I've been doing college football pick'em groups for several years now. I've based a lot of my picks off watching how the teams have performed against their previous competition and how well I know who's playing. Sometimes I win with picks like Michigan over Notre Dame, sometimes I lose like BYU falling to FSU (though the imaginary headlines of "Bowden nails Cougars" were like Christmas for a guy like me).
Either way, some of you might be the type of person who puts some $$$ on the line in choosing your teams. If you are, I'd like to pass on a couple of links. Here you can find your NCAA Football Odds, and here you can actually put your money where your mouth is when you make your College Football Picks.
No trips to Vegas required, it's as simple as setting up an account and funding it to make you some taxable income over the weekend. No bookies, no broken arms, and no hitmen killing your father (Michael Jordan only wishes he'd known about this back in the 90's). It's all in good fun and if you're confident in your selections it's a good way to earn some gas money for the trip to the Cocktail Party.
I will caution you to not be stupid. Sports betting can be a responsible activity as long as you limit yourself as to how much you're willing to lose. So if you set up an account don't start moving your life-savings around just to make some picks you think you can win on. Play responsibly and keep it fun for all of us.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Joe Cox's 5 Touchdowns
I ripped this off from The Senator's page, but I thought it was worth repeating...
Joe Cox was doing his best Matthew Stafford impression last night, it could have used more kegs and spooning, but overall I give it a 9 out of 10.
Great game, Joe...let's keep this offense rolling.
Joe Cox was doing his best Matthew Stafford impression last night, it could have used more kegs and spooning, but overall I give it a 9 out of 10.
Great game, Joe...let's keep this offense rolling.
The Morning After Pill
Aborting everything you thought you knew about Georgia football.
Well, it's Sunday morning and I'm confused. I'm past the point of trying to understand what we're doing, and more along the lines of attempting to make sense of what is happening. Does Joe Cox suck or is he good? Is our defense good or does it suck? WHY THE FRICK CAN WE NOT STOP THE REDONKULOUS TURNOVERS?!!?
A few things became clear to me last night:
#1. If we don't stop playing poorly in the first 1/2 once we get into the upper-tier SEC opponents (LSU, Florida, and perhaps even Tennessee?!?) the game will get out of hand early and no amount of AJ Green awesomeness will save us.
#2. I thought Willie would use 2009 as his platform to shut up the critics. It appears as though his platform was supported by his same old playbook, thus collapsing the platform and killing several small children playing near it. The Dawg Nation isn't happy with this fellow.
#3. Great, young talent at Tight End is a warm and fuzzy feeling I look forward to every game.
#4. Our committee of running backs seemed to get better with Caleb King returning, but I have reason to doubt the Arkansas defense wasn't doing their best to make our guys look good. Also Carlton Thomas is a very small person, running him into the middle of a defensive line seems a little mismatched.
#5. The next time we have multiple false starts I would love for Coach Richt to burn a timeout just to pull our line off to the side and holler at them. I know he never would and timeouts can be valuable, but to show a little emotion and fire on the sidelines would go a long way toward letting us know he cares.
#6. My Pantsless Previews are in serious need of revision. Of course I will boast I had us at 2-1, though I picked us to lose at Arkansas instead of Okie State (which has turned out better for our SEC hopes). Hopefully with a little wiggle room in my workload I'll be able to crank out a few adjusted predictions this week.
There are several other things I'd like to write about but I can't seem to string them together in any meaningful way and it would make for one huge run-on post. Hopefully I'll sort a few things out and get my act together before Monday.
Well, it's Sunday morning and I'm confused. I'm past the point of trying to understand what we're doing, and more along the lines of attempting to make sense of what is happening. Does Joe Cox suck or is he good? Is our defense good or does it suck? WHY THE FRICK CAN WE NOT STOP THE REDONKULOUS TURNOVERS?!!?
A few things became clear to me last night:
#1. If we don't stop playing poorly in the first 1/2 once we get into the upper-tier SEC opponents (LSU, Florida, and perhaps even Tennessee?!?) the game will get out of hand early and no amount of AJ Green awesomeness will save us.
