Ringer's Record
Last Week ATS: 12-11
Last Week SU: 19-4
2 Alabama (-9.5) at 22 Penn St.
Last Week: Alabama did not get the QB production it had hoped for in a 48-7 victory over Kent St.
Penn St. dominated FCS school Indiana St. 41-7, but still face QB questions of their own.
Prediction - Alabama 23 Penn St. 13
Northwestern St. (NL) at 3 LSU
Last Week: LSU proved they are a national title contender with a convincing 40-27 win over Oregon.
Prediction - LSU 54 Northwestern St. 0
Charleston Southern (NL) at 5 Florida St.
Last Week: FSU's stellar D did what they were supposed to and shut out UL-Monroe 34-0.
Prediction - Florida St. 57 Charleston So. 3
6 Stanford (-21.5) at Duke
Last Week: Andrew Luck's numbers were pedestrian, but Stanford had no problem with SJSU 57-3.
Duke continued its lowly existence in FBS football, losing to FCS Richmond 23-21.
Prediction - Stanford 45 Duke 17
Arizona (+14.5) at 8 Oklahoma St.
Last Week: The Pokes high-powered offense put up 61, beating UL-Lafayette 61-34.
Arizona had no problem disposing of Northern Arizona 41-10.
Prediction - Oklahoma St. 45 Arizona 21
Fresno St. (+28.5) at 9 Nebraska
Last Week: Nebraska warmed up for their inaugural Big Ten season by stomping Chattanooga 40-7.
Fresno St. struggled in a Bay Area battle, losing to Cal 36-21.
Prediction - Nebraska 33 Fresno St. 17
Oregon St. (+21.5) at 10 Wisconsin
Last Week: New QB Russell Wilson was brilliant in a 51-17 win over UNLV.
Oregon St. looked pathetic in an embarrassing 29-28 loss to Sacramento St.
Prediction - Wisconsin 42 Oregon St. 17
Nevada (+27.5) at 11 Oregon
Last Week: Oregon's national title hopes were dashed quickly in 40-27 loss to LSU.
Nevada did not play.
Prediction - Oregon 57 Nevada 24
12 South Carolina (-3.5) at Georgia
Last Week: South Carolina finally called on Stephen Garcia to lead them to a 56-37 win over ECU.
Georgia struck early, but fizzled late, losing to Boise St. 35-21 in the Georgia Dome.
Prediction - South Carolina 27 Georgia 22
13 Virginia Tech (-19.5) at East Carolina
Last Week: Va Tech's offense was explosive in a 66-13 demolition of Appalachian St.
East Carolina hung with South Carolina but couldn't sustain it, losing 56-37.
Prediction - Virginia Tech 35 East Carolina 23
14 Arkansas (-36.5) at New Mexico
Last Week: Arkansas made quick work of Missouri St. 51-7 to start the Tyler Wilson era.
New Mexico was close to getting its 3rd win in 3 years, but lost late to Colorado St. 14-10.
Prediction - Arkansas 50 New Mexico 10
Florida Atlantic (+32.5) at 15 Michigan St.
Last Week: Sparty received more trouble than anticipated from Youngstown St., but won 28-6.
FAU was blown out by inner-state foe Florida 41-3.
Prediction - Michigan St. 48 Florida Atlantic 13
Toledo (+18.5) at 16 Ohio St.
Last Week: Ohio St. was impressive in a 42-0 drubbing of lowly Akron.
Toledo proved why they are a MAC favorite in a 58-22 win over New Hampshire.
Prediction - Ohio St. 35 Toledo 12
17 Mississippi St. (-6.5) at 23 Auburn
Last Week: Mississippi St. looked like the real deal, beating Memphis 59-14.
Auburn almost suffered an embarrassing loss to Utah St., but came back to win 42-38.
Prediction - Auburn 29 Mississippi St. 28
18 Missouri (+7.5) at Arizona St.
Last Week: Missouri's offense struggled, but the D came up big in a 17-6 win over Miami(OH)
Arizona St. made easy work of UC-Davis 48-14.
Prediction - Arizona St. 27 Missouri 14
UAB (+21.5) at 19 Florida
Last Week: Will Muschamp's coaching debut was a success with a 41-3 win over Florida Atlantic.
UAB did not play.
Prediction - Florida 42 UAB 16
Norfolk St. (NL) at 20 West Virginia
Last Week: West Virginia clicked in a rain-shortened win over their rival, Marshall 34-13.
