Author: Chris Ford
Don’t waste a time out to save a delay of game in the 2nd half!
I’ll admit it: I’m not “wired” correctly. I remember being around 8-9 years old, fresh off of playing Madden ’94, yelling at the TV when the Miami Dolphins called a timeout to save themselves the five yard penalty with 11 minutes to go in the second half. “You idiots! That 5 yards is worth…
Week 13 (Rivalry week!) NCAA Football Predictions: Games that will/won’t suck
Week 12 was certainly an interesting one. After I made fun of the SEC for scheduling FCS opponents this late in the season, South Carolina went out and lost to The Citadel. Welp. Let’s see how I did last week: Suck: Florida 20, FAU 13 (OT). Definitely not suck. Florida continues to play down to…
Least attended NCAA Football Games: Week 12
After the success of last week’s lowest attended games, let’s take another look this week, shall we? The three lowest attended FBS football games this week, per announced figures as always: 3. Western Michigan at Northern Illinois – MACtion was not on the schedule this week for those in DeKalb, but there are a litany of excuses…
Betting against my alma mater, week 12: confirmed for losing
Purdue traveled to snowy Iowa City this weekend, and got a huge gift from Vegas. 23.5 points! In what was forecast to be inclement weather! With low temps! I knew from the start this bet was lost before it was even placed. That’s probably why, for some reason, I forgot to screenshot the actual…
NCAA Football Week 12: Games that will/won’t suck
We’re getting close to the end of the season, and the quality of games are getting generally better, with the exception of the SEC teams (And this year FSU!) having their annual “bye week” by scheduling an FCS team the week before rivalry week. Lame. Let’s look at how week 11 turned out: Suck:…
The three least attended NCAA Football games this week
3. Idaho vs Appalachian State – Hopefully the loyal AMSTS crowd in Moscow, Idaho read the Week 11 games that will/won’t suck and decided to stay home. Given that the Kibbie Dome only holds about 16,000 though, this isn’t nearly as bad as it may seem. I suspect Idaho often ends up on this list. Total attendance:…
Betting against my alma mater, Week 11: Back to break even
Purdue took on Northwestern this weekend, and the oddsmakes loved the Wildcats’ chances. Of course, after covering in two of the last three weeks I was surprised the line was as high as it was. It seems nobody knows which Purdue team is going to show up. And apparently it was the “not…
Some guy made a composite image of the history of every NFL logo and it totally doesn’t suck
Here’s probably one of the best pieces of internet work done in a long time. Someone put together a year by year image of every NFL team’s logo into one massive image. Before I share it with you, here are some initial takeaways and things to look for: The last logo change in the NFC…
NCAA Football Week 11 – Games that will/won’t suck
Let’s just jump into it, shall we? Here’s how my week 10 predictions fared: Suck: Louisiana Tech 56, North Texas 13. Definitely suck. Oklahoma 52, Iowa State 16. Definitely suck. Michigan 49, Rutgers 16. Definitely suck. Hey, look at that! I went 3/3. By this point of the season, predicting games that will suck is child’s play though.…
Betting against my alma mater: Weeks 9 & 10
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So I was out of town last week as the Boilermakers took down the Cornhuskers, not only covering, but WINNING THE GAME. It was impressive. Sure, the Huskers were hurt, but Purdue SCORED FIFTY FIVE POINTS! Nebraska was favored by 7.5, and it was never in doubt that Purdue would cover. Well worth losing…
NCAA Football Week 10, Games that will/won’t suck
A little delayed this week due to me being on vacation, but let’s review how I did last week: Suck: Oklahoma 62, Kansas 7. Definitely suck. Ole Miss 27, Auburn 19. Not suck. Memphis 41, Tulane 13. Definitely suck. Not Suck: Penn State 39, Illinois 0. Suck Virginia Tech 26, Boston College 10. Suck too, ugh. Oregon 61, Arizona…
Week 9 NCAA Football: Games that will and won’t suck
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Hi and welcome back to “Games that will/won’t suck.” As always, we’ll start with how we did last week, and by last week, I mean Week 7 because I am terrible at life and was too busy enjoying delicious American food last week. Suck: Western Kentucky 55, North Texas 28. Result: Suck Houston 42, Tulane 7. Result: Suck…