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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week XIII

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The kid was back on his game last weekend.

And would have been more so if his faves, the University of Louisville Cardinals, hadn’t spit out the bit like one of those Cosmo-trained “thoroughbreds” back in the day at Miles Park.

It was such the choke job. He says, obviously not having worked through the totality of his dismay just yet. Days later.

Yo, Seedy, aren’t you the soothsayer who proclaims, “It’s only a game?”

Asking for an inner guru.

That disappointment was my only miscue, prediction-wise.

Florida prevailed in the upset I advised would come about. My guess  is Brian Kelly has beefed up his personal security there in Baton Rouge. Them Bayou diehards don’t appreciate being let down like that, especially by an interloper.

Pitt thought they had Clemson beat. But didn’t. Southern Cal prevailed. Kentucky won its scrimmage.

4-1 for the weekend. 52-20 on the year.

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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week XII

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The explosion was not quite as bad as what happened about 500 yards from my hacienda on Tuesday afternoon.

It was earth shattering. Almost, literally. Now know what it feels like when bombs are going off nearby. Very scary.

As for last weekend’s pick, let’s call it a self imposed implosion.

Not scary. But not good.

My first more-Ls-than-Ws slate of the year.

I was due for a let down. Still hurts, because . . .

. . . as a University of Louisville diehard I should have remembered the ever present and egregiously frustrating up and down trending arc of one Scott Satterfield, who now roams the sideline in his vizor at Cincy. Why did I pick the Bearcats as faves to visiting West Virginia?

I haven’t the slightest idea. Or excuse.

. . . for Georgia, which fell to the Kiffins, I have a theory. Carson Beck was worried about financial woes, when he discovered it was going to cost him $900 or so just to change the oil on his $300Large Lamborghini. He was obviously distracted. One less designer hoody.

. . . which seems a similar problem for Vandy QB Diego Pavia, what with the lawsuit he filed against the NCAA because his JUCO days count against eligibility, diminishing his NIL opps, should he decide to enter the portal after one season in NashVegas.

Oh these college kids and their financial advisers.

West Point and the IU Cignettis came through.

Harsh Truth: 2-3 for the weekend. Woe is me.

48-19 on the season. Still great.

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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week XI

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Edited 11/06 4:09 pm.

The University of Louisville Cardinals beat Clemson.

I picked the Tigers to win, as they had every time the schools met previously.

I was wrong.

It happens. I counted up. Six other times in my life. đŸ˜‰

But blissfully so, this. Never has incorrectitude felt so good.

Say Hallelujah!!! I’m way more than happy to take the hit.

Penn State and Arkansas were a couple of underdog winners on my list. Underdogs they proved to deserve to be.

I was wrong about them also.

That trio of miscues was matched a an equal number I got right. SMU demolished Pitt. Rampaging Indiana overcame its first deficit of the year throttled Sparty, Rocky Top kept Kentucky at bay at the orange checkerboard.

3-3 brings me to 46-16 for the year. Still damn good.

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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week X

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It was with a wry smile that I reacted to the recent news of changes to this year’s WSP, World Series of Prediction.

The organization that rules said premier of postseason events, CPPPPOCE (College Postseason Prediction Playoff Oligarchical Council of Elders) has in their wisdom decided to stay in lockstep with the CFP, expanding from 4 contenders to a dozen.

Why I greeted the news thusly should be obvious. Another 4-1 weekend — Pitt, Texas, IU, U of L right, UK wrong) propels me to 43-12 on the campaign.

Glossy.

In former years, with that record I’d easily be in the Final Four (for the first time I feel compelled to share), competing with only three others. Now there shall be twelve of us, and as it has been said, on any given weekend . . .

Given that I’ve just about lapped the field in the SM-NM Region (South Middle-North Midwest), known among us as the Big Mid, I’m pretty much assured a first round bye.

Absent some meltdown of Seminolian proportions, of course.

But, it’s still early.

Maybe baby come back next week, and I’ll be on a losing streak.

