Was I wrong? If you want to go by the book like some dweeb - then yeah, I was wrong. But everyone who’s anyone knows I was 100% right last week with the message I was trying to convey. We know the cream of the crop. Did Vegas hit me with a little dash of Creme de la Creme a la Edgar? Sure - but it doesn’t mean we didn’t learn something. And that something was that I’m right. Credit to me.
(3) Michigan @ (10) Penn State: Under 44.5
No Jim Harbaugh, huh? I can’t say I’m on board with the SpyGate shit this time around. You mean to tell me top flight programs aren’t sifting through tape trying to figure out sideline calls week in and week out? Any bozo can tape the sideline at a game. If you’re filming private practices, that’s one thing. If you’re sneaking into team offices to steal playbooks like it’s freakin’ Watergate, yeah - I get it. But gaining a competitive edge because you took notice to shit that happens in-game? It just seems like a nothing burger to me. With that said, this is the perfect opportunity for Penn State to strike. They’re not going to, Michigan will still win. But maybe the home crowd can get some momentum stoppers on defense, and Drew Allar will go 1-6 to start and James Franklin will remember what a run game looks like.
Final Score: Michigan 27, Penn State 17
(8) Alabama @ Kentucky: Alabama -10.5
I could go on a whole tangent breaking down the absurdity that is the current seeding system leading up to the College Football Playoff. Alabama doing what they’ve done to teams recently like Tennessee and LSU, particularly with second half adjustments, being ranked 8th in the country is laugh out loud funny. I’m ready to stamp it in, Alabama is my current pick for the National Championship. I think they’re going to roll Kentucky, Chattanooga, and Auburn leading up to the SEC Championship against Georgia who they’ll likely have to beat in order to make the playoff to begin with. I’m banking on it. +750 odds - just sayin’.
Final Score: Alabama 34, Kentucky 21
(9) Ole Miss @ (2) Georgia: Georgia -11
I know the Dogs didn’t cover for me last week, but I also know the media didn’t cover the Dogs in any capacity this week. Nope, the attention lied in the Rebels head coaches office. Lane Kiffin caught on tape just hammering into some kid about mental health, responsibilities, and that the two need to live in harmony if you want to be successful (or, you know, hold any kind of job). It felt very much like a ‘gotchya’ moment from DeSanto Rollins. That’s the real mental health issue. Regardless of your take on the situation, Lane had a good bit of distraction leading up to the biggest game of the season. And I would imagine his players did as well.
Final Score: Georgia 35, Ole Miss 23
Florida @ (19) LSU: LSU -15
Florida fuckin sucks and LSU is PISSED.
Final Score: LSU 42, Florida 21
Duke @ (24) North Carolina: Duke +13
Duke was an interesting team to start the season. Some even said they were a football school. Their basketball team opened the season at home last night with a loss to Arizona, so the opportunity to bring this football school narrative to the forefront is still there. While they have had a brutal stretch the past 5-6 weeks, Duke has also faced a ton of to tier competition in Notre Dame, Florida State, and Louisville. You know who the powder blue has been lining up against? Campbell, Georgia Tech, and UVA. Give me the Blue Devils - Football School!
Final Score: Duke 27, North Carolina 24
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