Ok, so we got clobbered last week. Minnesota thanks for that stink bomb in the Carrier Dome. Apparently their D coordinator does not know the definition of the word “adjustment.” Syracuse screen passed them to death once they realized they were not going to be able to run the ball in the first half and that Greg Paulus does in fact suck at quarterback too.

This may be a little premature as we have the entire season ahead of us still but I am need of a morale boost. Stuart tell me everything is going to be ok.

Makes me feel better about myself already

On to this week’s college picks.

South Carolina at Georgia -7, Sept. 12th 7:05pm EST

South Carolina’s offense is terrible. The game against NC State last week was so terrible I forgot I even watched it. South Carolina won 7-3 for those of you who forgot as well. Athens is a tough place to play, especially at night. I expect a better performance out of Georgia QB Joe Cox since he won’t be flying in on his own quarantined jet with the flu. I think Georgia will pull away in the 3rd quarter and win this game by 14 or 17.

Kansas -12.5 at UTEP, Sept. 12th 7:30pm EST

UTEP got beat at home by Buffalo, who plays in the MAC by the way, as a 10.5 point favorite. UTEP struggles and gives up a ton of points when playing against a good spread passing attack. They lost 77-35 to Tulsa, 49-44 to Rice and 42-37 to Houston last year. Needless to say I expect Kansas to put up a lot of points in this game. If UTEP does not get their offense going in week 2 they are in for a blowout. I think Kansas goes up big and rolls to a 17 point win.

Smooth Jimmy Apollo is back again with another “Lock of the Week.”

Smooth Jimmy likes TCU and you should too

Texas Christian -11 at Virginia, Sept. 12th 3:30pm EST

Really Virginia? Williams and Mary? Really?? How can I back a D-I team that scores only 14 points against D-II Williams and Mary while only gaining 268 yards? TCU has a top notch defense and should hold Virginia to about the same total. I expect TCU to win the turnover margin which usually bodes well for double digit favorites. Lay the 11 points and take TCU.

YTD: 1-4 -3.3 units
Lock of the Week: 0-1 -1.1 units

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