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Pick It And Stick It: It’s A Big One To Finger

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This weekend sees the culmination of what looks to be another Cinderella season for my obvious homer cheered Kansas State Wildcats.  They head to Morgantown this weekend to take on the hobbling West Virginia Mountaineers.  This is make it or break time for both programs and Saturday’s game will determine who will stay on the national stage and who will steep back down into the conference championship race. Oh there’s some other games going on this weekend, but this is the big one for me and for most of the nation (Big 12 nation, okay?). Continue reading Pick It And Stick It: It’s A Big One To Finger →

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Pick It and Stick It: Bye Bye Love

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It’s a little late but why the hell not.  I’m going to dump out another Pick It and Stick It.  It’s a bye week for Kansas State and this week’s games are hardly that interesting.  But I poked and prodded around and found a couple of good reasons to flap my gums about the weekend’s games.   Much to no one’s surprise, the games I’m into this weekend are from the Big 12. Continue reading Pick It and Stick It: Bye Bye Love →

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Purple Yeti Roar 36: Jars And Short Yards

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So it was another great week of football and it started in Norman.  Kansas State upset Oklahoma.  I’ll talk about that and the other games of the weekend as well as look forward to some quasi exciting action for week 5.

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Pick It And Stick It: Sensory Overload Weekend

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Ho man, finally we get into the meat of college football.  Last week, it was trap time.  Now it’s the real deal.  I can’t keep my homer-ism down.  I’m  full tilt on Kansas State vs Oklahoma this weekend.  And what’s about to launch me out of my chair is that we are also treated to Notre Dame vs Michigan.  It’s a shame they are on at the same time.  Yup, it’s gonna to be a massive weekend and I’ll try to pick and stick my way through it. Continue reading Pick It And Stick It: Sensory Overload Weekend →

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Purple Yeti Roar 19: Remembering On Memorial Day

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I took some time out of my busy weekend remembering out troops and grilling out some hamburgers to pop on and tell ya what happened in the week that was college football.  Quick answer: not much.  But tune in and see about Clemson, Miami, ACC, Big 12, Florida State, Memorial Day, Craig James, SEC, Alabama, and Chuck Neinas.

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Purple Yeti Roar 18: Bigger and Better Bowls(by)

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Yeah I’m not sure if Bob Bowlsby (new Big 12 Commish) had anything to do with what happened in the last week, but I’m giving him credit.  Not in the video, just in this note about the video.  I was too busy gushing about the new bowl series matchup between the Big 12 and the SEC, Florida State’s (and Clemson’s) apparent move to the Big 12, Notre Dame courting, the ACC and other weak conferences like the Big East, and realignment swankiness.  It’s good to be a Big 12 fan this week. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 18: Bigger and Better Bowls(by) →

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Purple Yeti Roar 17: Getting Ready To Rain Down

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Yes, this week I get a little wet, with emotion.  And by wet, I mean sweat.  Sweat for all of the realignment rumblings that involve the Big 12 and teams going _into_ the conference.  I’ll talk about some of the teams that fall in to that latter category as well as some Texas, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Bill Byrne, West Virginia, Aaron Green, and Dan Beebe. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 17: Getting Ready To Rain Down →

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Purple Yeti Roar 05: More Like Meow

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I barely made it through this week’s roar.  It’s turned into a meow.  I’m fighting a cold and will now go back to my lair and recover.  In the meantime check out my takes on the Mountain West merging with Conference USA, North Dakota State’s fightin’ name issue, and some playoff/expansion menagerie.  Oh it’s quite the trist.  It’s okay to watch, I washed my hands.   Just be sure to get plenty of fluids and rest.

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Bowl Pick It and Stick It 2011: 6 and 8 Split

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Yes, it’s bowl season and I’ve got a hankering for one more Bowl Pick It and Stick It.  This time bowling is more exciting for me outside of the BCS Bowls.  Part of it is the fact that Kansas State got jipped out of an appearance at the Sugar Bowl, but the other part is that the line up BCS wise is just not interesting enough.  The Sugar and the Orange are lame.  The BCS National Championship Game is a rematch of boredom.  The Fiesta and Rose look good but the overall product leaves me underwhelmed.  That’s what I’m stoked for the Cotton Bowl.  It’s non BCS and has a top 10 BCS match up with Kansas State taking on Arkansas.  SEC vs Big 12.  Hell yeah.  Click on through for the Bowl Pick It and Stick It information.

