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Commenting on no comments and my Week 8 predictions
October 25, 2007Before I look at Week 8's matchups, I have to inform my diehard readers (all two of you) about this.
So I've been doing this blog since football season started, and I have received no comments. I figured I must have made someone mad by picking against their team, right? But then someone brought to my attention that there was no link for anyone to make comments (Why -- I have no idea).
After telling the Internet guys at work about it, it is finally fixed. So anyone is free to make comments. Now onto the weekend:
Rider at Denton: How bad is Denton? They lost to Denton Guyer. Rider will crush them, probably by at least five touchdowns (They are a 54-point favorite on one website).
Denton Guyer at WFHS: The Coyotes will inch closer to the playoffs with an easy victory in this one.
And on another note, it looks like WFHS and Rider could face Birdville and Boswell in the bi-district round of the playoff again. Both city teams played on the road last year, so it's looking like the Raiders and Coyotes could be at Memorial Stadium this time. How about a Saturday doubleheader -- that would be fun.
Hirschi at Vernon: The Huskies are done. They gave up almost 500 rushing yards to IP last week, and Vernon runs the ball better than the Hawks do. The Lions will be 2-0 in 6-3A heading into next week's game against Graham.
Graham at Iowa Park: Cannot see the Steers losing this one, just can't. The Hawks could make this one interesting if they can force a few turnovers, but the bottom line is Graham is more talented.
Olney at Holliday: Olney's two losses have come against teams Holliday has beaten the past two weeks. The Eagles have been walking a tight line lately, but with a playoff berth on the line, they will pull through.
Now the Cubs do have desperation going for them. They must win this game to have a chance to make the playoffs. But after I started thinking about it, a win against Holliday may not even be enough. Let's say Nocona and Henrietta win out (which they will be favored to do) until they play each other. One will finish district 6-1 and the other will be 5-2. Holliday finishes 6-1, and Olney, assuming they win out, is 5-2 as well. Olney would lose the tiebreaker to both Nocona and Henrietta. So the Cubs would need some major help to get in.
Chico at City View: Neither team has won a game this season. But Chico has at least scored some points this season (the Mustangs have only scored 12) so I will pick the Dragons.
Jacksboro at Nocona: The Tigers could make this one interesting, but the Indians are on a roll right now and are close to taking the next step -- making the playoffs. They take that step on Friday.
Henrietta at Alvord: Some are saying this could be a possible upset. I don't think the Bearcats, who could be in the district lead, will let that happen, but I would not be surprised if this is a close one. I still give the edge to Henrietta.
Munday at Archer City: Both teams are struggling, and both have lost their two district games by large margins. Since neither team is on a roll, I will go with the team who I think has more talent. That would be Archer City, which keeps its slim playoff hopes alive with a win.
Seymour at Petrolia: The Panthers are scoring points at will, while Petrolia is allowing about 40 points a game in district. I think Seymour could score about that much, and I don't think the Pirates will. Seymour by a comfortable margin is the pick.
Windthorst at Munday: Here is the game I will be at. The Moguls have been killing people all season, while the Trojans have a 30-game winning streak in district. Something has gotta give, right. I think both don't hold up.
I think Windthorst is the toughest team the Moguls have played this season, but I think Munday wins. But only by about 10 points or so -- no blowout this time.
I guess we will see what happens. Check back over the weekend when we talk about what how everything played out.
Posted by Zach Duncan at 11:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)
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The Moguls will win by more than 20 points because of their defense. The offense is getting all the attention because of the scoreboard. I think it will be very hard for the Trojans to find the end zone more than twice barring some trickery and almost impossible to keep the Moguls out of the end zone less than three times a half. It's hard to stop a three-headed backfield, especially with the power/speed combination the Moguls have this year.
Moguls roll, as expected, 33-3.
Munday Moguls steamroll Windthorst 33-3.
