I am about to be last in my group's college pick 'em for the third week in a row.
Here's how you do it:
- Think Texas is good. Yeah, they've got like 77 high school blue chip players on the roster, and the largest budget in the country (see this week's SI article on them and USC) but they aren't very good. Kansas State will be favored against them in Austin next week. Oklahoma might beat them to death in the Red River Rivalry later this month. Hook 'em Horns.
- Think South Carolina is a top five team. Yeah, they lost, by double digits, last week to Georgia. They didn't cover this week. Great.
- Be on the wrong end of the half point in the biggest game (so far) of the year -- see Alabama (giving 7.5).
- Don't believe Northwestern can cover big against teams they usually struggle with.
- Be a Purdue graduate. Need I say more?
- Notre Dame? They covered the first week...right? 1 for 3 is...okay, it's why I'm in last place again.
- Who can guess on a 35-point spread? Not me.
I love picking. And I'm a big fan of college football. But sometimes...it's just frustrating.
I'm one week of last place away from using the Diane Chambers method. Remember her, from Cheers? She picked games based on which mascot would win. See, I'd have gotten the A&M-Bama game right, too, right? An Aggie beats a Tide right? I'm still trying to figure out if a Boilermaker -- whisky in beer, right? -- beats a Leprechaun. I guess the leprechaun is fighting.
Wish me well next week. Wildcats over Longhorns. Rah.
