Roll Bama Roll College Pick 'Em Week 1

by Nestor on Aug 30, 2006 3:29 PM PDT in Football Comment 16 comments

So Nico over at Roll Bama Roll has set up a weekly colllege Pick 'Em game for everyone in the blogosphere. Here are the details posted on RBR:

Nico (RBR) picks 12 games a week:
Games involving the AP Top 10 (I think he is switching to the BlogPoll top 10)
Alabama's game
Game Nico chooses to get the total up to 12

I went ahead and signed up. This is where you can go to sign up. Rules seem fairly simple.

So here are the 12 games for this week. My picks are in bold:

North Texas at Texas
Northern Illinois at Ohio State
California at Tennessee
Marshall at West Virginia
Hawaii at Alabama
Southern Miss at Florida
UAB at Oklahoma
Washington State at Auburn
Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (Played in Atlanta)
Louisiana-Lafayette at LSU
USC at Arkansas
Florida State at Miami

Yeah, I know at least two head-scratchers in there. Here is why:

Cal at Tennessee: Cal is emerging as one of favorites of ESPN, who are anxious to shed their image of being a regional network. They are building up Cal as USC's rival the same way Michigan is rival with Ohio State. lol Lot of people around the country will be watching this game and use it as a short term (inaccurate) barometer whether Pac-10 is a legit conference. I think Cal will lose. They just announced Longshore as the starter for this game. Longshore barely beat out Ayoub (arguably the worst QB in the Pac-10 last year). He played one insignificant game against some cupcake team last year before getting injured. Now he gets to take on a fired up Volunteer stadium at Neyland Stadium, one of the toughest venues in the game. Sure Cal will have Lynch and a solid OL, but I think Longshore may not be ready yet. While on the other side Eric Ainge will have the QB controversy behind him, and an in experienced Cal secondary to exploit. Without Mixon (senior CB out with an ACL injury) in the Cal secondary I can see Ainge doing some of this:

If TN draws the first blood in this game, I expect TN to prevail and start a solid season for Fulmer and crew. I will go with the Vols making our friends at Rocky Top Talk (the latest member of SBN college blogroll) happy.

USC at Arkansas: Apparently the only way the Hogs had a shot to win this game was if they had their starting tailback Darren McFadden, who per Herbie, is one of the 5 best tailbacks in the country. But McFadden is out for this game because of a surgery stemming from some incident at some Little Rock night club. The team is going to depend on sophomore Felix Jones and junior Peyton Hillis to carry the load until McFadden returns. Junior Robert Johnson will be the starting QB for the Hogs, he actually didn't play so bad against the Trojies last season before leaving the game with an injury. And then the roof caved in. Yes, of course when everyone is thinking of this game they are thinking of that 17-70 ass-kicking it got at the Mosoleum. But no one is remembering how it ended the season on a semi decent note winning 2 out of its last 3 games and a moral victory against LSU (17-19). SC is the obvious favorite in this game. But hey the Trojans are also breaking in a brand new QB, tailbacks, and defense that got torched last time it took the field. May be, just may be this could be one of those classic ambush games. Can you imagine a Saturday night celebrating a UCLA win and a SC choke in Clintonville? Woo, pig, Suey! !

Breaking in a new QB/new RBs on the road infront of 75,000 crazy SEC fans

When it comes to SCum, I always end up going with my heart. I am picking these thugs to lose. Screw Pac-10 pride. F*CK SC.

FSU at Miami: I did pick Miami, over Florida State. which may also come back to bite me in the rear end. I just think Miami may have the psychological edge going into this game. Everyone is counting them out because of all the questions around Coker and the way they finished last season (getting blown against LSU). But man they have some talents in their defense. If they come out like gang busters (have to be careful here bringing up "gang" in the same sentence with Miami since I am talking about USC of the East after all) and get decent production out of their O (led by blue chip QB Kyle Wright), they may get Bowden to choke wide right again.

