Can it be? September is nearly upon us, and I'm not sure who is more nervous about the upcoming college football season - me or USC QB Matt "They're seriously trusting me with the keys?" Barkley. In case you forgot, I finished out the season with a 42-32-1 regular season record, and an 18-16 post-season record, making my combined 2008-09 winning percentage a more-than-respectable .550. Delaware, here I come! With that under my belt, I've decided to kick it up a notch, and invite my former Half-Jewish Sports co-host Jesse Martineau to pick some games (and talk some sports) as part of the all-new "Married Guys Sports" podcast, coming soon to a computer/iPod near you. Until then, you'll have to suffer through the print version of my picks.
A few thoughts on the upcoming season:
*I'm glad that Colt McCoy, Sam Bradford, and Tim Tebow are all back for another season under the Heisman microscope. I really was nervous that the most exciting subplot of the year was going to be handicapping whether or not Charlie Weis would make it through the season. With one opponent ranked in the pre-season Top 25 (USC), Weis would have to admit to providing "health care" to a woman pregnant with his love child. Stuff like that only happens in college basketball. Plus - and I'm not one to throw stones - this is Charlie Tuna we're talking about. Not exactly Pitino caliper suave and svelte.
*With Joe Pa fully recovered from last season's hip surgery, I think he makes a Bo Jackson-like return to the football field - significantly slower, but still managing to grab headlines and ad campaigns.
*What will the Big East look like up this year? The conference that saw UConn and USF go a combined 11-1 out of conference, or the one that ended up with just two teams in the AP poll? More importantly, how many Big East/Big Easy jokes will I make this season? I put the over/under at 8.5.
*What impact will competition have on my ability to make picks. Its one thing when I have to rack my brain to be marginally funny and pick against the spread. Now I'll have to be marginally funny, pick against the spread, AND have witty banter with a co-host sitting roughly 110 miles away. Good times!
Coming up next week - the start of the season!
Friday, August 28, 2009
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