One
quarter of the season already in the bag (for most teams). 9 very important games to
go. Time moves fast once the season gets
here, doesn’t it?
I know you’ve probably read a couple of the articles about
Brady returning to the Big House, but this is the best one – By Far.
I remember being pissed off about the 1999 season and the
back and forth between Henson (who I really didn’t like) and Brady. Brady earned the starting job, but maybe the
whole experience made him the pro he is today.
BTW
– This just in!!! B1G West Division
Rankings:
Team Overall Conference
Western
Michigan 3-0 2-0
NDS
Bison 3-0 1-0
Wisconsin 3-0 0-0
Nebraska 3-0 0-0
Minnesota 3-0 0-0
Iowa 2-1 0-0
Purdue 1-1 0-0
Illinois 1-2 0-0
Northwestern 1-2 0-0
I’ll
Take Western and the BIZONS out once somebody else has two B1G West Wins!
Idle
Thought of the Week
Louisville has averaged over 60 points in their 3 victories
to date. Bobby Petrino was
considered an offensive genius while at Louisville and everywhere he went
(after he left Louisville the FIRST time) and was probably going to lead Arkansas
to an SEC West Title, a subsequent SEC Title and to a possible shot at a National
Title. That is, of course, until he piled up his Harley with his sweet
young girlfriend Jessica Dorrel riding along with him! You remember Jessica – She was a Hot Seat
Mascot in 2012!! After that little
adulterous incident, Jeff Long (Arkansas AD) dismissed Bobby and he wandered
around in the desert for awhile before Louisville decided to gamble on him
again.
The
Thought of the Week is: How
many coaches have been fired and hired since Ole Bobby got canned from Arkansas
by Jeff Long? And how many coaches are
in the SEC Camp that is defined as follows:
Morals and regards for rules are similar to how rules are viewed in NASCAR: IF you Ain’t Cheatin’, You Ain’t
Tryin’!!! Based on recent NCAA investigations and
questioning, let’s say ALL OF THE Coaches fall into this category.
And how many of those schools and fan bases are looking at
Bobby today with a little bit of Green Envy thinking, “Well That’s
Fantastic….Why
didn’t WE take a shot at Petrino instead of Coach X (Muschamp, Jones, Stoops, etc.)?”
After all, it was just adultery, fergodsakes! In the hierarchy of SEC crimes, that one
probably falls on the low end of the morality list. Several rungs below selling your team’s
stolen play book for money to the opposition.
Yep – Bobby could still be an SEC coach at some point after
this year’s opening three games at Louisville.
Don’t think for a second that his name isn’t on at least one list out
there.
Idle
Thought of the Week #2
Based on some BIG BLUE BLOOD NAMES already knocked out of
the CFP (Domers, USC, Oklahoma, Rebels others, see: MMQ – Stampede Averted) as of
September 17th, and the angst and depression those programs feel and some of
the Big Money that’s behind those programs that’s probably pretty bummed as
well, I can’t help but think that the CFP is going to be forced to entertain
the idea of CFP Expansion SOONER rather than LATER. Especially if, for example, USC’s
only regular season losses are to Bama and Stanford. And Houston and OSU go undefeated and
the Laters win out (don’t laugh – have
you seen the Big Xii??). I can’t
for the life of me think of a scenario that helps the Domers, but you see where
I’m going here.
For the BigXii to even have a shot this
season there would need to be 6 or 8 spots in the CFP with guaranteed spots for
the Power 5 Champions. The 6th
spot could go to the Group of 5 Champion
(probably Houston) and if you wanted to go to 8 spots, you could have two at large bids. Think of it like the Wild Card in MLB and the
NFL. Definitely keeps a lot of fan bases
more interested in the regular season longer…and doesn’t necessarily spell doom
and gloom for teams that start with a tough schedule and go 1-2….
If it were Bama at 1-2 instead of the Rebels…this
conversation might already be happening!
(For all the long time readers: I know this is a repeat of a very,
VERY old MMQ-FMQ thought, but man, it would keep things
interesting!!)
The
FMQ
Last Weekend was not a complete disaster for the FMQ, but
transitive properties, statistics, win-loss records and how teams look one week
DO
NOT APPLY To the following week. We’ve dipped down into the red and
here’s where we stand.
With respect to the aforementioned Research: CASE IN POINT:
Wisconsin
was a 34 point favorite playing a team that was 0-2 and had set an NCAA record
in one of those previous games by achieving less than15 Minutes Time of Possession! Georgia State sucked, Wiscy knew it and took
the weekend off. There’s no other way to
explain it.
Regarding the Seminoles:
Louisville was COMPLETELY STOKED for the Seminoles
and the Seminoles were looking ahead to I don’t know who or what and completely
forgot to show up.
The Domers Disrespected Sparty and believed the 7.5 point spread
Vegas was giving. In addition, I believe the Domers forgot how to play defense
and also didn’t realize that PASSING THE
BALL in the 1st half is permitted and encouraged. Duh….The Domers paid the price, as did
several bettors.
Weekly
Lessons Learned:
Wisconsin Sucks.
I will be watching Wiscy, but may only take the ATS at this
point in time.
If I would have gone “Opposite Way” last week, I would
have won more money and MY PARLAY WOULD HAVE COME IN! That’s really, really bad when all three of
your parlay picks go the opposite way.
