Week 15 Football Picks/13-14

Good evening everyone.  It's honestly hard for me to fathom that this will be the last weekend of college football before the bowl games - WOW...  Just in case I didn't fully believe that the fall has passed by that fast, South Texas is currently under a Winter Weather Advisory until 2 p.m. tomorrow that would surely shorten (if not altogether cancel) my workday if it comes to fruition.  And as unusual as that would be for Austin, the headline banner on The Weather Channel's website is currently, "Crippling Ice Storm Hits Millions, Power Could Be Out For Days..."  I hope that you're safe and sound wherever you're reading this, and that you commute and travel safely if you have to be out in this nasty weather...

We gave our celebrity experts last week off for Thanksgiving, but we have a group of seven who are here to venture out a limb for the Texas/Baylor game.  I believe that I already mentioned that we will have celebrity experts for selected bowl games and the Super Bowl (which I guess is another "bowl game," technically - shut up)...  :P


Celebrity Experts (Last weekend 0-0/Overall record of 102-80 on Bobcats and Longhorns games)

Saturday, December 7th - Texas Longhorns (8-3) @ Baylor Bears (10-1)

Horns  28-17     Jason McMeekin - @jasonmcmeekin
Horns  37-31     Levi Wesemann - @eazywithweezie
Horns  24-21     Amanda Griswold - @hilltopper09
Horns  42-35     Chris Rubio -  @rubster03
Horns  28-23     Faraz - @faz_h1
Horns  35-28     Randy A McGee - @rambo_one2one
Bears  31-21     Chad Spear - Little League Coach/PTI Watcher/Fantasy Football Guru


Now it's time to hear from our favorite ticket writer from Las Vegas.  Live from the Palace Station Sportsbook, here's Joey...

Joey's Parlay Card (Last weekend 1-1/Overall record of 17-9 on Aggies, Bobcats, & Longhorns games)

I have been busily getting my power rankings together for the bowl season since I plan on betting every game.  Plus it excites me that Alabama lost and the BCS is in complete disarray.  There is only one game since New Mexico State and Texas State are done for the regular season, but Texas looked good on Turkey Day and it seems like the kids want to continue to play for Mack Brown, so I'll take the Longhorns to win 27-13.  That's it for now.  May all your tickets cash.


Now it's time to hear from our favorite Texans fan, who is currently sweating her team as they play against the Jaguars in Jacksonville.  Live from cold, cold Abilene, here's Alyssa...  NOTE:  I made a post earlier this afternoon (before the football game began) with Alyssa's Texans/Jaguars prediction so that we could ensure authenticity.  Obviously, the new photo of my friend hasn't brought her team (or my fantasy defense) any good karma, so here's a photo of Alyssa powerlifting her cat Belle...  ;)

Alyssa's Corner (Last weekend 1-2/Overall record of 16-19 on Texans, Bobcats, & Longhorns games)

Alright blog readers...  I have a bet going on this Texans vs. Jaguars game.  Huge stakes on it!  This bet is with my boyfriend (yes...the Cowboys fan).  If the Texans win, then he will have to wear a cat shirt every time we go out in public this weekend, BUT if the Texans lose, I will be forced to wear his Aikman jersey!  I may combust in flames if I have to wear that Cowboys jersey.  In other news, it is ridiculously cold here in Abilene!  It was 22 degrees when I left work today.  It was also sleeting/snowing...I really hope I survive winter.  I now understand why bears sleep through it.  Have a great weekend and Go Texans!

Texans vs. Jaguars:  17-13 TEXANS!
Texas vs. Baylor:  35-28 Texas!


"I really hope I survive winter.  I now understand why bears sleep through it..."  If you didn't already know why I love Alyssa, there you go...  ;)  And yes, I'm told that Alyssa always wears her "Battle Red" dress around the house when she dances with Belle...  :D  Alright, my friend Leanne's photo let me down last week, as I went a dismal 3-7 on my '10 Best Bets...'  I've decided to throw the photo of myself in the Bosox gear up again, since we may never win another World Series if we're going to let players like Jacoby Ellsbury defect to the dreaded Yankees...

Coach (Last weekend 1-1/Overall record of 13-10 on Bobcats and Longhorns games)

Texas at Baylor, with miserable weather conditions forecast for Saturday across the state.  With the Bears' high-flying offense, I think that the expected weather is just an extremely unfortunate break, just like it was up in Stillwater.  Even if Baylor wins this game, it won't be the "true Bears."  However, with this forecast, I have to call this game 16-13, in favor of the Longhorns.


Coach's Ten Best Bets of the Week (Last weekend 3-7/Overall record of 66-70-4)

Oklahoma (+10) @ Oklahoma State - Lots of points in this weather and rivalry...
Rutgers (-6) vs. South Florida - Rutgers has home cold and 3 more wins than Bulls...
Duke/Florida State (Over 62) - Should be LOTS of points in this one...
Titans/Broncos (Under 49 1/2) - Rooting for the weather...
Lions/Eagles (Under 54) - Go weather!...
Raiders/Jets (Under 40 1/2) - WEATHER, WEATHER!!!...
Steelers (-3) vs. Dolphins - You figure it out, Miami will freeze...
Seahawks/49ers (Over 41) - Quarterbacks are too good for this number...
Saints (-3) vs. Panthers - Carolina's streak runs into a primetime dome game...
Cowboys/Bears (Under 49 1/2) - WEATHER, WEATHER!!!...


And there you have it folks.  I think that the weather will be pretty dominant this weekend.  Please drive safely and have a great football weekend!