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Oregon Ducks

Football Pick ‘Em: National Championship Edition

January 12, 2015 by Alex Bean 5 Comments

The National Championship Game will be played between the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes this evening at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. My thoughts are this:

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I’d say that sums everything up. Ducks by 16.

Images via pinimg.com, zimbio.com, oregonlive.com, azcentral.com, and cpcache.com

Posted in: Football, Pick ' EM, Sports Tagged: Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks

So It’s Come to This: A College Football Playoff Pick ‘Em

December 30, 2014 by Alex Bean Leave a Comment

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more…because we come here to finish a college football season that I have fucking hated. But it’s time for the best teams in the country to face off to ring in 2015, so here we are again. I’m happy to join all of you again, but my brain is mainly occupied with the news that IT’S HAPPENING.

Harbaugh Homecoming Happening Michigan Wolverines

YASSSSS!

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Posted in: Football, Pick ' EM, Sports Tagged: Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia tech Yellowjackets, Jim Harbaugh, Michigan State Spartans, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, TCU Horned Frogs

Addison Recorder Pick ‘Em Week Fifteen – Championship Edition

December 4, 2014 by Alex Bean Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Addison Recorder‘s football Pick ‘Em column. Each week Alex and a guest writer will predict the outcome of the most intriguing games on the slate. He will try to be as expert as possible, but we make no guarantees for his guests.

Actually, I’m gonna fly solo this week. I’ve loved having all my guests contribute, but I’ll close college football’s season being the lone voice shouting into the void.

Bowling Green Falcons MAC Champs

My folks paid thousands of dollars to subsidize this in my time at BGSU.

Northern Illinois vs Bowling Green

The rematch in the MAC Championship is a good place to start. Two years ago, North Illinois managed to run all the way to the Orange Bowl after winning this game. Last year, Bowling Green walked in and knocked off the defending champs and their Heisman-finalist QB Jordan Lynch to win their first conference title in 20 years. So despite the requisite coaching turnovers at both schools, it seems appropriate that both are back. That being said, this probably won’t be much of a game. The Huskies are 10-2 and have a punishing rushing attack. BG is 7-5 and has seen its defense regress from a year ago. So I say sorry to my Alma Mater. NIU by 17. [Read more…]

Posted in: Football, Pick ' EM Tagged: Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Bowling Green Falcons, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia tech Yellowjackets, Mizzou Tigers, Northern Illinois Huskies, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Wisconsin Badgers

Addison Recorder Football Pick ‘Em: Week Seven – Dreamy Quarterback Edition

October 9, 2014 by Alex Bean Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Addison Recorder‘s football Pick ‘Em column. Each week Alex and a guest writer will predict the outcome of the most intriguing games on the slate. He will try to be as expert as possible, but we make no guarantees for his guests.

Before we begin, let me say that after last weekend, rationality no longer applies to college football this seasons. When 11 of the top 25 teams in the country, including those ranked #’s 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 all lose together then chaos truly reigns. No one knows anything. Least of all me, your wildly inaccurate host. So, with Travis joining me again for the pick ‘em this week, we decided to use a criteria that Katy Perry would appreciate: how dreamy the quarterback for each team is.

Auburn Tigers Nick Marshall

Auburn’s Nick Marshall (Image via)

#2 Auburn at #3 Mississippi State

Bean:

The marquee match-up this week, then, is a showdown between Auburn’s Nick Marshall and Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott. Makes this a pretty easy call, personally. Nick Marhsall’s not a bad looking fella, but he’s no Dak. Look at that square jaw! Those smiling eyes! He even pulls off the chin stubble. Bulldogs by 10.

Mississippi State Bulldogs Dak Prescott

Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott

Travis:

Huh. This is our gimmick this week? Welp, okay.

Are you kidding? He’s got a neck that most closely resembles a redwood. Are redwoods attractive? I THINK NOT. Auburn by 10.

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Posted in: Football, Pick ' EM, Sports Tagged: Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Cleveland Browns, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Oregon Ducks, Penn state Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, TCU Horned Frogs, UCLA Bruins

2014 Football Preview – (Probably Wrong) Predictions

August 21, 2014 by Alex Bean Leave a Comment
Chris Davis Kick Six Auburn Alabama

It will be tough for 2014 to top this moment. (Image via)

One last column before actual football kicks off. This week I’m going to try and prognosticate how the season will go for the three parts of football I care about in descending order: the Michigan Wolverines, the Big Ten, and the national college football landscape. [Read more…]

Posted in: Football, Sports Tagged: Alabama Crimson Tide, Devin Gardner, Florida State Seminoles, Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks

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