Paul's Pick Week 15

By

Welcome Back!

There is only one game this week, and it's always one of the best games of the year. I did about as well as I expected last week, as I was 8-4 (it's as if I were Purdue...) in Championship Week, or 66.7%, which makes me 601-252 for the year, or 70.5%, no change from last week. This is the lowest percentage I've had for a full year I think I have ever had. Maybe this is a good thing, as perhaps parity is coming to college football. At least this is what I'm choosing to tell myself.

There is only 1 game this week, so this will just about be my shortest blog of the year.

On to the pick!



Saturday, December 10

Army vs Navy (Philadelphia)- The Midshipmen lead the series 62-53-7, winning 2 of the last 3, including 17-13 last year, but the Black Knights have won 4 of the last 6. In Philadelphia, Navy holds a 45-40-1 edge, as these teams have also played in West Point (1890, 1892, 1943, 2020), Annapolis (1891, 1893, 1942, 2011), Princeton, NJ (1905), New York, NY (1913, 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923-tie, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1931), Baltimore (1924, 1944, 2000, 2007, 2014, 2016), Chicago (1926- tie), Pasadena, CA (1983), and East Rutherford, NJ (1989, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2021). This year, Army is 5-6, winning their last 2, but 2 of their wins are over FCS teams, and their other 3 wins are over teams with a combined record of 11-25, UConn's 6-6 being the best, and only 1 of their wins was on the road. Navy is 4-7, losing 2 of 3, but they have wins over ECU, Tulsa, Temple, and UCF, and narrow losses to Notre Dame, Air Force, and SMU, but also a loss to an FCS team in their opener. 6 of the last 8 meetings have been decided by 7 points or less, but only 1 of the last 3 (last year), has been closer than 15 points. Navy has had 3 weeks to prepare, as their last game was Dec 19, but Army will pull this one out.


That's all for this week! Feel free to leave a comment. Check out my Odds and Ends from yesterday for some interesting stats and info. Come back Monday for my TWIF Notes, where I will review all of the games played. 

Until next time, may you and your loved ones be blessed!      

Comments

Post a Comment

Most Popular Posts

It's Almost Time!

By
Welcome back!  It's been about 6 months since my last post, and I'm sure my loyal readers (all 3 of them!) have been wondering when I would be back. Football season will be here before you know it! Do you know how I can tell? The preseason magazines have begun to hit the shelves (and my mailbox)! The various conferences will be holding their media days next month, and then the teams will be holding their preseason camps, with the first games being played on August 27, the stupidly named Week Zero.  But I haven't just been sitting around doing nothing for the last few months. Oh, no! I've just completed my preseason Power Rankings, and so will now begin writing my previews of all 131 teams and the 10 conferences, which will take me up until the first games. I will publish my previews according to the following schedule: 7/18     Part I           Teams 131-121 7/19     Part II         Teams 120-111 7/20 ...
Read more

Are You Ready?

By
  Welcome Back! College Football is only 9 weeks away- just 64 days until the 1st games on Aug 24! That means the college football preview magazines are all out, and I've been hard at work assembling data and researching the upcoming season for my previews. Here is what you can expect from me, and when you can expect it. Beginning on Monday, July 15, I will do my individual team previews. I will basically do 10 teams a day (after doing 12 a day for the 1st 2 days- 134 doesn't divide by 10 evenly...) for 2+ weeks, and then 5 a day for the last 4 days (my Top 20). These will take you through August 2. These will be presented in reverse order (from #134 to #1) according to my own preseason Power Rankings.  On August 5, I'll start my conference previews, which will take 2 weeks. 9 1/2 conferences plus Independents equals 10 days.  That takes us all the way to Game Week! Well, sort of. There are only a handful of games on Aug 24, which has the incredibly dumb name of Week Zero...
Read more

More Struggles

By
Growing up, my family attended the Presbyterian Church.  My mom had been a Baptist, and my dad grew up Methodist, so I guess this was a compromise.  I did all the normal kid-at-church things: nursery, VBS, Sunday School, Wednesday Night Suppers,  acolyte, confirmation class, youth group.  I really enjoyed my time, and grew to really appreciate the time spent there. When I went to college, I intended to continue going to church, and even went a few times, but just stopped going.  A big part may have been that Sundays was the only time I could sleep past 7 am, especially in the fall (football games on Saturdays).  And once you stop going, it's easy for things to stay that way. My senior year, I met Jackie in my Educational Psychology class.  After 6 weeks of dating, I proposed, and she accepted.  We were married at her home church in Snellville, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church.  It was my first exposure to the Episcopal Church. We lived in...
Read more