From the Air Chair
October 6, 2008

Boy oh boy. I just can't depend on the Mississippi schools. They are an enigma wrapped in a riddle. Isn't that the saying?

I was 5-3 on the week. That makes me 34-15 overall. I still have my perfect game pick. So I got that goin' for me.

Excuses
South Carolina  31  Ole Miss  24
Turnovers. Next.

UTEP  40   Southern Miss  37
No defense. No defense. No defense. This offense is awesome. This defense is awful.


I've got to do better next week. I will. I promise. If I don't Doug will shave his back hair to make a coat for a needy muskrat.



September 1, 2008

Okay....So I have broken down the NFL...read the tea leaves and I'm ready to make my picks for this season. I also did the math and these total up. Which means absolutely nothing.

AFC East                                          
 
New England       12-4                       
N.Y. Jets              9-7                       
Buffalo                8-8                       
Miami                  6-10                     
AFC North                                                                                                                         
 
Pittsburgh             11-5
Cleveland               9-7
Cincinnati               7-9
Baltimore               6-10

AFC South

Indianapolis           11-5
Jacksonville            10-6
Tennessee               7-9
Houston                   6-10

AFC West

San Diego                12-4
Denver                      7-9
Kansas City               5-11
Oakland                    4-12
 

NFC East

Dallas                         12-4
N.Y. Giants                  10-6
Philadelphia                  7-9
Washington                  6-10


NFC North

Minnesota                     10-6
Green Bay                       8-8
Chicago                          7-9
Detroit                            5-11

NFC South

New Orleans                     11-5
Tampa Bay                        9-7
Carolina                             7-9
Atlanta                              5-11

NFC West

Seattle                              10-6
Arizona                               8-8
San Francisco                      7-9
St. Louis                             3-13

AFC Playoffs
3Indy over 6Cleve
4Pitts over 5Jax

4Pitt over 1SD
2NE over 3Indy

2NE over 4Pitt

NFC Playoffs

3Sea over 6TB
4Minn over 5NYG

2NO over 3Sea
1Dall over 4Minn

1Dall over 2NO

Super Bowl XLIII

Dallas over New England 27-17



August 27, 2008

Okay...here we go.

Predictions for the 2008 season:

Ole Miss                7-5
Miss. State             6-6
Southern Miss         7-5
Jackson State          9-3        SWAC Champions
Alcorn State             2-9
Miss. Valley St.         3-8


Random thoughts on these fearless predictions...Vanilla...I know. Starting with the big three. I just can't get over excited...yet I'm terribly excited about the prospects for the year. Make sense? I think they will all be bucking for a bowl this year. The good old days return!  To be honest, anything less than a SWAC Championship at JSU is a disappointment. The Tigers should rule the East and can win the title again...and again...and again.  Alcorn and Valley fans are in for a long season.

Other teams-Delta State will be good...but good may not be good enough to make the D2 playoffs. The Statesmen can (and probably will) go 8-2 and miss the postseason. 

Mississippi College is ranked in the D3 top 25 to start the year. The Choctaws can make a run in the always tough ASC.

Millsaps is a team that can make a return to the D3 playoffs. Coach Mike DuBose has a true powerhouse he's building in the SCAC.  

I'll be real honest about Belhaven. All I know about the Blazers is that coach Don Lee always has an exciting team on the field and score lots of point. They play in a tough NAIA conference and it's gonna be tough to make it to the playoffs but they'll put up a good fight.