College Football Predictions and Some Sobering Reality
First of all, I admit to having an almost unfathomable (0-12-1) record this season on my college and pro football predictions. Rather than emphasizing that it is remarkable and even rewarded in some office pools to be that inept, heed the warning about gambling, the so called law of averages (no such thing in this regard) and take it all in stride.
Before the predictions, Mike Francesa, known to “doctor” his record on his predictions, said the other day that the Patriots will play the Packers in the regular season. In addition to the laziness of not looking at the schedule, (Francesa you are a New York based “I don’t know what,”) save the utterly absurd fact you are paid millions, and know the Jets are playing the Giants this season.
You see it is NFC East vs AFC East and without any homework, Francesa who “plugs in what he knows,” obvious stuff like the quarterback and coach are most important, should have known New England from the AFC East will not be playing Green Bay from the NFC North.
Tonight Cincinnati University to keep it close, losing (24-22) to the University of Miami.
Top ranked Ohio State will win by less than “expected” for a fourth straight week, (38-20) vs Indiana University.
The fact a third high school football player this season, Evan Murray, died from injuries sustained during a game will be publicized, mourned briefly even disproportionately and then FORGOTTEN amidst the beer, food, gambling, lack of attention span and most of all hypocrisy (Al Pacino’s “Michael Corleone” to the late, great character actor G.D. Spradlin’s Nevada Senator–“We are part of the same hypocrisy” applies) that is prevalent in our society and epitomized by football.
Finally one prediction I got correct!
Click below for a compelling, well written perspective.
G.D. Spradlin, above, who also portrayed an all powerful college coach in the film “One on One,” that helped illustrate the corruption and yes hypocrisy in big time college athletics.
Andy B Sports 