This Week's Picks- Week Ten

 

 

 

Jawja vs Floriduh:  It is the annual "Everybody Gets Drunk Bowl" in Jacksonville, Florida.  Georgia is a 7.5-point favorite in Las Vegas, where I guess you get half points.  Something called "Gators Wire" has two bros picking Florida and one bro picking Georgia.  Let's keep it all scientific here (because we believe in science).  Both teams had a bye week. Florida has an interim coach. Georgia still has Kirby Smart.  Georgia wins. 

 

 

Bees vs Werewolves Of Raleigh:  Vegas figures Georgia Tech is a 6.5-point favorite over North Carolina State.  Tech is 8-0 for the first time since Eisenhower was a corporal. People are beginning to talk about Haynes King for the Heisman. You figure Tech's luck might run out, but it might not.  Tech wins.

 

 

Okies vs Tennysee:  Both teams are 6-2, which ain't chopped liver in the SEC, but I don't see a path for them making the playoffs. I think Tennessee is the better of the two. Tennessee wins.

 

 

Lions of Nittany vs Ahia State: In years past, this would have been a big deal game that would have included all of Kirk Herbstreit's dogs and cats, too. But, in case you have heard, Penn State has fallen on some hard times. Ohio State hasn't. It is going to be another long Saturday for Penn State fans.  Ohio State wins.

 

 

Commode Doors vs Texsass:  Speaking of Kirk Herbstreit, Vandy really rolled out the red carpet for Kirk's dogs: Pete, Repeat, and Dog (Kirk ran out of names).  Vandy really hit the big time having The College Gameday crew out there. Vandy even won! I never thought I would write these words: Vandy wins. 

 

 

 

 

This Week's Picks Week Eight

 

 

 

Jawja vs Ole Mess:  Both teams scooted out with a win last week. UGA has the habit this year of spotting teams two or three touchdowns before they start to get going.  I don't think they can do that to Ole Miss, who beat Georgia last year.  The hot shots have Georgia over Ole Miss. Not quite sure why. The Dawgs will have revenge on their minds. But this getting behind big early in the game has me worried. Whoever wins, it will be by a close margin. Georgia wins, but I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't.

 

 

Bees vs Dookie:  Tech just keeps rolling and they are undefeated. Just think about that. They play Duke this Saturday and they are not bad. In fact, the ESPN super-duper computer gives the Jackets only a 38% chance to win.  I guess the computer hasn't watched the same games I have. Tech wins. 

 

 

Ellessyou vs The Commode Doors:  This used to be an easy game for LSU. Not anymore. Vandy is good with their 48 year old quarterback and will give the Tigers fits, but they won't win.  LSU wins. 

 

 

Bamy vs Tennysee:  Tennessee is dirty, low down and a bunch of snitches.  So said Irvin Carney in one of my favorite viral videos of all time. Alabama is dirty, low down, and a bunch of snitches, too, but that's college football. Tennessee beat Alabama on that grand and glorious night when the angels sang. Bama is an 8.5 point favorite in this game.  Bama wins.

 

 

 

Trojan Man vs Our Lady:  This is to be the big deal game of the century. It is not anymore.  Notre Dame wins. 

 

 

GSU vs GSU:  Georgia Southern (School Motto: "Give Me A Bud") plays Georgia State in the battle to see who can claim the rightful title of GSU. Both teams are meh. Georgia Southern has won 2 games, Georgia State has won 1.  Georgia Southern wins because my son went there. 

 

 

Beloved Owls vs Florida International University:  The Owls are 4-2 and had two players win weekly CUSA player of the week awards for their position. FIU is a huge school. Actor Andy Garcia went there. No matter. Owls win. 

 

 

 

 

 

This Week's Picks Week Seven

 

 

 

Jawja vs The War Tigers: The South's oldest football rivalry is between Georgia and Auburn. The last time Auburn beat Georgia was November 11, 2017. Donald Trump was President then too.  Auburn would love to beat Georgia, but they won't. UGA wins. 

 

Tech vs Tech: I'm still bullish on the Yella Fellas on the Flats. I really don't see any possible losses on their schedule until Georgia. Maybe. This isn't some sneaky way to jink Georgia Tech. They are definitely better than the Hokies, which I think is a type of turkey. You never know with these slide rule types. Georgia Tech wins.  

 

 

Ahia State vs Ellenoize: Ohio State is number one in the country, and they haven't been really tested this year. Illinois looked like they were going to get hot, then they hit a brick wall against Indiana. Ohio State is just too good. Ohio State wins. 

 

 

Bamy vs Moosuri:  I'm still puzzled about these new-fangled conferences, like Oregon being in the Big Ten. I still can't get over Missouri being in the SEC. They are a good team, but I think Alabama has turned the corner and has accepted that Nick Saban isn't the coach anymore. Bama wins.

 

 

Quacks vs Indiana Wants Me, Lord I Can't Go Back There: Indiana is a good team. Oregon is just a little bit better. The Ducks win, but Indiana makes it close. Oregon wins. 

 

 

Okie vs Texsass:  Hank and Peggy Hill travel to the Texas State Fair to see Texas play Oklahoma. Oklahoma is playing very well. Texas is not. Manning 3.0 has been underwhelming, to say the least. But this is a game he needs to step up and show his talent, or things will get worse for him.  Oklahoma wins. 

