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...
Sue Everybody by Glenn B:
Arkansas over Alabama and, in shocking fashion, it will be a solid Hog performance, the game will not come down to some clutch drive or clutch play. Hogs win by a handful. Gimme the points.
Notre Dame, cut to the quick by the loss to Michigan State, defeats Stanford handily (did a quick cut-and-paste from my picks from last week)
South Carolina over Auburn - the Palmetto State will not be denied a win over Auburn two weeks in a row. And if South CArolina loses, here is a shocking pick for Week 8 of the season - Auburn loses to East Carolina in double overtime (not sure if this game is even on the schedule and I sure don't know how East Carolina relates to South Carolina).
West Virginia over LSU. Big East represents!
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I'll probably be punished for picking Standford over the Irish but I'm tired of being screwed over by Notre Dame and am taking a long overdue stand. Which of course means I just made the wrong pick. -- DJ U-Explicit Johnson
It's going to be an underdog weekend, trust me. And remember, you heard it here first! -- Amy "Take that, DeMillo" S.
You are a jackass for putting ND on it. -- From the Bench
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The Weekly Preview by Jeff Go:
For a while there last Saturday I was looking at an O’fer week, but I’ll take a 3-2.
Pitt – Not sure what to think about this one. One could argue Miami held its own against OSU in Columbus so they should win against a lesser team. But then again how many turnovers did Miami have? I think Pitt will be better tonight.
‘Bama – Typical Razorback game against higher-ranked opponent: 1) Hang tough all game against the odds; 2) make some miracle play late in the game to take the lead; 3) hold opponent on its next drive to appear to seal the victory; 4) make some bonehead, undisciplined play that gives opponent one more chance to win; 5) opponent wins. For recent examples, see Stoerner’s “Hand of God”, Reggie Fish’s muffed punt in 2006 SEC championship, home losses to Florida and Texas, etc. No reason to think Petrino will change what appears to be a genetic defect.
ND – I think Jesus has toyed with the Domers enough.
SC – I’m still not feeling Auburn. They survived the ever-choking Tigers, but I think the second South Carolina invasion will succeed.
LSU – I can’t think of any reason at all to pick WVU.
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Regards from the Big O:
Showing signs of a major comeback this year while presently leading the Davis clan because clarity of mind goes hand-in-hand with being old enough to to tee off from the Gold Tees, I select the following victors on the cow patch once glorified by the Sheriff of Mayberry with the promise that none of my selected teams "will step in it" next Saturday. And no, those weren't boos you heard last Saturday evening on the Loveliest Village of the Plains (except for ones directed at the official in the red cap who kept declaring successive media time outs thoroughly disrupting either team's efforts to get in any rhythm), but merely echos of last Saturday's "Moos" in an effort to make the Agri/Vetinarian students from Clemson feel at home at Jordan-Hare Stadium (Please tell that pretty little Gameday girl on the sideline its pronounced "Jeer'-den" not Joor'-den") before continuing the Tra-dis-sun (that's the proper Southern pronunciation) after the game, begun in 1957 when me and several hundred of my closest friends started it (no kidding, absolutely true) one Thursday night after Thanksgiving weekend out in front of Toomers Corner upon learning AP had voted us Number One... toilet paper was a lot cheaper back then. Anyway, my selections for this fourth week are as follows: 1) Pittsburgh (because neither are really good but home field advantage usually brings out the best in the steelworking union members still holding a job and drinking Iron City Beer -- incidently one of the best brews in the land); 2) Alabama, as much as I hate to pick those delusional idiots who after last year's obviously deliberate spearing of QB McCoy in the Mythical National Championship game had the audacity this week to suggest the tackle of Clemson's QB was spearing and/or deliberate when the frame-by-frame replay posted on multiple boards clearly shows our tackler had left his feet before the QB turned his back into our tackler -- but I'll be pulling for the Hogs, nevertheless, just picking with my head and not my heart); 3) Stanford (because I'm underwhelmingly impressed with the mighty ND and the bright students at Stanford will likely out scheme ND); 4) Auburn (for the first time I expect we will play four good quarters, thus continuing our domination over Spurrier regardless of whether he's in South Carolina or Florida); and 5) LSU (because they have much more talent than WV and they are playing at Death Valley at night, thus guaranteeing chilling acts of violence even before the WV team can hit the field -- even Les Miles (between the ears) can't possibly screw this one up). Sue and I are leaving Friday for another sojurn to our "village" where the real Fountain of Youth for my late '50s/early '60s brothers still secretly exists in the backyard of the Phi Kappa Tau house... I indeed perk up about 30 miles out -- just ask Trey or Sue -- for I truly love that place. Win or lose, it's still hallowed ground for our Auburn Family. War Cam Eagle and Run Dyer Run, baby!
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Fun With Aubie Jones:
Miami - Panthers are going down like the 2 Live Crew.
Alabama - I really and truly won't mind losing this pick, really.
Stanford - Even God is sick of you putting ND in this pick'em contest.
Auburn - Who else would I pick?
LSU - Tim Brando smells like corndogs, just like the Bayou Corndogs
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Faldon's Other Five Thoughts:
Miami - Coach 'Stache at Pitt can't stop the U this year.
Alabama - Tempted to take Arkansas, merely for the underdog points in the pool, but just couldn't do it. And Daly for celebrity picks on GameDay? Don't you mean washed-up golfer picks? I have yet to understand the fascination grown men have with where ESPN's GameDay goes each week. They act like teenage girls at a Justin Bieber concert (Little-known fact: Peppas hearts Bieber) when discussing GameDay. Of course, I also don't understand why Arkansas fans need to be told to wear red to a football game. Nor why a "red out" was announced for this week since, you know, Bama wears red too. I think a "tie-dye out" would be more effective. Everybody wear a tie-dye, link arms and start swaying back and forth when the visiting team has the ball. My gosh, you might make the QB have an epilectic seizure or get seasick. I'm disappointed those hippies at Cal-Berkley haven't tried this.
Notre Dame - After Michigan State's Mark Dantonio had a heart attack, do you think any coach will ever call a fake field goal in OT again? (Too soon? Probably too soon.)
South Carolina - Mal-a-zhan bashers have another reason to celebrate. He'll eventually get the last laugh ... in like 10 years.
LSU - Skunk Ape > Mothman
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Notre damn it. Born and raised a Catholic I have endured may a loss with these boys. It has been especially hard this year. I want this new coach to do well. I believe college football is better with a great Notre Dame team in the mix. The entire BCS system is reliant on minimal disruption to their imperfect system. But ultimately I just can't but against ND - a weakness that will haunt me for years to come. -- Keith C.
I didn't think that pigsty in the northwest could reek any worse. But toss in a pile of Alabama fans and it makes Potlatch smell like spring breeze. -- Ol' Woody
I've started to go with favorites again, but how on earth is awbarn favored-wtf!?! -- Later for you, Alejandro
Notre Dame every week.... really???? WTF -- Mike O.
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