The results are in from the first set of locks against the spread. We finished 11 - 4 missing out on spreads on the Ohio St, Nebraska, and Troy games while missing the winner of the Boise St game. Bottom line you had a profitable weekend if you followed the coach's picks.
There were a few surprises, some pleasant some not, that should out for me. First the BIG10 might be the weakest conference out there. The shining star OSU gave up 20 to Buffalo, Purdue got crushed, Illini and Iowa got upset and they did not play any real marquee games.
Here we go with the snippets;
1. Clemson and Tahj Boyd are for real. Sammy Watkins is a beast. The thing that will keep them from winning it all is the lack of a solid defense.
2. Ohio Sate is not number 2 in fact may not be in the top ten.
3. Texas A & M does not play SEC style defense regardless of how many times the talking heads say they do.
4. When was the last time Alabama had less total yards in a game than Zach Mettenberger had passing alone (251)? That was the worst offensive line performance in a decade for them. Not to worry, they will improve.
5. Boise State's run is over. They will not be part of the BCS Championship landscape again. Or the playoff system either.
6. Three coaches that will be on the hot seat, if not already, Dan Mullen at Miss St, Lane Kiffen at USC, and Bo Pelini at Neb. Those were horribly unprepared teams this weekend.
7. TCU, while a loser to LSU, will challenge for the BIG 12 title this year.
8. Johnny Football is a spoiled child.
9. Jameis Winston is going to give the defenses in the ACC fits. I sure he will have his moments where he will play like a freshman but he will also look great at times (probably more of great than not).
10. The final BCS championship may not involve a SEC team. This could be the year that there are multiple undefeated teams and sure looks like the SEC will not have one of them. This would be a travesty if the conference were not allowed to defend it's crown in the final year before the playoff starts.
Of course as always this is just one man's opinion but I always tell'em like I see'em. Be sure to check back Thursday for the week 2 locks. Until then, may the spread be with you.
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6. With Lane Kiffen's track record, he will probably parlay his hot seat into something like conference commissioner or GM of an NFL team.
ReplyDelete11. Something to add, Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater is legit. He put up some monster numbers on Sunday. Look for him to continue doing so.