While I feel that all three Championship dawgs are capable of winning their respective games, (that would be Missouri, Tennessee, and Boston College) the best value for your money still lies within the regular season this week:
ARIZONA
Coming off of three wins, the Cats are playing good football. With a win on Saturday, they become bowl eligible. Arizona State, on the other hand, may be a team in decline after getting man-handled by USC last Thursday. Look for the Wildcats to get it done vs. Sparky this week.
And if you must play one of the championships, (I predict I will bet on all three, excluding the MAC) take...
Boston College
For some reason, it looks like everyone is predicting Va Tech in this game. I have not seen one pundit who likes the Eagles in the ACC championship. Also, I am getting one of those weird underdawgma vibes that a UGA vs BC Orange Bowl is on the horizon. For all of you old timers, the last time we played those yankees in Florida was the '84 Hall of Fame bowl in the Big Sombrero that once was Tampa Stadium. My uncle Jack single-handedly defeated 3 BC fans that night, but unfortunately, UGA went down as well.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
Dawgma BCS predictions
After careful analysis of the current BCS rankings and making some educated guesses concerning who will win next week, here are my predictions for how the BCS games will shake out. And yes, they are a bit different from what you have been reading.
First of all the national championship game will be between, (yawn):
Missouri and West Virginia
I think Missou gets it done vs an Oklahoma team simply because it is hard to beat the same team twice in one season.
Rose Bowl: USC vs Ohio State
Contractually obligated to take Big 10 and Pac 10 champs if available
Sugar Bowl: LSU vs Hawaii
Sugar gets stuck with Samoans due to the fact they get the last pick.
Orange Bowl: Va Tech vs Kansas
Has to take Va Tech, but due to Fiesta getting first dibs on replacement pick, they are stuck with the next best option - Kansas.
Fiesta Bowl: Georgia vs Clemson
Fiesta first picks UGA, (they get first pick since the Big 12 champ goes to NC game). While this irritates the Orange Bowl, keep in mind that the Dawgs travel to Tempe in 2008 vs Az. State. Fiesta Bowl wants to show us a good time since we will be making a return trip next season.
Secondly, if Az. State loses to Arizona, and both BC and Tennessee lose their conference championship games, Clemson will slide into the top 14 of the BCS rankings. I think the Fiesta chooses Clemson over Illinois.
There you have it. The scenario that nobody has predicted.
First of all the national championship game will be between, (yawn):
Missouri and West Virginia
I think Missou gets it done vs an Oklahoma team simply because it is hard to beat the same team twice in one season.
Rose Bowl: USC vs Ohio State
Contractually obligated to take Big 10 and Pac 10 champs if available
Sugar Bowl: LSU vs Hawaii
Sugar gets stuck with Samoans due to the fact they get the last pick.
Orange Bowl: Va Tech vs Kansas
Has to take Va Tech, but due to Fiesta getting first dibs on replacement pick, they are stuck with the next best option - Kansas.
Fiesta Bowl: Georgia vs Clemson
Fiesta first picks UGA, (they get first pick since the Big 12 champ goes to NC game). While this irritates the Orange Bowl, keep in mind that the Dawgs travel to Tempe in 2008 vs Az. State. Fiesta Bowl wants to show us a good time since we will be making a return trip next season.
Secondly, if Az. State loses to Arizona, and both BC and Tennessee lose their conference championship games, Clemson will slide into the top 14 of the BCS rankings. I think the Fiesta chooses Clemson over Illinois.
There you have it. The scenario that nobody has predicted.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Back to basics
Sorry I got carried away last week with my Idaho pick. Looked ok midway thru the 2cd quarter with Boise up 17-14 on the Vandals. My bad. I will never play another underdawg whom I do not feel can win outright.
Otherwise, the picks were ok going against most of the BCS top 10, (5-3 I think). With that being said, I will go back to selecting one Underdawg to win the game outright. This week it's a "no-brainer":
TENNESSEE
The Vols are receiving a gift in Lexington this week, and despite the pressure of having a trip to Atlanta on the line, I feel like the Vols could have easily thrown in the towel vs Vandy last week. They did not, and I think they will be much more focused this week as they prepare for the Cats. Besides, Kentucky sucks, and they have a "high-yellow" QB.
Final score:
Tennessee 34
Kentucky 23
Otherwise, the picks were ok going against most of the BCS top 10, (5-3 I think). With that being said, I will go back to selecting one Underdawg to win the game outright. This week it's a "no-brainer":
TENNESSEE
The Vols are receiving a gift in Lexington this week, and despite the pressure of having a trip to Atlanta on the line, I feel like the Vols could have easily thrown in the towel vs Vandy last week. They did not, and I think they will be much more focused this week as they prepare for the Cats. Besides, Kentucky sucks, and they have a "high-yellow" QB.
