Actually, it's Lane Kiffin that said "Goodbye to Hollywood," or rather Pat Hayden, the AD for USC, who told Lane Kiffin to say "Goodbye to Hollywood," after that beat down at the hands of Arizona State. Kiffin's firing was not a shock; it's the timing of it that was. If you are a USC fan, you have to ask this question: Is your team better off by firing Kiffin and replacing him with Ed Oglethorpe, Oregon, Orgeron; or, however his last name is spelled? I think not. Down here in SEC country, we know what a train wreck Uncle Ed is capable of. Just ask any Ole Miss fan. During ESPN‘s College GameDay show, veteran pot-stirrer Paul Finebaum stated that former Tennessee and current USC head coach Lane Kiffin “is the Miley Cyrus of college football.” In response to a tweet to that effect, one of CFT’s followers on Twitter, well, posted this:
https://twitter.com/CFTalk/status/383975311160791040
Also, we found out that no head coach from sea to shining sea, is immune to being replaced at any time of the season. Just ask Paul Pasq_______ (there's no way I'm going to attempt to spell his last name), the head coach of UConn, or rather the ex head coach of UConn, now that he has been fired. The next question is: Who's next? Had the officials from the Texas/Iowa State game made the correct call last night, Mack Brown would be handed the pink slip, today; probably with a side note letting him know that he would be leaving after the season. But alas, those refs from last night's game made a lot of asinine calls. Speaking of officials, that PAC-12 crew at the UCLA/Utah game, didn't do a very good job, either. Let's face it, overall the refs on a nationwide scale, are smelling pretty ripe. Enough about the Zebras, I could spend all day on them and accomplish nothing.
On a positive note, at least the games from last week were a little more exciting than the previous week. Speaking of last week, it seems that Bo don't know Diddly. And, the Bo that I'm speaking of is Bo Wallace, the quarterback from Ole Miss, who stated before last week's game with Alabama, that his Rebels could put up points on anybody. Wrong. Bama's defense out scored the Rebels offense 2-0. Also, what the Heel is going on at North Carolina. The Tar Heels look like they have thrown in the towel after that melt down against East Carolina. Who knows, the Pirates may be a pretty good team. Which begs the question: How good (or maybe how bad) is Michigan? After narrow escapes to Akron and UConn, which are a combined 1-8, with UConn losing to low-life Buffalo, the Wolverine faithful need to be worried.
Moving on. Well, last week, I finally reached the summit, with my FIRST EVER perfect week. That's right, I have never been 10-0, until last week. Turns out, there were about a bizillion or so perfect scores, from last week, making my feat look rather vanilla. Oh well, it's better to be 10-0 than 0-10. For the season, the record stands at 39-11, with 228 beggin strips, good for 97.1%. Now let's break out the "Jack-in-the-box' and the ole trusty "eight ball," and see if I can make a little more magic before the night is over. Don't laugh too hard, I might just catch lighting in a bottle; or, rather get struck by it.
LSU (10) @ Mississippi State - For the trend lovers out there, and I'm one of them; LSU has beaten Mississippi Lite 20 out of the last 21 times. Now, I realize that all winning streaks do come to an end; just ask Navy, who finally beat the stinking Irish after 40 plus years of losing; or Kentucky finally beating Tennessee after 26 straight losses. The only question that I have here, can the Tigers rebound after that heartbreaking loss to the other Dog pound from the SEC, last week. At 10 points, I'm banking on it; Tigers over the Dawgs in Starkvegas, 37-17.
Washington @ Stanford (9) - Time for some payback with this contest. Last year, UW beat Stanford 17-13. I'll probably catch some flack from a few people because I have Stanford at nine points; but, I can't help it, I'm that impressed with what I have seen from the Cardinal, for this season. Come Saturday, down on the farm, the Huskies are going to find out, as well. Stanford over Washington, 34-23.
TCU @ Oklahoma (8) - I see where Stooper Duck (Bob Stoops), has been running his yapper about how his team plays better defense than most of the teams in the SEC. Bob, what the hell is your obsession with the SEC? You need to take care of the dirt on your own front porch before worrying about someone else's. Speaking of front porch, hey Stoops, if you wanna run with the big dogs, you have to get off of the porch to do it. As for this contest, the Horned Toads might surprise the Sooners; then again, I might be Santa Claus. Oklahoma over TCU, 29-21.
