Full slate of Big 12 games this weekend... and an 11 o'clock kickoff in the KU/TAMU game... shoot me. Could we make it illegal to begin college games at this time? How are the students supposed to drink the night before... and drink before the game... if the kickoff is this early? As is, I will have to retire early on Friday in order to wake up at 10 a.m. and then go to the game 100% sober. :scared Not the funnest of times.
Thanks for reading the rant. Onto the picks.
Oklahoma +4 (Tex.)
---- Love to see the stinky line movement.
This line has dropped two points since the open, despite 59% of the public currently on Texas. This tells me Oklahoma is definately the right side... which is good, because I leaned to them intially anyway.
Oklahoma will be out for blood in this one, which is nothing new in this rivalry... but they were embarrased here last season, and this is the most important game on their schedule. They will pull out all the stops in this one. They also know a win here, and they WILL be the Big 12's representative at a BCS Bowl game... powerful motivation, as if they needed it.
Paul Thompson has played much better than I expected him to this season, and I think he can make Texas pay when they jam the line of scrimmage. Peterson won't run wild... but I don't think he will have to. I expect him to end with something around 125 HARD FOUGHT yards.
I will probably end up playing the money line closer to game time.
Oklahoma St. -2 (@KSU)
--- Everyone and their mother is on the Cowboys this week (78%)... and I think everyone is going to get payed.
I just don't see how the Wildcats hang with OSU here.
KSU is starting QB Freeman this week, the true freshman... who has been terrible this year... 29.8% completion, 0/4 ratio. This kid has talent, but this is far too soon to get him in there. Prince has come under considerable fire as well for not telling his starting senior QB, Meier, that he was being benched... he heard it from the media. Not something a new head coach does to endear himself to the veteran leaders of the squad... he also benched RB Clayton.
He is clearly looking to the future... as he knows his squad this year won't be going to a bowl. His loss is our gain... KSU will be a 'play against' team for me all season.
Kansas +2 (TAMU)
--- Confession time: I vowed after the Toledo debacle that I wouldnt bet on a KU game again this year... Two weeks later, I'm back.
I happen to love this game, purely from a handicapping standpoint... and therfore I must break my promise to myself for better or worse.
There is NO reason that KU should be an underdog here. They have a Jekyll and Hyde team. They are generally terrible on the road, and unbeatable at Memorial Stadium.
Which is what makes this such a good spot. Texas A&M is an overrated team. They have played 5 home games this season... 4 against terrible non-conferance teams, and one against TT. They lost to TT, but also SHOULD HAVE been shocked by Army (they stoned them inside the 5 on 4 straight plays to end the game)... (that game was in San Antonio).
McGee isn't getting a pleasant place to start on the road, for I believe the first time. I believe Memorial Stadium will be sold out... it is Homecoming Week in Lawrence... and people are excited about football. KU should have won in Lincoln last week (they really should have won by double digits in regulation were it not for difficulties inside the opponents 10 yard line... a fumble, a dropped pass, an interception, etc.).
Meier should be back for this one... and even if not, Barmann has been a very good substitute. He played TERRIBLE in the first quarter last week... I believe he started out 0-6 with 2 picks. But in the last 3 quarters he threw for over 400 yards. If they get the running game going, which I expect, it wont matter who is behind center.
I think KU wins this one by a TD.
Now lets see if the student section is as raucous with no alcohol in their systems :com:
Back on later with a couple more.
Thanks for reading the rant. Onto the picks.
Oklahoma +4 (Tex.)
---- Love to see the stinky line movement.
This line has dropped two points since the open, despite 59% of the public currently on Texas. This tells me Oklahoma is definately the right side... which is good, because I leaned to them intially anyway.
Oklahoma will be out for blood in this one, which is nothing new in this rivalry... but they were embarrased here last season, and this is the most important game on their schedule. They will pull out all the stops in this one. They also know a win here, and they WILL be the Big 12's representative at a BCS Bowl game... powerful motivation, as if they needed it.
Paul Thompson has played much better than I expected him to this season, and I think he can make Texas pay when they jam the line of scrimmage. Peterson won't run wild... but I don't think he will have to. I expect him to end with something around 125 HARD FOUGHT yards.
I will probably end up playing the money line closer to game time.
Oklahoma St. -2 (@KSU)
--- Everyone and their mother is on the Cowboys this week (78%)... and I think everyone is going to get payed.
I just don't see how the Wildcats hang with OSU here.
KSU is starting QB Freeman this week, the true freshman... who has been terrible this year... 29.8% completion, 0/4 ratio. This kid has talent, but this is far too soon to get him in there. Prince has come under considerable fire as well for not telling his starting senior QB, Meier, that he was being benched... he heard it from the media. Not something a new head coach does to endear himself to the veteran leaders of the squad... he also benched RB Clayton.
He is clearly looking to the future... as he knows his squad this year won't be going to a bowl. His loss is our gain... KSU will be a 'play against' team for me all season.
Kansas +2 (TAMU)
--- Confession time: I vowed after the Toledo debacle that I wouldnt bet on a KU game again this year... Two weeks later, I'm back.
I happen to love this game, purely from a handicapping standpoint... and therfore I must break my promise to myself for better or worse.
There is NO reason that KU should be an underdog here. They have a Jekyll and Hyde team. They are generally terrible on the road, and unbeatable at Memorial Stadium.
Which is what makes this such a good spot. Texas A&M is an overrated team. They have played 5 home games this season... 4 against terrible non-conferance teams, and one against TT. They lost to TT, but also SHOULD HAVE been shocked by Army (they stoned them inside the 5 on 4 straight plays to end the game)... (that game was in San Antonio).
McGee isn't getting a pleasant place to start on the road, for I believe the first time. I believe Memorial Stadium will be sold out... it is Homecoming Week in Lawrence... and people are excited about football. KU should have won in Lincoln last week (they really should have won by double digits in regulation were it not for difficulties inside the opponents 10 yard line... a fumble, a dropped pass, an interception, etc.).
Meier should be back for this one... and even if not, Barmann has been a very good substitute. He played TERRIBLE in the first quarter last week... I believe he started out 0-6 with 2 picks. But in the last 3 quarters he threw for over 400 yards. If they get the running game going, which I expect, it wont matter who is behind center.
I think KU wins this one by a TD.
Now lets see if the student section is as raucous with no alcohol in their systems :com:
Back on later with a couple more.
