Week 8 - NCAAFConverter Says....

Is it the weekend yet? I've been working overtime on the Converter this week with little to show for it. But sometimes these things surprise us and the Converter will crank out a 5-0 selection. Let's pull the ripcord  and see what happens:

1. Oklahoma State - Missouri (Mizzou worth three points)

NCAAFConverter : Poke the Tiger
Seems a clear signal to me that the Pokes are going to make Mizzou regret it even suggested joining the SEC when you can't even handle your current conference rivals? (Interesting tidbit, prior to 1923, OSU's mascot was a tiger, which was the inspiration for the school's orange and black color scheme.) So you can keep your shiny bonus point, I'll take OSU, thank you very much.

2. Georgia Tech - Miami

NCAAFConverter : Wrecked Hurricane

Seems pretty clear to me; Miami may be favored by three but my money's on GT this weekend. (And then, for bonus points, the Converter came up with this:

and this:

3. USC - Notre Dame (USC worth four points)

NCAAFConverter : Swashbuckling Leprechaun takes the horse.

Sorry, Kiffy, looks like Notre Dame has this one. Keep your shiny bonus points, thank you very much.

4. Wisconsin - Michigan State (Sparty worth three points)

NCAAFConverter : [I did not see this coming]

So I'll take the Badgers for the win, please. 

5. SMU - Southern Miss

NCAAFConverter : Must be custom:

Looks like this Mustang is wrapped up in gold. I'll take Southern Miss, thank you very much.

Week 6 - NCAAFConverter says....

NCAAFConverter has been acting up today but I finally cleared the jam and retrieved the whole report(who loaded construction paper in the Converter anyhow? Must have been the kids). Here are my picks:

1. Oklahoma v. Texas (Texas worth four points)

NCAAFConverter : Don't call the ETrade baby mean, call him what he is - he's real, and he's calling it OKLAHOMA
..  Even though OU's marching band will be working overtime on a new verse to BOOMER SOONER that'll advocate for the addition of the Tulane University Green Wave to the Big 12, OU will have no problem with those pesky 'horns.

2. Miami v. Virginia Tech (Miami worth three points)

NCAAFConverter : Opportunist.
That's right, with the Hokies utterly distracted by constant whiny covert communications from the Big East to please come home, we miss you so much; with half the VT coaching staff and lawyers preoccupied by looking for copies of that old restraining order; the 'canes are sure not to miss this opportunity to pluck one out of the nest (the Hokie is a bird, or so says the internet). I'll take MIAMI and the bonus point, thank you very much.

3. Auburn v. Arkansas (Auburn worth four points)

NCAAFConverter : Tiger Razor.

It's a little hard to see what's meant by the Converter's output, but from what I can tell, this classsic product (no safety razor here!) is just like last week's instant classic Third Annual Southwest Classic (42-38 WPS!!!). And we know who won that one: ARKANSAS. So you can keep your bonus points, thank you very much.

4. Georgia v. Tennessee

NCAAFConverter : Volunteer Bulldog Rescue Society.
Now this is not a close one - who can call the kind volunteers running a Saturday afternoon bulldog rescue awareness event at Scranberry Scoop the alpha dogs? They are far too nice for that. Thererfore, I'll take UGA. But only for the game (he may not be housebroken yet).

5. Texas A&M v. Texas Tech (Tech worth three points)

NCAAFConverter : timeless beauty?
If this is the case, we sure know that TEXAS TECH will be your winner, since A&M's second half play of late has been anything but a thing of beauty; as we all know, ________________ [opponent name here] owns the second half in Texas A&M games these days. Even though the Texas Tech Board of Regents will be working throughout the game on a back-room deal to invite the Tulane University Green Wave to join the Big 12; the distraction will not affect play. I'll take the bonus point, thank you very much.

Week 5 - NCAAFConverter says....

NCAAFConverter was turned off this morning while I worked on evicting a few non-payment types (a/k/a rent dodgers) from a trailer park. But here were my humble picks, selected without help of my nifty machine (which is probably a good thing; the Converter gave no guidance on OSU-TAMU or Arkie-Bama, and it went 1 for 3 on the rest (how could "Indian in Death Valley" have missed the mark??), which I did turn in on time.

1. Arkansas - Texas A&M

I'll take Arkansas. We have tickets to the game so if we're trailing late, I may have my wife hop the rail and run around on the field wrapped in nothing but an Arkansas Razorbacks beach towel from WalMart; maybe that'll spark the team.

2. Michigan State - Ohio State

I'll take Michigan State.

3. Clemson - Virginia Tech

Having learned my lesson twice in a row, I'll take Clemson. I may not be an early adapter but I'm no dummy. By the way, you know the story about how Clemson got its name. It used to be the University of Clem, but the Regents thought the name was too humble so they conducted an on-campus contest many years ago to rebrand the school. "Clemson" was the winning entry, and not just because the name sounds much better, but because the letters actually stood for some of the lofty goals the school set for itself and its alumni (spirit, honor, knowledge).

4. Alabama - Florida

I'll take Alabama. The Tide will drop at least one game this year, but this is not the one.

5. Nebraska - Wisconsin (Nebraska worth four points)

I have to go with the Cornhuskers, especially since you have all those shiny bonus points hung on them. Nebraska has a lot to play for and they may very well play beyond their normal human abilities in unexplicable fashion. This not to say they got greatness in them (greatness apparently dwells only in Clemson at the moment) but for tomorrow's game, I'm not betting against them.