So it’s Thanksgiving weekend which makes it kinda funny that it’s also Hate Week. We give thanks to what we have in this world and what’s to come, but at the same time we also unleash the rivalry hatred that builds up within us the whole fall. It’s quite exhilarating. We have joy and, half the time, have some hate joy. I can’t explain it. I’m just enjoying the ride. And the turkey. Continue reading Pick It And Stick It: Stuffed With Games
We are ever so close to the start of the college football season and ever so close to the end of this offseason’s edition of Mascot Mondays. This week, we are at Phil Steele’s number 39 in his preseason Top 50 poll for 2011 and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. There is, of course, another Bulldog team in the SEC and much like the other team, Mississippi State has both a live and a costumed mascot. Bully’s the name, and mascotting is both of their games. I am going to dig deep and find the Bully bone of history buried deep in Mississippi State’s backyard.
Last week was the beginning of Rivalry Week and now we are fully realizing its end. We had out schedule jacked up due to Thanksgiving and we’re sure you’ve had yours as well. It’s all for a good thing, however, as we should give thanks to what we have at least once a year. So in celebration of Thanksgiving and our shortened week, we are combining our Barspotting and Pick It and Stick It posts. And without further ado, we are Barspotting at Chappell’s Saturday. Yes, we’ll be just back in town to watch the Border War between Kansas and Missouri. We’re going up to North Kansas City and watchin some football as well as checking out their collection of sports memorabilia. Thankfully, we are just in time to go over the picks too and we hope you didn’t forget to make yours on this short week.
When: Saturday November 27, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Where: Chappell’s Restaurant & Sports Museum, 323 Armour Road, North Kansas City, MO 64116
Games:
Picks:
| Favorite | VS | Underdog | Final | Status (times in CST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS | 21.0 | Fri, Nov 27 at 11:00 am | ||
| @ | 10.0 | Fri, Nov 27 at 1:30 pm | ||
| VS | 0.0 | Fri, Nov 27 at 6:00 pm | ||
| VS | 14.0 | Fri, Nov 27 at 9:00 pm | ||
| @ | 6.0 | Sat, Nov 28 at 9:00 am | ||
| @ | 3.0 | Sat, Nov 28 at 11:00 am | ||
| @ | 8.0 | Sat, Nov 28 at 11:21 am | ||
| VS | 8.0 | Sat, Nov 28 at 11:30 am | ||
| VS | 44.5 | Sat, Nov 28 at 12:00 pm | ||
| @ | 16.0 | Sat, Nov 28 at 2:30 pm | ||
| VS | 24.5 | Sat, Nov 28 at 2:30 pm | ||
| @ | 6.5 | Sat, Nov 28 at 2:30 pm | ||
| VS | 7.5 | Sat, Nov 28 at 4:00 pm | ||
| VS | 3.5 | Sat, Nov 28 at 6:00 pm | ||
| VS | 7.5 | Sat, Nov 28 at 7:00 pm | ||
| VS | 29.5 | Sat, Nov 28 at 7:00 pm | ||
| VS | 13.0 | Sat, Nov 28 at 9:00 pm |
Rivalries are abound as just about every game on the list is a rivalry. So in between the turkey and gravy and shopping and family, check out these games. Some of them sound cool like the Duel in the Desert with Arizona and Arizona State. Some of them sound goofy like the Egg Bowl with Ole Miss at Mississippi State. No matter the name, they all mean something big to the teams and offer up a tradition only seen in college football. Big 12 wise, we missed out on the Nebraska and Colorado game but that’s alright. Nebraska won and it didn’t matter. We have the Bedlam series for Oklahoma State and Oklahoma tomorrow. The ‘Pokes will get a good shot at a BCS bid provided they win and Texas does next week against said Cornhuskers. The other major game for the Big 12 is the Border War. Kansas needs a win to be bowl eligible and Missouri needs a win to get 2nd in the North. Who’s gonna win? Come on out to Chappell’s and help us find out.