 

Pick It and Stick It Link: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/bowl/group/2195/invitation?key=8648873bde407264
Group: 2195
Password: gobig12

So here’s the rest of the bowl line up:

Bowl Location Date/Time Network
Gildan New Mexico
Temple vs. Wyoming		 Albuquerque, N.M.
University Stadium		 Dec. 17
2 p.m.		 ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs. Utah State 		Boise, Idaho
Bronco Stadium		 Dec. 17
5:30 p.m.		 ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 		New Orleans
Mercedes-Benz Superdome		 Dec. 17
9 p.m.		 ESPN
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg
Florida International vs. Marshall		 St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field		 Dec. 20
8 p.m.		 ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
TCU vs. Louisiana Tech		 San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium		 Dec. 21
8 p.m.		 ESPN
MAACO Las Vegas
Arizona State vs. Boise State		 Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium		 Dec. 22
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii
Nevada vs. Southern Miss		 Honolulu
Aloha Stadium		 Dec. 24
8 p.m.		 ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Independence
Missouri vs. North Carolina		 Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium		 Dec. 26
5 p.m.		 ESPN2
Little Caesars
Western Michigan vs. Purdue		 Detroit
Ford Field		 Dec. 27
4:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Belk
Louisville vs. NC State		 Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium		 Dec. 27
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
Toledo vs. Air Force		 Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium		 Dec. 28
4:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Bridgepoint Education Holiday
California vs. Texas		 San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium		 Dec. 28
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Champs Sports
Florida State vs. Notre Dame		 Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl		 Dec. 29
5:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Valero Alamo
Washington vs. Baylor		 San Antonio
Alamodome		 Dec. 29
9 p.m.		 ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
BYU vs. Tulsa		 Dallas
Gerald J. Ford Stadium		 Dec. 30
Noon		 ESPN
New Era Pinstripe
Rutgers vs. Iowa State		 Bronx, N.Y.
Yankee Stadium		 Dec. 30
3:20 p.m.		 ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest		 Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field		 Dec. 30
6:40 p.m.		 ESPN
Insight
Iowa vs. Oklahoma		 Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium		 Dec. 30
10 p.m.		 ESPN
Meineke Car Care of Texas
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern		 Houston
Reliant Stadium		 Dec. 31
Noon		 ESPN
Hyundai Sun
Georgia Tech vs. Utah		 El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl		 Dec. 31
2 p.m.		 CBS
AutoZone Liberty
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt		 Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl		 Dec. 31
3:30 p.m.		 ABC
Kraft Fight Hunger
Illinois vs. UCLA		 San Francisco
AT&T Park		 Dec. 31
3:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Chick-fil-A
Virginia vs. Auburn		 Atlanta
Georgia Dome		 Dec. 31
7:30 p.m.		 ESPN
TicketCity
Houston vs. Penn State		 Dallas
Cotton Bowl		 Jan. 2
Noon		 ESPNU
Outback
Michigan State vs. Georgia		 Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium		 Jan. 2
1 p.m.		 ABC
Capital One
Nebraska vs. South Carolina		 Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl		 Jan. 2
1 p.m.		 ESPN
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs. Florida		 Jacksonville, Fla.
EverBank Field		 Jan. 2
1 p.m.		 ESPN2
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs. Oregon		 Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl		 Jan. 2
5 p.m.		 ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State		 Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium		 Jan. 2
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Allstate Sugar
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech		 New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome		 Jan. 3
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Discover Orange
West Virginia vs. Clemson		 Miami
Sun Life Stadium		 Jan. 4
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
AT&T Cotton
Kansas State vs. Arkansas		 Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium		 Jan. 6
8 p.m.		 FOX
BBVA Compass Bowl
SMU vs. Pittsburgh		 Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field		 Jan. 7
1 p.m.		 ESPN
GoDaddy.com
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois		 Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium		 Jan. 8
9 p.m.		 ESPN
Allstate BCS National Championship Game
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama 		New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome		 Jan. 9
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN

Remember it’s a straight up pick but you can rank your confidence from 1 to 35.  What other bowls are interesting you ask?  Well, let’s start with the Big 12.  Baylor and Washington look good for the Alamo Bowl, thanks to Robert Griffin III’s Hesiman win.  Oklahoma playing Iowa for the first time in forever in the Insight Bowl sees Sooner head coach Bob Stoops head to his alma mater.  What other games look good?  How about the Outback Bowl with Georgia taking on Michigan State, another version of the BCS snub bowl.  That’s about it for me.  The others are decent but they just don’t jump out to me.  Come back every Monday from here on out, though and we’ll go over the picks.

