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OK, you’ve got to love this – you don’t have to believe it, but come on, this is great stuff.
My favorite power-rating guy, Jeff Sagarin, who is the dean of his biz, has these football teams as the top five:
1. Miami
2. FSU
3. Cincinnati
4. Boise State
5. LSU
The football gods, aka BCS and NCAA, must be turning all shades of red, purple and blue, either from holding their breath or laughing. Sagarin has been doing his ratings for USA TODAY since the mid-1980s. He knows his stuff.
But … really?
OK, onto this week’s picks:
Favorite Muppet: First, let me say how disappointed I was that Fred Flintstone was not on the ballot. That just isn’t right. In the area of home entertainment for children, Fred is my hero. One heckuva actor, too. I went with Kermit.
South Florida at Florida State: Or USFFSU. The letters are the same, just backwards. The score might be, too. Like 31-13. Don't forget to Tweet #noles to join the conversation with our reporters and fans on our NoleSports.com live blog during the game. FSU.
Tennessee State vs. FAMU at Atlanta: First, why, why, why? I know, marketing and doing something nice for the Atlanta area alum. But this is football, not marketing, and the idea is to win. Play at home. You are 3-0. Make it 4-0. FAMU.
Florida vs. Kentucky: Were this basketball and 10 years ago, I would go with Kentucky. It might be a better game than you think, though. Still, UF.
North Carolina at Georgia Tech: Were this basketball and 10 years ago, I would go with UNC. I still will, in a mild upset: UNC.
LSU at Mississippi State: Hey, LSU is good. Mississippi State, not so good. LSU.
Wake Forest at Boston College: You’re not so tough, Boston College, when you’re not running up the score on my poor Northeastern University team. For shame. Wake Forest.
California at Oregon: Cal is supposed to be the best in the Pac-10 this year. I pay absolutely no attention to the West Coast schools and have no clue. Still, I have to pick someone, so ... Cal.
Pittsburgh at N.C. State: Why would a school with a perfectly good name call itself Pitt? Why would N.C. State field a team so bad? Pitt.
Miami at Virginia Tech: This is when we find out if Miami is for real. I think they are. Speed always wins. Miami.
Arizona State at Georgia: Look, ever since they hired Jim Donnan, I’ve disliked the Bulldogs. Still, they are probably better than ASU, though I hate myself for doing this. Georgia.
Look for all of our panelists’ picks in Game Plan inside this Saturday’s Tallahassee Democrat.
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