Weekly Picks of the Week - Week 4

Picks in Bold

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

#5 Auburn Tigers @ #20 Kansas State Wildcats (+9.5)

Thursday 7:30
ESPN

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (+8) @ Virginia Tech Hokies

12:00
ESPN

Florida Gators @ #2 Alabama Crimson Tide (-15.5)

3:30
CBS

#25 North Carolina Tarheels @ East Carolina Pirates (-2.5)

3:30
ESPNU

Mississippi State Bulldogs @ #8 LSU Tigers (-10)

7:00
ESPN

Miami Hurricanes @ #22 Nebraska Cornhuskers (-7)

8:00
ESPN2

#24 Clemson Tigers (+19.5) @ #1 Florida State Seminoles

8:00
ABC

-I should point out that I picked Clemson with that line before Jamies Winston was suspended for the 1st half of the game.  Can I prove this?  Sure, I'm a Clemson fan, of course I picked them to cover as soon as I saw the initial line.

-Why don't they have a stat for passing yards at the catch?  What I mean is, they should have a stat that shows how many yards a QB threw for at the point at which the WR caught the ball.  This would give us a better idea of whether the QB is any good or if his WRs are the ones making him look good.  Too many times do I see a QB who has huge yardage, but all of that yardage is on a screen pass that the WR took for big yardage.  For example, during this past week's Monday Night Football, the Eagle's Darren Sproles had 152 receiving yards, 148 of which were after the catch.  So, that means that Eagles' QB Nick Foles was only responsible for 4 of those yards, but gets credit for all 152 yards.  And that is why we need a stat for something like this.  I should point out that Foles is my fantasy football QB and loved every yard, but I still feel like they should have some sort of stat that accounts for the talent of said QB's wide receivers.

-If you gave every coach the exact same players, who would win the most games?  I honestly want to know.

-I heard an interview with Seattle Seahawks' cornerback Richard Sherman the other day that made me stop and think about something he said.  Basically, he said that the NFL keeps making more and more rules that favor the offense because it allows for more points which makes fantasy football more appealing.  And because fantasy football makes the NFL tons of money, they are making the game more fun for fantasy players.  Oddly enough, that makes a ton of sense.  Why else would they keep screwing over defenses?  Safety?  Ha!

-Well, that's what I get for picking all road teams, a 1-4 week.  I've learned my lesson.  Or I at least probably should have learned a lesson here, but that could all change a week from now.  Okay, I didn't actually learn any lessons and have no intentions of doing so anytime soon.  In any case, I guarantee a winning week or your money back.

-Last Week's Funniest College GameDay Sign:

(Two reasons I liked this one the best, 1) So true, and 2) Carlton.)

-Alright, enjoy the fourth week of college football.

Last Week's Results: 1-4
Season Results: 8-7