Archive for Predictions

The Last Lecture: California

Okay, this was supposed to be posted on EDSBS, but Orson Swindle was too busy being mesmerized by a poster of Rick Neuheisel that declared his monopoly on the college blogosphere over. Keep in mind this was written about three weeks ago before the quarterback situation had been resolved, although I think it still carries [...]

Posted by: Avinash on Friday, August 29th, 2008

Worthless Cal Predictions

Lots of varying predictions about what Cal’s season is going to look like only confirms one thing: Someone on this list is going to look damned stupid.
Phil Steele already set the bar by ranking Cal #2 in the conference, certainly above most normal expectations. However he also had Cal #5 last season, which was as [...]

Posted by: Avinash on Monday, August 18th, 2008

2008 Pac-10 Conference Odds

Doc Rivers as usual fouled up Game 3 by underusing Leon Powe (despite throttling Black Mamba here), so we’re not discussing the NBA today. Let’s move back to the pigskin.
Thanks to VegasWatch, we now have our Pac-10 championship odds.

USC
-300

ASU
+400

Oregon
+600

Cal
+800

UCLA
+800

Arizona
+2000

Washington
+2000

Stanford
+3000

Oregon St.
+5000

Washington St.
+5000

Well, that certainly isn’t terribly surprising. 2007 was a flux year [...]

Posted by: Avinash on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

My Big Game Prediction

My last post was a bit of a downer–let’s return to irreverence. Here’s what this game will look like (and I’m not just talking about the slapfests between bourgeois Desi fans in the stadium):

Now imagine this running on repeat for three hours and you’re set. Of course, Cal will be the angry, shorter, triumphant doofus.
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Posted by: Avinash on Friday, November 30th, 2007

My Poll of 25…and BCS Projections, Week 14

Figures that the moment I put Kansas and LSU in the title game, both of them lose. What a great season it’s been for a college football fan. Well, at least for one who doesn’t gamble like a square (that’s actually every season, but you know what I mean).
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Posted by: Avinash on Sunday, November 25th, 2007