The Season Thus Far
| Date | Game | Dave's Pick | Comments | Dave's Record vs. Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | Florida State -10 @ Miami |  |
Not like the old days. Florida State 26 - 14 Closer than last year, though. |
27 - 21 |
| 10/10 | Kansas +5.5 @ Baylor |  |
Baylor's got a nice team. They'll cover with ease. Baylor 31 - 24 A cover is a cover! |
26 - 21 |
| 10/10 | LSU +12.5 @ Florida |  |
Too many points. LSU really needs to win. Florida 22 - 10 Love those half points. |
25 - 21 |
| 10/10 | Penn State -17 @ Minnesota |  |
Just because Glen Mason is an idiot. Penn State 27 - 17 Foiled by a late TD |
24 - 21 |
| 10/10 | Pittsburgh +7 @ North Carolina |  |
UNC will begin to come around. North Carolina 29 - 10 Can they salvage the season? |
24 - 20 |
| 10/10 | Purdue +6.5 @ Wisconsin |  |
Purdue wins outright. Wisconsin 31 - 24 It's killing me to see Wisconsin so overrated. |
23 - 20 |
| 10/10 | Western Michigan +5 @ Vanderbilt |  |
Nashville will be rockin' as Vandy gets its only win of the year. Western Michigan 27 - 24 Anybody who picks Vandy to win a game gets what he deserves. |
23 - 19 |
| 10/3 | Clemson +6.5 @ North Carolina |  |
Two bad teams. I've witnessed how bad UNC is, and I'm betting that Clemson can't possibly match that disgraceful level of ineptitude. North Carolina 21 - 14 Measly half point! |
23 - 18 |
| 10/3 | Florida -15 @ Alabama |  |
If Alabama wasn't a conference game Florida would be catching Hell for scheduling such a weak team. Florida 16 -10 Won but didn't cover. |
23 - 17 |
| 10/3 | Minnesota +10.5 @ Purdue | |
Boilermakers romp by 3 TD's. Purdue 56 - 21 Would you believe 5 TD's? |
23 - 16 |
| 10/3 | Iowa State -13 @ Texas |  |
Prediction: Ricky Williams goes for 250 yds. Texas 54 - 33 So I was off by 100 yards. 350! This guy is good! |
22 - 16 |
| 10/3 | Texas A&M -14 @ Kansas |  |
This one should be a blowout. Texas A&M 24 - 21 Won but didn't cover. |
21 - 16 |
| 10/3 | Wisconsin -9 @ Indiana |  |
Ron Dayne looks to be back at full strength. Wisconsin 24 - 20 Won but didn't cover. |
21 - 15 |
| 10/3 | Vanderbilt +10.5 @ TCU |  |
I know Vandy is bad, and TCU may be pretty good. TCU 19 -16, OT Won but didn't cover. |
21 - 14 |
| 10/1 | Syracuse -11 @ NC State |  |
My opinion is that the FSU game was an enormous fluke. We should find out tonight. NC State 38 - 17 Ooooh, maybe NC State is for real. ACC is gonna be real interesting this year. |
21 - 13 |
| 9/26 | Air Force -9 @ TCU |  |
Horned Frogs won't be able to stop that Air Force ground attack. TCU 35 - 34 But Air Force couldn't stop TCU, either. |
21 - 12 |
| 9/26 | Iowa -9 @ Illinois |  |
Can't go wrong picking against Illinois. Iowa 37 - 14 This should just be an automatic pick each week. |
21 - 11 |
| 9/26 | Michigan State +9 @ Michigan |  |
Wolverines begin putting there season back together. Michigan 29 - 17 It's still a long road ahead for Michigan. |
20 - 11 |
| 9/26 | Ole Miss -5.5 @ SMU |  |
I think the Rebs can do to SMU what Arkansas did last week. Ole Miss 48 - 41, OT Ole Miss was just toying with them when they let them have that 22-point lead. :^) |
19 - 11 |
| 9/26 | Rice +6 @ Texas | |
'Horns will come out mad and Rice will have to pay. Texas 59 - 21 Ricky Williams looks awfully good. |
18 - 11 |
| 9/26 | Tulsa +14 @ West Virginia |  |
Mountaineers are too good for Tulsa to keep it this close. West Virginia 44 - 21 They kept it close for a while. |
17 - 11 |
| 9/26 | UCLA -6.5 @ Miami |  |
Neither Hurricane Georges are the football Hurricanes will be a factor. Cancelled Those forecasters should listen to me. I ought to count this as a win, we all know UCLA would have killed 'em. |
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| 9/19 | Florida -3 @ Tennessee |  |
This is the year, unless Fulmer gets out-psyched again. Tennessee 20 - 17 I just can't help myself. Seeing Spurrier's facial expressions was priceless! |
16 - 11 |
| 9/19 | Indiana +21 @ Kentucky |  |
Yet another opportunity for Couch and Mumme to run up the score. Kentucky 31 - 27 Indiana gave them a better battle than I thought, helped along by Couch's turnovers. |
15 - 11 |
| 9/19 | LSU -4.5 @ Auburn | |
Auburn's win last week doesn't have me convinced yet. If they beat LSU I'll have to reassess my opinion. LSU 31 - 19 Now LSU will start to face some real tests. |
15 - 10 |
| 9/19 | Marshall +5 @ South Carolina |  |
Marshall is not quite ready for the big time. Marshall 24 - 21 Hmmm. Maybe it's Brad Scott that's not ready for the big time! |
14 - 10 |
| 9/19 | Mississippi -8 @ Vanderbilt | |
