Locks of the Week: Week 9

Yes I know what you're saying. A locks of the week segment, ON TIME! I admit, I've been as punctual as a pig to the slaughter house, but yes, for this week, I am on time.

I am still in the lead, and I have to admit, it's getting a little lonely at the top, especially after last weeks very sharp 2-0. For this week, I have Notre Dame (+3) against the spread vs Air Force. Navy got lucky last week and ND wants revenge against the military. My pro lock is for Dallas (-1) to cover against the New York Football Giants.


There's still some pride left in the sign

Zorgon went 1-1 last week. For this week, he has Tulsa (-1) covering against Houston for his college lock. In the NFL, he has Buffalo (-3) covering against the Miami Dolphins, who can't win no matter what country they play in.


Tough times in Miami, especially watching their undefeated record crumble.

Frost had another tough week, watching his picks go 0-1-1 last week. He hopes to rebound and get back in the hunt by picking Virgina (+3.5) against the spread vs Miami in the last home game for the hurricanes ever. Not so sure about this pick, but we'll see. His pro pick is for Chicago (-3) to cover against Oakland.


Sad times in college and pro Miami football.

ESPNU Allstate BCS Standings Review:
1) okluschen 9-4-1
2) Zorgon 8-6
3) OU, National Champions in Football 13-1
4) Frost 5-7-2

Locks of the Week: Week 8

Football season is around halfway done. I think it's been a good season so far. This has to be one of the most exciting years for college football. Never so many upsets, never so much confusion about the Heisman winner. And in the NFL, we've got the regular season game of the century coming up. Has there been a more tense rivalry in the past few years than this? But more on that later. Now, the locks.

For this week, Zorgon has Oregon State (+15) against the University of Southern California. It was a monumental upset last year, and Zorgon hopes for the same this season. He also has Green Bay (+2) against the spread versus a very physical defense in the Kansas City Chiefs.

Frost's locks for this week are Oklahoma State (+3) against the spread vs Texas. Texas has been struggling this season, despite being number 15 in the nation. That should be an interesting game. His pro lock is for the Patriots (-5.5) to cover against the the Colts in that game of the century I was talking about.


Tom Brady hopes to remain undefeated against the Colts

And last but not least, there's me. For this week I got Texas Tech to cover (-21) against the Baylor Bears. And for my pro lock, I'm going head to head aginst Jason Frost. That's right, I've got the Colts. Crazy you say? Not so fast my friend. The tide has turned in this rivalry. Peyton has their number now. Expect the unexpected my friend, expect the unexpected.



If Lee Corso picked pro games, I'm sure he'd pick Indy.

Just a reminer of the standings:
okluschen 7-4-1
Zorgon 7-5
Jason Frost 5-6-1

Locks of the Week: Week 7

Sorry about the delay. I was away all weekend. That being said, I'll get right to the point...

My locks for the past week were Florida State to cover against Duke, which they did by one. The other one was for Indy to cover against Carolina, and they did that as well.

Zorgon selected Boston College against the spread vs Virginia Tech in the luck lock of the year. It took an onside kick and "The Hail Mary II" for his prediction to come true. Matt Ryan locked up the stiff arm trophy in his worst game of the year. Regardless, Zorgon's pro lock was for Cleveland to cover against the winless Rams, a prediction that proved accurate.

Frost's lock were that of Virginia to cover against the Wolfpack of North Carolina State. This lock failed but just barely. His pro lock was Green Bay against the spread vs Denver, a game I'd like not to talk about right now.

The Standings:
okluschen: 7-4-1
Zorgon: 7-5
Frost: 5-6-1

How'd you like that, took me 3 minutes and no pictures. I'll try to be on time this week. Frost has some catching up to do hehehehe...

Locks of the Week: Week 6

OK, there's obviously stuff to be discussed over Locks of the Week, but before I get to that, there are some baseball notes I want to "touch base" with. First off, the Rockies were able to advance to the World Series in beastly fashion. They have not lost since the regular season in an epic game vs the Diamondbacks. This is an historic happening. I was in Colorado right during the trade deadline. Everyone was expecting a blockbuster deal to propel the Rockies into the playoffs. Nothing happened. Woody Paige, in one of his articles in the Denver Post, basically called them a dead duck, or at least not doing enough to save their season. In retrospect, such a claim is laughable. However, this dream almost never happened. They had to participate in a play-in game just to get to the playoffs. Imagine if they had dropped that game. We'd be minus a World Series team. We'd probably talking about what a great story the Diamondbacks season was. But they didn't drop that game. They haven't dropped any playoff game. And considering where they were, this is truly a Cinderella story.


