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2010 Week 4 NCAA Picks

Hey there guys,

As of Saturday at 12:24 a.m. I am not done with my picks. I'm 15 short. But I am going to give you all of the BCS conference games, with some writing on the SEC Games and post them, and then post the others as I finish them. I am also working on shortening up the process, so that I can get these done faster, and out to you guys sooner.

They are now all up as of Noon Saturday

Anyway here goes. As always guys you know I love to hear what you think.

2010 NFL Week 2 Picks

Hey there guys,

First I want to apologize for not putting up my NCAA Picks this past week. As mentioned at the beginning of the year I do work a good bit, and my calculation takes a good bit of time, with all of the numbers that I put into it. I have shortened a little bit, not enough to affect the accuracy, but it should save me enough time to get my picks up every Friday.

Anyway as far as the NFL is concerned I went 11-5 (68.8%) this past week, although I did go 11-4-1 (73.3%) ATS. Here are my picks for the Week 2.

Steelers @ Titans -5.5 (38)

My Pick: Titans 21-14

Dolphins @ Vikings -6 (40.5)

My Pick: Vikings 24-14

Cardinals @ Falcons -7 (42.5)

My Pick: Falcons 21-17

Ravens -1.5 (40) @ Bengals

My Pick: Ravens 21-13

Cheifs @ Browns -2.5 (38)

My Pick: Cheifs 24-20 <---- UPSET

Bears @ Cowboys -9 (41)

My Pick: Cowboys 28-17

Eagles -3 (41) @ Lions

My Pick: Eagles 21-17

Bills @ Packers -13.5 (43)

My Pick: Packers 28-13

Buccaneers @ Panthers -3.5 (39)

My Pick: Panthers 24-21

Seahawks @ Broncos -3.5 (40)

My Pick: Broncos 20-17

Rams @ Raiders -4.5 (37)

My Pick: Raiders 21-17

Texans -3 (44.5) @ Redskins

My Pick: Redskins 23-20 <---- UPSET

Patriots -1.5 (44.5) @ Jets

My Pick: Patriots 24-20

Jaguars @ Chargers -8 (45.5)

My Pick: Chargers 31-14

Giants @ Colts -5.5 (48.5)

My Pick: Colts 28-24

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Saints -4.5 (44) @ 49ers

My Pick: Saints 24-17

NCAA Football Week 2 Recap

Hey there guys,

It was another great week of football, and this season seems to be the year of the FCS (formerly known as Div. I-AA). In week 1 they pulled of two wins over FBS opponents and this past weekend they picked up four more, none more notable than James Madison's 21-16 win over Virginia Tech. Things look to be shaping out to be a good season and I hope it keeps up this way.

Click below to find out how I did in Week 2!

12 Reasons to Hate the Vanderbilt Commodores:

So, now that we are finally approaching SEC play, it's time to get down to business. Deep apologies for missing last week. I was still in pain for the previous week's loss/enjoying New Orleans. Without further ado, I present to you, 12 Reasons to Hate the Vanderbilt Commodores:

1. I ask one thing of you Vandy. One thing: Beat LSU. And you never can pull through, can you?

2. Vanderbilt University’s official logo has a phallic symbol built right into its “V”. Not quite as classy as the Big Ten-eleven-nextyeartwelve, but still.

3. Jay Cutler should spend less time bodybuilding and more time learning how to throw to the right team. Confused at this reference? It turns out that the former Commodore and Chicago Bear is the second most popular Jay Cutler in your standard google image search of the name.

4. They have a Commodore, but we have an Admiral.

5. I was always an Apple guy. The Commodore 64 never cut it for me.

6. We are Ole Miss. We tailgate with chandeliers. We understand excess. But seriously Vanderbilt family…250 rooms? Who do you think you are, George? Jerry Jones?

7. Erry day they hustlin’. Vanderbilt’s student newspaper is legitimately called …and try to say this out loud with a straight face, The Vanderbilt Hustler.

8. Anderson Cooper is a Vanderbilt. And at Ole Miss, there’s only room for one ambiguously gay news anchor.

9. This digital rendering of Cornelius.

10. It’s a really popular hobby. This guy seems to think that Vandy should be replaced by UCF. He’s completely wrong, and I would usually hate on this, but we aren’t playing UCF this week, so…Vandy shouldn’t be in the SEC.

11. Al Gore and Skip Bayless both attended Vanderbilt University. One invented the internet, and the other sucks at sportcasting.

12. Nashville claims to be “The Music City”. But really? What about Memphis? New Orleans? New York City? Dallas?

As always, feel free to submit your own!

