That baseball game went way past my bedtime. Good lord, 18 innings.
And there was a lot of confusion, too, Old Dude. Check this one out!
| Sandy Koufax, the Science Guy |
At least they didn't post their picture of Bob Gibson:
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| Or is that Ferguson Jenkins? |
Beloved Wisconsin Badgers (-3.5) vs. Northwestern Wildcats. This game is going to be a difficult test for the Badgers. Evanston is no easy place to play, and now we learn that Alex Hornibrook will be sitting out the game because of a concussion and Jack Coan, who has never started a game, takes the reins. There is a subset of Badgers fans that really does not like Hornibrook, so now they get to see what life is like without him. I expect this game to be close, but Wisconsin will escape. Badgers 24, Wildcats 17.
This Northwestern team is hard to read. They've won some impressive games, but barely got out of Rutgers with a win last week. This is not as talented a crew as Pat Fitzgerald has typically fielded, but they are gamers, and Ryan Field has been a house of horrors for the Badgers over the last 20 years. I think Bucky wins, but it's a nailbiter. Badgers 28, Northwestern 24.
New Orleans Saints (-2) vs. Minnesota Vikings. This football game is going to be very interesting. I like to remind Vikings fans that they came oh-so-close to another playoff flameout against the Saints, until Stefon Diggs bailed them out. Local media seem to think the Vikings will play the Lions for first place in the division in a couple of weeks. That is a dangerous idea, because the Saints are a very good football team and should command full respect. Saints 56, Vikings 42.
Take the over, then? I agree, the Saints are dangerous. The Vikings have been better lately, but they have a lot of key injuries on defense. Drew Brees will find the substitutes and exploit them mercilessly. Kirk Cousins had better be good, or this could get ugly. Saints 38, Vikings 28.
Glorious Green Bay Packers (+9) vs. Los Angeles "Greatest Show on Turf" Those quote marks were intentional, by the way. I think the Rams are, like the Saints, a very good football team. However, the Los Angeles Coliseum will have plenty of Green and Gold in the stands. Everyone is counting the Packers out and that confuses me. The Packers have the better quarterback and are fully healthy and coming off a bye week. The Packers also do their best work when no one gives them a chance. Make no mistake, the Packers will have to play a perfect game to win. Packers 35, Rams 20.
That's bold. But it gets the first "uh, no" of the season. I think the Packers are going to be competitive, but I don't see them having the quickness on defense to defend the whole field. The Rams dictate that, which is why they are so strong. If the Packers can slow down Todd Gurley, they have a chance. No one has done that yet. Rams 35, Packers 31.
New York J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS (+8) vs. Bear Down Chicago da Bearz Still Suck. Our favorite Bears fan Gino has a good chance to be happy this week. Da Bearz have been the surprise team of the year for me and they are the one team that the Vikings should be worried about, aside from their friends to the east. The Jets are scuffling these days and a trip to Soldier Field will not help them. Da Bearz 100, J-E-T-S 0.
Good, we can have two "uh, no" comments in the same post! That's progress. Don't get me wrong -- I think the Bears will win, but it's not going to be a rout. The one thing to watch -- Khalil Mack is already starting to wear down. The Bears are a good defense, but if he fades any more, they'll be in a posture where they need to do their best Air Coryell imitation. And the Bears have never mastered that feat. Bears 28, Jets 20.
Next week, I have words for a local radio station. Stay tuned. Ben out!
2 comments:
Mack rolled his ankle and has been playing hurt since the bye. There's talk of resting him this week. He hasn't been the same the last two games.
Next week, I have words for a local radio station.
Bring. It. On.
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