Pac 10 Pick of the Week
WEEK 4
YTD 2-1 – Pac 10 Game of the Week
YTD 9-8 – All Pac 10 Lined Games
I started last weeks thread stating I hate the second week of games, and after an absolutely abysmal showing, I hate it even more. The only good thing about the second week is that it precedes weeks 3 through12.
Pac-10 football is off to a somewhat rocky start, with USC, Cal, ASU and…what? who’s this? Stanford getting votes in the polls? Clearly the shift of power to the northwest that was prominent in the early 2000’s has returned to the south.
USC looked back to form last week and with that, I feel sorry for the next high school team, BYU, on their schedule. Cal cost some of us a lot of money by allowing a back-door cover. Oregon QB Kellen Clemens did his best Derek Anderson and handed the worst team in the Big 11 a victory after beating the best one last year. And will someone please take Mike Riley off my hands and rinse him away with the shit in my kids’ soiled undershorts. This guy should wear a big bright orange L(oser) on his baseball cap instead of O.
This week we lost one game to a hurricane, but still have one interconference game, and some interesting out of conference games.
Pac 10 Pick of the Week
USC -26 at BYU
How ‘bout these apples Stanford 37 – BYU 10 (one of the few I got right last week)
I don’t know how BYU is going to score. I mean, let’s say they score 10 points. That means USC only needs to score 36. Hell, Stanford scored that many and I dare say Stanford doesn’t quite have the skill players USC has. BYU is not a good football team. Their home record against the spread since 2002 is 4-8, with three of the wins coming in their first home game. That’s right, BYU took down some good teams to start each of the past three years….Syracuse, Georgia Tech, and ND…only to absolutely suck the rest of the year (1-8 ATS at home). And since BYU blew its collective wad against ND…
Maybe the high altitude or home crowd will work in BYU’s favor, but it appears the USC machine is getting revved up, Norm Chow will work in a few new wrinkles this week, and you gotta think Carroll would love to pitch another shut-out.
Besides, doesn’t it seem like Oklahoma gets way more coverage than USC, despite their #1 ranking? USC Rolls…
Final Score – USC 44 – BYU 10
Rest of the Pac 10.
I struggled with this one. Oregon is getting 28 points (I got them at 29) at Oklahoma. That is a lot of points for a good offensive team like Oregon. They played like absolute shit last week and still nearly came back despite 7 turnovers. Oklahoma surely has the capacity to lay the wood to this team, and Oregon has gotten blown out at least once the past two years. But I think Oregon gives a much better effort than last week and keeps it respectable.
It’s payback time in Phoenix...unfortunately, payback ain’t gonna come until next week, when ASU gets a crack to get revenge against a humbled Oregon State squad. This week they play a solid Iowa bunch that suffocated the ASU offense last year. Home field advantage? When I think about Arizona State, I think about the most beautiful blonde women in the world…in abundance. I think of clubbing in Scottsdale, lounging at the Phoenician, trippin’ in Sedona…lots of other things besides home field advantage. ASU’s home field advantage is like UCLA’s…starts strong but one Andrew Walter interception and its back to the parking lot for the party. Several reasons why I’m on Iowa. First off, I don’t think Arizona State is a very physical team. I have to admit, they are better than I thought they would be, but they have not played against a stout defense, and the offense will be tested in this game. But the difference in this game is coaching, where Kirk is heads and tails better than Dirk. I just don’t see it happening for ASU this week, but I’ll be on them next week for sure.
UCLA is getting a point at Washington. UCLA should be favored, so I wouldn’t hesitate to make this the game of the week. UCLA looked much better last week and I think Washington has completely lost whatever home field advantage they used to have in Husky Stadium. I like UCLA.
Washington State is going to take out last week’s frustrations on a hapless Idaho squad. 110-21. That’s the combined score of the past three games between these squads. Washington State wins big.
Oregon State -12 vs. New Mexico. Well, well. The head case Beavers are spotting a revenge-minded New Mexico squad 12 points. You’d think based on their game last year and the losses to graduation that this year’s game would be lined similarly. It just depends on which Oregon State team shows up. I wouldn’t at all be surprised to see OSU lay the wood here. Mike Riley is feeling some heat, he should be feeling a lot of heat. New Mexico wants some payback, but they’re offensive system plays right into the hands of Oregon State’s defense. If they can’t get a passing game going, and they really don't have one, this one is going to be a blow-out. Look for OSU to bounce back after last week’s debacle.
Arizona lost at home against a good team last week, but I think the tide is turning in Tucson. Wisconsin looked horrible last week against an absolutely hapless UNLV squad, and if they put that kind of performance in against an increasingly confident, albeit bad Arizona team, they could get rung. Arizona is due to score some points, but this is not a good offense. I’ll take the points, but, if I was a betting man, I’d stay away until Arizona showed some life on O.
Final Predictions:
Oregon +28 at Oklahoma: Oklahoma 47 – Oregon 24
Arizona State -2 vs. Iowa: Iowa 24 – ASU 19
UCLA +1 at Washington: UCLA 31 – Washington 21
Oregon State -12 vs. New Mexico: OSU 37 – NM 20
Washington State -25 vs. Idaho: WSU 42 – Idaho 7
Arizona +12 vs. Wisconsin: Wisconsin 27 – Arizona 17
Good luck to all.