Prediction - West Virginia 59 Norfolk St. 7
BYU (+7) at 21 Texas
Last Week: Texas looked like they had signs of new life in a 34-9 win over Rice.
BYU came back from behind in SEC country to beat Ole Miss 14-13.
Prediction - Texas 28 BYU 24
25 TCU (-1.5) at Air Force
Last Week: TCU lost a wild one to Baylor 50-48 in Waco.
Air Force coasted to victory against South Dakota 37-20.
Prediction - TCU 35 Air Force 20
*There are no lines for games featuring FBS vs. FCS teams
**1 Oklahoma, 4 Boise St., 7 Texas A&M, and 24 Baylor are idle
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
NFL - Week 1 Predictions
New Orleans (+4) at Green Bay
Green Bay begins the defense of their Super Bowl title against my pick to win this year's Super Bowl. The defending Super Bowl champ is 7-0 opening the season on Thursday night. Though I have the Saints winning their second Super Bowl in three years; I can't go against that trend.
Prediction - Green Bay 27 New Orleans 21
Pittsburgh (+3) at Baltimore
There's not a better way to kick off the season than Pittsburgh and Baltimore. As a Browns fan it pains me to say that this has taken over as one of the preeminent rivalries in the NFL. Expect another game of hard knocks. The road team won both games between these two last year. I'll stick with that.
Prediction - Pittsburgh 20 Baltimore 14
Detroit (+1.5) at Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay surprised everyone by posting a 10-6 record last season. Many expect Detroit to make that same type of jump this year. The Lions have some great young pieces to build around, but they still must learn how to win on the road.
Prediction - Tampa Bay 24 Detroit 20
Atlanta (-3) at Chicago
This is a tough one to call. Both of these teams ended their run in 2010 with a loss in the playoffs to Green Bay. They both have aspirations of doing more. I think Atlanta will end up having the better season, but they struggle to win on the road at times.
Prediction - Chicago 23 Atlanta 19
Buffalo (+5.5) at Kansas City
Kansas City is looking to duplicate their 2010 season which brought them a division title. Buffalo hasn't won a division title since 1995. The Bills will have another losing season in 2011, but they will find a way to keep this one close.
Prediction - Kansas City 28 Buffalo 24
Indianapolis (+9) at Houston
The streak is over. The Colts made it official that Peyton Manning will not start the season opener. This will be the first time since 1998 that this has been the case. This is a perfect opportunity for Houston to seize early control of the AFC South.
Prediction - Houston 31 Indianapolis 21
Philadelphia (-4.5) at St. Louis
The "Dream Team" will take the field for the first time in St. Louis. The Eagles biggest offseason acquisition, Nnamdi Asomghua will be responsible for shutting down up and coming star Sam Bradford. This won;t be a blowout, but Philly gets the season started with a win.
Prediction - Philadelphia 23 St. Louis 20
Tennessee (+3.5) at Jacksonville
Jacksonville stunned the football world by cutting QB David Garrard and naming Luke McCown the starter. Tennessee will get Chris Johnson on the field for the first time, but will he be in football shape? There are plenty of question marks for both of these squads heading into the season.
Prediction - Jacksonville 19 Tennessee 17
Cincinnati (+6.5) at Cleveland
The Battle of Ohio has taken on a Texas flavor this season. Former Texas product Colt McCoy will look to build on an impressive preseason against the Bengals rookie QB from TCU,Andy Dalton. McCoy got his feet wet last season and will continue to improve as the year goes on.
Prediction - Cleveland 27 Cincinnati 17
NY Giants (-3) at Washington
Washington decided to go with Rex Grossman as their starting QB. Enough said. But they also don't have a feature back, and one of the league's worst receiving corps. The Giants defense will make it awfully difficult for the Redskins to score.
Prediction - NY Giants 20 Washington 7
Carolina (+7) at Arizona
Both of these teams usher in new QBs to lead them into the 2011 season. Carolina had the league's worst record last year, and turned that into Cam Newton as the #1 pick in the draft. Arizona traded for former Philly backup, Kevin Kolb. Kolb will get his new team off to the better start.
Prediction - Arizona 31 Carolina 22
Seattle (+5.5) at San Francisco
Every game in a wide open NFC West is pivotal, and this one is no exception. Even at 1-0, being over.500 can go a long way in this division. Seattle begins the Tarvares Jackson era, while San Francisco inexplicably has decided to give Alex Smith another year. Both teams will struggle so give me the home team.
