Andrew Aragon
Deseret News assistant prep editor | Sept. 10, 2010 at 11:41 a.m.
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas.
That's basically the message I've been sending to my competitors the last two weeks in the picks. I've done everything I could to help them. I've gift-wrapped wins for them. I've made picks where I've seen both teams up close and knew how the game would end up but went the other way because I figured I was wrong. Figure that sentence out. I've made picks because I heard a song numerous times during the week. Great strategy.
So John and Trevor have had their chances to get ahead of me and they didn't. No more messing around. I feel like Ivan Drago and my crazy trainer is telling me to drop the hammer. The hammer is being dropped.
JC: I didn't figure I was headed for a rebuilding season here in the weekly picks. I'm not sure what to make of last week's 3-5 effort except to say I wish Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones could come by with one of those memory erasing devices and flash it in my eyes to make me forget about the whole week. Trevor has been living up his pyrrhic victory. Well that and celebrating turning 21. I hoped he enjoyed his short-lived reign as a winner. I've never put together two bad weeks in a row like that before. I'm confident I can put it behind me and regain the top spot again this week.
TP: Alright, does anyone want to know how dedicated I am to this blog? It's my 21 birthday today, and here I am, sitting in front of my computer investing myself into this pick 'em. If only I would have used the same motivation in high school, I would have spent more time in biology and less time talking with the administration. Then again, you're only in high school once — so why not enjoy it? So, if I win today — I say John and Andrew buy me, umm, a root beer.
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Alta at Jordan
JC: Alta is 0-3? Say it ain't so! Yeah, things are looking awfully bad for the Hawks at this point. Then again, look at who they lost to so far. I'm guessing the majority of the teams in the state would be winless going against Bingham, Cottonwood and Timpview in the first three weeks. This is a good measuring stick game for the Beetdiggers, who have not fared well against Alta in recent seasons. Can Jordan finally break a four-game skid against the Hawks? Hmmm ... I normally can't see Alta losing four straight to open a season. But the Beetdiggers are on fire offensively too behind McCoy Hill. It's going to be another long weekend for Les Hamilton's crew.
http://www.deseretnews.com/blog/21/10009999/High-school-sports-Week-4-football-picks.html
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