Posted on 13 November 2009 by Baco
I’m not going to baffle you with brain teasers. I’m not very good at picking winners and this is all in fun. I see Temple, Cinn, Virginia, Northwestern, Syracuse, Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Texas, Tennessee, Kansas, and UCLA having a good weekend.
Struggling, I see Boise State, TCU, Air Force, Nevada, Notre Dame, USC, Florida State and LSU. Why will they struggle? They are playing teams with hopes of bigger bowls. It’s time to start “blowing people away.” Division foes can “Take one for the Team” and get 6 eligible or more. Watchout. It happens every year and we still accept the same old, same old BCS.
Posted on 05 October 2009 by Baco
In my best Keith Jackson voice, I’m gonna run down my list. Weighing in at #20 is “The Ohio State University.” The Buckeyes lost to a USC team on the mend and got pushed by Navy. This could be the National Champion waiting to explode or waiting to implode like they do in the BCS each year. At #19 is “UTEP.” How could a team disrobed by Texas beat Houston? At #18 is “The Virginia Cavaliers.” I was ready to challenge them with the best High School team in America then they beat UNC. At #17 is another ACC stinker, “The University of Maryland.” They were so bad they used the turtle shell to hide leaving Cal. At #16 is a team near California, “The University of Nevada Reno.” They hadn’t won a game and scored 63 points with 4 fumbles. The #15 team had to be the one UNR defeated “The Running Rebels of UNLV.” Nevada is about to stage a revolution and fire this coach, but the UFL is about to begin play. That could be just the distraction, but the team in Vegas is called “The Locos.” That’s crazy and this is just my 15-20. The Watchout List gets better.
At #14, I stay out West and tag “The Colorado Buffalo Squad.” They are slow as a herd of Bison and already bowl ineligible-I think. At #13, I look to “The Syracuse Orange.” I’m not quite sure of their nickname anymore and I’m not sure if they are playing football or basketball. Taking Duke’s old point guard Paulus was a good idea, but did the team actually get better? At #12, I tagged “The Other Michigan Team-Michigan State.” Are they better or worse than Rich Rod’s Squad? Who won- but who also lost to Notre Dame? Watchout for them. Just outside the Top 10, I placed “The University of Tennessee.” Lane Kiffen’s butt is cashing checks his big mouth keeps writing. You can’t sing “Rocky Top” until you actually win. Here’s the Top 10 you better watchout for.
At #10 Penn State, #9 Iowa, #8 California, #7 Houston and #6 BYU have all been unpredictable at best. The Heisman Trophy is reserved for the Best and clearly it’s not California’s running back. As I mentioned earlier, in Houston- we have a problem. I want whatever the coach fed UTEP to beat Houston and score 58. At #5, I put “Mississippi” there for their lackluster effort against South Carolina on national TV. How can Snead beat Florida if he can’t beat Florida’s old ball coach? In at #4 is “Michigan” and the controversial Rich Rodriguez. How did them boys get so fast so quickly? He should be considered for President Obama’s new Physical Fitness Czar. At #3 is “Notre Dame” and their “Cardiac Kids.” I don’t think they actually begin to play until the “Halftime Butt Kicking.” At #2 is “Oklahoma” for their up and down season and two losses by a total of just 2 points. Oh Nelly, can I get a drum roll please? I loved Keith Jackson. The #1 team on my “NCAA Watchout List” is none other than “Florida State University.” Coach Bobby Bowden is really going out with a bang or a whimper. I just hope he isn’t doing to NCAA Football what Pete Rose allegedly did to baseball? Florida State has earned this “Watchout” distinction with honors. They beat BYU at BYU. They looked like Bowden retired already in their other games. Watchout for a team this good if it can play so bad. What’s your list?