Bowl Picks 2010 Vol 1

Alright, let's be honest, nobody is reading this until tomorrow.

I've got the early picks ready...

Auburn OVER Northwestern

WVU OVER FSU

LSU OVER PSU

Player to watch in these games is Noel Devine of WVU
Game to watch is LSU vs PSU...should be good...

Late game picks coming tomorrow...

Oregon vs OSU

Cincinnati vs Florida

Have a great NYE

Be safe....

Bowl Picks NYE

Alright let's make this short and sweet I know everyone has parties to go to...

Were taking...

Air Force OVER Houston...28-14

Oklahoma OVER Stanford...26-14

Missouri OVER Navy...21-19

Iowa State OVER Minnesota...32-28

Virginia Tech OVER Tennessee...16-13

Alright...go make some money...

2ndnShort 6-9

Vegas 7-8

Nebraska vs Arizona

Sometime games are too close to call, this should be a very interesting one. Arizona has had an incredible season and so has Nebraska.

I think that this game will be close the whole way...

Nebraska in a close low scoring affair...18-16

don't forget about...



one of the most dominating defensive player to come a long in a while...

Mike Leach FIRED

When you lock a player in an electrical closet for three hours...you get fired...

Pretty crazy...a lot of stuff here to sort out

oh, and he lost $800,000, he was supposed to get that today...yikes

Bowling Green vs Idaho

Freddie Barnes, Freddie Barnes, Freddie Barnes...enough said


Bowling Green 40-34

2ndnShort 5-8
Vegas 6-7

UCLA vs Temple and The U vs Wisconsin

UCLA has had a down year, and Temple is playing very well right now. Led by Bernard Pierce I think Temple pulls the upset and wins this one...26-24

Miami has had a roller coaster ride of a season and will look to cap it off right with a win against Wisconsin. I think Jacory Harris and company get it done and Miami wins...33-27

Get ready for some football...Ed Reed will help

(31spoonerstreet)

Bulldogs With the Dubski

Joe Cox and the Georgia defense pulled through and won big 44-20 over a mistake prone Texas A&M team.

Aron White had two touchdown receptions for the Bulldogs.

A&M was led by Christine Michael who ran for 78 yards and had a TD.

2ndnShort 5-6

Vegas 5-6

Texas A&M vs Georgia

AJ Green and Joe Cox will have to be on the same page tonight as Georgia takes on Texas A&M. AJ Green is one of the best WR's in college football and if Joe Cox can get him the ball he can make plays for the Bulldogs.

A&M will need to get the ball to Christine Michael and Cyrus Gray if these guys can do some work on the ground the Aggies can win this game.

I look for A&M to struggle stopping the Georgia offence and think that the Bulldogs will win...33-24


2ndnShort 4-6

Vegas 4-6

Clemson With the Dub

Clemson just beat Kentucky 21-13. CJ Spiller had a touchdown(of course) and set a record as he had one in every game this season. He is nasty and I can't wait to see him run in the L...172 all purpose yards tonight...

2ndnShort is now 4-6

Vegas 4-6

Urban Meyer will return...

Well, looks like Florida head coach Urban Meyer will return to the team after a leave. He made statements this morning and said he will be back next year. This is great news for Florida.

Cj Spiller (Clemson) vs Kentucky

CJ Spiller has 1,145 yards on the season and I expect him to add at least 125 to that total tonight when Clemson takes on Kentucky. To have a chance at winning this game Kentucky has to try to contain Spiller.

For Clemson to win they need to get Spiller the ball, a lot. They also need to make sure that Randall Cobb does not get hot. Cobb is a threat to run and catch and the Wildcats need him to be productive to win.

Look for this one to be close for a while until the Tigers pull away late...Clemson wins 34-22


and were all tied up...

2ndnShort 3-6

Vegas 3-6

PS...CJ Spiller is really good, just look below

BREAKING NEWS: Urban Meyer to Step Down!!!!!!

Urban Meyer has just stepped down as head football coach at Florida. This was completely unexpected and right now I am still catching my breath. Apparently Coach Meyer went for a check up and had some health concerns. This news just broke 6 minutes ago so we are still waiting for details.

Check "2ndnShort" on Twitter for the latest details...this is crazy...

Coach Meyer WILL coach them in their bowl game against Cincinnati and it will be his last...

BC vs USC

Montel Harris will be the key to this game for the Golden Eagles. He runs very hard, and displays power when running in between the tackles. Montel Harris is the reason the Boston College Golden Eagles will win this game.

USC does not want to be in this game, and honestly I don't think they are focused. I have not been in their locker room, but I'm sure they were looking towards the Rose Bowl earlier in the season. Sure USC has loads of talent despite the down year but I don't think they play as well as a team as BC does. BC is very happy to be here and they are eager to get this win for their program.

BC will win this game 28-24



why not...

Pitt VS UNC

This game should be great. The Pitt attack led on the ground by Dion Lewis against the air attack of TJ Yates and UNC. Spread is Pitt -3 and I think it will play out just about as close.