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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week IX

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Edited 1/24 6:10 am: I originally stated that Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh is Friday night. That game is on Thursday. Which means I have no idea whom the announcers will be. The Louisville/ Boston College battle is Friday night, which, given the networks normal MO, Andre Ware will be misannouncing the U of L game. Which is bad. But does allow non-vaccinated viewers an extra day to protect themselves. 

Corrections below. 

Is this where I sigh, go “ho hum” yet again, then advise that Jimmy the Greek has agreed to join my personal mentor Joey the Vig to introduce me when I’m inducted into the Prognosticators Hall of Fame?

Guess so.

I’ll provide the link where it shall be streaming when advised by that august body.

Thus, here we go, ho hum.

5-1 for last weekend.

Duke beat hapless Florida State. Woe is unto the Seminoles. Colorado beat somebody, and is actually improving, as loathe as I am to admit it. Billy Napier continues his escape from the Dead Man Walking list. The Gators beat, you know already, that team up the road. The Indiana Cignetti’s continued their unblemished dream season with a downright massacre of the Cornhuskers. They did lose their QB for a few weeks though. A thumb thing.

Miami bested the Cardinals, which I infamously predicted, much to the chagrin and ire of some loyal readers. They wish for me to claim responsibility. Which I shall not do, given that I wasn’t in the coaching booth, nor on the sideline with a headset, nor in pads trying to block and tackle.

Georgia did what Georgia has smartly done in recent times. They underwhelm early on. We begin to question them. Then they dominate the alleged #1 contingent, on the latter’s home turf. That’s my miss.

I have not gotten more wrong than right any week the entire campaign. Only in Week I, when we really didn’t know much, did I mistake more than two. And that’s happened only thrice, meaning one L weekends, to tag along with a couple perfectos.

Excuse me for a second, I need to get treatment for my arm which I just wrenched out of joint patting myself on the back.

39-12 for the year.

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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week VIII

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Ho hum, another 4-1 weekend for the kid.

But, ya know, it never gets boring.

And the one I missed: Kentucky.

So be it.

Vandy is pretty good we now have to admit. That Pavia kid is A Footballer.

Oregon escaped because the Buckeye’s transfer portal QB had a faulty inner clock. And Coach Lanning’s crafty use of the rules and the clock.

Texas won because Brent Venables  was a really good, actually great defensive coach and when Oklahoma came calling should have listened to that inner voice that turned down down previous offers for the first chair. Which it appears

Pitt won because it hit the jackpot when choosing its TPQB, and Cal was just tired enough from that time zone travel.

Louisville won.

So, the tally: 4-1 on the weekend, pushes my already lofty season numbers to 34-11.

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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week VII

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When on the telecast of Syracuse at Vegas I heard the unique if not so dulcet voice of my favorite college football analyst Petros Papadakis, I took it as a harbinger of another boffo prediction weekend ahead.

The Orange prevailed Friday evening. As did the Aggies and Cornhuskers and still undefeated Hoosiers on Saturday as was foretold in this space last week in advance of the games.

Which means that Louisville’s disturbing L to SMU in the L&N was my only miscue.

As for the Cardinals, I just don’t like the sound of Head Coach saying five games into the season with the hard part of the schedule yet ahead that U of L needs to change some things. It is never a good sign when culture and systemic changes are necessary in October.

Here’s a start, beat the Hoos on Saturday.

Anyhow, 4-1 for the weekend, lifts me to 30-10 for the year.

Which if my arithmetic is correct is 75% correct.

That works.

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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week VI

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Edited 10/03, 6:27 pm.

In retrospect, I haven’t the slightest idea why, for the first time ever, I weighed in on eight games?

Senior moment, I suppose.

Don’t expect it to happen again. Too much work, too much aforethought.

As a diehard, I keep wondering about U of L’s loss in South Bend. Chatting with a pal the other day, I used the word “disheartening” to describe my sense of the Cardinals’ meltdown. The more I think about however, the word that now comes to mind is “disturbing.”

