Ahead of the Point Spread: Rife with Opinions Week 9

October 29, 2009 under College Football

By Eddie Mayrose

Gil Lock Goes AWOL

It was a strange week in the Lock household as husband Gil struggled not only with his own ineptitude but ryno rife his wife, Jill’s, continued success. We tried on numerous occasions to contact Gil and get his selections for this week but he just wasn’t talking. After a number of calls went unreturned, we turned to Jill for some answers.

“He’s shot this week”, said Mrs. Lock. “It’s worse than the last time he pulled an ohfer. At least, then, he didn’t have his wife looking over his shoulder with an 11-4 record.” “He’s been down all week and breaks out in a sweat at the mere mention of College Football.” When asked how the CollegeSportsView would eventually get Gil’s picks, Jill proposed an alternative solution. “Our nephew, Padraig; (they call him Pad), is in from Ireland. He’s completely taken with American Football and thinks he can do better than Gil. Hell, he can’t do worse.”

So, while we’re still worried about Gil Lock’s state of mind, we’ve a column to write. Here are Jill Lock’s Week 9 prognostications along with those of her nephew, Pad Lock. Enjoy and good luck.

Locks of the Week

Jill Lock’s Picks

Nevada-26.5 over Hawaii

- Nevada has been very good to me during its four game winning streak and is probably the reason Gil won’t play this week as their 70 point performance vs. Idaho was his third and last flop. Hawaii stinks, Nevada’s hot and I love saying the quarterback’s name. Colin Kaepernick. Colin Kaepernick.

Boise State -33 over San Jose State

- Think Boise was pissed at the BCS ratings this week? Their only shot to bounce back is to score 100 points a week and hope others lose. Besides, their head coach is such a cutie. Do they still have the running back that proposed to his girlfriend at the Fiesta Bowl? Love that.

Missouri – 4 over Colorado

- It’s not unusual, (I love Tom Jones), for a head coach to bench his quarterback during a bad season. But his own son? That’s what Colorado’s Dan Hawkins did so, I’m picking Missouri because Hawkins is such a mean dad.

Pad Lock’s Picks

Ohio State-New Mexico State Over 47.5

- This is the kind of improperly valued line that my Uncle Gil taught me to look for. Ohio State is favored by 39.5 but the Over/Under is just 8 points higher. All you should need is one score from New Mexico State.

North Texas-Western Kentucky Over 66.5

- Here’s another one I learned from Uncle Gil. It’s a matter of a special math he uses called, Arifemetic. The formula is to add up the average points allowed by each team and compare to the Over/Under. So, using his method, North Texas allows 38 PPG and Western Kentucky 42 PPG. Add them together and you get, like, 95 or something which is, like 50 points more than 66.5. Take the over.

Cincinnati- 14.5 over Syracuse

- Cincy needs to keep winning and winning big to move up in the BCS. I’d lay 24.5 here, especially with Greg Paulus at QB for Syracuse.

Season Record- 18-14-1

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Ahead of the Point Spread: Rife With Opinions Week 6

October 7, 2009 under College Football, Uncategorized

I was very impressed this Monday when I opened my emails to find that Jill Lock had ryno rife already sent me her picks. Fresh off a 2-1 weekend that sent her record to 5-1 since taking over for husband Gil, she seemed very anxious to continue her run. I had trouble understanding one of her selections (West-consin? Is there an East-consin?) so, I called her to clarify. That’s when things got a little hinky.

“I didn’t send any e-mail. I haven’t even decided yet”, she exclaimed, “where did they come from?” A knowing laugh came over the phone as soon as I mentioned “West-consin”. “That’s my dopey husband again. He’s so embarrassed that you’re using my picks instead of his that he’ll do anything to get his in. Meanwhile, I can’t even get a decent cup of coffee. He keeps coming back from Dunkin Donuts with the wrong stuff and I think he’s getting ripped off on the munchkins.”

What to do? I had three picks from Gil but Jill’s the one on fire. “Tell you what”, she said. “I can’t really watch much more of this nonsense, anyway. Use his picks and see how he does. I’ll keep an eye on him from here and, if he makes a fool of himself, I’ll take the job back.” Fair enough. So, for Week 6, we’ll not only have Jill’s selections but we”ll throw Gil a bone and feature his too.

Jill Lock’s picks:

Nevada - 8 1/2 over Louisiana Tech (Friday)- I’m staying with Nevada because they played so well last week. It’s their third straight at home and Tech struggled last week against a bad Hawaii team.

Georgia +2 over Tennessee- This one’s easy. Georgia has lost to two really good teams and Tennessee can’t score. I like the under here, too, but just for fun.

Oklahoma -24 1/2 over Baylor- I really like this one because Gil doesn’t. Baylor lost its QB and Oklahoma may get theirs back, the cute one that won the Heisman. Plus, they’re going to be really pissed after last week’s loss to Miami.

Gil Lock’s picks:

Wisconsin +13 1/2 over Ohio State- Wisconsin usually plays the Buckeyes tough. They’ll grind it out, shorten the game and keep it close. I also don’t like the fact that Ohio State has covered in every game so far.

Minnesota -3 over Purdue- Hate to pick two Big Ten games because now I’ll have to watch. This conference stinks. However, Minnesota has played well over the last few weeks and Purdue is terrible.

Fresno State – 9 1/2 over Hawaii- Fresno has played a terrific schedule so far and has held its own. They’ve traveled a lot, too, so this trip shouldn’t bother them and, as Jill pointed out, Hawaii is terrible. As a native Hawaiian myself, I hate to say that, but it’s true.

Season record: 8-7