Week 3 Weeknight Musing

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I'll get into it more later, but last week was a complete nightmarish disaster. A debacle. I looked back over 4 years of musings, and indeed, it was the worst week I could find. Now, of course there were some bad beats in there. ND was the subject of some sort of referee lab rat experiment to see what the reaction is to a 60 minute cornholing, and I was downright offended by what Southern Miss was able to accomplish on the scoreboard despite what they compiled on the stat sheet. Having said that, I'm still waiting for USC's line to blow shotgun blasts through the Ohio St defense, and ECU's players are still trying to pop back into shape Tom and Jerry style after getting absolutely steamrolled by West Virginia. It was just an utterly unpleasant experience. Late Saturday night, I attempted to pick my nose, and was unsuccessful.

For now, I think it's Thursday, so I have a Thursday nighter for you.

1. Georgia Tech +5 1/2 @Miami: You can actually get 6 at sites like Bet Jamaica, but the majority of the offshore "community" has it at 5 1/2. I should have known what the week would end up looking like when Georgia Tech reacted to being up 24-0 by collecting pulling out their magazines and taking a dump while Clemson was back in the living room getting back into the game. Despite that performance in the middle of the game, I still think that Ga Tech is the team to beat in their division of the ACC(whatever they call it, the Oceanic or the Coastline or whatever) and now they are back in the more comfortable role as a substantial dog. We're getting more than a FG, and that's good, because I really think this game is a straight up tossup. Miami was good in their opener on offense, but Florida St refused to cover anyone. I think Georgia Tech will have to be on their toes, because they gave up some of the same big plays last week to Clemson that Fla St did to Miami, but I also think that Paul Johnson will correct the mistakes they made in the second half, especially o offense. Miami remains undisciplined on defense, so I think Ga Tech will have their way with them with the option. The major reason for the play is the coaching mismatch. Randy Shannon, to me, appears mostly lost on the sidelines, and if the Jackets get a lather going, it could be a long night for Miami as they try to cover the number. Give me the points when there is a clear edge on the sidelines.

I'll have more later, though I have to recommend that you take them with a grain of salt for the time being.