Easy Like Sunday Morning Multiple Choice Question

The above photo best describes....

a) Florida's offense, defense, coaching, and everything else except Andre Debose returning kickoffs

b) My stepdaughter's decision-making process

c) The 2010 Texas Longhorns

d) The political career of the dude who busted President Obama's lip

e) My neighbor attempting to deep fry a turkey

f) Desmond Howard attempting to speak coherently

g) Boise State's kicker

h) Bama offensive lineman #61 who got abused all day long by Auburn's Nick Fairley

i) All of the above

Hate Week '10, $cam Newton & The Gary Coleman Glare Of Death!!

Major props to eViL and Coach E for letting me take this baby for a spin!!

It's the day after Thanksgiving. The smell of turkey, cranberry and various desserts still linger in the air. The temperature has finally dropped a few degrees and I'm enjoying a cup of warm coffee as I watch a stray leaf blow gently across my lawn. This can only mean one thing...HATE WEEK IS UP IN THIS MUTHA!!!

As we give thanks for the things that mean the most to us, we should also take a few moments and talk about things we hate as well. Allow me to get us started...

I HATE AUBURN. This isn't the type of hate where once you strip it away, there is admiration and respect, this is the type of hate where once you strip it away, there are 6 or 7 more layers of hate. And you know what, I'm good with that. Auburn is like a black widow spider, there is absolutely nothing valuable they contribute to society; they exist only to cause pain to others (most notably me). In true Auburn form, they've given the world a whole new reason to hate them this year. I present to you exhibit #1.

$cam Newton -- not only is he "rich bitch" but his f'#*$ed up soap opera has been the biggest blight on the face of college football in recent history. Even worse, this relentless crap almost single handedly made me turn to the NFL for relief. Can any of us remember life before this (very talented) moron came on the scene? For the record: it no longer matters whether he "did it or not", the irreparable damage has long since been done...to all of us.

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In the spirit of Hate Week, I unveil the terrifying Gary Coleman Glare Of Death or GCGOD. I bestow this only on people or things that really piss me off. Much like Medusa's stare, this is meant to bring the recipient the worst possible skin rash, nose pimples, hemorrhoids, and ingrown pubic hairs that life has to offer.

1) Auburn University - Inclusion of this demonic institution should come as a surprise to no one (see above)

2) Jim McIlwain - Bama's OC is almost as bad as Steve Addazio. I think Garland Harwell and I have been utilized more than Ingram and Richardson -- inexcusable. He is the primary reason we won't be playing in Glendale. What a freakin idiot!!!

3) Tom Brady, Vince Young and Brett Farve - Bad hair, overgrown brat and the most overrated player in this history of sports. But enough about the NFL.

Who do you hate?

Safe Holidays and Roll Tide Roll!!

Thanksgiving Weekend Picks

The joyride ends this weekend.

On behalf of the entire staff of eViL G and Coach E's College Football Forum....all both of us....we hope you had a happy and safe Thanksgiving celebration with friends and family.  For the first time in 41 years I spent Thanksgiving in Orlando instead of Jacksonville.  mRs. eViL G made a feast fit for a king, and I am forever thankful she decided to marry me.  I'm truly blessed to have such a wonderful wife.

That's all I got...I'm tired from eating 5000 calories and I missed the deadline on Texas-Texas A&M.  For the record I had A&M winning by 7.

PICKS!!!

Michigan at Ohio State

Ohio State's president doesn't think TCU and Boise State are worthy of BCS title game consideration, and being the SEC snob I am, I totally agree.  You know who else doesn't deserve BCS title game consideration?  Ohio State.  El Presidente's comments would appear a little less self-serving if OSU wasn't one of several 1-loss teams jockeying for BCS position, and his comments wouldn't ring so hollow if the Buckeyes didn't get destroyed the last two times they played for college football's biggest prize.  Sure they'll dominate Michigan this weekend, but the Rose Bowl is as good as it gets this season, and Wisconsin has the inside track to Pasadena.

Buckeyes - 51

Meatchicken - 24

Georgia Tech at Georgia

UGA salvages a forgettable season by destroying one of the weaker Georgia Tech teams we've seen in several years.  I hope A.J. Green enjoys his last game between the hedges....I will not miss you A.J.

