Here’s how I’m doing:

Last week: 2-2
On the season: Still got a ways to go
What I would’ve been had BC just scored two more points: 3-1

This week’s locks:

-South Florida @ Rutgers (+2): Based on how this season has gone thus far, Rutgers upsetting and someone else being thrust into the BCS Title game picture would only be fitting. Next up: Boston College. Rutgers win in an upset.

-Louisville (-3) @ Connecticut: I don’t have to look at who Connecticut has played to know their record is a bit inflated. I said last week Louisville as a ten point underdog was ridiculous. This week is no different. A three point favorite? Not with that offense. Connecticut is still a basketball school. And to be honest, I’d take Louisville there, too. Brian and the Boys cover the three, win by two touchdowns.

-Vanderbilt @ South Carolina (-13): I’m a real sucker for a team that’s ranked in the top ten and is favored by less than two touchdowns against a team that. . . well, stinks. They played Georgia close, sure; but Georgia hasn’t exactly been a beacon of brilliance the last few weeks. Take SC in a blowout.

-Tennessee (PICK) @ Alabama: I’m a Vols fan. They’ve got an offense. I know it’s a rivalry game, I know it’s in Tuscaloosa. All that said, the Tide sucks. UT rolls.

I promised to take some time off betting the college ranks. I was cold. I couldn’t get anything right. Every game I bet, it went the other way. It was like someone flipping a coin in the air and me calling heads every time, for it only to land on tails ten in a row. What are the odds, ya know? Betting’s supposed to have some skill, and here I was, watching and analyzing games, and unable to win anything that was, in short, a 50/50 shot.

I’m back. I’ve watched this unpredictable college season — USC losing to Stanford, Cal ranked No. 2, BC No. 4 — and I think I have a grip on this whole thing.

So I’m going to bet four or five games this weekend. I’ve looked into it, and I feel confident again. Being confident in betting is important; it’s like baseball, kind of: Get on a streak, and it seems to stretch game after game. Hit a slump, and there’s nothing you can do to break it.

Here we go.

-Louisville(+10.5) @ Cincinnati: I know the Cardinal have struggled, but at the beginning of the season could you ever imagine Louisville being a ten point ‘dog, period, let alone to Cincinnati? Me neither. I know they’ve sucked. And they probably won’t win. But Louisville covers the ten-and-a-half.

-Georgia (-7) @ Vanderbilt: Take that UT game for what it’s worth, but remember this: Last year, the Bulldogs gave up 51 points at home to the Vols, and they weren’t that bad of a team. Past that, Vandy beat UGA on Homecoming last year, and that taste is still very fresh in every Georgia players’ mouths. 7 points? Try 21. I hate ‘em, but the Dawgs cover.

-Tennessee (-6) @ Mississippi State: I’m thinking the Vols’ mojo may be back. And even if it isn’t, last time I checked it doesn’t take a lot of mojo to beat The Rebels.

-Boston College (-14) @ Notre Dame: Being that they’re stepped on annually by Notre Dame, BC isn’t over-looking this game. Matt Ryan will toss 4 TD’s, which is 4 more than the ND offense will score. Eagles cover, win in a blowout.

I’m a little on the hungover side. And when I say a little, I mean a lot.

Yesterday was the first real day of college football. My first day of college football is kind of a mixture of Bloody Marys, beer, fun and anger rolled into one. So writing this now, my motor skills aren’t at their best — I drank from noon yesterday afternoon until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. I’m hurting. Hurting very, very badly.

That said, I’m going to try and do a run down of yesterday’s games, at least what I remember of yesterday’s games. Here’s how my day went:

It’s a little after 1:00, and I’m watching Michigan State on ESPN2, absolutely dismantling UAB. I’m not surprised by this at all: Michigan State seems to jump out of the gates every year, only to lose their last six or seven games. They’ll do solid right up until the time they play Notre Dame and Charlie Weis sticks it in their hearts again. Then it’s a free-fall plummet through the standings, and we’ll all wonder the same question we wonder ever year: “With such a good offense, why does this team always suck?”

It’s sometime after 2:00, and I’ve gone through a couple Bloody Marys on an empty stomach. I realize if I keep up this pace, I won’t make it through the 3:30 GT/ND game. That said, fueled by Appalachian’s late lead over Michigan has me forgetting logic and responsibility, and I keep pounding them.

My friend calls me and tells me he’s about to his first of many parlays he bet on the day. He picked Miami to cover and someone else, who I can’t really remember.

Georgia Tech is about to kick off to Notre Dame. The “suspense” of who will be the starting quarterback is revealed just before this. My friend comes out from his room and tells us Appalachian has beaten Michigan.

That’s another celebratory drink.

It’s 16-0 at halftime of the Georgia Tech game. That’s a few celebratory drinks. I call my friend — the one with the twenty different parlays — because he’s a big Notre Dame fan. I tell him his team’s done, that Charlie isn’t really the Evil Genius everyone’s painted him out to be.

It’s the second half of the Tech game. We’re running away with it, and I’ve come to terms that the game’s over. Charlie Weis puts in Evan Sharpley, who goes 10-13 for 92 yards, and then is yanked in favor of everyone’s favorite Clausen. Young Jimmy goes 4-6 for 34 yards, but his accurate arm is much too late. It’s 33-3, and that’s the way the game ends.

This calls for champagne.

I flip over to the UGA game to find they’re not struggling as much as the so-called “experts” said they would. They’re pretty much running and passing all over Ok. State, who might need to be reminded that football teams do play defense. Occasionally, anyway.

The rest of the night is a blur. I watched the UT/Cal game for a while. . . I’m starting to get drunken rage as I see Cal able to do whatever they want on offense. UT needs those same classes Ok. State needs; with the tackling they had, they’ll be lucky to beat Vandy this year.

All in all, it was a fun day. Biggest upset was clearly App. State over Michigan, but the best part of the day for me was seeing Charlie Weis so confused and so lost during his press conference. He took responsibility for the team not being ready, but at some point — and that time may be coming soon — I think people need to start recognizing this guy as a coach who inherited an awful lot of talent and is now having to do it on his own. Notre Dame, I believe, will be fortunate to get five wins this year. Tyrone Willingham, in his third year, had more wins than that and was fired. We’ll see if Weis’ fate holds the same cards.

I’m looking forward to next week. I think LSU/VT is going to be an inredible game, and if it isn’t, it doesn’t really matter — this is college football, where every Saturday is a good Saturday.