Yunz is from the Picksburgh area or maybe you grew up 
there if:

1. You didn’t have a spring break in high school.

2. You walk carefully when it is “slippy” outside.

3. You often go down to the “crick.”

4. You’ve told your children to “red up” their rooms.

5. You can remember telling your little brother/sister to stop being so ” nebby.”

6. You’ve gotten hurt by falling into a ”jaggerbush”.

7. Your mother or grandmother has been seen wearing a ”babushka” on her head.

8. You’ve “worshed” the clothes.

9. I ask you to hand me one of those “Gum-Bands” an’ you actually know what I’m talking about.

10. You know you can’t drive too fast on the back roads, because of the deer.

11. You know Beaver Valley , Turtle Crick, Mars, Slippery Rock, Greentree and New Castle are 
names of towns. And you’ve been to most, if not all, of them.

12. A girl walks up to three of her girl friends and says, “HEY,YENZ GUYS!”

13. You hear “you guyses” and don’t think twice. Example: “you guyses hause is nice.”

14. You know the three rivers by name and under stand that “The Point” isn’t just on a writing instrument.

15. Someone refers to “The Mon” or “The Yough” and you know exactly what they’re talking about.

16. You remember the blizzard o f 1993 (or 1976, or 1950, or 1939, or…) and remember not being able to go outside because the snow was over your head and you would have suffocated.

17. Someone starts the chant, “Here we go Still-ers!” and you join in. In the proper cadence, waving the 
appropriately colored towel.

18. Bob Prince and “There’s a bug loose on the rug.” hold special meaning for you.

19. You’ve either eaten a Farkleberry Tart or know someone who has.

20. You drink pop, eat hoagies, love perogies and one of your favorite sandwiches actually has coleslaw and French fries ON it.

21. You know what a “still mill” is.

22. You expect temps in the winter to be record-breaking cold and temps in the summer to be record-breaking hot.

23. You know what Eat ’N Park is and frequently ate breakfast there at 2:00 AM after the bar closed and made fun of people.

24. You order “dippy eggs” in a restaurant and get exactly what you wanted.

25. You spent your summers, or a school picnic at Luna Park , Kennywood, Westview, Sand Castle, or Idlewild.

26. You’ve been to the Braun’s Bread Plant or Story Book Forest for a school field trip. We went to the Heinz plant and the Isaly’s plant for Cub Scouts.

27. “Chipped ham” was always in your refrigerator when you was growin’up.

28. You refuse to buy any condiments besides Heinz unless a Pittsburgh athlete’s picture is on the 
side of the container.

29. When you call the dog or the kids you shout, “Kum-mere” and they come.

30. Franco, Roberto, and Mario don’t need last names and you can recite their exploits by heart.

31. Food at a wedding reception consists of rigatoni, stuffed cabbage, sauerkraut and polska kielbasa.

Arizona is allowing the most points in the NFL this season, giving up an average of 29 per game and 398 total yards…their offense isn’t scoring much, but they do have 8 non-offense TD’s this year including two kickoff returns. 5 off the Card’s 10 opponents have scored 31 or more points and 2 have gone over 40. One might think that the 49er’s should come out and run the ball right down the Card’s throats with Frank Gore against the 28th ranked run defense, however Gore only managed 23 yards last week against the 31st ranked run defense.

I am sure that the Monday Night Football producers when they scheduled this game, expected these two teams to be at the top of their divisions and that this would be a very entertaining and meaningful game….Wrong! From a handicapping standpoint, there isn’t much you can find in the way of stats and trends to lean either way, what little edge there is has to go the way of San Francisco…Let’s say hmmmm…. 21-17

Just because there is bad weather predicted does not always mean that it will effect the outcome or the scoring of a game, or more importantly effect it to the extent of what the line movement is indicating. A wet, snowy or windy condition will not always effect the scoring of a game where the teams are primarily running teams. Wind and a wet ball may effect the passing game to some extent but you must bear in mind that the receiver and ball carriers know in advance where they are going and can plan his move or when to make his cut, while the defender has to act much more quickly and is more prone to slipping on wet or snowy surface. Wind will definetely be the biggest factor for passing teams, especially those that rely on the big plays down field. However, going to the short passing game can be a huge advantage for receivers gaining yards after catch for the above mentioned reasons.

