The Picks: Bowl Week 1

I decided to give Chris an early Christmas present this week. We were only going to select a few bowl games, but seeing as he trails the slap bet by eight games, I thought I'd throw him a bone. I've decided to let him attempt the greatest comeback in the history of slap bets by picking all 34 bowl games because I want a challenge to pick games with awesome sponsors like:






It's meaningful, God damn it!

Good luck, bru.

Saturday, December 19
New Mexico Bowl
Fresno State (-10.5) vs Wyoming
Bryan: Fresno State
Chris: Wyoming
Score: 35-28 Wyoming
Point: Chris

St. Petersburg Bowl Presented by Beef 'O' Brady's
Central Florida (+2.5) vs Rutgers
Bryan: UCF
Chris: Rutgers
Score: 45-24 Rutgers
Point: Chris

Sunday, December 20
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Southern Mississippi (-3.5) vs Middle Tennessee State
Bryan: USM
Chris: USM
Score: 42-32 MTSU
Point: n/a

Tuesday, December 22
Maaco Las Vegas Bowl
Oregon State (-2.5) vs BYU
Bryan: Oregon State
Chris: Oregon State
Score: 44-20 BYU
Point: n/a

Wednesday, December 23
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Utah (+3) vs California
Bryan: Utah
Chris: Cal
Score: 37-27 Utah
Point: Bryan

Thursday, December 24
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Nevada (-14.5) vs Southern Methodist U
Bryan: Nevada
Chris: Nevada
Score: 45-10 SMU
Point: n/a

A Little Slappetizer

Just to get Chris ready for what's going to happen to him sometime in mid-to-late January:



This video is from our first slap bet that was placed on the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament and it never gets old. I would like to first of all thank God, because through him all things are possible. I'd also like to thank my mom and dad for always believing in me and teaching me how to be a total badass, and last but not least: Roy Williams, Marcus Ginyard, Ty Lawson, Danny Green, Tyler Hansbrough, and the rest of the 2008-2009 North Carolina Tar Heels for their contributions to this great reward.

Get ready for round two, pendejo.

Week 14 Results: Heartbreak Edition

It's hard to believe, but this is more painful than the Virginia Tech loss earlier in the season. On the other hand (see what I did there?), of the seven games we picked this week I chose five of them correctly to Chris' three, bringing us one step closer to the slap of the century. I now lead by eight heading into the bowl games.

Oregon State (+10) at Oregon
Bryan: Oregon State
Chris: Oregon
Score: 37-33 Oregon
Point: Bryan

Cincinnati (-2) at Pittsburgh
Bryan: Cincinnati
Chris: Cincinnati
Score: 45-44 Cincinnati
Point: n/a

Florida (-6) v Alabama
Bryan: Alabama
Chris: Florida
Score: 32-13 Alabama
Point: Bryan

Arizona (+7) at USC
Bryan: Arizona
Chris: Arizona
Score: 21-17 Arizona
Point: Bryan, Chris

California (-7) at Washington
Bryan: Washington
Chris: California
Score: 42-10 Washington
Point: Bryan

Texas (-14) v Nebraska
Bryan: Texas
Chris: Nebraska
Score: 13-12 Texas
Point: Chris

Georgia Tech (-1) v Clemson
Bryan: Georgia Tech
Chris: Georgia Tech
Score: 39-34 Georgia Tech
Point: Bryan, Chris

Championship Week (14) Picks

Great week of games this week. The ACC, Big XII and SEC hold their title games while the Pac-10 and Big East have "unofficial" championship games this week in that the winners of each game will win the conference. That means that five of the six BCS conference champions will be crowned this weekend. Way to fuck up, Big 10.

Oregon State (+10) at Oregon
Bryan: Oregon State
Chris: Oregon

Cincinnati (-2) at Pittsburgh
Bryan: Cincinnati
Chris: Cincinnati

Florida (-6) v Alabama
Bryan: Alabama
Chris: Florida

Arizona (+7) at USC
Bryan: Arizona
Chris: Arizona

California (-7) at Washington
Bryan: Washington
Chris: California

Texas (-14) v Nebraska
Bryan: Texas
Chris: Nebraska

Georgia Tech (-1) v Clemson
Bryan: Georgia Tech
Chris: Georgia Tech

So...we're stopping at seven games this week cause we aren't picking any of these fucking games.

