Half-Cocked: Did you all bury your bookies?

September 26, 2004

If you're a smart Player you did. Saturday's college football picks were a very solid 5-0, bringing the season record to 9-4. Let's recap:

Tennessee covered their large number (-23.5) against LA Tech in a 42-17 victory.
Notre Dame easily covered (-10.5) in defeating the sad, sad Washington Huskies, 38-3.
Wyoming not only covered as 3.5 point home 'dogs, they beat Ole Miss outright, 37-32.
Maryland, favored by 16.5, only led Duke 27-21 at halftime but outscored the Dukies 28-0 in the second half making a nail-biter into a laugher.
Minnesota covered their number (-15.5) against Northwestern as they should have, winning 43-17. Minnesota coach Glen Mason is a gambler's dream coach. Leading 36-17 with around 3 minutes remaining, with Northwestern still within striking distance of the 15.5, Mason called a trick play on 4th down. The Gophers scored a superfluous, cheap and enemy-making touchdown to put the number out of reach for Northwestern. It was pretty uncalled for but anyone who had $$$ on Minnesota wiped their brow with relief and ordered another round.

Posted by Half-Cocked at September 26, 2004 12:11 AM