Weekly Picks of the Week - Week 3

Picks in Bold

Rankings based on Coaches Poll
All lines provided by Sportsbook.ag

North Carolina Tar Heels @ #20 Louisville Cardinals (-3)

3:30

#1 Alabama Crimson Tide (-21) @ #21 Arkansas Razorbacks

3:30

Virginia Cavaliers @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (-10.5)

3:30

#17 Florida Gators @ Tennessee Volunteers (-3)

6:00

#3 USC Trojans (-8) @ #16 Stanford Cardinal

7:30

#19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (+6) @ #11 Michigan State Spartans

8:00

-When I first saw that the NCAA made a rule that required a player who had their helmet come off during a play sit out the next play, I thought this was a great idea, maybe it would encourage players to strap on their helmets properly.  But then I saw Clemson's first game against Auburn and changed my mind.  You see, this has allowed defenses to expose a glaring loophole in the new rule by purposely trying to take off key players' helmets during a game.  Too many times did I see an Auburn defender go for Clemson's QB's head during a play and as a result, it has made this new safety rule more dangerous than safe.  The rule was meant to protect players but instead, it has created a way for defenses to intentionally try and take off a player's head just so that player would miss the next play.  A lot of stuff I have read on the internet has been bashing this new rule, but I feel like there is an easy fix to this rule.  If a player's helmet comes off in plain sight, then he should sit out the next play, but if a player's helmet comes off mysteriously at the bottom of a pile, then that player should stay in, because we all know what happened, a defensive player took it off in order to expose the flaw in this new rule.  It's as easy as that.  Otherwise, you will continue to see defenses trying to take off some kid's head which defeats the purpose of the rule in the first place.

As soon as I posted last week's picks, I realized that I had picked pretty much all road teams and immediately regretted it.  And to make things worse, the only home team I picked didn't cover (thanks a lot Virginia).  In all, I can say it was a terrible week of picks for me.  So this week, I'm going to make the picks that I think will win and if I have another bad week, then the next week, I am going to make my picks and then reverse them and post that and see if I don't do better.  I have apparently lost my touch as of right now, but then again, it is still early and I'm still trying to get the feel of how good or bad these teams truly are at this point in the season.  We will figure this out and start winning soon enough or your money back.

BONUS PICK:  Virginia Tech (-10) @ Pittsburgh.  Why is this line so low, did Logan Thomas die and nobody tell me?  Pitt is awful and the Hokies should easily beat them by 10.

The Funniest College GameDay Sign From Last Weekend Said:

"Tebow Graduated In 2010"

(Two years after the guy leaves college and some idiot still has to make a sign about him, if you stop discussing him, he will go away.  But still, it was kind of funny.)


Last Week's Results: 2-4
Season Results: 5-7

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