Hey everyone.
Here’s the Week 2 Boxscore and Wagering review. FBS vs FBS MATCHUPS ONLY.
Let’s do this!!
Boxscore review:
ACC
Miami 30 S Miss 7 – slow start….strong 2nd half….452-240 yd edge and +2 in t/o….SMiss freshman QB Wilcke looked decent
LUA-VUH 20 UCF 14 – very entertaining game in a strange way, trillions of penalties ** and both teams seemed content to give the game away, LUA-VUH stuck with the win as the music stopped…UCF THROW GAME anemic in 2nd half….427-339 yd edge for LUA-VUH, much better performance after week one debacle, 226 rush yds
** fact check: 23 pen for 209 yards = “trillions” in football terms
Virginia Tech 27 Boston College 10 – first win for new HC Brent Pry, 284-155 yd edge and 6 sacks for GOBBLE GOBBLE….check status of hokies rb King who left first half due to injury
UNC 35 Georgia St 28 – 467-421 yd edge, led 21-3, trailed 28-21, score last two TDs
Syracuse 48 UConn 14 – 465-202 yd edge, 10 different players caught pass for Orange
Illinois 24 Virginia 3 – 394-222 yd edge, VA scored first, did nothing after that, 5 sacks for Illini
Duke 31 Northwestern 23 – Duke up early 21-CACK and were +2 in t/o, NW QB Hilinski another fine day 435Y passing, Duke 221 rush, 240 pass, don’t sleep on QB Riley Leonard……YUUUUGE drama at the end…..Northwestern down 8 driving for tying score in dying seconds and RB fumbles at 1-inch line going into the end zone…..that’s a big OUCHIE
Big 12
Oklahoma 33 Kent St 3 – just 7-3 at half…..430-295 yd edge, +2 in t/o
BYU 26 Baylor20 – (OT) – close hard-hitting game, 366-289 yd edge for COOGS, missed 35-yd FG in dying seconds to win, both teams miss FGs in first OT, somebody pass the hooch, yo…BYU TD in 2nd OT, Baylor couldn’t answer
Oklahoma St 34 Arizona St 17 – 465-354 yd edge, 20-17 early 4th Q, 30-13 first down edge
Kansas 55 West Virginia 42 (OT) – YES GUY, the oh so common 13 POINT OT WIN….KU with TD then a pick 6 just for fun….WV 501-419 yd edge but (-2) in t/o…..MEGALOCKS SEASON WIN TOTAL CLUB members have the Kansas champagne on ice…..just don’t go 0-10 down the stretch….thanks in advance, yo
Texas Tech 33 Houston 30 (2 OT) – Tech 468-354 yd edge, led 17-3, COOGS tie with pick 6, lead by 3 late, Tech last sec FG to take it to OT.
Big Ten
Michigan 56 Hawaii 10 – 588-253 yd edge, up 42-CACK at half, JJ McCarthy played the most at QB and looked really good, albeit vs Hawaii
Ohio St 45 Arkansas St 12 – 538-276 yd edge, 90+ yd punt return negated by “leaping over the punt shield” penalty **
** good job, Karen
Penn St 46 Ohio 10 – 572-264 yd edge, Ohio with 5 sacks (!) (?)
