Eastern Mich is not very good.. at all.. in fact only slightly better than Idaho. They cant even knock down a brick wall much less keep their players eligible to play. We win by more than 28 I think.
On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > The Picks: A perfect start for Picks, but Gators are just beginning > > By Pat Dooley <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/patdooley> > Gainesville SUN Columnist > Published: Friday, September 5, 2014 at 6:01 a.m.Last Modified: Thursday, > September 4, 2014 at 9:13 p.m. > > It's a difficult one to call. > > Not any of The Picks this week. I've got those nailed. But what do we call > the Florida-Eastern Michigan game this week? > > It's Florida's first game, but it really isn't the opener. The first > kickoff of the season won't really be a little after 4 p.m. It was last > week. > > Heck, after last week, we're a little antsy about when this game will kick > off and even more skeptical about when it will end. > > We'd like to think that it was a once-in-a-lifetime event, the > cancellation of a game, but it's been strange around here the last few > weeks. Maybe now that we're in September, things will calm down. > > Anyway, Dr. Football is referring to this game as Opening Day-ja vu. > > Get it? > > Also there is this — what's the first week record of The Picks. Because > Florida didn't win, does it count as a loss? It's all so confusing. > > I guess I'll just go with 9-0. Oh, did I not mention my perfect > predictions to start the season? > > *EASTERN MICHIGAN AT FLORIDA:* If someone had told me Florida's new > offense would generate zero total yards in the opening game, I'd have told > you Kurt Roper was in trouble. Let's hope we have a full football game this > week. I didn't get to grade the Gators in week one, but my brother-in-law > made a good point Sunday morning. I should have just graded the Special > Teams. They get an A. Florida, 38-10. > > *MICHIGAN STATE AT OREGON:* The Ducks struggle with physical teams, > right? Robbie Andreu has been in my ear all week to pick Michigan State. > It's a huge game for the Big Ten-ish, which already has one high-profile > loss. Oregon, 39-29. > > *USC AT STANFORD:* Stanford doesn't lose at home. And you can't put too > much into that first game for USC. A bigger issue is this — is it OK to > like USC now that Lane Kiffin is gone? USC, 20-17. > > *OLE MISS AT VANDERBILT:* Memo to Derek Mason — pick a quarterback and > stick with him. Ole Miss, 34-10. > > *MISSOURI AT TOLEDO:* What do the bettors know? They've bet Missouri down > to a 3½-point favorite. Interesting. Missouri, 28-21. > > *BYU AT TEXAS:* By the time Charlie Strong gets to his bowl game, he'll > be down to 22 players. Texas, 24-17. > > *VIRGINIA TECH AT OHIO STATE:* It seems like it has been forever since > Virginia Tech has won a big game. I figure the Hokies are due. Virginia > Tech, 31-27. > > *EAST CAROLINA AT SOUTH CAROLINA:* This was supposed to be a trap game > for the Gamies. Now it's just a must-win game. South Carolina, 30-17. > > *MICHIGAN AT NOTRE DAME:* My dad once told me, “When you have absolutely > no feel for a game, always pick the home team.” So if Michigan wins, this > is on you, pops. Notre Dame, 23-21. > > *OHIO AT KENTUCKY:* Wildcat fans took a break from watching video of the > hoops team's trip to the Bahamas to show up for the football opener and it > was pretty electric. Watch out for the 'Cats this year. The basketball > team, that is. Kentucky, 31-24. > > Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or [email protected]. And follow > at Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
