My Thoughts and Words 365.

Coming into this week I was 3-5 in my football predictions. This week didn't hurt, but it also didn't help. 1/21/18 1. (1) New England Patriots VS (3) Jacksonville Jaguars 3:05 pm est. CBS My Pick: New England Patriots Winner: New England Patriots 2.  (1) Philadelphia Eagles VS (2) Minnesota Vikings 6:40 pm est. FOX My Pick: Minnesota Vikings Winner: Philadelphia Eagles This brings my total predictions to 4-6 with no chance at 50%. I was going to pick the Pro Bowl but I realized that game isn't fun and they probably shouldn't even allow defenses on the field. As for my Super Bowl pick? It will be released on the day of the Super Bowl, two weeks from today. Tomorrow starts a theme for the blog that will run through next Sunday. Most likely not TBT this week. 

1-3 last week. I'm 3-5 total on the season. To salvage a winning record I have to win all 3 of the games. Here are my picks for this week. 1/21/18 1. (1) New England Patriots VS (3) Jacksonville Jaguars 3:05 pm est. CBS Winner: New England Patriots 2.  (1) Philadelphia Eagles VS (2) Minnesota Vikings 6:40 pm est. FOX Winner: Minnesota Vikings

2-2 in week 1 of the playoffs. How did week 2 pan out for me?  Saturday January 13 (1) Philadelphia Eagles VS (6) Atlanta Falcons 4:35pm EST NBC My Pick: Atlanta Falcons Winner: Philadelphia Eagles (1) New England Patriots VS (5) Tennessee Titans 8:15pm EST CBS My Pick: New England Patriots Winner: New England Patriots Sunday January 14 (2) Pittsburgh Steelers VS (3) Jacksonville Jaguars 1:05pm EST CBS My Pick: Pittsburgh Steelers Winner: Jacksonville Jaguars (2) Minnesota Vikings VS (4) New Orleans Saints 4:40pm EST FOX My Pick: New Orleans Saints Winner: Minnesota Vikings  Record for Week 2: 1-3 Record for Week 1: 2-2 Total Playoff Record: 3-5 Tomorrow I will release my picks for next week's AFC/NFC Championship games.  

Here’s my National Championship pick! (4) Alabama VS (3) Georgia Winner Alabama.

(3) Los Angeles Rams VS (6) Atlanta Falcons My Pick: Los Angeles Rams Winner: Atlanta Falcons Record 0-1 (4) Kansas City Chiefs VS (5) Tennessee Titans My Pick: Kansas City Chiefs Winner Tennessee Titans Record 0-2 (3) Jacksonville Jaguars VS (6) Buffalo Bills My Pick: Jacksonville Jaguars Winner: Jacksonville Jaguars Record 1-2 (4) New Orleans Saints VS (5) Carolina Panthers My Pick: New Orleans Saints Winner: New Orleans Saints Record 2-2

Here's my lackluster bowl performance. This may be the worst in my career and the only year I don't think I've ever won less than 25 games. Somehow I have a chance to win. All I have to do is not lose the national title or predict the better score for the tie breaker. No pressure, right? Again I will reveal my national championship pick next Monday at the start of the game. My predictions may lead you to the right team. Saturday December 16 1) Celebration Bowl: Grambling Tigers (11-1) VS North Carolina A&T Aggies(11-0) 12:00pm Winner- NC A&T Aggies Win 2) R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Troy Trojans (10-2) VS North Texas Mean Green (9-4) 1:00pm Winner: Troy Trojans Win 3) Autonation Cure Bowl: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-6) VS Georgia State Panthers (6-5) 2:30pm Winner: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Loss 4) Las Vegas Bowl: #25 Boise State Broncos (10-3) VS Oregon Ducks (7-5) 3:30pm Winner: Boise State Broncos Win 5) Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Marshall Thunderi...

Today is going to be a late article and a short article. I’ve saw a lot of people on social media complaining about the size of college bowl crowds. There are a few reasons as to why the college bowl crowds are small for the games we’ve saw so far. 1) There are a ton of college bowl games now. A few even take place in the same city. This takes up hotel space, activity space(because there is always more than just the bowl game going on.), and kills the logistics of the city.  2) College bowl games don’t really attract local fans. Why? The teams aren’t from there. You may get a few transplants but never a ton of fans from local cities. It’s not a big draw, just a big traffic jam.  3) Small college crowds won’t travel and typically are in smaller cities with lower median incomes. As a graduate of Marshall University I’ve been to 0 bowl games because they typically don’t play anywhere near Huntington, WV. This year was New Mexico and I can tell you the appeal isn’t the...