So here we are. And so it begins. Last night I spent some time watching Purdue play Northwestern. The Boilers kind of tore their own britches a few times. It happens. Hope it doesn’t happen to Indiana University. They talk about trap games. Never was a fan of that term. Every game is important, haven’t the trap game folks heard Peyton Manning say that? Maybe not. That may be why they don’t get it.
I think I wrote in the preview a few posts ago, who at IU scheduled FIU on the road again? They tempted fate once and went down their and got a victory. Butch Davis wasn’t coaching the team then either. If you want to go to Florida, schedule a vacation not an IU road game. Maine or UNH down. I am sure they would enjoy the trip just as much.
Go Cougars! The North Harrison Cougars play The Big Cat Classic tonight. The game is at Corydon. I am writing this in a hurry. It is about time to head that way.
Here it goes. The College Picks for this weekend:
NC State beats James Madison…JMU is no cupcake from FCS. Don’t call the Dolly Madison.
Texas beats Maryland…Coach Herman will have his boys ready to make a point driven statement. Watch out for that scoreboard here.
Ole Miss beats Texas Tech…Gotta pick the Rebs! Hotty Toddy!
Auburn beats Washington…Why? Cos Auburn has to drive a few miles to get there and Washington has more than half the country to cross. Tiger fans will be loud. Notn a good opener for Huskyville.
Kentucky beats Central Michigan… New UK QB Terry Touchdown must be pretty good to let that name out there.
Iowa beats Northern Illinois….Hawkeyes have sense enough to stay home and not go to Florida for the opener.
Tennessee beats WVU…UT players will respond to the music being played in the stadium since Coach Pruitt turned it off during practice.
Cal beats UNC…Bold move by UNC heading to Berkley.
UCLA beats Cincy…But the Bearcat players will have a story about playing on that field the rest of their lives.
Indiana beats FIU…I still have faith in the team. Not much faith in noncon schedule maker.
Notre Dame beats Michigan…And Coach Harbaugh will complain about how bad the locker rooms are.
Alabama beats Louisville…We have til January to enjoy everyone else until the Tide wins it again.
Marshall beats Miami of Ohio…The Herd will be tough this year.
Have fun watching football this weekend.
Later this Labor Day weekend I will post my interview with Julie Ragins. She is half of the musical group Pear Duo alongside her husband, Curtis Brengle, and Julie plays with The Moody Blues and Justin Hayward’s solo gigs. I look forward to sharing that with you. It is a great interview.
Happy Weekend Everyone! Take care of each other.
Speaking the rights…
Danny Johnson