This Week's Picks

Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post wrote a book titled Why Life Imitates The World Series. I think Life really just imitates baseball, if you think about it. There is a lot of standing around in life like there is in baseball. Often times you are just watching three people (the pitcher, catcher, and batter) in baseball and in life you are watching three people (Jerry, George, and Kramer). Sometimes the ball is hit to you and you have to know what to do or you will make a costly error. That happens to me with e-mails, accounts and bills. In baseball, you can’t think about the error in the previous inning, just like in life you can’t think that maybe you should have studied for that algebra test in 1973 and you can’t believe that that mistake is still following you around. Like baseball, there is no set time limit in life. The only thing you can count on in Life and baseball is that the Atlanta Braves will somehow find new and inventive ways to break your heart.

This Weeks Picks!

Puppies vs. Other Bulldogs: Both Georgia and Mississippi State have the same record. That's about where the comparisons end. UGA looked awful against an awful Ole Miss team. The Other Bulldogs win.

Buzzy vs. The Werewolves of Raleigh: All aboard the Georgia Tech band wagon! I didn’t get too excited by their first three games, but the game against the UNC made me a Monkee because I’m a believer (dated cultural reference, sorry). Since this is an ethical blog, I must inform you that I have a nephew that is employed by North Carolina State. I think he would agree that if you let Russell Wilson walk, you should lose as many games as possible. Bees win big.

Urange Tigers vs. Turkeys: Clemson is having a great year so far. The Other Tech is having their typical year, which Mark Richt would kick a puppy for. I’m going with Clemson this time because I’ve been wrong about them the past two weeks. Clemson wins.

Elephants vs. Lizards: Florida is good for a team in the SEC East. The only team better than Alabama is LSU. No way Florida wins. Bamy wins this one.

Wartigers vs. Chickens: Auburn is better than they look, but South Carolina has Marcus Lattimore who is probably one of the most under-rated players nationally. He’ll be a rich young man in about a year and a half. Until then, he’ll just have to beat up on Auburn. South Carolina wins.

Ags vs. Pigs: What’s the rule? I never pick a Bobby Petrino team to win. Is that logical? No, but it works for me. Aggies win.


Husker of Corn vs. Wis CON Sen: Because of my tunnel vision on the SEC, I haven’t paid too much attention to these two teams except to notice that they beat the literal feces out of the opposing teams. I know Nebraska is one of those iconic college programs, but The Badgers have Russell Wilson who the dumb-dumbs at North Carolina State let go without even getting a player to be named later. Wisconsin wins.

Georgia Southern vs. Elon: This has gone unnoticed, but GEORGIA SOUTHERN IS NUMBER ONE BABY! WHOOOOOO! Yep in the FCS polls, The Eagles are the Rick Perry of that college subdivision. Elon is 3-1. I think the Eagles will stay number one for another week. Eagles win.

Birmingham Southern vs. Austin College: For the first time in the history of their program, the Birmingham Southern Panthers are 4-0 and received votes to be ranked in the National D3 rankings. Austin College is 0-4. They can still hear the music in the restroom. Panthers win.

Special D-3 GAME OF THE WEEK

Louisiana College vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor: Kennesaw State is not my only alma mater. I went for two years to Louisiana College where I met a lot of nice people who I still count as friends, ate boudin, and sucked some crayfish (hey, it was during an experimental phase). LC had a football team in its earlier years, but dismantled the football program in true Baptist fashion to build a parking lot. It restarted a few years ago, but has been plagued by various theological controversies (“Does God really want a two point conversion?”) However, I’m happy to announce that the 4-0 Wildcats are ranked 19th in the latest National D3 poll. However, Mary Hardin-Baylor is ranked 4th. Does anyone else besides me think this is a terrible name for a college? It is like they couldn’t make up its mind. Are you Mary Hardin or are you Baylor? It doesn’t matter; Mary Hardin-Baylor wins this game.