Last week Tonyonball was on a bye week – if you’ve never been to Universal Studios Orlando or Bimini Island in the Bahamas, do it – but according to Cheech, he was 3-2 in his picks. Yeah right. Tonyonball was busy enjoying the Wizarding world of Harry Potter and watching bull sharks terrify local fishermen. Harry Potter World is out of control, it’s basically a small down located inside of Universal Studios. There are only a couple of rides, but just walking around to the Weasley Magic Shop, Gringots bank, and Ollivander’s Wand Shop is worth the price of admission. There are little spots all over that allow you to control various things with your wand. Its cray, plus they sell beer! Having a few beers and watching people in full Harry Potter gear wave wands everywhere is quite a trip. Side note, for being one of the happiest places on earth, there are children crying everywhere, so be prepared for that. Also, getting the express pass is totally worth the $85. We were able to ride every ride in about 3 hours, then just meander around taking in the attention to detail (unmatched) for the rest of the day. Well done Universal Studios, we will definitely be back.
However, to avoid Cheech following up on some recent threats, here are his picks from week 12:
Nebraska -13.5 over Maryland (classic Big10 matchup): Crabcakes and football? I don't think so, Maryland. At least basketball season has started. Shit, I just looked up their basketball ranking... unranked in the AP and 24th in the coaches poll. MGOBlue is billing the Terps' visit to A2 as a marquee matchup. Lame. Maryland must be lacking any decent diaper dandies. Hey, let's get Roy to write some CBB articles. WIN
Wisconsin -28 over Purdon't: 4 touchdowns is a lot, especially on Senior Day in West Lafayette, but the Badgers need to win big to stay relevant in the playoff discussion, and Purdue is a very bad football team. They lost by 43 to a bunch of crabcake eating turtles, and have now lost 5 straight, all of them ugly except for the close loss to Nebraska. (these agruments do not bode well for my first pick) Plus, Purdue will certainly be looking ahead to next week's game against the Hoosiers in the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, which s actually Amelia Earhart's old waste bucket (seriously, look it up). Oh yeah, and 4 Purdue players have just been accused of sexual assualt, so that's not going to help them. WIN
Utah -14 over Oregon: The ducks are gawdawful. Not sure what else to say about this one. Maybe they'll wear some cool uniforms. LOSS
Colorado -4.5 over Wazzu: This is a tough one, as ole' Cap'n Leach (he likes pirates) has the Cougars undefeated in conference play with 8 straight wins. But they did loose 2 crap games to start the season and Colorado's only losses are at Michigan w/ a backup QB and a tight one against USC. (I've gone back and forth on this pick about 3 times since I started writing this, so maybe it's not the best game for me to try and pick, but I'm not about to do any more "research" on another game, so we'll go with the home team). WIN
ND (even) over Va Tech: I'll probably actually watch this game, so I might as well pick it. Let's go Irish! Try not to suck! LOSS
With that stellar 3-2 week, that brings Cheech to a whopping record of: 7-12-1 (maybe things will pick up in bowl season…)
Tonyonball following a much needed Bye Week: 6-9 (well on our way to making some cash)
We will have a new feature starting this week, Tonyonball’s lady friend will start picking games against Tony and Cheech. We figure, might as well have a control group. Tonyonball’s special lady watches less college football than Lee Corso (based on his analysis, he can’t watch much, it appears to be a “Weekend at Bernie’s” situation with him at this point). Anyway, given the way the point spreads are determined (for the most part), she should be .500 when it’s all said and done, which will no doubt frustrate Tonyonball to no end.
Robert the Cheech’s picks for rivalry week:
Houston -4 over Memphis: Cougars vs Tigers in some hot cat-on-cat AAC action. Cougars are cooler than tigers.
Iowa -1 over Nebraska: Hawkeyes are tough at home, should win the battle over whose state is lamest.
Western Michigan -8.5 over Toledo: Because I know someone who went there for like 3 semesters. Let's go Broncos!
Georgia Tech +4.5 over Georgia: I think Georgia kind of sucks, and this rivarly game is always close.
Ohio State -6.5 over Michigan: Sorry Wolverines, ain't gonna happen this year. Hurt QB, on the road, I smell a whoopin'.
Tonyonball’s picks for rivalry week:
Arkansas -8 over Mizzou: Apparently some player from Mizzou told the local paper that, “Arkansas doesn’t know what they are getting into,” and that they shouldn’t bother even, “showing up to play.” Has this player seen Mizzou play this year? I’m quite sure I know what Arkansas is getting into, and it’s a tune up for bowl season.
Texas -3 over TCU: Charlie Strong is getting fired…or wait, maybe not, oh yeah now he is, nope, he’s getting a buyout, or the school has his back, apparently it’s hard to say. Either way, both teams are bad, Texas is at home, they should be able to win by a field goal.
Washington -6.5 over Washington State: I want this to go the other way, and my picks have been so bad that maybe I’ll put my jinx on this one. Go WSU!
Idaho -5.5 over South Alabama: Idaho is consistently decent, I didn’t realize Southern Alabama had a football team. Top that analysis Tonyonball’s Lady Friend!
Wisconsin -14.5 over Minnesota: Wisconsin still has an outside (very outside) shot of getting somewhere important. Even if not the final four, they could get a really nice bowl. They play great defense and run the ball better than any team in the country. Their two losses are a tight one to Michigan, and an OT loss to Ohio State, nothing wrong with that. Go Badgers!
Tonyonball’s Lady Friend’s picks for rivalry week:
Texas A&M +7 over LSU: “So if I pick Texas A&M, they can still lose, just by less than 7 right? Okay, I pick them.” -Tonyonball’s Lady Friend’s analysis
Ole Miss -7.5 over Miss St: “Mississippi, obviously. I don’t care what the number of points are or what they mean.” -Tonyonball’s Lady Friend’s analysis
South Carolina +23.5 over Clemson: “Is South Carolina really that bad? Do you think this a dumb bet? I don’t care, South Carolina.” -Tonyonball’s Lady Friend’s analysis
Florida +7.5 over Florida State: “Florida? Is Florida State the favorite? I’ll go with Florida.” -Tonyonball’s Lady Friend’s analysis
USC -17.5 over Notre Dame: “Who are you taking, Notre Dame? I’ll take USC. That’s a lot of points isn’t it, gosh you must be upset that Notre Dame is so bad.” -Tonyonball’s Lady Friend’s analysis
There’s no telling what could come from this…chances are, a domestic dispute…
-Tonyonball
