NFL Week 7 Picks: Looking for a Few Good Teams

Published on: 22nd October, 2009

"Matty Ice" has led the Falcons to a 4-1 start, but no one seems to be noticing. Maybe this week will help.   I’m not going to preface this with anything other than oops.  Last week was just atrocious and hopefully no one that reads this bet using my picks after going ...

NFL Week Six: Looking to Breakout

Published on: 16th October, 2009

The Saints will be tested again by a team from New York on Sunday. Can they handle the Giants the same way they did the Jets? The last couple of weeks have been somewhat unpredictable in the NFL and has left me with some spectacularly mediocre numbers.  An 8-6 record in ...

NFL Week Four: Just Win, Baby

Published on: 3rd October, 2009

The big one is the game on Monday Night, with Brett Favre going up against his old mates from Green Bay. Week Four of the NFL Season is just about 36 hours away now and I almost forgot to make my pick for this week…oops.  Last week was another solid one, ...

NCAAF: Several Top Teams Fall Flat

Published on: 26th September, 2009

Jeremiah Masoli had plenty to smile about today as his Oregon Ducks smashed No. 6 Cal, 42-3. Every week of the college football season there tends to be some attrition within the ranks of the unbeaten.  This weekend proved to be no different, as it seemed like there were an unusually ...

NFL Week 3: Building Momentum in the Early Season

Published on: 26th September, 2009

After last week’s 11-5 triumph for yours truly, I realize that I am bound to follow it up with something slightly less spectacular.  It’s the law of averages, really.  After two decent to above average weeks in a row, I have to come back to Earth…or do I? Maybe I’ve finally ...

Tom Brady and Peyton Manning: A ‘Brees’ Is Blowing Towards You

Published on: 25th September, 2009

Two seasons ago, New England Patriots star Tom Brady and Indianapolis Colts phenom Peyton Manning were in a league of their own. Peyton Manning was coming off of a Super Bowl victory and Tom Brady was introduced to a new, valuable friend in Randy Moss. Brady and Manning were the cream of the ...

Tony Romo Struggles in Cowboys’ Big Game…Again

Published on: 21st September, 2009

In a game where the New York Giants were thoroughly dominated by the Dallas Cowboys, it was once again QB Tony Romo’s inability to avoid making mistakes that cost Dallas a win in the opening game at the magnificent Cowboys Stadium. A record 105,121 fans got to be first-hand witnesses to ...

NCAA Football: Washington Stuns USC…and Those Other Games, Too

Published on: 19th September, 2009

Eric Folk's FG lifted Washington to a shocking 16-13 win over #3 USC. Today we got a good look at why Pete Carroll is using Matt Barkley as his starting QB as the Aaron Corp-led USC Trojans were wiped out in Seattle by an overachieving Washington Huskies team. UW was coached ...

College Football Week Two Wrapup: Upsets, Drama, and Flops

Published on: 13th September, 2009

QB Case Keenum is the King of Houston as he led the Cougars to a huge upset of No. 5 Oklahoma State Once again, college football fans have no reason to be unhappy with the way things went on a busy Saturday on the gridiron.  For those of you who might ...