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Barspotting: Cuatros
I buzzed by Cuatros last week while I was on the way to the Mellow Mushroom with my favorite lady. I almost missed it, but the 16 stacked television screens forming a massive screen jumped right out at me. I wanted to go north of downtown Austin and this place just makes the cut. It’s Red River Rivalry weekend so we’ll hope to get a spot there when we show up for the Kansas State game. There’s other games going on, though, so check out the spot and hopefully we’ll check you out there. Ole!
When: Saturday, October 5, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM
Where: Cuatros, 1004 w. 24th Austin, TX 78705 (512) 243-6361
Games:
- 8:00 PM CT No. 5 Boise State at Fresno State Battle for the Milk Can (Friday)
- 11:00 AM CT No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Texas* The Red River Rivalry
- 2:00 PM CT Boston College at No. 8 Clemson Battle for the Leather Helmet
- 2:30 PM CT No. 17 Florida at No. 1 LSU
- 2:30 PM CT Kansas at No. 6 Oklahoma State
- 2:30 PM CT Missouri at No. 20 Kansas State
- 6:00 PM CT No. 15 Auburn at No. 10 Arkansas
- 6:00 PM CT No. 24 Texas A&M at Texas Tech
- 6:00 PM CT Iowa State at No. 25 Baylor
- 6:00 PM CT Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe Trail of Tears Classic
- 6:00 PM CT UNLV at Nevada Battle for Nevada and the Fremont Cannon
Notes: The Red River Rivalry is the biggest thing going on down here in this part of the country. I’m not so stoked for it. It’s a good thing that there’s nothing else going on first thing Saturday morning. It’s also good for me that the newly ranked Kansas State Wildcats follow that little ditty and host Missouri at 2:30. Florida vs LSU might eat up some television screens but I’m hoping to get the Wildcats on the big daddy. Later in the evening sees a couple of interesting bouts but I’ll be home by then and will only be able to get Ohio State and Nebraska. No thank you, I’ll probably be napping by then.
Pick It Standings Week 7: The BCS Baby is Born
Whoah nelly what a smelly game the Red River Rivalry was. The bigger upset for the Big 12 was Colorado over Kansas over the weekend. Either that or Kansas State’s 62 point thumping of Texas A&M. At any rate, guess what? Those Wildcats happen to be first in the Big 12 North. Coming into the beginning of the year, no one expected Kansas State to be in that position or Oklahoma to have 3 losses hung on them by this time. Just goes to show that in college football, anything can happen. More importantly this week, we have an expected birth of the first BCS standings. First, here’s the pick it standings:
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We Peeped Hooter’s til we were Pooped
Saturday was the big day. We’ve been to a couple of chain restaurants before but this one was different. This was Hooter’s. We knew everything they were pushing. The place started with girls first, then everything trickled down from their cleavage. Hooter’s believes it also makes a great spot for a place to watch the game. So last Saturday was the day to put it to to the test. The test subjects included some great rivalry match ups, including the Red River Rivalry. Let’s see what Hooter’s brought us.
Pick It and Stick It: Double Barrellin’ It
Ridin’, ropin’, buckin’, bustin’, and pickn’! Get used to it folks. The closer and closer we get to the Red River Rivalry the more we don the chaps and start spittin’ some chaw. Soze what wez got here is one of the best rivalries in the land. It may not be number one with a bullet but it certainly will place at the state fair. And in this here game’s place, that would be the Texas State Fair. So hold on to yer hats, buckaroo, there’s gonna be a shoot out come high noon tomorrow!