It seems like the performance might be an indicator of some systemic flaws, rather than simply a bad afternoon by players and coaches. Sure hope not. We’ll find out soon enough. The schedule from here on out is significantly more difficult than how it began.

Anyway, I picked the Cards even though I didn’t really believe in it. Rarely, very rarely pick against Louisville. A karma thing. When they lose I take the licking and keep on ticking.

I of course have no great love for the UK Wildcats. Actually little if any love at all. But I truly dislike Lane Kiffin, who coaches Ole Miss. What seemed obvious is the Rebels ain’t so hotty toddy. And, my feelings about UK notwithstanding, I’ve developed an appreciation for Mark Stoops. Because he’s just an unassuming grinder. So I honestly wasn’t so sad that they didn’t celebrate so much in the Grove postgame.

Other than that I missed that one also.

The other six predictions? Bullseyes all. Hold your applause.

Thank you, SMU, Duke, Rutgers, Penn State, Alabama and Indiana.

6-2 for the weekend, 26-9 for the campaign. Glossy.

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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognostications: Week V

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Not a lot of shtick to share about last weekend.

It happens.

Went 4-2 but it felt less than good.

Southern Cal looked still pretty OK still on both sides of the ball, but Michigan under new coach Sherrone Moore proved more capable than it previously had. Stanford came up big in the Carrier Dome, as Syracuse fell back to the norm a bit. Could have used the Dome Ranger going long.

So I got those wrong.

Florida State finally won one. IU, UK and U of L also prevailed.

Like I said, 4-2 for the weekend, 20-7 on the campaign.

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Seedy K’s Peerless Pigskin Prognosticatios: Week IV

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Rare is the occasion when my recap of the previous weekend’s picks is presented in detail.

But today, for the Pigskin Planet”s preeminent seer got ’em all right last week — Hold your applause — plus the manner in which it evolved was fraught with peril.

It’s why we watch, right? For the adrenaline rush.

Louisiana State University was behind the entire game. At the end of 1st. Again at halftime. With but 15 left to play. I found myself wondering why I’d pick a Brian Kelly coached team to best South Carolina? But having made the choice, hoped they’d somehow, some way survive.

Which, as I trust you are aware, football fanatic James Carville’s favorite team did. Scoring with 2:34 remaining. Then holding up on D during the Gamecock’s last drive. 36-33.

I was feelin’ good.

Then sundown approached, and I saw darkness ensuing. Washington State was up less than a TD in the Apple Cup. The arch rival Huskies, who seemed to be the superior team despite being behind, were driving as the clock ticked down. Had 1st & Goal, then 4th & Goal at the two. Yes, then the Cougs stuffed an option right sweep to the short side of the field. Victory was secured.

That late game magic brightened up the SeedyDome.

In the Backyard Brawl, Pitt, as they had been the weekend before to the Satterfields, was behind the entire game to West Virginia. After the Mountaineers hit paydirt with only 4:55 left, they were up two scores at 34-24.

But, the ACC Panthers showed their mettle. Touchdown with 3:36 left on a 40 yard pass play. Stop. Touchdown with :32 on the clock. Ball game. 34-24.

In the Rose Bowl — stadium not NY day game — new IU coach Curt Cignetti remained true to his words. At his introduction he advised the assembled, “I win. Google me.” So he has in his first three battles roaming the Crimson & Cream sideline.

This one against inexplicably hapless UCLA was never doubt.

With Georgia’s walkover in Kroger the only pick left on the board, I was feelin’ pretty pretty pretty full of myself.

Then, I could hear icon Lee Corso’s voice in my head, “Not so fast my friend.”

Victory was in reach as UK drove late, needing only a FG to upend the #1 team in the land.

But Kentucky kentuckied. Mark Stoops, near midfield, passed the ball on 2d and 3d downs, when his runners had been averaging five yards a carry all night. Then punted at his own 48.

I actually stayed up way past my bedtime, and was able to savor.

Which too much info verbosity leads as it inevitably would to this: 5-0 for the weekend, 16-5 on the year.

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