A crazy week of football picks. Spears, who has missed two weeks, finally picked some games and managed to get 10 through 7 correct while missing 6 through 1. As it turns out that arrangement nets you 13 points, which was better than poor Jared or Jeff. Meanwhile Mao was the big winner and jumped up to third.
Last week’s results: Mao 39 (7-3), Trey 15 (7-3), Shuler 15 (6-4), Spears 13 (4-6), Jared 5 (5-5), Jeff 1 (6-4)
Standings:
Shuler – 279
Trey – 275
Mao – 271
Jared – 251
Jeff – 241
Spears – 220
As we get into this week’s games you’ll notice that I didn’t include GT @ VT even though it includes two ‘favorite teams’ because it is on Thursday. Sorry about that. Nevertheless, the slate of games is really good and, just like last week, hard to pick so I’m sure someone will pull a Mao and rack up huge points while everyone else just escapes with a middling score.
Our Teams
Virginia @ Duke
NC State (25) @ Clemson – the traditional Textile Bowl
Tennessee @ Memphis
College GameDay Game
TCU (3) @ Utah (5) – wouldn’t this be a great playoff game?
Fillers
Air Force @ Army
Baylor (21) @ Oklahoma St (17)
Arkansas (18) @ South Carolina (19)
Alabama (6) @ LSU (10) – God bless the SEC because this game is not to be missed
Arizona (15) @ Stanford (13) – will decide second place in the perennially overrated Pac10
Northwestern @ Penn St – you laugh but this features a 6-2 team versus a 5-3 team in what must be the first ever meeting between the two where Northwestern is the team with the better record
First of all, the PAC-10 is not overrated this year.
10 – Alabama
9 – Stanford
8 – Virginia
7 – South Carolina
6 – NC State
5 – Penn State
4 – Oklahoma State
3 – Utah
2 – Army
1 – Memphis
10-Penn State
9-Virginia
8-South Carolina
7-Standford
6-NC State
5-Baylor
4-Tenn
3-UTah
2-Air Force
1-BAMA
First let me note that I’m picking like 3 underdogs so I’m going to do horribly this weekend.
Second, I stand by my Pac10 dismissiveness. Oregon is great, Stanford is good, and the rest are nothing to worry about. USC or Arizona in the SEC would lose to Auburn, Alabama, LSU, and struggle against and possibly lose to Arkansas and SC. And they’d struggle with Georgia or Florida is they had to play either team in Gainsville or Athens.
NOthing against Oregon, I like Chip Kelly, but the Pac10 outside of the Ducks and Cardinal is mundane. The SEC is, as usual, the best conference for football on God’s green Earth.
10-Alabama
9-South Carolina
8-Stanford
7-Tennessee
6-Virginia
5-Clemson
4-Oklahoma State
3-Penn State
2-Air Force
1-Utah
I am starting to lose faith in my ability to make these picks.
10 – Alabama
9 – Virginia
8 – Stanford
7 – NC State
6 – South Carolina
5 – Ok State
4 – Penn State
3 – TCU
2 – Tennessee
1 – Air Force
Speaking of Oregon, why is their game with UW not in the list?
I was wondering the same thing about oregon. Actually put them in my picks by habit and had to take them out.
That was a mistake on my part. I forgot to put Oregon in. Maybe my subconscious was thinking, “don’t include them bc Locker isn’t playing for Washington and Oregon is going to win with ease.”
My apologies.
This was really the hardest week.
10 – Tennessee
9 – Alabama
8 – Stanford
7 – OK State
6 – TCU
5 – Penn St
4 – South Carolina
3 – NC State
2 – Duke
1 – Army
My bets: Duke +1, NC St +3.5, and Army +7. I also bet on that lady horse that always wins bc after taking 3 underdogs in football I figured I needed to go with a favorite.
10 UT
9 Alabama
8 OK ST
7 Penn St
6 TCU
5 Stanford
4 SC
3 Air Force
2 NCST
1 Duke
Jeff
Boo yah Clemson