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Pick It and Stick It: Another Fresh One Off

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Back again with another week of picks.  You’d think we all would learn our lesson about off bets but low and behold Kansas had to come out of the gate in week one and prove us wrong.   So be careful when you see the off bets this week as we may have another team fall asleep at the well.  Let’s be clear, the Jayhawks fell asleep at the wheel.  They will get better.  This is college.  Not all of the kids act like pros and get up for every game.  So don’t be so sure about teams coming into this week.  Every game counts, but kids will forget that.

Favorite
Versus
Underdog
 Final Status (PDT)
(23)West Virginia vs @Marshall 13.0 Fri 09/10 04:00pm
@Wake Forest vs Duke 6.0 Sat 09/11 09:00am
(15)Georgia Tech vs @Kansas 14.0 Sat 09/11 09:00am
@(11)Wisconsin vs San Jose St. 38.0 Sat 09/11 09:00am
@(24)South Carolina vs (22)Georgia 3.0 Sat 09/11 09:00am
@Army vs Hawaii 3.0 Sat 09/11 09:00am
@(8)Florida vs South Florida 15.0 Sat 09/11 09:20am
@(6)Nebraska vs Idaho 28.5 Sat 09/11 09:30am
@(13)Virginia Tech vs James Madison Off (0) Sat 09/11 10:30am
@(10)Oklahoma vs (17)Florida St. 7.0 Sat 09/11 12:30pm
@(9)Iowa vs Iowa St. 13.5 Sat 09/11 12:30pm
@(2)Ohio St. vs (12)Miami (FL) 8.5 Sat 09/11 12:30pm
@California vs Colorado 10.0 Sat 09/11 12:30pm
@Notre Dame vs Michigan 4.0 Sat 09/11 12:30pm
@Air Force vs BYU 1.0 Sat 09/11 01:00pm
@(20)Utah vs UNLV 22.0 Sat 09/11 01:00pm
@Missouri vs McNeese St. Off (0) Sat 09/11 04:00pm
@Oklahoma St. vs Troy 14.0 Sat 09/11 04:00pm
@Washington vs Syracuse 13.5 Sat 09/11 04:00pm
(7)Oregon vs @Tennessee 12.0 Sat 09/11 04:00pm
(19)LSU vs @Vanderbilt 9.5 Sat 09/11 04:00pm
@(1)Alabama vs (18)Penn St. 12.0 Sat 09/11 04:00pm
@(14)Arkansas vs LA Monroe 34.0 Sat 09/11 04:00pm
@Baylor vs Buffalo 16.5 Sat 09/11 04:00pm
@(5)Texas vs Wyoming 29.0 Sat 09/11 04:00pm
@Texas A&M vs Louisiana Tech 19.5 Sat 09/11 04:00pm
@(4)TCU vs Tennessee Tech Off (0) Sat 09/11 04:00pm
@Kansas St. vs Missouri St. Off (0) Sat 09/11 04:10pm
@UCF vs N.C. State 3.0 Sat 09/11 04:30pm
Texas Tech vs @New Mexico 24.5 Sat 09/11 05:00pm
Mississippi vs @Tulane 20.5 Sat 09/11 06:00pm
@(16)USC vs Virginia 19.5 Sat 09/11 07:30pm
(25)Stanford vs @UCLA 6.0 Sat 09/11 07:30pm

So let’s start with the off bets.  Virginia Tech will come off a tough loss at home with James Madison.  Missouri will get a breather against McNeese State at home.  TCU looks to keep the train rolling against Tennesse Tech.  Finally, we have Kansas State hosting the Missouri State Bearcats.  Okay, since Kansas was in the Big 12, I would say that Missouri and Kansas State has the best chance to lose this week.  The best chance amongst off bets that is.

The rest of the games see a great chunk happening around 2:30.  Michigan and Notre Dame relive the past again.  Ohio State relives a title game with Miami of Florida.  Same thing goes for Oklahoma and Florida State.  The Cy-Hawk Trophy is up for grabs when Iowa takes on Iowa State.  One thing is for sure, these games will not have the bets off.  Make your picks people.

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Barspotting: We’re Gonna Work the Straw in Wichita

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Yup, you heard us right. It’s the first of what looks to be a ton of road trips for the KCCGD crew this year.  The first stop is down in the heart of Kansas.  We’ll be touring one of the best sports bars in Wichita, but we don’t kn0w which one just yet.  We’ll have to wait for the locals to point us in the right direction.  Let’s face it, no one else in the KCCGD viewing area will be out and about in Wichita so we’re not too worried.  As of now, we are looking at some potential in Mulligan’s Pub, Larry Bud’s, Heroes, Players, The Fieldhouse, or maybe Emerson Biggins.  We’ll tweet that out when we know, follow us @kccgd.

