Barack Obama and communists don’t like college football. Just sayin’.
So, if you are Barack Obama, a communist, or just don’t care about college football, there’s nothing to see here.
After going a perfect 8-0 last week, I’m now 16-0 with my college football picks for the season, and look to extend my perfect record.
What’s that? Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Miami? I didn’t get those games wrong. Florida State, Michigan, and Ohio State did. Like in the 2008 presidential election. I was right. 53% of America was wrong. So, my unblemished record remains.
This week, we’ll look at the teams from Frank J’s, Harvey’s and my teams. Okay, maybe Harvey doesn’t care that much about Wisconsin Badgers football. Still, we’re looking at that game. Plus a few others.
And, as some of you might say, I can’t pick the winners. So, I’ll pick the losers. I seem to be as good at picking the losers as I am the winners, so here we go.
Tulsa vs Boise State (4)
This season, the Golden Hurricane has beaten every team it’s played that’s not from Oklahoma. Boise isn’t in Oklahoma. So, logically, Tulsa should win.
Just kidding, Frank J and Sarah K. Just kidding.
Who’s gonna lose? Tulsa.
South Dakota vs Wisconsin (6)
Another tune-up game. South Dakota needs to get ready to face NAIA powerhouse Lindenwood next week. Or, maybe Wisconsin has to do something to get ready for next week’s game with Nebraska. Whatever. The Coyotes just need to ride out this week’s attack by the Badgers. But Harvey doesn’t care.
Who’s gonna lose? South Dakota.
North Carolina State vs Cincinnati
This week’s prime time pillow fight features the Wolfpack — who have beaten two pushovers but lost to another ACC school — and the Bearcats — who have beaten two pushovers but lost to an SEC school. Losing to an ACC school is worse than losing to an SEC school. So North Carolina State is the worse team. I sure hope those rumors about NC State being one of the possibilities for being the SEC’s 14th team aren’t true.
Who’s gonna lose? North Carolina State.
Central Florida at Brigham Young
BYU smacked an SEC school its first time out this season. But it was Mississippi. And they’ve since lost 2 in a row. Central Florida, meanwhile, won two games big, and lost last week close. But, like this game, none of that matters in this week’s “Isn’t Anything Else On” game.
Who’s gonna lose? Central Florida.
Arkansas (14) vs Alabama (3)
This battle in the SEC west will be a fun game to watch. Alabama is good. But so is Arkansas. Just not as good. Arkansas will win the SEC West some year. But they’ll be hard-pressed to win this matchup this week on CBS.
Who’s gonna lose? Arkansas.
Oklahoma State (7) vs Texas A&M (8)
ABC has this game. I wish I cared. But I don’t. Except that Texas A&M might actually become an SEC team next year. I’ll care then.
Who’s gonna lose? Oklahoma State.
Florida State (11) vs Clemson (21)
The undefeated Kitties from Death Valley play host to a bunch of Wild Indians from North Florida in a big ACC matchup of ranked teams. After getting run over by a Sooner Schooner last week, Jimbo Fisher will try to get his patched-up tribe ready to face the sharp claws of Dabo Sweeney’s Orange Tabbies. The Tigers will get a few licks in, but the Seminoles are just too tough.
Who’s gonna lose? Clemson.
LSU (2) vs West Virginia (16)
In the day’s final matchup of ranked teams, Les Miles and his Bayou Bengals travel to Morgantown, West Virginia to face Dana Holgorsen’s Hillbillies in a face-off between the best of the Big East and the best of the SEC.
Lots of pundits are calling for the Mountaineers to upset the Tigers. I’m not lots of pundits.
Who’s gonna lose? West Virginia.
North Carolina vs Georgia Tech (25)
Paul Johnson’s flexbone offense put up the most yardage in Georgia Tech NCAA history last week as they crushed Kansas. 768 yards of total offense, including 604 on the ground. That’s a lot. But, in an asterisk, isn’t the most Tech has put up ever. They had 1,420 yards rushing in their 222-0 win back in 1916, before there was an NCAA.
North Carolina, meanwhile, has rolled to 3 straight wins, and is looking to paint Atlanta some girly-looking blue. A win by the Tar Heels would go a ways towards removing the “interim” form Everett Withers’s title.
Unless the Yellow Jackets revert to the Humble Bumbles we’ve come to expect and shake our heads at, that high school offense of Tech will be unstoppable. Plus, their defense is getting better. They’re not there yet, but they’re getting there.
Who’s gonna lose? North Carolina.
