Weekly Picks of the Week - Week 9

Picks in Bold

Rankings based on BCS Standings
All lines provided by BETONLINE.ag

#9 Clemson Tigers (-14) @ Maryland Terrapins

3:30
ESPN

#10 Texas Tech Red Raiders (+7) @ #15 Oklahoma Sooners

3:30
FOX

#12 UCLA Bruins (+23) @ #3 Oregon Ducks

7:00
ESPN

#21 South Carolina Gamecocks @ #5 Missouri Tigers (-2.5)

7:00
ESPN2

Penn State Nittany Lions (+14.5) @ #4 Ohio State Buckeyes

8:00
ABC

#6 Stanford Cardinal @ #25 Oregon State Beavers (+3.5)

10:30
ESPN

-The perfect blueprint for a team to win on the road in a hostile environment is the get the crowd out of it as soon as possible and that is exactly what Florida State did last weekend in Clemson.  I was at the game and before kickoff, the Clemson fans were going nuts.  The players ran down The Hill and then they played "We Will Rock You" (something they have never done) and every single fan was yelling out the lyrics.  The fans couldn't have been any more psyched for kickoff.  But then Clemson fumbled on the first play of the game, FSU scored a touchdown two plays later, and just like that, the crowd was deflated and the Seminoles rolled.  Would Clemson have won had they not fumbled on the first play?  Probably not, but things sure as hell snowballed after that play and the Tigers never got back into it.  Things couldn't have gone any better for Florida State and they nailed the perfect blueprint for winning on the road.  Am I bitter?  Nah, Florida State is definitely the better team and my only hope is that they go on and dethrone the evil SEC and their National Championship streak.  Screw those guys.

-So, how exactly do I make my picks?  To be honest, every single one of them is based on my gut instinct.  Yeah, I have no magic formula.  I don't look at match-ups.  I don't look at past results.  I make them based purely on how I feel about that game.  So, if you are using my picks to gamble, remember that the next time you throw a hundred bucks on a game, you might not sleep as well at night.  Mwhahaha!

-Speaking of my picks, I had my worst week of the year and for once it wasn't because of a bunch of backdoor covers, it was because I just sucked at making picks last week.  I was so bad that the only one I got right (Auburn +13 v. Texas A&M) I wanted to change but forgot to do so before last week's picks were posted.  Oh well, this week I will knock out a winning week or your money back.

The Funniest Sign From Last Week's College GameDay

(There were a lot of signs making fun of Jameis Winston (the best being "Jameis Winston Likes The Dentist") and not nearly enough signs bashing Jesse Palmer.  The one below was the best one I could find a picture of.  Also I saw a sign that said "Noles? What, Like Beyonce?" that really made me chuckle.)

-Alright, enjoy the ninth week of college football.

Last Week's Results: 1-5
Season Results: 21-23-3