Last night was one of the many reasons I love baseball. Never in a millions years could you have scripted the way last nights games went, which is why sports will continue to be the best reality show around. Now on to my picks
Divisional Round
Tigers over Yankees in 4 - Justin Verlander will beat CC Sabathia in game one tomorrow night to set the tone, and then come back in game 4 to close out the series in Detroit and send the Yankees home early.
Rays over Rangers in 4 - Last year these two teams met in the first round with the Rangers winning in 5. The difference this year is the Rangers don't have Cliff Lee to pitch twice. Rays get revenge and keep their miraculous season rolling.
Phillies over Cardinals in 3 - The Cardinals are just happy to be in after the Braves epic collapse. They are tired while the Phillies have been resting up and setting their rotation. This will not be much of a contest as Halladay, Lee, and Hamels will all shut down the Cards
Brewers over Diamondbacks in 4 - Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun will be too much for the Diamondbacks to keep up with, a sweep wouldn't surprise me, but neither would the snakes pulling out a couple close victories.
Championship Round
Rays over Tigers in 6 - Verlander will continue to be the best player in the playoffs, but the Rays get wins in all 4 starts that Verlander doesn't pitch and take their dream ride back to the World Series.
Brewers over Phillies in 7 - This series could be the best series of the playoffs as the Brewers are very underrated with the Phillies get all the attention (and deservedly so.) The Brewers can hit as well as any team in the league, and their starting staff will do just enough to pull the upset and send Milwaukee to the World series for the 2nd time, and first in 29 years.
World Series
Brewers over Rays in 6 - I would like to pick the Rays here because I think it would make the best story, coming back from 9 games out in September to win the World Series. I just think the Brewers are going to be too much offensively and the Rays lineup will not be able to keep up. Rays keep it interesting, but ultimately I see the Brewers holding the trophy at the end.
World Series MVP - Ryan Braun
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, September 29, 2011
NCAA picks week 5
Friday, September 30th,
Utah St 27, BYU 24 - I'm calling it, the Aggies will go into LES and pull off the (minor) upset! I wouldn't be surprised at all to see BYU win this game by 10 points, I've just yet to see them prove that they can do that, so that's why I'm going with the Aggies.
Saturday, October 1st
#1 LSU 41, Kentucky 13
#2 Oklahoma 55, Ball St 21
#12 Florida 23, #3 Alabama 20 - This is a very biased pick on my part as I am a huge Gators fan. I wouldn't be shocked if Bama comes in and steamrolls them again, I just have a feeling Florida is primed for an upset on Saturday night in the Swamp!
#4 Boise St 51, Nevada 21
#6 Stanford 48, UCLA 16
#8 Nebraska 24, #7 Wisconsin 21
#10 South Carolina 38, Auburn 24
#11 Va Tech 31, #13 Clemson 30
#14 Texas A&M 34, #18 Arkansas 27
#15 Baylor 38, Kansas St 28
#17 Texas 27, Iowa St 10
#19 Michigan 31, Minnesota 17
#20 TCU 41, SMU 35
#21 Georgia Tech 41, NC State 20
#22 West Virginia 38, Bowling Green 21
#24 Illinois 24, Northwestern 20
#25 Arizona St 41, Oregon St 17
Utah 27, Washington 17
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Utah St 27, BYU 24 - I'm calling it, the Aggies will go into LES and pull off the (minor) upset! I wouldn't be surprised at all to see BYU win this game by 10 points, I've just yet to see them prove that they can do that, so that's why I'm going with the Aggies.
Saturday, October 1st
#1 LSU 41, Kentucky 13
#2 Oklahoma 55, Ball St 21
#12 Florida 23, #3 Alabama 20 - This is a very biased pick on my part as I am a huge Gators fan. I wouldn't be shocked if Bama comes in and steamrolls them again, I just have a feeling Florida is primed for an upset on Saturday night in the Swamp!
