After Saint Louis won handily and moved my record to 2-0, I started to dream about an undefeated first day. Marquette’s inability to make a shot before the final minute ended my hopes. UNLV put on a hideous shooting display and lost by 3, leaving my record for the day at 2-2. As expected, I [...]
Maybe I’m the only one counting, but the start of college football season is just 23 weeks away. Thankfully, the development of conference TV networks and ESPN3 will allow me the opportunity to watch dozens of spring games in April. My preparation is year round and I’m anxious to build on my strong finish to [...]
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When FSU put the finishing touches on a blowout win over Northern Illinois late Tuesday night, my bowl record sat at 14-14-1. The future looked hazy at best as six games remained, with the potential for a long offseason ahead. Momentum began to build day after day. Louisville, Oregon, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and Arkansas [...]
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Only Chip Kelly is having a better week than I am. Some things in life were thought of as certain truths – OJ was innocent, Lance Armstrong never participated in doping, and John Pickens is terrible at bowl picks. When news broke from the NYT that Lance was “weighing an admission of guilt,” two of [...]
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2013 is the year I have been waiting for. I’m 5-2-1 since the calendar turned and 3-1 in BCS bowl games, thanks to Oregon’s nice win last night. My bowl record is 16-14-1 overall, but if you strip out my disgraceful 1-5 record in MAC games, I think 15-9-1 sounds better. The magic number for [...]
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America loves when things go down to the wire. Pressure and anticipation build as the hour of reckoning finally comes. No one expected this to be easy. Northwestern and Georgia rose to the occasion, but Michigan’s inexplicable pass defense let me down. I was there in person hoping to witness the biggest moment in MAC [...]
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I sent the following text message to most of my phonebook last night: “The reign of the SEC is over. Michigan and Northwestern win tomorrow as well.” Clearly I may have gotten ahead of myself, but I was inspired by Clemson’s upset victory. Tajh Boyd’s performance was the best we’ve seen this bowl season and [...]
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Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. After a slow start on Saturday, I was excited to see Oregon State leading Texas by 10 for most of the game. Somehow, Mack Brown and his staff dominated Mike Riley in the fourth quarter. UT QB David Ash played out of his mind and Riley inexplicably [...]
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