I did not have the best luck picking upsets last week, as I only picked 2 out of 6 correctly and was way off in my longshot.  To my defense, however, I don’t think anyone saw the two Big 12 shockers coming, and other than that the favorites pretty much carried their weight.  This week I’m hoping [...]

After another impressive week 7-3, Ive extended my record to 48-32 on the season.  Barring a late-season collapse, I will likely finish ahead of any “betting service” that you might go to for advice on weekly picks.  Still  haven’t had a bad week, and here’s hoping that this isn’t the first.  The spreads are based on the current [...]

As it did in the early 1900s, the CFRA is serving as the voice of reason in college football by being the only major poll in country to rank Boise State, TCU, and Cincinnati ahead of Southern Cal.   The CFRA’s consistent respect for these mid-majors and Cincy becomes more and more legitimate each week, as all three had  [...]

Good Thoughts: 1.  Stan Parrish-  Any head coach who breaks a 35-game losing streak, which originated on October 25, 1986, deserves acknowledgement on every college football column this week.  Congrats Stan!  He was still an awful hire by Ball State though. 2.  Lower-Ranked Unbeatens-  Even though Florida, Texas, and Alabama took care of business this week, the BCS [...]

Introduction: I have always been one of the most ardent supporters of a playoff system.  I think my passion for the cause began in 1994 when an undefeated Penn State got screwed out of even a split national championship because pollsters for some reason concluded Nebraska was better.  The NFL success of the players from those two teams [...]

Let me preface this column by saying that I generally like most college football commentators on ESPN/ABC.  A lot of people complain about Corso and Holtz’s annoying antics, but I find them generally amusing.  The only problem I begin to have with any of these guys is when they start writing columns during the week.  [...]

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I was 4 of 7 again in my upset picks last week, not including my incredible longshot prediction that Texas Tech would win in Lincoln.  So far the double digit longshot I have chosen each week has covered every time and actually won straight up 4 times.  This week I’m not crazy about a lot of the dogs, but here [...]

Here are my “prestigious” picks for the week  ordered from most confident to least confident.   Please feel free to comment. Pick # 1: Iowa (-1.0) vs. Michigan State- Not sure if I can call this an absolute “lock of the week”, as Michigan State does have a chance to win this game.  However, I’m going to stick with [...]

The Week 7 CFRA poll is here.  Here are a few highlights: as Southern Cal climbs back up to # 4 in the AP and Coaches polls, the researchers in our association still remember that they lost to Washington several weeks back.  As a result, we still have five unbeaten teams ahead of the Trojans.  Florida [...]

Good Thoughts: 1.  Idaho- This team has been putting a smile to my face every Saturday this month.  They are 6-1 now, and I actually put them in my top 25 this week.  The preseason odds of that happening were probably equivalent to Wake Forest winning the national title, as I had the Vandals ranked 118th [...]

I was 4 for 7 in my upset picks last week with another close call on the longshot game.  Not too shabby I’d say.  This week there are actually lots of dogs I like, many of which are playing at home.  These are ordered from smallest underdog to largest, and the value in each parentheses represents the number of [...]

Here are my picks for the week  in order of most confident to least confident.  Please feel free to comment. Pick # 1: Texas (-3.5) vs. Oklahoma- Does someone know something I don’t know about this game?  Texas has breezed through their schedule so far looking like a national title contender, and OU has alredy dropped [...]

The Week 6 CFRA poll is ready to be released to the public.  Here are few highlights:  for the first time since this poll was reborn earlier this year, a team other than Florida has landed a first place first.  Also, the voters in this poll, unlike those in the AP and Coahces, are sticking to their guns in [...]

Good Thoughts: 1.  Idaho- Yes, I know this was my # 1 good thought last week, but with each victory this team gets one step closer to becoming the most surprising bowl game participant of all-time.  I think right now there is about a 65% chance of them getting to one.  They have Hawaii at home [...]