ArdmoreRyno

That's your opinion. Who had the best defense(s) in the NCAA last year? Georgia and Oklahoma State. OSU managed to shut out practically EVERY TEAM they played last year in the 2nd half. Historically, OSU would have to (and usually are able to) score 40-50 points per game. Last year? No. You saw it first hand as a Notre Dame fan. What did the Pokes do to the Irish in the 2nd half of the Fiesta Bowl? Now, would OSU had beat UGA last year? I don't know. Probably not... but it would damn sure be nice to have a chance. And in 2011, Oklahoma State would have beat both LSU and Alabama. Neither of those teams would have stopped the OSU offense. No team could. There is *nothing* anyone can say to make be feel otherwise. Better resume that entire season than Alabama. So you don't think Baylor or Oklahoma State would have had a chance vs UGA or Alabama last year?

But a team like Oklahoma State, Baylor, Notre Dame (last year teams)... could.

I keep saying it, they do it for NCAA basketball, baseball, hockey, softball, etc., etc.. They do it for every level of NCAA (and smaller) except FBS (Division I). NCAA DI football can do it if FBS (DII), Division III, NAIA and NJCAA can all do it. Besides, how it would be set up... you'd have either homefield advantage the first round or a bye. Alabama, UGA, Cincy and Michigan would have played at home last year in round one before going to one of the "Final Four" NY6 bowl sites.

Vegas is getting closer to my spreads that I adjust each week... one that stands out? Texas -13.5 vs UTSA. I have them winning by 35 points. These are EARLY lines from 9/12. Highlighted are spreads off by 5 or more at the time of this post. South Carolina +24.5 (UGA by 18) UL Monroe +49 (Alabama by 44) Toledo +31.5 (tOSU by 25) UCONN +47 (Michigan by 35) LA Tech +33 (Clemson by 32) Oklahoma -13.5 (Oklahoma by 14) USC -12.5 (USC by 13) Washington -3 (Washington by 3) - NO BET Oregon -3.5 (Oregon by 5.5) Miami-U +5 (Texas A&M by 4) San Diego State +21 (Utah by 20) Akron +47.5 (Tennessee by 42) NC State -9.5 (NC State by 9.5) - NO BET Florida -25 (Florida by 25.5) Liberty +16.5 (Wake Forest by 14.5) Georgia Tech +14.5 (Ole Miss by 14) Texas -13.5 (Texas by 35) Penn State -3 (Penn State by 10.5) Western Michigan +12 (Pitt by 9) Georgia 42 South Carolina 24 UL Monroe 13 Alabama 57 Toledo 9 Ohio State 34 UCONN 16 Michigan 51 LA Tech 14 Clemson 46 Oklahoma 35 Nebraska 21 Fresno State 27 USC 40 Michigan State 24 Washington 27 BYU 26 Oregon 32 Miami 31 Texas A&M 35 San Diego State 28 Utah 48 Akron 13 Tennessee 55 Texas Tech 23 NC State 32 South Florida 16 Florida 41 Liberty 26 Wake Forest 41 Ole Miss 34 Georgia Tech 20 UTSA 7 Texas 42 Penn State 39 Auburn 28 Pittsburgh 36 Western Michigan 27 Florida should be fine this week. I have them covering the spread, barely. Picked them to win 41-16

Sports betting isn't race, as you know. 11-6 is great. Handicappers who can hit 60% during the season are best of the best.

Thanks. I think she'll be okay I think... was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. She's out of the hospital now, but can't feel her legs. It's weird. But I was getting updates from my girls, since they're worried about her. Both my kiddos are in college (one in Boston and one at Ole Miss).

Home is 3 hours away, lol. But yea... I get that. I turned it on because I have two kids and their mother (I'm happily divorced) has been in ICU.

Well, I'm going to lose 181.25 to 181.55 because Mike Williams saw basically no targets until the final drive of the game and Dallas put Zeke on the bench for nearly the entire 2nd half last night... despite carrying it 9 times for 50 yards vs Pollard's 6 times for 8 yards. Freakin' sucks!

UPDATE They took our phones, locked them into a bag and only allowed us access in a certain area outside the concession stands. I got to watch the first half of the game at the Bar inside the BOK Center in Tulsa, on the big screen. I didn't touch my phone until they unlocked it on our way out the door, by that time the game was over. I managed to avoid ALL news/internet/TV until then. And my dad? Text me "What a Bills blowout!". Sh*t, I tried to avoid everything but my dad f'ed it up. But it was a relief in a way, knowing we dominated the game and won. As for Bill Burr? HOLY SH*T, he was epic. I *rarely* smoke, maybe once a year? My fiancé does it every evening before bed and I took one hit off her "pen". Since I'm a major lightweight, it hit me BIG. It was hot inside the arena, so add that to the 'high', I was feeling horrible. Then Burr's opening act came out... Bianca Cristovao from the Czech Republic and she was HORRIBLE. There was NOTHING funny about her. So I thought, "Is it the high I'm having or is it this chick? It's going to SUCK if Burr comes out and I feel like this." Well, it was her. Darci (my GF) and I were in TEARS for the entire show. He tried to read the room, prodding with topics like guns, abortion, immigration, etc. since Oklahoma is a very RED state. He couldn't figure out where to take the show, so he was at a loss. He made some joke about England and brought up the Queen, which her death had nothing to do with his joke... the crowd did a "Ooooooooooooo" and he was stunned. He said something like, "WHAT THE F*CK? 6000+ miles from England people from Tulsa gives a flying f*ck about the Queen of England? Who would have thought THAT would be the subject to get you guys going." Burr was genius and I'm SO glad I went. Don't pass up the chance to see him live.