#4 Boise St 51, Nevada 21
#6 Stanford 48, UCLA 16
#8 Nebraska 24, #7 Wisconsin 21
#10 South Carolina 38, Auburn 24
#11 Va Tech 31, #13 Clemson 30
#14 Texas A&M 34, #18 Arkansas 27
#15 Baylor 38, Kansas St 28
#17 Texas 27, Iowa St 10
#19 Michigan 31, Minnesota 17
#20 TCU 41, SMU 35
#21 Georgia Tech 41, NC State 20
#22 West Virginia 38, Bowling Green 21
#24 Illinois 24, Northwestern 20
#25 Arizona St 41, Oregon St 17
Utah 27, Washington 17
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, September 23, 2011
NFL picks week 3
I went 14 of 16 last week, would've been 15 of 16 had Vick been able to stay in the game, but not to bad overall. After last week my overall record goes to 25/32 I believe. Let's see if I can raise my average a bit this week.
Saints 34 Texans 24
Eagles 31 Giants 23
Carolina 27 Jaguars 17
Patriots 44 Bills 30
Browns 24 Dolphins 13
Bengals 23 49ers 17
Titans 26 Broncos 16
Lions 34 Vikings 17
Ravens 27 Rams 10
Raiders 20 Jets 17
Chargers 38 Chiefs 10
Cardinals 24 Seahawks 20
Buccaneers 27 Falcons 20
Packers 20 Bears 17
Steelers 31 Colts 9
Redskins 24 Cowboys 20
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saints 34 Texans 24
Eagles 31 Giants 23
Carolina 27 Jaguars 17
Patriots 44 Bills 30
Browns 24 Dolphins 13
Bengals 23 49ers 17
Titans 26 Broncos 16
Lions 34 Vikings 17
Ravens 27 Rams 10
Raiders 20 Jets 17
Chargers 38 Chiefs 10
Cardinals 24 Seahawks 20
Buccaneers 27 Falcons 20
Packers 20 Bears 17
Steelers 31 Colts 9
Redskins 24 Cowboys 20
Til Next Time,
Dallas
NCAA picks week 4
Last week I took a few chances, not many of them paid off. I was happy to be very wrong about my Utah BYU pick, but this week let's see if I can get back on track a bit.
Friday September 23rd
BYU 34 UCF 13 - I think BYU bounces back from the loss to Utah and finally gets their offense rolling.
Saturday September 24th
#1 Oklahoma 38 Missouri 17
#2 LSU 34 #16 West Virginia 16
#3 Alabama 38 #14 Arkansas 17
#4 Boise St 44 Tulsa 24
#6 Wisconsin 49 South Dakota 3
#8 Texas A&M 41 #7 Oklahoma St 38
#9 Nebraska 38 Wyoming 17
#10 Oregon 41 Arizona 31
#11 Florida St 24 #21 Clemson 14
#12 South Carolina 31 Vanderbilt 17
#13 Virginia Tech 41 Marshall 17
#15 Florida 41 Kentucky 13
#17 Baylor 37 Rice 14
#18 South Florida 55 UTEP 24
#20 TCU 44 Portland St 13
San Diego St 38 #22 Michigan 34
#23 USC 27 Arizona St 24
#24 Illinois 31 Western Michigan 17
#25 Georgia Tech 27 North Carolina 24
Utah State 34 Colorado St 30
Weber St 31 Northern Colorado 17
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday September 23rd
BYU 34 UCF 13 - I think BYU bounces back from the loss to Utah and finally gets their offense rolling.
Saturday September 24th
#1 Oklahoma 38 Missouri 17
#2 LSU 34 #16 West Virginia 16
#3 Alabama 38 #14 Arkansas 17
#4 Boise St 44 Tulsa 24
#6 Wisconsin 49 South Dakota 3
#8 Texas A&M 41 #7 Oklahoma St 38
#9 Nebraska 38 Wyoming 17
#10 Oregon 41 Arizona 31
#11 Florida St 24 #21 Clemson 14
#12 South Carolina 31 Vanderbilt 17
#13 Virginia Tech 41 Marshall 17
#15 Florida 41 Kentucky 13
#17 Baylor 37 Rice 14
#18 South Florida 55 UTEP 24
#20 TCU 44 Portland St 13
San Diego St 38 #22 Michigan 34
#23 USC 27 Arizona St 24
#24 Illinois 31 Western Michigan 17
#25 Georgia Tech 27 North Carolina 24
Utah State 34 Colorado St 30
Weber St 31 Northern Colorado 17
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Monday, September 19, 2011
Utah-BYU thoughts
Never in a million years did I imagine what happened Saturday night could've actually happened. I figured the game would be a defensive battle with the edge going to the home team. It went that way for about a half, and then the training wheels came off in the second half and BYU crashed and burned. Here are my thoughts about each team following that game.
