Category: College Football
NCAA Football Championship Week: Games that will/won’t suck
Rivalry week is done. There were some goodies, and some not so goodies. Let’s see how I did last week: Suck: Clemson 37, South Carolina 32. Not suck but not as close as the final score leads you to believe South Florida 44, UCF 3. Definitely suck Memphis 63, SMU 0. Woof. Major suck Clemson trying their best…
Least attended NCAA Football games: Rivalry week
Since you guys seem to love this, we’ll take a look at attendances from rivalry week. The three lowest attended FBS football games this week, per announced figures as always: 3. UTEP at North Texas– UNT to their credit even kept this one close! They only lost 20-17 to the Miners. But in case you…
Betting against my alma mater, final roundup!
Purdue once again after covering got a reasonable line this week. Indiana was 10 point favorites in West Lafayette. I was out of town for the weekend, which was fortunate since my home internet went out for 3 days and my phone data was throttled because of German bureaucracy. Lucky for me, from the…
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…
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.…
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…