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Crib Sheet: So Much To Chew On

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There’s just so much to chew on from the first week of college football, we’ll just make the intro real quick.  On to the Crib Sheet:

  • Freshly on its own, BYU signed a deal with ESPN and Notre Dame to be shown exclusively and play, respectively.  They are stepping out fresh in their independence but we don’t think they’ll get as strong as their Irish counterparts.
  • The Big 10 now has divisions, so we’ll see how balanced they are in the next couple of years.  The big news is breaking up Michigan and Ohio State.  Since they will be the ‘yearly rival’, there’s a big chance that they could play each other again in the Big 10 Championship Game.
  • Even though, Derrick Washington was booted from the team, the Missouri Tigers beat up on Illinois last Saturday.  It took some time for them to find their rhythm but once they did, they looked sharp.  Apparently athletic director Mike Alden said that protecting the school was the number one priority when it came between Washington and the allegations.  Way to go 810 AM and Kevin Kietzman, you seem to get everyone to talk.
  • The face behind the mask of the mascot for Penn State, notched an MIP for underage drinking.  Clint Gyory got busted and now he’s suspended from his mascot duties.  It just goes to show that football players aren’t the other ones who have to watch what they do in their free time.
  • In what’s become the major theme to begin the season, another player will miss games for accepting sports agent gifts.  This time it’s Alabama’s Marcell Dareus.  They should suspend him for key games.  Doing this at the beginning of the year means they miss the cakewalk part of the schedule.
  • At the very last second, Jeremiah Masoli’s appeal was approved and he was cleared to play for Ole Miss.  It didn’t help them however, as  Division II school Jacksonville St. ended up beating Ole Miss in 2 overtimes.  I caught the end of the game and no doubt it’s on the top so far for game of the year.
  • Boise State assistant Keith Abu Bhonapha got a DUI.  He should be off the team.
  • North Carolina was one play away from possibly winning the game against LSU last Saturday.  What’s more than amazing is that they did it with a ton of suspended players.  About half of the starters didn’t play due to NCAA investigations.  We’re not sure if it shows how tough the Tar Heels could be or how weak LSU looks.
  • TCU coach Gary Patterson gave credit to ESPN’s Lee Corso for inspiring the Horned Frogs to a come from behind win against Oregon State last Saturday.  Patterson used the right amount of moto-mojo to get his team over the tough Beavers.
  • Looks like Nebraska’s schedule in the Big 10 will start out tough.  There’s no surprise there.  The new boys in town will get beat up for a couple of years to show that current members are strong.
  • After the embarrassing loss to North Dakota State, Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins retired Tuesday.  He was going to retire next year, but the school (and the boosters) decided to cough up the money to get him out of there sooner.  We don’t know who the replacement AD, not interim, will be and now we don’t know who the starting quarterback will be.  Man basketball season can’t come any faster for the Jayhawks.
  • Apparently Reggie Bush may be stripped of his Heisman.  I guess that’s what happens when it’s discovered that you might have been ineligible during your run in college.  He would be the first.  How many other Heisman winners may have been ineligible?  Should we investigate everyone and find out?
  • In MASSIVE conference expansion news, Cal Poly and UC Davis will be joining the Big Sky Conference.  At first we thought it was just a conference of country bars, but with this new development we see the Big Sky in a different light.
  • ESPN kicked off ESPN3D last year during the BCS Championship Game and now they have an updated schedule that started with the Boise State and Virginia Tech game.  So far so good, according to the review.  We’re anxious to get our eyes on it when it becomes mainstream about 20 years from now.
  • Speaking of the Broncos, they jumped to #3 in both polls.  Looks like if they can keep up the blowouts, they will be a contender.  Meanwhile, David Ubben runs down the votes for the Big 12 teams.  It’s pretty much the big 3 in the top 25 (Texas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma) then about 5 teams about a stone’s throw from the 25 threshold.  If they can keep it up, we may see more Big 12 teams up there.
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Pick It Standings 2010 Week 01: Short and Sweet

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Alrighty, welcome to the first standings update for the Pick It and Stick It of 2010.  We’re going to switch things up a bit this year.  Last year,  we broke the design of the site and our fingers trying to just map out what happened each week and who did what.  In the end, we realized that most people just cared who was winning and didn’t care about anything else.  So we’re blowing away the Weekly Picks and just reporting the standings.  If you want to check out the full stats, click on the ‘Standings’ link and it will take you to our group.  If you want to see more, please sing up and play along too.  No worries though as we’ll still touch on the highlights of the weekend’s picks and events.  So here’s the Standings:

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Johnny’s Tavern Still Has the Power

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It’s been almost a year since we’ve been to Johnny’s Tavern and it took the rest of the season for us to decide that it was the best Barspot for last year.  So, as tradition calls, we found ourselves back at Johnny’s Tavern at the Power & Light District to enjoy the first full Saturday of college football.  The bar hasn’t changed much but just enough for us to take notice.  The food specials knocked us out but the games were kind of so so.  Read on as we go over Johnny’s Tavern and recount the action on the field.

