2000 … Texas –31 over Rice ... 1 star Pick # 45/2000 … Florida State –18 over Clemson ... 3 stars Pick # 46/2000 ... Utah –22 over Air Force Pick # 47/2000 … Alabama +6 over Arkansas ... "Hunch pick" Pick # 48/2000 … KY +20.5 over Florida ... "Histry Pick" Pick # 49/2000 … Tenn –23.5 over LA Tech Pick # 50/2000 … LSU -29 over Mississippi State Rolling for the rock right now ... BBQ ribs and cold beer ... Yeehaw
Canes win by 25. One special teams score and one defensive score. Cougs beat the spread but Ramah's gotta dig into his stash. This is why I'm not a gambler. I would not have enjoyed watching the game if I had bet on the U.
