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NCAA D1 Football Week #5 OPEN THREAD

by coldwarrior ( 122 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Open thread at September 29th, 2018 - 9:00 am

Last week I was 5/8…+300 which puts me at 17/29 and $1550/$1000 overall. Last week saved my bacon, If this were real money I would have got out after week #1 at $1750/$1000. But, this aint real so I will stay in ad here we go at $100 per game.

Sadly, I have to be in bed early Saturday Night to get up and go to my hotel and then my assignment early Sunday Morning. I am less than pleased about this.

#12 West Virginia at #25 Texas Tech – Sat, Sep 29, 12:00 PM ET : The ‘Neers are 3.5 point favorites. I hate .5’s. This means that they have to win by 4 to beat the spread, Tt has to get within 3 points to beat their spread. Either way, this is gonna be a shoot-out and I have to go with Tt to beat the spread and probably win outright.

Tennessee at #2 Georgia – Sat, Sep 29, 3:30 PM ET : The Bulldogs are 31 point favorites. 31 points!!!! Good Lord. Tennessee is a beautiful place, I’ve been there. It is not a beautiful place when the Vols are losing. A collective funk falls over the state and it becomes a sad and painful hell for Vol fans. Georgia is flat out great and they have something to prove…But, 31 points??? I just can’t. The Vols beat this spread.

#7 Stanford at #8 Notre Dame – Sat, Sep 29, 7:30 PM ET : The Tree is a 5 point dog on the road in front of Touchdown Jesus. This is a classic ND rivalry game but they are underachieving again. The Tree beats this 5 point spread.

#4 Ohio State at #9 Penn State – Sat, Sep 29, 7:30 PM ET : The Buckeyes are 3 point favorites on the road in Happy Valley where the PSU offense is overachieving but Urban Meyer is back at the helm of the Buckeyes. I think the Buckeyes cover.

#20 BYU at #11 Washington – Sat, Sep 29, 8:30 PM ET : BYU is getting 17. They cover.

Ole Miss at #5 LSU – Sat, Sep 29, 9:00 PM ET : The Tigers are favored by 10 at home, GEAUX TIGERS! They beat this spread.

#19 Oregon at #24 California – Sat, Sep 29, 10:30 PM ET : The Ducks are favored by 1.5 on the road at the Berkley Bears and cover this spread.

Judge K’s Confirmation Hearing, Again (Friday Cigar)

by coldwarrior ( 174 Comments › )
Filed under Donald Trump, Open thread, Politics at September 27th, 2018 - 8:37 am

The Circus Starts at 0945.

Let’s hope the GOP grew a spine and puts an end to this sort of behavior.

*UPDATE: SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM GREW A SPINE AND A SET TODAY!***

Well played, Sir! Well played!

++FRIDAY CIGAR: Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva++

Did The GOP Just Grow A Spine?

by coldwarrior ( 89 Comments › )
Filed under Donald Trump, Open thread, Politics, Republican Party at September 25th, 2018 - 10:44 pm

Looks like Judge K will be confirmed and the Dems just got slapped down

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2018-09-25%20Graslsey%20to%20Feinstein%20-%20Ford-Kavanaugh%20Hearing.pdf

I am starting to see vertebrate-like behavior from these carbon-based life forms in the GOP.

Sunday Sports Spectacular – Twilight Zone Edition

by Crackerbox Palace ( 245 Comments › )
Filed under Uncategorized at September 23rd, 2018 - 9:00 am

After this week, I’m still straining to hear “da da da da, da da da da” and Rod Serling to appear and thankfully rescue me by announcing “You are entering a different world of site and sound……”  Because really?  I’m drained.

 

I’m just going to declare this an open thread right off the bat, because by the time the Sunday morning news shows air, football/baseball/golf is going to be secondary to the pissed off Olympics we have going on right now.

I’m skipping beer today and going directly to the hard stuff…..Bloody Marys, heavy on the Marys.  I am not responsible for any statements I make after 10:30 a.m.

In the NFL, here’s the matchups:
Saints @ Atlanta
Broncos @ Ravens
Bengals @ Panthers (a kitty-cat face off!)
Giants @ Texans
Titans @ Jaguars
49ers @ Chiefs
Raiders @ Dolphins
Bills @ Vikings
Colts @ Eagles
Packers @ Redskins
Chargers @ Rams (aren’t the L.A. freeways jammed enough already?)
Bears @ Cardinals
Cowboys @ Seahawks
Patriots @ Lions

Monday’s Game
Steelers @ Buccaneers

In the MLB, the season winds down to it’s final week.  As of now, Boston and Cleveland have clinched their divisions and other races look to be close.  Lots of games as the PostSeason push is on!

Orioles @ Yankees
Rays @ Blue Jays
Reds @ Marlins
Royals @ Tigers
Brewers @ Pirates
Mets @ Nationals
Phillies @ Braves
Cubs @ White Sox
Angels @ Astros
Giants @ Cardinals
Marineers @ Rangers
Twins @ Athletics
Rockies @ D-Backs
Padres @ Dodgers
Red Sox @ Indians (preview of coming championship attractions, maybe)

In the PGA – the TOUR Championship final round from Atlanta today.  On Friday, the leaderboard was top-heavy with familiar names, including Tiger Woods at No. 2.  Tantalizing, but they’ve had two rounds since then.  Still, he’s fun to watch, even now.  For any feminists who have someone breezed by here and are reading this and ask why I don’t include LPGA?  Because I don’t care.  I’m a wimmen, and I don’t even watch the LPGA.  Go start your own blog and report on them.

No NASCAR race today, as Richmond ran last night.  [Insert winner’s name here providing I remembered to do so on Sunday…..; bitch about winner]

And in case I didn’t mention it before, like the old commercial says:

https://media1.tenor.com/images/18f87111dce751f862ccd6a8cc84c347/tenor.gif?itemid=5538300


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