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Kansas State Football Preview 2012: Always The Underdog

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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 →

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Pick It and Stick It: Sticking With The Crowd

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It’s the hustle and bustle of college football.  At the beginning of the year, everyone is tied 0-0.  Slowly and weekly, the winners bubble up and the losers peter out.  We’re getting into week 3 and it’s still crowded.  We haven’t yet hit the real bubbling point.  Apparently it’s Road Test Weekend so we’ll more than likely get the cauldron cooking real quick.  Speaking of being crowded, I’m planning and surfing the flesh at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Granted I have Sunday tickets so it won’t be too bad, but Saturday’s at Third Base Sports Bar.  Let’s hope people don’t bubble up vomit and I don’t peter out.

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Barspotting: Kicking Off A New Town of Barspotting at Doc’s Backyard

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Alrighty, football is here and you know what that means: Barspotting!  For those of you not familiar with how Barspotting works, I basically tool around town and find places to watch college football then rate whether it’s worth it to check it out yourself.  This year will be different because I’m in a whole new town.  So I get to find a whole bunch of new bars review and also get the added benefit of finding my way around town.  The first ever Austin edition of Barspotting will feature Doc’s Backyard in Sunset Valley, well, because they are real close to me.  Not only that but they have a supposedly real tasty Chicken Fried Avacado.  Let’s check out Saturday’s lineup. Continue reading Barspotting: Kicking Off A New Town of Barspotting at Doc’s Backyard →

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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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Magnifying the Expansion Part 7: Show Us Your Cards

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Okay, we’ve reached the final showdown for our week-long series on the Big 10 Expansion.  Please take a moment to read up on all of the posts that led us to this point.  All of the information we dumped the last 7 days will show what we think will end up happening, as well as what we wish to happen.  It’s been a bumpy ride, but it’s only going to get bumpier.  We know change is coming, and now we will call out our cards and show you what our predictive hand plays, all in for the pot.

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