Seasonal
Lessons Learned:
I have no F*@^%ing clue. Let’s leave it at that.
I will say that there were a LOT of games that I really
liked this week and I’m breaking my bet limit rule due to that. Conference play has begun and there’s no
holding back!
So, without further ado, let’s make some bets!
THURSDAY
NIGHT LIGHTS!!!
Clemson
@ Georgia Tech (+8.5)
Hmmm….Georgia Tech can play against the big boys and are a
quiet 3-0 with fairly impressive stats, but they haven’t been noticed yet this
season. Of course, Clemson hasn’t
exactly blown my doors off, either. Based on the flimsy assumption that Clemson
might be looking ahead to Louisville (Clemson should not look ahead to ANYONE),
I’ll take the Wramblin’ Wreck in the hopes that Clemson also snuck some of the GT
Clear Whiskey out of the liquor cabinet thinking they could cruise through this
game…
Take the
Wramblin’ Wreck and the 8.5 for $25
SATURDAY!!!
Georgia
@ Ole Miss (-7)
Hugh needs a big Win to get to 0.500. Kirby WANTS a big Win. While this is an SEC East vs. West match-up,
neither team wants to lose. But I’m
going with the superiority of the West vs. the East in this game.
Take
Ole Miss and lay the 7 for $25
Wiscy
@ Sparty (Monday: -6 Today: -4.5)
I hate the cheeseheads… I hate Sparty. Ergo:
Somebody I hate is gonna’ lose!
Wiscy coming off a near miss to an FCS school could mean that they were
hiding EVERYTHING from Sparty.
Sparty coming off the B1G win over the Domers could be a little flat….This
game will probably be a 6 or now a 4.5 point finish – either way. Therefore, PASS.
Iowa @
Rutgers (+13.5)
MY
guess
is the Hawkeyes come out with vengeance on their mind in Jersey after the
debacle that just occurred in Iowa City.
Rutgers doesn’t have the guns to hang with them and the Hawkeyes try to
re-establish their national identity with the pollsters.
Take
Iowa and lay the 13.5 for $25
Florida
State @ USF (+7)
Wait – What? I’m curious as to what this game opened at
before the season started (and after last week’s Louisville game) because
Florida State only laying 7 at USF (yes, USF is 3-0) seems like a gift after
they were utterly HUMILIATED at Louisville.
I hate to pick a team I just lost with, but
Take the
Seminoles and lay the 7 for $50
Central
Michigan @ Virginia (+3)
Wow…Another FBS Power 5 Team getting points at HOME against
a MAC team. I’ll take the Chippewas on
the road in this one.
Take
the Chippewas and lay the 3 for $25
Miami
(OH) @ Cincinnati (-18.5)
Cincinnati is a good team and has had some extra time off
having played two Thursdays ago. I have
a nephew at Miami of Ohio and I have received ZERO scouting reports, so they
must not be very good.
Take Cincinnati
and lay the 18.5 points for $25
Texas
A&M @ Arkansas (+6)
A battle of un-beatens in the SEC WEST!!! Why isn’t this game getting more
billing? I don’t know, but I like the
HOGS getting points at home! I’m not
saying they win, but Brett’s crew keeps it close….
Take Arkansas
and the 6 for $25
Florida
@ Tennessee (-6.5)
This game got interesting when Florida’s starting QB went
down last Saturday. A team that hasn’t
beaten a rival in the last 10 tries has to lay points at home. Is this the year Butch Jones and the Vols
get past the Gators? And can they beat
them by more than a TD? This is very
much “Must Win Territory” for Coach Jones and the Cremesicles if the SEC East
Title is to be claimed in the name of the Orange! I’m not saying the Cremesicles are gonna’
lose, but
Take the
Gators and the 6.5 for $25
Nebraska
@ Northwestern (+7)
I believe this is another Nebraska Season of Revenge
Game that the Huskers just happen to have on their list of things
to do. Northwestern can’t seem to move
the brown object known as the football on offense and it’s doubtful they’ll be
able to slow down the Husker Offense.
Mike Riley smiles at another presser post game conference.
Take the
Huskers and lay the 7 for $75
LSU @
Auburn (+3.5)
The
Hatter (Miles) and the Disaster(Malzhan) square off in
another SEC West Showdown of sorts…Whoever loses is really, REALLY, REALLY
going to be Numero Uno (El Jefe!) on the Electric Chair of Death List
come Monday. I still think the Hatter
has tricks up his sleeve and the Disaster will be the next National Championship
Coach that Auburn fires.
Take LSU
and lay the 3.5 for $25
PSU @
Michigan (-16)
This is a tricky, tricky spread. If Michigan hadn’t just dick-tripped over themselves
against Colorado, I’d be more inclined to lay the points here. PSU’s offense isn’t Colorado’s, at least what
I’ve seen of it. However, that doesn’t
mean they won’t score points. IF
this one was in Happy Valley (at night), I’d be inclined to take the
points. But at home, I think Michigan
gets back on the right side of the ATS train in this game, albeit it’s probably
going to be settled in the 4th quarter.
Take Michigan
and lay the 16 for $50
Parlay!
3 team parlay pays 6-1
Seminoles
- Michigan – Huskers for $50
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