y're headed for Indiana this coming Saturday .
As for PFOS, well, Saturday was berry berry good for me, flirting with perfection, were it not for a missed game winning field goal by Connecticut and a lay-down like I've never before seen by Michigan in the second half of their game.
I went 6-2 for the weekend to make up some of the year-to-date deficit, going from 7 under to 3 under .500 for the year. The game by game:
HAWAII +26½ @ BOISE STATE
Boise 27, Hawaii 7
Boise goes to 6-0, perfect. The bigger number is that they are now 30-0 against their WAC opponents on the SmurfTurf. The Rainbows hung in there, trailing only 10-7 at the half. Boise's D-backs had fun in the second half with a mittful of interceptions, but Hawaii stayed within the points.
"W"
CONNECTICUT +0 @ RUTGERS
Rutgers 12, Connecticut 10
The Connecticut kicker clammed a kick and killed the comeback as the clock clicked down. Onomonpoiea? No, alliteration. Words like "BOOM" or "CLANG" are onomonpoeia. Kid CLANGED a 42 yarder to cost his team, and me.
"L"
WISCONSIN +3½ @ IOWA
Iowa 38, Wisconsin 16
My choice is the Hawks at home, as the Badgers season flirts with train wreck stature.
Boise 27, Hawaii 7
Boise goes to 6-0, perfect. The bigger number is that they are now 30-0 against their WAC opponents on the SmurfTurf. The Rainbows hung in there, trailing only 10-7 at the half. Boise's D-backs had fun in the second half with a mittful of interceptions, but Hawaii stayed within the points.
"W"
CONNECTICUT +0 @ RUTGERS
Rutgers 12, Connecticut 10
The Connecticut kicker clammed a kick and killed the comeback as the clock clicked down. Onomonpoiea? No, alliteration. Words like "BOOM" or "CLANG" are onomonpoeia. Kid CLANGED a 42 yarder to cost his team, and me.
"L"
WISCONSIN +3½ @ IOWA
Iowa 38, Wisconsin 16
My choice is the Hawks at home, as the Badgers season flirts with train wreck stature.
Iowa is rejoicing, they knocked the Badgers around at will. When Wisconsin is good, they look really good. When they're bad, like they are now, they look like the Russian national football team. If there was a Russian national football team. It's not going to get easier, the Illini are coming to visit next, comrades.
"W"
USC -46@ WASHINGTON STATE
USC Trojans 69, Washington State -0-
I think that the Trojans will work out on the Cougars...
Did they ever! Pete Carroll let the starters play the first half. The second and third levels of the Trojans played the second half of the game and they were still too, too much for this unfortunate Washington State group. This is the 4th time that Washington State has surrendered 60 or more points this year. What a mess...
"W"
PITTSBURGH –3 @ NAVY
Pitt Panthers 42, US Naval Academy Midshipmen 21
how I love ya, how I love ya, my dear old Waaanie...Man, does that feel good to get one right on Pitt! They've been tough for me to handicap, but I am so excited to get this one right, even though Mrs. PFOS and I are Navy football fans. Navy battled right to the end, punching in a TD with :20 left on the clock. You gotta love these guys!
"W"
OHIO STATE –3½ @ MICHIGAN STATE
Ohio State 45, Michigan State 7
Terrel and Beanie will carry the Bucks. Terrel threw for a TD and ran for a TD, and Beanie ran for 2 TD's. We are an anti OSU household, but you have to give them credit for being very, very good. I'm pleased to see a resurgent Michigan State program, but I think the beat down they got on Saturday was good for quieting a rather obnoxious group of fans. Speaking of fans, MSU's stadium had pretty much emptied out long before the game ended. What's up with that?
"W"
TOLEDO @ NORTHERN ILLINOIS –7½
Northern Illinois Huskies 38, Toledo 7
the Rockets spent everything they had last week at Michigan, and a letdown is unavoidable.
Yes, the Rockets sputtered as predicted, and the Huskies did not waste their opportunity, avenging last year's loss to Toledo in a big way.
