6 Pack of Picks

Here we go, back at it again with another 6 pack for this week of college football. We have burned the tape from last week and buried the blog in the backyard. 1-5 is unacceptable. That brings this blog to 7-13 on the year… big yikes. Don’t you worry, though. I have a 6 pack of winners this week. I will also have a little treat with some extra picks for you to take home with your 6 pack. I know I said I wouldn’t do that anymore, but when you’re down bad, it’s time to start chasing…. or cut your losses… I’m not too sure. All I know is I’m a fighter, and in the words of Fall Out Boy “Sugar we’re going down swinging.” Here are my winners.

Your buddy had too much time on his hands and bought a kit to brew his own beer. He adds random flavors to his “masterpiece” of yeast and other bacteria that are growing in some weird looking container. He thinks he made the next big beer. Trust me, you don’t want to drink this gross concoction. It’s not the next Blue Moon, it’s more likely a container filled with diseases and bacteria that were rampant in the 1800s. That gross mixture is exactly how I feel about this pick. So gross, so terrible, so disgusting that I have to have it. I love it. Why would anyone ever take Rice as a road favorite and feel good about it. You shouldn’t. Ever. But sometimes, when times are tough, you have to get in the trenches and get a little mud on you. USF is slightly overvalued here from a good performance against Alabama. I feel that was more about Alabama needing to figure out their offense than USF being good. That being said, I’m sure Rice is probably overvalued as well with how good they’ve played. Maybe JT Daniels has figured it out in his 15th year of eligibility; I’m not too sure. But I know Rice with him at qb should beat USF on the road. Give me Rice laying the 2.

Pick: Rice -2

I had to pull out the O’Douls and Heineken 0.0 for the BYU game. I’ll be honest, I feel like a rat going for the conveniently placed piece of cheese here. Something doesn’t feel right here, kind of like a beer with no alcohol. Does the country just want Kansas to be back this bad? They have definitely improved, but they are not back to the Mark Mangino days. By the way, Mangino was peak male physical performance.

Nice. Kansas should not be almost a double-digit favorite over BYU. I know I’m falling into a trap here, but nothing will stop me from taking BYU.

Pick: BYU +9.5

Defense Defense Defense. Like a stout, this game is heavy. I’m taking this game strictly based upon math. A total of 39 and a 14.5 point favorite? You have to take the underdog in that situation. I don’t care if that underdog is Iowa and that offense. I mean, they might be back; They did put up 41 last week. They are now averaging over that magical 25 points per game. Brian Ferentz is sooooo back…. probably not because it was a MAC team they hung 41 on. Either way, give me the 14.5 in a game with a low total.

Pick: Iowa +14.5

You finished off that 6 pack earlier in the day and still thirst for another. Well, it’s time to plug and play. You dig deep in the fridge and find that much needed beer in the back. It’s that old beer that was sitting in your golf bag forever. It’s dinged up. It’s low quality and affordable. It’s years old. It has sand on the top because we both know you aren’t breaking 100 on the course.

Like I said earlier, it’s time to plug and play. Well, that’s what we have in this game. Both quarterbacks are dinged up and might not play. Next man up mentality. I trust a Kansas state team at home who has built a program on next man up mentality. They burned me last week, but I’m going to take Kansas State laying 3.5 at home.

Pick: Kansas State -3.5

Pull out your Yuenglings here, this game is in Pittsburgh, and you know the Yinzers will be polishing off a few drinks. UNC and Drake Maye have far too much fire power for Pitt here. I do respect Narduzzi for sticking by his guns and not changing with the times. He coaches football “the right way”. He understands this is a contact sport, won in the trenches with the big uglies.

Whoa… not that kind of big ugly. Thats way too many cheeseburgers right there. That being said, Drake Maye and UNCs’ modern offense leave Pitt in the past here. Take UNC, laying the points, Pitt can’t keep up.

Pick: UNC -7

Load up on the PBRs for this one. Why? Because I have a feeling Cameron “Bad Moon” Rising returns for this one.

The man is an electric factory. This Utah team has been one of the most impressive teams so far this year. They also have done it while not at full strength. Kyle Whittingham has this team ready to play week in and week out. I’m not sold on this UCLA team. Chip Kelly used to be fun, but he’s now old news. Take this one as early as possible; line will jump towards Utah. Lay Utah and the points, anything under a touchdown.

Pick: Utah -4.5

There’s your 6 pack for the week, a very interesting one, to say the least. This one is definitely full of winners. Here is that treat I promised for those of you looking for a 12 pack.