Friday, September 14, 2018

Week One Picks and a New Lion (UPDATED)




(Based on my picks in three games coming into this first full week, I am 1-2 straight up and 1-2 against the spread)

Last season, I was 44-18 straight up (.709) and 35-27 ATS (.564) 


Brown +17 1/2 at Cal Poly

Brown often plays its best football in week one. Cal Poly will win, but the Bears cover.


Harvard +6 1/2 vs. San Diego

Harvard is also a traditionally good first week team. The Crimson will win.


Holy Cross +11 1/2 vs. Yale

The Elis have too many defensive questions to expect them to cover a double-digit spread in week one on the road. Yale will win, but not cover. 


Georgetown +18 1/2 at Dartmouth

Dartmouth will win, but I think this game may be a little more lower scoring and the Hoyas will cover. 


Bucknell +14 1/2 at Penn

The Bison won't win, but can play the Quakers close enough to cover. 


Delaware -7 1/2 vs. Cornell

The spread seems small for this game for some reason. Delaware should win and cover.


Princeton -10 1/2 at Butler

The Tigers usually play these non-conference games very well.


Bryant -17 1/2 over Marist

Marist just looks really bad right now.



Jack Ertz


New TE/WR

Columbia also got another commitment for next year's freshman class yesterday in 6-4 205-pound TE/WR Jack Ertz from Grapevine HS in Grapevine, TX.

Ertz had offers from Cornell and some smaller schools. 

Ertz will be the second Grapevine grad to come to Columbia Football after Danny Kail '94. 


That brings our reported list of commitments to 13:

1. Caden Bell QB 6-0 185 lbs. Junipero Serra HS San Juan Capistrano, CA

2. Bryan Bell-Anderson DB 5"10 170 lbs. Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL 

3. McLeod Buckham-White DB 5"10 171 lbs. Lovett HS Atlanta, GA


4. Cameron Coleman LB 6"1 217 lbs. Rye Country Day School Rye, NY

5. Dominic Dodson DB 5"11 185 lbs. Central Catholic HS Pittsburgh, PA

6. Jack Ertz TE/WR 6"4 205 lbs. Grapevine HS Grapevine, TX
7. Alex Felkins K 6"4 170 lbs. Holland Hall HS Tulsa, OK 

8. Ryan Hamilton DB/RB 5"11 195 lbs. Coffman HS Dublin, OH 

9. Will Hamilton OL 6"2 270 lbs. North Gwinnett HS Suwanee, GA 

10. Tavehon Mcgarry LB/RB 6-0 220 lbs. Bishop Dwenger HS Fort Wayne, IN

11. Mitch Moyer DE 6-4, 255 lbs. Archmere Academy Claymont, DE

12. Luke Painton TE 6-7 225 lbs. Berks Catholic HS, Reading, PA  

13. Scott Valentas DB 6-3, 198 lbs.  Kapaun Mount Carmel Catholic HS Wichita, KS









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