Weekly Picks of the Week - Week 6

Picks in Bold

Rankings based on Coaches Poll
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Maryland Terrapins (+15) @ #8 Florida State Seminoles

12:00
ESPN

#6 Georgia Bulldogs @ Tennessee Volunteers (+10.5)

3:30
CBS

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets @ #14 Miami Hurricanes (-5)

3:30
ESPNU

TCU Horned Frogs @ #10 Oklahoma Sooners (-10)

7:00
FOX

#3 Ohio State Buckeyes @ #15 Northwestern Wildcats (+7)

8:00
ABC

#18 Washington Huskies @ #5 Stanford Cardinal (-7)

10:30
ESPN

-One of my favorite story lines this season has been the Heisman chances of Jadeveon Clowney.  Before the season, ESPN had him ranked as their leading candidate to win the coveted award by a good margin.  Two weeks later, he didn't even receive a single vote in their poll.  Sure, I'm slightly biased because he plays for Clemson's rival, but this proves once again that ESPN loves to push certain teams and players down our throat so hard that those teams/players have no chance to succeed to those standards.  I feel sorry for Johnny Football.  If he has one bad game, everyone but ESPN will jump all over him, calling him terrible and tearing his game apart.  Also, Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater has zero chance of winning the Heisman only because I can't even name two teams in his conference.  Remember Case Keenum?  He put up video game-like numbers (5,631 yds, 48 TDs and only 5 INTs his senior year) for Houston and because his conference sucked, he didn't win.  Same thing will happen to Teddy.  The good news is that he will probably be drafted first overall in the draft, so he has that going for him.

-Has a wealthy kid ever not taken a scholarship so that that scholarship can go to someone who needs it adding depth to the team?  Kind of like a professional taking less money so that his team can sign better players (not that that has happened lately, only Tom Brady and Chipper Jones come to mind).  Take Johnny Manziel for example.  That kid's family has a lot of money and can easily afford to pay his tuition.  So, why doesn't he just have his family pay his way to school and then give his scholarship to a kid who could actually use it, thus helping his team build better depth?  I really feel like this should happen but I have never heard of such a thing actually occurring.

-I got hosed last week with my picks.  Georgia and Wisconsin both scored in the final minutes making both games a push and Central Florida scored in the final minutes to get a backdoor cover.  So, instead of going 4-2, I ended up 1-3-2.  Such horseshit.  Well, I promise to have a winning week this time or your money back.

The Funniest Sign From Last Week's College GameDay

(Also, I saw at sign at the Clemson game that said "Everyone Smack Palmer Nov.14".  Because I said last week that Jesse Palmer is college football's worst announcer, that sign really made me laugh.  He'll be calling the Georgia Tech v. Clemson game on Nov. 14th and I really hope everyone actually smacks him.)

-Alright, enjoy the sixth week of college football.

Last Week's Results: 1-3-2
Season Results: 15-11-3