"W"
MICHIGAN +24 @ PENN STATE
Penn State 46, Michigan 17
Michigan needs redemption...Michigan needs a lot more than redemption. They need a quarterback, some running backs, a few receivers, a complete defensive unit, a place to hide...MICHIGAN SUCKS!!! Michigan led in this game, 17-7, believe it or not. Then PSU ran off score after score. There's all this bs in the press about new Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez needing to get personnel who fit his spread offense. BEEEE-ESSSSS! What's the excuse on the other side of the ball? Write it down: MICHIGAN SUCKS. The performance was witnessed by the 4th largest crowd in the history of Penn State, around 110,000. THEY were happy.
"L"
INDIANA @ ILLINOIS -16 1/2
Illinois 55, Indiana Hoosiers 14
"W"
USC -46@ WASHINGTON STATE
USC Trojans 69, Washington State -0-
I think that the Trojans will work out on the Cougars...
Did they ever! Pete Carroll let the starters play the first half. The second and third levels of the Trojans played the second half of the game and they were still too, too much for this unfortunate Washington State group. This is the 4th time that Washington State has surrendered 60 or more points this year. What a mess...
"W"
PITTSBURGH –3 @ NAVY
Pitt Panthers 42, US Naval Academy Midshipmen 21
how I love ya, how I love ya, my dear old Waaanie...Man, does that feel good to get one right on Pitt! They've been tough for me to handicap, but I am so excited to get this one right, even though Mrs. PFOS and I are Navy football fans. Navy battled right to the end, punching in a TD with :20 left on the clock. You gotta love these guys!
"W"
OHIO STATE –3½ @ MICHIGAN STATE
Ohio State 45, Michigan State 7
Terrel and Beanie will carry the Bucks. Terrel threw for a TD and ran for a TD, and Beanie ran for 2 TD's. We are an anti OSU household, but you have to give them credit for being very, very good. I'm pleased to see a resurgent Michigan State program, but I think the beat down they got on Saturday was good for quieting a rather obnoxious group of fans. Speaking of fans, MSU's stadium had pretty much emptied out long before the game ended. What's up with that?
"W"
TOLEDO @ NORTHERN ILLINOIS –7½
Northern Illinois Huskies 38, Toledo 7
the Rockets spent everything they had last week at Michigan, and a letdown is unavoidable.
Yes, the Rockets sputtered as predicted, and the Huskies did not waste their opportunity, avenging last year's loss to Toledo in a big way.
"W"
MICHIGAN +24 @ PENN STATE
Penn State 46, Michigan 17
Michigan needs redemption...Michigan needs a lot more than redemption. They need a quarterback, some running backs, a few receivers, a complete defensive unit, a place to hide...MICHIGAN SUCKS!!! Michigan led in this game, 17-7, believe it or not. Then PSU ran off score after score. There's all this bs in the press about new Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez needing to get personnel who fit his spread offense. BEEEE-ESSSSS! What's the excuse on the other side of the ball? Write it down: MICHIGAN SUCKS. The performance was witnessed by the 4th largest crowd in the history of Penn State, around 110,000. THEY were happy.
"L"
INDIANA @ ILLINOIS -16 1/2
Illinois 55, Indiana Hoosiers 14
Illinois in a rout...When they don't try to be more than they are, the Illini are an absolute handful. This stubby little tailback they unveiled, Ford, had over 150 yards rushing in his debut. Arrelious Benn looked NFL-worthy. Juice Williams played intelligently, with restraint, showed judgement, in other words he did everything that he doesn't usually do, so he looked fabulous. There was one impressive Illinois scoring drive early in the second half that looked like a tutorial, as the Illini used every offensive weapon at least one time in the drive, leaving a befuddled Indiana team not knowing what hit them. Illinois heads north to Madison this coming Saturday to try to make the Badgers' season a bit more miserable.
"W"
The year to date record is now 27-30-2. STP Partners, which is a pick and choose of games picked here, hit a big one and a little one on Saturday and then GOT HIT by a horseshoe to win another. Very profitable weekend, and please, folks...Start Wearing Purple!
