I posted a very pedestrian 5-5 record in week 9, but I am still six games over .500 for the season.  I also hit my lock of the week this past Saturday (Michigan), so I am now 6-3 on the season for my weekly lock.  The theme of my week 10 selections is “home favorites”, [...]

Last week, my 68 & 16 Sportscast colleague Justin mentioned that he felt ESPN was demonstrating an anti-Boise bias.  I didn’t really see it at the time, but after this weekend I am starting to pick up on it.  We all know that the BCS Countdown show hosts Craig James, Rece Davis, and Robert Flores [...]

Good Thoughts: 1.  Keenum for Heisman- All year-long I have put Case Keenum in my weekly rankings of Heisman contenders.  He was one of the best passers in the country before his injury last season, and I knew he had a great chance to leading this Cougar squad to a magical season.  However, for whatever [...]

My amazing year with the upsets continue, as I once again nailed down a couple of whoppers in week 8.  I listed USC (+9.0) vs. Notre Dame and Syracuse (+14.0) vs. West Virginia as two upsets to watch out for and both came to fruition in dominant fashion.  Now, I once again return with six [...]

As you may have noticed, I didn’t have a great set of week 8 picks.  I posted a mere 4-6 record and missed my lock of the week pick.  UL-Lafayette let me down immensely and as a result, that will probably be the last time I go out to the Sun Belt Conference for my [...]

As mentioned in my “good thoughts/bad thoughts” article below, the Broncos are back to being a legitimate national title contender and that of course only means one thing… the anti-Boise crowd is back in full force.  Based on the recent commentary I’ve been hearing, I have divided the anti-Boise crowd into two different groups: the [...]

Good Thoughts: 1.  Granddad’s night- It can’t be overstated as to how incredible Saturday night was in the world of college football.  The 2011 season had been one of the most predictable/boring of all-time until 11:00 EST on Saturday, and then in a matter of hours, two games changed everything.  One of the games featured [...]

In addition to going 8-2 against the spread in week 7, I also managed to hit at least half of my non-longshot upset picks for the fifth time this season.  In fact, I would have done even better if I had included my UConn over USF pick which I failed to post on this blog [...]

The stars of this past weekend in college football were clearly Trent Richardson, Sammy Watkins, and Brad Matthews.  Yes, that’s me, and the reason I am including myself on this list is that I finally had a great week handicapping games.  If you pay attention to this blog, you probably noticed that I went 8-2 [...]

Good Thoughts: 1.  Key Quarterback Changes- Over the past few weeks, several teams have made key quarterback changes that have greatly benefited their respective teams.  Some of these moves were risky and controversial while others were easy and obvious.  Two of the riskiest came at SMU and Rutgers where head coaches Greg Schiano and June [...]

After a week off, Justin and I return with our weekly college football picks. We also discuss the possibility of a LSU/Bama national title game, Ohio St. suspensions, Mike Leach’s coaching prospects, and a little fantasy football. http://68and16sportscast.tumblr.com/  

I ended up falling just short of another impressive .500 or better record in my week 6 upset picks, but they were still rock solid overall.  Two of the five upsets I mentioned came to fruition and my double-digit longshot of the week, Tulane, almost pulled off a shocker.  One of those two correct picks [...]

Well I can no longer brag about my lock of the week streak, as it ended with an emphatic blowout loss for Air Force.  I still didn’t do too badly in week 6 though, as I ended up going 5-5 to keep my winning percentage over .500 for the season.  This week I’ve decided to [...]

Good Thoughts: 1.  2006 All Over Again?- We have a new case of déjà vu emerging in the world of college football.  If you recall, in 2006 a pair of teams made two of the most remarkable Cinderella runs in college football history.  It was in that year that Demon Deacons of Wake Forest won [...]

At this point in the college football season, I think it’s fair to say that I’m having a solid year picking against the spread and a spectacular year picking upsets.  In fact, in four of the first five weeks of the season, at least half of my standard (non-longshot) upsets to watch out for have [...]