Dion Lewis could be a top pick in the draft in a couple years so definitely watch for him. QB TJ Yates is a strong leader for the tar heels and should be successful against the Pitt pass defense.

I look for Pitt to win in a close one 29-25....

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

after Ohio just lost to Marshall we are now 2-5...Vegas stands at 1-6

Marshall VS Ohio

Marshall will try to shut down Theo Scott and the Ohio passing attack, and Ohio will have to deal with the running of Darius Marshall. I think that Ohio will get the better of this match up and win the game.

Ohio 28
Marshall 19

2ndnShort 2-4
Vegas 1-5

SMU Rolls...Chritmas Break

SMU rolled Nevada last night...yea, we don't want to talk about it...

2ndnShort is now 2-4
Vegas is 1-5

Let's shake this off and enjoy Christmas...more games to come tomorrow

Nevada vs SMU

Colin Kaepernick will lead 8-4 Nevada against 7-5 SMU tonight in Hawaii.

Nevada has THREE 1,000 yard rushers and is first in the nation in running the ball averaging 362 yards a game. SMU will have a hard time stopping the run for sure.

To win the game SMU will have to control the run and get Emmanuel Sanders the ball, he is their play maker and if he can get involved SMU can win the game.

I see this game staying on the ground and Nevada taking control early...

NEVADA 44-28

::BOWL PICK SCOREBOARD::

2ndnShort 2-3

Vegas 1-4

Wynn and Reed Shine

Utah beat Cal last night 37-27 as Jordan Wynn led the passing attack with 338 yards and 3 TD's. David Reed caught 103 of those yards.

Utah was down 14-0 early then scored 24 straight to end the half.

Shane Vereen did all he could in the loss rushing for 122 yards and 2 TD's.

Utah has won nine bowl games in a row.

2ndnShort is now 2-3 with the picks

Because everyone loves to gamble we are going to gamble against Vegas...they are 1-4 right now with their bowl picks...let's see of we can beat them...let the competition begin...

Utah VS Cal

Sean Vereen will be the man to watch tonight as Cal tries to beat Utah. Vereen has the responsibility of filling some huge shoes. Cal RB Jahvid Best was considered by many as the best RB in the country. Since going down in a scary injury Vereen has been filling the void.

Utah started the season on fire, but then fell to Oregon and TCU. Cal has also been very streaky as they were once a top five team and now find themselves unranked.

This should be a good game and hopefully it proves more entertaining then last nights game.

With Jahvid Best out I'm going to pick Utah....24-17

2ndnShort is 1-3 on the bowl picks so far, but so is Vegas...let's get hot here

BYU Wins Big

As you all know were not big time fans of BYU on this blog. But props have to be given where they are due...Gongrats, big win for the program...

Oregon State vs BYU

Tuesday brings us an early Christmas present as we get a very good match up tonight.

Max Hall vs Sean Canfield and Harvey Unga vs Jaquizz Rodgers.

Max Hall is the QB for BYU and he is a solid veteran ready for the big stage. The same can be said for OSU's Sean Canfield who is making his 24th start at QB. These two dudes will be responsible for starting the game on the right foot for their respective teams, but after that anything can happen.

Harvey Unga is having a great year and has run for 1,016 yards and ten TD's so far. If the Beavers struggle to stop Unga then Max Hall will have a field day. Those numbers are hard to top, but not many are better then OSU's RB Jaquizz Rodgers. Rodgers has a boastful 1,377 yards and a school record 20 TD's this year. The BYU defense is ranked 23rd in the country in rush defense, but let's be honest nobody can shut down Quizz completely.

This game should be an all out battle for the duration and I think the Rodgers Brothers will come out on top...

OREGON STATE 34-26

this should be a great game...

oh PS...Jaquizz Rodgers scored 135 TD's in High School...IN THREE YEARS!!!!!!!!!!

Quizz

Oregon State vs BYU tomorrow in what should be a very good game...preview tomorrow, for now...tease

Southern Miss vs Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee QB Dwight Dasher will be the key to the Blue Raiders pulling this one out tonight. He is crazy talented and can certainly take over this game. If he can play great, the Blue Raiders will win this game.

Southern Miss has Martevious Young at the helm and since becoming the starter he has played very well. Southern Miss also has DeAndre Brown who is very explosive at WR. If these two can get on the same page then Southern Miss will win.

So now we know what both teams have to do to win, who will prevail? I think Southern miss takes this one in a close contest.

Southern Miss OVER Middle Tennesse...32-27


2ndnShort Bowl Picks Record: 1-1

Double OT Thriller

Austyn Carta-Samuels led Wyoming over Fresno State in the St Petersburg bowl. Great game all the way. David Leonard caught a TD late for Wyoming as they pulled the upset.

UCF vs Rutgers now, should be good.

2ndnShort is 0-1 so far on the bowl picks. 33 more games to go!

DIII Championship PODCAST

Little D3 football podcast...

also quick shout out to Josh Mathieu who was named DII and DIII National Defensive Player of the Year...awesome...