Penn State (7) @ Indiana - Okay, trend lovers, here's part two. Penn State has never lost to Indiana in 16 tries. What else can I say. Neither of these teams are that impressive, I just think that the Nittany Lions have the Hoosiers number; at least in football they do. As for the score, hard to say considering that all of these games in this series have either been a blowout or very close. Oh, what the heck, I'm going for medium-well on this one. Time to at least buck one of these trends; Penn State over Indiana, 31-17.
Arizona State (6) vs Notre Dame @ Arlington, Texas - Be careful with this one. I probably have it too high. That's because of my love (cough, cough) for Notre Dame. If Todd Graham can keep his players heads out of the clouds, me thinks that the Irish might be in a little trouble, on Saturday. In reality, I would love to see that Sun Devil mascot stick his pitch-fork in the rear end of that Lucky Charms mascot. Arizona State over Notre Duck, 33-24.
Ohio State (5) @ Northwestern - Here's another contest where neither team has played anyone of merit (with the exception of Ohio State over Wisconsin). Had the refs not let the Northwestern players fake a lot of injuries (basically, they just laid down) trying to slow down California, at the beginning of the season, the Wildcats would already have one loss. You just know that Uncle Urban is going to speed up the tempo against the Wildcats, on Saturday. Make it 18 in a row for the nation's longest winning streak with the Bucknuts over the Kittens, 34-27.
Air Force @ Navy (4) - Boy, our fine (chuckle, chuckle) government did all it could do to force this contest to be canceled. As I stated earlier in the week concerning our government shut-down: Welcome to BarackToberfest. It's starting to look more like Disney World has migrated north to DC. But, I know you didn't come here to listen to me crow about what is, or is not, going on in Washington. The two times that I have watched Air Force, they have looked really bad. Bad enough for me to pick the Midshipmen over the Falcons, 27-20.
Missouri @ Vanderbilt (3) - Yes, I know, Missouri is 4-0, so what. They should be 4-0, with the schedule that they have played. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt has a little more credibility on their side at 3-2, with the two losses coming to Ole Miss by four, and a 10 point loss in South Carolina. Look for the Commodores to sail on, and the SEC woes to continue on, for the Tigers. Vandy over Missouri, 34-31.
Ole Miss @ Auburn (2) - A lot of problems have occurred over in Oxford, well, make that two HUGE problems. First, the goose-egg that they laid against the Tide; and, second, some of their players made some rather stupid remarks in a theater, concerning the gay community. Shame on them. I hope that Auburn went to school and took notice of that blue-print that Alabama put on display, against the Rebels. Plus, as an added bonus, Auburn had a bye last week. As an additional bonus, Ole Miss is 2-13, in games played at Auburn. Good enough for me, Tigers over Rebel Yell, 28-24.
Michigan State @ Iowa (1) - Welcome to this week's version of the "Who Cares" game of the week. Until Sparty shows us that they can play on offense, I'll take the other side, especially on the road. Heck, I finally won a game where Iowa is in the mix. Let's make it two in a row; Hawkeyes over the Spartans, in an U-G-L-Y game, 21-17.
That puts the wraps on another edition of the pick'em diatribe. Remember, tread at your own risk; and, I don't condone gambling. If you are prone to lay down a little or, a lot of cheese, on a game, go with your own feelings. Don't pay ANY attention to these circus clowns (or as I call them, Touts) that claim to have won 18 out of their last 20 (just an example) picks against the spread. Just ask yourself this ONE question: If they were that good at picking games, then why aren't they in Vegas, betting on their own information. They always claim to have "late breaking" information. No they don't. They are counting on you buy into their BS. Don't fall for it, especially you first timers. Plus, Vegas isn't out there out of the goodness of their heart. It's all about making money; and, they make a ton of it, every year. Anyway, I make no apologies for the gambling rant. Basically, I don't want to see anyone lose their hard-earned money. Have a great weekend and enjoy the games. Roll Tide.
Jljmbaker
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