Georgia vs Mississippi
The last-place team in the SEC East travels west to face the last-place team in the SEC West. This is definitely a “who cares” game. Except for Ole Miss and Georgia fans.
This game will help determine who gets fired first: Houston Nutt or Mark Richt. Then, there’s the Boise State connection. Nutt used to be the head coach at Boise State. Richt will be Boise State’s next head coach, maybe next year.
Mississippi isn’t as bad as they looked against Vanderbilt, but they are bad. Georgia isn’t as good as they looked against Coastal Carolina. But they’re good. Okay, maybe not good, but okay. And okay beats bad.
Who’s gonna lose? Mississippi.
Your games?
I may not have picked your games. In fact, I probably didn’t. So, I’ll fix that now.
Who’s gonna lose? The team that’s playing your team.
Like it should be.
I liked your Central Florida pick.
Nothing improves accuracy like picking games after they are played !
Texas A&M might actually become an SEC team next year.
Will Texas A&M be given a grace period to rid their teams’ rosters of players whose parents weren’t related prior to their marriage?
Good Job on the Central Fla. pick to lose Basil. It was a pretty exciting game and both teams did some good work and made some stupid moves. Pretty much normal for a football game. That’s not a slap, it ‘s just the way of the game. My spouse often wonders if teams who play at Edwards Stadium in Utah understand about altitude and it’s affects on the body. Denver has the same issue. Things like that can be a factor, not the deciding one, but a factor none the less.
Haha @ Iowa Jim!
Basil, one of these days, you’re going to have to meet us in person, and you’re gonna regret all that stuff you said about Boise State.
SarahK:
“Said?” Past tense? Like I’ve finished? Not a chance.
Of course, no matter what I say, all you have to do is point to the scoreboard while I just stew and fume.
The only truly American sport is killing Communists.
Iowa St. vs. Bye
Yes, Iowa State will probably turn the ball over a bunch and get down by double digits, but they’ll find a way to come back and stay unbeaten. This puts Bye on equal terms with all the other teams they’ve beaten including Iowa. Which means Iowa is on par with nobody – as in U of Iowa = Nobody. Math isn’t wrong because it’s Science!
Whose gonna lose? Bye.
@thenut: Well, we’ve got a lot of ’em here, now. And they’re breeding like rabbits. Is rabbit hunting is a sport?
Oh, sure, SarahK. Keep promulgating the myth that Basil and Frank are separate people. Clever.
Basil, an awfully large part of your brain must be devoted to guys throwing a ball around to do that so well.
Imagine if that brain power were directed toward ridding us of the Democrats…
Imagine if millions of football fans were to take out their pent up aggression on the Democrats…
How much better this world would be for us all if the energy devoted to football were used in the cause of freedom!
I think football is an insidious scheme to get all the he-men to use up their he-manness on something totally pointless.
Somewhere a girly man Democrat is rubbing his skinny hands every time the real men in the country sit on their butts and drink beer and talk about kicking each other’s butts, instead of kicking the butts in Congress and the WH who really need butt kicking.
I’m doing my part. When I turned 18, my State Representative, State Senator, governor, US Representative, and US Senators were all Democrats. Today, my State Senator, governor, US Representative, and US Senators are all Republican.
More people should be like me!
Completely OT: Is anyone else aware that Nickelodeon is off the air today until 3:00, showing a graphic that it’s the “World Wide Day of Play” in a liberal kiss up to the “war on obesity” supposedly being waged by the large-assed wife of The One?
Silas Redd vs. anyone.
Who’s gonna lose? Anyone.
You squeaked out this time by not attempting to score any of the teams that did not follow your previous picks. Almost as slick as a Democrap.
Bristol Palin vs. loud mouth homo barfly.
Whose gonna lose? Loud mouth homo barfly
Temple U BABY!!!!
Watching sports accomplishes nothing in the end. As best I can figure, it is some psychological substitute for war that makes guys feel like they did a war when they actually did nothing. Its like neutering. Guys should save up that manly drive for getting rid of the bad guys/Democrats.
Too bad politics isn’t more of a sport. It might engage more of the demographic that is usually more Republican and Conservative.
I would definitely pay to see Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid tackled! Now that’s a real ratings getter for all demographics!
(Thanks for your service Basil. I appreciate and we all benefit from your talent and effort. I was just thinking, with your prodigious sport ability, you could use it for even more good, kinda like some super hero.)
Barack Obama
andthe communist…….There, I fixed it for you.