posted by Jake

The reason this one is titled as it is, is basically because I don’t feel like writing something today yet feel obligated to post because I bet a few games. I realize it would be better if I made jokes about the South, or Detroit (all involved in my picks) but I just do not have it in me. Although, I am not half as bad as this chick. I typed ‘disappointment’ into Google image search and this is what came up (as well as several pictures of my parents). Look at this broad, that’s not disappoint - that is bottomless sadness. She looks seconds away from drawing a bath, throwing on Sinead O’Conner and just letting go. Dark enough for you? Good, let’s move to the bets. Also note: these are not the current lines, they are what I bet them at.

NCAA Football

#15 Baylor (-3.5) over KANSAS STATE - one of the more interesting stats I have heard this college football season is that the Baylor Bears have thrown more touchdowns than incomplete passes. Does that not seem bananas? Baylor is one of the fastest offenses in the entire NCAA landscape, the only thing that makes me nervous is that KState is 3-0 ATS this season and a decent home team.

#3 Alabama (-3.5) over #12 FLORIDA - I am not really sure why, but I fucking love this bet. As we had discussed on the podcast (which I know no one listened to) Brandon and I agree that LSU deserves the #1 spot in the country… but Alabama is talent wise the best in college football. Also, I watched Florida play last year, it was a joke. I do not believe that Will Muschamp has turned the program around that quickly. Plus, how can you trust a team who proudly produces this (BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHM) to be competitive in the SEC? I look for Alabama to roll… tide (see what I did there).

THE National Football League ~Ron Jaworski

Tennessee (+1) over CLEVELAND - after I stop talking about good I think Colt McCoy could be (even though he’s still a pussy for that National Title game) and pretend that Montario Hardesty will be worth anything in the coming years, I realize the Browns still are not that good. Even though I think the front office is sailing the ship in the right direction, Captain Pussington McShoulderhurts (McCoy) does not really have a receiving core and the defense leaves something to be desired. I also think the Titans may be wildly mediocre, exceeding my expectations of them by miles.

Detroit (+2.5) over DALLAS - I tweeted after Dallas’ Monday Night Football game against the Redskins that ‘I can not wait to bet heavily against Dallas for the rest of the season’. So, here we go. The problem is, I am not entirely certain how good Detroit is. I will admit that I was wrong about them when I called them my NFC Disappointment but who have they really beat? Let us not forget that even though they are 3-0, the opponents they have beat are a combined 2-7 and were as recently as two quarters of football ago down 20 points to the Vikings. I just hope for fantasy’s sake that Megatron has 9 catches for 391 yards and 13 td’s (I realize that may not add up properly, but I wasn’t a Math Major… lay off nerd).

New York Giants (-1) over ARIZONA - I am taking 5 road teams to cover in this post… that usually ends well, right? Listen Eli Manning is a decent enough quarterback, and the defense is wildly ‘meh’. I am betting this because the past couple of years Arizona has had the worst pass defense in the league. I am not using hyperbole, they have literally been the worst team in the league against the pass for 3 years straight. Plus on top of that, (insert clever about Kevin Kolb to end the post). Sorry guys, like I said - I’ve got nothing.

2011 ‘Mikey’s Record - 21-14-3 (.592)

All-Time ‘Mikey’s Record - 70-39-5 (.636)

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