Utah - Despite winning 54-10 on the road against our biggest rival, I don't think the Utes are as good as the final score. What I do think is that Utah's defense is outstanding and will give them a chance to win every game they have remaining on their schedule. The front seven is as good as any in the PAC 12 and the depth is better than I thought it would be coming into the season. The biggest question for the defense was the secondary, and thus far I think they have answered the call well. They have a "bend but don't break" mentality, and are very good at forcing turnovers. I don't think they have been tested as much as they will, mainly because I don't think USC or BYU's offenses are as good as people thought they'd be. We'll see how they do the rest of the season, but three games in, I am impressed.
As for Utah's offense, I think the MVP through three games is a tie between John White and Norm Chow. I am still not a believer in Jordan Wynn being a big game QB. Norm Chow has made Jordan look better than he really is by putting him in situations that he can succeed. John White was an absolute beast for Utah on Saturday night. He is quick and strong, and in my opinion better than any running back we've had in the last few years, which is saying a lot.
Overall, I think Utah is going to be pretty good this season. With Arizona St coming to Rice Eccles, the Utes are in position to win the south division because USC is still on probation, and Utah's schedule is lucky enough to avoid Stanford and Oregon. Utah should be favored in every regular season game from here on out, and if they take care of business, they should be playing in either Eugene or Palo Alto in December for the Pac 12 championship.
As for BYU, I look at this team a lot differently then I had. I picked BYU to win this game, and at the very least I figured they'd keep it close. There are a few different areas about BYU's team that bother me. First, the offense, that was proclaimed to be great by not just Jake Heaps, but many members of the Cougars this offseason. So far, this "great" offense has scored exactly three touchdowns in three games, all to the same player. BYU currently ranks 118th in the nation in rushing out of 120 teams; that's not good. I heard so much about these three BYU running backs that were all so good that there was no clear cut starter. So far, I've seen nothing from any of them to prove that they are any good. If they don't have holes provided for them by the offensive line, they have gone nowhere.
The biggest positive for the BYU offense is the wide receivers. Cody Hoffman and Ross Apo are NFL caliber wide receivers in my opinion. They are big, athletic, and catch about everything they can get their hands on. The problem is that if a team doesn't have the threat of a run game, it takes away from what the receivers can do.
The defense for BYU is very good as far as the starters go, but they do not have the depth that Utah has, and that was obvious in the second half of this game when BYU's defense was completely worn out from how much they'd been on the field. You can't expect anyone to play every down, which is why you need better rotation, and BYU doesn't have that right now. Luckily for BYU, they don't have many games this season that will require that depth.
Now onto my biggest issue with BYU football at this point, and it's with their quarterback Jake Heaps. I've heard for over a year how good this kid is, and how he might be the best BYU quarterback in the last decade. I've heard BYU fans trash Jordan Wynn and talk about how much better Heaps is. I'm not defending Jordan because I still don't fully believe in him, but from everything I've seen from both Jake Heaps and Jordan Wynn, they are essentially the same person. The biggest difference is Jake is far more arrogant and ignorant than Jordan, and that was never more apparent than Saturday night after the game. Jake's postgame comments were absolutely ridiculous, and just proved he isn't ready to be the leader this team needs. Jake has been arrogant since before he came to BYU. He has been told he's the greatest thing since sliced bread from the time he was 14 years old. He held a press conference to announce he was coming to BYU, and said he didn't care who else was competing at quarterback, he was going to start for BYU immediately when he came in. After going 7-6 in his freshman season at BYU, none of the victories against good teams, Jake talked about BYU competing for a national championship this season. Needless to say, that isn't happening. I have no problem with a quarterback being confident and wanting to be the leader of his team, but when you continue to talk about how good you are when you haven't proven yourself, it starts to become not just arrogant, but very annoying. I think Jake has the potential to be a very good quarterback, but he hasn't shown it against any good defenses, and he doesn't seem to get that.
