Also, if you use the form as a guide for TV times/channels, well, they're all wrong for Reasons. I will hopefully have time to fix them before Saturday.
An update: I sent the form to my brother to do his picks. He called me about 5 minutes later just to yell at me about UConn/UMass, so it seems like you all are really enjoying this week’s picks!
And so it is extremely satisfying to discover that ESPN just got hoodwinked by selling the New Mexico Bowl’s naming rights to an alleged scammer’s nonexistent company.
The Albuquerque Journal reported yesterday that ESPN has cut ties with DreamHouse, an alleged film production company based in Albuquerque that had been announced as the title sponsor for the New Mexico Bowl on Oct. 1. Yesterday’s announcement followed a series of reports from Enchantment Sports and the Albuquerque Journal revealing that not only is DreamHouse not registered as an official business with the city, it doesn’t even seem to have a working office space. From the Journal:
An Oct. 1 press release from ESPN said DreamHouse has a 25,000-square-foot post-production studio. And the sponsorship was announced outside the Aperture Center at Mesa Del Sol, where ESPN officials and Martinez said DreamHouse’s post-production studio was located.
But this week, there were no signs of DreamHouse at the Aperture Center. The three-story building is mostly vacant, except for a cafe and a construction business.
Duke @ North Carolina Central Florida @ Temple - I'm mentally chalking this one up as a loss already because I can't pick a Temple game correctly to save my life this season Notre Dame @ Michigan - I'm even more bummed than usual that the Eagles crapped the bed last Sunday night, because they probably saved Jason Garrett's job, and I was starting to get excited about the idea of Dallas Cowboys coach Jim Harbaugh Arizona State @ California-Los Angeles - Sorry Chip, but the NFL figured out your shit years ago and Herm's got his sights set on a home game Wild Card weekend
Against the Spread
Wisconsin @ Ohio State (-14.5) - I'm basing this 100% on the weather report from @Assuran so if the Badgers don't cover I'm officially pre-blaming him
Auburn @ Louisiana State (-10.5)
Oklahoma State @ Iowa State (-10.5) - I've picked the 'pokes a bunch this season and I feel like they've burned me every time. They are not rallying around T. Boone's death the way I thought they would
Maryland @ Minnesota (-16.5)
Missouri (-10.5) @ Kentucky
Game of the Week
Connecticut @ Massachusetts - Heel Commissioner @Nirya is screwing with the card again, UConn's going to win this on some sort of Dusty finish
Michigan cancels a home and home with UCLA because they are GUTLESS COWARDS that are AFRAID TO COMPETE.
They probably figure it’ll be less embarrassing to lose to the MAC teams they’re gonna fill those extra home games with Hawaii and ECU than it would be to lose to the Bruins.
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Michigan cancels a home and home with UCLA because they are GUTLESS COWARDS that are AFRAID TO COMPETE.
They probably figure it’ll be less embarrassing to lose to the MAC teams they’re gonna fill those extra home games with than it would be to lose to the Bruins.
Ahh, I see another has come to challenge the honor of UCLA, a program that has never scheduled a game against an FCS opponent, let alone lost to one.
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I should also mention that I am in New York City for the weekend and folks, you can literally taste the Big 10 fever that grips the city.
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Straight Up Duke @ North Carolina Central Florida @ Temple - Temple's bit me in the ass every game this season so we'll see if the wreak me again. Notre Dame @ Michigan Arizona State @ California-Los Angeles - UCLA looks better stats wise on paper but that win loss record says otherwise.
Against the Spread Wisconsin @ Ohio State (-14.5) - I may be wrong but I think wisconsin can cover this.
Auburn @ Louisiana State (-10.5)
Oklahoma State @ Iowa State (-10.5) - I think OSU shows up and keeps it reasonable, but ISU has been really strong at home.
Maryland @ Minnesota (-16.5)
Missouri (-10.5) @ Kentucky
Game of the Week
Connecticut @ Massachusetts (GOTW) - I have no skin in this one. Go Mass I guess?
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Owen let me down the last 2 weeks so I switched to Morgan this week.
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Michigan cancels a home and home with UCLA because they are GUTLESS COWARDS that are AFRAID TO COMPETE.
See if you can get in someone's ear to come to Notre Dame for those game instead. I know the connection is mostly on the Men's basketball side but the 2006 football game here was a heck of a game (the close one with the Quinn-Samardzija TD connection in the final minute).
I'm pretty sure we haven't finalized the schedules that far in advance yet. Let me see... *thumbs schedule to 2022 and 2023...*
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HEY, WHO'S THE FUCKING EINSTEIN THAT PUT BOTH OHIO STATE AND CLEMSON ON AT THE SAME TIME IN '22 AND '23!?! SHIT!
Michigan cancels a home and home with UCLA because they are GUTLESS COWARDS that are AFRAID TO COMPETE.
See if you can get in someone's ear to come to Notre Dame for those game instead. I know the connection is mostly on the Men's basketball side but the 2006 football game here was a heck of a game (the close one with the Quinn-Samardzija TD connection in the final minute).