Fresno State (+3) at Illinois
South Florida (+7.5) at UConn
West Virginia (+1.5) at Rutgers
Houston (-2.5) at East Carolina
Florida Atlantic (+2) at Florida International
Wisconsin (-12) at Hawaii
New Mexico State (+47.5) at Boise State

Week 13 Results: Pulling Away

Bad news: I only picked four games right this week.
Good news: Chris only got two.

I now lead the slap bet by a score of 61-55 with only one week (and the bowl games) remaining in the season. ARP! ARP! ARP!


Pittsburgh (-1) at West Virginia
Bryan: Pitt
Chris: Pitt
Score: 19-16 West Virginia
Point: n/a

Alabama (-10.5) at Auburn
Bryan: Auburn
Chris: Alabama
Score: 26-21 Alabama
Point: Bryan

Nebraska (-11) at Colorado
Bryan: Nebraska
Chris: Nebraska
Score: 28-20 Nebraska
Point: n/a

Clemson (-3) at South Carolina
Bryan: Clemson
Chris: Clemson
Score: 34-17 South Carolina
Point: n/a

Missouri (-3) at Kansas
Bryan: Mizzou
Chris: Mizzou
Score: 41-39 Missouri
Point: n/a

Oklahoma (-8) at Oklahoma State
Bryan: Oklahoma State
Chris: Oklahoma State
Score: 27-0 Oklahoma
Point: n/a

Georgia (+7.5) at Georgia Tech
Bryan: Georgia
Chris: Georgia Tech
Score: 30-24 Georgia
Point: Bryan

Miami (-6.5) at South Florida
Bryan: Miami
Chris: Miami
Score: 31-10 Miami
Point: Bryan, Chris

Notre Dame (+10) at Stanford
Bryan: Stanford
Chris: Stanford
Score: 45-38 Stanford
Point: n/a

Arkansas (+3.5) at LSU
Bryan: Arkansas
Chris: Arkansas
Score: 33-30 LSU
Point: Bryan, Chris

Week 13 Picks

Pittsburgh (-1) at West Virginia
Bryan: Pitt
Chris: Pitt

Alabama (-10.5) at Auburn
Bryan: Auburn
Chris: Alabama

Nebraska (-11) at Colorado
Bryan: Nebraska
Chris: Nebraska

Clemson (-3) at South Carolina
Bryan: Clemson
Chris: Clemson

Missouri (-3) at Kansas
Bryan: Mizzou
Chris: Mizzou

Oklahoma (-8) at Oklahoma State
Bryan: Oklahoma State
Chris: Oklahoma State

Georgia (+7.5) at Georgia Tech
Bryan: Georgia
Chris: Georgia Tech

Miami (-6.5) at South Florida
Bryan: Miami
Chris: Miami

Notre Dame (+10) at Stanford
Bryan: Stanford
Chris: Stanford

Arkansas (+3.5) at LSU
Bryan: Arkansas
Chris: Arkansas

Week 12 Results: Suck It

I took the week 6-2, taking the lead for the first time since...well, ever.

Kansas State (+16.5) at Nebraska
Bryan: Kansas State
Chris: Kansas State
Score: 17-3 Nebraska
Point: Bryan, Chris

Oklahoma (-6.5) at Texas Tech
Bryan: Texas Tech
Chris: Oklahoma
Score: 41-13 Texas Tech
Point: Bryan

LSU (+4.5) at Ole Miss
Bryan: LSU
Chris: Ole Miss
Score: 25-23 Ole Miss
Point: Bryan

Arizona State (+4.5) at UCLA
Bryan: Arizona State
Chris: Arizona State
Score: 23-13 UCLA
Point: n/a

Cal (+7.5) at Stanford
Bryan: Stanford
Chris: Stanford
Score: 34-28 Cal
Point: n/a

Oregon (-6) at Arizona
Bryan: Arizona
Chris: Oregon
Score: 44-41 Oregon
Point: Bryan

Ohio State (-12.5) at Michigan
Bryan: Ohio State
Chris: Ohio State
Score: 21-10 Ohio State
Point: n/a

Iowa State (+15) at Missouri
Bryan: Iowa State
Chris: Mizzou
Score: 34-24 Missouri
Point: Bryan

Penn State (-3) at Michigan State
Bryan: Penn State
Chris: Penn State
Score: 42-14 Penn State
Point: Bryan, Chris

UConn (+6) at Notre Dame
Bryan: Notre Dame
Chris: Notre Dame
Score: 33-30 UConn
Point: n/a