Dawgs - 38

Bees - 13

Notre Dame at Southern Cal

Memo to Coach Kelly:  When you coached at Cincinnati U, you could hide players who sexually assaulted women who later went on to commit suicide. Local sports media were too busy covering that 3-ring circus called the Cincinnati Bengals to give a damn.  In South Bend that's not the case.  Losing to the worst USC team in over a decade...not good either. Wrongful death lawsuits...even worse.

Trojans - 20

Irish - 13

LSU at Arkansas

LSU and Les Miles really need their own TV network...it's impossible to take your eyes away from these guys.  It's like watching a train wreck, but somehow the train manages to avoid danger at the last second by successfully jumping over a cliff and landing safely on the other side.  Someone much smarter than me recently said betting against LSU is like betting against fate.  Well, even fate is wrong every now and then.  For proof look no further than my first marriage.  Arkansas outscores LSU in the most entertaining game of the holiday weekend.

Hogs - 41

Cajuns - 38

Kentucky at Tennessee

Tennessee's record winning streak over Kentucky looked to be in serious jeopardy when the season started.  Now that Bray is locked in, look for the Vols to extend that streak for at least another 2 years.  Matt Simms should transfer to Blinn Junior College while he has some eligibility left.

Orange - 28

Blue - 17

South Carolina at Clemson

Back when the ole ball corch roamed the sidelines in Gainesville, he admitted to resting players against FSU so his Gators would be fresh for the SEC Championship Game.  This year you wonder if beating lowly Clemson registers on the radar in a season where South Carolina can make some real history.  Since forfeit isn't an option, expect South Carolina to look ahead, yet still squeak out a close road win before heading to the big game in Atlanta next week.

Cocks - 20

Tigers - 17

NC State at Maryland

Speaking of teams who've never been there before, NC State can win the ACC's Atlantic Division with a win over Maryland.  ACC Commissioner Josephus Billy Bob Swofford is giddy at the thought of NC State bringing 40,000 fans from nearby Raleigh to the ACC Championship Game....too bad he'll have to settle for 10,000 FSU fans instead.  NC State chokes away a golden opportunity that won't come their way again anytime soon.

Turtles - 33

Wolfpack - 14

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

Ryan Broyles and Justin Blackmon duel it out for the Biletnikoff Award while both defenses take the day off.  Oklahoma State manages to win late on a long FG by their stud kicker.  Okie State and Nebraska play for the Big 12 title on ABC....75% of American households tune in to watch that armadillo special on Discovery Channel instead.

Cowboys - 45

Sooners - 42

Florida at Florida State

UF has no offense, no pass rush and spotty run support.  FSU leads the nation in sacks, and John Brantley involuntarily goes into the fetal position when an opposing defender gets within ten feet of him.  Florida's best all-around player Janoris Jenkins may not play due to a concussion, special teams demon Andre Debose is gimpy with an ankle injury and Jeff Demps will undergo surgery any day now to amputate his foot that got stepped on back in September.  Other than that UF is the best 4-loss team in America with a functioning retard as offensive coordinator.  Even though I don't think FSU is really all that good, UF really is that much worse.  All streaks come to an end, and it's about time the young offspring of my Nole friends got a chance to celebrate a Seminole victory for the first time in their lifetimes.

Noles - 24

Gators - 13

Arizona at Oregon

It doesn't seem right...Oregon is on their way to an undefeated season.  It's like Cleveland making the Super Bowl or Missouri winning the Big 12.  Even though Oregon looks like the best team in the country not named Auburn (for now), I'm not sold on them.  I'm not brave enough to pick against Oregon at home, but if the Ducks lose, just remember who almost called it.

Ducks - 21

Zona - 17

Boise State at Nevada

Ugh...this is Boise State's toughest game?  We're still supposed to take these guys seriously.  #19 Nevada? Really?  The last team from Nevada deserving to be ranked that high was coached by Jerry Tarkanian.

Broncos - 45

The Other Wolfpack - 20

And finally....

