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Hogs-Bama to be Aired on CBS

Posted by Adam Butler on September 14, 2009

at 2:30 pm on September 26th. Vern Lundquist will provide the play-by-play and Gary Danielson will provide color commentary.   Someone not nearly as wonderful as Erin Andrews will be the sideline reporter.

There is no truth to the rumor that Vern and Gary have threatened to not show up because Tim Tebow will not play in this game. B 

 Meanwhile, at halftime, Tim Brando will continue his 16-week streak of alternately lambasting the University of Arkansas for firing running off Houston Nutt while promoting the Mississippi Coach as the best thing since upset road victories in Oxford that ruin the seasons of overrated teams  unlimited text message packages.

oth will, however, presumably find a way to spend half 3/4 of the game talking about College Football Jesus, and the other 1/4 gushing over Bama Head Coach Nick Saban.

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BlogHawgs NCAAF Week 2 Picks Revisited

Posted by Brett Kincaid on September 14, 2009

Standings After Week 2

Adam (14-11-1), Brett (15-10-1)

Last Week

Adam (5-7-1), Brett (8-4-1)

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Road Home Line Adam  Brett
Clemson Georgia Tech GTU -4.5 Ga Tech Ga Tech
This one looked like a Ga Tech romp.  Defensive collapse ruined what looked like an easy pick.
     
         
North Carolina   Connecticut UNC -3.5 UNC U Conn
North Carolina survived the game thanks to a safety — sending gamblers to the Maalox bottles.
   
         
Iowa Iowa St. Iowa -7 Iowa Iowa St.
Critical mistake by BK:  Never, ever, under any circumstances, bet on Iowa St.
     
         
Syracuse Penn St. PSU -28 Penn St. Syracuse
True to form, Penn St. took a solid win without covering the number.  It happens each September.
     
         
Arkansas St. Nebraska NU -24 Nebraska Arkansas St.
I probably got a little too excited by ASU’s 61-point rout of Mississippi Valley State.  I forgot Jerry Rice was no longer there.
     
         
Notre Dame Michigan ND -4.5 Notre Dame Notre Dame
If I can ever wager, lose, and be happy, this is the situation.
     
         
TCU Virginia TCU -12 TCU TCU
This one was a layup.
     
         
Houston Oklahoma St. OSU -15.5 Houston Houston
I wish I had actually called the upset.  I suppose cashing a winning ticket will have to suffice.
     
         
Vanderbilt LSU LSU -14 LSU Vandy
It looked at times like both teams were sure to cover.  In the end, a tie is not a loss in the gambling world.
     
         
South Carolina Georgia   UGA -7.5 Georgia So Carolina
Great game made even better by a Carolina cover.
     
         
USC Ohio St. USC -6 USC Ohio St.
I tihnk we learned two things:  1) Take a Top 10 team at home getting points at night and 2) Neither of these teams are as good as we probably thought.
     
         
UCLA Tennessee UT -9 UCLA UCLA
hahahahahaha…
     
         
Mississippi St. Auburn AU -14.5 Miss St. Auburn
Auburn may be good.  No…seriously…they really may be good.

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Select Seventeen — Week 3

Posted by Brett Kincaid on September 14, 2009

There were a few surprises this week, most notably the Houston win over Oklahoma State.  Of course, if you paid attention to our weekly picks you would have known that neither of us were too surprised.

I am quite pleased that the Select 17 crew has adjusted to the BYU win over Oklahoma, and the Mormons are now ranked ahead of the Gooners.   A week late, fellas, but better late than never. 

1 Florida (7)
2 Texas
3 USC
4 Alabama
5 Penn St.
6 LSU
7 California
8 Mississippi
9 BYU
10 Boise St.
11 Oklahoma
12 Ohio St.
13 Virginia Tech
14 Georgia Tech
15 Utah
16 Nebraska
17 TCU

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Kanye West is so Important

Posted by Adam Butler on September 14, 2009

just ask him.  Taylor Swift & Beyonce are to be commended for their appropriate reactions.  Mine would not have been so diplomatic.  (sorry for the Zapruderesque quality of the vid)

Why is he so angry?  Maybe they served fish sticks for dinner.  (NSFW….language)

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SEC Links

Posted by Brett Kincaid on September 14, 2009

The Razorbacks defense is focused on slowing down A.J. Green and the Georgia offense.

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium has a new look for the new season.

Chris Bahn takes a look at where the Razorbacks rank nationally after two weeks of the 2009 football season.

Georgia loses a stud defensive lineman to an ACL injury but gets another one back from suspension for this week’s game against the Hogs.

Joe Cox hopes this week he can just focus on football and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Lanke Kiffin’s comments about Florida and Coach Urban Meyer are gone but not forgotten as Tennessee v. Florida week arrives.

Alabama may have won a sloppy game against Florida International, but they appear to have lost at least one player to injury.

Gene Chizik is closely managing expectations for his Auburn team after a 2-0 start.

Mississippi returns to action this week (sort of) with a game against SE Louisiana.

Mississippi State looks pretty healthy heading into its game against Vanderbilt.  The Commodores cannot say the same thing.

While not the national focus it once was, Kentucky v. Louisville still means a lot to the state and region.

The LSU offense has been just good enough for 2 weeks.  The Tigers expect more.

South Carolina is a team in search of consistency after 2 wildly different games to start the season.

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Morning News

Posted by Brett Kincaid on September 14, 2009

Cigarette smokers continue to get hammered by the gubmint. 

Clinton School of Public Service (and BlogHawg friend) Alejandro Aviles has been named the state’s new LULAC director.

More than a thousand lottery machines have been installed statewide.  You’ll be able to get your tickets in two weeks.

Men, get your weekend started off right with a free prostate screening.

KISS is coming to North Little Rock this fall.

Investigators believe they have found the body of a missing bride-to-be inside the walls of a buildling on the Yale campus.

While virtually no one can tell you what it is, Americans are more comfortable with the President’s health care reform if they drop the public option.

Sen. Al Franken told some jokes this weekend, which really is the only way to survive Sen. Harkin’s annual Steak Fry in Iowa.

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