The Pig

What an exciting start to NCAA football and Pig’s Picks. It all came down to the final play of the final game of the week. Our leader had picked Florida State. The second place player had picked Miami. The predictions made by all others on the Pig’s Picks leader-board combined with the 34 (FSU) and 38 (Miami) score meant that only our 2 Pig’s Picks leaders still had a shot at coming out on top.

FSU is on Miami’s 2 yard line with 5 seconds left on the clock. A touchdown wins the game for FSU and keeps our Pig’s Picks leader out front. Otherwise, Miami holds on and #2 on the Pig’s Picks leader-board slides in for the win.

FSU Quarterback, Ponder, takes the snap, rolls out to his right, finds an open man in the end zone and fires for the win. The ball is low, but it looks like FSU makes the grab for a game winning touchdown…

…until the officials run in with arms extended and waiving parallel to the surface – incomplete! The ball had touched the ground! With time expired, Miami holds on and Pig’s Picks experiences the final lead change of opening weekend for a last second win.

What a game(s)!

Get in on next weekend’s action today by making your picks here.

The Pig

Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for. “Must watch TV” has been, once again, redefined by football season and I couldn’t be happier. Tonight is also the night that I get to see just how good my football forecasting capabilities are – South Carolina vs North Carolina State and Oregon vs Boise. These 2 opening night games are where I feel the least amount of confidence. The fact that many of you have predicted differently than I did doesn’t help to boost that confidence level. Even here, in the pigpen, we had quite a bit of debate around which way to go with these 2 games. In the end, I just had to set in house and Vegas opinions aside and go with my gut. I’m looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.

Once the games begin, a new widget will show up on the site showing you the top 10 scores for Pigskin Pick’s so far. It will update at the end of every game throughout the weekend. I can’t wait to see who comes out on top. In the meantime, I thought the video below might help to get your blood flowing.

Later Days,

The Pig