Good call Woody

There's a whole lotta drama on the AL side of things. First off, Josh Beckett completely shut down my Cleveland Indians. We finaly know what happens when an unstoppable force (Josh Beckett) meets the immovable object (C.C. Sabathia). Oh well, we got Fausto Carmona on the mound tonight, and I think we'll take the pennant even if it takes a game seven. As fascinating as this is, I have to talk about Joe Torre and the Yankees. I was schocked that they actually offered Joe Torre an offer, not to mention an offer with the kind of potential that one had. So, you can only imagine the kind of shock I had when he turned it down. Why I wonder. He loved that job, or at least he said he did. Was the pressure to much for him? I can see how someone would hate their job if George Steinbrenner was their boss. But still, it was his dream job, or so we thought. He mentioned that the money wasn't enough, but the offer was good enough to make him one of the top 3 if not the top paid manager in all of baseball. Who knows. What I do know is that some team is going to get one heck of a manager and a person in Joe Torre, and I hope he goes somewhere where he can win without Stein Mart and the media breathing down his neck.


You gotta love Si Si

Alright, now for the locks. I've got Penn State (-7) over Indiana for college and Dallas (-9.5) to cover against the Minnesota Vikings. I made this pick despite my love for Adrian Peterson, because I like the matchup so much. Hopefully these picks can help widen my lead.

Zorgon has Baylor (+25) against the spread with Texas and the Dolphins (+17) against the Patriots. Though I'm not sure what the Dolphins pick is all about, perhaps he needs to pull out all the stops in order to take the lead.

Last but not least, Frost had South Florida (-3) last night against Rutgers. Ouch, Jason, not a good start to the week. I never did beleive in South Florida. Let me take this time to laugh. Mwahahahahahaha! Ok, and his pro pick is going against Zorgon, New England to cover (-17) against the Fins.


It's "R" Time, baby!

The Standings:
okluschen 5-4-1
Zorgon 5-5
Frost 4-5-1

Locks of the Week: Week 5

One word sums up the domination of one team, one person like no other. Dynasty. It feels so good off the tounge. Just say it. Dynasty. The Oklahoma Sooners of the 40s and 40s, The Steelers of the 70s, The Bulls of the 90s, The Tiger Woods of Today. It may be just a tad premature, but I beleive I am on the verge of such greatness. Yes, your favorite picker has taken the lock of the week lead. Ok, ok, hold your applause. I haven't won yet, though it seems to be just a matter of time.


Yes, okluschen and Tiger have much in common.

Last week I had the genius pick of Auburn to cover against Vanderbilt. What was Vegas thinking? And in the NFL, I had The Jaguars to cover against the Chiefs. Not only did they cover, but they only gave up a shutout with a meaningless Brodie Croyle Hail Mary as time expired. The master locks keep on rollin' this week. I pick, no, I know that LSU (-9) and Glen Dorsey will cover against the Kentucky Fried Wildcats this Saturday. I also know that Tennessee (+3) and Vince Young will make Vegas embarassed this week. Ya, I got them against the spread vs Tampa Bay. Never take sides with a gay quarterback, right TO?

What do you mean TO does things just for attention?

Zorgon picked Tulsa to cover against The University of Texas at El Paso, a game they lost. His pro lock was Green Bay to cover against Chi-Town, another loss. Zorgon hopes to evade such fortunes this week, with his picks of Rice (+20.5) against the spread vs Houston, and in the NFL, New England to cover (-4.5) against The Dallas Cowboys in the game of the week, a game where TO (#81) called out Randy Moss (also #81) in a letter to the media.



Just look at how uncomfortable the media makes him. He hates attention.

And now we got Jason Frost. He picked OU last week, who won the game, but did not cover. However, his New England pick did hold steady. For this week, Illinois (-3.5) is his pick to cover against Iowa. He also picked Washington (+3) against the spread vs. Green Bay. Green Bay has Brett Favre. TO wanted to play with Brett Favre. What a coincidence!



YES! I was able to tie in Terrell Owens yet again!

OK, and the current standings are...
1) okluschen at 5-3
2) Jason Frost at 4-4
3) Zorgon at 3-5

Locks of the Week: Week 4

It is week 4 of the locks of the week, and here we are, all tied up. Yes, it is quite the log jam. That being said, let there be no delay in the current state of things...

Last week I had New England, who more than covered vs Cincy and Wisconsin, who won (YAY!) but did not cover (NOO!). Regardless, I was still able to tie Frost and Zorgon for the lead. For this week, I have Auburn (-7.5) against Vanderbilt for college and Jacksonville (-2.5) to cover against Kansas City.

Zorgon's locks last week were Syracuse to cover against Miami of Ohio (that was a loss) and Green Bay against Minnesota (a win). To try and take the lead this week he has Green Bay (-3) again against the struggling Chicago Bears and Tulsa (-3) vs the UTEP Miners.

