College Football has been great as a whole so far but I am so frustrated at the results we achieved this week. Yes, we went 4-3 and made money but a 6-1 day was there for the taking. Because we are dealing with 18 year old kids, days like Saturday are to be expected but do not get me wrong..they are extremely difficult to stomach.
What happened in that Northwestern/Michigan State game is a prime example of being on the right side but not getting the cash. You have Michigan State, first faking a punt, throwing the ball up for grabs, and the kid from Northwestern properly defending the intended receiver but for whatever reason an easy interception is NOT made and a completion is. You had Northwestern up 17-0 and a chance to go up 24-0 with the ball resting on the Michigan State one yard line…fail to score. Then to top everything off…with Michigan State leading 28-27, with 1:30 left in the game, they are 4 yards from a first down and then they take a knee right? No…the Michigan State RB who should have fell down after gaining first down yardage instead darts to the end zone breaking what seemed to be 100 tackles. This beyond stupid play which gave the ball back to Northwestern which was the last thing the Spartans wanted costs us the cover. There is no reason whatsoever that Michigan State should have won that game, let alone take the cash!
Fresno State -19 against San Jose State….There were so many things that happened in this game it was beyond laughable. I am not even going to mention them. The score of this game should have been around 49-11….NOT 33-18…again…a prime example of being on the right side but not getting the cash.
West Virginia was a bad beat and I take full responsibility for that loss. I should have known that thruout West Virginia’s past, this is what they do Over and Over and Over again. So much talent…so much speed…an unbelievably talented and speedy defense. In fact, to this day, I believe they are Oregon’s equal. Except for one thing…Oregon has Chip Kelly and West Virginia has Bill Stewart. WVU is the worst coached offensive team in the country bar none. If they would have just kept the offense that Rich Rodriguez had in place. Everything was setup for this team to make national title runs on a consistent basis. That was….until Bill Stewart took over.
Nonetheless….we are still kicking some tail in College Football hitting well over 60% of the selections and are sitting either at or near the top of all the monitor rankings. All we can do is keep doing what we do best and let the games play out. There will always be value to find in college football.
NBA starts next week and I cannot wait. I am fully prepared for this season. All of my models in the database have gone thru their tests, all players have been evaluated, all refs have been evaluated, and all teams have been evaluated.
This next week, I should start making some hockey selections. I do not make alot of hockey selections as I really try to pick my spots. But the season is starting to take shape.
College Basketball is also right around the corner. I am trying to spend at least 5 hours per week on college basketball but more likely than not, we will not have amy selections in college hoops til mid December at the earliest.
Thats it for now..hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend!–Bob