Bowl Picks Volume 1

Alright today we have two bowl games. The first game is a 4:30 and the second at 8:00. To get everyone ready lets take a look at both of these match ups.

JUMP!!!!!!!!!

Because these are bowl games we will pick without the spread as most office/online pools pick without the line for the bowl games.

Fresno State OVER Wyoming

In this game look for Ryan Matthews of Fresno State to take over early. He has already rushed for 1,664 yards on the season and he is very hard to stop. He will get 20+ carries and run for at least 150 yards. Wyoming does not have the team speed on defense to stop Matthews.

On the Wyoming side look for WR David Leonard to get a lot of balls thrown his way. The problem for Wyoming is that they don't have a lot of big play receivers, or running backs and they can not stay with the high octane offense of Fresno State.

FRESNO STATE 38-20


Next we Rutgers vs UCF, this game should be really good and either team could take this one. But we have to make a pick...

Rutgers OVER UCF

Tim Brown is the big play guy for Rutgers and I think that he will have a great game against the UCF pass defense. Look for this game to go back and forth and Rutgers to control the end and win the game.

UCF will try to establish Brynn Harvey on the ground, and although I can see him having a good game I think the Rutgers defense will be able to keep UCF in check for most of the game.

This game could be low scoring...

RUTGERS 22-17

continue to check back throughout the bowl season for the picks

enjoy the games...

RIP Chris Henry

Troubled at times but this year he had completely turned his life around. He will be missed...

AP All American Squad

This squad is absolutely loaded, certainly one of the best squads in years. Bama is all over this list and well deserved.

More talk of this is come

Jake Locker will return to school

U of Washington QB Jake Locker was going to be one of the top QB's taken in this years NFL draft. Many people even saw Locker being the first QB taken.

That being said, the QB class is pretty deep this year, and staying back and improving might be the best idea. He still has the chance to be the top QB prospect after next season, and he should be much more polished by then.

Look for Jimmy Clausen to become the top QB on the majority of draft boards.

Ready for some FOOTBALL!!!

Just Army vs Navy last night in a boring game which Navy won. But we got tons of NFL action today....enjoy

MARK INGRAM HEISMAN!!!

Mark Ingram just won the Heisman...in a very close race...congrats, much deserved.

The voters could of easily given it to Colt McCoy, but they made the right choice.

Great year...Albama vs Texas should be great...

THE HEISMAN!!!

Alright ladies and gentleman, tonight is the night we find out who is the "best"* player in college football. The favorites are Colt McCoy and Mark Ingram, but I could see Ndamukong Suh taking this home because of his performance against Texas last week, and all year. Ndamukong Suh will be the first player taken in the NFL draft, and he won a bunch of awards this week.

McCoy also took home his fair share. RB of the year went to Toby Gerhart, not Mark Ingram, those two will battle it out tonight as well as Tim Tebow. I think the race between first and second is going to be very close. McCoy or Ingram could both win this thing, and like I said Ndamukong Suh could very well take home the hardware.

After seeing the votes come in from a couple of people I think this is how it will break down... chances of winning

Mark Ingram 40%
Colt McCoy 35%
Ndamukong Suh 15%
Toby Gerhart 8%
Tim Tebow 2%

This is going to be a very close race and it is definitely worth checking out tonight at 8PM on ESPN.

Hit the jump to check out the 5 finalists...


*Eric Berry, and CJ Spiller among others could be seen as in the top 5, replacing Tebow and Gerhart as NFL prospects.





Suh...



McCoy...



Ingram...



Tebow...



Gerhart...

AWARDS AWARDS

As expected Ndamukong Suh cleaned up this year winning a total of four awards. Colt McCoy was another multiple selection. 2ndnShort favorite Jerry Hughes out of TCU won the best DE award, and Toby Gerhard took home the RB award. Best LB went to Bama's Rolando McClain and top WR was handed to Notre Dame's Golden Tate.

Nothing surprising yet, this Heisman race continues to heat up.

Notre Dame is now Brian Kelly's problem...

Cincinnati head ball coach Brain Kelly is now the man in charge at Notre Dame. This news surprised nobody and has been in the works for a couple weeks now. I know that Notre Dame wanted to get a new coach ASAP but why weeks before the most important game of Cincinnati's program. Cincy is about to play Florida and sources are already saying the Kelly might not coach the Bearcat's for the game.

I understand the coming from DII Grand Valley State (awesome school) to Cincy was a big leap, and I know that the Notre Dame job is a once in a lifetime chance. But please, you have done a great job thus far at Cincy, finish what you started.

I was already predicting that Florida will blow Cincy out, but now it's going to happen...good luck Kelly...

In case you missed it vid...

If you have not seen this by now I feel horrible for you...if you have, you know you have to see it again...unreal...

BOWL Rankings

Nice little post on the Bowl rankings...


I def agree with 1 and 2 but think that Florida vs Cincy will be more entertaining then OSU vs Oregon. Also I would have WVU vs FSU higher.

