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And you may ask yourself, “Am I right, am I wrong?”
And you may say to yourself, “My God, what have I done?”

Billy Ray: (Q) Why do I keep starting Pitt? Will USC ever cover a spread? Am I really going to end the Sisters run of dominance?

(A) No idea. Unlikely given the Trojans horrific defense. Starting to look that way.

3 out of the last 4 weeks Billy Ray scores 30 points, the other week was a 13 point stinker. The die appear to be cast that he will be on the clock for the 2024 draft soon.

Here’s your ticket, pack your bags
Time for jumpin’ overboard…

Jimmy C joins Billy Ray below the Medoza line. A week-low 29 points – Michigan’s thrashing of Nebraska accounting for 20 of them. Losses by TCU and Illinois and 1-4 vs. the spread. 7th place – 20 points out of 6th place but 34 clear of last.

Artie Fufkin goes 5-1 spurred by Oregon State’s statement win over top 10 Utah. On the flip side, The Gators were at their worst at Kentucky. He sits in a 6th place.

Reggie posts another 6-0 week, but only 2-4 vs. the spread. Georgia and Washington roll right along but those big point spreads and the 4 point swings are starting to add up.

The deadlock between Ralph Malph and Doorman is broken. Ralph is 6-0 with big wins by Ole Miss over LSU and Texas over Kansas. App State rallies for a come from behind 41-40 win over ULM in his double game. That’s a no-cover double win- 43 points for the week. He’s in 4th.

Doorman score 46 points on 5 wins. Clemson gets 18 in his double game, the Sooners and Aggies both get cover wins. Duke was his lone loss – he moves into 3rd place.

EB Beaumont sits in 2nd place. A -4 point loss by Georgia State at home vs. Troy was his only L this week. Bama gets a nice 18 point double win at Miss St. His undefeated Louisville Cardinals get to host the Irish next week. Big points on the board there EB…

Bruce Dickinson continues to top the charts posting another 6-0 week. The come from behind miracle by Jacksonville State Thursday night was the springboard. The beauty of the CFB pool? Outside of Penn State, Bruce’s winners were Jax St, Fresno St, Miami OH, No Texas, and UNLV.

Week 4. The silly season settles down and everyone starts jumping into the weekly conference grind. Every game has some latent grudge, some recruiting angle, a message to be sent, some good ol’ fashioned hate brewed into it. Pretty much a guaranteed upset or two every week now. Time to avoid the landmines.

Reggie’s Gophers stepped on a live one in Evanston Saturday night for his first loss in the pool this year. It ruined a perfect week led by another big double cover win by Washington. Air Force and Kansas win and cover. He scores 40 for the week but drops from 3rd to 5th place.

Artie Fufkin’s ass got kicked the hardest this week. Texas Tech loses a WTF game to West Virginia and Oregon State comes up short at Wazzou. Syracuse gets a no-cover win over Army in his double game. A pool-low 25 points for week, he slides from 2nd to 6th.

EB Beaumont flip-flops with Artie going from 6th to 2nd. Bama gets a ranked, cover double win, the Ducks send the loudest message of the weekend to Colorado recruits- he’s a Nebraska cover away from the elusive 60 point week. He scores 59 points for the week.

Bruce Dickinson hangs on to lead with a 46 point week. LSU avoids the home upset vs. Arkansas in his double game, he goes 6-0 for the week.

Billy Ray hangs on to last place. So Miss and USF take losses. USC sleep walks through a no cover double win over ASU. He scores 30 for the week and is now 35 points out of 7th place.

Jimmy C sits in the 7th spot. So Alabama loses as a 15 point home favorite. Those sting. Miami sores 20 in his double game roughing up Temple in Philly.

Ralph Malph wins the biggest double game of the week – a Florida State OT thriller at Clemson. The 2nd game of his weekend parlay, Ole Miss, came up short (again) vs. the Evil Empire. He scores an impressive 49 for the week and sits in 3rd.

Doorman matches Ralph’s 49 points and remains tied with him for 3rd . He gets a 20 point double win out of Duke and defensive and road points out of Boomer Sooner at Cincy. Coastal Carolina was his only loss, a home Thursday nighter.

Week 3 turns out to be another surprising one in the normally very predictable world of pre-conference major college football.

UNLV and BYU beat SEC opponents. Bama struggles at USF.

In the Big 12 – Cincinnati and Iowa State lose to MAC foes and Okie State gets drilled 33-7 by So. Alabama of the Sun Belt.

