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Degenerate gamblers by nature and birthright, your humble blogging hosts Bunkie Perkins and Michael Medallion, and other special guests, try to give you some guidance as you wager your plasma donation earnings on this week’s games.   

Overall Standings:

Bunkie Perkins:  15-14-1 (1-4 last week)

Mike Medallion: 17-12-1 (4-1 last week)

We’ve had a completely unhealthy and unexplainable love and appreciation for the musical and comedic stylings of one Mr. Albert “Weird Al” Yankovic.  In honor of his new single “Whatever You Like”  , we embark on a  celebration of his entire catalogue in this week’s picks and hope that one day we too can drink the healing waters from the fire hose.

Florida -4 v. LSU

BP:  Florida.  Florida all but had this game won last year in Baton Rouge had it not been for the Caucasian sensation Jacob Hester throwing his body ahead for first downs.  LSU’s win over Auburn doesn’t look as impressive given the Tiger’s recent woes and Florida is too good to lose back to back games in the Swamp. 

MM:  Florida. Tebow won’t cry after this one is over. I’m still not convinced that LSU is as good as their ranking. Heck, look at the number of points that the craptacular offenses of Auburn and Mississippi State put up on them. 

Al:  Florida.  Tebow cuts up the Tigers like…well you know…

UNC -7.5 v. Notre Dame

BP:  Notre Dame.  UNC is the hot pick here but we just aren’t ready to completely jump on the Butch Davis bandwagon just yet.  Jimmy Clausen keeps it close without having a hair out of place.  Heels win but Notre Dame slides in for the cover.

MM:  UNC. North Carolina vs. Notre Dame. Advantage. Helicopter-spinning white towels. Butch Davis is also a plus.

Al:  Notre Dame.  Charlie Weiss is a big fan of Al’s early work…

Vandy -3 @ Miss. State

BP:  Miss. State.  Super terrific upset special of the weekend and whatnot.  Vandy has been living the dream for 5 weeks now and a trappy Mississippi State squad should muster up just enough offense to trigger the eventual Vandy downfall.

MM:  Vandy. All the cowbells in the world won’t be able to keep everyone from using the phrase “SEC-East leader” to describe Vandy next week.

Al:  Vandy…obviously…

Tennesse +12 @ Georgia

BP:  Georgia.  The Dawgs bounce back from the disappointment that was the Bama game by preying on the weaker species this weekend.  UT is as bad as they have been since Johnny Majors was three sheets to the wind on the Vol sideline.  The boatman cometh for Fat Phil.

MM:  Tennessee. I’m going out on limb with this pick. Tennessee is downright awful and Phil Fulmer is Public Enemy #1 in Tennessee right now. But, something tells me (i.e., friends at the bar last night before taking tequila shots) that UT’s D-Line and O-Line control the line of scrimmage, and keep this one close.

Al:  Tennessee.  AI always likes to support one of his former back up dancers when he can.  Go Phil!

OU -7 v. Texas

BP:  OU.  To this day the worst bout of food poisoning I ever  experienced was after a corny dog feast at the Texas State Fair right before the Red River Shootout.  Somehow blowing chunks all over I75 didn’t have the gratifying after effects that I always assumed it would.  Either way, i blame the whole thing on Mack Brown.

MM:  Oklahoma. The phone calls from Tennessee and Auburn this week may have distracted Will “Boom Mother F*cker” Muschamp enough that his defense lets this one get out of hand early. Actually, it’s going to be a blowout regardless. Plus, Oklahoma doesn’t turn into Choklahoma until later in the year anyway.

Al:  OU.  This doesn’t tie into the pick in any way whatsoever…but its my favorite Wierd Al offering, so deal with it…Dick Van Patten suckas!