Call me Brad Pitt

Bones may not be a millionare, global icon or date famous people but I do have 2 things in common with the man that will be on display this weekend: Breathtaking abs and the ability to rebound. While the first one concerns only my female readers the second is important to everyone. Anyone who has gone through a break up knows the importance of the first time you see your ex with another person. From a man's perspective if you are with a dime and your ex is with a guy possesing the body of John Belushi in Animal House you feel vindicated. On the opposite end of the spectrum if you have been fixed up with a girl who "has a great personality" and your ex is with a tall, dark, salsa dancing Spaniard named Ramon you might not sleep for a month. Luckily for celebrities their first post break up meeting is conducted on the cover of US weekly for all to see. Can you imagine the reaction of Rachel from Friends when she saw her former husband with Angelina Jolie. She probably muttered something like "I don't care if the loser wants to date that freak," on her way to the bathroom where she threw up more violently than the puppet in Team America. Conversely, the first time Joe Black saw Jen and Vince Vaughn together he probably chuckled and quoted Jay-Z, "you can't upgrade No. 1 B." After getting dumped by a 1-4 last week "The Travis Henry Locks" will deliver a circa 2004 Ben Wallace rebound at his readers feet.

YTD record 14-13-1 (so flip a coin)

Saturday

Penn State -7.5 at Iowa 3:30 ABC) Can a team really be suprised in a trap game when people have been saying the entire week they will be suprised in a trap game? Why do people act like college athletes are like members of the Dharma Initiative and are completely cut off from society except for Saturdays. Every Nittany Lion has access to cable television and there are probably articles plastered all over the Penn State locker room warning them not to let the prognasticators be right. If on the way to your first meeting with your girlfriend's parents she tells you her dad is a little over protective aren't you better prepared when he greets you at the door cleaning his gun and asks what your intentions with his daughter are? I know Joe Pa and Bones would be. Plus, Iowa is awful. Penn State 31, Iowa 17.

Vandy plus 24.5 vs. Florida 8 the deuce) Bones knows he was somehow able to correctly predict Vanderbelt was overrated early in the season and not make a dime off it. He also knows he was wrong about the Gators the last 2 weeks and Vandy has lost 3 in a row. In spite of this plethora of knowledge I still believe the Commodores will keep it close. Take the well coached, rested home team over a Gators team who is still taking aspirin the week after the world's biggest cocktail party. Florida 38, Vandy 14.

Cal plus 22 at USC 8 ABC) This line started at 17 and jumped to 22. Why? The Golden Bears only bad loss of the year is at Arizona in a game which they led by 10 at half and then had an atrocious 3rd quarter. In addition USC almost never covers in conference. People who argue the Trojans need to pour it on to impress the BCS need look no furthur then there 7 point victory at Arizona 2 weeks ago. Were they not trying to pour it on then? Even though Pete Carroll would be the best Uncle ever I have to take the Golden Bears. USC 35, Cal 17.

Locks the dont need write ups)
Wake -3.5 vs Virginia 3:30
Arkansas plus 13 at South Carolina
Nebraska -1.5 vs. Kansas

Sunday)

Texans plus 1 vs. Ravens CBS) This game reminds me a lot of when 80 percent of the public was on the Colts in Houston. Remember the Texans were leading 27-10 and Sage Rosenfels decided he wanted to know what it felt like to be a helicopter propeller. This time I believe Sage will slide instead of letting Ed Reed and Ray Lewis sacrifice his body to appease the gods. Texans 21, Ravens 17.

Redskins have a bye week before a game of unparralelled proportions against the Cowboys. Good luck this weekend and I hope Tony Siragusa is not on the field for your teams' game.