All in all, I think these two teams are closer than what we saw Saturday night, but not as close as most people thought before the game. Utah is clearly the better team right now, and unfortunately for BYU fans, there really isn't much to look forward to the rest of the season other than just cheering on your team against mediocre competition. As for Jake, for BYU fans sake, I hope someone within the organization can sit him down and make him realize he isn't the second coming of Ty Detmer, and he needs to just shut up and get to work. If that happens, BYU could be a very good team, until then, they'll be just like their WAC competition: mediocre.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Utah - Despite winning 54-10 on the road against our biggest rival, I don't think the Utes are as good as the final score. What I do think is that Utah's defense is outstanding and will give them a chance to win every game they have remaining on their schedule. The front seven is as good as any in the PAC 12 and the depth is better than I thought it would be coming into the season. The biggest question for the defense was the secondary, and thus far I think they have answered the call well. They have a "bend but don't break" mentality, and are very good at forcing turnovers. I don't think they have been tested as much as they will, mainly because I don't think USC or BYU's offenses are as good as people thought they'd be. We'll see how they do the rest of the season, but three games in, I am impressed.
As for Utah's offense, I think the MVP through three games is a tie between John White and Norm Chow. I am still not a believer in Jordan Wynn being a big game QB. Norm Chow has made Jordan look better than he really is by putting him in situations that he can succeed. John White was an absolute beast for Utah on Saturday night. He is quick and strong, and in my opinion better than any running back we've had in the last few years, which is saying a lot.
Overall, I think Utah is going to be pretty good this season. With Arizona St coming to Rice Eccles, the Utes are in position to win the south division because USC is still on probation, and Utah's schedule is lucky enough to avoid Stanford and Oregon. Utah should be favored in every regular season game from here on out, and if they take care of business, they should be playing in either Eugene or Palo Alto in December for the Pac 12 championship.
As for BYU, I look at this team a lot differently then I had. I picked BYU to win this game, and at the very least I figured they'd keep it close. There are a few different areas about BYU's team that bother me. First, the offense, that was proclaimed to be great by not just Jake Heaps, but many members of the Cougars this offseason. So far, this "great" offense has scored exactly three touchdowns in three games, all to the same player. BYU currently ranks 118th in the nation in rushing out of 120 teams; that's not good. I heard so much about these three BYU running backs that were all so good that there was no clear cut starter. So far, I've seen nothing from any of them to prove that they are any good. If they don't have holes provided for them by the offensive line, they have gone nowhere.
The biggest positive for the BYU offense is the wide receivers. Cody Hoffman and Ross Apo are NFL caliber wide receivers in my opinion. They are big, athletic, and catch about everything they can get their hands on. The problem is that if a team doesn't have the threat of a run game, it takes away from what the receivers can do.
The defense for BYU is very good as far as the starters go, but they do not have the depth that Utah has, and that was obvious in the second half of this game when BYU's defense was completely worn out from how much they'd been on the field. You can't expect anyone to play every down, which is why you need better rotation, and BYU doesn't have that right now. Luckily for BYU, they don't have many games this season that will require that depth.
Now onto my biggest issue with BYU football at this point, and it's with their quarterback Jake Heaps. I've heard for over a year how good this kid is, and how he might be the best BYU quarterback in the last decade. I've heard BYU fans trash Jordan Wynn and talk about how much better Heaps is. I'm not defending Jordan because I still don't fully believe in him, but from everything I've seen from both Jake Heaps and Jordan Wynn, they are essentially the same person. The biggest difference is Jake is far more arrogant and ignorant than Jordan, and that was never more apparent than Saturday night after the game. Jake's postgame comments were absolutely ridiculous, and just proved he isn't ready to be the leader this team needs. Jake has been arrogant since before he came to BYU. He has been told he's the greatest thing since sliced bread from the time he was 14 years old. He held a press conference to announce he was coming to BYU, and said he didn't care who else was competing at quarterback, he was going to start for BYU immediately when he came in. After going 7-6 in his freshman season at BYU, none of the victories against good teams, Jake talked about BYU competing for a national championship this season. Needless to say, that isn't happening. I have no problem with a quarterback being confident and wanting to be the leader of his team, but when you continue to talk about how good you are when you haven't proven yourself, it starts to become not just arrogant, but very annoying. I think Jake has the potential to be a very good quarterback, but he hasn't shown it against any good defenses, and he doesn't seem to get that.