The upsets took a bite out of our pool this week, the biggest hunk of flesh coming from Billy Ray. Vandy’s loss to UNLV, Pitt scores only 7 points in a loss in the Backyard Brawl, and Tennessee gets swamped by the Gators in his double game. A season-low 13 points for his achy-breakyness. He falls to last place dragging the Sisters of the Poor into an unfamiliar world – losing to Murderer’s Row.

Bruce Dickinson moves to first, with a big road double win from Penn State over Illinois. LSU gets the roadie at Starkville and Fresno pitches a shutout at ASU. BYU upsets Arkansas, but he wins the week with 51 points.

Artie Fufkin wins 6 games but goes 1-2 vs the spread. 4 teams get defensive points- he sits in 2nd place. The Irish take on the Buckeyes this weekend in the ultimate Lazarus-type game. Who’s ass gets kicked, Artie?

Reggie goes 3-2 vs. the spread this week, finally getting a break from the oddsmakers. His Washington Huskies have been the most dominant team in the first 3 weeks and Georgia has been unspectacular but still Georgia. He’s our lone 18-0 guy in 3rd place.

Ralph Malph continues the 5-1 trend with the Bearcats losing at home to Miami Ohio. The Seminoles eke out a win at Boston College in his double game. He’s tied with Doorman for the lousiest of the best in 4th place.

Doorman scores 50 for the week going 6-0. Memphis gets a no-cover double win over Navy. 4-2 vs the spread though – he doubled poorly.

EB Beaumont slides to 6th place with an uninspired double win by Bama struggling through quarterbacks at USF. EB keeps telling us he believes in the Tide, I guess we’ll see how much he believes this week vs. Ole Miss.

Jimmy C enjoys a perfect 6-0 week in Chapel Hill. The setting was glorious, the tailgating divine, but the boat didn’t have quite enough oars this trip. A nice double win by Miami, Michigan continues plowing through the pre-season. Running out of FCS opponents now, we’ll see what his team and the Wolverines are really made of.

“I can’t believe you stupid m’f%#@ers are actually letting Alabama fall to me at number 4.” – Steven Edward McCullough.

Longing for the days of yore, we then heard about past Pool Champions led by the once-unbeatable Crimson Tide. That’s the danger of looking at things in the rear-view mirror. You can’t see what’s coming ahead.

Like:

The SEC starting 3-6 vs. Power 5 opponents.

The PAC 12 starting 6-3 vs. the Power 5.

Losing by double-digits at home to Texas, Alabama is now 4-3 in its past 7 Power 5 games.

A big double loss for our week 1 leader.  He falls from 1^st to 4^th.

You wanted the past? – you got the past. Welcome E.B Beaumont.

 The first coach of the Tide, he lasted one year.

The University of Alabama’s yearbook, the Corolla, said of Beaumont: “We were unfortunate in securing a coach. After keeping him for a short time, we found that his knowledge of the game was very limited. We therefore got rid of him.”

Moving to the top spot is Artie Fufkin. Road wins by Utah and Notre Dame and a 14 point double win by the Beavers (GO PAC 12) net 50 points for the weekly win.

Bruce Dickinson hangs on to 2^nd place with double overtime wins by North Carolina and Fresno State.

Ralph Malph is tied for 2^nd – UCLA gets an 18 point double win. His Houston Cougars lose to Rice denying him the top spot after 2 weeks.

Reggie remains unbeaten this year but the odds have been his nemesis. 0-6 vs the spread this week, 2-8 for the season. The Dawgs win by 42 – as a 42.5 fave. That’s his story this year. Keep swinging Reggie, they’ll find a gap soon.

Pitt and FAU take home losses breaking Bill Ray’s heart this week. His Trojans continue to rack up points in his double games.

Jimmy C tied Artie for the top weekly score with 50 points with the all FCS opponent parlay. Navy pitches a shutout is his double game. Army, TCU, and Toledo and get defensive points as well.

Doorman scores 48 points. Duke (2x) and Memphis get defensive points. He’s tied for 7^th with Jimmy C.

The marathon of the 5-day weekend College Football Opener is over. And the Monday Night finale was worth watching – it may prove to be a big game as it dealt the pool’s lone double-loss.

