College Football Week 11 Expert Picks + Week 10 NFL Picks

It’s probably too late to say this…but pro and college football have a MAJOR COVID-19 problem. I’m not sure what I was expecting. I thought the pro and college seasons would have their share of missed players here and there…but game cancellations, especially in college football are out of control.

College Football Week 10 Expert Picks + Week 9 NFL Picks

I’m done with the Harbaugh brothers when it comes to ‘big’ or ‘rivalry’ games.

College Football Week 9 Expert Picks + Week 8 NFL Picks

In 2020, the new normal just feels weird.

College Football Week 8 Expert Picks

Is the Heisman Trophy race over even before the Big 10 & Pac-12 take the field? As far as I’m concerned, the answer is YES.

Week 7 NFL Picks & Best Bets

Picking games this year feels so much harder. Maybe the lack of a preseason…or maybe the glut of injuries early on. Either way, I flat out stink.

College Football Week 7 Expert Picks + Updated College Football Playoff Predictions

We’re getting close to college football feeling normal again…

Week 6 NFL Picks, Best Bets, & Who can win the NFC?

I went out on a limb before the season and picked the Dallas Cowboys to win the NFC. I felt that way in the spring, pre-COVID…there was something about Dak Prescott proving himself in a contract year for a new Super Bowl-winning coach that appealed to me. And then Sunday happened…

College Football Week 6 Expert Picks + Predicting the Pac-12 in 2020

You know that person who is always late to the party? In 2020 for college football, that perpetually late fella is the Pac-12. Starting on Saturday, November 7th, the conference, despite impressive safety measures during the time of the coronavirus, starts their season later than every other major conference. And as I mentioned last week, that’s fine and all…as long as they’re content to admit that even a dominant, undefeated conference champion has no shot at the current four team College Football Playoff.

Week 5 NFL Picks & Best Bets

For a while the NFL looked to be invincible from COVID-19. But in the span of a few days last week, an outbreak in Tennessee happened, a game was cancelled, and many questions were raised.

College Football Week 5 Expert Picks

For the Wildcat Country podcast I co-host with my buddy Shane Dale, I spoke to (former ESPN) college football analyst Mark May this week, who said no matter what happens, the Pac-12 has no chance at making this year’s final four in the College Football Playoff. His rationale is that an Oregon or USC at 7-0 doesn’t stack up to a 9-1 SEC team, Notre Dame, Miami, or Texas for example. With all due respect to Mr. May…he’s right.