Pick results summary here. The top picker from last week was GTStinger who correctly picked 9 games out of 11. donkeygoatrunner remains the top picker with 66 correct picks, closely followed by YankeeJacket
with 64 picks. Congrats to GTStinger and good luck to everyone this week.
I was on the road last weekend at Zion National Park to see some of the most unique scenery the U.S. has to offer. Obviously, I planned that trip well before the start of the football season so I had no idea GT would be 7-0 going into homecoming against Syracuse. If I had known that I probably would have planned to be at the game. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one as at least 10 people on the trail stopped to say GO JACKETS on the trail after seeing my GT hat. I was certainly glad to see we had won the game once I returned range for cell service. Since I didn’t see the game live, I don’t have a lot to add, just happy to see we won another game we were expected to win.
With the win every game gets a little spookier. Atlanta sports fans always expect the other shoe to drop when their teams are having good seasons. We only have 3 ACC games left and 1 other game that we will worry about when the time comes. GT needs to just focus on continuing to win, but with Halloween approaching I expect a few more scares before the season is over.
This week is Halloween, so we celebrate our mascots and the nicknames that represent our teams. This week all my picks will be based on either a mascot or a nickname. Don’t expect a lot of complex analysis until next week despite there being plenty to talk about in most of these games
picks:
#8 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (-5.5) @ NC State Wolfpack
Logan: A swarm of yellow jackets against a pack of wolves. We talk about this each year but it is just hard to beat yellow jackets unless you have some type of poison gas. Wolves are bigger and stronger but they don’t have an effective way to get rid of a hundred or more yellow jackets. Best the wolves can do is get away, yellow jackets should take it.
Logan’s pick: Georgia Tech
#10 Miami Hurricanes (-12.5) @ SMU Mustangs
Logan: A bunch of horses against a hurricane. We’ve seen a lot of nasty hurricanes lately and most humans struggle to get through those. I don’t know that the horses are going to do well here. I’ll take the Hurricanes.
Logan’s pick: Miami
#15 Virginia Cavaliers (-4.5) @ Cal Bears
Logan: A Cavalier against a Bear. Cavaliers can be tough opponents with a sword and riding a horse. Bears are tough though and they can do a ton of damage if they get their paws on you. If the cavalier can avoid being caught then they may be able to wear the bear down, but the bear only needs one or two good hits to knock out the cavalier. I think the bear has better odds in this one. I’ll take the Bears.
Logan’s pick: Cal
#13 Texas Tech Red Raiders (-7.5) @ Kansas State Wildcats
Logan: Similar situation to the bear and the cavalier, difference is I know the Red Raiders has at least 2 six shooters. While a wildcat is pretty nimble and wily, I think a Red Raider should be able to eventually gun down the cat while staying far enough away to avoid harm.
Logan’s pick: Texas Tech
Arizona State Sun Devils @ Iowa State Cyclones (-7.5)
Logan: I’m still not clear on what a Sun Devil is. Is it an illusion of a demon brought on by heatstroke? Is it a devil living on the sun? Is it some form of fire demon? Don’t know, but generally I think any demonic entity could likely survive a cyclone if not straight up suck away the cyclone’s power. I will take the sun devils.
Logan’s pick: Arizona State
#16 Louisville Cardinals (-11.5) @ Virginia Tech Hokies
Logan: One bird against another. I generally pick the bigger bird in these fights. There is the other interpretation of this though where a cardinal is a clergyman. Even if I consider Louisville to be the religious type of cardinals, I’m not sure they can handle a raged-out turkey. Those things will mess you up. I guess I’ll take the Hokies to beat the Cardinals.
Logan’s pick: Virginia Tech
Fresno State Bulldogs @ Boise State Broncos (-17.5)
Logan: Bulldogs just aren’t very sturdy creatures. Despite having a nasty bite the average bulldog will be trampled quickly by a Bronco before it does any real damage. I will take the Broncos.
Logan’s pick: Boise State
#23 USC Trojans (-6.5) @ Nebraska Cornhuskers
Logan: a bunch of trojans against a bunch of people who husk corn. While I do believe that the cornhuskers may be stronger than your average person, they don’t stand much of a chance against an organized force of trojans. I’ll take the Trojans.
Logan’s pick: USC
Army Black Knights @ Air Force Falcons (-1.5)
Logan: An armored knight will be difficult for a falcon to deal with. I don’t see how the falcon can do any real damage to the knight. Much like our bear situation from earlier the Knight only needs one good swing to cut down the falcon. I will take the Black Knights.
Logan’s pick: Army
#9 Vanderbilt Commodores @ #20 Texas Longhorns (-2.5)
Logan: Alot of questions here. Does the commodore come with his ship? Does the commodore have a cannon or a gun? If it’s just a human with no equipment against a Longhorn I feel like the Longhorn wins most of the time, so what exactly defines a Commodore. I would assume the commodore comes with some kind of weapon… I guess I’ll take the Commodores.
Logan’s pick: Vandy
#18 Oklahoma Sooners @ #14 Tennessee Volunteers (-3.5)
Logan: Fascinating matchup. Both humans from roughly the same time period. Sooners are settlers rushing to get land. Volunteers are people willing to volunteer for military training. Sooner’s get the edge in being a little crazy and unpredictable, but I think military training for Volunteers would put them over the edge of the Sooners.
Logan’s pick: Tennessee
