Soonerguys Pick ’em Week 1
by admin
This week’s Pick ’em games (and Vegas odds):
Colorado State at Michigan (Mich. favored by 30) — 11 am ABC; Utah at Florida (Utah favored by 2) — 6 pm ESPN; Oregon at Georgia (Georgia favored by 14) — 2:30 pm ABC; Notre Dame at Ohio State (Ohio St. favored by 16) – 6:30 pm ABC; Florida State at LSU (LSU favored by 3) — 6:30 pm ABC; Prediction for OU vs. UTEP: Oklahoma by 30.
This week’s selections by our panel of know-it-alls:
Randy: Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Ohio St., Florida St. (Oklahoma 35 UTEP 7).
David: Michigan, Utah, Georgia, Ohio St., LSU (Oklahoma 48 UTEP 6)
Rick: Michigan, Utah, Georgia, Ohio St., LSU (Oklahoma 42 UTEP 14)
Noah: Michigan, Utah, Georgia, Ohio St., LSU (Oklahoma 49 UTEP 7)
Gerald: Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame, Florida St. (Oklahoma 48 UTEP 7)
Jack: Michigan, Utah, Georgia, Ohio St.., LSU (Oklahoma 42 UTEP 10)
Mason: Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Ohio St., LSU (Oklahoma 38 UTEP 17).
Mike: Michigan, Utah, Georgia, Ohio St., LSU (Oklahoma 48 UTEP 7)
Worry meter: Sooners start new chapter with low stress start
by Dave
It certainly was a one two gut punch last November for the Oklahoma Sooners Football program.
First, the rare loss to the okie pokies, and then finding out the next day the main reason for the rare loss.
A coach who had one foot out the door, and knew that winning that game and going to the Big 12 Title
game would actually make it harder to leave.
Yes, Oklahoma’s 22nd head coach in school history decided that a move to the SEC was going to be too challenging for his taste and took off for the west coast where the easier competition would be more to his liking.
Lying through his teeth, he said that the decision to leave took place on the Sunday after the Bedlam game when he was contacted for the first time by USC about their head coaching position.
All the while his kids had been pulled out of school for several weeks prior to that Sunday. And even if he himself had not spoken to USC officials, you know his agent started speaking with them the moment Todd Helton was fired by the Trojans.