All in all, I think these two teams are closer than what we saw Saturday night, but not as close as most people thought before the game. Utah is clearly the better team right now, and unfortunately for BYU fans, there really isn't much to look forward to the rest of the season other than just cheering on your team against mediocre competition. As for Jake, for BYU fans sake, I hope someone within the organization can sit him down and make him realize he isn't the second coming of Ty Detmer, and he needs to just shut up and get to work. If that happens, BYU could be a very good team, until then, they'll be just like their WAC competition: mediocre.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, September 16, 2011
NFL picks week 2
After my survivor pick screwed things up for me in week 1, (thanks a lot Kansas City) we'll see how I can do this week after seeing all the teams in action.
Lions 31 Chiefs 13
Bills 24 Raiders 20
Buccaneers 20 Vikings 10
Ravens 34 Titans 10
Saints 27 Bears 24
Browns 24 Colts 20
Jets 27 Jaguars 13
Steelers 38 Seahawks 9
Redskins 27 Cardinals 17
Packers 34 Panthers 17
Cowboys 24 49ers 17
Patriots 31 Chargers 21
Texans 27 Dolphins 21
Broncos 20 Bengals 13
Eagles 31 Falcons 27
Giants 24 Rams 21
I'm working on something other than picks that will hopefully be up this week.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Lions 31 Chiefs 13
Bills 24 Raiders 20
Buccaneers 20 Vikings 10
Ravens 34 Titans 10
Saints 27 Bears 24
Browns 24 Colts 20
Jets 27 Jaguars 13
Steelers 38 Seahawks 9
Redskins 27 Cardinals 17
Packers 34 Panthers 17
Cowboys 24 49ers 17
Patriots 31 Chargers 21
Texans 27 Dolphins 21
Broncos 20 Bengals 13
Eagles 31 Falcons 27
Giants 24 Rams 21
I'm working on something other than picks that will hopefully be up this week.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
NCAA picks week 3
With two ranked teams playing Thursday night, I'm putting up my picks for this week a bit early. Last week I think I fared pretty well, not too many difficult games to choose, but still. This week I'm calling for a couple upsets so we'll see how it all works out. Here goes:
Thursday September 15th
#25 Mississippi St 20 #3 LSU 17 -
Friday September 16th
#4 Boise St 41 Toledo 21
Saturday September 17th
#5 Florida St 34 #1 Oklahoma 31
#2 Alabama 45 North Texas 3
#6 Stanford 41 Arizona 17
#7 Wisconsin 38 Northern Illinois 10
#8 Oklahoma St 41 Tulsa 14
#9 Texas A&M 48 Idaho 9
#10 South Carolina 27 Navy 21
#11 Nebraska 31 Washington 13
#12 Oregon 62 Missouri St 6
#13 Virginia Tech 39 Arkansas State 3
#14 Arkansas 44 Troy 21
#15 Michigan St 34 Notre Dame 31
#16 Florida 38 Tennessee 17
#17 Ohio St 27 Miami 24
Maryland 24 #18 West Virginia 23
#19 Baylor 55 Stephen F. Austin 13
#20 South Florida 35 Florida A&M 10
Clemson 34 #21 Auburn 31
#22 Arizona St 38 Illinois 13
#23 TCU* 41 Louisiana Monroe 13
#23 Texas* 24 UCLA 10
Sacramento St 31 Weber St 21
As much as I want to pick my Utes to beat BYU, I think the teams are too similar, and when that's the case, the game usually comes down to one play, and that play is usually made by the home team. I hope I'm wrong, but I'll the the Cougars to beat the Utes 20-17.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday September 15th
#25 Mississippi St 20 #3 LSU 17 -
Friday September 16th
#4 Boise St 41 Toledo 21
Saturday September 17th
#5 Florida St 34 #1 Oklahoma 31
#2 Alabama 45 North Texas 3
#6 Stanford 41 Arizona 17
#7 Wisconsin 38 Northern Illinois 10
#8 Oklahoma St 41 Tulsa 14
#9 Texas A&M 48 Idaho 9
#10 South Carolina 27 Navy 21
#11 Nebraska 31 Washington 13
#12 Oregon 62 Missouri St 6
#13 Virginia Tech 39 Arkansas State 3
#14 Arkansas 44 Troy 21
#15 Michigan St 34 Notre Dame 31
#16 Florida 38 Tennessee 17
#17 Ohio St 27 Miami 24
Maryland 24 #18 West Virginia 23
#19 Baylor 55 Stephen F. Austin 13
#20 South Florida 35 Florida A&M 10
Clemson 34 #21 Auburn 31
#22 Arizona St 38 Illinois 13
#23 TCU* 41 Louisiana Monroe 13
#23 Texas* 24 UCLA 10
Sacramento St 31 Weber St 21
As much as I want to pick my Utes to beat BYU, I think the teams are too similar, and when that's the case, the game usually comes down to one play, and that play is usually made by the home team. I hope I'm wrong, but I'll the the Cougars to beat the Utes 20-17.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Saturday, September 10, 2011
My NFL Picks - Week 1
Here are my picks for week 1 of the NFL.