Auburn at Alabama

In 1992, by their count, Alabama won their 29th national championship.  The following year Auburn went undefeated, but wasn't eligible for the national title because they were on probation.  Before accepting the Alabama job, Nick Saban led LSU to a national title in 2003.  The following year Auburn went undefeated, but didn't play for the national title thanks to the BCS.  Auburn's only national title came in 1957, awarded by the Associated Press, in spite of the Tigers being on probation and ineligible for a bowl game that year.  

Given their history it's easy to understand Auburn's stance on this Cam Newton saga.  Win now, and take your chances later...who cares if the title gets vacated 3 years from now?  If Auburn loses, then it's just the football karma gods putting Auburn in their rightful place, looking up at Alabama.  It's college football's version of the Yankees and the Red Sox, only in this case the Red Sox haven't won anything meaningful since integration....and Auburn fans are nowhere near as obnoxious as Red Sox fans.

Alabama is an afterthought nationally, which suits Nick Saban just fine.  It's Senior Day in Tuscaloosa, which also applies to NFL-bound juniors Julio Jones and Mark Ingram.  Maybe I'm still shell-shocked from the last two Bama ass-whuppins, but I had Bama winning this game in September, and I still do now.  I expect another NFL-bound junior, Marquis Maze, to overshadow Ingram, Richardson, Jones and yes, even Cam Newton.  In fact, I expect Bama to win this game much easier than the experts think.

Roll Tide - 31

War Eagle - 20

Be good.

e

November 20th Picks

FCS powerhouse Appalachian State (in red) takes on Liberty Bowl-bound UF (in white) tomorrow.

Happy Friday everyone.

This week's matchups are about as stale as that Halloween candy you still have sitting around the house.  It's the week before Hate Week, when most teams mix in a second homecoming opponent before ending the season against their most bitter rival.  Sure there might be a couple games worth our time, but for the most part tomorrow's slate of games are straight up booty.

PICKS!!

Appalachian State at Florida

See what I mean?  It's Senior Day in Gainesville, and as you might imagine plenty of tickets are available following last week's "effort" against South Carolina.  I'll be there, because this senior class deserves my support after bringing home two crystal trophies....and there's a good chance the Gators might actually win this game.

UF - 38

App - 10

Virginia Tech at Miami

Tech can wrap up the ACC Coastal Division title this weekend.  Since dropping their first two games, the Hokies are playing some of the best football outside of Eugene.  Miami's stuck in neutral, and will be until Randy Shannon moves on...here's hoping he doesn't move on.

Hokies - 24

Canes - 13

Florida State at Maryland

The only drama or intrigue this game produced recently was whether or not Myron Rolle would make it back to College Park in time from his Rhodes Scholar interview.  Other than Oklahoma, you could argue FSU is playing great football and they've given away games they easily should have won.  You could also argue the ACC sucks, and FSU should never need field goals to beat lowly Clemson and North Carolina at home.  I think both arguments are true.

Noles - 30

Turtles - 14

Arkansas at Mississippi State

This is the SEC's best matchup tomorrow....again, booty.  This game could decide who gets the Cotton Bowl bid, but other than that it's about as meaningless as an Arkansas-Mississippi State game gets.  The Hogs have too much firepower, and they've proven to be pretty damn good on the road.

Hogs - 34

MSU - 20

Ohio State at Iowa

Perhaps the best game of the day on paper, but I think the Buckeyes have too many weapons offensively and too many athletes defensively for Iowa to defend its house.  Iowa's defensive front keeps the score low, but Ohio State takes this one.

Buckeyes - 19

Hawkeyes - 16

Tennessee at Vanderbilt

As if this is ever a home game for Vandy.  Tennessee found its mojo just in time to keep that winning streak alive against Kentucky next week.  I can't recall a worse Vandy team in my lifetime, so this game will prove to be nothing more than a tune-up.

Vols - 35

Dores - 6

Wisconsin at Michigan

The Badgers put up EIGHTY-THREE POINTS against Indiana last week. Wisconsin's basketball team rarely scores 83 points.  I slept though their boring 1st round NCAA tournament game against Wofford in Jacksonville back in March.  It's easy for an SEC homer like me to bash Wisconsin for being a bunch of slow, one-dimensional corn fed kids who can't hang with the big boys.  But it appears this year's team is for real.  Michigan's defense is downright horrific...and Wisconsin's offense is licking its chops.  If Rich Rod wasn't already on notice, this game will have fans screaming for Jim Harbaugh more than ever.

