THE NEWSCASTER-Sports
PAGE 8 - September 5,2012
This Week’s Games
Last Week’s Winners
Marshall at No. 11 West Virginia
Week of 9-8
Bowling Green at No. 23 Florida
Miami (FL) at No. 22 Kansas State
Miami (FL) at Boston College
Auburn at Mississippi State
Murray State at No. 7 Florida St
No. 23 Florida at Texas A&M
No. 14 Clemson vs. Auburn*
No. 6 Georgia at Missouri
No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ala
South Florida at Nevada
Georgia Tech at No. 16 Va Tech
PANTHERS AT BUCCANEERS
Week #2
Southern Miss at No. 17 Nebraska
COLTS AT BEARS
William & Mary at Maryland
JAGUARS AT VIKINGS
No. 24 Boise State
DOLPHINS AT TEXANS
at No. 13 Michigan St
Tie Breaker:
We had a three way tie this week, no surprise
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considering the soft opponents in the first
to
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week of college play. Harold is our winner on
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picks of 9-1 & tie breaker. Interesting read-
ing this week with Doug Johnston's Squawk
even have their stadium listed on
Box on the money of college football-Page 1.
their website so figuring, gener-
ously, they draw about 10,000
people to a home game at an av-
erage of $15.00 a ticket. Compare
that to $80.00 a ticket and an aver-
age crowd of 100,000 at Tennes-
see, or $50.00 per ticket and an at-
tendance of 90,000 at Florida. Do
the math.
College football has
evolved from the days of the old
boys from Florida meeting on Sat-
urday afternoon to play the old
boys from Georgia to a multi-mil-
lion dollar business that features
outrageous TV contracts, million-
For the week: 9-1
For the week: 8-2
For the week: 9-1
For the week: 9-1
aire coaches and student/athletes
Doug Johnston
Bobby Nagda
who sound in interviews like they
Chris Nielsen
Harold Beasley
probably read and write at a sec-
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Some smaller schools
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tion each year. The glamour of big
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What these universities
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PRESS BOX
last years team, but they don’t
Green.
Aggies first SEC game. Geor-
appear to be any weaker. They
The NFL kicks off this
gia will travel to Missouri to
By Doug Johnston
made Michigan look bad.
week and none of our Florida
play Mizzou in their first SEC
NFL Kicks off This Week
As for our Gators, the
teams figure to be much of
conference game. Another col-
good news is they won, the
Press Box finished in
a factor this season, you just
lege game of interest this week
bad news is they look frighten-
pretty good shape with pre-
never know for sure until the
is LSU hosting the Washington
50
ingly similar to last years team.
dictions for the first week, but
season begins. Tampa Bay may
Huskies.
I keep telling myself that it’s
picking Boston College to beat
be our best chance for a playoff
The three state NFL
early. Don’t pass judgement
Miami was a big boo-boo. I
team.
teams all open play Sunday and
too quickly, but SEC play starts
picked Alabama to beat Mich-
This week the Gators
all three are underdogs. The
this week and they won’t win
igan, but thought the game
play at Texas A&M and ESPN
Bucs host the Panthers, The
a conference game playing the
would be close. Bama lost a
College Game day will set up
Jaguars travel to Minnesota and
way they did against Bowling
lot of players to the NFL off
there at College Station for the
the Dolphins will play at Texas.