BUM PICKINS PLAYOFF EDITION
Well, the playoffs are here! We’ve got 10 teams from around our parts, which will be trying to get the blue trophy! I am trying to get the trophy, the Pickem trophy! I am three behind, and it is the last week to pick! May have to step out and pick some upsets!
Let’s run down last week! The Plainview Bears ran into a bunch of hungry Lions as they ate up the Bears 28-12! The Big Red Machine of Fyffe got their 7th shutout. This defense has only given up 23 points all year! They shutout the Rams of Sylvania 42-0! Spring Garden got the best of Ider 42-20. Piedmont showed Geraldine they are still king of the hill with a 35-14 win! Collinsville manhandled Head of the Valley 42-8 and Section slipped past Woodville 28-14! NSM captured the Eagles of Pisgah 49-18, and Fort Payne got revenge on Carver 39-24! Scottsboro beat Hartselle in a close one 10-7, and Arab whipped up on North Jackson 56-26! Georgia Gators chopped Florida 24-17. Auburn escaped Ole Mississippi 20-14, and Tennessee beat UAB 30-7. Oregon nailed the coffin shut for Coach Helton and USC 56-24, and Mississippi State barbecued the Arkansas Razorbacks 54-24!
On to the first round of the playoffs this week! Hackleburg travels to Valley Head. Bum says Head of the Valley moves on to the 2nd round with a 28-17 win! Woodville has the honor of traveling over to face the # 1 ranked Mars Hill Bible. This won’t be fun for Woodville! Break out the sneakers because basketball is about to start! Mars Hill Bible wins 47-10! NSM travels to Addison. This could be a good game, but look for Addison to win 24-21! Colbert County travels to Collinsville! Colbert County has been a thorn in the side of many Dekalb County teams! Bum says not this year, Collinsville wins 34-17! The real question in this game is can Sheffield score on Fyffe? We know who will win. Fyffe gets its 8th shutout with a 48-0 win!! Clements heads to Geraldine. Geraldine wins 31-21! Sylvania travels to Lauderdale County! It is a long ride over there! It will be even a longer ride home as Lauderdale County wins 28-14. Pisgah travels to Huntsville to face Westminster Christian. Find a good place to eat before the game. The Eagles won’t be hungry after the game as Westminster wins 35-17. Hartselle travels to Fort Payne. The Cats usually struggle in the first round. Not this year, Fort Payne wins 34-14! Russellville travels over to Scottsboro.
Both teams are pretty good! Bum says Scottsboro wins in a slobber knocker 28-27! LSU heads to Bama land. 1 vs 2! Saban vs Ed! Playoff berth! LSU playing lights out! Will Tua play? Can Bama defense stop high powered defense? Can LSU get a repeat of 2011? Bama wins 41-38! Tennessee goes to Kentucky! This one is a horse race. Kentucky wins 24-21! Well this will finish up the Ole Guru for the season. I have to get ready for spring gardening. I hope all the local teams bring home the blue trophy! I hope everybody has a blessed Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas.
I look forward to doing this again next year, God willing, and the creek don’t rise! Save me a spot by the fence Friday night, and I pray that 2020 will be the best year you have ever had!!!! The Guru, BUM!
Bum Pickins Playoff Edition