#2. I thought Willie would use 2009 as his platform to shut up the critics. It appears as though his platform was supported by his same old playbook, thus collapsing the platform and killing several small children playing near it. The Dawg Nation isn't happy with this fellow.
#3. Great, young talent at Tight End is a warm and fuzzy feeling I look forward to every game.
#4. Our committee of running backs seemed to get better with Caleb King returning, but I have reason to doubt the Arkansas defense wasn't doing their best to make our guys look good. Also Carlton Thomas is a very small person, running him into the middle of a defensive line seems a little mismatched.
#5. The next time we have multiple false starts I would love for Coach Richt to burn a timeout just to pull our line off to the side and holler at them. I know he never would and timeouts can be valuable, but to show a little emotion and fire on the sidelines would go a long way toward letting us know he cares.
#6. My Pantsless Previews are in serious need of revision. Of course I will boast I had us at 2-1, though I picked us to lose at Arkansas instead of Okie State (which has turned out better for our SEC hopes). Hopefully with a little wiggle room in my workload I'll be able to crank out a few adjusted predictions this week.
There are several other things I'd like to write about but I can't seem to string them together in any meaningful way and it would make for one huge run-on post. Hopefully I'll sort a few things out and get my act together before Monday.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursdays on North Ave.
I had a new idea for a comic strip I'll try to keep updated. I hope you like it. With any luck you'll think it's as funny as Family Circus...oh wait.
Happy Friday.
Happy Friday.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
...AND WE'RE BAAAACK!
For those who didn't know I've been on vacation for most of the month of September. I'm back and I've got a TON of work to catch up on, but hopefully I'll be able to squeeze out some posting later this afternoon.
I got back from Disney last night and the one thing that sticks out in my mind (regarding the drive out of Florida) is the sheer volume of Vasectomy and Anti-Abortion billboards. There must be a helluva lot of people wishing they hadn't taken their kids to Disney.
I got back from Disney last night and the one thing that sticks out in my mind (regarding the drive out of Florida) is the sheer volume of Vasectomy and Anti-Abortion billboards. There must be a helluva lot of people wishing they hadn't taken their kids to Disney.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Road to Recovery
I don't know about you guys but I had a good weekend. I left for Stillwater, OK on Wednesday and camped out for 3 nights. Had some pretty good food, hung out with some good friends, and helped UGA kickoff the season...however poorly the special teams were.
The loss hurt pretty bad, I know most people have already commented but I thought I'd share my POV as well.
- Road losses suck, but they suck worse when you make the trip expecting a win.
- With the exception of our first drive of the game, our offense seemed to play without purpose until there was a sense of urgency...and that's not good.
- There are no excuses, but I really hope Joe Cox was playing near his deathbed with sinus AIDS or whatever ailment he had.
- The defense looked pretty good, and at one point I was hoping Zac Robinson would continue to throw the ball because we were continually coming close to some huge pickoffs...unfortunately I wasn't thinking that during the second half of the game.
- If Dez Bryant doesn't make that touchdown catch to get OSU on the board before halftime, would Georgia have played a more motivated second half? The stadium was electric once they got points and it didn't seem to stop until we were down 24-10.
- Orson Charles had himself a pretty good game with a couple of huge plays. I expect a lot from our new freshman TE.
- Dan Patrick made it clear to me he isn't a fan of red pants, I made it clear to Dan Patrick I think he works in a dying medium.
Finally, the last thing I want to say regarding Oklahoma State is it was uncharacteristic of the Georgia Football I've come to expect. Where do we go if we drop another game before we hit what we thought would be the meat of our schedule? If it becomes clear Joe Cox isn't the Tee Martin we thought he was, do we revamp for Logan Gray (which David Hale doesn't think is happening) or should we give the reps to our future in hoping we have another Matthew Stafford on our hands?
