Week 4 Football Picks/13-14

Good evening everyone.  I have Vick, McCoy, and Henery playing for my fantasy team tonight, while I'm playing against Charles (in case you want to root for or against me, or want to know how my team did, depending on when you're reading this).  You are going to notice tonight that the amount of Texas State and Texas experts differ from each other.  The reason for this is that when I solicit my experts on Wednesdays (usually via facebook or Twitter), I don't always get immediate predictions, and I do still have picks that come in on Thursday.  It doesn't bother me at all that the numbers will vary (I will still keep accurate won-loss records), and I hope that it doesn't bother you (if it does, you'll get a full refund)...  ;)  And McCoy just went down, and maybe my whole fantasy team with him...???  Par for the course..., and I hope that you're okay LeSean...  Tonight my blog will be running an audible, and you'll be seeing an addition for the rest of the college football season...  Last week Ole Miss defeated Texas 44-23, and my celebrity experts went 5-9 on their picks.  No one has yet to qualify for Coach's Hall of Fame by predicting the exact score of a game, but my friend Sarah Mitchell (Ole Miss Alum) did give me a pick of 38-27 Ole Miss last week.  We have a lot to cover, so let's get to our celebrity experts for their Week 4 picks...


Celebrity Experts (Last weekend 5-9/Overall record of 36-22 on Bobcats & Longhorns games)

Saturday, September 21st - Texas Longhorns (1-2) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (2-1)

Texas  24-21     Solana Dever - UT Student, VERY DETAILED Prognosticator
Texas  35-31     Cheryl Anonymous - Nebraska Alum & UT Alum
Texas  35-24     Romeo Gonzalez - UT Student, @RomeoJGonzalez
Texas  32-24     Jack Ellis - @Brumasterj
Texas  34-24     Christian Corona - Double Coverage Editor/Ft. Worth Star Telegram
                        Contributor/@ChristianC0rona
Texas  48-45     Phranchyze - @Phranchyze/New Music available @phranchyze.com
Texas  30-24     Lee - @LeeLeeLeeLee
Texas  37-31     Aaron Motsinger - #PR futurist/@/AaronMotsinger
K-State  34-20     James Moore - Business Development & Strategic Communications
                          Consultant/@moorethink


Saturday, September 21st - Texas State Bobcats (2-0) @ Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0)

TXST  42-37     Kelley Senn Leeds - TXST Alum, 1st Grade Teacher, Wife & Ninja Mom
TXST  38-35     Ruben Colon Jr. - TXST Alum/T-Bone and the Bluetones
TXST  29-14     Andrea Munoz - TXST Senior, Bobcat Nation Sports Bar & Grill/
                       Waitress & Bartender
TXST  28-21     Alma & Joseph Medrano - Harper's Public House, Loyal Customers
TXST  28-21     Gabby Kraynik - TXST Alum, Ohio State Alum, Diehard Steelers Fan
TXST  31-27     Casey Castleberry - Old Bobcat Looking For A New Bar To Serve People
                       In Austin
TXST  17-14     Frank Arredondo - TXST Alum, Optimistic Bobcat
Tech   45-14     Jennifer Future Arredondo - Texas Tech Alum, Expert On All Things Big Hair,
                       Football Noob
Tech  56-3       J.J. Natal - Harper's Public House
Tech  45-35     Alison Sibley - Texas State Alum, Collegiate Leadership Consultant
Tech  42-17     Nick Risoli - Texas State Bobcat Fan
Tech  41-14     Raquel Ayala - Mom Of One, Texans All The Way.  Waaaatt!
Tech  57-10     Chad Trigg - Texas State Alum, Treff's Tavern/Manager


During the week, I received a facebook message from my friend Joey Reed.  Joey sent me scores for the Texas State game, the Texas game, and the New Mexico State game (his alma mater).  I thought that Joey knew that I don't solicit picks from the same people on a weekly basis, and now I'm beginning to think that this was totally an Alyssa move, a plan designed specifically by Joey to get himself into the blog.  Well, it worked.  Joey is a ticket writer at the Palace Station Sportsbook in Las Vegas, and what can it hurt to have a Las Vegas ticket writer making appearances in your blog on Football Fridays?  Well, it's just another person to make me look bad, that's all...  Joey is a New Mexico State Alum, and he will be giving us his weekly score predictions on the Texas State, Texas, and New Mexico State games (as the people in Las Cruces go WILD...).  By the way, Joey picked UT over BYU here a couple of weeks back, so he's officially 0-1...  :P  Welcome to the blog Joey!  Oh, and since you'll be wondering, that's a two-pound prime rib from the Circus Circus Steakhouse in Las Vegas...