Michigan St 52 Akron 0 – 496-229 yd edge, Sparty has 12 sacks in first 2G
Maryland 56 Charlotte 21 – 617-388 yd edge, 424 yds passing for Terps, 49ers used 2nd and 3rd string QBs
Washington St 17 Wisconsin 14 – wut? …401-253 yd edge but 11 penalties and 3 t/o, two missed FG, Wash St ran out the last 5 min
Iowa St 10 Iowa St 7 – 313-150 yd edge for Clones, impressive 4th Q drive to take lead for good….they didn’t “Clone” this one away for a change….Even tho they tried hard fumbling a sure TD into the end zone….AND threw an INT in the end zone late first half….Iowa’s only TD was set up by a blocked punt because of course it was, yo
Georgia Southern 45 CORN 42 – yup, this happened….642-575 yd edge for the Eagles…Georgia Southern wins it on last min TD…..your boy Scott Frost fired after the game and he’ll take his millions and get a job with the Chippendales
PAC 12
USC 41 Stanford 28 – 505-441 yd edge, Cardinal turned it over multiple times inside the USC 5 yd line AND (-4) in turnovers….Note to RB E Smith – don’t pour super lube all over your hands before the game……USC led 41-14 heading into final frame
Air Force 41 Colorado 10 – 443-162 yd edge, 435 rush yds for AF, 51 pass yds for Buffs
Oregon St 35 Fresno St 32 – 492-397 yd edge for Fresno, Oregon St TD under 2 min to take lead, Fresno drives the field to take the lead, Oregon St somehow gets down to the 2 yd line with one play left down by 3 points…..setting up for chip shot tying FG…..looks like overtime…..MEGALOCKS INSIDE VOICE – YO, TEDFORD, DON’T CALL A TIMEOUT TO ICE THE KICKER YOU IDIOT THAT’LL PISS THEM OFF AND MAKE THEM GO FOR THE WIN…..and yes….The PULP FICTION GIMP makes an appearance to brutalize Fresno St backers….Who saw this coming….Walk-in TD for the HUMAN TRAIN that is Jack Colletto….Beavers win, start the cars, drive safe, thanks for coming.
California 20 UNLV 14 – 370-309 yd edge, Bears held to 92 rush yards and allowed 4 sacks
SEC
ROLL TIDE 20 Texas 19 – very entertaining game and Texas was THIS close to pulling the upset….Late FG to take lead, ROLL TIDE answers with epic drive for last second winning FG….Alabama just 374-371 edge, Texas lost starting QB in first half, backup was fine but Ewers looked solid, Longhorns left lots of points on the table, ROLL TIDE longest reception 23 yards, wut?
Appalachian St 17 Texas A&M 14 – WHOA NELLIE…..Greatest SEC team of all-time ** dominated by a Sun Belt team….App St 315-186 yard edge, held ball for 41 min, Aggies 9 first downs, take lead with FG mid-4Q….App St 9/20 on 3rd down and 3/5 on 4th down
** fact check: so we’re told, yo
Mississippi St 39 Arizona 17 – no problems start to finish, 426-316 yd edge, held Cats to 40 rush yards, each team with 3 t/o
Kentucky 26 Florida 16 – The Cats do it again….Gators 279-272 yd edge, held Kentucky to 70 rush yards…..Gators QB Richardson mediocre day 143 yards passing and 14/35….Threw pick 6 in 2nd half that killed them
WOO PIG 44 South Carolina 30 – 457-416 yd edge, won rushing battle 295-40 (!), +3 in t/o
Auburn 24 San Jose St 16 – 378-329 yd edge, -2 in t/o, MEH QB play, Sj St down 17-13 early 4Q
Tennessee 31 Pitt 24 (OT) – 416-415 yd edge, Hooker 325 pass yds clutch TD in INT, check status of Pitt QB K Slovis who took several big hits left game for 8-yr backup *** Nick Patti early in in 2nd half, Pitt held Tenn to 91 rush yds…..Tough break for Pitt +6.5 backers to lose by 7 in OT but be comforted in the knowledge that 100% of peeps on social media had either Tenn -6.5 or Pitt +7.5….EVERYONE WINS!!!
