NFL Week 16 Picks

Knox Animal NFL Picks

Friday, December 25
San Diego at Tennessee

Sunday, December 27
Buffalo at Atlanta
Kansas City at Cincinnati
Oakland at Cleveland
Seattle at Green Bay
Baltimore at Pittsburgh
Houston at Miami
Jacksonville at New England
Tampa Bay at New Orleans
Carolina at NY Giants
Detroit at San Francisco
St. Louis at Arizona
NY Jets at Indianapolis
Denver at Philadelphia
Dallas at Washington

Monday, December 28
Minnesota at Chicago

Movie Releases Week of December 21

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel

The world famous singing pre-teen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes. (voices by Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney)

 

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting. (Andrew Garfield, Christopher Plummer, Richard Riddell)

It's Complicated
During his son's college graduation, Jane hooks up with her ex-husband, Jake, who's married to a younger woman. (Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin)

Sherlock Holmes

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. (Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams)

NCAA Football Bowl Picks: December 24

SHERATON HAWAII BOWL
Nevada vs. SMU
8:00 p.m. ET ESPN

There probably couldn’t be a game that I am less interested in. Nevada (8-4) takes on SMU (7-5) in Hawaii. It’s ironic because it’s a homecoming of sorts for former Hawaii coach and now SMU coach June Jones.

I will say that if you are going to go to a shitty bowl game, this is definitely the one to go to because it’s a vacation to Hawaii. Surfing, warm weather, beaches – it doesn’t get much better than all that. As for the game, who cares?

Knox Animal Pick: Nevada

Derrick Roland Seriously Injured

Texas A&M guard Derrick Roland breaks his leg in a game against the Washington Huskies last night. Tough break for the kid and I wish him the best in his recovery. The video shows the incident and aftermath, believe me - it is not a pretty sight.

NCAA Football Bowl Picks: December 23

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION 
POINSETTIA BOWL
No. 23 Utah at California
8:00 p.m. ET ESPN

If you would have told me before the season started that Utah and Cal would be playing in a bowl game against each other, I would have thought it would have been a better bowl game than the Poinsettia Bowl. I think it’s fair to say that both No. 23 Utah and unranked Cal are pretty disappointed with the way the season ended up.

Utah (9-3), who has won eight straight bowl games, finished the year third in the Mountain West, behind TCU and BYU. Cal (8-4) on the other hand finished fifth in the Pac-10.

Cal lost their top offensive weapon and arguably one of the top running backs in the nation when junior Jahvid Best took a hell of a fall while jumping over defenders in the end zone Nov. 7. He suffered a concussion and hasn’t played since then, and he won’t play in the bowl game either. In his absence, sophomore Shane Vereen filled in nicely by rushing for 444 yards and four touchdowns in the last three games. The Golden Bears will need a huge game from him in the one if they want to have a chance.

The Utes will rely heavily on running back Eddie Wide. The junior led the Mountain West with 1,032 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Knox Animal Pick: Cal