Badgers - 48

Meatchicken - 24

And finally....

Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M - The Florida Classic

The only guaranteed sellout at the dilapidated Citrus Bowl, other than the recent Wrestlemania where Ric Flair officially retired (woo?), is THIS game....EVERY year.  The records don't matter, the SWAC or MEAC or whatever conference these teams play in don't matter.

As a young child my parents, both FAMU alums, would take me and my sister to this game when it was played in Tallahassee, in a devious attempt to brainwash us into becoming an FSU fans.  And it almost worked.  Usually this game conflicts with a UF home game, so I haven't been in years.

The marching bands are a bigger draw than the football, and the party got started here in Orlando around Tuesday afternoon.  I usually have to turn down family members who want a place to crash over the weekend, because like many of you, I have some family members who really don't need to know where I live.

All in all, while many of you could care less about this game, there's a nostalgia about this matchup that brings back some great childhood memories of spending time with family, while watching mediocre football and exceptional marching bands.

GO RATTLERS!!

FAMU - 964
BCC - 7

Be good.
e

Bizarro Meyer/Addazio Press Conference

As if getting bent over by lowly South Carolina at home by 3 TDs wasn't bad enough, all season long Gator Nation has been subjected to even more painful Monday press conferences, featuring Urban Meyer and his mentally challenged offensive coordinator Steve Addazio.  It's clear Meyer and Addazio both think towing the company line is the way to go.....why air your dirty laundry, even if it's scattered all over your neighbor's lawn for the whole subdivision to see?

For this reason I think the media should take a reverse psychology angle and start asking questions that play directly into Meyer's and Addazi's rose petal and puppy dog kisses view of what is easily the worst UF team in a quarter century.

In a perfect world, the Mike Bianchis, Pat Dooleys and those of their ilk would ask questions like this....

(initiate dream sequence....)

Media:
Coach Meyer, that minus-10 yard pass Brantley threw to himself, was that a wrinkle you've been working on all year, or just this week?"

Corch! Corch! Over here...your plan to speed up the tempo by running the same shitty plays faster, do you think it succeeded in getting South Carolina the ball back faster, or is there room for improvement on just how fast you can give the ball back to your opponent?

Corch Addazi, when you sit there on the sideline with the offense after a hard fought 3-and-out, and you just sit there, not saying a word to the offensive line or skill players, does it frustrate you that they refuse to telepathically take in your innermost thoughts and dreams?

Corch Addazio. According to those folks that know you well, your work ethic is legendary and you spend countless hours per week drawing up your gameplan. I recognize there is only 24 hours in a day, but have you ever considered watching film of the other team's defense as part of your weekly preparation?

Coach Addazio, follow-up to that last question....do you consider the fact that other coaches watch your team's game tape and therefore seem to predict exactly what you're going to do to be a form of cheating?

Corch Meyer!  Can you rub your belly and pat your head at the same time?

Corch Meyer Corch Meyer...we've heard some fans grumble because Andre Debose looks so good on special teams, and yet we don't get him involved in the offense. Have you considered just taking Debose off special teams, too, to quiet the fans down a bit?  And did you realize you're rubbing your chest, not your belly?

(dream sequence ends as my neighbor's dog starts barking at 5:30am)

If only the media had the balls to cut through Meyer and Addazio's bullshit....we can dream, can't we?

November 13th Picks

Greetings football fans....this soap opera going on in Starkville, Auburn, and regrettably Gainesville has taken on a life of its own. The latest turn has the Mississippi State pimp Kenny Rogers claiming Cam Newton's father, the preacher pimp, originally made the "pay for play" demands of his son, the whore.  Taking it to what I like to call "the whole 'nother level", there's now a report claiming that some conversations were taped, including Newton's tearful confession to MSU coaches that he couldn't turn down Auburn because "the money was too great".

At no point during this ordeal have the Newtons come out and directly say, "We did not request payment for Cam to attend MSU or Auburn, nor did we receive payment from anyone during Cam's recruitment to Auburn."  And Auburn's leadership has been eerily silent while all of this plays out....oh, and there's those miraculous church renovations that kept Rev. Newton's church from being torn down.