*** fact check: seems like it
Kansas St 40 Missouri 12 – up 20-3 early and sailed home, 336-222 yd edge, Cats QB play still sketchy but defense, run, special teams rock solid
Wake Forest 45 Vanderbilt 25 – Sam Hartman makes impressive return for DEACS, 451-294 yd edge and +2 in t/o…..Vandy QB M Wright removed late 3Q due to ineffectiveness, backup AJ Swann did ok in garbage time
Syracuse 48 UConn 14 – 465-202 yd edge, 10 different players caught a pass for Orange
Illinois 24 Virginia 3 – 394-222 yd edge
AAC
East Carolina 39 Old Dominion 21 – 531-290 yd edge, held Monarchs to 15 rush yds, each team with 4 sacks
Memphis 37 Navy 13 – 506-314 yd edge, Tigers 415 pass yds, +3 in t/o
Tulsa 38 N Illinois 35 – Tulsa led 17-CACK…..Huskies take 4Q lead, Tulsa winning TD with a min left….Tulsa 429-385 yd edge
AAC – TASTY TIDBIT….it was vs an FCS team but Temple had 8 sacks and one dood blocked THREE punts in the game….Way to go De’Von Fox
Conference USA
UTSA 41 Army 38 (OT) – 512-483 yd edge, competitive back and forth game….UTSA 359 pass yds…Army had 304 (!) pass yds
Liberty 21 UAB 14 – 390-355 yd edge, won with backup QB K Salter who looked good
UTEP 20 New Mexico St 13 – 298-274 yd edge for Aggies (!)….UTEP led 17-CACK at half
MAC
Toledo 55 UMass 10 – 411-253 yd edge, held UMass to 48 pass yds
W Michigan 37 Ball St 30 – 447-437 yd edge for Ball St, even game
Mountain West
Boise St 31 New Mexico 14 – 318-123 yd edge, Hank B at QB was MEH….Under 43.5/44.5 backers get bent over the HAY BALE…..31-7 Boise TD 6 min left to lead 31-7….Lobos doing nothing on offense….LOCK that under up…..here’s the kickoff….hammered to back of end zone….touchback…oh wait….he’s taking it out…..20….25, 30…..35, 40…..midfield….HE GONE….31-14 final.
MTSU 34 Colorado St 19 – 380-246 yd edge, Rams -10 rush yds, MTSU 9 sacks (!)
Sun Belt
Marshall 26 Notre Dame 21 – yup, ND has a QB problem….Greatest coaching hire of all time now 0-3….Herd 364-351 yd edge
Coastal Carolina 31 Gardner-Webb 27 – Chants outgained 495-354 (!) but +3 in t/o, took lead for good with 6 min left
Louisiana 49 E Michigan 21 – EM led 14-CACK….then POOF…..454-366 yd edge for Cajuns….Eagles were (-5) in t/o
S Alabama 38 C Michigan 24 – 502-348 yd edge, held CM to 81 yds rushing
Texas St 41 FIU 12 – 452-313 yd edge, BOBS with 226 rush yds and 226 pass yds
Betting review
Big plays
Virginia Tech -3 (W) – closed at -2.5/-3, match-up play, rocking chair win
Texas TT under 19.5 (W) – they left a lot of points on the table
Texas Tech -3 (T) – closed at -4…..we MOVED LINES and CHANGED LIVES – Tech blew a 17-3 lead, got the win in OT
Fresno St +1 (L) – closed at pk/-1….had a late lead, won yardage battle convincingly, defense dropped dead like a triple-boosted 18-year old soccer prodigy on the final drive **
** trust the science
Leans
9-12
Good calls – Kansas St, AF over
Bad calls – Northwestern, Virginia, C Michigan
Season Win Total Club
Kansas over 2.5 – one more, yo
Vanderbilt over 2.5 – ditto
BC under 6.5 – bag of trash
Miss St over 6.5 – SEC West champs?
Air Force over 8.5 – rolling
Kansas St over 6.5 – look solid
Washington over 7.5 – an improved bunch
Maryland over 5.5 – ditto
UCF over 8.5 – tough home loss, not many difficult games left
Wyoming under 5 – will be 2-3 in two weeks tho
Futures and Props Club
Good
Miss St to win SEC West at 75-1 not so crazy now AMIRITE?
Yikes
Corn/Iowa combo in Big Ten West…..maybe coaching switch gets CORN going?
CHEERS and see you for WEEK 3!