Winners or Whiners®....Week Five Review...

Wow! We saw some great games this past Saturday from shootouts to comebacks to ugly wipeouts. And, most importantly, we made out rather well with our picks, thank you very much. Which means you made Mo' Money!

Show me the money.

George the Cat® Hits Again with his BIG PICK of the WEEK®.

George the Cat is the big feline on campus this week as he hit big on his video pick 'em of the Mutts of Athens over the Tennessee Vols. He knows how I feel about this rivalry but business is business, and now George the Cat is 3-1 for the season.

The 51-44 loss to Georgia marked the first time in Tennessee's history (dating back to 1897) that the Vols lost when scoring over 40 points. Not the type the history you wish to make if you're a Big Orange fan. But major kudos to Tennessee for battling back not once, not twice, but several times. They could easily have rolled over and I applaud the coaches and players for fighting back. This should give UT fans some hope for the future.

Be sure to be looking for his next BIG PICK of the WEEK featuring the Clemson Tigers hosting the Jackets of Georgia Tech.

Texas A&M made history by winning their very first SEC game, 58-10 over Arkansas. Aggie QB Johnny Manzeil threw for a school record 453 yards and 3 touchdowns plus ran for another. Hey! He just scored again!

A sloppy start turned into a beautiful finish for #22 Nebraska as the Cornhuskers staged a 17 point comeback to beat the Wisconsin Badgers. Taylor Martinez orchestrated four straight scoring drives to seal the deal in Lincoln and make mo' money for us.

We came up short as Urban Meyer's #14 Ohio State Buckeyes won a bruising game to edge out #20 Michigan State 17-16.   Key stat of the game: the Buckeyes averaged 4.6 yards per carry on 44 rushes compared to Michigan State's paltry average of 1.5 yards per carry. Too bad the Buckeyes aren't eligible to win the Big Ten title because they have it going on with a 5-0 record.

If you took Ole Miss and the points as we recommended, you have a nice pile of jack to take on your next trip to Tunica - not that we advocate gambling! The Rebels kept the game somewhat close (relatively speaking) as Alabama won 33-14 in Tuscaloosa. In fact, the Rebs led the Tide for a whopping 15 seconds before the Tide started to roll.

The South Carolina Gamecocks rebounded from a 17-7 halftime deficit to man-handle the Kentucky Wildcats 38-17. The Cocks scored 31 unanswered points and outrushed Joker's Cats 174 yards to 7 yards in the second half. There's a ticking noise in Lexington and it ain't a clock.

Northwestern set a school record with 704 yards of offense in their 44-29 victory over Indiana in their Big Ten opener. The Evanston crew is giddy with a 5-0 record heading into week six.

Another bust on the Flats as Georgia Tech forgot to tell its defense what time the game started. Middle Tennesse State University from Murfreesboro upset the Jackets 49-28 in what must be considered the biggest GT flop in recent memory...even bigger than last week's cave to the Canes. GT's defense picked up where they left off the week prior when they allowed 609 yards in their collapse to Miami. And to think we were just singing the praises of Al Groh's defense just two weeks ago.  But enough whining. It's time for winning.

 The week ahead.

Week Six features another great line up of games including George the Cat's BIG PICK of the WEEK featuring Georgia Tech-Clemson.  Time to Make Mo' Money.