Week 16: Famous In Our Own Minds Pick’em — Consistency Is King (Unfortunately for Jay)
Updated Standings: 1.Jack: 22–23 2. Jeff: 21–23–1 3. Jay: 20–24 Yes, the man who was ridiculed mercilessly in September is now the leader. Football is cruel. Jay’s Picks Eagles -6.5 at Washington Jay is trusting motivation and recent history here. Philadelphia can clinch the division with a win, and they’ve mostly owned Washington in recent […]
Week 15 – Famous in Our Own Minds Pick’em
Week 15 – Famous in Our Own Minds Pick’em The streak lives on… unfortunately. Jay somehow extended the longest, most pathetic run in Pick’em history, going 1–2 for the SEVENTH straight week. Consistency matters, folks. Jeff matched him at 1–2, while Jack — yes, that Jack — suddenly wasn’t the laughing stock, posting a respectable […]
A Thank You Letter to Virginia Football
Dear Virginia Football, Thank you. Truly. For a magical 2025 season that I will never—ever—for as long as I live—forget. For giving us a fall that felt like something out of a movie, a season where every week built on the last, every moment felt bigger than the one before, and every memory felt like […]
ACC Championship Aftermath: Nuggets From a Night That Almost Was
Overtime Again — But Not the Ending We Wanted A season where UVA went 3–0 in overtime fittingly saw the ACC Championship end the same way — Duke 27, Virginia 20. The extra period felt familiar, but the result definitely didn’t. The Trick Play Call vs. the Throw The trick play in OT is catching […]
Famous in Our Own Minds Pick’em – Week 14
Before we get to the picks, here is a look at the updated standings in the battle to be the best of the worst: Jeff: 19-19-1 Jay: 18-21 Jack: 18-21 Jay’s Picks (Viewer Discretion Advised) Washington at Minnesota UNDER 42.5 Jay still doesn’t trust JJ McCarthy—aka “9”—to score enough points to threaten this over. Even […]
Pressure Is a Privilege: Why This ACC Championship Is the Biggest Game of My Life (At Least For a Couple Weeks)
There’s a strange, electric feeling that’s settled over UVA Football Nation this week—a mix of nerves, nostalgia, pride, and the undeniable sense that something huge is coming. Saturday night’s ACC Championship Game is, without question, the biggest game of my life. That’s not hyperbole. That’s not recency bias. That’s the truth. And the funniest part? […]
Tony Elliott vs. Lane Kiffin: Why UVA Should Be Grateful for the Coach Leading Them to Charlotte
When you compare Lane Kiffin to Tony Elliott, the contrast couldn’t be more dramatic — and after Saturday night, UVA fans should be especially thankful for the man steering their program. Lane Kiffin is the definition of flash over substance. Every offseason brings something: trolling other coaches, stirring drama on social media, taking thinly disguised […]
FAMOUS IN OUR OWN MINDS PICK’EM – WEEK 13
Thanksgiving Week — and Jay’s 1–2 record is as reliable as the turkey showing up on the table. Last week, Jay delivered yet another classic 1–2 performance. At this point, if you told Vegas “Jay went 1–2,” they’d just nod and say, “Yeah, that tracks.” It’s become so dependable that your family might as well […]
Kam Robinson OUT for the season
Virginia fans received about as bad news possible Tuesday morning from Head Coach Tony Elliott at his press conference. That news being that star Linebacker Kam Robinson tore his ACL against Duke and will not return for the remainder of the 2025 season. Coach Elliott explained, “Unfortunately for Kam, got some bad news on his […]
Week 12 – Famous in Our Own Minds Pick’em
Three Guys, No UVA Football, and Apparently… Jack Is Perfect Now With no UVA football to stress over this week, the three of us wandered into the wilderness of boredom and chaos. Some people pick up new hobbies during a bye week. Some clean the house. Some reconnect with loved ones. We? We make NFL […]