PRETTY SPECIAL WITH 4 OF 5 UPSET SPECIALS

It was a crazy Saturday tracking games and keeping an eye on a couple of key contests on the tube while entertaining VIP visitors at the lake. But somehow we managed.

Nifty Chart™says it all

We went 5 of 8 overall. But making it extra schweet was hitting on 4 of 5 UPSET SPECIALS. So if you took our picks, then it's time to show us some love because you made some serious coin...again.

YOUR WEEKEND REWIND....

THE GOOD...

Tennessee was one or two plays away from winning in Athens but with the points, you came away a winner as the Vols beat the 17 point spread and gave a pretty good scare to the mutts. The game played out pretty much as expected: the Vols exploited the UGA secondary and Todd Gurley ran crazy in the 4th quarter. No signature win yet for bUTch.

Mizzou rebounded nicely in this UPSET SPECIAL as they knocked off South Carolina, 21-20.  By our count, Spurrier's visor went airborne at least a dozen times as the Tigers rallied from a 13 point deficit late in the game.

It took a monster comeback by the Aggies to survive a Razorback scare, 35-28, with two late touchdowns and a missed Arkansas field goal. But, you still won if you took the Hogs and the points in this UPSET SPECIAL. Key stat to ponder: Arkansas has lost 14 consecutive SEC games.

Maryland topped Indiana 37-15 as the Terps limited the nation's leading rusher Tevin Coleman to 122 yards on 22 carries, more than 75 yards below his average. This was Maryland's first Big Ten conference game and they came out winners in this UPSET SPECIAL.

Southern Cal took care of the Oregon State Beavers, 35-10, as Trojan qb Cody Kessler went 24 of 32 and has yet to throw an INT this season while their defense has not yield a TD pass.

THE BAD...

Our luck of betting against Miami finally came to an end as they defeated Duke, 22-10. This was our lone upset special that went sideways, much like Duke's offense that sputtered with only 264 yards offense and ten points...slightly off their average of 441 yards and 35 points per game.

The Nittany Lions fell completely flat as they lost at home 29-6 to Northwestern. While I'm partial to the Wildcats, we were expecting a stronger effort from Penn State, especially at home and with Northwestern struggling. Interesting note: PSU qb Hackenberg hasn't thrown a touchdown pass in the last 3 games after starting the season with a sizzling 773 passing yards in the first two games. Not a good trend line.

THE UGLY...

If Brady Hoke survives this season it will be a miracle. The Wolverines were whipped again at home, 30-14, this time by the Golden Gophers. But compounding this loss was a gross lack of judgment when Hoke and his staff failed to remove their quarterback, Shane Morris, from the game after it was so obvious that he was in la la land after getting his bell rung. No excuse for this at all, especially with all of the recent attention to concussions and brain injuries. This will be one more reason to cut Hoke loose.

We'll see you later in the week with more winning picks.

 Have a Winning Week!