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 13: Plucking One Out

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Ho man, am I stuffed.  I never thought that I would be as stuffed as I was away from the family on the Thanksgiving as I am now.  I know for certain that Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays out there now.  Family is really getting together with friends and loved ones.  Thanksgiving is a reason to get together with family and totally gorge yourself.  I need to hit the gym pronto but first I will go over the Pick It and Stick It for this week.  It’s some doozies and I mostly excited that great games come one after the other.  It was like the second, third, and fourth helpings for me on Thanksgiving.  Here’s the pick set:

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Thankspotting: Home Away From Home For The Holidays

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Last week was rough.  For lots of reasons.  Tailgating as hard as I did last weekend has left some lingering effects.  There’s also a sprinkle of great games from Thursday through Saturday.  So I decided that this week, it will be some major home spectating.  It’s a weird week for me anyway because this is the first Thanksgiving I’ve had away from home.  Hopefully I won’t miss Mom’s stuffing too much.  Let’s check out the games.

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 11: Saucy Selections

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Oh yeah!  I’m already thinking about what to do for the tailgating experience this weekend.  I’m not sure if we actually have a spot to smoke some meat so we may be grilling guerilla style.  What does that mean?  Slapping some meat in a backpack and finding some friendlies for grilling.  It should be quite the adventure.  Speaking of adventure, the corner has turned for Bryce Brown for Heisman.  It’s up to the rest of the league to catch up.  Let’s take a look at the pick set: Continue reading Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 11: Saucy Selections →

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Pick It Standings 2011 Week 11: No Trophy For You

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Another week and another undefeated goes down.  Stanford just didn’t have the offense that Oregan has and now the Ducks are back in the BCS Championship talks.  Will they quack in there?  We’ll see that in the BCS Standings.  Nobody was undefeated in the Pick It and Stick It but I was dumb enough to forget to put my picks in for the morning game.  I think I came out alright but I do not forsee a way into the title just yet.  I’m going to need some major help.  Let’s look at the standings:

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 11: Just Don’t Pick It There

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Okay, it’s getting to be that time of year.  We had a quick preview of it last night.  Well the whole week, actually.  As the season goes on now, there will be some games on every day of the week.   We’ll definitely be knee deep into over Thanksgiving in a couple of weeks.  But already last night was an epic match up between Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech.  I just hope they don’t pile on big time games on Tuesdays.  Tuesdays are for me.   Please college football, don’t take my Tuesdays away.  It’s the only real day I can recharge and get juiced for another week fo college football.  I hope they don’t pick Tuesday but I do hope they Pick It and Stick It.  Here’s this week’s fodder:

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Barspotting: Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill

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Alright, after kind of a dark week for me, it’s now time to brighten things up.  Last week was an awesome bbq but my team lost in the better game of the century.  Now this week we have Missouri leaving for the SEC and Penn State going up in flames.  I need a pick me up.  I need me some Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill.  That’s right, just when you thought there couldn’t be another bar like Hooters, you get a Texas knock off with franchises sprouting up everywhere.  I’m sure I’ll do another knock off some other time, but for this week’s barspot, it’s all North Austin and it’s all about football.  No, really.

When: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Time: 2:00 pm
Where: Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill, 6901 North IH-35, Austin, TX (512) 454-2247


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Notes:  It’s kind of a let down week after the game fo the century, right?  Nope.  We have a couple of huge games on tap here as well.  I’m looking square at the Stanford vs Oregon game.  The one loss Oregon had this year was against LSU and Stanford needs to stay undefeated to matter.  That game is massive.  Meanwhile we have some interesting games between some top 25 teams.  Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech will see who will win the Tech title and possibly the ACC.  Nebraska will more than likely walk over Penn State because of what has happened this week.  Auburn and Georgia is no slouching matter when it comes to rivaries as well.  Finally, I’ll be cheering on my Kansas State Wildcats as hopefully they help usher Texas A&M out of the Big 12.