Favorite | VS | Underdog | Spread | Time (in CDT) |
(7)Ohio St. | @ | Purdue | 13.5 | Sat, Oct 17 at 11:00 am |
Wisconsin | VS | (11)Iowa | 2.5 | Sat, Oct 17 at 11:00 am |
(3)Texas | VS | (20)Oklahoma | 3 | Sat, Oct 17 at 11:00 am |
(15)Nebraska | VS | Texas Tech | 10.5 | Sat, Oct 17 at 2:30 pm |
@(14)Penn St. | VS | Minnesota | 17.5 | Sat, Oct 17 at 2:30 pm |
(1)Florida | VS | Arkansas | 25 | Sat, Oct 17 at 2:30 pm |
(6)USC | @ | (25)Notre Dame | 10 | Sat, Oct 17 at 2:30 pm |
(23)Houston | @ | Tulane | 17 | Sat, Oct 17 at 2:30 pm |
(12)TCU | VS | Colorado St. | 22.5 | Sat, Oct 17 at 3:00 pm |
(4)Virginia Tech | @ | (19)Georgia Tech | 3 | Sat, Oct 17 at 5:00 pm |
(18)BYU | @ | San Diego St. | 17 | Sat, Oct 17 at 5:00 pm |
(17)Kansas | @ | Colorado | 9.5 | Sat, Oct 17 at 6:00 pm |
(9)Miami (FL) | @ | UCF | 14.5 | Sat, Oct 17 at 6:30 pm |
(2)Alabama | VS | (22)South Carolina | 17 | Sat, Oct 17 at 6:45 pm |
(16)Oklahoma St. | VS | Missouri | 7 | Sat, Oct 17 at 8:15 pm |
(24)Utah | @ | UNLV | 16.5 | Sat, Oct 17 at 9:00 pm |
Arlight, enough cowboy poetry. Let’s get to the plate of beans for the weekend. Usually the Red River Rivalry is a close one and the spread makers deems it so this year with a measly 3 points. The rest of the Big 12 action may be in the shadow but there’s still some potential barn burners. Take a looksie at Missouri and Oklahoma State. Or even Kansas and Colorado. But enough about that. The other big rivalry is USC and Notre Dame. This should put whoever wins back on the map to the BCS title. A map that’s currently shared by Virginia Tech. They will have a hard time holding onto it when they face Georgia Tech. Pick well, peeps, and enjoy the games!
Barspotting: Check Out These Hooter’s
It was bound to happen. It could only be so long before we found out way there. And so, thanks to your voting, we will be barspotting for KC College Gameday at Hooter’s. If you don’t know what it is, then you probably never will be there. Essentially it’s vehicle for putting women in tight clothes and making them overly friendly. Word around the street, though, is their wings and cheese fries are top notch. Being the guy magnet it makes no apologies to be, they also have sports packages available. So we’re gonna find out this week if Hooter’s is a great place to watch sports as well as the talent.
Crib Sheet: Out of Prime Time
Okay it’s Crib Sheet time and we need to talk to all of the aspiring wide receivers out there. Do not talk to Deion Sanders. The image above presents only a shrivel of evidence to support our position. Yes, he’s flashy. Yes, he preaches. Yes, he looks good in a suit. But nothing really good comes from working with the guy. Just ask Michael Crabtree. So consider this a public service announcement and please avoid Deion Sanders. Here’s this week’s Crib Sheet:
- The NCAA ruled Oklahoma State’s Dez Bryant ineligible for maybe the rest of the season for failure to disclose recent dealing with a former NFL player, Dei0n Sanders. Doh! We thought the prima donna wide receivers came from Texas Tech. We’re thinking after some personal consultation with Tony Dungy or something Dez will be let back on the field to play again. While Dez is doing that, Deion denies tampering, Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State supports him (needs him back in the lineup), and Dez will meet with the NCAA after his written apology.
- Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw has been ordered to take an anger management course. This stems from a domestic fight with his girl friend some time ago. She has to take the course too. Will it affect his play on the field? Tune in to find out.
- ESPN’s Tim Griffin writes that Texas is getting ready for the Red River Rivalry this weekend by listening to that god awful Boomer Sooner theme song over and over. That’s either going to help them tune it out or get them so angry and sick that they will take it out on Oklahoma this weekend. This could work wonders elsewhere. Possible water boarding replacement? We think so.
- A walk on Southern Miss player Peter Wilkes committed suicide over the weekend. We send our condolences out to his family. Apparently his dad suffered a heart attack and died over the summer. Wilkes decided to continue school for his dad but apparently it was too much.
- A female student was arrested during the Iowa and Arkansas State game for continuously yelling at player Adrian Clayborn. The student was warned multiple times and even given a restraining order. Stalking happens at both sides of the gender. Kinda funny that heckling could get somebody arrested, though.
- Dan Hawkins finally benched his son, Cody. Or did he? This will be the downfall to Hawkins and will serve as a lesson to all coaches out there. Don’t let your family mix with your coaching. Bill Snyder 2.0 knew this and retired to spend time with his family. He’s back now and you don’t see any of his kids on the field, coaching or playing.
- While we have another punch during the game in the form of Idaho linebacker Tre’Shawn Robinson and subsequent reprimanding, we also see a 1 game suspension to New Mexico head coach Mike Locksley for doing it off the field with an assistant coach. Football is a violent sport but save the punching for MMA.
