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NFL picks for week 12, Big Al goes with Lions, Redskins, Jets in Thanksgiving…

Another 11-3 week. I don't know if that is good, average or below average. For my own confidence, I am going to pretend its good. UPSET ALERT | I'm picking a

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 11 of 2012 NFL action

BLOG | Time to gloat after an 11-3 week. Don't worry though, I won't be picking against the Giants again.

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 10 of 2012 NFL action

BLOG | I went 7-7 last week, a mediocre showing. Maybe this week I'll find my second wind..

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 9 of 2012 NFL action

BLOG | If you are just joining us, I went with my heart instead of my head and picked teams various members of my family rooted for. And it worked out well.

Big Al reflects back on the October 2, 1999 football game between the Sooners…

Since that early October 1999 visit to South Bend, the Sooners have gone on to win the national championship the following season, and has won seven Big 12

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 8 of 2012 NFL action

BLOG | Since we have reached the midway point of the season, or at least close to that, and since I am on a little bit of a winning streak (10-3 last week), I

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 7 of 2012 NFL action

BLOG | I started out 8-0 with my picks last week, and well, let me just say, my bags were being packed for Vegas. And then it all fell apart! Welcome to the

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 6 of 2012 NFL action

More than half the teams in the NFL -- 17 to be exact -- already have two losses after five games. Only 13 have winning records. As Vince Lombardi once said,

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 5 of 2012 NFL action

Atlanta, Houston and Arizona -- all undefeated. The Falcons? Sure. Houston? Makes sense. But the Cardinals? No comment.

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 4 of 2012 NFL action

So I went 6-10 this week. If you had a week like mine -- and I'm betting a lot of people did -- feel free to place some considerable blame on the referees. I

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 3 of 2012 NFL action

Coming off one of my best weeks ever at 12-4, I have a theory about week two -- it is the easiest week to pick winners.  But the New England game ruined my

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 2 of 2012 NFL action

For the first week, not bad. Not good either... 8-8 is average in anybody's book.

Opening Day in college football embarrassing

Why do we have such horrible matchups on opening day of college football? Isn't this supposed to be a great time to soak up some good football, and look

Big Al Jerkens picks his winners for Week 1 of 2012 NFL action

The NFL season is upon us. It's time to pick Week 1.

Big Al on London Olympics: Usain Bolt, water polo and USA, China

We continue our observations as the 2012 Olympic Games hit the home stretch.

Olympics has one week to go

Some random thoughts with 1 week of Olympics to go for 2012.

USA hasn't slowed down one bit in the swimming pool, but what is with the Australians? I thought

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