We're 4-9-1 going into tonight's pro double snoozer.

We must take our bow where we can find it this week.

Starbucks latte?

Mr. Picker, I saw a list of ALL of the people who beat you this week and can only imagine your total embarrassment. What is the subject of conversation when you meet with the folks who offer the prizes at the end of your contest? If they have started to look for your replacement have them call Wolfie and me. One more thing . . . how many stars do you usually assign to your Lock of the Year and aren't you getting close with Oregon?

Are you guys crazy? EVERYONE was gushing over how TU was going to go and take care of BYU. And one guy actually stood up and said (excuse the phrase...) NOT SO FAST.
While some "eliteists" are trying to label the Sooners as the second coming of the triplets... the Picker sees through that. SO WHAT, a few needy folks get a few extra T-Shirts. Big Deal.

If you know a referee, please ask him to keep his flag to himself.

Now that their incompetence over ball possession has been exposed by review, the refs have moved on to make a mockery of interference and holding calls.

Zebras should have their names and phone numbers on their shirts -- names, positively.

After refs, the next worse things on television this season are announcers.

Fox pre-game used to be great. James Brown moved to CBS. Obviously he was the brains of the operation. Now Fox has one more clown trying to be funny, Joe Buck, and the show has devolved into dueling cheap shots.

Chris Berman wears short-sleeve dress shirts with sport coats, enough said.

Stuart Scott should demonstrate the pancake block from the skillet's perspective.

The high-pitched drone of announcer Phil Simms resembles the tooth-drilling scene in Marathon Man.

Watch some football with the Mute on, it's heaven.

In your picker column you state that OU hasn't been the same since Mike Leach left. Never a truer statement, OU was 7-4 with him 7-5 counting the bowl game he missed. Yep, we miss him 8-4 is the worst since he's been gone surely you meant Mike Stoops.

In response to the last couple of good readers.

We clearly meant OU has not had a sense of humor or high quality passing game since Leach left.

We predict that 41,446 people will attend the Florida Aquatic game.

Very funny Echo.
Very funny Echo.

Signed,
Signed,

The Picks.
The Picks.