Prediction - San Francisco 23 Seattle 17
Minnesota (+9) at San Diego
Can San Diego avoid their annual early season swoon? The Chargers have tons of talent and will have the services of Vincent Jackson from the opening kickoff this year. I don't think they will have the same difficulty this year. But giving more than a TD in the NFL is a lot.
Prediction - San Diego 28 Minnesota 20
Dallas (+4) at NY Jets
This should be an emotional game, with the 9/11 tributes slated to happen before the game. The team that channels that emotion and uses it to their benefit on the football field should win the game. Rex Ryan has a way of getting his teams emotions to work toward their benefit.
Prediction - NY Jets 23 Dallas 17
New England (-7) at Miami
The first of two Monday Night Football games kicks off in Miami. Tom Brady and the Patriots come to town with new additions, Albert Haynesworth and Chad Ochocinco. It's not every day that a 14-2 team returns the next season with more talent. Miami added the talented Reggie Bush but still don't have a QB.
Prediction - New England 24 Miami 16
Oakland (+3) at Denver
Oakland went 6-0 against AFC West foes last season. They get the chance to build on that in Week 1 this season. Many thought that this would be the beginning of the Tim Tebow era in Denver, but that's not the case. Regardless of who's playing QB in Denver throughout the year, expect it to be a losing season.
Prediction - Oakland 24 Denver 23
Green Bay begins the defense of their Super Bowl title against my pick to win this year's Super Bowl. The defending Super Bowl champ is 7-0 opening the season on Thursday night. Though I have the Saints winning their second Super Bowl in three years; I can't go against that trend.
Prediction - Green Bay 27 New Orleans 21
Pittsburgh (+3) at Baltimore
There's not a better way to kick off the season than Pittsburgh and Baltimore. As a Browns fan it pains me to say that this has taken over as one of the preeminent rivalries in the NFL. Expect another game of hard knocks. The road team won both games between these two last year. I'll stick with that.
Prediction - Pittsburgh 20 Baltimore 14
Detroit (+1.5) at Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay surprised everyone by posting a 10-6 record last season. Many expect Detroit to make that same type of jump this year. The Lions have some great young pieces to build around, but they still must learn how to win on the road.
Prediction - Tampa Bay 24 Detroit 20
Atlanta (-3) at Chicago
This is a tough one to call. Both of these teams ended their run in 2010 with a loss in the playoffs to Green Bay. They both have aspirations of doing more. I think Atlanta will end up having the better season, but they struggle to win on the road at times.
Prediction - Chicago 23 Atlanta 19
Buffalo (+5.5) at Kansas City
Kansas City is looking to duplicate their 2010 season which brought them a division title. Buffalo hasn't won a division title since 1995. The Bills will have another losing season in 2011, but they will find a way to keep this one close.
Prediction - Kansas City 28 Buffalo 24
Indianapolis (+9) at Houston
The streak is over. The Colts made it official that Peyton Manning will not start the season opener. This will be the first time since 1998 that this has been the case. This is a perfect opportunity for Houston to seize early control of the AFC South.
Prediction - Houston 31 Indianapolis 21
Philadelphia (-4.5) at St. Louis
The "Dream Team" will take the field for the first time in St. Louis. The Eagles biggest offseason acquisition, Nnamdi Asomghua will be responsible for shutting down up and coming star Sam Bradford. This won;t be a blowout, but Philly gets the season started with a win.
Prediction - Philadelphia 23 St. Louis 20
Tennessee (+3.5) at Jacksonville
Jacksonville stunned the football world by cutting QB David Garrard and naming Luke McCown the starter. Tennessee will get Chris Johnson on the field for the first time, but will he be in football shape? There are plenty of question marks for both of these squads heading into the season.
Prediction - Jacksonville 19 Tennessee 17
Cincinnati (+6.5) at Cleveland
The Battle of Ohio has taken on a Texas flavor this season. Former Texas product Colt McCoy will look to build on an impressive preseason against the Bengals rookie QB from TCU,Andy Dalton. McCoy got his feet wet last season and will continue to improve as the year goes on.
Prediction - Cleveland 27 Cincinnati 17
NY Giants (-3) at Washington
Washington decided to go with Rex Grossman as their starting QB. Enough said. But they also don't have a feature back, and one of the league's worst receiving corps. The Giants defense will make it awfully difficult for the Redskins to score.