Joey's Parlay Card (Overall record of 0-1 on Aggies, Bobcats, & Longhorns games)

Texas Tech 56  Texas State  6
Kansas State  24  Texas  14
UCLA  62  NMSU  7


In case you're wondering why Joey doesn't have a speaking part, I gave Alyssa all of his words...  :)  In the best decision that I've made for the blog (other than adding Alyssa's Corner), I have removed the "word restriction" on Alyssa's submissions.  It was honestly more like a guideline, but you can't stop Alyssa, or hope to contain her...  ;)  She has the best winning percentage here anyway, so she can say as much as she'd like...  :)

Alyssa's Corner (Last weekend 1-1/Overall record of 5-2 on Texans, Bobcats, & Longhorns games)


It's that time of the week again!  Alyssa's Corner!  I am now another year older and as a birthday gift from my parents I was able to attend this past Sunday's Houston Texans game!  My parents and I were up at 6:00 a.m. this past Sunday to make it to the stadium early for tailgating.  My parents have pretty good seats in the stadium and we have a pretty good view of the players.  When the defense is on the field the stadium erupts with noise to try to shake up the opponents.  Most of the time the players egg on the crowd to cheer louder.  I swear J.J. Watt looked right at me and basically personally asked me to cheer louder... there was a connection... just kidding... only in my dreams.  I am ecstatic that my Texans pulled out the win this past Sunday... but I don't think that my heart can take wins like this anymore!  It seems like my team is always making a comeback.  My team is constantly putting me on an emotional rollercoaster... but as a loyal fan I am up for the ride.

So, I got a pet fish named Peter a month and a half ago and I've been trying my hardest to keep him alive and happy.  Well, when I was about halfway to Houston from Abilene, I realized that I had forgotten Peter at my apartment.  I was relieved to find that when I returned to Abilene on Monday night that Peter was still swimming!  I thought that I was home free... well... Peter died yesterday.  For some reason I was really upset about this.  I was crying and crying about my fish being dead and how I should have used filtered water and I didn't mean to leave him this past weekend... shout out to my parents and my little, Gabby, for talking to me on the phone about my dead fish.  My mother had to talk me through flushing Peter down the toilet and Gabby said it wasn't my fault and fish just die too easily and that I should just try again.  So now I'm considering getting another pet fish... after all practice makes perfect!  RIP Peter...  July 2013-September 2013.

This week we have the Texas State Bobcats playing the Texas Tech Red Raiders...  I don't know if I have mentioned this already, but not only do I live in "Cowboy Country" (gag me), but I also live where everyone is a Texas Tech fan.  I have been heckled about this game for a while.  Although I love my alma mater, I am predicting that the Bobcats will fall short with a score of 31-10 Texas Tech.  The Texas Longhorns will play the Kansas State Wildcats.  I'm predicting an outcome of 21-17 Wildcats.  The Houston Texans are playing the Baltimore Ravens this Sunday on CBS at noon... don't forget to watch.  Luckily Andre Johnson will be back to play this game (he got a concussion last game) and I'm predicting a score of 28-24 Texans.  Go Texans and everyone have a great weekend!


I dare you not to think of Alyssa anytime that you hear about the Houston Texans after reading that (especially if you don't live in Texas)...  :)  Alyssa goes to overtime Texans' victories for her birthday, and my team has scored 9 and 10 points respectively in their first 2 games... #steelers  Okay, now I guess that it's my turn...


Coach (Last weekend 0-1/Overall record of 3-2 on Bobcats & Longhorns games)

My alma mater is undefeated and will hopefully be playing in a bowl game this season, but this week..., with the road trip to Tech, to face a Red Raider squad that is playing very well so far..., I have to go with 44-13 Texas Tech.  As for the Longhorns, if they don't win this week, it could be a very bleak season on the Forty Acres (the tough part of the Texas schedule awaits).  This one won't be in my '10 Best Bets,' but I'm going with the Longhorns 38-27 over the Wildcats.


Coach's Ten Best Bets of the Week (Last weekend 4-6, Overall record of 13-17)

Utah State (+6 1/2) @ USC - Getting points with the best team you've never heard of...
UCLA (-42 1/2) vs. New Mexico State - Sorry Joey, but I think you're right...
West Virginia (+5 1/2) @ Maryland - Taking points with the Big 12 team...
Utah/BYU (Over 61) - Shootouts are commonplace in this rivalry...
Tennessee/Florida (Under 47 1/2) - Come through for me again Gator D...
Vikings (-6 1/2) vs. Browns - Even before they traded Trent Richardson...
Cowboys (-3 1/2) vs. Rams - Still like this Dallas team...
Saints (-7) vs. Cardinals - Forgot to start Brees in my fantasy lineup...  :)
Seahawks (-19 1/2) vs. Jaguars - Long, LONG season in store for Jacksonville...
Oakland/Denver (Over 49 1/2) - Manning can throw, Pryor can run...


WOW..., I've completed three marathons, and that's what it was like...  :)  We hope that you have an outstanding football weekend and I'll see you again on Monday!