IT’S BACK BITCHES. LFG!!!!!!!!!!

HEre we fucking go ladies and gentleman (and kids, but you shoulld have probably stopped after reading that b word up there), FOOTBALL IS BACK. IT’S SO FUCKING GLORIOUS.

Tomorrow the Broncos will play the Falcons to open up the preseason, and then college football will start, and then real NFL games. It’s like motha fucking christmas and hanukkah ( shout out to my fellow jews out there, l’chayim!). There are so many great things to love about football in general.

It’s not easy for me to choose between the NFL and college football. I like to say that I lean towards the NFL, and I probably do, but many watch an SEC game during that primetime slot and you might sway to college football real quickly. There’s something about that passion and pageantry in college football that the NFL just can’t match.

But let’s be honest, no one can ever or will never (well maybe) beat the talent the NFL puts on field. It is unreal. We continue to see things we’ve never seen before every week. These guys are freaks, and somehow these athletes are just becoming even freakier.

I wanted to briefly touch on a bunch of football related topics very quickly through out this post. It’s too early for predictions and other things like that, but here’s just random thoughts about college and NFL just rolling off the top of my head.

NFL Domestic Violence Discipline-

The NFL and Roger Goodell have really fumbled the ball on this issue throughout the last couple of years. At times they made it look like they were giving out the right punishment but then a month later a clear cut case would receive no punishment.

For example if you follow the NFL you probably read that Seahawks defensive tackle was just suspended for six games stemming from a domestic violence issue that happened in 2017. He was neither arrested or charged in this case.

Now that could be the police’s fault, and maybe he should have been arrested or charged. But the thing that throws me for a loop is the process and why another NFL player who had audio evidence of him being abusive wasn’t suspended?

That would be Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill. After a lengthy investigation by the NFL Hill didn’t receive any sort of suspension by the NFL. Read the first part of that last sentence one more time.

After a LENGTHY INVESTIGATION BY THE NFL…

I find it funny that the NFL doesn’t really care what the police had to say or did because they are going to do their own investigation. It’s like Goodell and his minions think that there some cowboys laying down the law after their own investigations. And i get it, he’s hired former professionals that have done this stuff for a living, but you’re really just going to say ” hey a case that took place two years ago that didn’t include an arrest or a charge we have a punishment now for it and it’s 6 games!”. Now I’m not trying to compare domestic violence issues here, but maybe both should have been suspended and maybe just maybe, the NFL should give up their righteous cowboys game on figuring out punishments for football players.

PAC 12 WTF-

I was born and raised on pac 12 football. I grew up with the USC dynasty (even though I didn’t like it). I remember Rick Neuheisel like it was yesterday. Then I remember Oregon becoming a national powerhouse, while Stanford was on their toes.

And now, poof it’s like the Pac 12 took all the steps backwards to become a dormant conference in college football. Very few people take the Pac 12 seriously and I don’t blame them.

There TV deal is a joke, they play games at 10 pm on the east coast every saturday night, they don’t recruit like Big 10 or SEC programs, and they don’t compete like them either.

So until the Pac 12 decides they want to gain some national exposure and play with the big boys they’ll remain an afterthought in college football for years to come. Unfortunately this probably will not be the year this happens.

You’re Welcome NFL Offenses-

After last seasons fiasco in the NFC Championship game when the refs literally blew the game by not calling pass interference call on a obvious call the city of New Orleans and other football fans were pissed.

The NFL decided to look into that see what they could do, which is a great step, but wow did they over step it with the new rule. That rule being pass interference can be challenged at any point before a two minute warning, and after that two minute warning it would be looked at automatically like any other replay in the last two minutes.

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW.

So to fix your screw up you’re just going to let teams chuck it in the air and challenge any sort of contact. First off, the contact happening is a pure judgement call by itself that isn’t exactly white and black. Secondly, the NFL and Roger has given the offenses all the slack in the world so here’s another silver platter for you guys. Third, this is just bullshit and will become a thorn in the NFL’s side by lets say week 4. A game will be decided by one of these calls and shit will hit the fan.

Class Goodell move.

The Connection-

There is nothing more that connects college football to the NFL than the NFL Draft. This has become a sacred event with a Hollywood glam feel to it. These college kids who worked so hard for “nOtHiNG” now get a shot at their professional dreams in the NFL.

But for real this next years draft class will be fun. I’m no draftnik, and usually don’t like making predictions until the season is done (see Jevan Snead. YOU WEREN”T READY FOR THE JEVAN SNEAD REFERENCE), but here are a couple of themes and early storylines to monitor for next years draft and this years college football season.

• Everyone loves the quarterback and this class has some talent. The one that intrigues me the most is Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert who reminds me a lot of Cam Newton. Guys like Jake Fromm out of Georgia and Tua Tagovailoa out of Bama round out that top early three, but there are many others that can flat out play.
• This wide receiver class is stacked with a lot of different types of receivers. I love that there’s a guy out west at Colorado making himself a household name under the name of Laviska Shenault Jr, a speedster in the Midwest CeeDee Lamb out Oklahoma, and of course the guy down south at Bama, Jerry Jeudy. But the list does not stop there. NFL teams will be able to find starters easily on day 2 of the draft.
• In my opinion one of the most important positions in football currently on either side of the ball is defense end/ pass rusher. That’s where the Big 10 steps in for next years crop of potential draftees. Ohio State has Chase Young, the guy who replaced Nick Bosa with very little issues, AJ Epenasa out of Iowa is a stud and Penn State has a freak pass rusher named Yetur Gross-Matos.

GAMBLING TIPS FOR YOU DEGENS LIKE ME-

Well, football is here and that means many things but one is vitally important.

Gambling.

Gambling on football is like crack cocaine and nobody can tell me different even though I’ve never done crack cocaine in my life.

So here are a couple of life tips for gambling on this football season-

• Always bet on a over of 40 in the NFL. JUST TRUST ME, I ALWAYS WIN.
• If Oklahoma is playing and the over/under is set at 60 BET THE DAMN OVER EVERY TIME.
• Whatever the over is in the Oklahoma-Texas Tech game take the fucking over.
• A good prop bet always involves a fullback. Think on it.
• No matter what happens at the end of a weekend betting, there’s always next weekend (even if you’re broke and didn’t follow my winning manual on football betting).

Tonights picks are these- Under 34.5 (it’s a preseason game my rules dont count) Broncos -3

GOOD FUCKING LUCK MY FELLOW DEGENS. MAY YOU WEATHER THE BAD BEATS AND COME ON TOP AS CHAMPIONS.