)have to buy the half and grab hot,talented uconn-14 vs army..... on a roll since the end of last season.....manhandled indiana last week garnering over 500 total yards on offense and pretty much shutting them down.....orlovsky at qb and caulley at running back are absolute top drawer division 1 talents and,imo,this team can compete with most in the big east(miami,pitt and va tech are at another level,granted).....but my point is,this is a solid division 1 school right now....army,with some experience coming back is smallish as usual and the defense has not proven they can stop top drawer offensive talent.....my major concern is the look ahead to b.c. next week....
but,this team seems to relish showing they`ll belong in the big east next year....if they show up,they should roll...
2)washington huskies-24....as stated above,uconn just manhandled bottom feeding big 10 club indiana....and washington,with considerable experience returning from last year,8 starters on offense and 7 starters on defense....
they were manhandled by ohio st in week one....i would expect that pickett and reggie williams and the rest of that excellent receiving corps will be a bit surly after their poor start....i expect the offense to jump all over an indiana defense that allowed uconn to put up over 500 yards of total offense on them....traveling to the east coast,then over to the west coast on back to back weeks...... tough scheduling....pickett and williams need to pick it up if pickett wants a shot at the heisman....
and washington has only idaho on deck....a decent little club....but definitely not a look ahead...a stiff number...but,i`ll take the shot...it could get very ugly...
big ten pay back....
3)not actually a wager...maryland-fla st middle.....when maryland took the pipe in week one vs n.ill. i noticed that oly had a future up on fla st and maryland....fla st-9.5....i kept an eye on that...it dropped off for awhile but came back,inexplicably after the fla st walkover vs no carolina....
so it shows back up at oly at -9.5.....and i hit it hard thinking that it`s gonna go up like high test at an exxon station....and it`s already up to -14.5....finally did something smart...
i`m gonna take a small flyer on maryland on the moneyline when it hits the board.....it`s gonna be substantial....scheduling is perfect for a shot like this....maryland was in an obvious look ahead vs no. ill. ....fla st in an easy,easy game vs a bad north carolina team....it looks to easy to take fla st....never underestimate coach freidgen...he`s the goods....maryland,i believe, will be ready to give it a serious whack this week....i`m praying that bruce perry,and particularly steve sutter are ready to go...if not,so be it....
spending very,very little with the potential to make alot...maryland started poorly in the first game last year......i just like the way this one sets up.....looks like very easy meat for fla st....i like that....
4)teasing oklahoma-1.5 with auburn at -2......hate teasers.....but i just like the set up here also....am expecting the oklahoma defense to shut down bama.....stoops over young shula....
auburn is soooo talented...another loss will seriously send their season spiraling down the drain....will they fold again?...this isn`t usc.....tech struggled vs byu.....that score could have been much worse....
taking the better teams and reducing the odds a little....probably my first and last teaser of the year....
some general stuff....looking at the under in notre dame-wash st when it posts and if its reasonable..two solid defenses....both tough against the run....don`t look to be great passing offenses.....also a smaller lean to notre dame -5.5 to do what they normally do under willingham.....play "d"....play disciplined and not make mistakes.....capitalize on the inexperience of wash st qb matt kegel.....wash st ran for 300+ yards vs idaho and passed for only 98 yards....i doubt that they have that success running the ball vs notre dame.....i believe kegel will be forced to step up his game....not sure he will...n.d. with 8 starters back on a dominating "d"....
and i happen to like carlisle holiday....another year in the willingham system and he should be much better this year...
also waiting for the o/u on purdue-bowling green....unless it`s outrageous,these offenses should put points on the board....
more as i glom picks from other posters....g.l.
but,this team seems to relish showing they`ll belong in the big east next year....if they show up,they should roll...
2)washington huskies-24....as stated above,uconn just manhandled bottom feeding big 10 club indiana....and washington,with considerable experience returning from last year,8 starters on offense and 7 starters on defense....
they were manhandled by ohio st in week one....i would expect that pickett and reggie williams and the rest of that excellent receiving corps will be a bit surly after their poor start....i expect the offense to jump all over an indiana defense that allowed uconn to put up over 500 yards of total offense on them....traveling to the east coast,then over to the west coast on back to back weeks...... tough scheduling....pickett and williams need to pick it up if pickett wants a shot at the heisman....
and washington has only idaho on deck....a decent little club....but definitely not a look ahead...a stiff number...but,i`ll take the shot...it could get very ugly...
big ten pay back....
3)not actually a wager...maryland-fla st middle.....when maryland took the pipe in week one vs n.ill. i noticed that oly had a future up on fla st and maryland....fla st-9.5....i kept an eye on that...it dropped off for awhile but came back,inexplicably after the fla st walkover vs no carolina....
so it shows back up at oly at -9.5.....and i hit it hard thinking that it`s gonna go up like high test at an exxon station....and it`s already up to -14.5....finally did something smart...
i`m gonna take a small flyer on maryland on the moneyline when it hits the board.....it`s gonna be substantial....scheduling is perfect for a shot like this....maryland was in an obvious look ahead vs no. ill. ....fla st in an easy,easy game vs a bad north carolina team....it looks to easy to take fla st....never underestimate coach freidgen...he`s the goods....maryland,i believe, will be ready to give it a serious whack this week....i`m praying that bruce perry,and particularly steve sutter are ready to go...if not,so be it....
spending very,very little with the potential to make alot...maryland started poorly in the first game last year......i just like the way this one sets up.....looks like very easy meat for fla st....i like that....
4)teasing oklahoma-1.5 with auburn at -2......hate teasers.....but i just like the set up here also....am expecting the oklahoma defense to shut down bama.....stoops over young shula....
auburn is soooo talented...another loss will seriously send their season spiraling down the drain....will they fold again?...this isn`t usc.....tech struggled vs byu.....that score could have been much worse....
taking the better teams and reducing the odds a little....probably my first and last teaser of the year....
some general stuff....looking at the under in notre dame-wash st when it posts and if its reasonable..two solid defenses....both tough against the run....don`t look to be great passing offenses.....also a smaller lean to notre dame -5.5 to do what they normally do under willingham.....play "d"....play disciplined and not make mistakes.....capitalize on the inexperience of wash st qb matt kegel.....wash st ran for 300+ yards vs idaho and passed for only 98 yards....i doubt that they have that success running the ball vs notre dame.....i believe kegel will be forced to step up his game....not sure he will...n.d. with 8 starters back on a dominating "d"....
and i happen to like carlisle holiday....another year in the willingham system and he should be much better this year...
also waiting for the o/u on purdue-bowling green....unless it`s outrageous,these offenses should put points on the board....
more as i glom picks from other posters....g.l.
