This Week's Picks 5

I've got some great news for all of the University of Tennessee fans.  Tennessee will not lose this Saturday.  It is a lock.  You can take it to the bank.

Of course, it is their Bye Week.

When my son, Ben Manis The Great Number 38 was the twelfth string running back for the Kennesaw Mountain High School Mustangs, I looked forward to the bye week. Mainly because Kennesaw Mountain was known as a "band school".  The marching band always won all of these marching band awards and the football team was just number one in our hearts.

The Bye Week meant none of the hustle and bustle of a game night. You could come in, eat supper, and watch a movie.

So, Tennessee fans, just take this Saturday off. Relax. The Volunteers are just having one of those seasons. Y'all will be back. One of these days. Maybe. Perhaps. Hopefully.  Probably not, but you never know. Oh, who am I kidding? All hope is lost. You might has well throw your orange spirit wear in a pile and set it on fire.

This Week's Picks!



Bees vs The Other Owls:  When we last left our buzzy bees, they had just lost a heartbreaking game to The Citadel, which the last time I checked, was in the Southern Conference in the FCS. Hey, it can happen to anybody.  Temple, incidentally, is the alma mater of Bill Cosby. Cosby played for Temple and he had a great bit about playing Hofstra. Tech's new head coach Geoff Collins was Temple's head coach last year.  He's probably the only person who has ever wished he was back in Philadelphia.  Temple wins.

Meechigan vs The University of New Jersey But We Call It Rutgers:  Quick! Name a team that should be playing a whole lot better. Of course, it is Michigan.  I'm not sure what is wrong with Michigan, but it may be two words that rhyme with Him Jarbaugh.  Rutgers win.

Raw Tad vs Ole Mess:  I haven't been keeping up with Alabama that much except to notice they are killing people.  The big news is that Coach Satan Saban has criticized the students for leaving the games when Bama is up by 14 billion points.  I didn't think Satan Saban noticed other non-football playing carbon-based life forms. Meanwhile, Ole Mess was robbed last week by a group of refs that even Kamala Harris would deem as retarded. Bless their hearts, Ole Miss just can't have nice things. Bama wins

SoCal vs Wooshington:  In case you don't remember, Washington quarterback Jacob Eason used to be the starting quarterback at Georgia The Huskies are 3-1 but they really haven't played anybody. Meanwhile, the Trojans are 3-1 also, but they beat Utah last week and the Utes (really, that's their team name) are supposed to be pretty good. This would be a big win for Washington if they could get it. They won't.  USC wins.

Kennesaw State vs Reinhardt:  My Beloved Owls take on The Reinhardt University Eagles.  Reinhardt is just up the street from Kennesaw State in Waleska, Georgia. Where is Waleska?  Go to Canton, Georgia and take a left. Reinhardt, like Kennesaw, used to be a junior college and it has grown up to be a university. They are a fairly competitive NAIA football team.  Owls win