Oy Vey! This weekend of college football will be like buttah! And that’s enough Saturday Night Live reminiscing, because I’m just tired of that show anyway. We still have college football, but no football feedings again. I’ll be doing my darndest to watch but there may be gaps. Guptah!
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With Kansas State not playing a game until a week from today, I’d figure I wouldn’t talk too much about the games coming up this weekend. But then last week the worst of the worst happened to Big 10 and it compelled me to peak at what the Big 12 had coming up this week. So I’m going to do my best to break down the games and hope to all that is holy that this Big 12 comes through clean. Continue reading Pick It And Stick It: Please Don’t Crap The Bed, Big 12
Yeah it was a bust of a game for the BCS National Championship. Notre Dame proved it didn’t belong in any league and Alabama pushed the boot down harder on the neck of college football. Don’t fret, there were some highlights in between the ho hum week of college bowls. The highlights include Oregon, Kansas State, Fiesta Bowl, Chip Kelly, Bill Snyder, Collin Klein, Cotton Bowl, Arkansas, Nick Saban, Michigan, South Carolina, Javon Clowny, Outback Bowl, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Johnny Football. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 50: BCS Bust
The regular season is official over. Now it’s on to bowl season! But before we get into that, we must get on the annual coaching carousel. I’ll go over that as well as Kansas State, Big 12, Collin Klein, Mante Te’o, Johnny Manziel, Heisman Trophy, SEC, Tennessee, Arkansas, Bret Bielma, Auburn, Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati, Mike Gundy, ESPN, Fox, and the BCS. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 46: Take A Ride On My Carousel
I took a turkey day break but now I am back. I’m done licking my wounds over the Kansas State loss to Baylor and now it’s time to look forward to this weekend of football. So come with me as I talk about Texas, TCU, Alabama, Georgia, SEC, Big 10, Big 12, Notre Dame, Stanford, Oregon, Louisville, Rutgers, Collin Klein, Texas A&M, Johnny Manziel, Arkansas, Gene Chizik, Colorado, John Embree, John L. Smith, Arkansas, USC, and BCS National Championship. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 44: Back For More
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
Yeah I missed about half the games but that’s alright. My team won and a buncha others did so that’s all good. Let’s recap the weekend and talk about Kansas State, North Texas, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Ohio State, Michigan, BIg 10, SEC, TCU, Kansas, Dayne Crist, Brandon Carter, Arthur Brown, Notre Dame, Texas, David Ash, Big 12, and concerts! Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 35: What A Weak Week 03
Another year of Kansas State football is upon us and there’s some weird mixed feelings going on. Maybe not in Manhattan, but certainly down here in Austin and in this Purple Yeti’s abode. You see, part of me wants to believe that Kansas State will improve upon its amazing record from last year, but another wants to believe in the negative hype the so called sports media jams down my throat. Is everyone writing off Kansas State too easily, or will reality hit hard for the little Wildcats from the Little Apple? Continue reading Kansas State Football Preview 2012: Always The Underdog
Yes that’s Dr. Pepper 10 bold for young whipper snappers. I’m older this week and so’s the country. With my newfound boldness, I break down Temple, Southern Utah, North Dakota, Big Sky Conference, Sun Belt Conference, Kansas State, ACC, Orange Bowl, Notre Dame, NCAA, Mark Emmert, Arkansas, and John L. Smith. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 25: Getting Old and Feeling Bold
The Royals tanked hard in Kansas City, so why not hang out with me as we get ready for some football? Sure, it’s all talk and no play but better no play than terrible play. This week I talk Arkansas, Kansas, Charlie Weiss, Notre Dame, Ireland, Navy, Jessica Dorrell, Bobby Petrino, USC, ESPN, Oregon, Tha tweed, Texas A&M, SEC, West Virginia, Gary Pinkel, and Missouri. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 14: Welp Baseball Is Done So Watch More Football
Let’s head out on the highway and talk a little bit of the ole college football. This week I talk about the Bobby Petrino saga, Iowa’s nepotism, Ricky Williams stoned bronzer, and some Kansas shenanigans. Oh, I also pitch hard for some Bill Snyder Family Stadium ornaments. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 12: Get Your Motor Running
Yup, I waited another day because the BCS Championship game was the last one on the docket for the Stick It series and it didn’t make sense to hype it up any more than it has been. Plus, I was recovering from drowning my sorrows brought upon me by Kansas State’s loss in the Cotton Bowl. So let’s wrap up this year’s Bowl Pick It and Stick It in style: by not talking about the title game. More on that in a second but first let us go over the final standings:
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It’s weird getting ready to sit down and watch college football on January 2nd versus watching it on New Year’s Day. Usually, I would stumble over late to a friend’s house to kick off the new year by watching football, gloming myself with food, getting drunk, playing some board games, and being as lazy as humanly possible. This year, it’s watching everything online, eating some food, and not making a singular play on a game of boards. The good thing is that I can adjust. Unfortunately, the adjustments don’t look so hot for my Bowl Pick It and Stick It Standings. Let’s take a look:
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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.
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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.
It’s the final, final week of Pick It and Stick It (more on that in a couple of weeks). Did I produce a herculean effort much like Oklahoma State over the weekend to jump into the third place? Or did I hang off the edge and shed a bucket full of crocodile tears? We’ll find out soon enough. We also found out how the BCS system works in fine detail, speaking of Oklahoma State. Now that the regular season Pick It and Stick It is over, we are kicking up the Bowl Pick It and Stick It, with a twist you may be familiar with. All that and more inside.
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