FSU Kicker Matt Munyon after missing a 49 yarder against Canes

I think the other choices are fairly safe. Since the final picks have to be submitted before midnight the day before the game, I have until Friday night this week.

Let me know what you think.

GO BRUINS.

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Rumor had it that Envy drives some to blind Hatred

I guess that's what happens when you get mauled year in and year out.

Funny thing is, I'm going to South Bend to cheer on the Gutties against ND. Well, at least to watch someone lose. ;)

"When it comes to SCum, I always end up going with my heart. I am picking these thugs to lose. Screw Pac-10 pride. F*CK SC"

Classy!

by USCFamilyMan on Aug 30, 2006 3:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

FUCK YOU

only two things to say.

FUCK YOU
and
FUCK U$C

by BruinFanatic1988 on Aug 30, 2006 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Envy has nothing to do with it.................

When we had that 8 game win streak and nothing to supposedly "envy", I still hated your classless school and thug haven.

by artybruin on Aug 30, 2006 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Classy

is the last word I would use to describe your fanbase, and your fanbases asshole behavior is a much more likely candidate to spawn "blind hatred" than envy. If you think we want a bunch of raping thugs hanging around UCLA's campus, you're out of your fuckin mind "familyman" (LOL). I hope your family doesn't consist of any daughters, cause otherwise they could be JUST ANOTHER VICTIM of little trolls like Wedlock Whineart and Mark Dirty Sanchez.

But go on and preach those family values, oh saintly fan of one of the most out of control programs in the country. But when your daughters get raped and then go to the police and get death threats from your fellow fans, don't come crying to us, asshat.

by scittles on Aug 30, 2006 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blind hatred...

also leads to SCumbags with "family values" to visit rival team blogs and start flame wars.

Now that's classy!

by norcalbruin95 on Aug 31, 2006 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who cares ...

whether or not you will be cheering for us in South Bend? No one here does. Get lost loser.

by bluestreet on Aug 31, 2006 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not so sure about the Cal game...

Personally, I think CAL will beat TENNESSEE. I just don't see a 5-6 Volunteer squad taking down a CAL team that is experienced at every position except QB.

I also disagree with your pick involving an ARKANSAS upset over the TROJANS. I don't think Arkansas can compete with all the firepower Carroll has amassed in South Central. But I do agree that it would be incredibly nice to celebrate a BRUIN victory along with a USC upset. Talk about a perfect Saturday. That is a rarity that has not occured since CAL took down USC in 2003.

Only 2 more days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO UCLA
FUCK U$C

by BruinFanatic1988 on Aug 30, 2006 4:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That is why ...

I called them "head scratcher" picks.

I think SC will probably win, but emotion does play a huge part iin college football. So we will see.

I honestly think TN will beat Cal.

by Nestor on Aug 30, 2006 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That little incident to which you refer

"But McFadden is out for this game because of a surgery stemming from some incident at some Little Rock night club."

Involved him breaking his toe while kicking a man on the ground during a bar brawl at 4:20am, after that man allegedly attempted to steal a relative's car.

If you are going to be the CFB police, then police everyone...the fact that you reference the incident means you knew about it, and deciding to leave out info of that nature just makes you seem more antagonistic to 'SC, and a less credible source around the blogosphere. Call a spade a spade, regardless of who or what it is. We've had a bad offseason, but don't downplay everyone else's unless you really want that stigma to grow.

Fight on!!! Beat the Razorbacks!!!

by USCLink on Aug 30, 2006 5:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i think I gave a link to McFadden's incident

You are right. It was a bar fight. I just don't track the Arkansas program the way I track the other second class school from UCLA's home town.

So McFadden was acting like a Pom Pom Trojan. That's horrible. But I don't believe Hogs have the same rap sheet like Pom Pom's USC program.

FWIW my brain tells me SC will win the game. But I am going with my heart.

