Army vs. Navy week

One of the coolest game to watch every year occurs this weekend on CBS. They do a good job treating this game with the respect it deserves. The Army vs. Navy game may not have the fastest runners or best athletes but these guys will all be defending our freedoms someday allowing us all to do what we do. I send out a salute to ALL of our MEN and WOMEN in the armed forces, thanks for all you do and all the sacrifices you and your families make for the rest of us Americans!

After a stinker 1-3 week last week my record stands at 39-38, not a money maker.

Army +12.5 has really struggled this year on the football field and I expect that to continue against Navy. Navy is 7-4 and 3 of their 4 losses have been what I would call respectable. Duke is the only team that blew them out. I look for a close game in the first half but once the emotion is gone and it comes down to grinding I think Navy pulls away by a couple of scores. Now this will be a fast game since most of it will occur on the ground but I think Navy wins this 34 - 17.

Championship weekend college football

Well I started 0-1 for the weekend and the MAC has to feel like they started 0- 15million! I would guess zero people in league office wanted Northern Illinois to lose but that is a chance you take with a championship game.

As long as Baylor and Okie St take care of business today (which I think they will)the Big 12 should get two into the BCS.

For the third game I will take Baylor -16 vs. Texas. Baylor is going to have to depend on the running game today which is alright. I think they'll be able to lull Texas to the LOS and take advantage of that later on in the game. I expect the Bears to force some turnovers in the second half to seal this up. Baylor will be in the Sugar Bowl or Orange Bowl while Okie St ends up at the Fiesta Bowl.


Duke is +28.5 in the ACC championship game. I do not think Duke wins but they are going to keep it closer than 4 TD's. Cutcliff has done an outstanding job at Duke and they will be rewarded with a nice bowl game. I expect FSU to win this one 45-24.

Northern Illinois -3, Oklahoma St -9.5, Baylor -16 and Duke +28.5

College football week 15

A 3-3 week brings my record to 38-35, ugh.
My goodness it is championship week and there are good games all over, even in the Big 12 that does not have a conference championship. (Although it needs one and it needs to get to 12 teams ASAP but that is for another post outside of this season).

Game 1
I am going to start with some MACtion! Northern Illinois (-3) wants to make it back to back seasons in a BCS bowl game, all they have to do is beat Bowling Green in the MAC championship. Jordan Lynch is going to go out on a high note and I think not only does NIU win and cover but they will be facing Oklahoma St in the Fiesta Bowl. Big 12 gets screwed with a bad matchup and probably only get one team in the BCS. Sadly this stuff is not based on merit. Northern Illinois wins this one 41-34.


Game 2
BEDLAM! Oklahoma St (-9.5) hosts Oklahoma and Okie St has a chance to win another Big 12 title. Over the last 4 seasons I think OSU has the best record in the conference so that is really saying something. Trevor Knight has looked a little better of late but I do not think it matters in this case. OSU is the better team and they are home. The defense for OSU is really good and I like the way they play the game. They are aggressive on D and have started to develop their offense of late. I think this game turns out to be really one sided. Oklahoma St is going to win this one by double digits with the final being 45 - 20.



Review for the first two games, Northern Illinois -3 and Oklahoma St -9.5

Week 14 College Football part 2

I hope everyone had a safe, happy and filling Thanksgiving! I enjoyed my time with family we have not seen in awhile and of course watching some NFL. Whew, how bad is Green Bay without Aaron Rodgers.

Here are some more selections for the week.

Alabama (-10.5) visits Auburn in what could be the best Iron Bowl we've seen in a few years. I think Auburn is going to be able to move the ball and score some points. As much as I want Auburn to win, I do not think they do it, although they put quite a scare into Alabama. Auburn does not win, but they do cover with the final Alabama 34 Auburn 28.

Game 5
The Sunflower State Showdown. K-State visits an absolutely terrible Kansas team that has mailed it in for the season. Yes this is a rivalry game but like Hayden Fry started and is now continued with Kirk Ferentz, Snyder wants to dominate his state. Snyder will have some new plays drawn up and execute them as only a Snyder coach team can. I know the spread is -17.5 but I think the Wildcats have th0is covered by halftime and ends in a route. KSU 49 KU 10

game 6
North Texas -4.5 visits a real bad Tulsa team. North Texas has a bowl game wrapped up already but I think they want to finish on a high note to keep momentum going towards their bowl game. Did I mention that Tulsa is bad? North Texas wins this one 30 - 21.

Quick recap:
Take the Huskers -2.5, Fresno St -7.5, Ohio St -15, Auburn +10.5, K-State -10.5 and North Texas -4.5.

college football week 14

I had a good week last week going 3-1 bringing my record to 35 and 32.
The season is dwindling on us so enjoy the next 6 weeks of college football, we will be wishing, wanting and waiting for more soon...

For the most part I only send this out on twitter, occasionally i will post a link via facebook. Any good ideas on getting this out to others? Would anyone be interested in a podcast? The podcast would probably start out short but i could see gradually working up to 20 - 30 minutes of talk including spreads on games (obviously), Iowa and Iowa State, Big 10 and Big 12 football as well as some talk on the state of college football. If you want to leave a comment that would be great or I can be reached on Twitter @twojman

Let's get started with some games for this week.

Game #1
I guess I am becoming a Big 10 fan or something. Iowa is +2.5 and visiting Nebraska. As of right now this has not turned into a rivalry and I do not think that starts think year. Pelini looks like a rat but he is getting his guys to play a little bit. I think Nebraska will be able to run on Iowa and have a legit passing threat now that Martinez is not taking the snaps. Nebraska wins this one 27-20


Game #2
Fresno St is -7.5 at San Jose St this week. FSU could potentially move into a BCS game, a long shot but it is possible. I think Fresno does their best to put a big hurt on San Jose in this game and runs it up some. The final score is Fresno St 45 San Jose St 17.

Game #3
Here is another game I think the gets run up some. Ohio St is -15 on the road in a pretty big rivalry game at Michigan. Ohio St needs some style points and taking Michigan behind the woodshed is a good way to start even though Michigan is not very good this year. Ohio St gets it going in the run and passing game and Michigan gets to the point where they are tripping over themselves. OSU lays the wood in the second half and comes out a big winner with a final around 48 - 16.

Quick recap:
Take the bugeaters -2.5, Fresno St -7.5 and Ohio St -15