This Weeks Picks!

This is it. College Football starts this weekend. Major games are on tap like Florida versus Charleston-Southern, which is followed by a massive Timmah Tebow Bible Sword drill.

Before I get into all of the pickin’ nonsense, let me tell you about something to happened to us last week. We went to a non Kennesaw Mountain High School football game.

As you all may remember, our son, BEN MANIS#38 was a fifth string wingback for the mighty Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs, coached by Spay’berry graduate Scott Jones. For the past four years, we have spent every fall Friday night rooting for our Mustangs, who were good, but, we never made it to the playoffs.

Since Ben has moved on to other pastures, we did not have any plans for Friday Night. Except maybe going to Cap’D’s, which is a great little seafood place.

Friends of ours from church has a son that plays for the Marietta Blue Devils and they invited us to the Home Opener versus North Cobb, which has (cue drums) a new offensive co-ordinator, which was Ben’s OC at KMHS.

We were taken to historic Northcutt Stadium and feasted on a pre-game meal of Five Guys Burgers. I love Five Guys. Their burgers, and I know this may sound forced from a native of Cobb County, are divine. During this time, we ran into our old Latin teacher from Wheeler, Noel Jenks. She pretended that I was not the worst Latin student she ever had.

The game was good. Marietta is small. North Cobb is not. Marietta has one big time player. North Cobb has several. North Cobb won. I told my wife that it was like visiting another church.

This weeks picks!

Dogs vs Pokes: UGA is playing Oklahoma State. Man, what mistake. OSU is for real. This is game is going to hurt our puppies. OSU wins.

Tide vs Turkeys: The big game this week is Alabama vs Virginia Tech. I’m not sold on ‘Bama this year and Virginia Tech may go to the BCS Championship game. I’m going with the Hokies.

Broncs vs Ducks: Oregon travels to Smurf Land to play Boise State. I would adjust my set because this combination of colors is likely to make you nauseated. Ducks win.

Eagles vs Hairdressers: Georgia Southern cheered on by former KMHS wingback BEN MANIS, plays Albany (from New York, pronounced “All ban e” as opposed from our way
Of saying it, “All Bennie”) in which should be a classic match up between two teams that didn’t know the other existed. Albany is supposed to be a good team. I just want to see their faces when they enter Statesboro for the first time. Go Eagles. You should win.