Texans 31 Colts 17
Bears 24 Falcons 21
Browns 27 Bengals 13
Chiefs 17 Bills 14
Eagles 27 Rams 17
Buccaneers 28 Lions 17
Jaguars 17 Titans 14
Ravens 13 Steelers 10
Cardinals 27 Panthers 13
Chargers 24 Vikings 13
49ers 10 Seahawks 6
Giants 24 Redskins 13
Jets 16 Cowboys 13
Patriots 31 Dolphins 13
Broncos 27 Raiders 17
Lets see if I can predict the pro's better than my college picks. Check back every week for my picks, feels free to comment.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Texans 31 Colts 17
Bears 24 Falcons 21
Browns 27 Bengals 13
Chiefs 17 Bills 14
Eagles 27 Rams 17
Buccaneers 28 Lions 17
Jaguars 17 Titans 14
Ravens 13 Steelers 10
Cardinals 27 Panthers 13
Chargers 24 Vikings 13
49ers 10 Seahawks 6
Giants 24 Redskins 13
Jets 16 Cowboys 13
Patriots 31 Dolphins 13
Broncos 27 Raiders 17
Lets see if I can predict the pro's better than my college picks. Check back every week for my picks, feels free to comment.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, September 9, 2011
Week 2 NCAA football picks
Here are my picks for this week in college football. I will pick the top 25 games each week, plus the Utah teams whether they are ranked or not. Here goes nothing:
Friday, September 9th
Arizona St. 31, #21 Missouri 17
Saturday, September 10th
#2 LSU 55, Northwestern State 0
#3 Alabama 31, #23 Penn St. 13
#5 Florida St 62, Charleston Southern 3
#6 Stanford 45, Duke 10
#8 Wisconsin 44, Oregon St 13
#10 Nebraska 38, Fresno St 14
#11 Virginia Tech 52, East Carolina 21
#12 South Carolina 24, Georgia 21
#13 Oregon 38, Nevada 17
#14 Arkansas 48, New Mexico 10
#15 Ohio St 45, Toledo 3
#16 Mississippi St 24, Auburn 17
#17 Michigan St 41, Florida Atlantic 10
#18 Florida 44, UAB 9
#19 West Virginia 48, Norfolk St 3
#22 South Florida 27, Ball St 17
#24 Texas 27, BYU 17
USC 24, Utah 13
Utah St 38, Weber St 13
Check back tomorrow for my NFL picks of the week
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Friday, September 9th
Arizona St. 31, #21 Missouri 17
Saturday, September 10th
#2 LSU 55, Northwestern State 0
#3 Alabama 31, #23 Penn St. 13
#5 Florida St 62, Charleston Southern 3
#6 Stanford 45, Duke 10
#8 Wisconsin 44, Oregon St 13
#10 Nebraska 38, Fresno St 14
#11 Virginia Tech 52, East Carolina 21
#12 South Carolina 24, Georgia 21
#13 Oregon 38, Nevada 17
#14 Arkansas 48, New Mexico 10
#15 Ohio St 45, Toledo 3
#16 Mississippi St 24, Auburn 17
#17 Michigan St 41, Florida Atlantic 10
#18 Florida 44, UAB 9
#19 West Virginia 48, Norfolk St 3
#22 South Florida 27, Ball St 17
#24 Texas 27, BYU 17
USC 24, Utah 13
Utah St 38, Weber St 13
Check back tomorrow for my NFL picks of the week
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Updated NFL Predictions
With the news coming out today that Peyton Manning could miss the upcoming season, my predictions are in dire need to be altered. No Manning means no playoffs for the Indianapolis Colts. With that being said, here are my updated picks.
AFC
East - Pats, Jets, Dolphins, Bills
North - Ravens, Steelers, Browns, Bengals
South - Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Colts - This is how valuable I personally think Peyton Manning is.