- The Big 12 will play seven bowls games during the bowl season after this year. More importantly the toilet, er, Independence Bowl is off the docket. We also see the new New York City Bowl show up. Many a mediocre conference team fans rejoice in the pick of New York over Shreveport, Louisiana.
- Speaking of the bowls, the Cotton Bowl will move to Jerry Jones mecca that is Cowboys Stadium and the old place will have a new one called the Dallas Football Classic. It’s nice to see they are still using it but does that put the number of bowls in Texas at about 234? Hey, the more the merrier.
Pick It Standings Week 06: Bored with Florida
The weekend of football left us a little deflated. There was much hype going into the Florida vs LSU game but it ended up being pretty boring. The other games on the docket were pretty uneventful. It’s saying something when the most exciting game of the week came from the Big 10 of all places. The pick it standings this week reflect that. There were lots of easy calls and people missed most of the same picks. Ho hum. The next week should spice up at bit, especially with the Red River Rivalry coming our way.
Favored | Aub | Kan | OHSt | Tex | FLSt | Fla | Iowa | ||
Spread | 2.5 | 19.5 | 16.0 | 32.5 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | ||
Underdog | Ark | IASt | Wis | Colo | GT | LSU | Mich | ||
Team Name | Points | ||||||||
Mangino is FAT!!! |
Ark (5) |
IASt (4) |
Wis (7) |
Colo (15) |
GT (3) |
LSU (2) |
Mich (1) |
113 | |
Daniel Thomas is the man! |
Aub (13) |
Kan (3) |
OHSt (8) |
Tex (5) |
GT (11) |
Fla (1) |
Iowa (4) |
110 | |
Katpak | Aub (14) |
IASt (5) |
Wis (6) |
Colo (9) |
GT (4) |
LSU (3) |
Iowa (2) |
104 | |
krizzou | Aub (4) |
IASt (17) |
OHSt (11) |
Tex (14) |
GT (13) |
Fla 5) |
Mich (15) |
98 | |
Snyder In Syder |
Aub (10) |
Kan (9) |
OHSt (3) |
Colo (4) |
GT (2) |
LSU (1) |
Iowa (6) |
88 | |
King Of Pop Had A Va-J-J |
Aub (16) |
Kan (3) |
Wis (7) |
Tex (11) |
FLSt (5) |
Fla (4) |
Iowa (1) |
83 | |
KSU finally makes a bowl again |
Aub (6) |
Kan (12) |
Wis (8) |
Tex (2) |
GT (15) |
Fla (3) |
Iowa (10) |
81 | |
KSOFM | Aub (3) |
Kan (15) |
OHSt (7) |
Tex (11) |
FLSt (13) |
LSU (14) |
Iowa (16) |
60 |
You may notice the results are a little slim. Well we don’t include the picks where everyone else chose the same. So for instance, this week everyone picked Virginia Tech, Penn State, Oregon, Alabama, Miami, and BYU. They missed South Carolina, Oklahoma State, and TCU. With that out of the way we once again point out Krizzou being the lone rebel and going with Baylor against Oklahoma. Good call by Mangino is Fat!!! for picking Arkansas.
Rank | Pick Set Name | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Total Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KSU finally makes a bowl again | 125 | 138 | 149 | 133 | 84 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 710 |
2 | Katpak | 97 | 137 | 163 | 114 | 78 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 693 |
3 | Mangino is FAT!!! | 111 | 124 | 155 | 132 | 57 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 692 |
4 | King Of Pop Had A Va-J-J | 91 | 121 | 149 | 151 | 57 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 652 |
5 | KSOFM | 111 | 123 | 154 | 108 | 88 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 644 |
6 | krizzou | 100 | 113 | 141 | 132 | 46 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
7 | Daniel Thomas is the man! | 104 | 109 | 0 | 123 | 95 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 541 |
8 | Purple Yeti | 119 | 0 | 155 | 85 | 73 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 520 |
9 | Polly want a Tinkle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
We’re almost at the middle of the season and the pack is starting to break away. Minus any major upsets, it looks as though it will be a three person race between KSU finally makes a bowl again, Katpak, and Mangino is FAT!!! There’s a battle brewing for the cellar, too, between the Purple Yeti and Daniel Thomas is the man! But there’s still plenty of season left over and now that many of the Top 25 teams won’t have that many weekends off, the points should bump up. Get ready, because the BCS standings are coming out next week.