November 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Conference Chalk Pick-Off: Week 10

The weeks of unbeaten teams cruising to huge victories ended last week, but does the CC staff see a return to the favorites winning big? Take these picks and you’ll end up with more money than Jon Corzine by Sunday.

Even Corzine will be eating steak again if Stanford keeps covering.

Locks of the Week:
CONNER ANDERSON: ARKANSAS (-5) vs South Carolina: I’m going back to the Razorbacks who are undervalued after coasting thru road wins the last 2 weeks. Conner Shaw on the road? I’m not sold just yet.

DAVE MASON: STANFORD (-21.5) at Oregon State: Stanford is too business-like for a letdown in Corvailles, and I plan on riding the Luck train as long as I can.

GALE BERG: FLORIDA (-13.5) vs Vanderbilt: I’m taking Charlie Weis and the small person growing in his stomach over the Harvard of the South.

The Big Games:
Alabama (-4.5) vs LSU
The staff takes LSU.

Oklahoma St. (-21) vs Kansas St.
Anderson: Oklahoma St.
Mason: Oklahoma St.
Berg: Kansas St.

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October 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Saturday Afternoon Diary – Week 6, 2011

After a long layoff, the wildly popular Saturday Afternoon Diary is back in full force. The original plan was to kickoff last week live from the Notre Dame-Purdue tailgate, but I was more hungover than Billy Joel after a late night drive. Anyway, this week is coming to you live from Katy Trial Ice House in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas. Let’s get started.

11:00 - The Red River Shootout is kicking off right down the street, but this group of Texas and Oklahoma fans is more interested in trendy outfits and outdoor seating. Lets just say Colt McCoy  and Jordan Shipley could do damage here.

From Jersey Shore to Dallas, the Beerita has arrived.

11:06 - The drink of choice today is the Beerita, a margarita with an upside down Corona sitting in the glass. Well, when in Rome…

11:14 - The outfits the female football fans of Dallas opt for are fantastic. Lets call it Urban Cowboy Chic. Mid-calf cowboy boots with a Bohemian/hippie dress or romper are what it entails, and consider Conner Anderson a fan of the movement.

11:24 - Landry Jones and Oklahoma are out to an early lead. Since this bar is showing the OU-Texas game on all 20 TV’s, let’s hope this doesn’t turn into a classic Bob Stoops blowout.

11:40 – The Beerita is surprisingly alot tastier than one would think. Also, if all of these Dallas hipsters are drinking them, it must be the thing to do. So is outdoor Jenga with giant wood blocks apparently, as I found out last night at a local establishment. [Read more...]

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September 16, 2011 By 1 Comment

The Conference Chalk Pick-Off: Week Three


Similar to Central Florida, Demi continues to defy the odds.

The CC staff found their bearings in week 2, and bounced back in a big way. And just like actress Demi Moore, our picks will continue to improve the older the season gets. Plus, since Demi’s husband Ashton Kutcher was a loser in Choose Your Own Alumni – Iowa, its only fair to give the family some love. Now to the picks…

 

Locks of the Week:

GALE BERG: Oklahoma (-3) vs. FLORIDA STATE (Saturday 8PM EST) … Sure the Sooners have struggled on the road, but last year’s blowout win shows that Bob Stoops > Mark Stoops.

DAVID MASON: Stanford (-9.5) vs. ARIZONA (Saturday 10:45PM EST) … Andrew Luck has picked up 2011 right where he left off in 2010 – kicking teams to the curb. Arizona always feels like a sexy underdog pick, but it never seems to pan out.

CONNER ANDERSON: Central Florida (-6) vs FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (6PM EST) … Facing an SEC-caliber defense and superstar QB Jeff Godfrey, the magical start comes to an end for Mario Cristobal’s boys from FIU.

Several excellent non-conference matchups to lay some units on this week, and here’s what our staff thinks:

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August 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Choose Your Own Alumni – Purdue

In this segment we will be profiling a female graduate from each Big Ten University and a legendary male from the same University. This will be followed by a poll in which you the reader decides with whom you’d rather spend a night out.

