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Pick It And Stick It: Getting Kinda Flakey Here

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Whew my picks last week stunk.  It almost stuck as much as my pick for Kansas State over Texas.  Yes, it was for the spread and yes, they didn’t make it.  So how am I going to recover this week?  Fortunately Kansas State is off so I don’t have to worry about them.  There are some Top 25  matchups that could smooth the blow and get me back on the road to recovery.  There’s also a nice little non conference matchup that will be exciting as well. Continue reading Pick It And Stick It: Getting Kinda Flakey Here →

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Purple Yeti Roar 48: Holiday Edition

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Ho Ho Howdy!  Merry Holiday!  Or what’s left of it.  I’m back after my holiday break to squeeze out another 10 minutes of college football tidings.  This time I talk about Kansas State, Oregon, Fiesta Bowl, Lache Seastrunk, Baylor, UCLA, Heisman Trophy, BYU, UCF, LA Lafayette, Boise State, Fresno State, SMU, EA Sports College Football, Western Kentucky, Central Michigan, Holiday Bowl, Little Caesars Bowl, Bill Snyder, Ohio State, Elle Roberson, Collin Klein, and the Mayan Calendar. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 48: Holiday Edition →

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Purple Yeti Roar 37: Bye To Last Week, Get Ready For This Week

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Yeah least week was kind of a snoozer, but I watched every possilbe minute of action from my couched sideline.  This week I talk Texas, David Ash, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Steele Jantz, TCU, SMU, The Iron Skillet, Baylor, West Virginia, Geno Smith, Kansas, Charlie Weiss, Dayne Crist, Kansas State, and Bill Snyder. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 37: Bye To Last Week, Get Ready For This Week →

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Purple Yeti Roar 33: Week 01 Recap and Laborious Labor Day

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Yes, it’s day video time!  I’m taking a break from my tough Labor Day festivities to recap what I saw in week 1 of college football.  Kansas State looked alright, the Big 12 did great, and Michigan tanked hard.  All that and more on this week’s Purple Yeti Roar. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 33: Week 01 Recap and Laborious Labor Day →

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Bowl Pick It and Stick It 2011: 6 and 8 Split

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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.

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Crib Sheet: The Chips Have Fallen Into the Bowls

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The teams have been announced that cards played out on the table.  The big hand is lame this year but the side bets are sexier.  That’s right the regular season is over and now we are flipping over to bowl season.  There were some snubs as usual, but the Big 12 lineup of bowls still looks pretty strong.  The Cotton Bowl is right up there with the BCS bowls in terms of interesting match ups.  Kansas State vs Arkansas, or Big 12 vs SEC, like it should be.  Call your bets and flop on over to this week’s Crib Sheet.

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Crib Sheet: Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving

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And all through the house, pumpkin pie was baking and I was aroused (with hunger).  Yup, it’s that time of year again.  This year, I’m planning on laying back and actually watching some competitive football.  For once it will be both for the NFL and college football.  So there’s been a feast of news leading up to turkey day and I wrapped it up in a big ole slice of Crib Sheet.  It’s kinda like fish and chips, but with college football news and less of stink.  I hope.  Here is this week’s fresh Crib Sheet:

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 11: Saucy Selections

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Oh yeah!  I’m already thinking about what to do for the tailgating experience this weekend.  I’m not sure if we actually have a spot to smoke some meat so we may be grilling guerilla style.  What does that mean?  Slapping some meat in a backpack and finding some friendlies for grilling.  It should be quite the adventure.  Speaking of adventure, the corner has turned for Bryce Brown for Heisman.  It’s up to the rest of the league to catch up.  Let’s take a look at the pick set: Continue reading Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 11: Saucy Selections →

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Crib Sheet: West Virginia For Realz

