Brock Purdy is wholly deserving and wholly undeserving of being the NFL MVP. Also: Joe Barry’s still in Green Bay, mid-major coaches might be lying, Nebraska got a five-star, and the Dodgers signed a bad deal.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, December 18th
Back to the college football futures grind, with bowl game and MNF and CBB action alongside.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, December 17th
Washington plays Seattle, and we try to get back on the board in the NFL.
Bowl Picks, Made Two Ways
Big pool, small pool.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, December 16th
Bowl games, an FCS semifinal, and Arizona vs. Purdue.
Joe’s Notes: The FCS Playoffs, and Hopes for Variety in the 12-Team CFP
If you think a 12-team CFP will get more teams involved, think again. Also: Uncertainty in the FCS semi’s, big-time college basketball, redshirt resolution, and we cannot win bets these days.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, December 15th
Can we lose nine college basketball picks in a row?
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, December 14th
Picking what we can find tonight, and this week’s NFL futures.
Joe’s Notes: Hope for Chicago State
Chicago State has a path to relevance, and all it took was one big win. Also: The redshirt/restraining order mess, Ohtani’s opt-out, Hoskins vs. Bellinger, and some miscellany.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, December 13th
We’re trying something stupid; and we caught an FCS break.
Joe’s Notes: The Alexandria Wizards
A proposal to keep teams from fleeing to the suburbs. Also: the FSU “lawsuit,” the transfer lawsuit, and the Dodgers’ Sisyphean pursuit of triumph.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, December 12th
From Cedar Falls to Frisco.
Joe’s Notes: Does the NFL Have Too Many Good Teams?
It’s hard to win. Also: The Joe Barry question, more on Ohtani’s money, Oregon State & Washington State’s reign of terror, Connor Bedard, and the Bulls should trade Coby White.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, December 11th
Monday Night Football, finding some college basketball, and a first crack at the latest FCS markets.
Joe’s Notes: How Much Is a Shohei Ohtani Worth?
Why the deferred money matters, and why it doesn’t. Plus: Matt Entz leaves NDSU, a Joe Flacco Hall of Fame thought, and the Bulls’ long December.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, December 10th
Lions and Cougars.
Montana Held On, Brevin Easton Went Long: Where the FCS Quarterfinals Left Us
North Dakota State is routing teams again, and it was a windy day in Brookings.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, December 9th
The Holy War, NDSU’s trip to Vermillion, and the Army/Navy game.