Six Pick Week 7

Hey guys, welcome to week 7 and we havent had the crazy, shit has hit the fan week of upsets and extremely close games yet. Is it this week?

I am jealous of you guys that will be in Blacksburg this weekend. Right in the middle of heaven, peak fall season, the weather, the leaves, and of course the awkward Hokie RESPECT announcement before our Hokies take the field. If were in town, the Cascades would get a couple hours of my time, I think next year, I'll make a #beercontrolfather family date out of it.

The Games:
Thursday, October 10th
Rutgers at (8) Louisville -16.5 ~~ 7:30 pm ESPN

• Why to watch? To preview next years number one overall NFL pick to the hapless Jacksonville Jaguars, Sir Teddy Bridgewater
• Any other reason? No, not really

Pick: The ville laying the points. The Cardinals schedule is so bad, that when they play their marquee opponents, yes one of them is Rutgers, they'll look to prove a point and run it up.
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Saturday, October 12th
Pittsburgh at (25) Virginia Tech -9.5 ~~ 12:00 pm ESPNU

• Yay, it's Pitt, I have a great memory of VT pasting Pitt my senior year, back in 1994. About three of my readers remember that. Basically since 2000, they've been a big pain in our ass
• I like Pitt's brand of football and if asked, I am sure Frank Beamer would agree, I want this to be a hard fought, tough nosed rivalry ... as long as Tech wins of course

Pick: Pitt getting the points. VT will win a dogfight, because that's what Pitt does to VT.
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(10) Oklahoma -13.5 vs Texas ~~ 12:00 pm ABC

• The Big 12 refs saved Mack Brown from getting canned last week when they helped the Longhorns steal a victory from Iowa State, the zebras are gonna have to put in work this week to beat OU
• I loved the artist formerly known as "Big Game" Bob Stoops going all #getoffmylawn by calling out the SEC for having poor defenses and being absolutely right about it

Pick: OU getting the points. Stoops won't let up, any chance he can get to knock Texas back as much as he can, he'll do.
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(17) Florida at (11) LSU -7.5 ~~ 3:30 pm CBS

• I know we VT fans fancy Bud Fosters unit as the best defense in the country, but truth be known, that distinction belongs to the Gators they are elite vs SEC offenses
• I believe in the Mad Hatter, if only because I want the Bayou Bengals to be national title relevant and want an amazing post game conference performance worthy of the full youtube/gif treatment

Pick: Florida getting the points. This will be a low scoring close game, LSU by less than a touchdown.
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(2) Oregon -13.5 at (19) Washington ~~ 4:00 pm ABC

• I'm not ready to say Ducks' HC Mark Helfrich has completely replaced Chip Kelly, but it's pretty clear he's got the offensive system on lockdown and the Ducks aren't going anywhere
• The SEC West is the best division in all of college football, but the ACC Atlantic (only to get better next year) and Pac12 North could have surpassed the SEC East

Pick: Oregon getting the points. Udub is very good with an improved defense, but this is Oregon's first big game, I think they'll show out.
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(9)Texas A&M -6.5 at Ole Miss ~~ 8:30 pm ESPN

• There is a Doctor Bo Wallace, Obamacare joke in here somewhere, I'm just not good enough to think it up
• Doesn't seem that long ago that Manzeil, not Clowney was the poster boy for spoiled athlete of the year. Drama, narratives, ratings, As the SEC World Turns.

Pick: aTm laying the points. Ole Miss has been exposed.
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Beer of the Week:

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Overview:
Rutgers at Louisville -16.5
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech -9.5
Oklahoma -13.5 vs Texas
Florida at LSU -7.5
Oregon -13.5 at Washington
Texas A&M -6.5 at Ole Miss

Make your picks against the spread and tell me what libation you'll offer up for a Hokie win.