Is this not the best time of the year? College football’s been going strong for a couple weeks now, the NFL had a great opening weekend, I’ve already been to one UT game with another one in a week and a half, and my fantasy football teams dominated the opposition this week…
Ahh, football.
Here are some quick hit observations:
– Before the season started, I picked winners and losers for each game played by an SEC team. (I know, I’m a dork.) I’m doing pretty well so far. At the end of week two, I stand at 19-1 on the season. My only blemish: choosing Ole Miss to win over Missouri. I don’t know what I was thinking.
– My fantasy teams were great this week. In my Mayfair league, I posted a league high 212 points thanks to strong performances by Donovan McNabb, Lavurnius Coles and Kurt Warner. My Blogger Bowl squad posted 100 points, good enough for 3rd place, behind my boy Peyton and the Bears D. Freeman, prepare for the beat down of your life this week. I’m takin’ you to the woodshed, boiyee…
– Remind me, why did Brett Favre come back for one more season? This is like watching Willie Mays misplay a routine fly ball with the Mets in ’73.
– My hat’s off to a tough Air Force team. These flyboys came in to Neyland well prepared and unintimidated. My Vols were lucky to escape with a win. The real test will come this week though. We’ll find out how good we are against a tough Gators squad.
– There are no fewer than seven GREAT college football games this weekend. Michigan / Notre Dame; USC / Nebraska; Clemson / Florida State; Miami / Louisville; Oklahoma / Oregon; and of course, LSU / Auburn and Florida / Tennessee. Here are my predictions: Notre Dame, USC, FSU, Miami, Oregon, Auburn and (sigh) Florida. I hope I’m wrong about the last one.
– Not digging the new ref uni’s. U-G-L-Y.
– Lane pointed this out over at Lane’s World, but he’s right: what’s with the suddenly ubiquitous Peyton ads? He’s like the new Taylor Hicks or something.
– I was reminded again last night how much Chris Berman resembles my Dad. My Dad was a Raider fan but I think that had more to do with John Madden. I’m not sure even he could tolerate this new incarnation of da Raydahz. One thing I know: he would not have liked Randy Moss.
Sorry for the flurry of football & sports-related posts lately. I hope to make some posts of substance later in the week.
already & not yet 
Agree with the picks except OK over Oregon, and LSU will beat Auburn. The Peyton Manning out of the football is ridiculous (at least Kevin Garnet in the basketball one has muscles. BTW: How is your fantasy baseball team doing?
Don’t forget the Bama game man. Come on, it’ll be a good game as well!Which is worse, Peyton emerging like a Gremlin, or Peyton with the black mustache?
Peyton with the mustache I hair piece is funny. Peyton emerging, Gremlin-like, from a football is just disturbing. I pick Oregon over Oklahoma because of the Sooners lackluster performances the past two weeks. If they keep playing the way they have been, a solid Ducks squad will whip ’em.Bama will roll this week. Bama / Arkansas will be a good game, though. Arkansas is everybody’s sleeper pick in the SEC. They’ll find out if they’re a good team or not next week.Kenny, I’m not taking that bait. Clearly my duties as commissioner have taken away precious time I could’ve spent tinkering with my roster. Considering this disadvantage, I think I’m doing quite well. I never should’ve allowed that Utley & Willis deal to go down!
Jon is a mastermind of trades. Hogs beat Bama 28-10.
Kenny, you got a prediction for UT / Florida?
Yep. My team ain’t looking too good at the moment.But the Mustain era has begun for my Hogs. Here’s hoping he meets the hype.
You and your sports!It never ends!Glad that I like sports, too! (Just not as much as you).
Scott, I think Mustain might be the salvation of Arkansas. He’s looked pretty good, especially for a freshman. We’ve got several young quarterbacks in the SEC. Should make for an interesting few years.
Patience is not a virtue of mine if fantasy sports utley and willis were slumping so out they went..oops. As far as picks mostly right but here are mine.Michigan, USC(but routing for Nebraska, Clemson (out for blood after BC loss), Lousiville (too much offense), OU (they finally start hitting on all cylinders), LSU (AU overrated), Florida (monkey stomps the hound dogs).
Woooooo PIG SOOIE – RAZORBACKS
FLA 28 UT 27Fulmer goes for 2…wait that was AF last weekI’m not as high on the gators as some. They have to beat a solid team before I think they are special.
You guys really think LSU can go to Auburn and win? Wow. I think Auburn’s the class of the league right now. Scott / Lane, I think Mustain is the real deal. Corey read that the 3 highest rated prep QBs from last year all signed with SEC teams (Mustain, the kid at Florida and the kid at Georgia). We should continue to field some pretty awesome QBs for the foreseeable future.