Weekend (Bowl) Predictions: Dogs, Jackets, Alabama win
Hello. I am back.
Weekend Predictions, which like college football has no playoff system and often makes no sense, one difference being our advisory board has the built-in excuse of the shiitake’s mutant and illegal cousin, traditionally returns for one bowl edition.
It has been another profitable season. W.P. Inc. is 26 games above .500 against the line. But of course all I get are no tips, no thank-you notes, just emails that read, “Ya moron! Ya picked the Gators to beat the Dawgs! Coach Richt is going to smite your liberal West Coast beehind! Hey Marge, I got him good. Pop-Tarts ready yet?”
OK, let’s make this quick. Too many games to get to.
Georgia has had a good week. There has been no news of academic suspensions — fill in name of oft-speculated freshman running back — and I think the Dogs already have clinched the 2012 SEC East title, given Alabama has been dropped from the Hostess-wrapped schedule.
Here’s a nice consolation prize for having their limbs ripped off by LSU: sunshine (Outback Bowl) and Michigan State (good defense but No. 60 offense). And to think, 12 months ago, Georgia was losing to Central Florida in the Liberty Bowl.
A season completed in the alternate universe: Dogs cover 3½.
Get Your Hands Off My Wings
It seems Paul Johnson will do anything to break a bowl hex.
Sun: Tech-Utah: Paul Johnson’s offense has managed only 24 points in the past three bowls. Al Groh’s defense has allowed 99 points in the past three games. Also, the Jackets haven’t won a bowl game since I think 1937. But wait! Here comes the Sun! Tech covers 2½.
Chick-fil-A: Virginia-Auburn: All-SEC running back Michael Dyer has been suspended for unknown reasons. Funny. Last year Cam Newton wasn’t suspended and everybody thought the reasons for one were obvious. Auburn covers 3.
Capital Uno: Nebraska-South Carolina: So now everyone’s giving Steve Spurrier a warm embrace for his coaching this year. Never mind that he took enabling to new levels with Stephen Garcia. The guy would go to an AA meeting and suggest everybody just switch to light beer if he thought it would help him win a game. Take the 2½ and Nebraska in an upset.
Urban Gator Bowl: Ohio State-Florida: It’s the “Beatles at Shea,” with Urban Meyer in the roles of all four Beatles. He’ll arrive by helicopter, sing “Twist And Shout” and “Can’t Buy Me Love” (he’ll lie) and then bask in the afterglow of his former and future kingdoms. Gators cover 2.
The Fab 1 . . .
Fiesta: Stanford-Oklahoma State: Andrew Luck, Stanford kid, noted this week that Frank Lloyd Wright had a winter home named Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Ariz., near the Fiesta Bowl. Yeah. I think he probably can read a defense. Cardinal covers 3½.
BCS Zit Of The Year: Virginia Tech earned its way to the Sugar Bowl by losing its last game to Clemson 38-10. Your honor: The prosecution rests. Michigan covers 2½.
Rose: Empire vs. Wisconsin: Just saw Oregon’s latest uniforms to be unveiled. The Ducks will make it to the game, assuming they don’t miss their connecting flight on the Death Star. Ducks cover 6.
First, we defeat Wisconsin. Then, we blow up Alderaan, Princess Leia's home in Ivy League.
Orange: Clemson-West Virginia: Once again, the Tigers have enough talent to overcome Dabo Swinney. Clemson covers 3.
Cotton: Arkansas vs. K-State: Bobby Petrino lost his three coordinators in the past few weeks. He hates it when people just walk out like that. Piggies win, but take K-State and 7½.
And, drum roll …
BCS Sorta Championship: Alabama over LSU: Yeah, I hate rematches, too. But these are the two best teams, and the best of the two didn’t win the last time because of a crooked-footed kicker. Not going to happen twice. Bama wins and covers 1.
NFL Fridge Pack
Artist's rendition of Jerry's head if Cowboys whiff.
Bucs at Falcons: I have a question for anybody who’s upset that the Saints drove to that final touchdown Monday night to get Drew Brees the passing record: Would you really feel that much better if the final score were 38-16? Falcons cover 13.
Cowboys at Giants: There are no bad outcomes here, Dallas losing and Jerry Jones spontaneously combusting when the Cowboys don’t make the playoffs again gets the edge over miserable New York fans. Giants cover 3.
Lions at Packers: The Lions can clinch the No. 5 seed with a win, and Ndamukong Suh is psyched. He just eye-gouged a Salvation Army bell-ringer in front of Kroger. It’s a risk, but take Packers and 3½ as a home ‘dog.
Sofia's starting job is safe. (Photo: WWD)
Redskins at Dream Team: It will be fascinating to watch Michael Vick vs. DeAngelo Hall in the playoffs. Oh, wait a minute. Eagles cover 9.