NOW we find out Cam may have cheated on some tests during his stay at UF, which for starters makes you wonder why he didn't attend FSU instead.  This most recent development puts my alma mater directly into the cross-hairs of this train wreck.  The tinfoil hat delegation is convinced the evil, vindictive Urban Meyer has patiently waited to leak this story to the media after Newton left Meyer two years ago.  Nevermind leaking confidential student information is a violation of federal law.  Clearly Meyer is above the law and has more media influence than Oprah and Rupert Murdoch combined....and like most sinister types, he was born without a chin.

Hopefully this grease fire gets put under control, and soon.  A good start would be the Newtons fessing up.

On a personal note, this weekend promises to be quite historic for yours truly.  Saturday afternoon at 4:00 my sister's UCF hoops squad takes on the Lady Gators in Gainesville.  In case you're wondering, I will be wearing black and gold, cheering my head off for UCF to beat the snot out of my alma mater.  Of course two hours later I'll wearing orange and blue, sitting in my familiar cheap seats in Section 2 Row 7, cheering my head off for Florida to beat the snot out of South Carolina.

Live long enough and there's no telling who you wind up cheering for....or against....

PICKS!!

Mississippi State at Alabama

Bama is one Auburn victory (which at some point will be vacated) away from having nothing to play for except a second Sugar Bowl bid in the past 3 years...not exactly what the Tide faithful had in mind when the season started.  Mississippi State on the other hand has their eyes on a New Years Day bid (Cotton Bowl perhaps).  Mississippi State also has the motivation of playing for their fallen teammate Nick Bell who recently lost his battle with cancer.  Noble cause indeed, but Bama is still Bama and they're playing at home.

Tide - 34

MSU - 13

Georgia at Auburn

Georgia coming to town is just what the doctor ordered for AU...not because UGA will be a pushover, but because the War Cheaters can finally focus on playing football.  It seems like Auburn's last football game was a year ago.  Don't expect the distractions to end anytime soon Tiger fans.  This whole Newton situation smells fishy, and you know it.  The home team wins as the evidence mounts.

AU - 32

UGA - 21

Oklahoma State at Texas

One team is 4-1 in the Big 12 South, ranked #10 in the country and has its sights on a BCS bowl.  The other team is Texas.  Sure Okie State is the Big 12's South Carolina, but this year Texas is the Big 12's Kentucky.  The Longhorns defense can't stop anyone, and Okie State can score like Coach E at a 1985 Bishop Kenny house party.  Too bad we didn't have iPhones back then....

Pokes - 31

Horns - 16

Ole Miss at Tennessee

This game is relevant for one reason.  Heralded tailback recruit Mike Bellamy is making an official visit to Knoxville this weekend.  Florida was never in the hunt for this kid, and it was reported Bellamy left the Florida-LSU game at halftime because he was "bored".  Clemson leads for Bellamy's services, and I need it to stay that way.  I don't need Tennessee or ANYONE in the SEC getting this kid.  He's the next C.J. Spiller.  I need Taylor Bray to play like a true freshman, and I need UT's offensive line to play like ass.  Considering Ole Miss is in town I'm probably asking too much.

Vols - 20

Rebel Bear Thingees -7

Penn State at Ohio State

Conference realignment can't come fast enough for the Big Ten, where we're headed for a 3-way tie between Ohio State, Wisconsin and Michigan State.  After head-to-head matchups, the next tiebreakers are penalty kicks and a 1,000 word essay on the Discovery Channel documentary, "The Armadillo: Nature's Little Tank". 

Buckeyes - 41

Lions - 14

Clemson at Florida State

It must be Week 11 of the college football season, because Christian Ponder is worn down to the point where he can't play.  You can almost set your watch by it.  Jimbo Fisher got his first taste of Wide Right last week, but I think E.J. Manuel manages the game well enough to beat your garden variety, mediocre Clemson team who recruits well every year, only to lose 4-5 games.  This will be one of them.  I've seen your future Mike Bellamy, and it involves Champs Sports Bowl bids and losses at home to Wake Forest and NC State.

Noles - 27

Tigers - 23

And finally......