WEEK 4
YTD 2-1 – Pac 10 Game of the Week
YTD 9-8 – All Pac 10 Lined Games
I started last weeks thread stating I hate the second week of games, and after an absolutely abysmal showing, I hate it even more. The only good thing about the second week is that it precedes weeks 3 through12.
Pac-10 football is off to a somewhat rocky start, with USC, Cal, ASU and…what? who’s this? Stanford getting votes in the polls? Clearly the shift of power to the northwest that was prominent in the early 2000’s has returned to the south.
USC looked back to form last week and with that, I feel sorry for the next high school team, BYU, on their schedule. Cal cost some of us a lot of money by allowing a back-door cover. Oregon QB Kellen Clemens did his best Derek Anderson and handed the worst team in the Big 11 a victory after beating the best one last year. And will someone please take Mike Riley off my hands and rinse him away with the shit in my kids’ soiled undershorts. This guy should wear a big bright orange L(oser) on his baseball cap instead of O.
This week we lost one game to a hurricane, but still have one interconference game, and some interesting out of conference games.
Pac 10 Pick of the Week
USC -26 at BYU
How ‘bout these apples Stanford 37 – BYU 10 (one of the few I got right last week)
I don’t know how BYU is going to score. I mean, let’s say they score 10 points. That means USC only needs to score 36. Hell, Stanford scored that many and I dare say Stanford doesn’t quite have the skill players USC has. BYU is not a good football team. Their home record against the spread since 2002 is 4-8, with three of the wins coming in their first home game. That’s right, BYU took down some good teams to start each of the past three years….Syracuse, Georgia Tech, and ND…only to absolutely suck the rest of the year (1-8 ATS at home). And since BYU blew its collective wad against ND…
Maybe the high altitude or home crowd will work in BYU’s favor, but it appears the USC machine is getting revved up, Norm Chow will work in a few new wrinkles this week, and you gotta think Carroll would love to pitch another shut-out.
Besides, doesn’t it seem like Oklahoma gets way more coverage than USC, despite their #1 ranking? USC Rolls…
Final Score – USC 44 – BYU 10
Rest of the Pac 10.
I struggled with this one. Oregon is getting 28 points (I got them at 29) at Oklahoma. That is a lot of points for a good offensive team like Oregon. They played like absolute shit last week and still nearly came back despite 7 turnovers. Oklahoma surely has the capacity to lay the wood to this team, and Oregon has gotten blown out at least once the past two years. But I think Oregon gives a much better effort than last week and keeps it respectable.
It’s payback time in Phoenix...unfortunately, payback ain’t gonna come until next week, when ASU gets a crack to get revenge against a humbled Oregon State squad. This week they play a solid Iowa bunch that suffocated the ASU offense last year. Home field advantage? When I think about Arizona State, I think about the most beautiful blonde women in the world…in abundance. I think of clubbing in Scottsdale, lounging at the Phoenician, trippin’ in Sedona…lots of other things besides home field advantage. ASU’s home field advantage is like UCLA’s…starts strong but one Andrew Walter interception and its back to the parking lot for the party. Several reasons why I’m on Iowa. First off, I don’t think Arizona State is a very physical team. I have to admit, they are better than I thought they would be, but they have not played against a stout defense, and the offense will be tested in this game. But the difference in this game is coaching, where Kirk is heads and tails better than Dirk. I just don’t see it happening for ASU this week, but I’ll be on them next week for sure.
UCLA is getting a point at Washington. UCLA should be favored, so I wouldn’t hesitate to make this the game of the week. UCLA looked much better last week and I think Washington has completely lost whatever home field advantage they used to have in Husky Stadium. I like UCLA.
Washington State is going to take out last week’s frustrations on a hapless Idaho squad. 110-21. That’s the combined score of the past three games between these squads. Washington State wins big.
Oregon State -12 vs. New Mexico. Well, well. The head case Beavers are spotting a revenge-minded New Mexico squad 12 points. You’d think based on their game last year and the losses to graduation that this year’s game would be lined similarly. It just depends on which Oregon State team shows up. I wouldn’t at all be surprised to see OSU lay the wood here. Mike Riley is feeling some heat, he should be feeling a lot of heat. New Mexico wants some payback, but they’re offensive system plays right into the hands of Oregon State’s defense. If they can’t get a passing game going, and they really don't have one, this one is going to be a blow-out. Look for OSU to bounce back after last week’s debacle.
Arizona lost at home against a good team last week, but I think the tide is turning in Tucson. Wisconsin looked horrible last week against an absolutely hapless UNLV squad, and if they put that kind of performance in against an increasingly confident, albeit bad Arizona team, they could get rung. Arizona is due to score some points, but this is not a good offense. I’ll take the points, but, if I was a betting man, I’d stay away until Arizona showed some life on O.
Final Predictions:
Oregon +28 at Oklahoma: Oklahoma 47 – Oregon 24
Arizona State -2 vs. Iowa: Iowa 24 – ASU 19
UCLA +1 at Washington: UCLA 31 – Washington 21
Oregon State -12 vs. New Mexico: OSU 37 – NM 20
Washington State -25 vs. Idaho: WSU 42 – Idaho 7
Arizona +12 vs. Wisconsin: Wisconsin 27 – Arizona 17
Good luck to all.
