posted record 61-52, 2-1 double plays, 1-2 bfgotw. have some confidence in today's card - we'll see how far that gets me.
utah state +3: this play only for the pure at heart as it seems to be playing against most others. utah state a measley 2-6, but 2-2 at home and 4 of their 6 losses have been to 2001 bowl teams. utah state's offense has found a little life the last 4 weeks, averaging 444 ypg and 41 ppg. also, if a 2-6 team can be in a good spot, aggies appear so here coming off a bye week and this game being the final home game for some 15 seniors, including sr qb jose fuentes. utah state is 7-3 su in their last home game over the last 10 years. aggies shouldn't find it too difficult to muster some confidence against nms as they have dominated the series between the two schools, winning 22 of 26. as for new mexico state, it's hard to imagine there's a team in division 1-a that has 6 cheaper wins - new mex, utep, ul-laf, ul-monroe, ark state, and mtsu. furthermore, the season's big game for nms is next week against n tex, with that game carrying bowl and conference champonship implications. finally, as the trend du jour seems to be fading warm weather teams in cold venues, weather for todays game should have temps no more than 40 with 60% chance of rain or snow.
other plays:
nc state +6 and under 54-: going with my boys in the annual hat game with jack. despite the doubts of some, this line is probably about right. i'm playing the game despite that and despite there is a common hangover scenario for previously undefeated teams after their first loss. coach amato is the reason for this play, as he has a unique knack for getting players motivated in difficult situations. this game has implications galore, and i expect both coaches to play it out close to the vest, with good defensive play on both sides.
clem/unc over 56: whitehurst will have a field day.
ind -1-: i finally caved in and made this play. i certainly wouldn't have one so if cam cameron was still coaching the hoosiers. i think the coach's firing will take the fight out of the spartans.
baylor +40-: don't laugh. i think texas will take this opportunity to sit out a lot of injured people, especially on the defensive line, thus allowing baylor to put up the 2 tds or so it'll take them to cover. even mack brown won't have the stomach to lay a pasting on class act lame duck coach steele.
iowa st +13-: every way i crunch this game it comes up around a td. we'll see.
uab +7: double play. best game of the day imo. see writeup in my "nix is out" thread a page or so back.
unlv +11: strictly a numbers play.
tex am +10: aggies with dd at home is too good to pass up no matter what you think of slocum.
n tex/id over 45-: n tex may top this number themselves vs the pitiful vandal defense, while idaho's passing game shouldn't get shut out.
maybe a few more later.
utah state +3: this play only for the pure at heart as it seems to be playing against most others. utah state a measley 2-6, but 2-2 at home and 4 of their 6 losses have been to 2001 bowl teams. utah state's offense has found a little life the last 4 weeks, averaging 444 ypg and 41 ppg. also, if a 2-6 team can be in a good spot, aggies appear so here coming off a bye week and this game being the final home game for some 15 seniors, including sr qb jose fuentes. utah state is 7-3 su in their last home game over the last 10 years. aggies shouldn't find it too difficult to muster some confidence against nms as they have dominated the series between the two schools, winning 22 of 26. as for new mexico state, it's hard to imagine there's a team in division 1-a that has 6 cheaper wins - new mex, utep, ul-laf, ul-monroe, ark state, and mtsu. furthermore, the season's big game for nms is next week against n tex, with that game carrying bowl and conference champonship implications. finally, as the trend du jour seems to be fading warm weather teams in cold venues, weather for todays game should have temps no more than 40 with 60% chance of rain or snow.
other plays:
nc state +6 and under 54-: going with my boys in the annual hat game with jack. despite the doubts of some, this line is probably about right. i'm playing the game despite that and despite there is a common hangover scenario for previously undefeated teams after their first loss. coach amato is the reason for this play, as he has a unique knack for getting players motivated in difficult situations. this game has implications galore, and i expect both coaches to play it out close to the vest, with good defensive play on both sides.
clem/unc over 56: whitehurst will have a field day.
ind -1-: i finally caved in and made this play. i certainly wouldn't have one so if cam cameron was still coaching the hoosiers. i think the coach's firing will take the fight out of the spartans.
baylor +40-: don't laugh. i think texas will take this opportunity to sit out a lot of injured people, especially on the defensive line, thus allowing baylor to put up the 2 tds or so it'll take them to cover. even mack brown won't have the stomach to lay a pasting on class act lame duck coach steele.
iowa st +13-: every way i crunch this game it comes up around a td. we'll see.
uab +7: double play. best game of the day imo. see writeup in my "nix is out" thread a page or so back.
unlv +11: strictly a numbers play.
tex am +10: aggies with dd at home is too good to pass up no matter what you think of slocum.
n tex/id over 45-: n tex may top this number themselves vs the pitiful vandal defense, while idaho's passing game shouldn't get shut out.
maybe a few more later.
