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With another sub par performance, I’m stuck holding
my head in shame. Sitting at 5-7 in the college ranks,
I’m stuck wondering what could have been…
Another week of pondering a shift in predictions awaits
me, but for now, here’s my Week 10 in review.
West Virginia (+1.5) @ Louisville Cardinals: LOSS!
Louisville could stop West Virginia 1 out of every 3
drives, and Westy’s defense could never halt the
Cardinal attack. Those two important factors kept the
home team Cardinals undefeated while eliminating West
Virginia’s Championship hopes.
Virginia
Cavaliers (+12.5) @ Florida State Seminoles: LOSS!
The Cavaliers just didn’t come to play, and that’s
the flat out truth. FSU finally played like a Florida
program, and I got my second loss in as many tries.
Missouri
Tigers (+6.5) @ Nebraska Cornhuskers: LOSS! Those
pesky Cornhuskers gave the Tigers yet another loss after
their 6-0 start to the season. Nebraska is like Norte
Dame for me these days, I just can’t figure out
when they’re going to come to play and when they’re
staying home.
Maryland
(+17) @ Clemson Tigers: WIN! Maryland came out and
slapped Clemson around, and I knew from the get go this
was going to be an easy cover. Naturally, the game came
down to a field goal, and the Terrapins walked out of
Clemson with another big win, giving me win numero uno
on the day.
Indiana
Hoosiers (+6) @ Minnesota Golden Gophers: LOSS!
The Hoosiers got pistol whipped by the Gophers, something
I should have seen coming. I knew Minnesota was better
than their record, but I thought the Hoosiers passing
attack get them the win. I forgot about their terrible
run defense, as the Gophers dominated early and often.
Pittsburgh
Panthers (-5) @ South Florida Bulls: LOSS! The Pitt
Panthers lost on the road, and except for the fact that
they’re Pitt, and they do that type of stuff to
sub par teams, I still don’t know how the managed
to blow this much needed victory. What they did do is
guarantee I wouldn’t have a good week.
Navy
Midshipmen (-10.5) @ Duke Blue Devils: WIN! The
Navy Midshipmen came out and stomped the Blue Devils,
just as I had suspected. 38-13 looks nice, but I did
suspect the Midshipmen would shut Duke out. However,
whooping them by 25 will do just fine.
Georgia
Bulldogs (-7) @ Kentucky Wildcats: LOSS! After Kentucky
pumped Georgia, scoring 14 of their 24 points in the
4th quarter, I was now looking to win out to get to
.500, something that never feels good. Georgia has really
gone full circle in their tumble. A team dedicated to
their defense has been man-handled by more than a couple
teams this year.
North
Carolina Tar Heels (+27) @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish:
WIN! Those Irish, tricky little buggers, but I had
their number this week. The Tar Heels are a bad football
team, yet, for some reason, I knew the Irish would have
a hard time coming to play on Saturday. I covered by
8 points, and the Irish, who should have won 52-7, just
stalled long enough to get me the win. Thanks guys.
Florida
Gators @ Vanderbilt Commodores (+17): WIN! Vanderbilt
was down 25-6 after 3 quarters of play, but a couple
4th quarter scores guaranteed a victory for me. The
Commodores couldn’t pull off the upset, falling
6 points short, but once again, they fought to the bitter
end against a much stronger opponent.
Purdue
Boilermakers (+2.5) @ Michigan State Spartans: WIN!
Purdue ousted the Spartans in Michigan, 17-15, in a
very boring game between two big time struggling programs.
State lost their 6th game in their last 7 after crumbling
to the Fighting Irish in Week 4. What a fall from grace.
The Spartans always seem to really struggle after a
big loss.
Washington
Huskies (+14) @ Oregon Ducks: LOSS! The loss of
Isaiah Stanbach finally came to kill the Huskies, as
Oregon played tough throughout, and the Dawgs came up
a touchdown short of making me a winner. Nothing seemed
to go the Huskies way, as they lost their 5th straight
game, (all close except the Duck game) going into their
last two games of the season.
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