Weekly Picks of the Week - Week 1

Picks in Bold

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

#20 Texas A&M Aggies (+10.5) @ #9 South Carolina Gamecocks

Thurs 6:00
SEC Network

Boise State Broncos v. #19 Mississippi Rebels (-10)

Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Thurs 8:00
ESPN

#16 Clemson Tigers (+7.5) @ #12 Georgia Bulldogs

5:30
ESPN

#1 Florida State Seminoles (-18) v. Oklahoma State Cowboys

AT&T Stadium, Irving TX
8:00
ABC

#14 Wisconsin Badgers (+5) v. #13 LSU Tigers

NRG Stadium, Houston
9:00
ESPN

-Welcome back to another season of me blindly picking college football games against the spread.  Last season, I had a losing record, which is the first time that has happened to me since I started doing this 5 years ago.  Was it a fluke or did my luck finally run out?  I'm hoping it was a fluke.  Having said that, I will warn you that the hardest week to pick games (other than picking bowl games) is Week 1 because no one really knows how good a team is and picking these games truly is blind luck.  However, I will do the best I can or your money back.

-So, I was researching for my fantasy league and a (brainfart) thought came to me - do football recruits look at a program's former players' NFL success when making their decision for which school they are going to attend?  The reason I bring this up is because the best WR in the NFL is without a doubt Calvin Johnson, who went to Georgia Tech.  Arguably, the second best WR is the NFL is Demaryius Thomas who also went to Georgia Tech.  And yet, Georgia Tech can't recruit a stud WR to save their lives.  Sure, that may have more to do with the fact that they run an offense that runs the ball, but they should still be able to sell the fact that they can produce All-Pro WR's.  Or look at Alabama, they have had the top rated recruiting class each of the past five years, but can you name one former player that has had huge success in the NFL recently?  Julio Jones maybe, but he's been hurt more often than healthy.  Eddie Lacy had one good year.  Otherwise, I can't even name another former Bama player that has been killing it in the pros and yet they keep bringing in every blue chip recruit they want.  So, either Georgia Tech is doing a poor job of selling their former players' NFL success or they are and nobody cares.

-Alright, enjoy the first week of college football.

Last Week's Results: 0-0
Season Results: 0-0