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GameDay: It’s a New Dawn, It’s a New Day

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You now, when I started this 3 years ago, I never imagined that I would still be doing this today.  It all started as a goof.  I took to the time throw something up and started writing.  Now as I’m heading into my 4th year, I’m not really sure how much longer I’ll be doing this.  I love college football and I love the pageantry that surrounds it.  But every weekend comes and goes and I end up places where my friends aren’t just get a peek at some new venue.  Is it worth it?

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Pick It and Stick It: Running Down A New Season

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Okay here’s the first pick it list of the year and it’s a doozy.  If you remember from last year, a number of us had to eat some missed weeks and totally blew our picks.  So, in response to that, anyone can miss can have their lowest 2 scores knocked off.  Worried about competition?  Well, we have added the Top 25 AND the Big 12 into the mix to make sure our confidence points are all over.  Not only do you have to pick against the spread, but now you have to make sure your confidence counts.  With that said, let’s check out the first week of picks.

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Barspotting: Johnny’s On the Spot Again

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We are back again going out to the best of what Kansas City sports bars has to offer in terms of college football.  Like the storied tradition of college football, we have a tradition of going back to the best bar of last year to start out this season for KC College Gameday.  We had no way of knowing back at the beginning of last September that Johnny’s in the Power & Light would be the best but here we are planning the first Barspot of the year down there.  With every television fit into every nook and cranny as well as the crazy touch table poker game, Johnny’s hit the spot on all things needed for a great sport viewing experience.  So come back out with us Saturday as we head back out there to enjoy Johnny’s and scoff at that ridiculous KC College Live thingy going on in the outdoor area.

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Predictions for the Year 2010: The Scotch Version

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Alrighty, I’m about halfway through my scotch and water, I blasted out another Crib Sheet, and I’m jacked up for some football tomorrow night.  It’s prediction time!  The offseason sucked.  Period.  Being in Big 12 land was not easy on this college football lovin’ Yeti and especially not easy on Kansas City.  We weathered the storm and now we are here ready for some pigskin play.  What will we see in this year’s volume of football?  Let’s take a look in our crystal ball shaped glass full of scotch and water.

  • Mike Leach will lose his CBS announcing job for making Gus Johnson stand in the bathroom with no light.
  • Mark Ingram will not be a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, thanks to the fresh knee injury.
  • The Oregon Ducks will win the Pac 10, both for best dressed and actual gold.
  • Colorado loses a bunch of games and Dan Hawkins stays on because the school is too broke to fire him out of his contract.
  • Caoch Brian Kelly will talk NBC into going into commerical breaks for opposing teams’ offensive drives only.  Oh and the Fighting Irish will make a bowl.
  • Missouri will win the North, only because Nebraska’s ego and farewell tour will fall flat.
  • Daniel Thomas will be a Heisman finalist, thanks to a solid offensive line and the fact that he will get his yards with the whole defense keying on him.  Thanks, Carson Coffman.
  • Boise State will go undefeated and not make the dance.  People are saying its the weak schedule, but it will be because of an undefeated team in the Big 10 and one other conference.  Look for Orrin Hatch to have an aneurism over this one.
  • This will be Lee  Corso’s last season for ESPN College GameDay.  It’s been a hell of a ride, Lee, just please don’t put on the Grim Reaper’s head when it’s your time to go.
  • This will be the fastest season ever for the Kansas Jayhawks.  By fast, we mean the fans will be ready for basketball season about 2 games in.  Turner Gill’s rebuilding starts this year, he’s got at least 3 before some magic happens.
  • Iowa State will be in the bottom of the league again, but they will get an upset some big team because of a massive rain storm.  Hey their practice field flooded over the summer, they should be ready.
  • Texas just missed the mark in the Big 12 South.  Not because of the competition, but for the cliffhanger they want to leave for next season’s Longhorns Network debut.  Stay Tuned!  Same horn time!  Same horn channel!
  • Big Game Bob goes to a BCS game but will not be game as the Sooners bob and weave from some other big team beaming game time bashings.  Probably against Virginia Tech and Frank BEAMER.
  • The Big East has a seasson.  No one really cares.
  • RichRod makes a valiant effort and gets the Wolverines into a bowl game.  It will be the weakest one from the Big 10 and it will be enough to get him fired.  He will then go on and make real estate deals with everyone in the Ann Arbor region.
  • USC doesn’t get close to a Pac 10 championship and Lane Kiffin leaves after just one season.  The Kiffin world tour moves on!
  • Florida misses Tim Tebow and will miss being in the running for the SEC.  Urban Meyer gets sick and dies from the piss poor play on the field.
  • Kansas City sports bars will stay the same this year.  No one will get 3D TVs because the mixture of 3D and beer will make everyone puke.  Some new bars will crop up and the KCCGD crew will eventually puke in those anyway.
  • We’re going back to our 2008 prediction about Joe Paterno dieing on the field.  Now that Bobby Bowden is out, this one should get much easier.  Or will he be in the booth this year?
  • Okay, we called the BCS National Championship game two years ago with Florida and Oklahoma,  we were halfway right with Texas last year in the big game.  What will happen this year?  Well, the trend says we will get it all wrong so there’s nothing to lose.  I’m thinking the offseason hype for the Big 10 will lead a team to a title contention.  Since the only team that’s worth a damn up there is Ohio State, then that’s our pick.  Chances are the SEC will be mega tough again this year and barring any late push by an Oregon or a Big 12 team, we are going the easy route and picking SEC.  Whose turn is it?  Let’s go LSU.  Why not. Can you say 2007 rematch?
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Crib Sheet: College Football Prime Time

