Mark and I both went 2-1 last weekend and up to this point in the season, our collective record is 25-34-1. I'll just say that I have a winning record and spare Mark further pain. Speaking of Mark, he's currently in Nashville hanging out with country singers and barbecue artists. Time is not his friend so he emailed me and the Teej his picks. Teej too is traipsing. He in New Orleans at the ever raucous Real Estate Person Convention Party! I hear that shit is off the hook. Anyhoo, Marks' picks include:
Ohio State +3.5 at Michigan State
Mark is taking Sparty. I think.
Wisconsin at Purdue +21
I'm guessing he has Purdue considering I am seeing an opening line at +15 and a current line at +17. Is this a teaser? Now, don't get surly hardcharger, just askin!
UVA +21 at FSU
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Texas A&M +23 at Auburn
I sure wish I had been paying attention this week when this line opened at +15. Historians would probably guess that I'd be going with A&M here. But no.
Auburn by 4 touchdowns. Mark it down.
Ohio State +3.5 at Michigan State
Lawdy lawdy I don't like Coach Urban. We all thought after that thumpin in Week 1 against the Hokies they'd be living in the land of irrelevancy by now. Michigan State - so many are up in their jock straps, feeling they have what it takes to be in the Final 4. That's a little bit of a head scratcher to me. They played Oregon pretty tough for a while, yes. They lost by 19. Their only other notable win was against Nebraska. Ok. Factoid for ya's - Urban is 6-0 on the road as an underdog in conference games. He's 6-0 against the spread, AND out right. For that reason, I'm going Buckeyes.
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Notre Dame +2.5 at Arizona State
Breaking the law breaking the law. No, not supposed to do this. ND lost their leader on D last week, Joe Schmidt. Leading tackler and qb on that side of that ball, replaced by true freshman and 4-star recruit Niles Morgan. Niles is nice, but he doesn't know what the fuck he's doing yet. Getting this experience now will bode well for the Irish. In 2015. Their D has given up 30+ point the last 3 games. They are banged up and ASU is looking for revenge after last year's loss. I do hope I have this one wrong. But if a gun is to my head and I have to pick here, I pick ASU.
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I got Purdue +17.5. Must've been a typo. My apologies, Danimal.
ReplyDeleteThe Vandy tailgating scene is poor to quite poor.
It's cold as fuck in Nashville today. Bourbon, you're my only hope.
ReplyDeletetremendous formatting in this post
ReplyDeleteEat one. Enjoy your vacation.
ReplyDeleteGolson sucks. He really needs to be benched.
i wonder if notre dame fans are going to complain about their ranking after this weekend.
ReplyDeleteDanimal was spot on re: ND. Can't imagine he's happy about it.
ReplyDeleteNashville is cold. Florida fans are out in force. Outnumbering Vandy fans by about 100:1 at this point.
I thought it would be fucking competitive. This is awful. I'm okay though. I kind of like the stress free nature of this game. I'm going to have another beer.
ReplyDeleteI hear Nashville is a great town. I want to hang out there. Mark...fuzzy memory, did you go there for the game and something else, or just the game? And more importantly, the 14 point spread on that contest....I like Florida. Objective you?
ReplyDeleteBENCH Golson NOW!
ReplyDeleteMy 2 girls just destroyed the bathroom with Danimal sized dumps, simultaneously. The little one on her little potty and the middle one on the big potty! I should take a picture. Proud dad.
ReplyDeleteI'm here just for the Florida game but also because I've heard Nashville
ReplyDeleteIs a great town. It's lived up to its billing thus far.
Ill probably be wrong but I wouldn't give 14 points away on Florida against anyone. We run a junior high offense.
Auburn. Wowzers.
ReplyDeleteI did not see Auburn getting their ass whooped. Not at all.
ReplyDeleteauburn's gonna win this fucker going away, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteAs might nd.
ReplyDeleteOr not. 5 turnovers. 2 pick 6's. 2015 Irish are going to be nice.
ReplyDeleteSo talk about a bad beat. Took nd -1 in 2nd half, relatively substantial. If you've seen this finish you might even feel sorry for me.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you didn't see it, it was a 1 score game with 6:37 left, give or take a second.
ReplyDeleteJust haggled our way into 3 tickets for $100. I've still fit the touch.
ReplyDeleteFit-got. Whatever.
ReplyDeleteThe guy that just sold you those tickets is saying the same thing.
ReplyDeleteNashville is tremendous. Live music in basically every bar. And I went to some place once that served pulled pork barbecue in a giant baked potato. Somehow, the womenfolk are still generally nice to look at.
ReplyDeleteTo the viewers, this is where Danimal begins the downward spiral in the football gambling season. Always just above or just below the watermark at week 10 or 11, Danimal makes a big play, loses, and then chases it down a big toilet, just big enough for my torso while my wife patronizingly tells me to hang in there. I know this, yet.....
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't know what it is about tcu and kstate but I can never get myself to be interested in any game they play in, even this one,
ReplyDeleteThis is unrelated to football, but I watched Chef with the missus last night. Entertaining flick. Written and directed by, and starring, a very entertaining fat Favreau.
ReplyDeleteHighly recommended if you're a foodie and/or a fan of Austin, New Orleans and Gary Clark Jr.
I also saw Big Hero 6 today w/ the boys. Less highly recommended. But in terms of painful child programming, on a scale of 1-Caillou, it's only a 3 or 4.
ReplyDeleteThanks tr. Just when I was over the nd loss you bring up Favreau, leading man in Rudy.
ReplyDeleteHere's something to cheer you up. I just bought a quartet of these. Great for helping you enjoy your brown licka:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thewhiskeyball.com
I started watching sons of anarchy at a coworkers suggestion. Bad acting, good plot. But preposterously violent. S2E1 might have crossed the line into the unwatchable.