I'm pretty sure we haven't finalized the schedules that far in advance yet. Let me see... *thumbs schedule to 2022 and 2023...*
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HEY, WHO'S THE FUCKING EINSTEIN THAT PUT BOTH OHIO STATE AND CLEMSON ON AT THE SAME TIME IN '22 AND '23!?! SHIT!
Actually, both UCLA and Notre Dame would love to schedule each other more often. It’s USC that’s the problem; after the last home and home, they threw a hissy fit about the whole thing and made Notre Dame promise not to schedule UCLA.
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The weather is playing a big role in the OSU/Wisconsin game.
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Pleasantly surprised at how well they are playing. Feels like that drive was designed to kill the will of Wisconsin.
In more sobering news, a Kansas State player was carted off the field with a pretty scary knee injury. Knee bent the wrong way. I would advise not watching it.
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Yeah, I don't feel good about anything this week. Thank god the Huskies are on a bye.
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On turf, but the conditions probably neutralize OSU’s passing quite a bit
Like... the whole point is to get paid for a name. So what if the company name doesn't actually exist if you still get paid?
Is the story that they asked for the money, didn't get it, and then looked deeper before announcing a cancellation?
It’s more a story about how devalued the bowl games have become they they’re scraping the barrel like this to find sponsors.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Duke @ North Carolina
Central Florida @ Temple - I'm mentally chalking this one up as a loss already because I can't pick a Temple game correctly to save my life this season
Notre Dame @ Michigan - I'm even more bummed than usual that the Eagles crapped the bed last Sunday night, because they probably saved Jason Garrett's job, and I was starting to get excited about the idea of Dallas Cowboys coach Jim Harbaugh
Arizona State @ California-Los Angeles - Sorry Chip, but the NFL figured out your shit years ago and Herm's got his sights set on a home game Wild Card weekend
Against the Spread
Wisconsin @ Ohio State (-14.5) - I'm basing this 100% on the weather report from @Assuran so if the Badgers don't cover I'm officially pre-blaming him
Auburn @ Louisiana State (-10.5)
Oklahoma State @ Iowa State (-10.5) - I've picked the 'pokes a bunch this season and I feel like they've burned me every time. They are not rallying around T. Boone's death the way I thought they would
Maryland @ Minnesota (-16.5)
Missouri (-10.5) @ Kentucky
Game of the Week
Connecticut @ Massachusetts - Heel Commissioner @Nirya is screwing with the card again, UConn's going to win this on some sort of Dusty finish
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They probably figure it’ll be less embarrassing to lose to the MAC teams they’re gonna fill those extra home games with Hawaii and ECU than it would be to lose to the Bruins.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Ahh, I see another has come to challenge the honor of UCLA, a program that has never scheduled a game against an FCS opponent, let alone lost to one.
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Horrible.
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Duke @ North Carolina
Central Florida @ Temple - Temple's bit me in the ass every game this season so we'll see if the wreak me again.
Notre Dame @ Michigan
Arizona State @ California-Los Angeles - UCLA looks better stats wise on paper but that win loss record says otherwise.
Against the Spread
Wisconsin @ Ohio State (-14.5) - I may be wrong but I think wisconsin can cover this.
Auburn @ Louisiana State (-10.5)
Oklahoma State @ Iowa State (-10.5) - I think OSU shows up and keeps it reasonable, but ISU has been really strong at home.
Maryland @ Minnesota (-16.5)
Missouri (-10.5) @ Kentucky
Game of the Week
Connecticut @ Massachusetts (GOTW) - I have no skin in this one. Go Mass I guess?
See if you can get in someone's ear to come to Notre Dame for those game instead. I know the connection is mostly on the Men's basketball side but the 2006 football game here was a heck of a game (the close one with the Quinn-Samardzija TD connection in the final minute).
I'm pretty sure we haven't finalized the schedules that far in advance yet. Let me see... *thumbs schedule to 2022 and 2023...*
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HEY, WHO'S THE FUCKING EINSTEIN THAT PUT BOTH OHIO STATE AND CLEMSON ON AT THE SAME TIME IN '22 AND '23!?! SHIT!
Actually, both UCLA and Notre Dame would love to schedule each other more often. It’s USC that’s the problem; after the last home and home, they threw a hissy fit about the whole thing and made Notre Dame promise not to schedule UCLA.
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Looks like the first team to 20 will win.
Only God knows.
I don’t think Wisconsin gets much better in non-downpour conditions, but OSU is whooping them with only half their game plan available.
In more sobering news, a Kansas State player was carted off the field with a pretty scary knee injury. Knee bent the wrong way. I would advise not watching it.
Urban works for them now. They aren't going to take any shots at him.
It’s really weird watching him cover this team. Like how he just mentioned he’ll vote them #1.
Even Quinn is weird as a Columbus dude.
He said legal recovery.
Did he say 'a legal recovery'? I probably heard that and misinterpreted