Doorman (Dave) selected Clemson #5 in the draft- a spot ahead of Florida State, 2 spots before USC. And the Tigers came out of the gate very shaky – losing at perennial doormat Duke. Going into the game he was projected to be in the top 3 in the standings, after the loss he sits in 7th place – just 2 points ahead of…

Jimmy C. (Jon) Jimmy takes the marquee loss of the week, his TCU Horny Toads losing at home to the media darling-circus-road show. The new NCAA rules against cut-blocking chopped up Army’s offense in a loss at UL Monroe. JImmy’s tough days continue adding some salty lemonz to the Behind the Music of the CFB Pool legend.

On the top side of the standings sits our death-metal favorite Euronymous. As the Tide goes, so will Euronymous. Bama covers and gets defensive points in a routine Tuscaloosa rout of Middle Tennessee. His Ducks score 81 points against FCS Portland State.

The Bruce Dickinson is in 2nd place. A TD in the last 10 seconds by Penn State over West Virginia resulted in an 8 point swing on his double cover win. If they don’t score that TD he would be in 6th place today.

Reggie (BW) made contact this week banging out 6 wins. He needed a little help from the Huskers on Thursday night for his Ski-U-Mah win. Georgia and Washington look like a great 1-2 punch heading into the season.

Boston College lost at home to No Illinois for Ralph Malph’s lone loss. But Florida State gets the biggest win of the week – getting 6 ranked points and a cover with an emphatic crushing of LSU.

Billy Ray starts 6-0. Yes E – the season started, time to start paying attention. The Sisters are depending on you to beat your guy.

Artie Fufkin goes 6-0 getting defensive points from Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan State.

A sleepy week 2 on tap looking at the lines but you may want to keep an eye open for:

Nebraska @ Colorado – Can the Neon train stay on the tracks? 0-2 Huskers?

Texas @ Alabama – Is Texas back? Hated/Loved programs face-off.

Texas A&M @ Miami – The Jimbo project under the microscope in 2023.

Notre Dame @ NC State – Wolfpack ain’t Bama – but ain’t Navy either.

Utah @ Baylor – Dave Aranda loses at home to Tx State!? Hot seat alert!

The much-anticipated 2023 College Football Draft is set!

Wednesday, August 23rd. 6:00 pm

The Draft Order (and Mock Draft)

1. Reggie / Barn – The Dawgs may not 3-peat, but he can’t pass them up. (Michigan might be a sleeper here)
2. Jimmy C / Jon – Picks his Poison in the Big 10 – The Ohio State
3. Artie Fufkin / Sween – Rolls with the Tide at Number 3.
4. Euronymous / Muck – The Champions of the West (and more?) fall to Muck.
5. Doorman / Dave – In a fake twang – “Geaux Tigahs!” LSU
6. Ralph Malph / Stace – Ava likes Disneyland – USC
7. Billy Ray / Erik – After prayin’ on it – he commits to the Dabo cult. Clemson.
8. Bruce Dickinson / Jim – Penn State And Florida State return to his roster

Easy, guys. I put my pants on just like the rest of you — one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I win the 2022 College Football Pool.

“The” Bruce Dickinson replaces our longest standing nickname in the pool.

His team produced the hits down the stretch – finishing with 25 straight wins. Buffalo wins his postponed game and Michigan beats Purdue in his final start.

As for the rest of you…

Babies, before we’re done here, y’all be wearing gold-plated diapers.

Billy Ray gets a final week win from Tulane – He has a great roster (OSU, Ole Miss, Tulane, Fresno St, Washington – but petered out a bit down the stretch.

Ralph Malph takes 3^rd – He’s still got it! UTSA wins in championship weekend, but 4 double losses isn’t going to cut it.

Doorman had the most dominant team – The Dawgs open the season scoring 49 points on 9-win Oregon and end it scoring 50 on 9-win LSU. And they’re better on defense.

Euronymous loses his final week double game – a home loss by Boise State. Notre Dame and Boise State were an unfortunate pairing of picks in rounds 1 and 2. His 14^th round pick, Ohio, did make the MAC title game.

Artie Fufkin scores a pool-low 102 points in his double games. His ass was consistently kicked by his own timing. “It’s everything, timing.” He had 4 teams qualify for conference championship games. Hard to make sense of.

Jimmy C plummets this year, falling to 7^th place. The Trojans were a boom, the Sooners a bust. The Beloved were disappointing, as were the hillbilly duo of Louisiana and App State.

Reggie is on the clock!  Back-to-back #1 picks. The “Dawg Collective” is currently negotiating with Reggie on an NIL deal to pick someone else in August of 2023.

The Sisters all beat their guys. A resounding victory over Murderer’s Row.