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Finally the wait is over.   Tomorrow night we kick off another great year of college football!  It’s been what seems likes ages since the end of last season and now we have another year of the most pristine competition we’ll ever see on the field.  Sure the offseason provided plenty of drama, with coaching changes and conference expansion, but we’re done with the talking and we’re ready to strap it on.  The helmet that is.  So here’s the last Crib Sheet before the new season:

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Big 12 , er 11, er 10 Predictions for 2010

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Man what a crazy roller coaster of an offseason for the Big 12. Who would’ve thought a year ago that the Big 12 would be rocked to its very knees and survive probably one of most weirdest advances in college football history.  It was like a whacked out game of Axis & Allies.  Welp Germany didn’t win and neither did the Big 10.  So here we are going into what is the last season we will ever see for this 12 conference league.  Who will come out on top?  Roll dice to find out (er read below).

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Pick It and Stick It: The Return of the Smack

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Alrighty folks, it’s another year of college ball which means we have a Yahoo College Football Pick ‘Em League to setup.  The rules are almost the same as last year.  The big difference is that we are not counting TWO of the weeks picks.  We have confidence and all this other hullabaloo so we decided to be a little more easy on everyone.  It’s real easy to forget picks for Saturday when most of you are getting tanked on Friday night.  So with that said, here’s the sing up info:

You know, there was talk the last two years of prizes and both years, it was ignored.  So this year, I’ll just say that pride is on the line.  For both weekly and the yearly.  Although I will be more than happy to buy the yearly winner a Das Boot from Lew’s Grille & Bar to the yearly winner.  Yeah I still owe last year’s winner but he hasn’t come into town to claim it.  Get as many people as you can to sign up and good luck this year!  I know I will sit comfortably at the bottom.  Again.

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Kansas State Wildcats Football 2010 Preview: Getting Better Everyday

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The Kansas State Wildcats enjoyed somewhat of resurgence last year.  They even almost went to the Big 12 Championship Game.  Yet, they failed to make a bowl.  The offseason was the most quiet I’ve ever heard and now we find ourselves looking straight down the barrel of a new football season.  The weirdness of last year’s season should continue for this year.  It’s all good for Bill Snyder 2.0, as they will be getting better.  Day by day. Little by little.

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Crib Sheet: Nobody Saw This Coming

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Okay this close to the season and we still have major, er mid-major, moves regarding conference expansion.  So BYU started to teeter and now the WAC blew up.  Further out west there are questions of Pac 10 allegiance.  Please, will the powers that be put all of this on lockdown so we can focus on actually playing football instead of this crap.  The season is about 2 weeks away!  We’re not sure they’re listening so in the meantime, everyone else clue them into this week’s Crib Sheet:

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Mascot Monday: Big Al

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Big Al’s in the house this week as we are one more mascot away from completing the top mascots that we have yet to cover from Phil Steele’s Preseason Top 40.  The #3 Alabama Crimson Tide won the big shiny ball last year and look to repeat this year with returning Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram carrying the rock.  The competition is hot in the SEC and what better hot weather animal to have around as a mascot then the elephant known as Big Al.  We were just as confused as you may be as to why a team by the name of Crimson Tide employs and elephant mascot.  We’ll find that out as well as how we think Alabama finishes out the season.

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