Heisman Finalists

Colt McCoy, Mark Ingram, Toby Gerhart, Tim Tebow, and Ndamukong Suh.

The thought going into this is that this award belongs to Colt McCoy, he has been there before, and you could argue that last year he should of won it. Many people think he will get it due to his body of work, not just this year, the thinking being that if Tebow and Bradford have one then he should too.

Not so fast, let's take a real quick look at this thing...

Tebow is here because he is Tim Tebow, period. He does not deserve this award this year , and will not win it. Especially after losing to Bama...

Toby Gerhart is a great story. His numbers are ridiculous and he plays for a Stanford team that had a great year. He runs hard and managed to stay under radar until the last couple months of the season. This kid runs hard and has definitely earned his trip to the ceremony, but he is a long shot to take home the Trophy.

Ndamukong Suh is an absolute beast, he is the best DT in college football and might be selected #1 overall in the NFL draft. HE leads his team in, TFL, sacks, TACKLES, and PASS BREAKUPS...ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! But defensive players rarely win this thing, and I don't think this is his year due to the heavy competition. Suh could win and I would have no complaints I just don't see someone from Nebraska winning this thing this year, maybe if they had beat Texas. Suh and Gerhart are certainly the two dark horses this year.

The two favorites are Colt McCoy and Mark Ingram, personally I think that it came down to the last game of the season, and I think Ingram played better. Ingram raked up the yards against then #1 Florida as they cruised to victory. McCoy led Texas to victory over Nebraska but did throw two picks. This is going to be one of the closest races in recent memory and either one of these kids is very deserving, we will just have to watch and see who wins. 2ndnShort will stay firm with Mark Ingram as our slight front runner over Colt McCoy.

ALABAMA ROLLS 32-13!!!

Alabama rolled over Florida 32-13. They completely dominated and Tim Tebow and the Florida offense never got on track. This win puts Alabama against Texas (probably) in the national championship. Bama was good all year and they proved to be the better team today against Florida...what a game from the Bama defense.

Mark Ingram looked incredible and he is probably going to win the Heisman now unless Colt absolutely explodes against Nebraska tonight.


Game clinching TD...


ROOOOLLLLLLLL TIDDDDDDDEEEEE!!!!

TONY PIKE!!!

From down 21 Tony Pike took Cincinnati all the way back to beat Pitt 45-44. Pitt missed the extra point and down six Pike took the Bearcats all the way down the field to win.

Cincy might jump TCU into the #4 spot with this win...TCU does not play this weekend...

Pitt RB Dion Lewis played out of his mind rushing for 194 yards on 47 carries!!!...he will be a front runner for the Heisman next year as he is only a freshman...

WR and return specialist Mardy Gilyard of Cincy played electric football all game and helped them to the win

ALABAMA FLORIDA RIGHT NOW!!!

In Case You Missed It...

This is the weirdest thing you will see all week I guarantee it. Absolutely ridiculous...Just watch and wonder what the heck is going on...



Be safe tonight

::TOP 25 PICKS AND PREDICTIONS:: DECEMBER 5TH

(Can Rolando McClain and the Alabama defense stop Tim Tebow)

The conference championships are finally here and this weekend is highlighted by #1 Florida vs #2 Alabama. We also get Texas vs Nebraska, Cincinatti vs Pitt, and Georgia Tech vs Clemson.

Should be a reallllllllly good week of football!!!

Let's take a look at the spreads and how things will shake out...JUMP!!!



Thursday

Oregon State +9.5 OVER Oregon...this game is going to be really good, it should stay tight the whole way...SHOOTOUT!!!...oh btw(hilarious, in a bad way)

Saturday

East Carolina -2.5 OVER Houston...You should go to ECU for your next Halloween...that being said Houston is a really sketchy team this year and I find it hard to bet on them...ECU 28-23...4.24

Cincinnati -2 OVER Pittsburgh...Cinncy is rolling, they have not lost yet and I don't see Pitt knocking them off...Pitt does have a great chance of upset though...this chance has a name...Dion Lewis...if he gets the ball 20 times they might win...might...Cincinnati 39-30

WVU +1.5 OVER Rutgers...this will certainty be a great game...blogger actually refused to let me make this post before I showed you this...WVU 22-17

Boise State -47.5 vs NMSU...well...not a lot to say here...another quality opponent for Boise...58-6

Arizona +7 OVER USC...this a officially a year where you can feel pretty confident about betting against USC...I'm taking full advantage...Zona 33-30

Alabama +5.5 OVER Florida...biggest and best game of the year...here we go...this game should be tight all the way and I think Florida comes up big on D late to beat Bama..29-27...no matter the winner either team will beat Texas in the National championship...this should get you ready for the big game...this too...and this...and of course...

