Yesterday morning, still freshly buzzed from my previous night's Arkansas State-over-Missouri State win, I wistfully mused that I might go 3-0 on my Friday picks and improve my season record to 5-3. As it turned out, I went 0-3 and my record plummeted to a shameful 2-6.
I suck at this.
Last night, after Oklahoma ran out to a dominating, 17-0, early lead over Alabama, the Tide finally woke up, scored 17 points of their own, and remined everyone why the Sooners are called "Choke-lahoma" with a 34-24 win. Not only do I take another loss with my picks, but the Crimson Tide successfully exploited their "Alabama exception" and advanced in the very playoffs they don't really deserve to be in anyway. At least they didn't provide those plaintive Notre Dame fans a "see, I told you so" and an "it should have been us in that game" opportunity. My only consolation is Alabama will lose in the next round against Indiana.
Also, fuck Choke-lahoma. They've been fucking me up in the bowls for years now. They lose every year I pick them, and then they win every year I pick against them. You had ONE JOB, Sooners - to beat Alabama like Georgia did in the SEC title game and prove their 10-3 program doesn't belong in the CFP, and you couldn't even do that. You're a disgrace to the Southeastern Conference and I never even wanted you in there to begin with!
Also, the haters are already saying that the SEC is only 1-1 in the postseason, which is true but also ignores the fact that no other conference has beaten the SEC yet.
That may change in the next game. Today, the No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies (11-1) of the SEC will play the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (10-2) of the ACC. The Aggies are favored by four. However, A&M are from the sorry-ass state of Texas - it's right up there in their name, they don't even try to hide it - and Texas teams fairly reliably lose when they play out of state. Also, Miami has ex-Georgia Bulldog QB Carson Beck, and although he still throws those annoying interceptions, he's still got some dawg in him. I'm taking Miami as four-point underdogs.
ATM went undefeated during the regular season until their final game against rival Texas, but they needed a miracle comeback to beat unranked South Carolina and only three of their wins were against ranked teams - No. 20 LSU, No. 22 Missouri, and, ahem, No. 8 Notre Dame. The Hurricanes beat Notre Dame, too (who hasn't, lol), as well as South Florida and Florida State, both of whom were No. 18 at the time of the games, and No. 22 Pittsburgh. However, they inexplicably lost to unranked Louisville and SMU (a Texas team), too, so there's that.
There are no significant opt-outs (this isn't the Pop Tarts Bowl), but ATM's offensive coordinator has left to take a job at Kansas State and their defensive coordinator has left for Kentucky. Interim coordinators will fill in and these aren't head coach vacancies, but teams with interim HCs have gone 0-3 so far this bowl season.
I'm taking Miami because I still have some sentimental fondness for Carson Beck and a deep-seated contempt for all teams Texas. Regardless of who wins, either team will lose in the next round against Ohio State.
Kick-off's at high noon.
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