Ahead of the Point Spread: Rife With Opinions

October 22, 2009 under College Football, Uncategorized

It’s amazing what a little success can do for you. Just a month ago, our man, Gil Lock of Ryno Rife Sports Handicappers, couldn’t pick his nose. So bad was his performance that we here at Rife With Opinions turned to his wife, Jill, to steady the ship. But, now, after posting a 6-2-1 record over the past three weeks, it seems that people can’t get enough of Gil. Here’s a sampling of a few emails we received this week.

from sallypipes- …so thanks for the tip on Idaho. It reminded me of a girl I once dated. Is it possible we’ve met? I think I went to school with a Gil Lock. Did you go to San Giamino Junior College?

from 2dollarjd- …and used some of my winnings to buy coffee for the guys at work. The dopey kid screwed up my order and dripped sweat all over the bag but everyone else enjoyed. Thanks.

from harrychriscaray- … Holy Cow. Me and Murphy gonna go out and get some women.

from northstar_CIT- … my boys at Hogs and Heifers got off you when you didn’t show early muscle but I stayed with you even though you failed to fire. I don’t mind laying heavy wood against a bad streak. I mean, you couldn’t be a dead piece forever. That’d be like the Yankees losing three straight to the Royals.

Jill was no slouch, herself, last week as she posted her third straight 2-1 week. Here are the lovely couple’s selections for Week 8.

Locks of the Week

Jill’s Picks

The BCS rankings were the criteria for all of my picks this week. I selected teams that needed big, impressive wins to either move up or restore confidence after a poor performance.

Cincinnati -18 over Louisville
Florida -23 over Mississippi State
Boise State – 25 over Hawaii

Gil’s Picks

Alabama -14 over Tennessee- I just can’t see the Vols scoring more than six points against Bama’s defense, especially now that the Tide is protecting a BCS title bid.

Washington + 10 over Oregon- Classic trap game for the Ducks as they face USC next week. Just ask USC if the Huskies can bite you.

Idaho +15 1/2 over Nevada- Yes, I’m going back to Idaho, Sally Pipes, because they have too good an offense to lose by this many to Nevada.

Season Record- 16-10-1

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Ahead of the Point Spread: Rife With Opinions- Week 6

October 15, 2009 under College Football

Not a bad week for the Locks, as both Jill and Gil posted 2-1 records while regaining a ryno rife level of harmony that had been missing since Gil shamed the family with an ohfer a few weeks back. Jill had expected that this would be her last week but, with her stellar 7-2 record since jumping into the fray, CollegeSportsView readers demanded that she continue. Who knows? If she keeps it up, maybe she’ll replace Gil at Ryno Rife Handicapping.

LOCKS of the WEEK

Jill’s Picks

Minnesota +16 over Penn State

Why is Penn State so highly rated every year? Are the voters just nice to the coach because he’s been at Penn State longer than the smell of the cow chips? Whatever the reason, there’s no way they should be favored by this much. Their record is 1-1 vs. college teams and 4-0 vs. high school teams. Last week they crushed Eastern Illinois of the powerful Ohio Valley Conference. Eastern Illinois? In Week 7? Gimme a break. Paterno’s boys are a fraud, as is the big spread. Go with the Gophers.

East Carolina - 18 over Rice

Rice is 0-6 and has given up an average of 47 points in three road games. East Carolina has fared well against tough opponents and Gil has a buddy that says all ECU girls are hot. Sure. It’s always a buddy. He may find himself duct taped to a telephone pole for that one.

Fresno State -19 1/2 over San Jose State-

The pick is Fresno because they play a lot on TV and I like the coach, Pat Hill. He’s a tough guy who’s not afraid to play good schools,(note to JoePa), and his team always plays hard. They’re home for the first time in a few weeks, Ryan Matthews is one of the best backs in the nation and San Jose State stinks. Oh, and their bulldog mascot reminds me of our dog, Neckbolts.

Gil’s Picks

Idaho – 9 over Hawaii

I actually had Idaho in a huge win a few weeks ago but my picks never made it into print. The Vandals have been playing well and, as Jill pointed out last week, Hawaii really stinks. Even when they’re good, they struggle on the mainland. I like Idaho by three TD’s.

Arkansas + 25 over Florida

I love going against a team due for a letdown and Florida is just that. They’re coming off a big win at LSU and they’ll probably be a little cautious with Tebow if they get a lead. Arkansas is no slouch, having knocked off an unbeaten Auburn team last week. I think Florida wins fairly easy but not by 24.

Washington + 7 over Arizona State

This one’s just a hunch. Washington’s been playing well and they’ve got some momentum off last week’s win. Besides, I don’t like anything Arizona since an exchange student from my high school had a beef with some desert muscle who broke his ankle and locked him up. So, as Klaus von Fremer always says, “Arizona is punks.” Go with the Huskies.

Season Record : 12-9