Posts

Showing posts with the label Duke Johnson

Hobbitcore's College Football Corner (Week 12)

Image
So, inevitably there comes a day when you just look stupid. For me, that day happened twice: last Thursday and last Saturday. It's funny because I used to take a lot more risks. A few years ago I probably would have picked Baylor and Stanford. Maybe I need to do some soul-searching and start taking more risks on this thing. Let's see what happens... Last Week Overall: 1-3 Upsets: N/A Season Overall: 47-14 Upsets: 9-6 3:30pm -- #25 Georgia @ #7 Auburn -- CBS (UPSET ALERT) The Upset Hobbit seems convinced that this will be a better game than it might seem with Georgia slowly returning to full strength. The key, obviously, will be Georgia's ability to defend Auburn's running game but there are other things to watch for as well. Upset Hobbit will be looking to see who makes the most mistakes, specifically who turns the ball over. A big part of the success of Auburn's running game is their ability to make big plays downfield when the defense starts to cr...

Hobbitcore's College Football Corner (Week 11--THURSDAY EDITION)

Image
So I've really been trying to avoid covering Thursday games this year because, frankly, as you've seen, it's hard enough to get this thing done by Saturday morning. This week, however, it was unavoidable as the two biggest games of the week are BOTH Thursday night games--one of them a matchup of two top ten teams and the other a meeting of two top five teams. Not including these would kinda defeat the purpose of this column so I'm coming at you early this week because I love you all and want you to be happy (or something). ALSO THIS WEEK: I will be tweeting LIVE from the Miami/Virginia Tech game at Sun Life Stadium Last Week Overall: 4-0 Upsets: 0-1 Season Overall: 46-11 Upsets: 9-6 THURSDAY 7:30pm -- #10 Oklahoma @ #6 Baylor -- FOX SPORTS 1 Baylor has been mighty impressive so far this year, averaging nearly 64 points PER GAME. But they still have yet to play a team with anything resembling a pulse and will now spend the next five weeks in the states ...