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