I don't know what to tell you. The trip was fun, the game sucked, and the drive home where I arrive in Marietta at 10am Sunday sucked even more. I hope our guys just had some jitters and made stupid mistakes, but the turnovers and the "I'm gonna fall down the first time I'm hit" ideology had better get flushed REAL QUICK because it could stink up our stadium next week when South Carolina comes calling.
The loss hurt pretty bad, I know most people have already commented but I thought I'd share my POV as well.
- Road losses suck, but they suck worse when you make the trip expecting a win.
- With the exception of our first drive of the game, our offense seemed to play without purpose until there was a sense of urgency...and that's not good.
- There are no excuses, but I really hope Joe Cox was playing near his deathbed with sinus AIDS or whatever ailment he had.
- The defense looked pretty good, and at one point I was hoping Zac Robinson would continue to throw the ball because we were continually coming close to some huge pickoffs...unfortunately I wasn't thinking that during the second half of the game.
- If Dez Bryant doesn't make that touchdown catch to get OSU on the board before halftime, would Georgia have played a more motivated second half? The stadium was electric once they got points and it didn't seem to stop until we were down 24-10.
- Orson Charles had himself a pretty good game with a couple of huge plays. I expect a lot from our new freshman TE.
- Dan Patrick made it clear to me he isn't a fan of red pants, I made it clear to Dan Patrick I think he works in a dying medium.
Finally, the last thing I want to say regarding Oklahoma State is it was uncharacteristic of the Georgia Football I've come to expect. Where do we go if we drop another game before we hit what we thought would be the meat of our schedule? If it becomes clear Joe Cox isn't the Tee Martin we thought he was, do we revamp for Logan Gray (which David Hale doesn't think is happening) or should we give the reps to our future in hoping we have another Matthew Stafford on our hands?
I don't know what to tell you. The trip was fun, the game sucked, and the drive home where I arrive in Marietta at 10am Sunday sucked even more. I hope our guys just had some jitters and made stupid mistakes, but the turnovers and the "I'm gonna fall down the first time I'm hit" ideology had better get flushed REAL QUICK because it could stink up our stadium next week when South Carolina comes calling.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Whew!
After a close call of having my plans completely screwed up by our government's inability to properly take care of it's veterans, the roadtrip is back on. Josh Moor is on the DL with a busted up knee, but the slightly more annoying Chris Hopkins was able to fill the void after a last minute plea to his employer.
Our goal is to leave Marietta, GA early tomorrow morning. Drive 855 miles through:
-Birmingham
-Tupelo
-Memphis
-Little Rock
-Tulsa
...and hopefully arrive in Stillwater with enough daylight to set up camp for the night.
We'll be out at Lake Carl Blackwell for the next 3 nights so feel free to swing by and holler "HOW 'BOUT THEM DAWGS?!?"
No word on the Georgia Tailgate spot around the stadium but we'll be looking for the sea of red & black congregating. If all else fails look for us at Eskimo Joe's trying to stack our cups as high as possible.
...for those who weren't aware every time you order a beer they bring it out to you in a different plastic cup. To the winner go the spoils, but you are guaranteed to return home with enough plastic wear to host many a Gameday party.
But to my fellow Dawgs who will also be making the trek, Godspeed. Safe travels, Bulldog Nation...we shall return home victorious!
Our goal is to leave Marietta, GA early tomorrow morning. Drive 855 miles through:
-Birmingham
-Tupelo
-Memphis
-Little Rock
-Tulsa
...and hopefully arrive in Stillwater with enough daylight to set up camp for the night.
We'll be out at Lake Carl Blackwell for the next 3 nights so feel free to swing by and holler "HOW 'BOUT THEM DAWGS?!?"
No word on the Georgia Tailgate spot around the stadium but we'll be looking for the sea of red & black congregating. If all else fails look for us at Eskimo Joe's trying to stack our cups as high as possible.
...for those who weren't aware every time you order a beer they bring it out to you in a different plastic cup. To the winner go the spoils, but you are guaranteed to return home with enough plastic wear to host many a Gameday party.
But to my fellow Dawgs who will also be making the trek, Godspeed. Safe travels, Bulldog Nation...we shall return home victorious!
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