West Virginia demolished Marshall and covered the spread easily. Move me to 1-2!
Gonna go with Louisville -13.5 tonight over Kentucky. I'm up in the north woods so I don't have a great set of stats in front of me, but I don't think Kentucky will be able to keep up in the 2nd half.
Enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend!
I thought I had gotten it right. I thought Michigan State would dominate Boise.
This did not happen at all. After making an observation about how good Maxwell looked on twitter (@kingoflakemoor), he went on to self destruct and throw more bad passes than anyone ever needs to.
I have not yet had the chance to watch most of the 2nd half, but be assured that I will and that I will then have more to say about Maxwell.
Boise is essentially eliminated from the public consciousness with this loss and it will be their last year of whining about the BCS as they join a real conference next year.
So now moving on from this 0-2 start (0-3 if you count the under hitting in the Boise/MSU game,) there is a very diverse slate of games for the first day of September. I was very tempted to take Notre Dame over Navy, but it seemed too easy.
Instead, my pick will be West Virginia -24.5 vs Marshall. This isn't really a rivalry game as much as it is a free win for the Mountaineers. I am not expecting much from Marshall in this one and WV should win easily.
I will spend my morning watching the Badgers dismantle northern Iowa and Northwestern play Syracuse, which should be a great game if anyone is looking for a game to watch.
It is mid July, which means that it is time for my way too early football coverage to begin. We are only a few short weeks from preseason action and well within drafting season for all the most casual fantasy players.
So how could there possibly be enough going on for a blog entry you may be asking. The answer is much more complex than the question, but the short answer is that there is only not enough going on for most mainstream fans. Baseball season is barely passed the halfway point and the Tour de France and Olympics will fill the public imagination for the rest of July.
But for the "hardcore" and for the multi sport fantasy players, football season cannot come soon enough. There are those among us (me) who have been eyeing the calendar, waiting for a date close enough to September to begin hounding friends and family about picks leagues, fantasy trades, and Sunday parties.
That time is now. With my major keeper league less than a month from draft day, I was far past excited for football to start. With Drew Brees signing for my Saints and Matt Forte receiving a new contract from the hometown Bears, I can no longer wait for the season to begin. FOOTBALL STARTS NOW!
Within the next few weeks I will be posting on the blog, getting a reader picks league going, presenting my preseason rankings and standings projections, and maybe even putting a G+ fantasy league put together. (I also have an open spot in my big keeper league with Ryan Mathews at $6)
I'm looking forward to sharing this Fall of Fantasy and Football with my readers!
Here are my picks the rest of the way. I'm looking forward to some more great baseball. Feel free to leave you own picks in the comments or I can send you an empty
bracket.
Michigan St over Minnesota
Michigan over Iowa
Nebraska over Northwestern
Wisconsin over Purdue
Ohio St over Indiana