South Carolina at Florida

Like clockwork, South Carolina's late season implosion is on.  You can set your watch by that too.  Only this season, for the first time since the SEC split into divisions, the East is garbage. 

The Gamecocks boast an excellent run defense and a forgettable pass defense, which is great for them because Florida's playbook doesn't have a pass play longer than 8 yards in it.  UF fans quick to jump on the Jordan Reed bandwagon need to be reminded of exactly who the Gators played last week...easily the worst Vanderbilt team in recent memory.  And unless UF shores up its offensive line issues, it won't matter who plays QB.

Marcus Lattimore is 100% healthy, and Alshon Jeffery can single-handedly turn Janoris Jenkins into a second day NFL draft pick.  A.J. Green has nothing on this kid.  For UF, Jeff Demps and Andre Debose are healthy too, so UF will have all of its weapons.  Sadly, Steve Addazio is also 100% healthy for this game.

Usually this is one of those reverse mojo games where I pick UF to lose, only to feel better when they win.  Screw that...The Swamp will be rocking, and Stephen Garcia will not disappoint the home fans, completing passing in stride all night to UF's talented secondary.  South Carolina does not win championships, not in Gainesville, regardless of who their coach is.

Gators - 27

Gamecocks - 21

Be good.

e

November 6th Picks

The jury is out on that halo Cam....

Welcome to the post-cocktail hangover edition of the weekly picks, brought to you by Saltines brand crackers, Pepto Bismol, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, and those Chaser pills you buy at CVS before binge drinking on your adult beverage of choice.

There's HUGE news out of the Plains, and it involves college football's poster boy Cam Newton.  Word is he was sold to the highest bidder, who if this story is true, obviously turned out to be Auburn.  Tennessee and Mississippi State were also mentioned, and it's rumored that MSU coach Dan Mullen blew the whistle on Auburn after Cam's handlers made their asking price known.  Tennessee couldn't afford the alleged price because they're still paying Phil Fulmer's buyout, and they haven't received the bill from Bruce Pearl's legal defense team.

Now Cam is the son of a preacher man, and as the story goes the preacher man's church building was perilously close to being condemned, and at the 11th hour Pastor Newton recieved the necessary funds to save his church.  I've heard this story before, but it usually involves a local community center that's about to be demolished so an evil, greedy developer can build a strip mall.  Luckily the neighborhood teenagers threw together an impromptu break dance contest, attracting the best hip-hop dancers in town, and at the end of the day the kids raise enough cash, saving the day while dancing to the funky funky beat.

Personally I think Auburn is in deep trouble.  There's only one school in the state of Alabama that's allowed to buy its players without serious repercussions, and it's not Auburn....or Samford. 

The truth is out there.

PICKS!!

Florida at Vanderbilt
I expect Florida to keep the momentum going after last week's big win in Jacksonville.  In addition to having our resident stalker Chris Rainey back in the fold, tailbacks Mike Gillislee and Emmanuel Moody are both coming back from injuries.  As far as Vandy goes, I hope SEC-TV mikes up their head coach before, during and after the game....I'm gonna miss that guy next season.
Gators - 30
Dores - 21

North Carolina at Florida State
Christian Ponder hasn't looked right all season, and this was before his late fumble at Raleigh last week.  The kid is a warrior, but he takes a pounding even though his offensive line is supposedly the team's strength.  Meanwhile, UNC is staring Southern Cal-like sanctions in the face.  Lucky for them it'll take the NCAA another 16 years to fully investigate all the illegal crap they did.  UNC has nothing to play for, and they'll play like it on Saturday
Noles - 28
Heels - 7

Arkansas at South Carolina
Two of the SEC's most talented and inconsistent QBs face off in Columbia.  The Gamecocks can lose this game and still win the East by knocking off my Gators next week.  Meanwhile Arkansas is playing for 2nd place in the West unless the planets line up.  I like South Carolina's defense against an erratic Ryan Mallett.  The Razorbacks' defense can't cover a baby with a beach blanket.
Cocks - 38
Hogs - 20

Arizona at Stanford
Arizona gets some key players back from injury for this game, but Stanford will be too much to handle at home.  Andrew Luck has made Jake Locker all but invisible in the PAC-10.  The smart kids win.
Cardinal - 41
'Zona - 28

