Holy cow!  What a long, strange week it's been.  I started out great with a 4-1 record  on the college games, but totally tanked the pro games.  It was my second straight losing week (4-6, 32-23) and I'm hoping now that the bald guy won't be watching anymore baseball if he'll watch a little more NFL football so I can do a little better.  The pro games are killing me. 

Memo to Ed Hochuli: If I see you anywhere, I will raise my leg to you.  You cost me a game, dude.  Even the fat dog knew that was a facemask.  Why else would he grab my nose and start yelling "facemask, fifteen yards"?  He keeps that up, and the term "crackback" is going to take on a whole new meaning in his life.

There are some primo college games this week, especially Saturday night.  Of course, you can get started early at 11am with Oklahoma and Texas, enjoy Tennessee and Georgia in the middle and then flip back and forth between LSU-Florida, Penn State-Wisconsin and Missouri-Oklahoma State Saturday night.  How the bald guy is going to pull this off without Mama hitting him with a rolling pin remains to be seen, but I have confidence in him.  I need a soft place to sit to watch all this stuff.

Five college, five pro straight up and daddy needs a bone this week.  Not that bone, fat dog:

College

• Texas at Oklahoma: It's a huge game in Dallas, which is supposed to be a neutral site.  I have convinced myself that if somebody is going to knock off Oklahoma this season, they'll have to be pretty good.  Texas is good, but I think the Sooners are better. Take Oklahoma
• Tennessee at Georgia: Georgia is pretty angry after the pasting it took two weeks ago from Alabama.  Tennessee barely survived Northern Illinois last week and still has no quarterback to speak of.  Unless the cosmic tumblers come totally out of alignment, I'm going with the Dogs.  Take Georgia.
• Penn State at Wisconsin: The Badgers were beaten by Ohio State which may be the only other team in the conference better than Penn State.  Wisconsin will be tough to beat at home, but JoPa will find a way.  Take Penn State.
• Oklahoma State at Mizzou: He's a man, he's 41 and his team is playing well.  But Mike Gundy's squad will get pasted by the Tigers.  Take Missouri.
• LSU at Florida: This is a statement game for both teams.  For LSU, it's a statement that they are still the best team in the conference.  For Florida, it's a statement that whatever happened at Ole Miss was a fluke.  If Florida loses, they have no chance at a BCS game.  In the final analysis, despite Tim Tebow, LSU is still the class of the league until Nick Saban and Mark Richt prove otherwise.  Take LSU

Pro

• Chicago at Atlanta: The Bears crushed a pathetic Lions team last week and may be lulled into a false sense of security about their offense.  Matt Forte had a down week last week.  The Falcons are capable of doing more offensively and since the Bears may have issues scoring this week, they seem to be a clear choice.  Take Atlanta.
• Detroit at Minnesota: Duh. Even the Fat Dog could pick this one.  If the Vikings lose to Detroit, they need to be drug tested.  The only way the Lions win is if they rent a boat for the Vikings Saturday night and then call the cops. Take Minnesota.
• Jacksonville at Denver: The Jags hung tough against Pittsburgh Sunday night but couldn't get over the hump.  Denver has had a lot of success at home and can outscore just about anyone. Of course, you can't use "Broncos" and "defense" in the same sentence without laughing. Take Denver.
• Green Bay at Seattle: The Seahawks are better but the Packers really need this game to hold serve in the NFC North.  Unfortunately, they are playing a team that has underachieved to the point where the Walrus went ballistic in practice the other day.  These teams are pretty evenly matched, but in the end, Seattle is at home and they need it worse that the Packers do.  Take Seattle
• New England at San Diego: This ought to be a great game as the Chargers try to atone for those losses the Patriots have laid on them over the years.  But, the Patriots had a bye week, came out smoking last week and may have their act together this week.  Take New England.