This Week's Picks

Talk about starting off with a bang!

Last week College Football had a can't miss line-up of games. The double- overtime Texas-Notre Dame game drew a total of 11.1 million viewers, which according to someone who knows a lot about drawing crowds is "bigly".

From Wisconsin-LSU to UGA-UNC to BAMA-USC to Texas-Notre Dame to FSU-Ole Miss, each game was interesting and compelling.

Then you have this week.  The newest golden child, Houston, is playing Lamar and Clemson is playing Troy.  Or is it Houston playing Troy and Clemson playing Lamar?  The big time schools are no longer playing the "Directional Colleges", they're playing schools named after guys in your fraternity.

In any event, welcome to STINK WEEK  here at THIS WEEK'S PICKS!


Kirby's Kanines  vs School That Needed The Money:  UGA is playing Nicholls State this week. Where is Nicholls State?  I will give you a hint from their roster:  Boutte, Figaro, LeBouoef, Boudreaux, Guarisco, LeBlanc, and Arceneaux.  That's right, Nicholls State, which is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, the aorta in the heart of Cajun Country. I guess the University of Louisiana at Monroe was busy. (In fact, they are: they are playing Oklahoma) As Justin Wilson used to say, "Ah gar-ron-tee (I guarantee) a Georgia win and Jacob Eason will throw for a billion yards. Geaux dawgs". In other words, goodbye Joe, me gotta go with the Bulldogs.  UGA wins! 

Bees vs Baptist Bears:  Last week Georgia Tech defeated Boston College in Dublin, Ireland. The game started around 7:30 in the morning which meant Tech fans could enjoy the game and go to Dragon-Con. A win-win for our friends in the flats.  This week, Tech plays Mercer, which didn't even have a football team until Obama's second term. Even I can't jinx Tech enough for this game. Tech wins!

Paul Johnson Enjoying Tech's Win Over Boston College

The Eagles From Gnat's Landing vs. An Alabama Team That Doesn't Roll Tide or War Eagle: Last week, the Jaguars of South Alabama defeated the other Bulldogs of Mississippi State, which had to be the biggest victory of in the history of non-Bama/non-Auburn football. Georgia Southern (alma mater: "Why Don't We Get Drunk") killed Savannah State. The Eagles also had a mascot change. Their mascot, "GUS", had a face lift and we're not quite sure which gender New "GUS" identifies  with.  In any event, this is a big deal on Georgia Southern related Twitter topics, right behind which bars actually card.   It will be interesting to see if South Alabama can do it two weeks in a row. I don't think they will. Georgia Southern Wins!

Us With Old GUS

New GUS

 

Gobblers vs Rocky Flop:  Last Thursday, the Tennessee Volunteers barely defeated Appalachian State. For kicks and with the help of my I Heart Radio app, I tuned into Knoxville sports talk radio to see how they handled such a stinky game.  I found WOOO radio AM-FM and listened to "Moonshine In The Morning with Pete and Ree Pete"

Pete: Tennessee didn't play well at all.
Ree Pete:  Nope, not good at all.
Pete: If they want to win, they're going to have to play better.
Ree Pete: They have to play better if they want to win.
Pete: Let's see what the callers have to say.
Ree Pete: Let's take a call
Pete: Nick in Knoxville, you're on the air.
Nick: Hey, Pete
Pete: Hey, Nick
Nick: Hey, Ree Pete
Ree Pete: Hey, Nick
Nick:  I just want to know, um, you know, what y'all thought about the game last night. I don't think they played well at all. I'll hang up and listen to your comments on the radio.
Pete: They didn't play well
Ree Pete: No sir, they didn't play well. They will have to play better if they want to win.
Pete: If they want to win, they have to play great. Just like the great deals you'll find here at Gatlinburg Ford Chrysler Volkswagen Audi. Stop by here before the end of our show at 11:00 and say "I love Moonshine In The Morning with Pete and Ree Pete and you'll get a coupon for a bag of Wise potato chips. 

I listened for about an hour and left with the definite impression that Tennessee didn't play well and if they want to win they'll have to play better.  Of course, some callers  felt  that Tennessee was looking past Appalachian State to this Saturday's game against Virginia Tech. when they should have been playing one game at a time. On paper, Tennessee is probably the better team and it is SEC versus ACC, so Tennessee should win.  Tennessee wins!

Hooters vs Point: My beloved Kennesaw State Owls (motto: "There's no way you could get in now, Manis") lost a heart breaker to East Tennessee State. They'll have to play better if they want to win. Fortunately, Point University is coming to Down The Road From Town Center Stadium. Point is 0-2 so far this year. The president of Point University, Dean Collins, once threw me a touchdown pass in a touch football game. Despite that, I have to go with my Owls. Kennesaw wins!

"Alan was open"