Week 9 Pick-a-ton!

Man, I gotta admit, it sure is nice waking up to this every morning...on my computer desktop :(  *sobs uncontrollably*

The secret to a good pick 'em week is to find some good music, get in your zone, and tune in to your gut and to the facts.  I used this video to help me out, so you know I'm gonna be damn near perfect this week.  Besides, I feel good about these picks for the first time in a few weeks, so I'm rollin' the dice on a lot of games.  I'm only explaining the challenge picks though, cuz this shit is more time consuming than Phillip Fulmer trying to get dressed every morning.  "Honey, this is size XXXXXXXXXL.  You know damn well that's my tight workout shirt."

Kates through Week 8:

5 Beckinsales - 7-3-1
4 Beckinsales - 11-8
3 Beckinsales - 8-9
 2 Beckinsales - 9-12
1 Beckinsales - 6-8

Joker/Walter Challenge as of Week 8:

Walter - 18-12
Joker - 17-12-1

***3 Beckinsales*** - Texas A&M/Iowa State - OVER 54 1/2.  I don't even know what the over is yet, but I know I'm taking it.  I love Joe Kines dearly, but his bend-but-don't-break style defense just doesn't cut the mustard anymore; or at least not with the subpar athletes Dennis (burn in hell) Franchione recruited for the Aggies. Bigger score than 28-27?  My money says yes.
WIN - Boom, covered in the 3rd quarter.  Always helps to be familiar with a former coordinator.  Plus, in case you missed it, the Big XII doesn't field defensive players anyway.

***4 Beckinsales*** - BALL STATE -24 Eastern Michigan - The Cardinals are like any other Cinderella team---they want to make a statement, especially since nobody gives them any credit.  They're undefeated, they're 5-0-1 ATS, they're facing an opponent who is 1-6 ATS, they're at home, and they're all wearing GLASS FUCKING SLIPPERS.  They even got me hyped up!  Go Fighting Lettermans!!
LOSS - Aaaand EMU tears my heart out with an asbolutely pointless late FG.

***4 Beckinsales*** - OKLAHOMA -19 Kansas State - Ahh, the oddsmakers are giving the indication to the public that the Wildcats may make a game out of this one.  Wrong.  Stoops and the Sooners know the SEC leader will slip up eventually (Bama), and that Texas has a tough road to hoe (hell yes I said hoe), and they have a chance just as much as USC or Florida for the BCS title game, and Sam "I can see my nose!" Bradford will go apeshit Saturday on the hopeless K State defense.
WIN - Turns out Josh Freeman went apeshit on the porous Sooner defense, but OU was still too much to overcome.  $100 to anyone who burns the Toyota "Saved by Zero" commercials and its creator to the ground.  You want Al Qaeda to squeal?  There's your hint.  It was all I could do not to throw the remote at the TV.

***5 Beckinsales*** - TCU -31.5 Wyoming - Jump on this one.  The Horned Frogs at home, having just rolled BYU into their graves, have the hapless Cowboys in their sights.  I'm not sure Wyoming will even come close to scoring, which makes this line even more mouth-watering than it already is.  It's like watching Keyra Augustina do...anything.
WIN - TCU is quickly becoming the class of the Mountain West.  I'm busy watching the Bama game, so that's all you get here.

***5 Beckinsales*** - USC -16 Arizona - I'm assuming everyone thinks USC is ranked too high across the boards, and that sooner or later they'll eventually stumble against another inferior opponent.  Uhhhh nope.  We're probably going to see them in the title game, if recent CFB history has any say.
LOSS - I'm assuming this is a loss, cuz I'm going to bed like the old man I am, even though the game is still on.  USC missed a FG and simultaneously kicked me in the nuts, so I'm just packing this one in.

And for the rest of my picks:

I preface this with anger cuz I left out my Texas Tech pick :(

Northwestern -8 INDIANA - 1 Kate
LOSS - Indiana won a Big 10 game?  Wow.

Ole Miss -5 ARKANSAS - 1 Kate
LOSS - Whew, tough week in the lower Beckinsales.

Boise State -7.5 SJSU - 2 Kates
WIN - Boise State made me ponder if these games are legitimately staged, cuz they did damn near everything poorly tonight until the 4th quarter, keeping a terrible San Jose State team in the game and toying with their (and my) emotions.  Second most points given up by BSU this year.

Minnesota -EVEN- PURDUE - 2 Kates
WIN - Who'da thunk the Golden Gophers would be 7-1 at this point??

Kentucky +24.5 FLORIDA - 2 Kates
LOSS - Umm the Gators had this covered in the first quarter.

Duke +9.5 VANDY - 2 Kates
WIN - Duke underrated, Vandy overrated, score reflected that.

UTAH STATE +16.5 Fresno State - 2 Kates
WIN - Bulldogs almost lost this one.  Remember for future reference.

Central Michigan -4 TOLEDO - 2 Kates
LOSS - Fuck.  Nothing else to say on this one.

Auburn +3 WEST VIRGINIA - 3 Kates
LOSS - Up by 14 then boom---31 unanswered points?  Eh, it's fine with me, I can't say this loss bothers me while Auburn continues their downward spiral.  Now maybe all the Bill Lumberghs hanging around Tider cubicles will finally shut the hell up.

Cincinnati -EVEN- UCONN - 3 Kates
LOSS - Sigh.  Pour it on.

South Florida -4.5 LOUISVILLE - 3 Kates
LOSS - Yeah, like that. Nooot helping my 3 Becks.

HELL YEAH that's a lot of picks.  And I want to see a lot of green dripping all over this page come Saturday.  Damn I'm in a good mood, enjoy it while you can.  Everybody raise your shotglass with me and say...FUCK Tennessee!

Now go listen to the snitch guy again and enjoy the rest of your week.