Bobby Petrino is Back! Brace the Neck Braces!

 

This week might be an emotional one for Razorback fans.  Bobby Petrino returns to Fayetteville but as the coach of another team.  Some fans will probably boo him for the way he messed up and got fired, which lead to some heart breaking seasons after his departure.  And some fans will probably give him applause for thank him for the great seasons that he gave Arkansas.  We went 10-3 and 11-2 for his last two seasons as our coach for the years 2010 and 2011 respectively.  Our best season since then was last year when we went 9-4 in Sam Pittman's second year as the Head Hog.  We haven't been able to get to the level of football that we played in Petrino's best seasons, but it looks like we are progressing that way.  Let's make sure to be professional and make sure we sweep past Missouri State like we are supposed to.

So far, I am 36-6 (85.71%) with my picks for College Football in 2022 and 8-7 (53.33%) for my NFL picks in 2022.  Here are this weeks picks:

College Football Week 3:

• Missouri St vs. Arkansas: Arkansas
• Georgia vs. South Carolina: Georgia
• Uconn vs. Michigan: Michigan
• Oklahoma vs. Nebraska: Oklahoma
• Youngstown St vs. Kentucky: Kentucky
• Texas St vs. Baylor: Baylor
• BYU vs. Oregon: BYU
• Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech: Ole Miss
• Penn State vs. Auburn: Penn State
• UL Monroe vs. Alabama: Alabama
• Liberty vs. Wake Forest: Wake Forest
• Toledo vs. Ohio State: Ohio State
• AR-Pine Bluff vs. Oklahoma St: Oklahoma St
• Akron vs. Tennessee: Tennessee
• Texas Tech vs. NC State: NC State
• Michigan St vs. Washington: Michigan St
• South Florida vs. Florida: Florida
• Pittsburgh vs. W Michigan: Pittsburgh
• Louisiana Tech vs. Clemson: Clemson
• UTSA vs. Texas: Texas
• Miami vs. Texas A&M: Miami
• San Diego St vs. Utah: Utah
• Fresno St vs. USC: USC

NFL Week 2:

• Jets vs. Browns: Browns
• Commanders vs. Lions: Commanders
• Buccaneers vs. Saints: Buccaneers
• Panthers vs. Giants: Giants
• Patriots vs. Steelers: Steelers
• Colts vs. Jaguars: Colts
• Dolphins vs. Ravens: Ravens
• Falcons vs. Rams: Rams
• Seahawks vs. 49ers: Seahawks
• Bengals vs. Cowboys: Bengals
• Texans vs. Broncos: Broncos
• Cardinals vs. Raiders: Cardinals
• Bears vs. Packers: Packers
• Titans vs. Bills: Bills
• Vikings vs. Eagles: Vikings

Go Hogs!

First Week of NFL for 2022!

 

It's week 1 for NFL and week 2 of College Football!  Last week was an entertaining game for Arkansas against Cincinnati.  I know it for sure, because I was there.  It was loud and the crowd was really into the game.  I have hopes that Arkansas will show a lot of fun and energy like the coaches pictured above.

College Football Week 2 Picks

• South Carolina vs. Arkansas: Arkansas
• Alabama vs. Texas: Alabama
• Arkansas St vs. Ohio State: Ohio State
• Southern Miss vs. Miami: Miami
• Wake Forest vs. Vanderbilt: Wake Forest
• Charleston So vs. NC State: NC State
• Southern Utah vs. Utah: Utah
• Marshall vs. Notre Dame: Notre Dame
• Furman vs. Clemson: Clemson
• Appalachian St vs. Texas A&M: Texas A&M
• Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh: Tennessee
• Washington St vs. Wisconsin: Wisconsin
• Samford vs. Georgia: Georgia
• Akron vs. Michigan St: Michigan St
• Houston vs. Texas Tech: Texas Tech
• Kent State vs. Oklahoma: Oklahoma
• Kentucky vs. Florida: Florida
• C Arkansas vs. Ole Miss: Ole Miss
• USC vs. Stanford: USC
• Arizona St vs. Oklahoma St: Oklahoma St
• Hawai'i vs. Michigan: Michigan
• Baylor vs. BYU: Baylor

NFL Week 1 Picks

• Bills vs. Rams: Rams
• Chiefs vs. Cardinals: Chiefs
• Saints vs. Falcons: Saints
• 49ers vs. Bears: 49ers
• Steelers vs. Bengals: Bengals
• Eagles vs. Lions: Eagles
• Patriots vs. Dolphins: Dolphins
• Ravens vs. Jets: Ravens
• Jaguars vs. Commanders: Commanders
• Browns vs. Panthers: Panthers
• Colts vs. Texans: Colts
• Giants vs. Titans: Titans
• Packers vs. Vikings: Packers
• Raiders vs. Chargers: Chargers
• Buccaneers vs. Cowboys: Buccaneers
• Broncos vs. Seahawks: Broncos

Football is Back! College Football Week 1

 

It's that time of year again!  Football is back baby!  We've got big fantasy shows like House of the Dragon and The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power which will get nerds all excited.  It's a good part of the year in 2022.  NFL Fantasy Football just had league drafts and we are all ready for Labor Day Weekend and the fall season.

As usual, I will make my predictions for all Razorback games for the season and of course make my Week 1 picks.  My picks for all Razorback games:

1. Cincinnati vs. Arkansas: Arkansas
2. South Carolina vs. Arkansas: Arkansas
3. Missouri St vs. Arkansas: Arkansas
4. Arkansas vs. Texas A&M: Texas A&M
5. Alabama vs. Arkansas: Alabama
6. Arkansas vs. Mississippi St: Arkansas
7. Arkansas vs. BYU: Arkansas
8. Arkansas vs. Auburn: Auburn
9. Liberty vs. Arkansas: Arkansas
10. LSU vs. Arkansas: Arkansas
11. Ole Miss vs. Arkansas: Arkansas
12. Arkansas vs. Missouri: Arkansas

This brings my prediction to be Arkansas goes 9-3 (5-3) on the regular season.  This has been my most optimistic prediction for a whole Arkansas season.  In 2020, in predicted 3-7 and we went 3-7.  In 2021, I predicted 7-5 and we went 8-4.  I hope that we actually do get close to 9-3 which just shows that the football program is in a good direction.

Now, I will list my regular picks for College Football Week 1.

• Cincinnati vs. Arkansas: Arkansas
• West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh
• W Michigan vs. Michigan St: Michigan St
• Sam Houston vs. Texas A&M: Texas A&M
• Colorado St vs. Michigan: Michigan
• NC State vs. East Carolina: NC State
• Oregon vs. Georgia: Georgia
• UTEP vs. Oklahoma: Oklahoma
• Bethune vs. Miami: Miami
• Houston vs. UTSA: UTSA
• Troy vs. Ole Miss: Ole Miss
• BYU vs. South Florida: BYU
• Rice vs. USC: USC
• Utah vs. Florida: Florida
• Albany vs. Baylor: Baylor
• Illinois St vs. Wisconsin: Wisconsin
• Miami OH vs. Kentucky: Kentucky
• Utah State vs. Alabama: Alabama
• Notre Dame vs. Ohio State: Ohio State
• Clemson vs. Georgia Tech: Clemson

As you can see, I have 2 picks that are upsets.  Florida over #7 Utah and UTSA or #24 Houston.  We'll see if it plays out like that.

As always, have a great weekend and enjoy all the football that we're gonna get!

Super Bowl Like We've Never Seen Before

 

It's finally here!  The Super Bowl is here!  I don't know about all of you, but this looks like a great Super Bowl to me.  We have the Bengals who have never won a Super Bowl, and then we have the Rams who haven't won the Super Bowl since the 1999 season and their QB, Matthew Stafford, is a 13-year NFL veteran going to his first Super Bowl.  This is Bengal's QB Joe Burrow's first too, but he had arguably one of the best seasons ever at LSU in 2019 and it's his 2nd year in Cincinnati.  Matthew Stafford had to play 12 seasons with the Lions to get here finally.  Either way, if you are a big football fan, this will be so great.  The NFL FPI does favor the Rams (66% chance) but I really don't know.  I think the Bengals have a great shot too.  I guess if you were to put a gun to my head and answer,  I would say Bengals because they've just been shocking me the whole playoffs and I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled this one.

That's my pick.  Bengals.

I went 0-2 last week and so I'm 1-5 (16.67%) for my NFL Playoffs predictions.  These playoffs have just been unpredictable to me.  I am now 150-102 (59.52%) on the whole season. This have been my lowest accuracy so far for a season in the NFL.  My highest is 63.96% for the 2020 season so it's not too bad.  These games have been great and I hope this Super Bowl is great too.   

Go Bengals!  But I'm fine with either one because what a great Super Bowl we have this year.

NFL Conference Championship Weekend

 

It's that time of year again.  We will see who will go to the Super Bowl this year between the Bengals and Chiefs for AFC and 49ers and Rams for NFC.  We could possibly have a Bengals vs. 49ers or Rams Super Bowl or Chiefs vs. 49ers or Rams Super Bowl.  Last week, I went 1-3 (25%) in my predictions.  It was a crazy playoffs weekend.  Probably the best ever.  I was really on the edge of my seat particularly watching Rams vs. Buccaneers and Bills vs. Chiefs.  This brings my NFL season total to 150-100 (60%).  I hope these games will be great too and the Super Bowl ends with a bang.

NFL Championship Round:

Bengals vs. Chiefs: Chiefs

49ers vs. Rams: 49ers

Divisional Round!

 

It's the Divisional Round!  Sorry I didn't post last week.  My new job got me really tired and I wanted to do nothing last Saturday.  But, I am ready to go.  Since Georgia beat Alabama in the National Championship, I was 216-77 (73.72%) for my College Football predictions.  I went 8-8 (50%) on my last NFL predictions which brings me to 149-97 (60.57%).  I decided to take a look at my prediction performance so far through out the years on this graph below.

It looks like my accuracy hasn't really changed much.  I think it is because I have been doing more games than when I first began.  Oh well.  I still do it.

But! Let's get to the predictions now.

NFL Divisional Week:

Bengals vs. Titans: Titans

49ers vs. Packers: Packers

Bills vs. Chiefs: Chiefs

Rams vs. Buccaneers: Buccaneers

Week 18 of NFL and National Championship Monday

 

College Football is almost over for the season.  Just one more game.  The game that all of the teams want to get to.  The National Championship.  I pick Alabama because they handled Georgia pretty well the last time they played and I can't see Nick Saban losing to a former assistant twice in the same season.  But, Georgia could surprise us and play a closer game.  Who knows what will happen.

I'm happy that Arkansas went 9-4 on the season.  I only predicted them to go 7-5 and they did more than I thought they would.  Hopefully the players that are leaving the program won't affect us much and that Sam Pittman can keep this success going.  Bumper Pool is staying for another year which is good for the defense.  We'll just see.

This Bowl Season, I went 23-14 (62.2%) for my College Football predictions (Total: 216-76 (73.97%)) and I went 12-4 (75%) for NFL predictions (Total: 141-89 (61.3%)).  Now let's do this week's predictions!

NFL Week 18:

Chiefs vs. Broncos: Chiefs

Cowboys vs. Eagles: Cowboys

Bengals vs. Browns: Bengals

Packers vs. Lions: Packers

Bears vs. Vikings: Vikings

Washington vs. Giants: Washington

Colts vs. Jaguars: Colts

Steelers vs. Ravens: Steelers

Titans vs. Texans: Titans

Saints vs. Falcons: Saints

Jets vs. Bills: Bills

49ers vs. Rams: Rams

Patriots vs. Dolphins: Patriots

Seahawks vs. Cardinals: Cardinals

Panthers vs. Buccaneers: Buccaneers

Chargers vs. Raiders: Chargers