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Cincinnati 30 @ South Florida 21 – I’m taking Cinci because of Tony Pike, Tony Pike and Tony Pike. He’s been a machine and the Bearcats have won on the road in a tougher venue (Corvallis, Oregon [St]). I’ll be focused on the play of B.J. Daniels and how he responds playing in his first major home game. The boys in green over at Sparty like Cinci too.
Oklahoma 38 versus Texas 31 – I haven’t been impressed with Texas lallygagging against Wyoming, Texas Tech and Colorado. I have a man-crush on Sam Bradford; respect the golf skills. On the outside (and I stress outside) chance VT runs the table we’ll need helping getting to the MNC and a Sooner win would be just that. So my pick is based 25% with my head and 100%heart, because I’M ALL HEART BABY. And for shits and grins: know your rivalry.
Iowa 27 @ Wisconsin 17 – This is a Big Ten game worth waking up for and I’m shocked ABC/ESPN isn’t shoving it down our throats at 8:00 pm. Expect rugged manly football played in front of a raucous crowd in Camp Randall. The Hawkeyes will win while making themselves look average as they’ve done all year. And, hey, what’s wrong with that?
Arkansas 28 @ Florida 38 – A shootout in SEC? Blasphemy! The Ryan Mallet coming out party is already tapping the fifth keg and I expect Arkansas to get their points, it’s just Florida will get more.
Southern Cal 35 @ Notre Dame 24 – Is there anywhere I can bet on how high the grass will be?  A bad field is a convenient excuse for Weis going all Dr. Dre and slowwwwin’ down that track. I expect it to be competitive, but not “Bush Push” epic. Here are the Cliff’s Notes from Charlie’s presser and in case you were wondering Stafon is doing just fine.
Virginia Tech 00011111Â @ GAH TECH 00011011Â - The theme of this game will be be fundamental football. Whatever team limits turnovers, reads and reacts, doesn’t blow assignments and wraps up tackles will be the winner. Here’s a Q and A between the good and bad guys.
USC 17 at Alabama 30
Someone other than Jesus is 25-16 (61%) on the year. These picks are only here to prove my omnipotence and are not be used as the basis for any actual cash wager. Jesus doesn’t endorse gambling.
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1Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:01 pm:
Where’s the party at?
2sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:04 pm:
a fg? that’s it, cross Tony Pike off the Gino Torretta Award list.
3GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:04 pm:
Ha! The Piker! That field looks raw
4cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:05 pm:
USF is putting a nice drive together.
5GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:06 pm:
No mas. Blatant clip
6cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:08 pm:
The double hold call has to be a kick in the balls after a nice run like that.
7sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:09 pm:
Trey, just listened to our podcast. It was almost like you weren’t even there.
8sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:11 pm:
how do you rush nobody, the guy gets that wide open, and then nobody gets a finger on him? BIG EAST FOOTBALL!!!
9Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:12 pm:
BJ Daniels makes me look smarter by the play…
/just sayin’
//impressive drive
10GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:12 pm:
Cincy is gonna need to rush more than 3 if they wanna win
11GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:13 pm:
Not there? Should I speak up more?
12cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:13 pm:
What a strike, USF is looking good.
13sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:14 pm:
I know Big D is big, but he can’t hurt you on the radio. Just tell him to shutup.
14sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:15 pm:
Jesse Palmer talks too much.
15Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:18 pm:
Agreed, sparty.
16GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:18 pm:
Psssh the Bachelor rocks
17Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:19 pm:
How do you “rush 3 and drop 9,” with only 11 players on the field?
18Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:21 pm:
Richardson has to make that catch…
19cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:23 pm:
agree
20sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:23 pm:
so when Florida State falls of the face of the college football earth, does USF take their place and their recruits?
21GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:24 pm:
Are there 2 Pikes?
22sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:24 pm:
Think about it, USF could own the Big East, just like Florida State owned the ACC for years. Of course, the ACC was even worse than they are now.
23Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:25 pm:
USF is probably already taking their recruits. I’m pretty sure one FSU recruit de-committed after the loss to USF.
24sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:27 pm:
not only was that a hard hit on the punt return, but it was fundamentally sound. that play just made that kids high school coach very proud.
25GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:29 pm:
FSU has never really recruite from the Bay Area. But they can hurt FSU and rule the Big East
26cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:29 pm:
Yeah according TomahawkNation.com FSU is hemorrhaging recruits.
27GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:32 pm:
The BIG problem with USF is there is ZERO campus life and the place looks like an old bombing range with classrooms. My wife went there for a year before transferring because it was so awful
28sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:33 pm:
Trey-sounds like FAU. It was actually a military facility at one point. It is a commuter campus. OSKIE!!!
29cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:34 pm:
Seriously, no tackle before the 50, seriously?
30Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:34 pm:
One of my brothers went there, as does my neighbor from back home. It doesn’t impress me at all.
31GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:34 pm:
Bad pass..he’ll learn
32sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:34 pm:
cgb-BIG EAST FOOTBALL!!!!
33Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:34 pm:
Daniels showing that he’s still a freshman….
34GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:35 pm:
Sparty…it’s EXACTLY like FAU as ar as asthetics
35GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:36 pm:
That int return was sooooo slow…
36Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:38 pm:
it’s because the Big East doesn’t have ESSS EEE SEEE SPEEEEEED… or something like that.
37sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:38 pm:
I would have killed myself if I had to live on FAU’s campus. You don’t feel like you are living at a college campus at all. Not only that, it isn’t even in the town part of Boca. Though, if you went to the PF Changs right outside of it, good chance you would have seen some celebs.
38GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:40 pm:
Sparty, USF’s campus is in da hood.
39GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:41 pm:
You gotta blitz…
40Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:42 pm:
Wow, Daniels just gave that defender the okie-doke.
41GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:45 pm:
Dumb kick…that guy can’t hit 30 yarders…
42Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:45 pm:
Delbert Alvarado is awful. USF could’ve tied it if their first-string kicker hadn’t fallen off that theme park ride.
43cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:46 pm:
Pony was right that could’ve been a pick. It sucks that they missed that field goal. VT really needs Cincy to lose.
44GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:46 pm:
That was just bad defense TV…I don’t believe for one minutes that an Ohio State linebacker wouldn’t have attempted to warp up Daniels instead of being a spectator
45Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:48 pm:
Good point, Trey… but he still made that defender look stupid.
46GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:48 pm:
Cincy will lose 1 or 2 regardless CGB
47sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:48 pm:
gotta come up with that pick!
48GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:49 pm:
Oh I agree, great move
49sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:49 pm:
what is up with these rainbow throws by Pike?
50Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:51 pm:
Sparty – gay pride from Pike?
51sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:52 pm:
tomas-well, he is at South Florida
52Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:53 pm:
Sparty – he probably thinks he’s actually in South Beach, which would explain a lot.
53cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:54 pm:
GRUDEN TO USF
54sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:54 pm:
fantastic. take off Palmer’s headset and let Gruden do the rest of the game.
55GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:55 pm:
Who let that little boy in the booth
(lame joke)
56cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:56 pm:
I heard #balloonboy is going to fly onto the field during the half.
57GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:56 pm:
Palmer is solid!
58sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:56 pm:
Palmer is a tool.
59GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:57 pm:
Balloon Boy > Wyle E Coyote
60sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:57 pm:
Bubble Boy > Balloon Boy
61Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:58 pm:
Seinfeld bubble boy > balloon boy.
62sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:59 pm:
he must have long toes, how the hell he stay in bounds?
63sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:59 pm:
wow. great catch
64Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 7:59 pm:
I don’t think he had control. Ball looked like it was moving around.
65GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:00 pm:
It moved when he hit the ground
66sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:01 pm:
man, i’m cold.
67Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:01 pm:
I guess I was wrong?
68sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:04 pm:
holy crud. 28 degree windchill right now.
69Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:04 pm:
Jesus, USF needs to do something about these screen plays.
70cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:05 pm:
Great throw by Pike.
71GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:05 pm:
Wow! Whatta catch!
72sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:06 pm:
great great great play. this game is going to slowly slip away for USF.
73GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:07 pm:
Sparty it’s over 80 I was dying jogging this morning
74Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:07 pm:
Am I the only one more impressed with Pike’s WRs than I am with Pike right now? Two huge grabs on that drive to make Pike look good.
75sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:07 pm:
I was wearing a mask during my morning jog. but it just got cold fast here tonight.
76GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:08 pm:
Man Gruden is SO much better without Jaws.
77sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:09 pm:
tomas- yeah, I have not been impressed by Pike at all in this game.
78sparty on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:10 pm:
but Daniels is definitely better than Groethe. This kid will be pretty good.
79Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:11 pm:
sparty – glad I’m not the only one who thinks that.
80cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:13 pm:
Agree, and it’s bad a piss poor performance by the offensive line just shows off his skills more.
81GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:18 pm:
Grothe was faster
82Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:20 pm:
Daniels runs a slightly better 40-time.
/if that’s the standard for speed.
83cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:22 pm:
Haha he pushed Warrens’ (55) fat ass to get him to the line.
84Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:26 pm:
USF has to be ecstatic that Schwartz nailed that FG.
85cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:26 pm:
May the Schwartz be with you.
86GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:27 pm:
Nay, I meant slippier
87Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:28 pm:
Grothe is still a huge tool, or at least according to my brother’s encounter with him.
88GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:35 pm:
That he is…I know someone who knew him. Said he and his father were dicks
89Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:38 pm:
Yeah, my brother met him at some holiday party for his wife’s company, and Grothe was apparently dating one of her co-workers. My bro said he came off as a prick, only really concerned with himself, and not interested in conversing with others.
90GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:10 pm:
HUGE
91Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:11 pm:
Collaros just clowned that defense. No excuse for letting a QB do that to you.
92cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:18 pm:
Collaros faster than Daniels faster than Grothe
93Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:23 pm:
This game would be much different if USF could stop screen plays.
94cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:23 pm:
Someone needs to alert USF that only once they have Miami level talent can they lack fundamentals and still be successful.
95Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:30 pm:
So let me get this straight: Daniels went into Doak for his first career start and was very poised, but he gets shook at home?
96Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:32 pm:
and of course after I say that, he comes back and does that. Well played, BJ, well played.
97cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:41 pm:
BJ Daniels reminds of less talented, but just as exciting version of M. Vick I.
98GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:44 pm:
That penalty could be huge…
99Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:44 pm:
My friend texted me that same thing. Said watching Daniels play is like playing with Vick in Madden 04.
100cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:47 pm:
ESPN totally glossed over the penalty being applied if the touchdown was overturned too!
101GatorTrey on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:50 pm:
Ya. They were concentrating on the wrong thing…
102cgb on Oct 15, 2009 at 10:01 pm:
That couldn’t have been any better of a pass. Mitchell should be out of the game as of 15 seconds ago.
103Tomas Verde on Oct 15, 2009 at 10:02 pm:
That drop was Tedd Ginn-esque