Tennessee at Memphis
The Vols dip back into Conference USA for a much needed feel-good win.  By the end of the season Vol fans will wonder why this Bray kid wasn't named the starting QB sooner.
Vols - 27
Tigers - 10

Nebraska at Iowa State
Iowa State can't sneak up on anyone after pimp slapping Texas in their own house.  Nebraska will be ready, and Troy Polamalu's mini-me goes off for another 200+ yards on the ground. 
Huskers - 44
Cyclones - 17

TCU at Utah
This game came very close to getting the "And finally..." slot, but then I remembered no one really cares about these two teams, the conference they play in, or their supposed chances to make the BCS title game.  It's Texas Christian and Utah.  This game should be televised on ESPN6.  I might give a damn once Utah is in the PAC-10 and TCU accepts that Big 12 invite.  Until then...
Utah - 3
TCU - 2

Lamar at Georgia State
Lamar travels to Atlanta to play upstart Georgia State.  I bet Georgia State could field an entire team with dudes living in Atlanta named Lamar...and a competitive one at that.
GSU - 56
Lamar - 10

And finally....

Alabama at LSU
Historically Baton Rouge has been kind to Alabama.  Actually it's been kind to a lot of teams, but we'll let those wacky Cajuns think there's something magical about Death Valley.  Sure it's a cool venue, it's crazy loud and the crowd is nuts, but the truth is Bama feels right at home in Red Stick.

Defensively LSU matches up well against Bama, as they do against most teams.  LSU has a national championship caliber defense.  Offensively LSU is about as consistent as my stepdaughter's moods.

The smart money is on Bama, but I'm past the point of second guessing Les Miles.  Yes, he doesn't appear to be very smart, and he doesn't possess the clock management skills you want as your head coach.  But the guy just finds ways to win when he has no business doing so.  If LSU wins I won't be shocked, but Bama has too much on the line with very little margin of error left to make it to the big game(s).  A Crimson Tide loss makes the Iron Bowl virtually irrelevant....who wants that?

Roll - 23
Geaux - 20

Be good.
e

Coming soon.....

eViL (small black guy), Scottie Ray (large white guy) and friends.

Against my better judgment, I've given guest editing privileges to my second-favorite Alabama fan on the planet, Keith Edwards.  Lord knows if he'll ever show up here to brighten our day with his wisdom...worst case I'll owe John Buchanan fifty bucks if he doesn't.

For those of you who don't know Keith, I'll give you a little background.

He's a pimp....the end.

The eager staff at your Orlando Airport Hooters wouldn't take the time to make that sign if it wasn't true.

Keith....the floor is yours whenever you're ready....

Some LATE thoughts from this past weekend's action....

The word "irony" comes to mind.....

• Between the pre-game and post-game tailgate, Baby Coach E wore Uncle eViL out this weekend.  I slept like a dead man Saturday, but not after running over an oversized raccoon on I-95 on the way back home to Orlando.  The left front quarter panel of my sweet sweet ride took on some damage....goodbye $500 deductible....
• Yes, I know I had UGA crushing UF by 3 touchdowns.  If you actually bet money on the game based on my advice, my rich uncle in Nigeria would like your name, e-mail address and social security number so you can share in his fortune.
• Who had Baylor winning the Big 12 South?  No one?  
• Who has Scottie Ray drinking heavily?  Everyone?
• If there's one coaching staff that should refrain from making the "choke" sign at a Florida player, it's Georgia's coaching staff.  Nice work Coach Grantham....you just gave UF added motivation to make sure we take UGA seriously next year.  Think of it as a poor man's 2007 end zone celebration.
• Joakim Noah in a blue mumu thinks Cam Newton looked hot in in his Halloween fairy costume.
• Speaking of hot....UGA's coeds >>> UF's coeds....like the scoreboard just about every year, some things never change.
• Similarly, UF's thugs >>> UGA's thugs....Chris Rainey single-handedly out-thugged Washaun Ealey, Caleb King, Tavarres King and the rest of UGA's thugs.
• I wonder if Notre Dame misses fatass, frontbutt-having Charlie Weiss yet.