Friday Night Breakdown: Who’s Picked to Win?
Hello, Sports Fans!
Allow me to introduce myself. I am the perfect prognosticator, the pigskin predictor, the pillowy professional, the pugnacious partier . . . (hey, avoid alliteration always!), the Bubbling Cauldron.
I come from parts unknown and was around when Permian only had Mo (Jo hadn’t come along yet) and young Mr. Tom Landry was a sophomore punter for Mission High School.
Old? I prefer to think of myself as experienced.
I come out of hibernation once or twice a year to tell you who is going to win the games under the lights of Friday. I used to do it for bragging rights. But with Name-Image-Likeness, I’ve heard Vegas bookies are now paying attention to my picks.
For grins and giggles, let me share that I am big on our hometown boys and am never a big fan of the opposition. That said though, I gots to go with my head and not my heart on the picks. While I may WANT our boys to win, I’ll PICK the winner. So hold off on the hate mail if I don’t say nice things about your favorites.
Enough about me. Don’t know about you but I’m ready to hear Hank Williams, uh, I mean Faith Hill, uh, I mean Shania Twain, uh, I mean Chris Stapleton, uh, well, I’m doggone ready for SOMEBODY to sing it’s time for football. And yeah baby, I mean the real football, American football. It’s back and better than ever! (At least I hope so when it comes to the Cowboys.) And what’s more American than football? High school football!
So week one is in the books, let’s roll with week two!
Cameron at Sealy
Let’s face it, last year was a tough one for our Yoemen. The pessimist says the record stunk at 38. The optimist says that after a terrible start, Cameron finished 3-3. I say screw ‘em both and let’s kick off a new year and get things back on the right cleat!
Truth is though, they’ve got a Tiger by the tail this week when the good guys travel to Sealy.
Things will get better this year, but not on this night. Take Sealy by a couple of TDs.
Marlin at Honey Grove
Why’s everyone griping about Marlin? Heck, maybe they should take a cue from the football field where the Bulldogs have been the epitome of excellence? Heck fire, the WORST season in the last several was 7-5. Other than that Marlin has rolled to records of 10-4, 11-3 and 114. Given a break here and there in two games last year would have gone to state. Problems? Doesn’t sound like too many problems to me!
Unfortunately, there is one. Experience. Last year’s loaded Bulldogs graduated some great players and there’s some rebuilding to be done. In the meantime, the Honey Grove Warriors ain’t too shabby themselves. Sorry Marlin. The HGs by six.
Thrall at Rosebud-Lott
Both teams boasted identical 6-5 records last year. Both teams lost some key players. Both teams have some good players back. And both teams look to go further in the playoffs this season.
But both teams can’t win, so only one comes out with a W this week.
Bottom line is this is about as even as any game I’ve seen . . . when in doubt, go with the home team. Let’s go Cougars! RL by five.
Thorndale at Granger
I can’t look at Thorndale without scratching my head over 2023. The Bulldogs win eight or nine games every year . . . and in ’23 are 0-10?
But hey, you have to love a school that has a newspaper named the Champion, right? And champions they will look like on this opener. Take Thorndale by 20.