How many deer did you dodge today?
I thought I was going to buy it…a new car that is…on more than one occasion this morning. With the time change and the winter solstice on the horizon, it is not uncommon for me to drive to work in the dark and drive home in the dark. This translates, given my commute is of a rural persuasion, into my chances of hitting a deer going up. I know many posts ago I mentioned that I alone had hit no less than 5 of Bambi’s cousins myself over the years. Good luck and God bless us all trying not to hit the deer!
College Football Picks Week # 15 for my Possum friend named Carl.
Conference championships will shake out this weekend, as will the decision to choose those to play in the mythical four team playoff for the so-called national championship.
Here goes:
Northern Illinois beats Bowling Green…MAC Football is quality football. The Huskies will take care of business.
Oregon beats Arizona…I think. They game is in Eugene and the Ducks have a regular season score to settle with the Tuscon boys. Mariotta should wrap up the Heisman with this game giving the Pacific Northwest its first Heisman winner since 1962 when Oregon State’s Terry Baker took the statue in 1962.
Marshall beats Louisiana Tech…The Herd better be ready to play defense after the meltdown that was an embarrassment to the Herd last week. They lost their shot at a BIG TIME BOWL …but not all is lost. Go Herd.
Cincinnati will beat Houston…The weather alone will help the Bearcats win this one.
Oklahoma beats Oklahoma State…The call this game Bedlam. It will be a tough one. Always is.
Tulane will beat Temple….The Green Wave beats the Owls…in case you care.
Kansas State beats Baylor…Most folks will turn their heads like a hound listening to a goofy sound when they see this one. This thing is…some media types are already calling for K-State to play Louisville in the Russell Athletic Bowl…based on the fact K-State will lose this game. Hogwash. How soon we forget Bill Snyder is coaching the Wildcats AGAIN.
Georgia Tech beats Florida State…Maybe this will get the Seminoles out of the championship race and satisfy 99.8% of college football fans in the process. FSU has been a joke and a black eye for a great game.
Wisconsin beats Ohio State…I don’t have it in me to pick OSU to move on to the final four. Besides…Swissconsin has cheese-fed and grain-fed beef up front that will cause December woes for the Buckeyes. Too bad this game is played indoors. Not very Big Ten like. Even Minnesota is playing outdoors these days. Putting a Big Ten Football Championship indoors is like putting perfume on a hog.
Boise State beats Fresno State…The Blue turf at Boise is enough to make anyone want to go back to California.
105 winners 35 losers and counting…next up is the bowl season and the call for the champs.
Have a great weekend.
Carl the Possum is doing well.
Speaking the rights.
Danny Johnson