Prediction - NY Giants 20 Washington 7
Carolina (+7) at Arizona
Both of these teams usher in new QBs to lead them into the 2011 season. Carolina had the league's worst record last year, and turned that into Cam Newton as the #1 pick in the draft. Arizona traded for former Philly backup, Kevin Kolb. Kolb will get his new team off to the better start.
Prediction - Arizona 31 Carolina 22
Seattle (+5.5) at San Francisco
Every game in a wide open NFC West is pivotal, and this one is no exception. Even at 1-0, being over.500 can go a long way in this division. Seattle begins the Tarvares Jackson era, while San Francisco inexplicably has decided to give Alex Smith another year. Both teams will struggle so give me the home team.
Prediction - San Francisco 23 Seattle 17
Minnesota (+9) at San Diego
Can San Diego avoid their annual early season swoon? The Chargers have tons of talent and will have the services of Vincent Jackson from the opening kickoff this year. I don't think they will have the same difficulty this year. But giving more than a TD in the NFL is a lot.
Prediction - San Diego 28 Minnesota 20
Dallas (+4) at NY Jets
This should be an emotional game, with the 9/11 tributes slated to happen before the game. The team that channels that emotion and uses it to their benefit on the football field should win the game. Rex Ryan has a way of getting his teams emotions to work toward their benefit.
Prediction - NY Jets 23 Dallas 17
New England (-7) at Miami
The first of two Monday Night Football games kicks off in Miami. Tom Brady and the Patriots come to town with new additions, Albert Haynesworth and Chad Ochocinco. It's not every day that a 14-2 team returns the next season with more talent. Miami added the talented Reggie Bush but still don't have a QB.
Prediction - New England 24 Miami 16
Oakland (+3) at Denver
Oakland went 6-0 against AFC West foes last season. They get the chance to build on that in Week 1 this season. Many thought that this would be the beginning of the Tim Tebow era in Denver, but that's not the case. Regardless of who's playing QB in Denver throughout the year, expect it to be a losing season.
Prediction - Oakland 24 Denver 23
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
NCAA Football Top 25 - Week 2
Take a look at how your team finished up Week 1 and where they rank in Week 2 of the Ringer Poll.
Week 1
1. Oklahoma (1-0) W Tulsa 47-14
2. Alabama (1-0) W Kent 48-7
3. Oregon (0-1) L LSU 27-40
4. LSU (1-0) W Ore 40-27
5. Boise St. (1-0) W UGA 35-21
6. Florida St. (1-0) W ULM 34-0
7. Stanford (1-0) W SJSU 57-3
8. Texas A&M (1-0) W SMU 46-14
9. Oklahoma St. (1-0) W ULL 61-34
10. Nebraska (1-0) W Chatt 40-7
11. Wisconsin (1-0) W UNLV 51-17
12. South Carolina (1-0) W ECU 56-37
13. Virginia Tech (1-0) W App St 66-13
14. TCU (0-1) L Bay 48-50
15. Arkansas (1-0) W Mizz St 51-7
16. Notre Dame (0-1) L USF 20-23
17. Michigan St. (1-0) W YSU 28-6
18. Ohio St. (1-0) W Akr 42-0
19. Georgia (0-1) L Boise 21-35
20. Mississippi St. (1-0) Mem 59-14
21. Missouri (1-0) W MiaO 17-6
22. Florida (1-0) W FAU 41-3
23. Auburn (1-0) W USU 42-38
24. West Virginia (1-0) W Marsh 34-13
25. Texas (1-0) W Rice 34-9
Penn St. (1-0) W Ind St 41-7
Arizona St. (1-0) W UCD 48-14
Utah (1-0) W Mont St 27-10
Miami (0-1) L Md 24-32
Iowa (1-0) W Tenn Tech 34-7
NC State (1-0) W Lib 43-21
Arizona (1-0) W NAU 41-10
Northwestern (1-0) W BC 24-17
Central Florida (1-0) W Chas So 62-0
Southern Miss (1-0) W LTU 19-17
Week 2
1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. LSU
4. Boise St.
5. Florida St.
6. Stanford
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma St.
