College Football Pick'em
THIS WEEKS
RECORD 3-6-2
OVERALL RECORD 3-6-2
In my first week of College Pick
'Em, I got schooled by big time college performances.
Check out who taught me the biggest lesson in
my college review.
West Virginia went in to Maryland
and pimp-slapped Ralph Friedgen and his Terrapins.
The West Virginia rushing attack pounded Maryland's
defense to the tune of 6 players gaining more
than 30 yards. The Mountaineers were led by
Owen Schmitt's 80 yards on 6 carries. Maryland
had 13 4th quarter points, but was outscored
by a touchdown in the final period, as they
tumbled 31-19. In a domino effect, I took my
first college loss.
Toledo toppled the Temple Owls
with ease. I thought my money was in place with
the Owls down 42-10 with mere minutes left on
the clock. Then lightning struck when Collin
Clancy chucked a 20 yard touchdown pass to Brian
Allbrooks against the Toledo Rocket second teamers.
My second loss came true with the Toledo beating
the Owls 42-17.
Washington made me look like an
idiot, absolutely dominating the Vandals throughout
the entire game. The Vandals could only produce
2 field goals against the Huskies, who gave
up 56 points to California in the Husky home
opener. Louis Rankin rushed for 115 yards and
Isaiah Stanback threw for 145 yards and a touchdown.
For the first time in more than a year, the
Huskies lost me money. It was bound to happen
with Idaho in town. Washington in a laugher,
34-6.
Miami snapped the Clemson hopes
with a triple overtime thriller on the Tigers
home field. Tyrone Moss led the Hurricane attack
with 140 yards on the ground, and three big
time touchdowns. After the Tigers and Hurricanes
traded touchdowns and field goals during the
first two overtimes sessions, the Hurricanes
halted the Tiger attack and scored, taking the
win, but only by 6; 36-30. This marked my first
win of the young college season.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
allowed 13 first quarter points. Not another
Connecticut Husky point was put on the board
in the next three quarters. The Jacket's sensational
starting quarterback, Reggie Ball, was out with
illness late in the week. He didn't play. Still,
the rest of the Yellow Jackets did their best
to make me a winner. They fell one point short,
but a push with a back up quarterback isn't
bad. The Jackets took the Huskies 28-13.
Vince Young and the Texas Longhorns
did everything I thought they'd do to the Rice
Owls. At the end of the half, Texas was up 42-0
and my 41-point spread looked to be in good
shape. Who knew the starting Longhorns wouldn't
play another down, and they'd be outscored 10-9
in the second half, and win by on mere 41. The
Longhorns gave me my second push, pushing the
Owls out the door with a 51-10 stomping.
Wisconsin made me proud. They
didn't give up a single touchdown to the Tar
Heels and managed 14 points. Still, they were
only up 4 in the fourth quarter and I was worried.
But leave it to the Badgers to pull you through
when in need. The win took Wisconsin to 3-0
on the season. Brian Calhoun continued his big
rushing totals, piling up 171 yards carrying
the rock 38 powerful times while leading his
team to victory. "Sconsin took the Heels
out of their game, and took the win, 14-5.
Boston College couldn't score
from their own one yard line. They had first
and goal and failed to succeed. This was the
biggest series in the game and FSU won. State
played a pretty good game against a tough BC
squad. The Eagles were up 17-14 after the first
half, but couldn't pull it together as the game
wound down. They didn't score in the second
half and gave up 14 points in the 4th quarter.
You can't do these things and win against the
6th ranked team in the country. Florida State
dealt the Boston College Eagles their first
loss of the season, 28-17. They dealt me my
4th loss of the week.
The Florida Gators were a better
football team than the Tennessee Volunteers.
The Gators were up by 6 in the 3rd quarter,
making them winners but me a loser. Luckily
for me the Gators kicked a field goal late in
the 4th to put them up 9, making us both winners.
Chris Leak looked all right, but so did the
Vol defense. It was Urban Meyer trickery, an
option reverse, that made the difference in
the game. Florida took the Vols in the Swamp,
16-7.
Purdue couldn't escape Arizona
by more than a touchdown. That's where that
half point comes in I guess. The Wildcats played
the Boilermakers tough, answering early scoring
drives with touchdowns of their own. But I was
still taking home cash until the 4th quarter
came around and gobbled up my spread. A touchdown
late by Arizona didn't keep Purdue from taking
the game, but kept me from my 4th win. Purdue
won by a touchdown, 31-24.
Oklahoma kept up the good work,
losing their 2nd game of the season, this time
to UCLA. But all they had to do was keep it
under 7 points, and I'd still come out on top.
Thanks to a defensive implosion, and one sickening
offensive performance by the Sooners, the Bruins
scored 21 points in the 4th quarter, demolishing
my hopes for a decent week, and making me hate
Oklahoma even more than I did right after they
took Auburn's place in the National Title game.
Karma! The Sooners took me to a putrid 3-6-2
in my college debut by losing to the Bruins
of UCLA 24-41.
It was a tough week for un-Lucky
Lester, with close pushes and closer losses bringing
me down. Next week has to be better. Stay tuned for
my second go at College Pick'em.
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