California -7 OVER Washington...still feeling bad for Jahvid Best...Washington looked good early in the season but it's late now and California has plenty of vet's to get them through this one...Cal wins 31-20

Georgia Tech +1 OVER Clemson...coming off a loss GT will be hungry VS Clemson and CJ Spiller...GT won the first meeting 30-27, and I think exactly the same thing will happen this time around...too much run game for Clemson...check this out...and this

Texas -14.5 Nebraska...absolute MUST WIN FOR TEXAS...they win and they get into the National Championship...McCoy will win the Heisman with a dominant performance in this one...gotta give UT related props in this one

FIN!!!

Team Bonding aka Slugfest

More players have been suspended from the MSU football team for the brawl that happened last month. Good job guys, that's what teammates are for, to beat up...

Trouble in Gainesville...

What is a smart thing to do when the biggest game of your life is a week away? DRINK AND DRIVE!!!!!! Well, at least that's what Carlos Dunlap thinks. Dunlap was driving, and was so drunk that he actually feel asleep at the wheel, at a red light. The light eventually turned green, and well...Dunlap didn't move. Dunlap is a starting DE for the Florida Gators and is having a really good season. Mark Ingram is definitely licking his lips now, The Gators have tons, and tons, and yea tons, of experience on defense but Dunlap is crazy good and will be near impossible to replace.

Florida plays Alabama for the SEC championship on Saturday and the winner will most likely face Texas(if they can beat Nebraska) in the National Championship...

Bobby Bowden is Out...

Bobby Bowden was the head football coach at Florida State for 89 years, and his run has come to an end. He is second to only one person in all time wins and won two National Championships at FSU. He is truly a college football legend...

Remember this guy...wow

Charlie Weis is Out...

The inevitable just happened, Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis has been let go. This comes as no surprise and both parties knew this was coming. At such a storied program like ND you have to win, and Weis did not do that enough in South Bend.

USC vs UCLA...ding ding

So, USC was up big late in the fourth and decided to kneel the ball. UCLA had other thoughts and decided to call a timeout. Bad idea...



RECAP COMING TOMORROW!!!

BCS BOWL BREAKDOWN COMING TOMORROW!!!

In case you missed it vid...

I'm always surfing the web looking for crazy hits, and I found another...

From this weeks OSU vs Michigan game...

Enjoy



Don't forget to check out the daily tweets Username: 2ndnShort....follow!!!

Jimmy Clausen Punched in Face..by a Fan*

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
Here are three more stories that all seem like the could of happened....we might not ever know how Clausen got that black eye

Yea, you read that right. Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen was punched in the face this weekend at a bar, by a fan.

So the story goes, Clausen and family were out to eat after the Irish lost to UConn. The bar was called CJ's, and at this bar was a man who didn't really like Mr. Clausen. So he did the logical thing and punched the QB in the face. The punch is being called a sucker punch and Clausen has a swollen face.

This guy was also apparently yelling at Clausens GF or just some girl he was with, but were gonna say GF, classy guy.

Things are not looking good for Notre Dame right now...Weis is about to get fired...and their QB has a black eye...

oops Les Miles...

Miles spoke after the game saying that he has no idea who told Jordan Jefferson to spike the ball aka lose the game. But in the video you can clearly see Miles signaling for the spike...oops

They should of run a play here, or kick a FG, but definitely not spike the ball..

Monday RECAP!!!

If you missed any action, or just want to make sure you caught it all, check out the POD!!!

Poll UPDATE...not many changes

Here is the new poll, not many changes as all the top teams won. The top nine teams remain the same, and LSU falls as they lost to Ole Miss. Oregon moved up with a win over Arizona in a great game. UNC, California, and Mississippi all returned to the polls after wins.

Recap and review to come later...enjoy the NFL today.

NFL PICKS!!!!

Here are this weeks NFL picks, good luck, and happy betting.

Friday Podcast!!!

Weekly Friday podcast covering the games, spreads, and much more...enjoy

::TOP 25 PICKS AND PREDICTIONS:: NOVEMBER 21ST

(Will Ohio State vs Michigan deliver another classic game?)

A lot of easy games for the top teams this week, but we are looking at some pretty exciting match ups from elsewhere.

Let's take a quick look at this weeks best games:

Ohio State vs Michigan
Penn State vs Michigan State
LSU vs Mississippi
Stanford vs Cal
Oregon vs Arizona

Alright, let's get into the picks...JUMP!!!



Thursday

Oklahoma State -18.5 OVER Colorado...Colorado is not playing well, Oklahoma State has still only lost two games, only thing that will stop the Cowboys is if Zac Robinson has to sit out...we're thinking 32-11

Friday

Utah State +23 OVER Boise State...Good thing TCU won last weekend or Boise State would be the #5 team and headed to a bowl game...40-20 Boise State...could be an entertaining gam to watch on a Friday

Saturday

Ohio State +11.5 OVER Michigan...I know this one is in the Big House, and I really wish that mattered. Ohio State can smell the roses, and Michigan is looking to fire Rich Rod after only two seasons....Ohio State 26-12

Miami -19.5 OVER Duke...another week of Duke in this post...Jacory Harris wins this one 33-9

Iowa -10 OVER Minnesota...Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Alabama -88 OVER Chattanooga...No line for this one, aka BLOWOUT...Bama wins 51-4

Florida -45.5(real line) OVER FIU...That line is just plain embarrassing....BLOWOUT

Houston -23.5 OVER Memphis...Houston was very disappointing last week, they make up for it this week against a bad Memphis team...remember this guy

TCU -31.5 OVER Wyoming...TCU WARWAGON ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLING!!!

