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Scott Ferrall's NFL Picks for Thanksgiving

Aired November 22, 2001 - 09:52   ET

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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: All right, now you've probably put a lot of planning into that Thanksgiving feast, but now how much thought has gone into what football games you're going to put on the TV.

Well here to help us make those important decisions is ESPN Radio Host Scott Ferrall. He joins us now from New York. Good to see you again buddy.

SCOTT FERRALL, ESPN RADIO HOST: Hey Happy Thanksgiving to everybody.

HARRIS: Hey Happy Thanksgiving to you. Let's jump right into it man. A full slate of NFL action today. Let's go with your picks for the game today. Who are you picking?

FERRALL: Well Leon, you know I always got to get you covered with all of the fresh angles on the games and I think today you got a couple of traditional games that everybody's got to keep an eye on. You got the Packers and the Lions are going to be going at in the Motor city, and the Lions haven't won a game all year, and they may not win a game ever again ...

HARRIS: That's right.

FERRALL: ... ever. They may not win again ever -- like next year or the year after. They may not win until like 2008, and I think that Dallas, while they looked really good against Philly, they lost something like 79-nothing. It was pretty close. I think they're in big trouble again today because Denver got beat last week by the Skins. So I think the Broncos are going to get into that game in Dallas in a fowl mood today -- fowl like turkeys. You know Leon, it's a great day for the Macy's Parade and a great day to hit both games (INAUDIBLE) style.

HARRIS: There you go. All right buddy, how about the college games this time around? What are your picks ...

(CROSSTALK)

HARRIS: A couple of good rivalries coming up too.

FERRALL: I mean it doesn't get any better. You got Nebraska and Colorado -- they're going to play in Boulder. You got Michigan, Michigan State; Indiana, Perdue; the old organ bucket. I went to IU, to Hoosiers, they're going to be going crazy, and I love the rambling rack in Georgia. You got the one -- I'm a rambling wreck from Georgia (INAUDIBLE) and a hell of an engineer -- hell of an engineer and I drink my whiskey (INAUDIBLE). (INAUDIBLE)

HARRIS: OK. OK. I think -- I think -- I think the folks will get a good picture of why they still miss you here in Atlanta.

FERRALL: I like -- I like Nebraska to dance and everybody's worried about it. Colorado might be able to cover the other end in terms of like being able to show up for the game. I think in that other one Ole Miss, anybody that's tied into Archie and Peyton Manning or go with Eli -- I don't even know. Jackie Sherrill, I think he still coaches down in Starkville. They haven't won a game since the war started.

HARRIS: (INAUDIBLE) we've got to move on. Scott Ferrall, good to see you again man. We'll get back to you ...

FERRALL: Hey Happy Thanksgiving Leon. You look styling today in that suit. I love you.

HARRIS: Hey it's a holiday. What -- you know what the heck. All right man we'll talk to you later on down the road, all right.

FERRALL: See you soon.

HARRIS: OK. Hope so.

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