JimmyDaFreak

Rutgers +27 

I warned earlier in this thread about my hesitation in laying DD with a Les Miles coached team.  I went against my instincts on this game, thinking that LSU's veterans would handle a relatively young Whisky team.  But it's not to be.  LSU is getting pushed around at the point of attack on both sides of the ball, which means there is really no way LSU will even win the game, much less cover the spread.

I really should have went with the 1st half UNDER like I usually do in this type of game.  That obviously was a much, much stronger play given this is week 1 of the season.

This was a very bad play, and the frustrating part is, I knew better.  I apologize to those whom I led astray. 

Rutgers was also not a great play either, because they do not fit the criteria for the type of team I like to wager on the first week on the season.  I really did feel like their defense would keep this game relatively competitive.  Even had I won this play, if would not have been the manifestation of insightful handicapping, but rather wishful thinking.

Again, I know better.  These are the types of bad plays that we all need to stay away from in the weeks to come.

A common misconception on Blankets is that I am run off by negative posters.  This can hardly be farther from the truth.  Trust me, a) I can take criticism, especially when it's well deserved, and b) my psyche is not so fragile that I would let some meatball dissuade me posting whatever I want.  Basically I could not possibly care less what anyone else thinks.  It's of no consequence to me whatsoever  The truth of the matter is properly handicapping games is a lot of work, and I have a hard time with everything going on in my life to maintain a high level of handicapping through the course of an entire season.  In short, I get burned out.  When this becomes a second job, it is no longer fun for me.

What bothers me more than anything is when post plays that I have not had time to adequately handicap for whatever reason, and people follow those plays assuming otherwise.

I know that if I marketed myself on Blankets and other sites, I could probably be wildly successful in terms of followers, and even go tout.  But that's not my goal.  I eschew the spotlight, and there are reasons for that that you guys don't fully understand, and I can't explain on this forum.  There are a few that know.  Every time I have gotten a little too popular for my liking, I have stopped posting for a while to allow things to cool down.

Of course I understand that when I hit my first 9 plays of the new season, it's difficult to temper excitement and expectations.

The bottom line is that my popularity is much more of a burden to me than a blessing.  I hope you guys can understand where I coming from here.  That is not to say that I don't appreciate each and every one of you guys, this is not the case at all.  Y'all help me more than you know.  Just know that my spotty Blankets appearances have nothing to do with fellow posters.  Quite to the contrary.  It is for you that I do what I do, because obviously I could place my wagers without posting any of them.  I have much love for my Blankets brethren, probably to a fault.

That warms my heart more than you know!!!  Congratulations!!!  I could not be happier for you!!!

Quote Originally Posted by jefff:





wellllllll

just give us more winners and all will be forgiven! 

good luck tonight jimmy

Hopefully the rest of my card are winners!  And just when I thought all was lost in the LSU game, their defense essentially does what the offense has been able to do.  I still doubt they cover the spread, but at least they are showing some signs of life in the 2nd half.

But again, even if they manage to cover the spread somehow, this was not a good play.