Vandy is bad, bad, bad. Ole Miss 30 - 6 Vandy should rethink whether it wants to remain a Division 1 school in football. |
14 - 9 |
| 9/19 | SMU +8.5 @ Arkansas |  |
I haven't got this right for the last two years, but this time the Hogs win one. Arkansas 44 - 17 I knew if I kept picking this long enough I'd eventually be right! |
13 - 9 |
| 9/19 | Texas A&M -2.5 @ Southern Miss | |
USM ain't that great. Texas A&M 24 - 6 I like what Southern Miss has been able to do over the years, but unfortunately this doesn't appear to be one of their better teams. |
12 - 9 |
| 9/12 | Arizona State -6.5 @ BYU |  |
State should cover. BYU lost at Bryant-Denney for crying out loud! BYU 26 - 6 I should give up picking West Coast games. I have no clue what goes on out there. |
11 - 9 |
| 9/12 | Arkansas State +44.5 @ LSU |  |
I see this as more of a 3-4 TD blowout than a 6-7 TD blowout. LSU 42 - 6 So, it was a 5 TD blowout. |
11 - 8 |
| 9/12 | Auburn +3 @ Ole Miss | |
Auburn may not win a game for another month. Auburn 19 - 0 Good athletes can overcome inconsistent coaching some weeks. |
10 - 8 |
| 9/12 | Bowling Green +37 @ Penn State | |
The old man gets #300 with ease. Penn State 48 - 3 No problem |
10 - 7 |
| 9/12 | Mississippi State -10 @ Memphis |  |
The Mississippi schools could cause some trouble in the SEC West this year. Mississippi State 14 - 6 Went to sleep for much of the game and failed to cover. |
9 - 7 |
| 9/12 | NE Louisiana +43.5 @ Florida | |
I'd say the odds are about even that they cover by halftime. Florida 42 - 10 Can't figure out yet whether Florida is holding back or if they're just not as good as in the past. |
9 - 6 |
| 9/12 | Notre Dame -7 @ Michigan State |  |
Unless the last two weeks have been a fluke for both teams, this is a rout. Michigan State 45 - 23 Still trying to figure this one out. |
9 - 5 |
| 9/12 | Syracuse +10.5 @ Michigan | |
Dedending national champs may start 0-2. Syracuse 38 - 28 Was Woodson ALL they had on defense last year? |
9 - 4 |
| 9/5 | Tennessee +1 @ Syracuse | |
Tennessee should have a powerful running attack and Tee Martin will do the job nicely in Peyton's absence. Tennessee 34 - 33 What a game! |
8 - 4 |
| 9/5 | Wake Forest -1 @ Air Force |  |
Wake could be a surprise team this year. Air Force 42 - 0 I've made a lot of bad picks over the last 3 years, but this has got to be the first time I've missed by 43 points! |
7 - 4 |
| 9/5 | Boston College +13 @ Georgia Tech |  |
Tech will be solid this year. They should steamroll their lesser opponents. Boston College 41 - 31 Maybe steamroll was too strong a word! |
7 - 3 |
| 9/5 | Brigham Young +4 @ Alabama |  |
The Tide may not rebound significantly from last year's debacle of a season, but they will handle BYU with ease. Alabama 38 - 31 Closer than I expected. |
7 - 2 |
| 9/5 | Colorado +3 @ Colorado State |  |
Buffs are in for a long, disappointing season. Colorado 42 - 14 The boy coach gets a good win. |
6 - 2 |
| 9/5 | Michigan -5.5 @ Notre Dame | |
Notre Dame is in danger of becoming a second-tier program. I'd think twice about joining the Big 10. Notre Dame 36 - 20 On second thought, they might just dominate the Big 10. |
6 - 1 |
| 9/5 | Ohio State -10 @ West Virginia |  |
This might be a good game for a quarter or so, but OSU wins by 3 TDs. Ohio State 34 - 17 The only thing I like about this is that it ends the possibility of a weak WVU team slinking its way to an undefeated season. |
6 - 0 |
| 9/3 | Virginia pk @ Auburn |  |
Auburn has taken some severe hits since last year. I think it'll take a while for them to get untracked this season. Virginia 19 - 0 What are the odds that Tiny Terry will be around next year for the season-opener against his daddy? |
5 - 0 |
| 8/31 | Texas A&M +15 at Florida State | |
Should be low-scoring and 15 is an awful lot of points to give a good team. Florida State 23 - 14 Went about as I guessed, but I was sweating out that 2nd half. |
4 - 0 |
| 8/30 | Purdue +7 at Southern Cal |  |
Not expecting a whole lot out of Purdue this year. Southern Cal 27 - 17 I got this right, but Purdue may be a little better than I gave them credit for. I'll keep an eye on them for a few weeks. |
3 - 0 |
| 8/29 | Louisiana Tech +35 at Nebraska |  |
La. Tech isn't awful, and Nebraska may struggle a bit with a new coach. Nebraska 56 - 27 I can't say Nebraska struggled, but what about that Troy Edwards?! Is he the next Jerry Rice? |
2 - 0 |
| 8/29 | Colorado State +4.5 at Michigan State | |
This may be lower-scoring than some people think. CSU is becoming a team to be reckoned with. Colorado State 23 - 16 Nice comeback helped me out here! |
1 - 0 |
October 13, 1998