Penn State -3 OVER Michigan State...remember this guy, we wish him well in Cincinnati...Penn State wins this one in the fourth with a TD pass, 19-14...

Rutgers -9.5 OVER Syracuse...Rutgers was very impressive last weekend against UCF, I think they win this one 33-17

North Carolina State -21 OVER Virginia Tech...this is really sick...VT still holding onto hopes of getting into a big bowl game, they need to end the season impressively...VT wins 25-10

Virginia +21 OVER Clemson...HEISMAN CANIDATE...Virginia is not this bad, they only lose 29-16...seriously though, Spiller is ridiculous, amazing(i'll let you finish, but...)...oh I just found this video, it is a pre-game video of Brian Dawkins(who played at Clemson) he is insane and actually has two lockers, one for his alter ego...

Northwestern +7 OVER Wisconsin...Northwestern has played well lately, and Wisconsin does not have Ron Dayne anymore...Northwestern 21-20

LSU -4.5 OVER Mississippi...this could be a really good game, I'm still thinking that LSU is good. This one will be tight all the way LSU wins 33-27...

Air Force +10 OVER BYU...I mean how do you not pick Air Force in this game...

San Diego State +20 OVER Utah...Utah will still be reeling from the TCU loss, while San Diego State has been reeling all year long and is use to it by now...

Oregon State -30.5 OVER Washington State...Wash State has been on the wrong end of some pretty nasty spreads this year. So, out of sympathy I would like to pick them, but................

Stanford -7 OVER California...Stanford is on fire, and a California team without Jahvid Best can't hang in this one...Trees win 29-18

Texas -27.5 OVER Kansas...I still love Dezmon Briscoe, but Kansas has really disappointed me this year. I'm going with the Horns big 46-13...

Oregon -6 OVER Arizona...This is a huge game for the Ducks, they need this win to secure a rose bowl spot...QUACK...should be a great game from start to finish...Oregon 27-16

That's it for today...with college bball, and some NFL tonight the couch is calling...

stay tuned for a podcast to come...

Great Trick Play

A lot of trick plays have been popping up lately, this one is particularly funny. QB fakes the hand off then chucks the ball over his head into the endzone, TOUCHDOWN!!!




PICKS POST COMING AS WE SPEAK!!!

I Love My Ducks???

When you really love something why not rap about it...

Pretty funny stuff here...

Podcast and picks tomorrow...

In case you missed it vid...

Crazy interception from the USC vs Arizona state game a couple weeks back..

Monday Night Football Bet

For those of you who would like to continue a hot streak, or get back at Vegas for a bad weekend, we welcome you...

Head on over to BWDG to check out the lock of the day...as always, bet big.

Two Vol's Dismissed...

When you try to rob someone at gunpoint you usually get kicked off the team, good job guys...

This is definitely a great excuse to run an Eric Berry highlight...


and another ridiculous video(this one has some great production value aka these kids don't go to class)

Weekend Recap Podcast

(Tony Gerhard and Stanford shot up the rankings after beating USC this weekend)
photo: turner.com

Little podcast here to catch you on everything that happened this weekend...

PICKS AND PREVIEW PODCAST!!!

Another podcast to give you all of the info you need to have a good day betting, and watching football...

::TOP 25 PICKS & PREDICTIONS:: NOVEMBER 14th

(Andy Dalton and TCU face a tough test against Utah this weekend)

Not a lot of marquee match ups this weekend, but there is no shortage of important contests. No matter the game when the end of the season is this close every game is important.

Before we take a look at every top 25 match up let's highlight a few...

Utah vs TCU
Cincinnati vs West Virginia
Houston vs UCF
Georgia Tech vs Duke
Iowa vs Ohio State
Miami vs UNC
Stanford vs USC
Pitt vs Notre Dame
Oregon vs Arizona State

Alright now let's dive deep into the picks...JUMP

Thursday

South Florida -1 OVER Rutgers...Early Thursday game and it should be a good one, both of these teams are playing decent football but I give the edge to South Florida...29-21

Friday

Cincinnati -9 OVER WVU...West Virginia is a dangerous team looking for the upset, and Cincinnati needs to stay perfect. Should be a good battle throughout as WVU is a pretty tough team...Cincinnati stays perfect 34-20

Saturday

Clemson -8 OVER NC State...Clemson has CJ Spiller(ridiculous speed), and that will be enough in this one...Tigers 23-10

Indiana +24 OVER Penn State...Penn State wishes they were being talked about right now, but instead it's Iowa and Ohio State...JoPA 32-16

Houston -4.5 OVER UCF...Tricky spread, I think Vegas knows something here...but we are going to bet it hard anyway...Houston rolls 41-28

Georgia Tech -12 OVER Duke...Georgia Tech stayed out of trouble last week and I think they win big this weekend against an average Duke team(NSFW language)...

