I suppose this is the week I stub the toe.  After a 20 winner 6 loser start in the first two weeks, there are a couple of I picked them with my games on the list this week.  That usually gets me.  I did not pick Ole Miss to beat Bama.  I didn’t say the heart was stupid.

Friday morning as the sun comes up

Pregame

Thanks to the Ramsey VFD.

The sun goes down.

Last night was a tough evening for NH Cougar fans.  The Cougars were defeated by the Brownstown Central Braves 42-0.  This was the first time the Cougars suffered a shutout since 2013.  That is a long time and nothing to be ashamed of, if you know a thing or two about Cougar football history.  I know a little.

Last night a friend  of mine was playing armchair quarterback and second guessing this and that as the Cougars struggled a bit.  I looked at him sternly and said, “This is the sixth time we have been beaten in the last four years.  So I don’t want to hear that.”

I am sure there are a few folks that wish I would chime in and put in a critical word when THEY think the opportunity presents itself.  I will tell them also…this is the sixth loss in four years.  I don’t have a critical word.  Enjoy it!

Yeah, I wish we would have attempted a field goal at Charlestown but that is the kicker in me talking and if that kick would have been good it would have done two things.  One, it would have made the score a 21-18.  Two, and selfishly I say, I would have seen a 38 yard field goal (there was a stiff breeze at the kicker’s back) go through the uprights and that has not happened for NH since 1985. I had a good place to watch that one.  Again, that is the kicker in me.  I have faith in our coach and those around him.

I congratulate the Braves for their victory last night and I know the Cougars are going to be fine.  They are in good hands.

College Football Picks for this week.

Indiana beats Ball State…I am in a hurry this Saturday morning cos my dear wife, Carrie, and I are meeting friends in Bloomington for this one.

FSU beats Syracuse

Kentucky beats MState Racers

UT neats UTEP

Notre Dame beats Vandy

Duke beats Baylor

LSU beats Auburn

Virginia beats Ohio

Alabama beats Ole Miss

Mizzou beats Purdue

USC beats Texas

UCLA beats Fresno State

Louisville beats WKU

The Marshall Thundering Herd was to play at South Carolina and that game was cancelled due to the Florence Storm.

We continue to pray and hope for the best as the folks in the Carolinas are up against it like we can’t imagine.

Speaking the rights…

Danny Johnson