You haven't seen much of Baker Mayfield then...

Not worried about the Chargers too much. They could have lost at home to the freakin' Raiders. No one but Tampa would have me worried and that's only because of the GOAT. AFC 1. Kansas City 2. Indy (Because we've struggled against them) 3. Cincy 4. Denver (pending) 5. LA Chargers 6. Baltimore 7. Las Vegas NFC 1. Tampa Bay (because of TB12) 2. Los Angeles (not really)

Ole Miss, Kentucky and UGA might be the best 3 teams in the SEC this year.

Glad you feel that way. I don't think we need to give more guns to more criminals like your friend in Memphis, but unfortunately there's little we can do to stop these thugs from getting them on the streets from other thugs.

Criminal gang members.... not GOP'ers. These are your type of peeps BillStime. The people who carry out most "mass shootings". Gangs.

But this is exactly why we need a playoff... a team like Texas, who has been the joke of the Big XII for 10-11 years, was one "intentional grounding" call away from beating Alabama. A&M gets beat by Appy State.

I'm posting my picks on the CFB Week (?) thread... so far I'm 4-2 ATS with my featured picks (9-7-1 overall picking all top 25 games). I used to run a professional handicapping website called "The Sports Bar". Established it in 1996 so I was one of the first in the world to have a handicapping website. Managed to get to build it to the size it was featured in preseason magazines, got to travel to Vegas to speak at conventions, etc. Then the DOJ said it's "illegal to gamble online" and shut down all my advertisers. Lost 90% of my business overnight and had to make a change in my life. Now, it's legal. Oh well...

Teams like A&M get their ranking inflated because of the three letters "SEC" this season. Top to bottom, SEC isn't any better than any other conference at this point. Texas, who has been the joke of the Big XII for over a decade, was one safety away from winning that game. A&M loses at home to Appy State.

AP TOP 25 GAMES - Week 3 Georgia -24.5 S. Carolina o/u 55 UL Monroe o/u 61.5 Alabama -49.5 Toledo o/u 62 Ohio State -32 UCONN o/u 60 Michigan -47.5 LA Tech o/u 54 Clemson -33 Oklahoma -11 Nebraska o/u 66 Fresno State o/u 74 USC -11.5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff NO LINE Oklahoma State NO LINE Youngstown State NO LINE Kentucky NO LINE Missouri State NO LINE Arkansas NO LINE Michigan State o/u 56.5 Washington -3 BYU o/u 58.5 Oregon -3.5 Miami o/u 44.5 Texas A&M -6 San Diego State o/u 48.5 Utah -21 Akron o/u 67 Tennessee -47.5 Texas Tech o/u 56 NC State -10 South Florida o/u 60 Florida -24 Liberty o/u 63.5 Wake Forest -16.5 Ole Miss -17 Georgia Tech o/u 63.5 UTSA o/u 59.5 Texas -12.5 Penn State -3 Auburn o/u 49.5 Pitt -11 Western Michigan o/u 47.5

Texas +20 (Alabama wins by 14) Arkansas State +43.5 (tOSU wins by 37) Hawaii +51 (Michigan by 34) Appalachian State +19 (A&M by 16) Kent State +33.5 (OU by 28) Marshall +20.5 (ND by 19) Baylor +3.5 (Baylor by 9) UPSET Stanford +9 (USC by 7) Arizona State +11 (Oklahoma State by 10) Kentucky +5.5 (Florida by 3) Akron +34.5 (Michigan State by 31) S. Miss +24.5 (Miami by 24) S. Carolina +8.5 (Arkansas by 8 ) Pitt +6.5 (Tenn by 3) Washington State +17.5 (Wisc by 16) Vandy +13 (Wake Forest by 11) Houston +3 (Texas Tech by 2) PUSH SEASON: 9-7-1 ATS FEATURED SELECTIONS: 4-2 ATS My score predictor had BYU winning 27-17 but for some reason I put down Baylor +3.5 so I should have gone 10-6-1 and 5-1 with my featured games. I'll have week 2 posted soon.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-queen-elizabeth-is-dead-buckingham-palace-2022-09-08/

Don't watch Fox News. Haven't in a long time. I have it bookmarked on my XM and on my work computer, along with CNN and MSNBC... but rarely watch/listen unless something major is happening in the world (Ukraine, natural disaster, shooting, etc).

Which is way they've lost seats in the House. I would never want to live in California. What's amazing... the northern half of the state is very conservative and it's the big cities ruining it all. My fiancé is from a small town between Sacramento and Tahoe (not far from Firebaugh) and they are ALL conservative. Texas, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada is getting a surge of Californians.

There's a reason California LOST congressional seats.

They need to nuke California FIFY

Bills ball at their own 27 yard line.... Allen drops back, 4 man rush from the Rams, HITS DAWSON KNOX FOR A BILLS FIRST DOWN! Allen to Knox for 12 yards