I'm not a big fan of theirs, but watching the Detroit Tigers slip sliding away through the month of September and finally succumbing on Tuesday night in Minnesota was just plain depressing. They were destined to fail, imbued with the aura of the city whose name has become synonomous with failure in the USA. This past Tuesday, it was grim, watching manager Jim Leyland make no decisions and do nothing to avert the impending meltdown, leaving the reliever out on the mound well beyond the failsafe point, ulitmately adding another entry to The Big Book of Detroit Failures.
Away from Detroit we go, back to that which gives us happiness. Football...and winning.
****New Mexico Lobos @ Wyoming Cowboys –10
Our big play of the week is on the Wyoming Cowboys, hosting New Mexico in Laramie, Wyoming, one thousand, two hundred seventy six miles from the Big Tire on I-94 in Motor City. It’s homecoming at War Memorial Stadium, and they’ve schedul***BYU –17 @ UNLV
In a battle of the initials, BYU visits UNLV, two thousand fifteen miles from you know where, sporting a 4-1 record against pretty good competition. They are 2-2-1 ATS, so there’s no hint there. UNLV, 2-3 against a tad lesser schedule is 1-3 ATS. The key indicator is last week, when the Rebels played in-state rival U of Nevada and crapped out, 63-28. BYU is a big step up in class, making the 17 point spread look pretty attractive. 7:00 p.m.MTN
**Alabama –6.5 @ Mississippi
Roll Tide! They made us some cash last week, and they’re going to do it again this week. ‘Bama is 5-0, coming off a “W” over Kentucky last Saturday and looking stronger as the season moves forward. The Tide is also 4-1 ATS. Mississippi (seven hundred sixty seven miles from Motown) is no slouch, 3-1, but they’ve played a lesser schedule. If there’s one game you want to make sure to catch this Saturday, this looks to be it. Speed, speed and more speed will be on display, 2:30 p.m. CBS
* Auburn –2.5 @ Arkansas
We started this pick on the other side, liking Arkansas (eight hundred ninety four miles away from the Foreclosure Capital, that's a pinpoint map of Detroit foreclosure filings at the right) and the points. ‘Twas the studious wagermeister Two Gun who waxed poetic about one of his favorite sleeper teams, the Auburn Tigers (TIGERS??!!). The Tigers are 5-0, and they’re 4-0 ATS. The Arkansas Razorbacks are 2-2, coming off a big 47-19 win over the Texas A&M Aggies. Their 2 losses are to Georgia and Alabama. They are 1-2 ATS. 11:00 a.m. ESPN
It takes 6 wins to become bowl eligible. Five or seven wins means you avoid an invitation to the Motor City Bowl.
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2 comments:
Cubanita checking in late. Im so glad your son is ok! Hopefully my father has learned power of the Corna and will avoid any further wager against the Canes.
Love the featured mascot and wish you gentlemen a perfect week.
Im seeing at the very least the Motor city bowl in Miami's future.
Oh, no, my dear, not the MCB!!! A team banquet in the dining hall is preferable to taking the lads to the home of Hell Night. A mostly empty Ford Field (lair of the futility record setting Detroit Lions, bad mojo) is no giggles at all. As I write, the #11 Canes are up 41-14 and pulling away. An eminent bowl is imminent.
Thanks for checking in on the lad. He is mending well physically. Psychologically it's going a little slower. He's eager to come see the Citizens Cane.
As for the Corna...natural order has been restored.
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