LONGHORNHOOSIER - NCAAF - Week 1

Thank you Best of Luck to you as well! 

GL buddy 

Starting to like the Texas/ULL under.....Texas defense will be a bit better....offense will be fine....ULL has the most overall production back in the nation I believe. Should be a decent game. 

GL brother 

Adding @NC State -18 over USF

Good luck longhorn 

Thank you Totter!   Good Luck to you as well! 

The line on North Carolina has gone down to -4.5 as of today...Of all my picks, this is the one that I am most concerned about...Sure Howell is a beast, and NC is well coached, but they have not performed well on the road at night.  This is a night game at Blacksburg, which does not have the effect that it once did, but Fuente is desperate for a big win...I think this line could get down to NC -3 by game time.    I think this game could go either way...The fact that it has stayed at -5.5 for forever until today, and not gone up, with the perception that the public is backing Howell and NC, says a lot.   I don't want to speculate but this move toward VT may be a sharp buy on VT...I have made the pick here on covers, so I will stick with it, and hope for the best.  I am just talking out loud...What are your thoughts? 

another perspective on the Texas pick from LHH...

I am also on Texas.   I am a homer and a Texas alum (BBA 1992).   The Napier is a great coach who has a P5 future.  However, the talent delta is huge.   I just don't think Louisiana is the 2nd coming of the Boise Teams.   From a technical perspective, the drop from 9.5 to 8, in public money on a visiting dog.    If you throw in Herman's debacles to start the 2017 and 2018 season against marginal Maryland teams, and Texas announcement that it will join the SEC in 2025 or earlier, there is added pressure to not only win, but win big, to avoid the embarrassment of not.   Texas is loaded with talent and 4 star players.   Louisiana is primarily 2 star, with a few 3's I suppose.  Granted, if this Texas team were not to take Louisiana seriously, these cohesive 2 stars would have a chance at the upset.    However, that's not going to be the case.   Sure, we have Arkansas on deck, but an upset loss to a average but respectable SEC team at their house, would not be the end of the world.  A loss at home against even a ranked Louisiana team would be a huge embarrassment and subject Texas to a lot of ridicule.   Also, here is something else as you cap.  That surprise upset of Iowa State was 1) game 1, in front of no fans, at Iowa State, 3) and Iowa State was leading 14 to 10 at the half.   Louisiana score in the last two minutes of the 3rd quarter on a 82 1 play TD bomb, and then 2 minutes later on a punt return.  Finally, they scored their last TD with 10 seconds left in the game.   Granted, they earned the win and it was glorious for you Louisiana alumni.   But, the fact that they did this to a respectable Big 12 program, almost assures that Texas won't take them lightly, and thus, a solid Texas win.  My prediction, Texas 35 Louisiana 17.    GL on your cap...I try not to bet for or against my Longhorns since I am a homer and not objective.  They have burned me in the past.   But, I feel good about this game.   As I hope for the best...

Good luck this season, Sir!!!

@Bridge1

 watch out- Odom is going to have a stout defense at Arkansas this year, and they're are going to be pumped for texas. 

Good luck Longhorn....you definitely make me stop and think sometimes and that is a good thing! 

Adding 

@California - Los Angeles -17.5 over Hawaii

Final Card

Oklahoma -25.5 over @Tulane - I doubt this game will be played in New Orleans on September 4, 2021 due to Hurricane Ida

Mississippi -8.5 over Louisville - @Atlanta

@Texas -9.5 over Louisiana - Lafayette

@California - Los Angeles -17.5 over Hawaii

It will be interesting to see what Tulane does this week about their practices with a hurricane coming into New Orleans. They are expecting up to 20 inches of rain. I'm keeping a close eye on it, but if Tulane is unable to practice it wouldn't surprise me if they postponed or cancelled the game. I'm also leaning Texas and the under. But I haven't decided on anything yet. I think the 3 most improved teams in the Big 12 will be Texas, TCU and Texas Tech. I'm looking to play on those teams quite a bit this season. BOL this week!

@LonghornHoosier

 Good luck. On the other side of the UCLA pick. Can't trust Chip

Love the rest of your card and will be on a couple of them next week

@LonghornHoosier

 Private message me. I was wondering about davidn picks. Was interested in the picks and I know you mentioned it in a previous thread. 

Please don't post your tout BS on my string.  Thank you. 

I think I read that UNC lost their top 4 pass catchers from last season? 

I don't know this game just feels weird to me, im concerned with UNC pulling what they did at FSU last year. 

Nice start with UCLA! I sure called that one wrong. 

Good luck brother.

@seanvmi38

 I went to your profile page, but I could not figure out how to PM.   Go ahead and send me one, if you can figure it out.  

Texas Game - Card to start, and Thompson to play..

Normally a QB controversy would not be ideal, but in this case, I think its a good thing.   Both will be trying to impress against a respectable Louisiana Lafayette team.   I think Texas will win and cover...

Predicted Score

@Oklahoma -31 over Tulane - game moved from New Orleans to Norman, Ok.

Oklahoma 49

Tulane 10

Mississippi -8.5 over Louisville - @Atlanta

Mississippi 45

Louisville 28

@Texas -9.5 over Louisiana - Lafayette

Texas 35

Louisiana - Lafayette 17

North Carolina 31

Virginia Tech 21

Good Luck as always Horn - curious - line on Horns moving up - how high would you bet it for the Horns - believe it is now -11' - should have got it at -9' like  you did.

@LonghornHoosier

 Good luck man! I'm on all of these other Texas which is a no play for me.