When there is a snow condition, the general public will invariably drive the total and the side lines down. A 45 total could go to 42 or ever 40 when in fact the condition may have little or no effect on the outcome based on the teams that are playing. I once saw O.J. rush for nearly 200 yards in a game that they had to remove 12 inches of snow from the field at game time and use heaters to melt the ice.

So before you jump on a line movement because of a weather condition, take some time to analyze the style and strengths of the teams in question and ask whether the conditions should be considered. Taking a moment to look closely can put some extra units in your bankroll.

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South Florida is coming off a upset win last week over Cincinnati 38-30 as a 7.5 point underdog. Before the 38 points last week, they managed a total of 15 points in their previous two games. Which offense will show up this week?  S. Florida’s play so far this season doesn’t seem to me to warrant them being a 10.5 point favorite. The revenge factor could be adding to this line, but just isn’t enough for me to lay 10.5 points. I would lean toward taking the points in this one.

There are some conflicting trends in this one as Connecticut is 6-1 when installed as a 3.5 to 10 point underdog, and 4-0 following two SU losses over the past 3 years. There are some strong trends favoring an “over” play in this game. Connecticut is 14-3 to the over when playing on 6 days or less rest, 10-2 when at home and 15-5 ATS when the line is between 42.5 and 49.0 over the past 3 years. and 8-1 at home when the line is 42.5 to 49.0. However QB could be a problem for Connecticut without Endres. The offense could not manage even a field goal last week at Louisville. There are some conflicting reports as to who is going to be at QB tonight for the Huskies. Starting QB Corey Endres is out for the season and earlier in the week it was speculated that Michael Box would start and most recently they have announced that Zach Frazier will start. Frazier is a senior with starting experience. I have very little value to the line in this one as I make the line W. Virginia -5.0. The total is probably the way to go if you need to make a wager on this one.

I was not a believer in the Jets this season, in fact I recommended a future play that they wouldn’t win 9 games, I am biting tongue right now as I am rapidly becoming a believer that they in fact are for real…LT is the difference in this team being in the playoffs or just remaining a one dimensional defensive team. Looking at tonights matchup I have to lean toward this being a high scoring game. When I say high, I mean like over 40.0. The Viking game total average of 27 per game is very uncharacteristic and certainly will not keep that average very long…The Jets have been putting up some points this season. They are averaging 32.3 ppg in their last 3 games and the game totals in those 3 games was 49.3.

I don’t expect any drop off in offensive production from the Jets tonight but I do see a marked upward swing on offense for the Vikings. My old crystal ball is telling me that we see a 28-23 game tonight, which means of course the total goes over the posted 38.0

Dogs Howl in Week 3
It’s been a very unusual start to the NFL season as many teams are playing above or below their projections. Eleven underdogs covered the spread and there were 8 upsets in week 3, that’s 50% of all games resulted in upset wins. Surprisingly we find Kansas City, Chicago and Pittsburgh the only 3-0 teams heading into week 4. The Chiefs and Bears are certainly suprises as both were projected to finish last in their respective divisions. Pittsburgh has to be checked as a surprise as they are doing it without their pro-bowl starting QB.

The five teams currently at 0-3 are not really surprising with the exception maybe of the 49er’s who have been touted this year as a favorite to win their division. Buffalo, Cleveland, Carolina and Detroit are not surprising, at least in my opinion. Carolina has had QB problems with injuries which certainly has added to their slow start. Minnesota and Dallas sitting at 1-2 could be considered surprising, but I expect Dallas to be in the hunt at the end. Minnesota is a big question mark. I believe Favre should have retired, he is not playing anywhere near his form of past years. I expect the Steelers to reamain as front runners, but the Bears and Chiefs will fall back to reality before it’s all over.

Based on the first 3 weeks, teams that should be taken seriuously are the Titans, Eagles and Houston, teams that may not have been projected as contenders, but could be in the hunt all season. A strange stat is that Arizona is -29 net points this year but have a 2-1 record, this of course is a result of their 41-7 loss to Atlanta in week 2. Watch for things to start to get back to normal in the NFL very quickly as bye week’s begin this week which will give some of these teams time to regroup and others to possibly lose their momentum.

Of the undefeated’s, Kansas City has a bye week so they will remain perfect at least until week 5, Pittsburgh will have a struggle with the Ravens, and the Bears will most likely lose their first game at NY Giants this week. The only winless teams that I see to have a chance of getting their first win would be San Francisco at Atlanta and that is certainly no given.