I'll get this out of the way: I went 14-9 against the spread this week, which brings my total for the season to 29-17 (that's 63 percent for those of you without a calculator), and I am now up 14.5 units for the season—not too shabby.
I never gave my pick for last night's Florida-Miami game, but I think you all know where my heart was; I would have traded the winning record yesterday for a win in the Swamp.
I was proud of the way the Canes played yesterday and, while in true media fashion they will act like the the Gators beat the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers, in reality this was a Canes team that was primarily true freshmen and sophomores and had gotten four total votes in all of the preseason polls combined.
Let's talk about the games we picked and see how we ended up where we did.
I really liked Wisconsin, and the Badgers didn't disappoint. They started slow, but once the passing game began to click, Marshall was history and it was a cover. Win
I'm not sure what the game plan was for Central Michigan; it looked scared and Georgia looked motivated. I thought it would be closer. Loss
Tulsa proved once again that it can score all day; North Texas showed once again that it could get scored on all day. Win
Oregon is one of the better teams out there and left no doubt about it; Utah State solidified it's place on my "teams that stink" list. Win
Have I mentioned in any of my articles lately that I think Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson can out-coach anyone? Add Boston College to that list and I'm still not sure why the Eagles were favored. Win
South Florida appeared to have the cover sealed, up by 14 late in the fourth quarter; obviously it forgot to tell Central Florida that they wanted the cover as well as the win. Loss
I have once again underestimated Joe Paterno and his Penn State team. From the looks of it, Oregon State did, as well. Loss
Many thought Stanford was on its way back; we knew Arizona State was already back. Win
How does the Alabama offense celebrate a big win last week in Atlanta? Obviously by taking a week off in a home game against Tulane. Loss
Northern Illinois seems to care more about covering than winning; Western Michigan didn't seem to care and neither did I. Win
Florida Atlantic scored on a 73-yard run with 40 seconds left to get the cover; Alabama-Birmingham didn't seem to care but I sure let out a scream. Win
I don't think anyone is too surprised by Texas winning big. Mike Price doesn't look too good while serving his sentence as head coach at UTEP. Win
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Nick The Only 10 months ago
Mitch, what do you think of Urban Meyer calling the field goal with 30 seconds left to cover (unless you had thr 23.5 spread)?
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Mitch at sportschatplace.com 10 months ago
I think Miami got to live with the field goal that happened when Schnellenberger called time out with 10 seconds left up by 25 for a while now and I give Meyer all the credit in the world for having the guts to do it and make the Gator Alumn happy and give them their moment, it's been a long time for them. I only had the money line becuaause I knew a cover wouldn't make me any happier but I played it real small.
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