Br@ssknux
Pretty much a regular
It was just a terrible week for me last week, with the writeups going 4-8, which brings the year-long total to 60-44.(.5769) Those negative weeks have a significant effect on winning percentages. Here I was at 60% two weeks ago, and now it's gonna take a pretty solid run to get back up there. Not much I can say about last week. There were a couple unfortunate happenings, but for the most part, what I thought was going to happen, did not happen. Pretty simple. I'm still on the road, and with the weather looking like it does today, I'm just hoping I get back home on time late this afternoon.
Another week of tight lines. I guess this is what happens every year around weeks 7-8-9, but it seems a little more extreme this year.
@Baylor -2.5 v Texas WIN
@Michigan State +4 v Michigan WIN
@@Wisconsin -3 v Iowa WIN
Pitt -9 v Miami LOSS
Minnesota -7.5 @Northwestern WIN
Florida State +9.5 @Clemson LOSS (Should have bought to 10, LOL)
Purdue +7.5 v @Nebraska WIN
Texas Tech +19.5 @Oklahoma LOSS (Let's sign up Sonny Cumbie NOW)
@South Alabama -8.5 v Arkansas State WIN
UTEP +11.5 @FAU WIN
SMU pk @Houston LOSS
@Colorado State +2.5 v Boise State LOSS
UCLA +7 @Utah LOSS
Washington +3 @Stanford WIN
8-6
1. @Baylor -2.5 v Texas: Baylor comes into this game at 6-1, one of the bigger surprises in the country. In their past 2 games, they've righted the ship a bit after a two game stretch against Iowa State(which they won anyway) and Oklahoma State in which they were pretty severely outgained. At the time those two teams were by far the best teams they had played, so a case could be made that the might start a losing streak once they got into the meat of their schedule. Since then, they pretty much dominated West Virginia and BYU, which is a credit to what is starting to look like one of the best coaching staffs in the country. Both the Baylor offense and their defense have been largely effective all year and very complementary of each other. Neither unit ranks worse than about 40th nationally in any meaningful category. On the flip side, Texas has been all offense, as their defense has been porous all year, ranking 101st in yards per play and 113th in rushing yards per carry against. Also, Baylor shapes up to be one of the better defenses they've faced The Bears D is on par with Arkansas and Oklahoma State, who are the two above average defenses the Horns have faced, and who just happen to be the two that held the Horns to 256 and 317 yards respectively. When Texas has looked good on offense, it's been against defenses that are among the worst in the country in overall yards per play, i.e. Rice (122nd), TCU (123rd), Oklahoma(95th) and LaLa(77th against a weak slate of offenses). On the flip side, Baylor's offenses should have their way with the Horns, especially on the ground where their two top running backs Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner average 7.5 and 6.4 yards per carry respectively. Baylor, like everyone else in the Big 12, always gets up for Texas, and even though they have a much better record than the Horns, they'll still open some eyes if they take care of business. I like the Bears at home here.
Another week of tight lines. I guess this is what happens every year around weeks 7-8-9, but it seems a little more extreme this year.
@Baylor -2.5 v Texas WIN
@Michigan State +4 v Michigan WIN
@@Wisconsin -3 v Iowa WIN
Pitt -9 v Miami LOSS
Minnesota -7.5 @Northwestern WIN
Florida State +9.5 @Clemson LOSS (Should have bought to 10, LOL)
Purdue +7.5 v @Nebraska WIN
Texas Tech +19.5 @Oklahoma LOSS (Let's sign up Sonny Cumbie NOW)
@South Alabama -8.5 v Arkansas State WIN
UTEP +11.5 @FAU WIN
SMU pk @Houston LOSS
@Colorado State +2.5 v Boise State LOSS
UCLA +7 @Utah LOSS
Washington +3 @Stanford WIN
8-6
1. @Baylor -2.5 v Texas: Baylor comes into this game at 6-1, one of the bigger surprises in the country. In their past 2 games, they've righted the ship a bit after a two game stretch against Iowa State(which they won anyway) and Oklahoma State in which they were pretty severely outgained. At the time those two teams were by far the best teams they had played, so a case could be made that the might start a losing streak once they got into the meat of their schedule. Since then, they pretty much dominated West Virginia and BYU, which is a credit to what is starting to look like one of the best coaching staffs in the country. Both the Baylor offense and their defense have been largely effective all year and very complementary of each other. Neither unit ranks worse than about 40th nationally in any meaningful category. On the flip side, Texas has been all offense, as their defense has been porous all year, ranking 101st in yards per play and 113th in rushing yards per carry against. Also, Baylor shapes up to be one of the better defenses they've faced The Bears D is on par with Arkansas and Oklahoma State, who are the two above average defenses the Horns have faced, and who just happen to be the two that held the Horns to 256 and 317 yards respectively. When Texas has looked good on offense, it's been against defenses that are among the worst in the country in overall yards per play, i.e. Rice (122nd), TCU (123rd), Oklahoma(95th) and LaLa(77th against a weak slate of offenses). On the flip side, Baylor's offenses should have their way with the Horns, especially on the ground where their two top running backs Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner average 7.5 and 6.4 yards per carry respectively. Baylor, like everyone else in the Big 12, always gets up for Texas, and even though they have a much better record than the Horns, they'll still open some eyes if they take care of business. I like the Bears at home here.
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