Chiefs at Broncos: Some survey just named Tim Tebow the most desirable celebrity neighbor for 2012. John Elway voted for Sofia Vergara, who did not throw four interceptions last week in Buffalo. Broncos wins, but take the Chiefs and 3½.
Chargers at Raiders: There’s something wrong with Norv Turner’s plane ticket to Oakland. It says “coach.” Oakland covers 3.
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Damn, I’m Good
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In our last episode: 7-3 straight up, 5-5 against the line.
Your 2011 financial report: 116-44 straight up; 92-66-2 against the line.
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JSS
December 29th, 2011
6:42 pm
Muy Caliente!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmOfp__aqZs
JSS
December 29th, 2011
6:44 pm
Bueno dias!!!
JSS
December 29th, 2011
6:45 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROLCR9LzHDg&feature=related
Angie Gonzalez!
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
6:46 pm
Watching ND’s #7 Tuitt eating up FSU’s O-line, I really wish he stayed with his switch commitment to TECH. He would be fun to watch in-state.
JSS
December 29th, 2011
6:47 pm
O Marilu Kaufman! Je je je je!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioEzMYEZDNM&feature=related
Idiot Dawg
December 29th, 2011
6:48 pm
Maybe I’m blind but I did not see the dawgs prediction in this article. The title says dawgs win but that’s all. Help
UG's Stephen A.Dawg.
December 29th, 2011
6:48 pm
EVIL EMPIRE= ACC TECH FAN.
IT’s true UGA had a bad season last year but we still kicked Tech’s arse !! LOL !! So I think you are a even bigger loser , you yellow fuzz blowfly. Get up off of SSIgator tip parasite !!
LogicalUS
December 29th, 2011
6:49 pm
:Of course with Fla Atlantic, UAB and Furman on the schedule”
A puppy with their special olympics 2012 schedule talking smack about who someones plays?
Good lord…Word is after crying and pleading by UGA for the 2012 schedule they are going to push at the AD meeting that going forward only sub .500 teams should be allowed.
It is simply not fair that UGA has to compete against superior teams.
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
6:50 pm
Idiot Dawg Look on the Chalkboard.
Lee
December 29th, 2011
6:51 pm
ladies and gentlemen, there you have it–a typical Schultz smorgasbord! the 2 obligatory homer picks, UGA and Tech, plus a lovely trashing of the 2 former Gator coaches who both beat Mark Richt like he was a government jackass. which by the way describes you to a T, Jeff (I know nothing), Schultz. what’s the matter jeffy? did you ask the ole ball coach a stupid question and he called you on it? or is it the fact that he and Urban just couldnt lose to the Dawgs?
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
6:51 pm
Idiot Dawg Schultz says Dawgs cover 3 1/2
LogicalUS
December 29th, 2011
6:52 pm
“dawgs prediction in this article”
Gee waiting for the AJC homers to predict a “huge” UGA win is like waiting to see if water poured out of the bucket goes up or down. Hint for UGA fans: Is will be DOWN.
Of course, the beaner is going to pick UGA, he also has them penciled in for a Super Bowl win later..
Bulldawgman49
December 29th, 2011
7:00 pm
Dawgs Rule the State !!!!
Bulldawgman49
December 29th, 2011
7:02 pm
NERDS!!!!!!!!
Delbert D.
December 29th, 2011
7:02 pm
Nebraska’s QB would be mediocre if they played in the MAC. I’ll take S. Carolina.
Michigan St. has the best QB in the Big Ten, but that just hasn’t been enough. Wait, that’s the situation at Georgia, too. I’ll take Georgia by 17.
Utah is bigger on both lines. Brian Bohannon as OC may not be enough to overcome the Jackets’ defense. If that means CPJ is concentrating on special teams while looking over Al Groh’s shoulder, this game may come down to a punt return for a TD by Tech and 2 blocked field goals for the win.
Alabama has an SEC-grade QB; LSU does not. It’s still a mystery to me why Les Miles benched the starter and played with an “athlete” the last few games of the season. Alabama wins by 3 FGs.
tear that statue down
December 29th, 2011
7:10 pm
LSU beats Bama again and again and again.
roughrider
December 29th, 2011
7:13 pm
I hope Tech can finally win one. It’s embarrassing for our state for a school to lose this many.
UG's Stephen A.Dawg.
December 29th, 2011
7:14 pm
ACC FSU just like ACC Tech needs a real offensive coordinator and offensive line coaching. This Champs sports bowl is just as sorry as the FSU-UF game, where both offenses went fishing for the whole sorry game. Notre Dame’s offense is playing poorly too. This game really has sucked so far. Notre Dame scored on a defensive return of a FSU fumble. Watching FSU & Tech on offense is like watching rugby or soccer ! LOL ! No wonder ACC Tech is 1-11 vs. Richt. SSIgator never forget UF is STILL 40-47-2 vs. Georgia even after 20 years of UF domination of the series. UGA STILL owns the Gators, never forget that my slimy, scaly friend. Go Dawgs !
bucky
December 29th, 2011
7:21 pm
Ducks cover the 6, Jeff? Wisconsin 48 Ducks 45…Book It! Bucky is capable of putting up BIG #’s!
