Weekly Thoughts and Predictions

This is the extremely corny and hokey HALLOWEEN edition of The Rant.

So, let’s discuss the TRICKS and TREATS so far this college football season.
TRICK: Pitt losing to Bowling Green after tricking everyone into believing in them and ranking them in the preseason top 25.
TREAT: How Pitt responded by winning 5 in a row after that opening game loss.
TRICK: Once again tricking the fan base and people nation-wide that Pitt was a legit team by getting embarrassed by Rutgers.
TREAT: The success of the little guys this season; Tulsa (8-0), Utah (8-0), TCU (8-1), BYU (7-1), Ball State (8-0), Boise State (7-0).
TRICK: The disappointment some of the big names with high expectation have been so far; Clemson (3-4), Illinois and Wisconsin (4-4), Michigan (2-6), Arizona State (2-5), Auburn (4-4) and Tennessee (3-5).
TREAT: Watching Ohio State show their true colors early in the year getting blasted by USC.
TRICK: The Vanderbilt Commodores, snuck up to #13 and had everyone believing, then lost 3 straight, 2 of which were to the likes of Mississippi State and a home loss to Duke.
TREAT: Continuing to watch the demise of WVU football since the 13-9 game. Give your 70+ year old head coach an extension then watch him lose in back to back games against East Carolina and Colorado.
TRICK: What Penn State is doing to EVERYONE that believes that they are any different from Ohio State the past 2 seasons. The Big Ten has this BCS loop hole figured out. Go undefeated beating only cupcakes in the non-conference they roll through an over-rated by somehow highly regarded Big Ten schedule and POOF, you are getting embarrassed in a National Title game.
TREAT: OU vs Texas, OK St vs Missouri, Texas Tech defense…heck the entire Big XII. Boy have they been fun to watch.

Here’s to another fun and exciting final 6 weeks of the regular season and bowl season!

On to the picks!!!!!

THIS WEEKS PICKS:
Last week I pretty much sucked! I went with my heart too much and not with my brain. 5-5 last week for what was clearly my worst week of the season. For the year I am 34-16. Another pretty big week this week so let’s get started!

Michigan State at home over Wisconsin

Oklahoma real big on rival Nebraska

I have no idea why, but I am once again taking Pitt, thinking that last week was just what Pitt does (lose easy home games) and this week is also what they do (win tough road games nobody expects them to win).

THE GAME FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE WORLDS LARGEST OUTDOOR COCKTAIL PARTY
I like Tebow and Co. Florida will make a big time statement with this win, showing why I have them ranked #2 in my T3R’s.

BATTLE FOR #1 in TEXAS
Texas Longhorns continue their incredible run and defeat the Red Raiders in a great football game.


That is all, enjoy your college football this weekend!!!!!