Greetings from Louisville. I'm watching the rain, doing a blog, trying to convince myself that UC is going to win tonight, all while listening to two people next to me debate how you pronounce Munchie Legaux's name.
The good news, I like watching football games at Papa John's Cardinals Stadium.
The bad news, the weather is as nasty as Papa John's brutal-tasting pizza.
A very brief Friday blog.....
Cincinnati @ Louisville
A game anticipated for months....until last week. Now it feels like many UC fans are dreading it.
I'm not.
But I'm not exactly optimistic about the Bearcats' chances tonight.
I think we get a close game. Louisville's defense is forgiving enough to widen the margin for error for the Cincinnati offense. And I don't think the Bearcat defense is allowing even superhuman Teddy Bridgewater a totally insurmountable amount of points.
But since this week has been all about Munchie v. Teddy, I'll make this game about the same.
I'll take the clutch QB with the high completion percentage at home over the inconsistent one with the propensity for throwing the ball either to the other guys or at the feet of his guys.
I think you know how wrong I want to be about this. Cardinals 24 Bearcats 20
Ohio State @ Penn State
Remember this moron?
The Battle of the Banned goes to the home team. Too many OSU injuries, too many gaps in the Buckeye defense, and some uncertainty with Braxton Miller add up to a PSU win in what should be a good one. Nittany Lions 28 Buckeyes 24
Miami v. Ohio
The state's best football story continues. Miami is a wreck defensively. Bobcats 42 RedHawks 14
Kentucky @ Missouri
Missouri doesn't have their quarterback. Kentucky doesn't have good players. Tigers 31 Wildcats 14
Bengals v. Bye
This will be quick because the wireless in this Louisville-area donut store is worse than their donuts.....Chicago (-7.5) will be 6-1 with a quarterback nobody likes. Carolina will be 1-6 with a quarterback nobody likes....The Chargers will win this week simply because everyone thought their season was over after choking against the Broncos and because that's how the NFL works. San Diego (-2.5) wins at Cleveland....The Lions look more and more like some very disappointing Bengals teams....Seattle (+2.5) beats Detroit....We're aware of how bad the Jaguars are, right? Green Bay (-13.5) hammers Jacksonville.....Chris Johnson looks like Chris Johnson again. Tennesee (-3.5) drops Indy....Playing in London is stupid. New England (-6.5) over St. Louis.....I think the Dolphins make the playoffs. Miami (+2.5) slips by the Jets....The Falcons finally lose. Philly (-2.5) beats Atlanta....Sorry Steelers fan, I'm still not impressed. Washington (+5.5) gives Pittsburgh fits and may win outright....Carson Palmer v. Brady Quinn. Remember when this was supposed to be Boomer v. Bernie II for years to come? Oakland (+1.5) wins at KC....Kinda seems like the Giants and Cowboys play every other week. New York (-1.5) wins this one over Dallas....Broncos get more momentum before coming here. Denver wins. New Orleans (-6.5) covers....Sorry the blogged sucked this week. This week was brutal. I think Arizona (+6.5) keeps it close against San Fran.
