The Actress vs. the College Football Researchers

Here are the results of our game picks from last Saturday. There were a total of 26 games we picked straight up, without considering the spread.

Angelique: 18
Dave: 19
Steph: 19
Jr.: 21

Now, Dave and I have been working in sports for years, Jr. was a golfer in college and was an intern with ABC/ESPN before joining full time and Angelique is an actress who despises watching football. Funny how she was within one game of tying Dave and me and I don't think she has watched a college football game since her ex-boyfriend dragged her to a Kentucky v. Louisville game years ago against her will. That would be the weekend an unsuspecting crowd learned the phrase..."Oh yeah...and that's how we do in New York." One can only imagine what this was in response to and what happened next, but let's just say I think there are a few people in Kentucky still licking their wounds.

But I digress. My point is that there is nothing impressive about picking games or being right about games or anything that has to do with gambling. It's simply fun for those of you who don't love the sport and need something to garner your interest. So for all of you ladies who might be intimidated by how much the guys "know" about football, it's actually not as difficult as you think to be on their level. In fact, Angelique was already on the basic level with many of the guys out watching the games simply on the basis of her making picks. And if you want to be considered an expert, here is a quick tutorial on what you need to do:

1) Watch the pre-game show while you're getting ready to go to the bar to meet up with the guys;
2) Memorize who played in and who won each Super Bowl (there have only been 42 so it's really not that hard); and
3) Look up all of the football games being played that day and then just randomly pick who you think should win based on whatever you want, whether it be team colors, names, states, cities, etc. and then as the games unfold make sure you tell everyone in the bar which ones you got right. You will be considered hard-core at this point.

Remember it's not about what you know, it's about what you pretend to know. If you can do that, not only will every guy out there think that you are a football genius, you will have equalled, if not surpassed the majority of the guys you meet at the bar in terms football knowledge. Now if you don't want to expose these guys for who they really are, just sit back, relax, watch the game and let them relish in their glory. Just the way they let us...actually I'm not sure they ever let us do that without calling us out...but, you know what I mean...

And, yes, Jr., you won both straight up and against the spread...we'll be sure to rub that in Dave's face on Saturday...