 

 

My Beloved Owls vs Another Dag-gum Tech School. I went to the Kennesaw State homecoming and met Miss Georgia, who was, in pageant terms, a tall drink of water. Kennesaw State won that game. I believe in the Owls.  Louisiana Tech is 4-1, and they are second in Conference USA. Their alumni include Terry Bradshaw,  Phil Robertson (Duck Dynasty), Kix Brooks (or is it Brooks Kix?) of the country group Brooks and Dunn, and Trace Adkins who sang a song about a Honky Tonk Badonkadonk.  Kennesaw State wins. 

 

 

This On That

 

 

You might have noticed that I've entered the "This Week's Picks" season of my blog.

This means that sometimes I don't write on a general topic, but instead give my goofy football picks. 

I missed writing about the recent unpleasantness, that is, the assassination of Charlie Kirk and its aftermath. 

I am a sixty-six-year-old man, and I knew of Charlie Kirk, but I hadn't watched any of his videos in which he debated our glorious generation of college students. I knew he was associated with Trump, but I didn't think too much of it and had no idea he was younger than my son.

Today's college students are bangers on iPhones, not so much on common sense. But college is a time when kids are exposed to "new ideas," and they don't want to hear any of the old ideas that have kept the world running for centuries, like marriage and having babies. 

Charlie Kirk was holding one of his campus "Prove Me Wrong" forums at Utah Valley University.  There was a crack of gunfire, and Kirk was gone.

I'm sure you saw a tape of the shooting.  It was gross and sickening.  

The sane response to this incident would be to recoil in horror. For the most part, people did. However, there is this insane portion of our society that feels it is their responsibility to Address The Nation via their favorite social media platform.

Really ugly X (Twitter) posts (Tweets) popped up, calling him all sorts of names without citing sources or giving context. 

My least favorite ones were on TikTok in which people who are slurping on an iced coffee in the front seat of their car letting you know Charlie Kirk was a (misogynist, racist, or any other "ist" promoting a sin ) and that he got what he deserved.

These social media posts was mean and nasty. They ought to be ashamed of themselves and maybe one day this will be.

The alleged killer was quickly found. It turns out he was living with his "lover," who is transitioning to becoming a female. His reasons for killing Kirk: "I had enough of his hatred. "Some hate can't be negotiated out."

So there you go.

This explanation from the killer has really bumfuzzled some people, particularly Jimmy Kimmel, who thought it was someone from the MAGA side of town. 

Kimmel said in his monologue (note: imagine Johnny Carson or Merv Griffin saying anything close to this in a monologue), "We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it."
 

That's a mighty rich sentence considering "the new lows" of characterizing the kid was a part of the MAGA gang was simply factual wrong. There's no indication he was a "groyper" (a really strange white supremacy group) and any other right wing faction.

Then Kimmel tried to score some political points of his own by showing some clips of Trump acting goofy when asked about the killing. Finally, Kimmel said, "This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend. This is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish. Okay?”

I know Kimmel was trying to bust Trump's chops because let's face it, busting Trump's chops is fun.  But who is the goldfish in this analogy?  A living, breathing thirty-one-year-old man who was doing something controversial like talking into a microphone?

Unfortunately, Kimmel was suspended for this. I say unfortunately, because we have the First Amendment in this country, which protects the freedom of speech for all people, even the stupid ones like Jimmy Kimmel. This made Kimmel the poster boy for free speech, which is like making Chris Christie the poster boy for the President's Physical Fitness Test. 

Kimmel was allowed to do his show again. He came out and cried, which is his go-to emotion besides smugness. 

The Kimmel mess took our eye off the ball. We need to have a national conversation, and soon, about the way we treat our fellow man when they have a different point of view. If not, the next time will be worse. 
 

 

 

This Week's Picks Week Six

 

 

 

 

 

Jawja vs Kenyucky:  Last week was pretty bad for the Dawgs. They lost, once again, to their heathen kin from the west, Alabama.  Kentucky is 2-2, beating Toledo and Eastern Michigan. This ain't basketball. Georgia wins. 

 

Wesskhansin vs Meechigan. I didn't know this but Wisconsin is "the No. 1 rushing defense in college football. Through four games, they're giving up an average of 50 rushing yards and just 2.11 yards per carry, and two of their games have come against Maryland (61 yards on 23 carries) and Alabama (72 yards on 22 carries)".  See, I can do a little research. Maybe it is the hype, but I never see Wisconsin ever do anything big like beat Michigan.  But I like the chicken dance they do. Michigan wins.

 

Myamme vs Flerida State:  Miami is off to a great start. I just don't see FSU winning this game.  Miami wins.

 

Vandy vs Bamy:  Last year, the Lord blessed us with a Vanderbilt victory over Alabama, which I checked the Scripture and it was not foretold in the Book of Revelation, even in the Greek. It was a tremendous time.  Since then, we have learned that it wasn't a fluke, but The Commodoors actually had a good team, led by an insane forty year old quarterback. I've checked the good book again, but there is no mention of this game. Would it be too much to ask, Lord, for another Vanderbilt victory? Probably.  Alabama wins. 

 

Longherns vs Lizards: Texas travel to Gainesville, Florida to start their SEC play.  You really don't have a good handle on Texas. 3-1 record, but they lost to the only good team on their schedule.  Meanwhile, Florida is having one of those years that sees the Head Coach's contract being bought out.  Texas wins.