ReplyDeleteI'm familiar with whiskey ball. The ice thing is cooler. Aquitaine in Boston does something similar only it's a giant cube. Works effectively.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand the whiskeyball for I am just a caveman.
ReplyDeleteOhio State has a 4th and 43
Speakin of brown ligger, Ronnie and I are hanging out. Hi. Ron.
ReplyDeletewatching my mother in law try to operate the remote control is like watching a dog try to solve quadratic equations.
ReplyDeleteThey move in Rob? And why the fuck does your mother-in-law have the clicker? You are an embarrassment.
ReplyDeleteFootball is on tonight btw. Does she know that? You? COME ONNNNNN !
ReplyDeleteThe Spartans'. Shilique Calhoun (from my home county in NJ) is a beast on the D-line. 6 ft 5, 265 lbs, fast as lightning.
ReplyDeleteGoogle ice cube balls, Danimal. That's all. You can drink your liquor with one giant cube that melts slower.
ReplyDeleteAnd avoid ex-NWA singer testicular clickbait.
I'm a few behind real time, but I love Urban going for it on 4th and goal. And JT Barrett has become very good. Huge improvement for that kid.
ReplyDeletethey're guests, danimal. hospitality, and all that. 'course, i'm 'going to bed' in 10 minutes in order to watch football.
ReplyDeleteI get it tr. I just wanted to use a caveman/snl reference for huge laughs.
ReplyDeleteAnd on tj barrett, not to be confused with our own tj which surely happens often, agreed. But I give the majority of the credit to urban and his staff for his development. Hate or hate it, Urban is gee oh oh dee good.
You'll be in the guest bedroom I assume.
ReplyDeleteHi guys!
ReplyDeleteOSU-MSU is a good one. A real pair of physical games here.
ReplyDeleteWow...dodged bullet for the buckeyes there. Hi Mark. I took the Gators btw. Don't let me down. Stay focused.
ReplyDeleteI wonder where rgiii will be backing up Connor Cook next year.
ReplyDeleteQuadratic equations made me laugh. zmother-in-law called me in a panic yesterday. She was making a stew that called for a pint of Guinness and she thought the plastic thing inside the can was evidence of poisoning or tampering. She figured I would know the deal.
ReplyDeleteTJ Barrett, JT Barrett, whatever Russell.
ReplyDeleteHerby lives in Nashville. Heard from a reliable source which was backed up by the Buckles that be moved there to escape the wrath caused by an affair he had with a friend of his wife's. Dirty dog.
ReplyDeleteIs he still married?
ReplyDeleteIs Danny Kanell Jewish? He looks like a young Bill Maher. He's actually pretty good.
ReplyDeleteYup.
ReplyDeleteAnd Kannell is good. He is quickly moving up the ladder at ESPN, despite his fashion choices. Did anyone see his shoes today? Hipster.
The yup was to the tr question. I don't know if DK is Jewish. He was a good baseball player too. Was drafted.
ReplyDeleteOsu had 2 chances to for turnovers on this series. They didn't take advantage of either.
ReplyDeleteWatching lsu/Bama outside at cooter Browns right now and what a shitshow
ReplyDeleteLolololol
ReplyDeleteInstant classic in the making.
ReplyDeleteRob is sound asleep between his inlaws.
ReplyDeleteThis is quite the scene.
ReplyDeleteI was picturing rob at the foot of the bed.
ReplyDeleteIn his footies.
ReplyDeleteBama fans are. The. Worst.
ReplyDeleteHello from SoCal Gheorghies
ReplyDeleteWent to a humdinger of a game yesterday. ODU, FIU, and JBB. That's James B. Beam, which they serve in the seats I mooched my way into. Hometown Monarchs eked out a last second win.
ReplyDeleteMarls, meanwhile, watched the Tribe win by 10 over a not strong Elon team.
Not all football is big time, but it's fun.
So far no one has Stevie wonder, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, the Beasties, U2, the Doors, or Nirvana songs in their top 10 lists. I'm surprised.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Gheorghies. I'm coming to you live from Nashville International Airport. Another successful SEC road trip nearly finished.
ReplyDeleteGot a win, drank with Vandy baseball players and I don't feel like total shit this morning.
kicking it in kansas city for a few days. you guys want some royals world series champions gear?
ReplyDeleteGo to Oklahoma Joes while you're there, Rob. Maybe budget some time for a nap afterward.
ReplyDeleteI will be there next week, Robbie. Too bad we can't both buy "I like pig butts and I can not lie" shirts at the airport and hang together.
ReplyDeleteEx-Giant David Diehl is a new color guy this year. Not sure what game he's doing, but he's rocking A Movember look. Tremendous.
ReplyDeleteIf and when I complete the 10-song assignment it will include up to 2 U2 songs. And a Led Zeppelin song, likely.
ReplyDeleteBoy, Danimal, your Jags secondary looks really bad at playing football.
ReplyDeletesecondary. special teams. offensive line (most of the time). they aren't good.
ReplyDeleteSounds like another NFL team I know.
ReplyDelete24 oz del monico down. doubled my bodyweight.
ReplyDeleteProud of you, little buddy. Hope your gall bladder-less system is handling it okay.
ReplyDeleteI guess we're all still recovering from Aaron Rodgers' performance last night, which came at my fantasy football expense.
ReplyDeletegood job, good effort
ReplyDeletestanding in peter vermes' office. pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteDesean Jackson's words of support for RGIII and nice to see but terribly embarrassing for his English teachers.
ReplyDeleteBad comment for a grammatical error, Z.
ReplyDeleteREM doc at E Street Cinema next Tues. 1 night only. Get some.
ReplyDeleteIt appears Darren Sproles is still good at the footballing thing.
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