This Week's Picks!

Not meaning to toot my own horn, but last week I did something I had never done in the 14 years of This Week's Picks: I called all of the games correctly. However, one team tried its best to lose (I'm looking at you, UGA). But in any event:  Toot, toot!

Granted, it wasn't very hard to call The Stink Week games. I figured even I couldn't jinx Tech enough to cause them to lose to Mercer. Can you imagine a world in which Georgia loses to Nicholls and Tech loses to Mercer? It's like a world where either a congenital liar or a narcissistic businessman  can become President of The United States.

This Week's Picks!


Puppies vs Misery:  This Week's Picks UGA correspondent,   Our Friend Nick, reports that Kirby Smart didn't want to show too much to Mizzou in the Nicholls contest. If that's the case, UGA executed his plan flawlessly because it really didn't look like UGA was a SEC school playing against a Southland Conference School.  As Pete and Ree Pete would say on "Moonshine In The Morning": They've got to play better against Missouri, if they want to win. Which reminds me of this question on the UGA entrance exam. Which state produces the most milk?  Moo-souri. Get it? Georgia should get udderly serious in this game. UGA wins.

Bees vs Commode Doors: Vanderbilt comes to Georgia Tech to play football and not despite reports, to engage in the world's largest Pokémon Go contest. Vandy is having their typical year: stinky. Which reminds me of this joke: How many Vandy players does it take to change a tire?  One, unless it is blowout, in which case they'll all show up.You never know about Tech. While I think they'll probably have a losing record, you never know. They just might win all of their games and go to the National Championship. The good news for the Nerds is that they'll be 3-0 before the Clemson game on September 22nd.  Tech wins.

Comical First Name Coach vs Lousyville:  For those of you that don't know, Jimbo Fisher is the head coach of The Florida State Seminoles. His actual name is John James Fisher. Okay  The Louisville coach,  Bobby Petrino, used to be the coach of The Atlanta Falcons for a couple of days. He left to coach at Arkansas, which seemed like a good decision until he decided to ride a motorcycle with a hot blonde, which Bear Bryant used to do all the time. Arkansas didn't like this, so they fired him. He went to Western Kentucky for a year.  Now he coaches Louisville, which is where he was coaching when he left to coach The Atlanta Falcons.  This is a major game and should decide the winner in whatever conference this is for The ACC. Until further notice, Jimbo is a the better coach. FSU wins.

Bama vs Ole Mess:  For two years in a row, Ole Miss has defeated Alabama. Even though it is always enjoyable to watch Alabama lose, it is selfish of me to ask to the Lord for a third win in a row. (What other humor blog do you know gives such sound theological advice?)  Bama wins.

Benny's Eagles vs Another School In Louisiana:  I've actually been on the campus of The University of Louisiana at Monroe. It was in the late 70's and it was called Northeast Louisiana University back then. The team was called "The Indians" (SHOCK! HORROR!) As of the late 90's Northeast Louisiana University became The University of Louisiana at Monroe and did away with that deplorable team name and became "The War Hawks". Two famous alumni: Tim McGraw and Willie Robertson ("Duck Dynasty").  School motto: "Yeah, It Is Louisiana".  That's about all I know about ULM.  Georgia Southern wins