Michigan +8.5 OVER Wisconsin...Hoping Michigan gets a win here to prove what they are capable of...the best is yet to come out of Ann Arbor...Michigan 23-20

Baylor +23.5 OVER Texas...Texas can't lose, period. They also need to blow teams like Baylor out. That being said this spread is too big, Texas 40-22...remember this guy

Maryland +17.5 OVER Virginia Tech...Tech continues to be unimpressive, I think this one stays close for a half, then VT realizes who they are playing...29-15...remember this guy

BYU -26.5 OVER NMU...At this point I almost feel bad for NMU...almost...remember this "guy"...BYU wins easy 48-12

Iowa +17 OVER Ohio State...this line is crazy, even though everyone knew that Iowa was going to lose eventually, that does not mean they are horrible...Ohio State 21-10...remember this guy...

Florida -16 OVER South Carolina...Time for Florida to start blowing people out and get hot here late. South Carolina looked bad last weekend...Florida 44-15...remember how both of these guys are the same but different sports...

Miami -3.5 OVER UNC...Two good teams but Miami is clearly the better of the two, and they did this(PLEASE LISTEN NSFW)...epic...

Stanford +10.5 OVER USC...I am done with USC still being ranked high, and stinking...unless they win by 25...TREEEEEEEEE

Idaho +31 OVER Boise State...This is TCU's weekend, I will give Boise State this to go and play with while we watch the real underdog play...

Alabama -12.5 OVER Mississippi State...MARK INGRAM FOR HEISMAN 2009...Bama rolls 29-8

Arizona +2 OVER Cal...Because Jahvid Best is out...and

LSU -24 OVER Louisiana Tech...LSU is really good, they have only have two loses, and to the best two teams in the country...remember him...

TCU -19.5 OVER Utah...LET'S GET TO A BCS BOWL GAME BANDWAGON EXPRESS!!!(Game of the Week)

Pitt -7 OVER Notre Dame...Dion Lewis is nasty, in a good way...Clausen still has moves to make for the Heisman race...Pitt 26-17

Texas Tech +4 OVER Oklahoma State...I'm taking Tech 81-75...SHOOTOUT

Oregon -17.5 OVER Arizona State...not sure what happened to Oregon last week, but at least they get this guy back...

That's all folks, podcast to come...


Really excited about this weekends football...SPEECH!!!

Tennessee UPDATE

Alright we now have names, and sort of a story. Ok the names are Janzen Jackson, Mike Edwards, and Nu'keese Richardson, all of whom are freshman football players. They were all arrested this morning.

So apparently last night the three men and a handgun(this is now a serious crime) went out to a gas station and tried to rob some people. The victims had no money so the footballers fled.

In the getaway car cops found a pellet gun, and some weed.

The charge against the men is attempted armed robbery.

I have no idea why gifted division one athletes get in this kind of trouble. How can you be so broke that you need to rob someone, schools throw money at these kids. Stupid stupid stupid...

Rocky Top Robbery

Three Tennessee football players were arrested last night on robbery charges. The players names have not yet been released.

As soon as this news is released you will know. Let's hope its not Eric Berry.

Picks, preview, and podcast to come tonight...

Slow slow slow

Pretty slow day of news around the college football world, so I thought I would share this with you...

Look for a picks preview and podcast tomorrow as we get closer to the weekend.


Really sweet...

Oh Boy...

As always when I find something sweet on the internet I make sure to share it with you guys. Here is a kid making a bad play worse, then making that worse play absolutely awful.



Enjoy...

BREAKING NEWS

Cincinnati has just announced that Tony Pike's backup Zach Collaros will remain the starting QB for this weeks game against #25 WVU. Cincinnati is the #5 team in the country and it is largely due to their excellent QB play this season.

Collaros has played very well this season so there is no need for panic here. But WVU has a solid squad and this match up certainly has upset potential.

Behind the Back Football Pass....for the win

Just found this pretty cool...

Blount is Back

LaGarrette Blount aka the dude that sucker punched a Boise State player has been reinstated and will join the Ducks this week for practice.

In other news Dez Bryant was suspended an entire year for not telling the truth about something that was legal. Hmmmmmmmmmmm...................hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...interesting....hmmm...

Monday Injury Report

LSU RB Charles Scott suffered a broken collarbone in Saturdays loss to Alabama. Scott who is a crucial part of the Tigers offense will be out the rest of the season. This is a huge blow for LSU, they are a very good team who has only lost to Florida and Alabama. LSU can not afford another loss.

California RB Jahvid Best who suffered a scary (scroll down you've got to see it) concussion on Saturday will be released from the hospital soon. Best was taken off the field in a stretcher, and after watching the fall, things did not look good.

Best will likely miss the Golden Bears next game vs Arizona, as this is the second concussion in as many weeks for Cal's superstar RB.