Final score:
Tennessee 34
Kentucky 23
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Underdawgma pick of the week
I am going against two laws of the Underdawgma this week:
#1 I do not think this week's underdawgma will win outright, (but if they do, I will still accept it, of course).
#2 Never go against a home team playing on a surface that is not green.
With all of the teams I mentioned in the last post, it was hard to pick one that is clearly superior, so this week my favorite underdawgma team is a bit of a stretch:
Idaho
Boise will be focusing all week on their game next week at Hawaii. Their game is not only several time zones away, but they are playing the Rainbow Warriors on Friday night. This means that they most likely will have to leave on Wednesday to cure the jet lag.
Idaho is a running team that will try to control the clock. Boise, I believe, has been preparing for the Hawaii passing attack all week, and unless Idaho just lays down and dies, the Vandals should score some points.
Another interesting note is that the last time the Boise defense pitched a shutout, they gave up 67 the following week at home. Guess what? Boise beat Utah State 52 - 0 last Saturday.
Take the 35 points.
#1 I do not think this week's underdawgma will win outright, (but if they do, I will still accept it, of course).
#2 Never go against a home team playing on a surface that is not green.
With all of the teams I mentioned in the last post, it was hard to pick one that is clearly superior, so this week my favorite underdawgma team is a bit of a stretch:
Idaho
Boise will be focusing all week on their game next week at Hawaii. Their game is not only several time zones away, but they are playing the Rainbow Warriors on Friday night. This means that they most likely will have to leave on Wednesday to cure the jet lag.
Idaho is a running team that will try to control the clock. Boise, I believe, has been preparing for the Hawaii passing attack all week, and unless Idaho just lays down and dies, the Vandals should score some points.
Another interesting note is that the last time the Boise defense pitched a shutout, they gave up 67 the following week at home. Guess what? Boise beat Utah State 52 - 0 last Saturday.
Take the 35 points.
Monday, November 12, 2007
I have a vision...
This year's NC game will feature one team with 2 losses. With that being said, this week's underdawgma selection will be...
Take every underdawg playing vs. a top 10(one-loss or undefeated), or playing vs Hawaii:
Arizona
Nevada
Michigan
Kansas State
Mississippi
Iowa State
Cincinatti
Texas Tech
Take every underdawg playing vs. a top 10(one-loss or undefeated), or playing vs Hawaii:
Arizona
Nevada
Michigan
Kansas State
Mississippi
Iowa State
Cincinatti
Texas Tech
"Soul-GA Boy"
Sorry for failing to post my underdawgma last week, (it was Fresno - I swear). Beating Auburn is always fun, but making them hate us even more in the process is even sweeter.
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Monday, November 5, 2007
The difference between Georgia and Auburn
Before I ramble about the upcoming game this weekend, I want to say one thing: Phuck Oklahoma State! How in the hell do you not win a football game with a 21 point lead going into the 4th quarter at home? Pathetic. Gundy is not a man anymore.
As I have stated many times in the past, Auburn fans have the biggest chip on their shoulders of any team in the SEC, and it is quite apparent here in Columbus, GA. Not only do Tiger fans on this side of the Chattahoochee have to live in the shadow of the Bear, they have to claim allegiance to a school located in an inferior state. Believe me, the Auburn fans from Columbus hate UGA more than Alabama. While their out-of-town college friends reside from such locations as Dothan, Eufala, and Opp, most of my friends from school are from Atlanta and Macon.
However, the real difference between UGA and Auburn fans is the women. Female Auburn fans are just as rabid as their male counterparts. Unfortunately, this breeds many young Auburn "punks". Those "War-Eagle" mammas have got their children wearing orange and screaming "to hell with Georgia" by the time they are 3. My wife, and other UGA femmes, on the other hand, enjoy a Georgia win, but would rather drink a cocktail and smoke a cigarette, rather than watch the actual game this weekend.
Back to work. Have to figure out the Ga/Fla bill today. Oh, and before I forget, check out this article: http://cfn.scout.com/2/557922.html.
As I have stated many times in the past, Auburn fans have the biggest chip on their shoulders of any team in the SEC, and it is quite apparent here in Columbus, GA. Not only do Tiger fans on this side of the Chattahoochee have to live in the shadow of the Bear, they have to claim allegiance to a school located in an inferior state. Believe me, the Auburn fans from Columbus hate UGA more than Alabama. While their out-of-town college friends reside from such locations as Dothan, Eufala, and Opp, most of my friends from school are from Atlanta and Macon.
However, the real difference between UGA and Auburn fans is the women. Female Auburn fans are just as rabid as their male counterparts. Unfortunately, this breeds many young Auburn "punks". Those "War-Eagle" mammas have got their children wearing orange and screaming "to hell with Georgia" by the time they are 3. My wife, and other UGA femmes, on the other hand, enjoy a Georgia win, but would rather drink a cocktail and smoke a cigarette, rather than watch the actual game this weekend.
Back to work. Have to figure out the Ga/Fla bill today. Oh, and before I forget, check out this article: http://cfn.scout.com/2/557922.html.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Weekly underdawgma.
Each week I will attempt to give you one college underdog who will win "outright".
Last week we went with Colorado over Texas Tech. Your Underdawgma pick for this week is:
Oklahoma State +3 over Texas
Both teams equally suck in this year's edition of the consistently inept and overrated Big 12 Conference. However, there is not much to do in Stillwater other than watch college sports and fuck cows. This Saturday, the Cowboys get to do both at the same time.
Prediction: Okie State 41 Texas 27
Last week we went with Colorado over Texas Tech. Your Underdawgma pick for this week is:
Oklahoma State +3 over Texas
Both teams equally suck in this year's edition of the consistently inept and overrated Big 12 Conference. However, there is not much to do in Stillwater other than watch college sports and fuck cows. This Saturday, the Cowboys get to do both at the same time.
Prediction: Okie State 41 Texas 27
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Men of Troy
Is it safe to say that I am one of the few dawgs who have witnessed Troy "state" play this year? It was for their game against Okie State. Some observations:
- Troy is less than a two hour drive from Columbus, GA. I encountered no traffic on dark country roads the entire drive.
- They play in a place called Movie Gallery Stadium, (Movie Gallery is based out of Dothan, AL, and recently filed for bankruptcy).
- Their running back, (name rhymes with "caboose") is better than their QB. The guy is fast and a bruiser.
- They beat Ok. State at home on a Friday night, (and just after a torrential downpour). Not only was Ok. State's RB from Columbus, (Savage) injured for the game, they had just decided to bench their QB, Bobby Reid for the game, too. The outcome of the game and the mystery behind his benching are what lead to Gundy's "I'm 40, I'm a man" speech after the win against Texas Tech.
- Troy's PA guy practiced with the fans before the game on what to say when Troy made a play on offense, (i.e. on a first down the PA announcer would say "And that's another..." the crowd would respond "TROY - FIRST - DOWN !"). Very annoying and bush league.
- High school football game was going on directly across the street from the stadium. This is probably why the game was not a sellout, (not due to the weather). Rednecks from Alabama love high school football more than we do.
- Troy is a very undisciplined, but talented, football team, (reminded me of watching Miami 'of old' play).
Final Analysis:
Troy will make a big play on offense at some point in the first half. It would not surprise me in the least if their entire team does something stupid, (like celebrating in the endzone) after their initial score. This act of "dumbassedness" will piss off our team, giving us the motivation we need to wake up from the hang-over of the Florida win.
Final score: Georgia 47 Troy 17
- Troy is less than a two hour drive from Columbus, GA. I encountered no traffic on dark country roads the entire drive.
- They play in a place called Movie Gallery Stadium, (Movie Gallery is based out of Dothan, AL, and recently filed for bankruptcy).
- Their running back, (name rhymes with "caboose") is better than their QB. The guy is fast and a bruiser.
- They beat Ok. State at home on a Friday night, (and just after a torrential downpour). Not only was Ok. State's RB from Columbus, (Savage) injured for the game, they had just decided to bench their QB, Bobby Reid for the game, too. The outcome of the game and the mystery behind his benching are what lead to Gundy's "I'm 40, I'm a man" speech after the win against Texas Tech.
- Troy's PA guy practiced with the fans before the game on what to say when Troy made a play on offense, (i.e. on a first down the PA announcer would say "And that's another..." the crowd would respond "TROY - FIRST - DOWN !"). Very annoying and bush league.
- High school football game was going on directly across the street from the stadium. This is probably why the game was not a sellout, (not due to the weather). Rednecks from Alabama love high school football more than we do.
- Troy is a very undisciplined, but talented, football team, (reminded me of watching Miami 'of old' play).
Final Analysis:
Troy will make a big play on offense at some point in the first half. It would not surprise me in the least if their entire team does something stupid, (like celebrating in the endzone) after their initial score. This act of "dumbassedness" will piss off our team, giving us the motivation we need to wake up from the hang-over of the Florida win.
Final score: Georgia 47 Troy 17
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