Football trash talk.

Farek · Post by **Farek** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:27 pm

Keep these brilliant predictions coming. Jamarcus Russel is going to have fits against the 3-3-5.

Alabama 24, LSU 14.

Ariel Datrazanov · Post by **Ariel Datrazanov** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:03 pm

Ah Farek, your love affair with the Tide is going to fall hard in two weeks.

Farek · Post by **Farek** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:12 pm

To Mississippi St? Hoover High School could beat them.

Farek · Post by **Farek** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:04 pm

Did you all hear Auburn's kicker tried to commit suicide after missing 5 FGs against LSU?

He tried to hang himself but he couldn't kick the chair from underneath him.

Hahahahahahahaha.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:39 pm

Auburn takes the Tide in a squeaker.

My prediction.

Farek · Post by **Farek** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:06 pm

One big game at a time. Make this prediction in 3 weeks so it's fresh. A lot could happen to either team in the interim to change a mind, though I bet the city of Auburn could fall victim to a nuclear strike, destroying the city and the team, and all of the Bama haters would stick pick Bama to lose.

Farek · Post by **Farek** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:09 pm

So far I'm 12-3 in my predictions.

This week:

Georgia: 24, Florida: 17
Alabama: 38, Utah St: 3
LSU: 41 North Texas: 7
Tennessee: 31, South Carolina: 10
Auburn: 24, Ole Miss: 10

And possibly the hardest pick I've had to make so far...

Kentucky: 13, Miss St: 6

Dustin · Post by **Dustin** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:28 am

What's all this talk about the SEC? THE SEC SUCKS!! Pac 10 is what it's all about. ASU would be leading the SEC if they were in that conference

Gork292 · Post by **Gork292** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 1:08 am

Well. I don't reside in the west, so I'm probably going to talk about local teams more than ones one the other side of the country. So I'd usually rather talk about the SEC over the Pac 10. Unless it's about USC losing.

Elijah · Post by **Elijah** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:00 pm

The only way the debate of which conferences are better than others is a yearly tournament playoff format pitting conference winners together and a few at large teams to eventually determine the national champion. Besides that, like in pro sports their schedule rotates among teams in other divisions and conferences that finished in a similiar ranking as them for their conferences. A lot of high ranked BCS teams play about a third of their schedule or more on marashmellows that teams like CU, CSU, or Air Force could roll up 50 plus points on too. I live in Colorado and I root for CU, CSU, and Air Force for Div I teams, but I know none of them are worth a true BCS bowl game in current years.

If the number one team in the PAC 10, like USC, had to play their own division one game each, and a division winner from the SEC, Big XII, Big TEN, ACC< or Big East, along with one or two scrubs, I bet their yearly record would be more hard earned.

If Florida St is the 3rd team in their division, then maybe besides its own division it should play the 3rd ranked team from the Big East, Pac 10, Big XII, etc. Then you would see more truth about which conferences are more competetive for some conferences to compete with versus others.

In pro football, they are always doing comparisions about the AFC vs. the NFC, the AFC West vs the NFC. This season the AFC West is playing the NFC East, but in the AFC, besides their own division twice, they play the AFC East once, and whatever ranking of a team in the AFC North and South based on how you finished last season. So 2nd place plays 2nd place.

Farek · Post by **Farek** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:46 pm

This problem wasn't as bad when there were no corporate tie ins to bowl games. This year, in fact, no SEC team will play a Pac 10 team in a bowl game.

Farek · Post by **Farek** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:06 pm

Also, if anyone wants to make some bets (in the form of the message board currency) on next week's games, PM me with a list of games and we'll see what we can do.

Farek · Post by **Farek** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:32 pm

Last week was my best and worst week of picking. I picked Kentucky/Miss St on the dot and I was 3 pts off of the Bama game. I missed Georgia and Tennessee, but it happens.

Oh well.

Predictions for Saturday, November 5

Alabama: 27, Miss St: 10

Auburn: 41, Kentucky: 10

LSU: 52 Appalachian St: 3

Notre Dame: 31, Tennessee: 17

Arkansas: 17, South Carolina: 16

Florida: 34, Vandy: 13

So sayeth me.

Farek · Post by **Farek** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:37 am

Saturday, November 12th.

This is the hardest week to pick thus far in the SEC. I'd still like to make some bets on these games, if anyone is interested.

Alabama: 23, LSU: 14--Arguably the best defense in the nation going against a quarterback known for egregious mental errors. Bama can't score an offensive TD, you say? They will. After all, they still rank higher than Miami and Virginia Tech in offensive production, for all of you ACC jock strap riders out there.
Player of the Game: Simeon Castille, DB, Alabama

Georgia: 21, Auburn: 20--Georgia at home, coupled with getting Shockley back will give them the small victory over Auburn and a very poor secondary. Auburn's recent punt return problems may not have hurt them against Kentucky and Ole Miss, but fumble on your own 30 and Georgia will put it in the endzone five plays later. Kenny Irons alone will keep Auburn in this game, but they'll come up a bit short.
Player of the game: D.J. Shockley, QB Georgia

Arkansas: 17, Ole Miss: 7. Two bad teams. Ole Miss has nice defense, but when you run the ball 70 times a game like Arkansas, you'll eventually wear a team like Ole Miss out. Arkansas wins late. Darren McFadden will look like a shining star on a team with a bunch of losers.
Player of the game: Darren McFadden, RB Arkansas

Vandy: 28, Kentucky: 10. Improved Vandy behind QB Jay Cutler will dominate Kentucky's defense. Kentucky may have put up 27 points on Auburn, but it was against a bad secondary and a bad secondary's backups. They're playing respectable football in Nashville and won't let this one get away before the game vs Tennessee to determine who heads to Lafayette.
Player of the game: Jay Cutler, QB Vandy

South Carolina: 27, Florida: 20. Injury bug. Florida's best ball catcher, Dallas Baker, their tight end, is out. Their secondary is busted up. Spurrier likes to throw. South Carolina will throw slants all day and rip this soft defense in half. Hats (visors) off to the Old Ball Coach as he defeats the semi-successful first year hot shot, Urban Meyer.
Player of the game: Sidney Rice, WR, South Carolina

Tennessee: 28, Memphis 10. If there's one thing you can say that's positive about Tennessee, it's that their front seven has about five NFL-calibur players on it. Memphis is using a 3rd string quarterback and a hurt Deangelo Williams. After getting spanked by UAB, Memphis will get spanked again, though this game won't be nearly as entertaining. Fat Phil gets the win, but he still won't be bowl eligible at the end of the season.
Player of the game: Arian Foster, RB Tennessee

Vanion Shadowcast · Post by **Vanion Shadowcast** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:09 am

Just out of sheer fact that I can't have Farek's school do better than mine, I call LSU for the upset by 10 points, and Penn State to jump to 10-1 and surpass Alabama on the rankings.

Hope we see you guys when it comes to BCS Bowl-time, either way, chum :p I'll be there wearing blue and (mostly) white.

P.S. - Screw both the Pac 10 and the ACC. Big Ten owns you all.

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