I thought RANKINGS meant something?
December 29th, 2011
7:25 pm
Aren’t the top EIGHT (8) in the final BCS poll supposed to be in BCS bowls?
I’m still floored that Boise State (11-1) ranked #7 was playing BEFORE Christmas while VT (#11) & Michigan (#13) are slated for the BCS (Sugar) Bowl.
Yet another slap in the face to the players, alumni, and fans as the BCS pulls down its pants and whizzes in our faces again! Continuous exploitation of 18-24 year olds by the collection of suits at ESPN & the BCS. Back, back, back, back, back, back …… he, could, go, all, the, WAY. Could someone shove a sock down his throat.
bucky
December 29th, 2011
7:29 pm
“Whizzes in our face” was a little Strong!…RANKINGS…Chill Dude! On Wisconsin!
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
7:31 pm
Sept. 1 Buffalo…………………….3 – 9
Sept. 8 at Missouri………………7 – 5
Sept. 15 Florida Atlantic………1-11
Sept. 22 Vanderbilt………………6 – 6
Sept. 29 Tennessee…………….5 – 7
Oct. 6 at S. Carolina…………..10 – 2
Oct. 13 OPEN
Oct. 20 at Kentucky……………..5 – 7
Oct. 27 vs. Florida……………….6 – 6
Nov. 3 Ole Miss…………………..2 – 10
Nov. 10 at Auburn……………….7 – 5
Nov. 17 Georgia Southern…11 – 3…..FCS
Nov. 24 Georgia Tech………..8 – 4
Totals……………………………….71 – 75
-FCS………………………………..60 – 72 = 45% Winning%
Bet the House/Trailer payment before the season on 12-0
salty dawg
December 29th, 2011
7:40 pm
Jeff Schultz. You are a Prick.
salty dawg
December 29th, 2011
7:42 pm
Actually a ” Hostess Wrapped Prick”
Vince Doodly
December 29th, 2011
7:45 pm
Schultz, you are again incorrect about Bama winning the NC Game. I am no fan of either LSU or Alabama, but I see many more points being scored in this rematch than in the previous match. LSU will power the ball late against bama. 24-14.
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
7:49 pm
Les miles has been lucky with his bad calls not losing him games. BAMA will take advantage this time.
Bama wins by 10.
2010 NATIONAL CHAMPS
December 29th, 2011
7:49 pm
Wow, Shultz brings in another Cam Newton reference…your material is old…BTW…AU was cleared of everything…I know that is hard for you and the dawgnation to admit….NATIONAL CHAMPS 2010…………….oh and Cam Newton is already better than your boy Matt Ryan….
kral
December 29th, 2011
7:49 pm
gosh, toad do you think any of them will improve next year or can we just base everything on this year…tell me how much I should bet..not sure how much a house/trailer payment is?
Whatever happened to Chip Towers
December 29th, 2011
7:54 pm
SEC office took it easy on Ala, LSU and Ark. They each missed having a sure loss by not having to play UGA next year. Take away the turnovers and punt returns (Yeah I know they count) and SC and LSU would have been whomped by UGA this year. LSU will lose to Ala in phony BC game again. I give Ala the first game due to the bad call by the SEC officials (worst in America) that took away a reception from Ala and made it an interception for LSU. The Ala receiver had both hands on the ball and in his possession when he was on the ground which means a reception and play is over. LSU player took ball from Ala players hands after play is over. In short Ala was ripped off by SEC officials. Reminds me of SEC oficials ripping off UGA when they gave AJ a personal foul and resulted in 15 yd penalty setting up LSU with a win. Something smells between LSU and officials.
Delbert D.
December 29th, 2011
8:00 pm
FSU should be in a BCS game. They were preseason #5.
Delbert D.
December 29th, 2011
8:02 pm
Well, if you’re always finding a way to lose, you lose. They don’t put an asterisk on the loss, either.
