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September 3, 2004

Issue #9

Weekly Publication

Table of Contents:

Quote of the Day

College Football

View from the Nose Bleed Section

Free Pick Section

Quote of the Week:

"Son, we are sorry about the tuition funds...your mother and I did not know you are not supposed to split tens..." -Letters home from people visiting Reno.

College Football Is Here

Time for the games to begin. No more second stringers deciding if our picks cover or not.

College Trends:

Dog in Colorado and Colorado St is 7-1 ATS the past 8 years.

Kansas is 3-0 ATS against Tulsa.

Louisville is 4-1 SU and ATS the past 5 games against Kentucky.

Preseason Trends:

Carolina and Chicago have played over the past 13 games in week 4.

The Eagles are 2-12 ATS in week 4.

Minnesota is 16-3 ATS in week 4

From The Nose Bleed Section:

Thank God the preseason is coming to an end. It has not been too kind to us. Glad to see College Football is up and running this weekend.

We are now featured on www.freepremiumpicks.com , http://www.nationalsportsmonitor.com , http://www.uhchallenge.com , and http://www.supertop100.com/football .

We are also live in Las Vegas Hilton SuperContest aka The Ultimate Football Test. $1,500 entry fee for each handicapper with the winner taking home 40% of the entry fee. If you service is not in this contest you need to switch to a service that will put their money where their mouth is. Step on over to the thehooks side and start winning now.

Boy, did that sound like a sales pitch or what. Pass the gun and shoot me now, no sales allowed in this ezine. Oh what the hell, we own it and we can do whatever the hell we want to. Just kidding. No more sales pitches, but we will keep you posted on how we are doing in each contest.

Free Picks:

College

OKLAHOMA STATE PICKEM

VIRGINIA -16

LOUSIVILLE –8.5

MIAMI -2

MINNESOTA -11

TULANE +7