Comments on the week from our expert panel of reporters, bankers, doctors, lawyers, ad wizards, lawn guys, bond guys, car guys, pilots, priests, principals, builders, teachers, bums, and nomads.
Continually updated throughout the day...
GO CARDINALS?????? I'm shocked, disgusted and saddened by that. The opportunity to have 2 Championships (Go Mavs) in the same city should be reason enough for any sports fan to root for the Rangers. Plus they're due. Plus Nolan Ryan will put you in a Robin Ventura headlock and beat you silly if you root against them. -- John R
How about Clemzon. My wife went there. Might as well cheer for someone worth while since UF is sucking it this year. -- My D [EDITOR'S NOTE: Clemson is favored by 10 over North Carolina, which I and probably most don't think has much of a chance to win at Clemson.]
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Bonus Challenge (only because I like a challenge):
Battle of the Pan Flashes
Rutgers - Louisville
7 p.m., Friday, ESPN
Line: Louisville by 2
-- Alex T
[EDITOR'S NOTE: A 2-4 Louisville team against Rutgers isn't exactly an attractive match-up.]
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As a TCU alum and a sophomore in 2003, I've seen how tough it is to play in Hattiesburg. -- Jarod D
I was expecting an epic struggle between big east powers Cincinnati and South Florida. -- Jeremy A [EDITOR'S NOTE: Game on Big East Network so virtually no one would be able to watch it.]
Why isn't the BC VT game up there? -- Stephen R [EDITOR'S NOTE: Virginia Tech favored by 21.]
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The Analysis With Jeff G
Another week where I have no good feel for any of these. BTW, I’m flying in for the MSU game 11/19. Craig May starts tailgating at 6:00 AM. I’m wondering if I’m going to even make it to the game.
Okie State – they look real to me and proved they can win on the road. Haven’t see Mizzou.
Miami – goin’ with the home team. That’s the only reason. I don’t think either of these teams are that good.
Domers – now that Kiffin is at USC, my hate expands to both these teams.
MSU – I am 1-1 with Sparty so far. Their handling of Robinson could foretell success against Wilson even though Wilson is a hell of a lot better passer. Just not sure about MSU’s passing game - they should be better than they are. I think a Saturday night showdown in E Lansing will favor Sparty as long as MSU comes out nasty like last week.
Southern Miss – for some reason I don’t think this game will be televised here in NC
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All those years in the School of Noise must have finally paid off!!! -- Randi P
Can you do me a favor and compare my picks to Huber's... If he picks the same as me (even if he got his in first), please email him and let him know those picks were already chosen and he needs to make different picks. We've basically had the same picks except in two weeks. His lead is small but his head is large!!! -- G Biz
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Regards From the Big O
One surprise in the selections, specifically SMU vs UMS, since I'm probably the only one in this pool that has been to a USM game at Hattiesburg. Indeed, I spent a lot of time at what was then Mississippi Southern because my uncle was dean of the Math School and coach of the golf team -- the school's golf course is named after B.O. Van Hook. Anyway, I transgress. My picks this week are as follows: 1) Oklahoma State (although Mizzou may soon be a member of the SEC, their offense is no where near the Jaguar like speed and efficiency of OSU); 2) Miami (because, I assume, all their suspended players are back by now and they are playing at home); 3) Notre Dame (because they are the better team playing at home and I don't pick huge underdogs except for AU -- notably, you likely saved me 2 point by not picking the SEC Tigers game as part of our selections this week, even though AU could surprise Old Man Miles as he's already used up his 9 lives and LSU's offense isn't top caliber, whereas our defense is getting better each week); 4) Wisconsin (because they have just the right person running their offense this year and they are at least the 4th best team nationally, ergo their defense may be over matched this week); and 5) Southern Miss (because they are playing on the same field I once competed against the state's best bands plus USM is pretty good this year...bet you didn't know I'm an old trombonist?).
Given UCLA's total ineptness even against Arizona (who would have guessed their problem was Stoops?), I guess I'll comment on LSU's loss of "Honey Badger don't give a ..." plus two additional starters. Incidently, those Honey Badgers eat Cobras...really. Basically, I thought they were smoking something over there at the red stick every time I read one of the Tigerdroppings comments about Cam and AU over the past year...what goes around comes around, especially to teams like the Corndogs and the Tahd (both of whom, per a comment I read earlier tonight on ITAT, "were born on third base and think they hit a triple").
As for the announced AU haters recently commenting on Poolsville, I ran across and apt Latin legal phrase in a new Legal Dictionary for we AU Davises which you can also feel free to use in the future where applicable: "Illegitimi Non Carborundum." Loosely translated (as it is actually a popular motto in mock Latin that is seemingly beloved of a certain stripe of lawyer), it means "Don't let the bastards get you down." Actually, it was invented in the 20th Century and means nothing sensible in Latin at all. If one must express such feelings, a closer formulation for any Latin Scholars (including more likely teachers or priests at Catholic High) is "Nunquam filii canis sinam vincere."
Enough prattle for this evening. "War Eagle" and "Release the Kirchen" (that's Lutzenkirchen for those who don't remember the last TD by AU at last years Iron Bowl)!
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Poetry Corner
It’s time to make my move.
I’m in this thing to win it.
But if I start to lose
I’ll beat my wife for a minute.
It’s a strategy I use
And it always changes my luck.
But every time I do it.
She never wants to… cook.
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