West - Chargers, Broncos, Raiders, Chiefs
NFC
East - Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Redskins
North - Packers, Lions, Bears, Vikings
South - Saints, Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers
West - Cardinals, Seahawks, Rams, 49ers
Playoffs
Wild Card Round - Steelers over Texans, Jets over Chargers, Eagles over Cowboys, Bucs over Cardinals
Divisional Round - Jets over Patriots, Ravens over Steelers, Packers over Bucs, Saints over Eagles
Championship Round - Ravens over Jets, Packers over Saints
Super Bowl - Packers over Ravens
MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Coach of the Year - John Harbaugh
Off. Rookie of the Year - Julio Jones
Def. Rookie of the Year - Von Miller
There you have it :)
Check back tomorrow for my NCAA and NFL picks for the week
Til Next Time,
Dallas
AFC
East - Pats, Jets, Dolphins, Bills
North - Ravens, Steelers, Browns, Bengals
South - Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Colts - This is how valuable I personally think Peyton Manning is.
West - Chargers, Broncos, Raiders, Chiefs
NFC
East - Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Redskins
North - Packers, Lions, Bears, Vikings
South - Saints, Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers
West - Cardinals, Seahawks, Rams, 49ers
Playoffs
Wild Card Round - Steelers over Texans, Jets over Chargers, Eagles over Cowboys, Bucs over Cardinals
Divisional Round - Jets over Patriots, Ravens over Steelers, Packers over Bucs, Saints over Eagles
Championship Round - Ravens over Jets, Packers over Saints
Super Bowl - Packers over Ravens
MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Coach of the Year - John Harbaugh
Off. Rookie of the Year - Julio Jones
Def. Rookie of the Year - Von Miller
There you have it :)
Check back tomorrow for my NCAA and NFL picks for the week
Til Next Time,
Dallas
Thursday, September 1, 2011
My NFL Predictions
I realize that predictions are pretty cliche and almost always wrong, but it's still fun so I've decided to do my own this year. Keep in mind I am a Buccaneers fan although I will try to keep these as unbiased as possible :) Here goes:
AFC
East - 1. Patriots 2. Jets 3. Dolphins 4. Bills
North - 1. Ravens 2. Steelers 3. Browns 4. Bengals
South - 1. Colts 2. Texans 3. Jaguars 4. Titans
West 1. Chargers 2. Broncos 3. Raiders 4. Chiefs
NFC
East - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Giants 4. Redskins
North - 1. Packers 2. Lions 3. Bears 4. Vikings
South - 1. Saints 2. Buccaneers 3. Falcons 4. Panthers
West - 1. Cardinals 2. Rams 3. Seahawks 4. 49ers
Playoffs
Wild card round - Colts over Steelers, Jets over Chargers, Eagles over Cowboys, Bucs over Cardinals
Divisional round - Jets over Pats, Colts over Ravens, Packers over Bucs, Saints over Eagles
Championship round - Colts over Jets, Packers over Saints
Super Bowl - Packers over Colts
MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Offensive rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Defensive rookie of the year - Von Miller
These might change every week or so, but for now, this is what I think will happen this year :) feel free to agree or tell me how crazy I am.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
AFC
East - 1. Patriots 2. Jets 3. Dolphins 4. Bills
North - 1. Ravens 2. Steelers 3. Browns 4. Bengals
South - 1. Colts 2. Texans 3. Jaguars 4. Titans
West 1. Chargers 2. Broncos 3. Raiders 4. Chiefs
NFC
East - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Giants 4. Redskins
North - 1. Packers 2. Lions 3. Bears 4. Vikings
South - 1. Saints 2. Buccaneers 3. Falcons 4. Panthers
West - 1. Cardinals 2. Rams 3. Seahawks 4. 49ers
Playoffs
Wild card round - Colts over Steelers, Jets over Chargers, Eagles over Cowboys, Bucs over Cardinals
Divisional round - Jets over Pats, Colts over Ravens, Packers over Bucs, Saints over Eagles
Championship round - Colts over Jets, Packers over Saints
Super Bowl - Packers over Colts
MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Offensive rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Defensive rookie of the year - Von Miller
These might change every week or so, but for now, this is what I think will happen this year :) feel free to agree or tell me how crazy I am.
Til Next Time,
Dallas
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