Lots of opportunity squandered this weekend.
I backed off TCU @ New Mexico (my favorite patsy) 'cause I thought 44 points was a big spread. TCU decided that 69 points was an appropriate spread. HA!
Penn State beat the alma mater, USC beat up USB (love watching Brian Kelly and Jack Swarbrick unhappy), Michigan State and Wisconsin was the best game of the weekend, and there were a bunch of games that Two Gun highlighted that would have been better choices than my four star pick.
It all looks so clear after they play the games....
**** NORTHERN ILLINOIS -14 @ BUFFALO LOSE
Final NIU 31, Buffalo 30
This is double bad, this loss. First, it snaps a string of 4star winners. Second, I had Nebraska @ Minnesota all plugged in as the 4star selection when I recanted and returned to my original choice of the Huskies. I looked at TCU (above) and passed, too. To add insult to injury, NIU was sitting on a 31-10 lead at the end of Q3. We looked golden. 20 unanswered points by Buffalo in Q4, AND......Buffalo's coach made a terrible decision to go for a 2 point conversion to win, an attempt that was, of course no good. After you've put up 3 unanswered TD's, why wouldn't you take the tie and put your chips on the momentum you're carrying? NIU should have lost. We did!
*** MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE -6 @ FLORIDA ATLANTIC WIN
Final 31-7
FAU goes to 0-7, new stadium notwithstanding. Too bad for Coach Schnellenberger. Seriously.
** ARMY @ VANDERBILT -11WIN
Final 44-21
Vandy had little trouble bringing this one home.
* SMU +3 @ SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPILOSE
Final...I dunno, I went to bed
When SoMiss stretched it to 21-3, I surrendered. Another case of me torturing the data to get the answer I wanted instead of just reading what the tea leaves were saying.
As for the parlay:
I backed off TCU @ New Mexico (my favorite patsy) 'cause I thought 44 points was a big spread. TCU decided that 69 points was an appropriate spread. HA!
Penn State beat the alma mater, USC beat up USB (love watching Brian Kelly and Jack Swarbrick unhappy), Michigan State and Wisconsin was the best game of the weekend, and there were a bunch of games that Two Gun highlighted that would have been better choices than my four star pick.
It all looks so clear after they play the games....
**** NORTHERN ILLINOIS -14 @ BUFFALO LOSE
Final NIU 31, Buffalo 30
This is double bad, this loss. First, it snaps a string of 4star winners. Second, I had Nebraska @ Minnesota all plugged in as the 4star selection when I recanted and returned to my original choice of the Huskies. I looked at TCU (above) and passed, too. To add insult to injury, NIU was sitting on a 31-10 lead at the end of Q3. We looked golden. 20 unanswered points by Buffalo in Q4, AND......Buffalo's coach made a terrible decision to go for a 2 point conversion to win, an attempt that was, of course no good. After you've put up 3 unanswered TD's, why wouldn't you take the tie and put your chips on the momentum you're carrying? NIU should have lost. We did!
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| Artist's rendering of the new FAU stadium. I searched for an artist's rendering of an FAU victory celebration, but alas! there were none. |
Final 31-7
FAU goes to 0-7, new stadium notwithstanding. Too bad for Coach Schnellenberger. Seriously.
** ARMY @ VANDERBILT -11WIN
Final 44-21
Vandy had little trouble bringing this one home.
* SMU +3 @ SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPILOSE
Final...I dunno, I went to bed
When SoMiss stretched it to 21-3, I surrendered. Another case of me torturing the data to get the answer I wanted instead of just reading what the tea leaves were saying.
As for the parlay:
- Cincinnatti @ USF OVER 54 WIN They scored 71
- Kansas State -10 @ Kansas WIN Kansas state won 59-21
- BC @ VaTech OVER 44 BUST Final 30-14 as VaTech takes a knee at the 5 instead of putting another one one the board...AAAARRGGGHHH!!!
- Texas A&M @ Iowa State OVER 65 1/2BUST Final total was 50.
- Air Force @ Boise State OVER 63BUST Final 37-26. Bow to the masters, they set the spread perfectly, making this an unwinnable proposition, irrespective of all the other results.
- Tulsa -10 1/2 @ Rice...who cares...
2 comments:
Ya know, I thought the hospital would be busy today here in Madison, filled with Badgers who had breakdowns, heart attacks, suicidal tendencies, and the like.
However, "we" (as they say in Wisconsin) won (meaning the Packers) and the weekend was salvaged. The OR talk focused on Aaron Rogers and how Davis of East Carolina completed his first 26 passes against Navy, tying Aaron Rodgers 2004 records.... and of course how Michigan State is a bunch of thugs. (That made me happy, maybe they'll surpass Miami.)
Yah, yah, signin off from up nort'. Hope all is good by you-eh.
Doc
Sounds like they are exhibiting Cleopatra Syndrome, i.e. Clinging to De Nile.
Rebound coming. Bielema is not a kind man, gridironly speaking. OSU will be trampled this coming Saturday.
Ya hey dere, an' we always got de' Pack, ya know, daPackIsBack.
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