Back after another winning set in Week 11: 4-1, +3.9 units. Not a single one of the games was a sweat. UVA (+5.5 vs Pitt) was the most immediate blowout possible with Brennan Armstrong throwing pick-sixes on their first two plays, but it was a perfect 4-0 thereafter with OU-WVU going 25 points under the … Continue reading Week 12 Betting Guide
The Folsom Five Stars – Week 10 Edition
1 - SMU QB Tanner Mordecai (vs. Houston) https://twitter.com/FTBeard7/status/1589080039156756480?s=20&t=du7Fy1aZfy8TP74C-iRBuQ In case you missed it, SMU and Houston combined for 140 points on Saturday in one of the highest scoring shootouts of all time. The Mustangs came out on top 77-63 in large part to Mordecai's performance that featured 9 touchdown passes and another on the … Continue reading The Folsom Five Stars – Week 10 Edition
Week 4 Betting Guide
We're back after an extended offseason due to minimal confidence in whether or not teams like Akron and Hawaii could cover +53 spreads. The temperature is finally below 70° and more B1G teams are playing conference games than not. While not writing a column I have been keeping track of all of FBS through 3 … Continue reading Week 4 Betting Guide
Sunday Reactions: Week 3
Sunday Reactions are on a Monday because life happens. Week three lacked the surprises and upsets of week two but we still learned about the contenders in college football. Non-conference games are starting to end meaning we will have better matchups on a consistent basis. The contenders and pretenders are starting to separate themselves in … Continue reading Sunday Reactions: Week 3
Sunday Reactions – Week 2
The slate heading into week two did not have the eye popping matchups compared to week one but yesterday delivered as an exciting college football weekend. Teams all around the country still have plenty of questions to be answered but a few teams have started to show their true colors. Each week I will break … Continue reading Sunday Reactions – Week 2
Powerful Predictions – Week 2
We are back for week two of our Powerful Predictions. Week one was an overall good start for us but we did completely whiff on one prediction. Let's start with a recap of last week:-The MAC defeats at least one power five school: All of the power five schools defeated the MAC in every game … Continue reading Powerful Predictions – Week 2
Powerful Predictions – Week 1
A new series I am going to be starting for this fall is called Powerful Predictions. Each week I will predict various outcomes, player performances or other miscellaneous details for the weekend ahead. We may have missed the Thursday night games but we still have plenty of action ahead of the weekend. Week one has … Continue reading Powerful Predictions – Week 1
Top Week 1 Games
Week zero is in the books and time to look towards week one. Typically the first week of the season does not have many exciting matchups but this year appears to be an exception. Thursday night kicks off an eventful week one which has numerous marque games to keep fans entertained throughout the entire weekend. … Continue reading Top Week 1 Games
Tackling the Te’o Documentary
(NOTE: There will be spoilers regarding the Manti Te'o documentary currently on Netflix. If you have not watched it, thanks for the click. Go watch the doc, then come back, click again, and read the column.) Being a college football fan, I have been asked three questions quite a bit lately. 1. Why are you … Continue reading Tackling the Te’o Documentary
ACC (+ Notre Dame) Four-Pack Preview
1 - Clemson Rebound? https://twitter.com/DabosALLINTeam/status/1548362933767245826?s=20&t=kcC3zdJ9c2l38OLEYg1GWQ Clemson faced uncharacteristic issues at the quarterback position in 2021, leading to a down season for the Tigers at 10-3 and without a birth in the ACC Championship game. On top of that, longtime defensive coordinator Brent Venables left the program to take over at Oklahoma and offensive coordinator Tony … Continue reading ACC (+ Notre Dame) Four-Pack Preview