2010 Week 2 NCAA Football Picks

Hey there guys,

I have been pretty busy this week, and since week 1 did not end till monday I was not able to finish my picks until this morning. There is no writing, because of the lack of time.

Anyway here they are

Week 2 Thursday 9/9 Picks

Hey there guys,

As I mentioned in last weeks picks I am still working nearly 40 hours a week, and this new calculation requires a little bit more time, so it takes a little bit longer to put the numbers in. That said, if there are games Tues - Fri I will put those picks up early. This Thursday there are two games including an SEC match up as #21 Auburn heads to Starkville to take on Mississippi St, and Central Michigan takes on Temple.

Without the luxury of much time I won't be able to do much writing for these as I have to race to finish the rest of my picks to get them up in time. So anyway here are my Thursday picks.

NCAA Week 1 Recap & Week 1 NFL Picks

Hey there guys,

This is something new that I will be doing this season, where I will show you my results from week 1, Straight up, against the spread, and vs the O/U. I am also going to be keeping track of how close my picks are to each teams actual final score. I will call this my Close Score %. Is that I get a win if I come within 7 of the projected score I had for each team. So if I call Team A 21-20, and Team B wins 47-21 I will still go 1/2 for that game because I did get Team A's score correct.

For fun I am also going to be keeping my pick records against some key prognosticators, and calculations in the media, including: AccuScore, Phil Steele, ESPN Conference Bloggers, ESPN Gameday Crew (including Celebrity Guests), the other writers for Where The Land Sharks Are (when they actually turn their picks in), and of course Kige Ramsey. This is more or less for fun, but also so my readers can see how I do against other knowledge people. And computer.

I am also going to be providing a few interesting notes on some of the games this past weekend that caught my attention, and that I think other hard core football fans would enjoy as well.

And at least for this Week I am going to publish my NFL Picks. This is the first season that I am doing NFL picks, so they may not be pretty ha ha.

12 Reasons to Hate Jacksonville State:

Throughout the season, I will be posting 12 reasons to hate each of our opponents on the gridiron. This week, I ran into a little bit of trouble. JSU is far too boring to actually hate them that much. So, here it is:

12 Reasons to Hate Jacksonville State:

1. 1. They are proud to recruit thugs and criminals that left BCS teams such as Ryan Perrilloux and Tig Barksdale. HYPOCRITE’D!

2. 2. As miserable as Jacksonville, Florida is, this school isn’t even there. So, at Jacksonville State, you likely get all of the jorts, none of the storied program history.

3. 3. They claim to be the “The Friendliest Campus in the South”, and while I planned on criticizing this pronunciation due to my home-team nature and appreciation for my university’s demeanor, I realized that a hate-list was probably counterproductive in this regard.

4. 4. The SGA President at Jacksonville State, Tim Long, was arrested for lewd conduct and public exposure. It seems that he wanted to show the Jacksonville police his “Long Gamecock.” See what I did there?

5. 5. Jacksonville State is the Alma Mater of Ashley Martin, the first female to score a point in Division I football. That’s really no reason to hate (admirable, if anything). But, I guess my point is this: JSU is a really boring place, with not much to talk about, let alone hate.

6. 6. One of the top search results for Jacksonville, Alabama leads to a website called ePodunk.com. I guess my point is this: JSU is a REALLY REALLY BORING PLACE.

7. 7. Cockfighting is illegal, morally reprehensible, and not to mention just plain stupid. Why is a higher-level education institution endorsing such actions? Where is their mascot controversy!?!

8. 8. I googled it. Jacksonville isn’t a state.

9. 9. There is no reason to hate such an irrelevant place.

10. 10. There is no reason to hate such an irrelevant place.

11. 11. There is no reason to hate such an irrelevant place.

12. 12. They stand in the way of our first winning streak of the season.

Great apologies for the fact that there just isn’t much original to come out of a place like this. We’d love your own input, and things will get interesting as the season progresses.

2010 Week 1 NCAA Football Picks

Hey there guys,

Its finally here! College football starts tomorrow with 18 games, including Marshall @ #2 Ohio St, Minnesota @ Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss @ South Carolina, Florida Atlantic @ UAB, Northern Illinois @ Iowa St, #15 Pittsburgh @ Utah, and #14 USC @ Hawaii.

I pick every game played by an FBS school throughout the season, and I have over the past two seasons, and I am looking to build off my 77% win percentage in '08, and 76% in '09. I am breaking in a new and improved calculation this season, that not only projects the score but the yards as well. Before the season even begins though I am going to let you know that I am still working a good amount of hours this year, so this will probably be the earliest that I get my picks up.

ANYWAY without further adieu here are my 2010 Week 1 Picks!