Top 5 plays on the board... CFB week 1... let's hear it!

Have fun counting those

uh oh...

how about we all take a turn?

Hell yeah screw all this work

And he searches through threads

I'll give a vote to Notre Dame for the third on my list.

I'm thinking that Troy game looks like a disaster.

stuffng the ballot box, huh?  you cheatin' bastard! 

yea, i already got you down for ND and your other two...

Longhorn Hoosier,

This isn't a traditional line you'll see in the USA today.  I heard about it from a friend and then on the radio for the florida -73.  5 dimes lines these games during the week of.  Also Vegas and/or locals would line this game.  I'm looking for a local who  will let me parlay side and total if you know of any

I agree, but Ice is right about Manifesto's thread because he'll be using only established very sharp cappers, as opposed to everyone, and that thread has whether or not they are against a play.

As Ice notes above, for some reason nobody's volunteering yet whether they are against any of these plays - I'm sure there are some who don't think Texas, or Kentucky, or Troy, or ND can cover the number....and are going the other way or at the least are taking a pass on the game...but no one is posting what they're against, so it kind of skews the perception on the side of the teams getting the votes.

Still, it is really interesting to get these perceptions & who folks are playing....some of the write-ups are great....I would have never guessed that Kentucky would be the game that would have the most support. Great job. 

My top 3:

OU -21.5 over BYU.  

Penn St. -27 over Akron.

UAB -5 over Rice.

 

Games I will stay away from -

Va Tech/Bama.  Bama's defense will be stifling....so will Techs.  The tide will be looking for some redemption after last year's Sugar Bowl loss, but they lost their 3 year starting qb and top rusher and the replacements are unknown. VaTech, OTOH, lost probably their best rusher to injury so, there are too many conflicting signals here and a no play.

Notre Dame -14.  Nevada is a solid squad and this is still Notre Dame and they're still coached by Charlie Weis who doesn't exactly blow out opponents (because he doesn't have a team that can)....14 pts is about right and too close to bet it.

UCLA -17.  Too many points for a team with too many question marks.  Prince has never taken a div. I snap.  Plus the Bruins have taken some hits among linemen getting injured in practice.  One has to assume they will only get better from last year's pathetic offense, but still too much of an unknown to lay that many points, even against a bad team. 

 

Straight up Pup Winners Holy Toledo and Baylor

Purdue with a New QB and Coach and the Rockets return 18 starters .. I know you like that Blood ??

WF came out as a 5 pt fav and dropped to 1 1/2 in a hurry .. Baylor primed for the upset IMO ..

Cover the spread winners !!

Toledo , Baylor , Troy ( don't get chicken on them ) , Uab ( will crush that Rice a Roni ) , Stanford , Ole Miss and my super sleeper under that radar pick of the week ?? Eastern Michigan !! Anyone else like em ???

At under 2 touchdowns I will load up on Notre Dame.  The more and more research I have done on the game its setting up for a disaster for Nevada.  The Irish will load up 8 in the box and blitz Kapernick to death.  The Notre Dame defense will really confuse Kapernick.  Look for Nevada to turn the ball over and several 3 and outs early.  Notre Dames defense is going to be much improved and very quick this season.  They finally have some depth at Linebacker where they were hurt by injuries last season.  They move a starting linebacker from last year to safety this season if that tells you anything.  Nevada has not faired well against better teams, especially on the road.  The other severe mismatch I have found in this game is the Notre Dame wide receivers/TE against the Nevada secondary.  119th ranked defense against the pass last season.  If Notre Dame's offensive line gives Clausen time to throw he will be able to do anything he wants in the game.  Mike Floyd, Golden Tate, and Kyle Rudolph will dominate.  I have a feeling they will be paying extra attention to the receivers and that opens things up for Rudolph.  They don't have a single player on defense that can cover Rudolph down the field.  I also see a special teams touchdown coming from the Irish in this one as well.  They have several playmakers just as many as anyone in the country.  Look for Nevada to get run out of the building.  I could see Nevada possibly backdooring here thats the only way I see them covering.  I think Notre Dame scores at will in this game.  I don't see them punting very much either.   If they don't commit sillly penalties and commit stupid turnovers this game will be ugly.  Look for the Irish to win by 21+. 

45-21 is my prediction for the game at this point.

Heres a writeup for the Notre Dame game..

Tulsa -14/-13.5 better  These guys own the Wave.

Starting to like this one to bustin good look this season bro.