And last but not least, Jason Frost has fallen hard in recent weeks and needs some solid picks to boost him up again. He went with OU again (he's never picked anyone else) and he's got New England (-14.5) to cover against the Cleveland Browns, he hopes to offset his pick of the Jets to cover against Buffalo the week before.



OU Homer

Just a last recap of the standings, it is all tied up; Zorgon, okluschen, and Frost at 3-3. This week will take a big part in the season, both in picks and in the regular season.

Locks of the Week, Week 3

OK, it's time for locks of the week again. But before I get to that, I have to defend my boy Jay Cutler, who's not gettin' any love here at adonal obsessed so far. Yeah, we're 2-1 with two thrilling games that Jason Elam had to win for us vs sub par teams. Yeah, Jay Cutler has a 3-4 TD to Int ratio. However, according to cbs.sportsline's NFL player ranker, he is the 9th QB in the league right now. And hey, Jaws said that he was the next Brett Favre. Brett Favre, man!

Ron Jaworski knows what he's talking about, Zorgon

OK, now back to locks of the week. As I promised, 2-0 last week. Please, please, hold your applause. My picks of Baylor and Carolina were strokes of genius I must admit. This brings my record to 2-2 on the year, and it'll be 4-2 after this week. Speaking of this week, my picks are New England to cover (-7) vs Cincinnati on Monday night, and Wisconsin (-7.5) to cover against an over rated Michigan State team.


Come on, don't fail me now

Now for Zorgon. Tough week he had, he took Rice in the points (they got killed) and the Browns over the Raiders (they got timeouted). Though he was able to win this game lock wise, he must have been heart broken for his Browns. He looks for redemption this week, with Syracuse (-2) to cover against Miami of Ohio of America of Earth as well as Green Bay (-1.5) to cover against Minnesota. Not bad Zorgon, not bad, but that bad Jay Cutler karma is out to get you. Zorgon's record is 2-2.


Mike Shanahan taught Lane Kiffin a thing or two in their last game

Last but not least, there's Jason Frost. 1-1 last week, man. I'm sorry, that Cincinnati game does not count a win. 3 points does not = 3.5 points. His other game, OU (what a suprise) was able to cover vs Tulsa however, putting his overall reord at 3-1. For this week, he's got the New York Jets (-3) to cover against the Bills, and OU (-22.5) to cover against Colorado (what a suprise).



Jason Frost has been riding the back of OU and Sam Bradford all year

So, that puts the standings at Jason Frost (3-1) in first, me (2-2) and Zorgon tied for second.

The new guy

'Sup, okluschen is here. I'm the newest member of this blog. I'm here in good ol' OKC to, where I raise my cows and chicken with Charles Barkley. I like all sports excluding hockey and NASCAR and any other sport like Noridc Shovel Racing. My main focus is collegiate sports, but as I said earlier, I'm well versed in the world of athletics. My main teams are the:

• Oklahoma Sooners, Notre Dame football, Gonzaga basketball, the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Indians, and Colorado Crush (kinda). I have no NBA team right now, but my favorite players are KG, Adam Morrison, and Ben Wallace. I also like Angel Cabrera and Vijay on the PGA tour, and JA Adande in the sport of competitive banter.

Randy Moss was a beast last week vs San Diego; 8 catches, 2 TDs

So, apparently I've been thrust into being in charge of Locks of the Week, a thing we started just this week inspired by the great Mike Steely and WWLS, The Sports Animal in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Last week, Frost won both of his locks, going with The New England Patriots in the demolishment of San Diego last week and he went with the Sooners to cover the spread over Utah State. Coming in second was Zorgon, who went 1-1 on his locks, his NFL was the KC Cheifs against the spread vs Chicago which was a win, his loss though, was Akron against the spread against Indiana. And then there's me. I'm 0-2, with my NFL lock being Cincinnati to cover a measly 6 points vs a Cleveland team who got murdered just a few days before. My other was Utah State against the spread vs Oklahoma, which was really stupid if you think about it.

As for the present week's picks, I've got Baylor (-3.5) to cover the spread vs a terrible Buffalo Bulls team, and the Carolina Panthers (-4) to cover against Joey Harrington and the Falcons. Zorgon's college pick is Rice (+39) against the spread. His pro pick is the Browns (+3) vs. the Oakland Raiders. At now for the current leader Jason Frost. His college pick is for Oklahoma (-22.5) to cover against Tulsa, and his pro is Cincinnati (+3.5) against Seattle. I gauntee a 2-0 ladies and gentlemen, so write that down, I'm movin' on up.

Falcon fans can't wait for Leftwich

Alright, I'll write again as soon as I have something to write about. Peace Out, I'm going to the top of the standings next week.