9. Nebraska
10. Wisconsin
11. Oregon
12. South Carolina
13. Virginia Tech
14. Arkansas
15. Michigan St.
16. Ohio St.
17. Mississippi St.
18. Missouri
19. Florida
20. West Virginia
21. Texas
22. Penn St.
23. Auburn
24. Baylor
25. TCU
South Florida
Notre Dame
Georgia
Utah
Iowa
NC State
Arizona
Northwestern
Central Florida
Southern Miss
Week 1
1. Oklahoma (1-0) W Tulsa 47-14
2. Alabama (1-0) W Kent 48-7
3. Oregon (0-1) L LSU 27-40
4. LSU (1-0) W Ore 40-27
5. Boise St. (1-0) W UGA 35-21
6. Florida St. (1-0) W ULM 34-0
7. Stanford (1-0) W SJSU 57-3
8. Texas A&M (1-0) W SMU 46-14
9. Oklahoma St. (1-0) W ULL 61-34
10. Nebraska (1-0) W Chatt 40-7
11. Wisconsin (1-0) W UNLV 51-17
12. South Carolina (1-0) W ECU 56-37
13. Virginia Tech (1-0) W App St 66-13
14. TCU (0-1) L Bay 48-50
15. Arkansas (1-0) W Mizz St 51-7
16. Notre Dame (0-1) L USF 20-23
17. Michigan St. (1-0) W YSU 28-6
18. Ohio St. (1-0) W Akr 42-0
19. Georgia (0-1) L Boise 21-35
20. Mississippi St. (1-0) Mem 59-14
21. Missouri (1-0) W MiaO 17-6
22. Florida (1-0) W FAU 41-3
23. Auburn (1-0) W USU 42-38
24. West Virginia (1-0) W Marsh 34-13
25. Texas (1-0) W Rice 34-9
Penn St. (1-0) W Ind St 41-7
Arizona St. (1-0) W UCD 48-14
Utah (1-0) W Mont St 27-10
Miami (0-1) L Md 24-32
Iowa (1-0) W Tenn Tech 34-7
NC State (1-0) W Lib 43-21
Arizona (1-0) W NAU 41-10
Northwestern (1-0) W BC 24-17
Central Florida (1-0) W Chas So 62-0
Southern Miss (1-0) W LTU 19-17
Week 2
1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. LSU
4. Boise St.
5. Florida St.
6. Stanford
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma St.
9. Nebraska
10. Wisconsin
11. Oregon
12. South Carolina
13. Virginia Tech
14. Arkansas
15. Michigan St.
16. Ohio St.
17. Mississippi St.
18. Missouri
19. Florida
20. West Virginia
21. Texas
22. Penn St.
23. Auburn
24. Baylor
25. TCU
South Florida
Notre Dame
Georgia
Utah
Iowa
NC State
Arizona
Northwestern
Central Florida
Southern Miss
Monday, September 5, 2011
2011 NFL Predictions
It is without a doubt the best time to be a sports fan - football season. The king of kings in the sports world - the NFL - kicks off their season on Thursday night when the last 2 Super Bowl champs square off as New Orleans travels to Green Bay. With the shortened preseason, look for this year's playoffs to look an awful lot like last year's. When it is all said and done, I have Drew Brees leading New Orleans to their 2nd title in 3 years by beating New England in Super Bowl XLVI. Here is a look at how I see the 2011 NFL season unfolding.
AFC East
New England 12-4
NY Jets 10-6
Miami 6-10
Buffalo 5-11
AFC North
Pittsburgh 11-5
Baltimore 11-5
Cleveland 6-10
Cincinnati 4-12
AFC South
Indianapolis 10-6
Houston 8-8
Tennessee 6-10
Jacksonville 6-10
AFC West
San Diego 10-6
Kansas City 9-7
Oakland 7-9
Denver 6-10
NFC East
Philadelphia 12-4
Dallas 9-7
NY Giants 9-7
Washington 3-13
NFC North
Green Bay 10-6
Minnesota 8-8
Chicago 8-8
Detroit 6-10
NFC South
New Orleans 12-4
Atlanta 12-4
Tampa Bay 8-8
Carolina 5-11
NFC West
St. Louis 9-7
Arizona 7-9
San Francisco 6-10
Seattle 5-11
AFC Wild Card
NY Jets over Indianapolis
Baltimore over San Diego
NFC Wild Card
Green Bay over Dallas
Atlanta over St. Louis
AFC Divisional
New England over NY Jets
Baltimore over Pittsburgh
NFC Divisional
Atlanta over Philadelphia
New Orleans over Green Bay
AFC Championship
New England over Baltimore
NFC Championship
New Orleans over Atlanta
Super Bowl XLVI
New Orleans over New England
Super Bowl MVP - Drew Brees
NFL MVP - Phillip Rivers
Defensive POY - DeMarcus Ware
Coach of the Year - Sean Payton
Offensive ROY - Julio Jones
Defensive ROY - Von Miller
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