The Buckeyes let him down in a season-defining double loss at home to Michigan. Ole Miss loses the Egg Bowl. He goes 4-2 and scores 26 for the week.

Stacey was wrong,

Legends do dies.

Welcome to the pool – The achy breaky heart…

Billy Ray.

Mike Lynn goes 6-0 running his win streak to 23-0 the last 4 weeks. He gets the “snow game” back this week with Buffalo (-17) hosting the Zips Friday. He’s on the doorstep of a CFB Pool championship, the only poolster to “beat the odds” (38-32 vs. the spread) this year.

Ralph Malph loses his double game with Clemson, and Houston loses. Again. Maryland gets a nice shutout win, he sits in 3^rd.

Doorman posts a week-low 10 points. Louisville, Wazzou, and Iowa all lose. The Hawkeyes rub a little salt in it – losing at home to Doorman’s own Cornhuskers.

The Irish and the Hilltoppers lose for Euronymous. He’s the best of the lousiest in 5^th.

Artie’s bad timing continues, doubling LSU (finally) against Texas A&M. And losing. Add a Toledo loss to the week.

UNC, Oklahoma, and App State all lose for Jimmy C. He needs to “work the beads” sitting in 7^th.

Okie State and No Illinois take losses for Reggie. He’s 41 points out of 7^th place, emphatically “the worst” in back-to-back seasons. Oh, Reggie…..

The Hagg posts his first total of the year under 30 points. Tennessee gets blistered by So Carolina and Ole Miss gets pummeled by Arkansas. He scores 23 and falls to 2^nd place.

Mike Lynn takes the lead with a 5-0 week (17-0, last 3 weeks). Buffalo -15.5 vs. Akron will be added when (and if) the postponed game takes place.

Ralph Malph goes 6-0 with a nail-biter double win from TCU to remain in 3^rd .

Doorman’s late Nebraska start ALMOST worked. The Huskers are what they are. He goes 5-1, he’s in 4^th, 2 points behind Ralph.

Euronymous loses another MACtion game in a snowstorm – but gets a big double shutout win from the Irish to move to 5^th.

Artie slides to 6^th – losing his double game as UCF loses at home to Navy.

Jimmy C takes a Tarheel home loss to Ga Tech – and Fla Atl loses to MTSU.

Reggie may have secured the #1 pick for an unprecedented 2^nd straight year. Florida loses at Vandy and Sparty gets beat home by Indiana.

The Harvard vs. Yale trip was a blast. I know I can speak for Jonny and Muck – these trips take a bit more out of us, but definitely well worth it.

3 weeks to go and we have some pretty clear separation with four mano a mano battles.

Mike Lynn gains 10 points on The Hagg at the top with a 6-0 week. Defensive points from Michigan (2X), Utah, FSU, and Penn State.

The Hagg takes a Tulane loss to UCF, but The Ohio State point machine keeps pounding away. He leads the pool by 11 points.

1 point separates Ralph Malph and Doorman for 3^rd and 4^th place. Both go 5-1, Wake Forest continues to befuddle Ralph and Doorman’s mano a mano play with Louisville vs. Ralph’s Clemsons didn’t work out so good.

Artie Fufkin jumps into 5^th place – turning 5 wins into 27 points. (That damn point spread!) Texas was his lone star loss. (get it?)

Euronymous doubled Kentucky. They lost to Vandy. At home. Oregon and Liberty also lose. 12 points for the week. He slips to 6^th, but only 2 points behind Artie.

The basement battle swings Jimmy C’s way this week. Illinois and Oklahoma take losses but he gets 35 points pulling away from Reggie.

NC St (19.5 pt faves), UCLA (19.5 pt faves), Ga. St (13.5 pt faves) all take home losses for Reggie. Seriously. That’s some whiffin’. But there’s always next year…

Trip week – Jonny, Muck, and Jim will be in Beantown this week. First place in the Ivy League is on the line. Noon on ESPNU. We’re the Harvard fans behind the Yale bench.

The second oldest rivalry in college football, the game dates back to 1875. Yale holds a 68-61 edge in the series with eight ties between the team, including the infamous 29-29 tie in 1968. Harvard defeated Yale 34-31 in 2021. This year’s game will take place at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Mass. This is the first meeting at Harvard’s 119-year old stadium since 2016. The teams played at Fenway Park in 2018 and the Ivy League did not play football due to the pandemic in 2020. The game is sold out. Harvard Stadium holds 30,323.