I'm also a member of the A-Team

I love it when a poll comes together

Jessica Craddock is a recent graduate of Purdue University. Her opponent this week is American film and television actor George Peppard. Most famous for his role as “Hannibal” on the A-Team, Peppard started his collegiate career in Civil Engineering at Purdue.

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August 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Choose Your Own Alumni – Penn State

In this segment we will be profiling a female graduate from each Big Ten University and a legendary male from the same University. This will be followed by a poll in which you the reader decides with whom you’d rather spend a night out.

Am I the next Erin Andrews?

Another Emmy nomination and coolest Penn St. alum...no surprise to Phil Dunphy

Melanie Collins is a recent Penn State graduate currently serving as a sports television host. Her opponent this week is comedian and actor Ty Burrell. The Emmy nominated funny man received his M.F.A at Penn State before exploding onto the scene as Phil Dunphy in ABC’s Modern Family.

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Choose Your Own Alumni – Ohio State

In this segment we will be profiling a female graduate from each Big Ten University and a legendary male from the same University. This will be followed by a poll in which you the reader decides with whom you’d rather spend a night out.

I also look good in black

This is the poll from hell

Audrey Kingsberry is a recent graduate of the Ohio State University.  Her opponent this week will be the Man in Black…no not Johnny Cash, Richard Lewis. Larry David’s best buddy on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ got a degree at OSU before becoming a successful comedian.

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July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Choose Your Own Alumni – Northwestern

In this segment we will be profiling a female graduate from each Big Ten University and a legendary male from the same University. This will be followed by a poll in which you the reader decides with whom you’d rather spend a night out.

Heaven can wait, but this poll cannot

You're so vain, you probably think this post is about you

Jessica Mershon is a recent graduate of Northwestern who was a member of the Ladycats Dance Team. Her opponent this week is 14 time Academy Award nominee Warren Beatty. Beatty spent some time in Northwestern’s School of Drama before becoming a breakout star in Bonnie and Clyde. Though he is now married to Annette Bening, Warren was renowned for his high profile Hollywood relationships.

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July 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Choose Your Own Alumni – Nebraska

In this segment we will be profiling a female graduate from each Big Ten University and a legendary male from the same University. This will be followed by a poll in which you the reader decides with whom you’d rather spend a night out.

Youth is my advantage here, I'll stay up past 8:30

Katie Rockwell is a cheerleader at the University of Nebraska. Her opponent this week is one of the richest men in the world, Warren Buffett. The “Oracle of Omaha” is widely known as a legendary investor, and he is the primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

I don't just invest, I play the ukulele as well

 

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July 10, 2011 By 1 Comment

Choose Your Own Alumni – Minnesota

In this segment we will be profiling a female graduate from each Big Ten University and a legendary male from the same University. This will be followed by a poll in which you the reader decides with whom you’d rather spend a night out.

Jakob Dylan of the Wallflowers is more my era.

College girls didn't look like this in the 50's, the times they are a-changin.

Arline Morales is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota.   Her opponent this week is legendary folk singer/songwriter Bob Dylan. Dylan spent at least one year on campus in Minneapolis before writing his biggest hit, “Like a Rolling Stone.”

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June 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Choose Your Own Alumni – Michigan State

In this segment we will be profiling a female graduate from each Big Ten University and a legendary male from the same University. This will be followed by a poll in which you the reader decides with whom you’d rather spend a night out.

He's a bad actor and an even worse drunk

Sure I completed Celebrity Rehab, but its time for a relapse

Rochelle Rietow is a recent Michigan State graduate who dabbles in modeling. Her opponent this week will be veteran screen actor, local drunk, and sex tape victim Tom Sizemore. Sizemore is most known for his roles in films such as Saving Private Ryan, Heat, Pearl Harbor and Blackhawk Down.

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