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Last week it was reported that West Virginia was going to Big 12, and now it is official.  There was some late swinging by Louisville to take their place but in the end West Virginia won out.  I guess when politicians get involved, it can turn ugly.  Louisville isn’t out the race yet.  When the Big 12 looks to expand here in a couple of years, they will be next on the list.  The next best thing to politicing is lawyering (he says sarcastically).  West Virginia won the former and is now pushing the latter by suing the Big East on the grounds that the conference and their commissioner is crappy.  I say they have a case.  On to the Crib Sheet:

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PIck It and Stick It 2011 Week 09: This Is Giving Me Chills

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It’s Halloween weekend (-ish, it’s on Monday) and the weather is finally starting to reflect that down here in Austin.  I have to get used to it being hot rolling into late October.  This weekend has a big ole cold front blowing through and I’m already feeling the chills.  That’s the sign on fall that I need and it fits right in the super creepy Halloween theme.  The action of the field and on the Pick It and Stick It is still smoking hot.  Keltron3000 is breaking away from the pack but others are hot on her heels.  Kansas State is up for the game of their lives, well more like the game of the year, as they host Oklahoma.  So grab some Candy Corn and let’s check out the picks: Continue reading PIck It and Stick It 2011 Week 09: This Is Giving Me Chills →

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 08: Ready, Flick, Fight!

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It’s high time to duke it out on the field for dominance on the college football landscape.  The unbeatens will dwindle down here real soon, if not this weekend, and it’s everyone team for themselves.  Please remember, however, by fighting I mean actually playing tough football.  I do not mean actually fighting the opposing players.  It seems in the last couple of weeks some players have been confused and took to fisticuffs.  Heck 41 players are suspended because of a big brawl that happened last weekend.  Please, when you go out there fight well in terms of football, not Mortal Kombat.  Now, it’s time to go over the Pick It and Stick It and look for some fatalities.  Finish Him!

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 07: Dripping Down the Middle

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It’s the middle of the season and we are looking completely different from where we thought we were at.  That’s okay.  That’s how college football works.  The way things changed week to week is what makes it the best sport in my mind and hopefully yours.  So will the rest of the season prove even more unpredictable?  We’ve yet to see any real upsets yet and we’re knee-deep into conference play.  So chances are the 13 or so undefeated teams will start to dwindle down.  I know this will happen because sports writers are talking about the possibility of 4 undefeated teams at the end of the season.  Here’s this week’s pick set:

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Crib Sheet: Here We Go Again On Our Own, Maybe

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Once we thought we were safe, but anybody who knew their history and knew about the psyche of Missouri understood it was not over.  And with that, Missouri last night gave chancellor Brady Deaton the power to pursue other conferences.  They could be like Oklahoma and stay or they could be like Texas A&M and go.  Time will tell.  Although, they were first on the block last year so I’m pretty sure they are out the door.  Nevermind the fact that Tier 1 and Tier 2 rights are officially equal in the Big 12, provided everyone commits to the league.  Yup, so expect some announcements early next week about conference affiliation so they don’t bother with the actual games being played on the field.  In the meantime, check out this week’s Crib Sheet:

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 05: Time To Play For Real

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Conference play kind of opened up last weekend for the Big 12, but this weekend we have a couple of head to head match ups.  I don’t know which game will be more exciting, the Texas vs Iowa State or Kansas State vs Baylor.  The obvious is the Kansas State game but if you remember last year, Iowa State went down to Austin and beat the Longhorns.  The local media around here is chirping about how it’s a revenge game but the player interviews talk about how they expect to handle Iowa State easily.  We’ll find that out Saturday as well as just how real Kansas State’s defense really is.  Here’s this week’s Pick It and Stick It: Continue reading Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 05: Time To Play For Real →

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Pick It and Stick It: Flick Me A Winner

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Here we go with another year of Pick It and Stick It!  This time I decided to go easy on people and not do confidence points throughout the year.  It was just too much beef to handle week in and week out.  So I cut that fat off and leaned it down to a tasty point spread straight up pick league.  You can drop two weeks so if want to join up please do so at:
If you got any questions, please feel free to hit me up.  Now let’s take a look at the first week’s pics: