Weekend Recap: October 30 - November 2

Last weekend started bad and ended bad. Here is the breakdown of how it went down. I'll come out with next week's picks on Wednesday.

1) South Florida -3 at Cincinnati - LOSS - Down $20

Cincinnati 24, USF 10 - I watched the first half and the 4th quarter. Matt Grothe is one of the most frustrating players to watch. I'm going to compare him to Reggie Ball, formerly of Georgia Tech. He has some talent (probably more than Ball), but is very inconsistent and makes a lot of bad decisions. Grothe is going down that path just like Ball, where he could start for 4 years and end his career as a disappointment. His "Gro-hawk" is also annoying.

On the other side of the ball, Cincy had a one armed quarterback and beat up on a USF defense that should have played better.

2) Navy -7.5 vs. Temple - LOSS - Down $20 (Down $40 Cumulative)

Navy 33, Temple 27 - I didn't see any of this game, just the scoreboard flash. Navy came all the way back to win after Temple (with a top 120 offense) took a huge lead into the 4th quarter.

When a 7.5 spread like this goes to OT, you can only hope for it go 3 OTs, have Navy get the ball first in the 3rd, score a TD, convert the required 2 pointer, and then stop Temple, resulting in an 8 pt victory. It obviously didn't get that far.

In related Navy news, I received an email yesterday offering a chance to purchase tickets to the EagleBank (yes, its one word) Bowl. Ahh, the perks of being Blue and Gold member.

3) Georgia +5.5 vs. Florida - LOSS - Down $20 (Down $60 Cumulative)

Florida 49, Georgia 10 - I was flipping between this game and the ND-Pitt game. Its 14-3 at Halftime and Florida starts with the ball. The Georgia defense responds by forcing a punt. The Bulldogs start a nice little drive, then the wheels completely fall off. Thinking back, this was a really bad pick on my part.

4) Boise St -20.5 at NMSU - WIN - Up $18.18 (Down $41.82 Cumulative)

Boise St. 49, NMSU 0 - Don't be shocked if I come back to the Broncos again next week.

5) Tulsa -7 at Arkansas - LOSS - Down $20 (Down $61.82 Cumulative)

Arkansas 30, Tulsa 23 - This was a late pick that didn't make it into the post. I should've stayed away. Tulsa has now proven itself to be an overrated fraud.

Bonus Parlay Pick - LOSS - Down $5 (Down $65.82 Cumulative)
This sucked because I lost the parlay on Thursday night. With bets like this, you are just looking to get to game 5 with a chance. Of the 8 games picked, I was 3-5 (winning Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Kansas).

Overall: Last weekend was poor. Of the $105 bet, I'm left with $39.18 (down 63%), which is a worse performance than the Dow. This week's picks will be out Wednesday night. There are some decent games out there (Boise -31.5?), so I'm hoping to bounce back.