#HandicappingSeminar: ArkSt-La.: Losing Pick

I gave out Louisiana, Lafayette over Arkansas St. in my first pick of the week. Since I'm fairly new to the Sun Belt Conference, my College Edge team ratings carry on even more importance. In this contest, I had La. rated higher than Ark.St. by a considerable amount in their in-conference game. In the stats I had updated on both teams, La. had played much better, according to the stats, corroborating their status as the higher rated team. My pick seemed to be pretty justified, but, the result was quite different. My La. pick went down in flames.
One of my major takes on the game wasn't so much that I lost what I thought was a pretty solid pick. That happens all the time. What I will be more aware of, in terms of Ark.St, is how well new coach Gus Malzahn performs in his new role as a head coach. He was innovative as an Offensive Coordinator(Auburn's O-Coor during championship year), and that may carry over to his new role. Malzahn may be a head coach worth investing in in the future. Come to think of it, this Ark.St loss may have been productive for me than I thought. You never have enough great college football coaches!