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
8:03 pm
kral and you don’t think some can get worse? You know some players are leaving and some will possibly get hurt. Isn’t that basically how the Preseason rankings go? They are based on what teams do this year. Ga Sou. will not be that good because they will have a new QB, but that is a FCS team. 3-9, 1-11 OOC teams are not going to get that much better to compete with UGa’s talent. You don’t really believe that Buffalo and Fla Atl can compete now do you? GT has the best record of the teams on the 2012 schedule that you beat. Well like you dawgs love to say 11-1 so Tech can’t even compete. That is 4 wins now add Vandy(5), Kentucky(6), and Ole Miss(7) and UGA is going bowling already. So Tenn, FL, and Auburn are your good wins and make (10). Mizzou is an Unknown on the road. USC has a D but can Shaw and Lattimore beat the dawgs?
kral
December 29th, 2011
8:19 pm
good answer,hope you beat the utes…and I do not predict anything…so I won’t bet the house/trailor payment…whatever it is
DawginTX
December 29th, 2011
8:23 pm
The record of Tech’s opponents next year, excluding UGA, is 65-69 (I don’t include the UGA vs Tech game because if we are comparing records, Tech will amost always get more credit for playing Georgia than vice-versa, which is penalizing Georgia for being a better football team). The record of Georgia’s opponents next year, excluding Tech, is 63-71. So the winning percentage of Tech’s oppenents is .0149 higher. About 2/3s of the combined records were against respective conference opponents, so the winning percentage fails to account for the SEC being the #1 conference and the ACC being #4. Also, Georgia obviously beat more teams than Tech did this year, so opponent’s records are going to reflect that.
theMoney
December 29th, 2011
8:29 pm
Nice season, W.P. Inc and thanks for the bowl predictions. I haven’t made up my mind about LSU – Alabama, but if Alabama wins it’s not good for the BCS or the SEC… Too much of a bad thing for the BCS, and too much of a good thing for the SEC. I’m not a fan of the rematch. Go Dawgs!
kral
December 29th, 2011
8:30 pm
I would also add to the unknown tenner,,flarida..alburnnn..they have great athletes..if you do not think so..try playing them every year and find out..toad
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
8:34 pm
DawginTX You can’t count Ga Sou. a FCS team please they don’t count towards bowl victories so drop them. You have to count UGA in GT’s wins and loses. You do some funky math, but not UGA fans strong suit. You can’t try to manipulate the conference thing either. Like UGA fans love to say,” You just have to play the people on your schedule”.
No Matter it still stands that UGa fans should take a House payment amount to Vegas in the preseason and take the odds on the Dawgs to go 12-0. In a great year 5 or 6 teams have a real shot at going 12-0. By the 9th week that is usually 3 or 4 teams.
Blackoutanyone?
December 29th, 2011
8:37 pm
2010 national chumps….. Matt Ryan is 2-0 vs Scam Newton
Bama 24 LSU 13
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
December 29th, 2011
8:40 pm
3 GUARANTEES IN LIFE:
DEATH
TAXES
CHOKE…………………Choking
kral
December 29th, 2011
8:41 pm
No matter the schedule…won’t predict the record,,,but if we were to win the sec champ..then we will deserve whatever comes our way
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
December 29th, 2011
8:42 pm
Blackoutanyone?
December 29th, 2011
8:37 pm
2010 national chumps….. Matt Ryan is 2-0 vs Scam Newton
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HA HA HA
Comparing a 21 year old rookie to a 26 year old BUST…………..
Doesn’t get much lower for the FALCANTS
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
8:44 pm
kral would love to play Tenn but they will not play us. We have tried because it is a great trip. We have history too. We are 17-24-2 against the Vols. last times we played Auburn Home & Home they were top 10 and Reggie ball beat them both times. Auburn had Campbell, Cadillac, & Aromashudu. We had BAMA but Bama wanted out so they could play in the Chick-fil-A kickoff game. We will get Auburn in a few years. We used to play Florida too with a record of 24-9-6 last played in 81. I have never been to the Swamp and would love that trip.
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
8:46 pm
CHOKE shouldn’t you be watching Eagles reruns in your Lazy-Boy with your bottle of hand lotion and box of Kleenex?
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
8:48 pm
FSU Int in the End Zone. 4 point lead with 2:48 left
Dawg48
December 29th, 2011
8:50 pm
I’m in tha house
Tree Killer
December 29th, 2011
8:50 pm
@Jeff:
Did you purposely leave the “C” out of “PREDITION” or was so confident you don’t use spellcheck???????????
Russ the Temporary Mascot
December 29th, 2011
8:51 pm
Well, I’ve seen MSU play and all I got to say is I hope they put me and my little house with the ice bag in a corner of the stadium somewhere so I don’t get the crap kicked out of me by UGA players, coaches, and fans. And if the Crowell kid wants to share any of that stuff I can get real comfy. It’s going to be ugly, folks. Butt-ugly.
5150 UOAD
December 29th, 2011
8:51 pm
Twinkie B..otch………….I called FSU by 10 looking bad unless they risk a big play. i don’t see that happening.
Brainiac(Dawg For Life) / (CMR fan for life)
December 29th, 2011
8:52 pm
Sorry:
Don’t know where Tree Killer came from!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blackoutanyone?
December 29th, 2011
8:52 pm
Anyone else hearing CMR to Penn State?