New Rankings...big three still on top

Here is the latest AP top 25, couple movers and shakers, including TCU who took the #4 spot, Oregon, Iowa, and Pitt.

NFL!!!(play it loud, wake up the neighbors)

NFL PICKS!!!

Bet With DG was kind enough to bring us another couple of locks for today's NFL action. Head on over and make some money.

Quick Top 25 Recap

Here is a quick link to a Top 25 recap from some guys I know...who are apparently staying in tonight...

Full recap and reaction to come.

Jahvid Best ...Injured...

Reports are saying that he is moving his arms and legs, but after suffering a concussion last week this is not good.

We wish him the best...really scary...



Alabama beat LSU to solidify them in the SEC championship.

Oregon fell to Stanford despite a late rally.

Good luck tonight, be safe...

Iowa Loses...Jordan Shipley Doesn't

Iowa just lost to Northwestern...so much for the perfect season. Iowa could still win the big ten and get to the Rose Bowl but they need to win out, and they have Ohio State left.

Not good for Iowa as their BCS national championship chances are now completely shot.

11 catches for 273 yards and a touchdown. Those are the numbers Jordan Shipley put up today vs UCF. This kid is ridiculous, crazy good. 273 yards is unreal...

PICKS AND PREVIEW PODCAST!!!

Here it is, this podcast includes an in depth preview of all this weeks top 25 games. Also 2ndnShort takes a look at this weeks lines.

Enjoy

::TOP 25 PICKS & PREDICTIONS:: NOVEMBER 7th

(Can LSU stay hot and run past the undefeated Alabama on Saturday?)

As always we have a lot of intriguing match ups this week as every game becomes more important.

Let's take a look at the key games and then we will pick the spreads.

Notre Dame vs Navy
Penn State vs Ohio State
LSU vs Alabama
Oregon vs Stanford
Oregon State vs California
Tulsa vs Houston
Oklahoma vs Nebraska
USC vs Arizona State

Alright go ahead and hit the JUMP and 2ndnShort will take you through all of the picks for this weeks games...


Thursday

East Carolina +12.5 OVER Virginia Tech...VT has been well under expectations this year and ECU will look to knock them off again...shouts

Friday

Louisiana Tech +21.5 OVER Boise State...Betting against Boise State for life...seriously...I just wonder how far they would drop if they lost...

Saturday

Syracuse +21.5 OVER Pittsburgh...GREG PAULUS!!!

Virginia +13.5 OVER Miami...I can't figure Miami out, at all. They might be one or two years away from a full return to form...good tough win last week though, Virginia keeps this one close and loses 30-20.

Indiana +10.5 OVER Wisconsin...cool pants man

Texas -36.5 OVER UCF...UCF will miss Kevin Smith in this one...a lot

Northwestern +16.5 Iowa...Still thinking Iowa loses a game this year...but not this one Iowa wins 19-10

BYU -13 OVER Wyoming...betting with BYU for an unknown reason

Notre Dame -11 OVER Navy...with Michael Floyd coming back Jimmy Clausen will continue his Heisman quest...Notre Dame wins 29-15

Penn State -3.5 OVER Ohio State...This game should be close all the way, taking JoPa in this one, 16-12

Georgia Tech -16 OVER Wake Forest...Sticking with Georgia Tech because they have looked great as of late, 40-18. GT is definitely one of the best one loss teams.

LSU +7.5 OVER Alabama...hold on hold on hold on....I am not saying Alabama is going to lose, not at all. I think that they win 28-22. But, this could be the game of the week/year, neither of these teams can afford to lose. LSU is the top one loss team, and Alabama has a lot of people breathing down their neck for the #2 spot. Should be a good one...SPEECH!!!(I think I will post this vid every time we here at 2ndnShort feel fit, but mainly for huge games.

Oklahoma State -7.5 OVER Iowa State...SHOOTOUT!!!

Oregon -6.5 OVER Stanford...This should be a great game, Stanford is hungry for the upset. Oregon is good, really good, they need to win this game. QUACK!!!

Arizona -32.5 OVER Washington State...Washington State is pretty bad, like 42-4 bad...

TCU -24.5 OVER San Diego State...TCU WARWAGON FULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Utah -27 OVER New Mexico State...NMSU is so bad...really ugly...sorry

Oregon State +7.5 OVER California...Jahvid Best and Jaquizz Rodgers...should be exciting

Florida -35 OVER Vanderbilt...Not even close, Tebow needs another big game to stay in the Heisman race...he get's it vs Vandy

Tulsa -1.5 OVER Houston...Tulsa wins, 58-50...yea

Cincinnati -16.5 OVER UConn...Can the Bearcats continue to roll? I think so...34-12

Oklahoma -5 OVER Nebraska...Yawn...MUSTACHE!!!

USC -10 OVER Arizona State...Worst loss in the Pete Carroll era last week, they have to bounce back

Alright, enjoy the football should be a great week. Check back here for updates Friday and Saturday

And enjoy this...Friday is here be happy, and take a girl to the movies...

This is the worst music video ever...or best...hilarious