Week 6 Football Picks/13-14

Good evening everyone.  It's a very strange 'Football Friday' here as I'm typing this up for you on Wednesday night ahead of tomorrow evening's Texas/Iowa State game from Ames, Iowa.  'Coach's Hall of Fame' is still an empty place with no perfect predictions having been made last week on Texas State's 42-21 upset win over Wyoming at Bobcat Stadium last Saturday.  However, Jacy Steelman of Bobcat Nation Sports Bar & Grill had the Cats downing the Cowboys 42-34, and Summer Rodriguez and Tim Thrash both had Texas State winning the game 31-24.  These picks helped lead the celebrity experts to a 6-5 record last week, which was much better than the 0-3 mark that Alyssa, Joey, and myself had on the game...  As I said earlier in the week, I'm extremely happy that I missed on that one...  :)  I'm a little light on the amount of celebrity experts that I have picking this week's contests during the short week (so someone is sure to predict a game exactly right), but I plan on having a full card of experts (including bloggers who want to participate) calling the outcome of next Saturday's Texas/Oklahoma matchup.  Of course I will still have experts weighing in on the Texas State/Louisiana-Monroe matchup.  My Steelers are 0-4 are will probably manage to lose to the bye week, so I'm more than happy to have other football outlets (like this blog for example)...  ;)  Okay, now for our celebrity experts and their Week 6 picks...


Celebrity Experts (Last weekend 6-5/Overall record of 56-35 on Bobcats & Longhorns games)

Thursday, October 3rd - Texas Longhorns (2-2) @ Iowa State Cyclones (1-2)

Texas  38-17     Robert Shiekh - @Shiekhers
Texas  33-27     Reid Laymance - @ReidLaymance
Texas  31-3       Leah Vann - @Vanntastic_Leah
Texas  31-20     Mike Finger - @mikefinger
Texas  31-20     Justin Boyd - @rjustinb (5 experts & we still have matching scores...)  ;)


Saturday, October 5th - Texas State Bobcats (3-1) @ Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (2-2)

TXST  35-14     Allison Pagel - Bobcat Nation Sports Bar & Grill/TXST Sophomore
TXST  24-17     Jason Riley - @bobcats9498
TXST  30-28     Monica Malorgio - @MoMalorgio/Owner @mcnabbandco/TXST Alum
TXST  48-24     Candace Collins - @Candusss
ULL    31-27     Christopher Green - @TalentedGreen


Monica also added that the Bobcats would win the game with a "pick six" by the Doom Squad (you do have to like the nickname of our defense, don't you?)...  :)  Now it's time to go to our favorite Las Vegas ticket writer.  Joey had 42-17 on last week's Bobcat game, but unfortunately he had the winner and loser flipped...  From the Palace Station Sportsbook, here's Joey...

Joey's Parlay Card (Last weekend 1-1/Overall record of 3-3 on Aggies, Bobcats, & Longhorns games)

Last week not so good on the parlay card, but there is always this week to rebound.  My New Mexico State Aggies showed some life last week holding a lead at the half but the Aztecs were too much.  This week it's arch-rival New Mexico.  I don't think the Aggies win, but take the 7 points - New Mexico 30  New Mexico State 27.  Texas had a week off plus the new defensive coordinator is now 1-1.  Texas wins 28-23.  Texas State was the surprise for me, crushing Wyoming by 21.  I think the momentum continues against Louisiana-Lafayette - Texas State  35-17.  Til next week may all your picks cash...


I responded to Joey's facebook message that I wanted all of his picks to cash also, unless they were in conflict with mine, and he said that's what he should have added at the end...  ;)  Well, the Seahawks beat the Texans 23-20 in overtime last Sunday, and Alyssa had a 24-21 final on the game.  Unfortunately for her (in more ways than one), she had the Texans winning the game.  I never had any doubt that Alyssa would get the hang of this.  I do have an issue with her Texans/49ers score, but we'll address that in a few minutes...  ;)  Here's Alyssa...

Alyssa's Corner (Last weekend 0-2/Overall record of 6-6 on Texans, Bobcats, & Longhorns games)

Hello again world!  I am extremely excited that my most perfect sorority little sister has been nominated to run for the Homecoming Queen!  I hope that I can somehow make it back to my Texas State for all the Homecoming festivities!  Finding out that my little is running for homecoming queen has been the highlight of my week...let's face it, the Texans 2-2 record has put me into a depression.  Time to start winning again!  Another exciting thing that has happened this week is that I got another fish!  This time I got a girl Beta fish because the only thing that my boy Beta fish did was die.  My boyfriend bought me the new fish that I decided to name Susan.  Here is a twist you guys will enjoy...my boyfriend is a Cowboys fan...has been his whole life.  Not to worry though!  I have started converting him over to the good side.  I believe that the Texans will turn things around this weekend...they have to!  I'll be watching the game with my best friend who is moving away to Missouri.  I'll miss you Melanie!

Now for my predictions:

Bobcats @ Rajin Cajuns:  21-17 Bobcats
Texas @ Iowa State:  31-17 Texas
Houston Texans @ San Francisco 49ers:  17-14 Houston

It seems that if you're going to move to Missouri (my dad, Melanie), then you'll get your picture in the blog...  ;)  Melanie, we all wish you the best of luck up in Missouri!  Neither here nor there, but the caption for the above photo could be "Double Trouble..."  :)


Speaking of trouble, now it's my turn...


Coach (Last weekend 0-1/Overall record of 5-3 on Bobcats & Longhorns games)

This could be a good spot in the schedule for the Texas Longhorns.  The Horns had a week and a half to prepare for the Cyclones, and will have extra time to prepare for the Sooners.  I'm going with Texas to win this one 35-24.  I find it strange that my alma mater is a 10 1/2-point underdog at Lousiana after winning by 21 last week over Wyoming as an 11-point dog (more on that in a minute), but I'm putting my faith in the Doom Squad and the rest of the Cats with my prediction:  Texas State  31  Louisiana  20


Now is the time where you pick up your phones and talk to all of your betting buddies (and tell them to RUN...).  :P  Not only did I manage another miraculous winning record last week (6-3-1), but I've gone 8-1 on my NFL picks over the last 2 weeks, and NONE of my 4 NFL selections were even close last week - I cruised to every win.  That might have something to do with the fact that you'll find seven NFL wagers below this week...  ;)


Coach's Ten Best Bets of the Week (Last weekend 6-3-1/Overall record of 25-24-1)

Texas State (+10 1/2) @ Louisiana - You KNOW I'm taking the points in this one...
Arizona State (-5 1/2) @ Notre Dame - Sun Devils did enough to get Lane Kiffin fired last week...
Ohio State (-7) @ Northwestern - Buckeyes SURELY won't tie ATS in back-to-back weeks...
Seahawks (-2 1/2) @ Colts - Monday's Dolphins beat the Colts this year, so...
Ravens (+3) @ Dolphins - Again, I saw the Dolphins game Monday night...
Eagles/Giants (Over 54 1/2) - Cannot fathom this one being low-scoring...
Chiefs (-3) @ Titans - Have to roll with the Chiefs again...
Rams (-11 1/2) vs. Jacksonville - Have to roll against the Jaguars again...
Texans/49ers (Over 42 1/2) - Alyssa's score is too low (NO WAY Alyssa)...  :P
Jets/Falcons (Under 44) - I'm thinking this pair maxes out at about 38...


And there you have it...   I hope that all of you have a great football weekend and I'll see you again on Monday!