Kyle Maistri is still fuming about the money he (would have) lost (if we condoned gambling here in the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column but we don't, so he isn't) because of Washington last week. And there are few things that Mike DiFerdinando loves more than Jake Locker and UW football.
So we thought it would only be appropriate for the two of them to break down this week's clash between the Huskies and the Ducks.
Washington will win because… This is the week Jake Locker proves to Kyle Maistri and the rest of the world he's one of the nation's elite quarterbacks. The "West Coast Tebow" has already led the Huskies to three more wins than last year (they were 0-12) and has blossomed as a passer under new head coach Steve Sarkisian. The 6-foot-3, 226-pound junior has completed 57.2 percent of his passes this season and has thrown for 1,702 yards and 11 touchdowns. That's more yards (1,032) and touchdowns (8) than Gainesville Tebow.
- MIKE DiFERDINANDO
Oregon will cover the -10 point spread because… Washington is simply a mediocre team, at best.
It stands to reason then that DiFer would like the Huskies, as he is generally mediocre, at best. Washington is the most celebrated 3-4 team in the history of college football, and putting Jake Locker in the same sentence as Tim Tebow is criminal.
Unless of course that sentence reads, "Tim Tebow could have all of his discernible talents and skills sucked from his body in a Space Jam-esque manner, and still the Florida quarterback would be better than Jake Locker." Locker would undoubtedly play the goofy Bill Murray character in such a remake.
Oregon, on the other hand, is a team on the up and up.
The Ducks have completely bounced back from a disastrous start after Boise State and LeGarrette Blount did their best to end their season before it started. As for covering the 10-point spread? I'm sure Oregon is at least a touchdown and a field goal better than mediocre, which is more than I can say for DiFer.
- KYLE MAISTRI
Now on to the picks!
Still hanging on to first place with a record of 38-31 is Mike "Logistical Knightmare" DiFerdinando, who has spent the last few weeks planning out his currently non-existent musical career. We don't want to spoil it, but it involves skin-tight leather pants, a members only jacket and a Bedazzler.
In second with a record of 36-33 is Mike "I'm going to throw up on your lap" McCall, who was so upset that he couldn't spend Thursday night in Tifton, Ga., that he threatened to projectile vomit all over DiFer's bedazzled leather pants. Or maybe it was the pants that upset his stomach...
Tied with Mike, we have Bobby "I like a teenage boy in uniform" Callovi and the Gainesville Sun's Ed "The South will rise again" Aschoff. While Bobby is probably already painting his chest for the Hoover High football game Friday night in Birmingham, Ed was undoubtedly disturbed by news that his beloved Ole Miss is changing one of its fight songs. Now who's going to confuse him with Dave Chappelle's black blind white supremacist?
Next, with a record of 35-34 we have Kyle "I like my large quantities of meat late at night" Maistri, who is outraged at the thought of scarfing down Dreamland's famous ribs first thing in morning.
With a record of 34-35, is Phil "That's classified" Kegler, who is keeping his LSAT score under lock and key. We'd be embarrassed, too, if we found out we couldn't go to law school in a country with running water.
With a record of 31-38 is the Orlando Sentinel's Jeremy "More blush, please" Fowler, who got all dolled up to make his debut appearance on the illustrious Gator Country TV show this week.
Not far behind with a record of 30-39 is the Florida Times-Union's Mike "Kids pick the damndest games" DiRocco, who for the second time this year defaulted to the favorites. He's too old to stay up for the West Coast games.
With a record of 27-42, it's the Miami Herald's Joe "I've got a fever" Goodman, whose only question to offensive coordinator Steve Addazio was about MSU fans' cowbells. He's not afraid to ask the tough questions.
And in dead-last place with a piss-poor record of 22-48 is the Palm Beach Post's Ben "Was that Chandler or Miley on stage?" Volin, who embarrassingly tried to hit on Parsons after mistaking him for the underage teen pop star he loves so much.
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MDF |
EA |
BC |
MM |
KM |
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GT (-6)-UVA |
GT |
GT |
GT |
GT |
GT |
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TCU (-2.5)-BYU |
BYU |
TCU |
TCU |
BYU |
TCU |
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USF (+7)-Pitt |
Pitt |
USF |
Pitt |
Pitt |
USF |
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Ark (+6.5)-Miss |
Miss |
Ark |
Miss |
Miss |
Miss |
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PSU (-4.5)-Mich |
PSU |
Mich |
PSU |
PSU |
PSU |
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Clem (+5)-Mia |
Mia |
Mia |
Mia |
Mia |
Clem |
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BC (+8.5)-ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
BC |
BC |
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Ore (-10)-Wash |
Wash |
Ore |
Ore |
Wash |
Ore |
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AU (+7.5)-LSU |
LSU |
AU |
LSU |
AU |
LSU |
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UF (-23)-MSU |
UF |
MSU |
UF |
UF |
MSU |
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PK |
JF |
MDR |
JG |
BV |
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GT (-6)-UVA |
GT |
GT |
GT |
GT |
GT |
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TCU (-2.5)-BYU |
TCU |
BYU |
TCU |
BYU |
TCU |
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USF (+7)-Pitt |
USF |
USF |
Pitt |
Pitt |
Pitt |
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Ark (+6.5)-Miss |
Ark |
Ark |
Miss |
Ark |
Ark |
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PSU (-4.5)-Mich |
Mich |
PSU |
PSU |
Mich |
Mich |
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Clem (+5)-Mia |
Mia |
Mia |
Mia |
Mia |
Mia |
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BC (+8.5)-ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
BC |
BC |
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Ore (-10)-Wash |
Wash |
Ore |
Ore |
Ore |
Ore |
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AU (+7.5)-LSU |
AU |
LSU |
LSU |
AU |
AU |
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UF (-23)-MSU |
MSU |
MSU |
UF |
UF |
UF |