And it's not our fault when you have your football players walking around/acting like bunch of thuggish assholes who never take any responsibity. That let's the stigma grow. Don't blame bunch of bloggers on the internets.

by Nestor on Aug 30, 2006 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not blaming you

I'm expressing the sentiments of the blogging community. EDSBS wrote this in passing, and if they're referencing it when they have no more than a casual interest in either program, its clear that they, and their multitude of readers, are under the impression that you guys over here at BN are losing credibility by jumping on top of anything and everything negative so long as it involves 'SC, while ignoring the rest of the college football world. SMQ, arguably the most respected blogger out there points it out as well.

Call a spade a spade, but do it consistently. There is absolutely no way you didn't know why McFadden was out...any credible website that would have mentioned it would also have mentioned the reason for it, and that reason is worse than a lot of stuff a lot of Trojans you've been bashing have done.

Fight on!!! Beat the Razorbacks!!!

by USCLink on Aug 31, 2006 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You sound clueless

about the sentiments of the "blogging community."

I really do not need a lecture from you about the credibility of BN. We feel pretty good about where we are with our peers from the blogosphere.

What's so difficult to understand here? We are Bruins. We hate your sorry ass piece of shit school full thugs and goons in the football program. We get a front row seat because of being in the same town. And since we are in the same conference we write about it. It's that simple.

I am sure Arkansas has its off-field issues and I am sure their rivals are commenting on it. It's not our job to police the entire world of college football.

SMQ and EDSBS love writing about the big picture a lot. More power to them. While we keep our focus on "Bruins," just like the name of this blog implies. This is a team blog. And Trojans happen to be our sworn enemy. So it makes more than sense to point out all the reports of rapes, drug use, gun brandishing, stealing coming out of your corrupt and lawless football program.

The only people who are losing credibility are 90 percent of delusional Toejams who are still in denial about your thug football program and would like to forget everything by saying how Pom Pom is so awesome. Yes, that was a link to your post ooohing and aaahing about your thug football team like teenage school girl.

Next time you come on here and try to lecture us about credibility take a look at yourself and the sorry, pathetic, delusional Trojan nation. But if you keep try to sound righteous again, I will tell you to go Cheney yourself.

by Nestor on Aug 31, 2006 5:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just an FYI for SC fans

While I may not agree with a lot of what is said about us here at BN it is counter productive to start flame wars. This a Bruin Blog plain and simple and we are simply not welcome here.

I would prefer, as I am sure BN would, that you come over to Conquest Chronicles and voice your opinions there. It benefits us all if we stick to sports and leave the persomal attacks out of it. They are entitled to their opinion as are we but is suits us better if keep it to our own site.

Nestor, thanks for letting me post this up. I think we are all better served if keep to our own sites unless it's constructive conversation.

Sorry for the rant.

Jim
Conquest Chronicles

by Paragon SC on Aug 31, 2006 8:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank you

When you despise the Trojans and all they stand for, it is good to wake up and know I'm a Bruin fan. If your school suddenly didn't exist, I probably wouldn't be able to sleep more than 8 or 9 hours that night because of my concern.

It's very much the good(Bruins)vs evil(Trojans),and good will always prevail. Besides, your named after a condom, how "lucky" is that.

So tell me "uscfamilyman", how do you justify what has gone on at Thug University these past several months to your children?? Should be an interesting conversation. Anyone have posters of Frostee Rucker in their room??

by artybruin on Aug 31, 2006 8:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Damn it Nestor!!!

I was posting my response to that idiot!!!!:

"Here sweetie, these are the people not to emulate because they are on the Fulmer Cup."

So basically what you are telling us that you teach your child is that you can do what you want as long as you have high priced lawyers to get your dumb-ass out of jail. Seriously, how do you not question all the "rumors" coming out of Fig Tech of rape and other general thuggery? Do you tell your children that this "happens to every program" and that it is alright as long as your football team is winning? There is no way I'd teach my children that it is alright to first put yourself into the compromising situations that SC players always find a way to be in.

Don't come to our website and question anything that we are doing or saying because this is a BRUIN website.

Oh ya, and Marshall won the Fulmer Cup you idiot.

by BruinMac04 on Aug 31, 2006 10:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs