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Posted by Vee on :
 
College football teams are wrapping up pre season games and are beginning final preparations for the first game of the season!

So what does that mean to you?

Why...it's time to get ready for the annual LegionWorld College Gameweek Extravaganza!

So, are you ready for another year of picking college football?
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Every year I look forward to this thread! I'm so looking forward to this season. Even my wife is excited.

Tomorrow is a pre-Gameday (only an hour). All stocked up for big brunch and beers!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
I expect Lady Cobalt to have her own picks this year so we can rub her better record in your face
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Before we get started with this years games it is important to note that there have been some significant changes in the conferences. Four of the conferences enter this year with considerably different memberships: SEC, Big 12, Big East & MWC

Following are looks at the changes in each one.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
This time around, the SEC started the realignment ball rolling by grabbing Texas A&M and (eventually) Missouri from the Big 12. A&M will play in the western division and Missouri is slotted into the east.



[ August 24, 2012, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: Vee ]
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
The Big 12 responded by plucking West Virginia and TCU from the Big East. (Actually, TCU had agreed to join the Big East, leaving behind the Mountain West, but decided to dump the Big East for the Big 12 before actually joining the Big East! Does it get any crazier?)


 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
The Big East added Temple to its membership (after booting them out a few years ago!) to replace its loses this year but will see major changes next year. This year they'll look like this.


 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And finally the MWC added Boise State, Hawaii and Fresno to replace BYU and TCU (but will also face major changes next year.) For 2012 they will look like this.


 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
This will be fun again this year. Going to try all kinds of odd ways to pick the games this year.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Glad to see you back for another round. Hope the rest of the gang shows up too.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Hey guys. I've (for only the third time since becoming one) used my mad mod skills to pin this thread, but only for the season.

I will look forward to being a leader in scoring until the last two weeks, only to falter and coming in second/third, lol.

Vee, great work on the graphics. WV...way to stick out like'ah sore thumb, lol.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Thanks rick!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are the two pre-season polls for you to ponder...

AP Top 25

1.USC (25)
2.Alabama (17)
3.LSU (16)
4.Oklahoma (1)
5.Oregon
6.Georgia
7.Florida St.
8.Michigan (1)
9.South Carolina
10.Arkansas
11.West Virginia
12.Wisconsin
13.Michigan St.
14.Clemson
15.Texas
16.Virginia Tech
17.Nebraska
18.Ohio St.
19.Oklahoma St.
20.TCU
21.Stanford
22.Kansas St.
23.Florida
24.Boise St.
25.Louisville

USA Today/Coaches Poll

1.LSU (18)
2.Alabama (20)
3.USC (19)
4.Oklahoma (1)
5.Oregon
6.Georgia
7.Florida St. (1)
8.Michigan
9.South Carolina
10.Arkansas
11.West Virginia
12.Wisconsin
13.Michigan St.
14.Clemson
15.Texas
16.Nebraska
17.TCU
18.Stanford
19.Oklahoma St.
20.Virginia Tech
21.Kansas St.
22.Boise St.
23.Florida
24.Notre Dame
25.Auburn
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And of course, here are the ten games we will be focused on for the long weekend of Week 1. Please note the some of these games are on Thurs night and Fri night so get your picks in before the games start.

Week 1
South Carolina (9) @ Vanderbilt - THURS
Tennessee @ North Carolina State - FRI
Boise State (24) @ Michigan State (13) - FRI
Notre Dame v Navy (in Dublin, Ireland) - SAT 9:00 am Eastern
Marshall @ West Virginia (11)
Southern Miss @ Nebraska (17)
Miami (FL) @ Boston College
Clemson (14) @ Auburn
Michigan (8) @ Alabama (2)
Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech (16) - MON
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
And here we go! I'll pick later in the week but just in case I'll do Thur game now: Rick's Gamecocks (note plural ) should pull one out (groan, couldn't help it).

They look very good this year! Could be a banner year for the real USC.

(FYI, for Friday games I definitely have Michigan State who never let me down, but have to think about the other game some more).
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Just gonna go with the home teams this week as everything opens up.


Week 1
Vanderbilt - THURS
North Carolina State - FRI
Michigan State (13) - FRI
Navy (in Dublin, Ireland) - SAT 9:00 am Eastern
West Virginia (11)
Nebraska (17)
Boston College
Auburn
Alabama (2)
Virginia Tech (16) - MON
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
South Carolina (9) @ Vanderbilt - THURS *Cocks
Tennessee @ North Carolina State - FRI *Tenn
Boise State (24) @ Michigan State (13) - FRI *Boise
Notre Dame v Navy (in Dublin, Ireland) - SAT 9:00 am Eastern *Navy
Marshall @ West Virginia (11) * WV
Southern Miss @ Nebraska (17) *Neb
Miami (FL) @ Boston College * Boston College
Clemson (14) @ Auburn *Auburn, don't think the kitties got it.
Michigan (8) @ Alabama (2) *Abadama
Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech (16) - MON *VT
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are my picks...

South Carolina (9) @ Vanderbilt - THURS ~ Vandy has been getting better. Last year under new head coach James Franklin they finished 6-7 and have turned a few heads with their recruiting success. But the Gamecocks will still prove too much for them. Vee's pick ~ The real USC

Tennessee @ North Carolina State - FRI ~ Much like Vandy, NC State has quietly been getting better under Coach O'Brien. Many are saying they could easily end up 3-4 in the ACC behind FSU & Va Tech. On the flip side, Tenn seems to be languishing somewhere in the bottom of the pack in the SEC. This could easily be Coach Doley's last year if he doesn't turn things around. The game is being played in the Georgia Dome which should give the Vols a decided advantage in fan support but will that be enough? Vee's pick ~ NC State

Boise State (24) @ Michigan State (13) - FRI ~ One could argue the BSU's Coach Petersen is the best active college football coach. While all the other great coaches have top 10 recruiting classes year after year, Peterson takes unknown, unheralded players and molds them into a fine tuned football machine. Since 2007, he's only seen his time lose 4 games...think about that. Yes they play in the WAC and now the MWC but they've also traveled to Washington, Oregon (16), Oregon (17), Virginia Tech, and Georgia (19) and beaten them all. This year, again, the face a ranked team at the start of the season. Michigan State comes into the game ranked 13. But this is a tremendous Spartans team and Boise will be hard pressed to compensate for the departure of super QB Kellen Moore and some other starters. Either way, this should be one of the don't miss games of this week! Vee's pick ~ The Broncos rarely let me down but I think this game goes to the Spartans in a squeaker.

Notre Dame v Navy (in Dublin, Ireland) - SAT 9:00 am Eastern ~ Who in the world agrees to face Notre Dame in IRELAND during a rebuilding year? Sheesh...talk about bad planning! Vee's pick ~ Notre Dame (don't get used to this Cobie!)

Marshall @ West Virginia (11) ~ This could be a fun game since you never really know what to expect from the Thundering Herd. Plus it's an in state rivalry game the first week of the season. Vee's pick ~ Should be an easy win for the Mountaineers of WVU.

Southern Miss @ Nebraska (17) ~ If Larry Fedora hadn't left to take over the HC position at North Carolina, I would be tempted to take Southern Miss as an upset winner over Nebraska. The Huskers better not be looking past Southern Miss to their next game out at UCLA. Vee's pick ~ Nebraska

Miami (FL) @ Boston College ~ Two teams headed in opposite directions. I admire BC's Coach Spaziani but the fact is he's in what may be the hottest HC coaching seat in the country. Over the pat three seasons they've gone from 8-4 in 2009, to 7-5 in 2010 and then 4-8 in 2011. On top of that the Eagles come into the game having lost their top WR, their starting Corner Back, and their best TE for the game. My Hurricanes on the other hand, though still waiting to hear about any pending NCAA sanctions, are loaded with incredible talent including some Freshmen that may start and will see significant playing time. Remember these names...Duke Johnson, Ereck Flowers, Tracy Howard, Tyriq McCord, Malcolm Lewis, Danny Isadora, Deon Bush, Herb Waters (all true freshamn) as well as Mike James, Anthony Chickillo, Philip Dorsett, & Denzel Perryman. You'll be hearing alot about these Baby Canes this weekend and in the coming years. Vee's pick ~ The Canes have a chip on their shoulder and will avenge the loss to the Eagles last year. Canes win.

Clemson (14) @ Auburn ~ Tough call. Everyone is picking Clemson but I can't shake the drubbing they took in the Orange Bowl from WVU last January. Vee's pick ~ Auburn.

Michigan (8) @ Alabama (2) ~ Michigan is tough but I don't think they can come in to Tuscaloosa and take one away from 'Bama. Not yet anyway. Vee's pick ~ Alabama.

Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech (16) - MON ~ Whenever a team has more than a week to prepare for GT's option game, it seems the Yellow Jackets get shut down. I expect Frank Beamer will have the Hokies well prepared to face the Rambling Wreak. Vee's pick ~ VaTech
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
BTW, to Dev and rick...

I should have made note of the fact that the Tennessee v NC State game was at a neutral site (Georgia Dome) If that affects your decision feel free to make a change.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Nah...I'm good. Never put that much thought into it anyway.
 

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Posted by Blockade Boy on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Vee:
BTW, to Dev and rick...

I should have made note of the fact that the Tennessee v NC State game was at a neutral site (Georgia Dome) If that affects your decision feel free to make a change.

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Neutral from the POV of location but Tenn is the much more hated team in Atlanta.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
I'm good. Now, who's doing the NFL set again?
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Week 1
South Carolina
North Carolina State
Michigan State
Notre Dame
West Virginia
Nebraska
Boston College
Clemson
Alabama
Virginia Tech
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 1
South Carolina
Tennessee
Michigan State
Notre Dame
West Virginia
Southern Miss
Boston College
Clemson
Michigan
Georgia Tech
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Want to get Friday picks in ahead of time. Sorry for choppy picking, on the road this week with limited LW time.

NC State
Mich State
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Though I picked USC, I have to say Vandy gave them a run for their money. The Gamecocks got away with a very blatant pass interference call with little time left that allowed them to regain possession and run out the clock. Had the proper call been made, and the ref was RIGHT there!, Vandy had plenty of time left to score and beat USC. The way the Cocks were playing last night I think Vandy had a better than even chance of doing so.
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Rest of my picks for the weekend:

Gamecocks
NC State
Spartans
Notre Dame
West Virginia
Nebraska
Boston College
Clemson
Alabama
Virginia Tech
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
It wasn't pretty, but Vandy got away with a couple as well.

I'd say that it wasn't the best outting, and USC will drop in the polls. Shaw was more of a running back than a quarterback, and that ain't good, as the two hits showed. He's not big enough and tough enough to keep taking hits like that all season. He's a michael vick without the dog problems.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Both sides got away with a couple for sure. This one however came at a critical moment ans affected the outcome I think.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
"Bwaaahahahahahhahahaha".

*Should I revive "Cocks Win!" ?

naw.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 

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Originally posted by Vee:
Both sides got away with a couple for sure. This one however came at a critical moment ans affected the outcome I think.

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For what it's worth, IMO, the way the Gamecocks D played in that second half, I seriously doubt the Commodore offense would have been able to punch it in for six if that drive continued the way it was supposed to. It was clearly the USC D that salvaged that game for them while the offense struggled.

Yeah, I would have preferred that we had seen what happened if the penalty flag had been thrown, but I don't think they would have allowed the forty-some yards still needed unless they let the penalty on 4th and long break their confidence.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Right now I'm watching clemson slug it out with Auburn. Hope Clemson wins, but Auburn is usually surprising.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
WHOOOOOOO!!!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Clemson pulls it out! Grats!
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
And "grats" as well to you and your Canes, Vee! Looks like many of us get to start out the season with our teams on the winning side of things! (Not sure who Dev's team is, though--if it's MSU, grats! If it's the Wolverines.....)
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
I tend towards the Spartans. My college (Oakland University) does not field a football team, so I have pretty much adopted MSU. The Wolverines are a proud group...too proud most of the time.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
MSU's QB may not be the best...but when you have a freight train for a running-back, that's alright.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Congrats, Lardy. I may have picked Auburn, but I was hopin. Maybe they'll have more than a slow fade this year.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are the games for next week. All games are on Sat so please be sure to have your picks posted prior to game time. I'll have this weeks results tabulated and posted after tonight's game is concluded.

Week 2
Auburn @ Miss State
Maryland @ Temple
Miami (FL) @ Kansas State (22)
North Carolina @ Wake Forest
Florida (23) @ Texas A&M
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Washington @ LSU (3)
Nebraska (17) @ UCLA
Georgia (6) @ Missouri
Oklahoma State (19) @ Arizona
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are the newest polls as we head into week 2...

AP Top 25

1.Alabama (45)
2.USC (11)
3.LSU (4)
4.Oregon
5.Oklahoma
6.Florida St.
7.Georgia
8.Arkansas
9.West Virginia
9.South Carolina
11.Michigan St.
12.Clemson
13.Wisconsin
14.Ohio St.
15.Virginia Tech
16.Nebraska
17.Texas
18.Oklahoma St.
19.Michigan
20.TCU
21.Kansas St.
22.Notre Dame
23.Louisville
24.Florida
25.Stanford


USA Today/Coaches Poll

Alabama (37)
USC (14)
LSU (7)
Oregon (1)
Oklahoma
Florida St.
Georgia
West Virginia
South Carolina
Arkansas
Michigan St.
Clemson
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Texas
Oklahoma St.
TCU
Virginia Tech
Michigan
Kansas St.
Stanford
Notre Dame
Florida
Louisville
Boise St.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here are our results after week 1. Some fun games were played!

Cobie 8 of 10 = 80%
Lardy 8 of 10 = 80%
Vee 8 of 10 = 80%
Legiontracker 6 of 10 = 60%
Rick 6 of 10 = 60%
Dev-Em 5 of 10 = 50%

Good luck picking next weeks winners!
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Ouch. A couple I thought might rise to the challenge (Navy) did not. Bastids! Stay offn' mah lawn too.


Week 2
Auburn @ Miss State -I'll try aub one more time.
Maryland @ Temple - Mary
Miami (FL) @ Kansas State (22)- Miami
North Carolina @ Wake Forest- NC
Florida (23) @ Texas A&M- Flo
Purdue @ Notre Dame- hmmmm Go with ND
Washington @ LSU (3)- LSU
Nebraska (17) @ UCLA -UCLA
Georgia (6) @ Missouri- Georgia
Oklahoma State (19) @ Arizona -Okies
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Week 2
Auburn
Temple
Kansas State
North Carolina
Florida
Purdue
LSU
Nebraska
Georgia
Oklahoma State
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 2
Miss State
Maryland
Miami (FL)
North Carolina
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
LSU
UCLA
Georgia
Arizona
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
SC didn't move in the polls,and really shouldn't have, except for maybe downward a bit. They won, but were very exposed. Without Shaw, who plays a dangerous run game for a QB, they are in trouble. Their backup was... outclassed.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
My picks for the week:

Week 2
Auburn @ Miss State ~ Tough call. Auburn did not impress me that much this past week. They are good but not great. Miss State has been building a solid program. I think Auburn will still be trying to recover from their devastating loss to Clemson. Vee's pick ~ Miss State

Maryland @ Temple ~ Temple is a sleeper and currently may well be the best Div 1 team in Pennsylvania. Maryland still has a long way to go to prove themselves to me. Vee's pick ~ Temple Owls

Miami (FL) @ Kansas State (22) ~ I've been dreading this. Bill Snyder always puts a solid team on the field. Last year, they came down to Miami and beat us in a squeaker. I have concerns about our passing defense at the moment. It just hasn't seemed to gel yet and it could well cost us the game. On the flip side, K State has a solid D Line but is struggling against the pass. If our TEs and WRs step up and make some catches it will open up opportunities for us to run the ball at them as well. If Miami can shut down or seriously impair K State's passing game we win, if not it will be a long afternoon for the Canes. Vee's pick ~ Miami

North Carolina @ Wake Forest ~ UNC looks very good this year. Butch Davis left Larry Fedora a wealth of talent to work with and he has the skill to put it all to good use. Vee's pick ~ UNC

Florida (23) @ Texas A&M ~ This is going to be an interesting game to watch. The Gators are over ranked in my opinion. They are benefiting from past performance in the polls much like a few other teams. They struggled mightily for much of the game last week against Bowling Green and just barely pulled it out at the end at home in the Swamp. Doesn't bode well against an Aggie team playing their first game in the SEC and wanting to make a name for themselves. Vee's pick ~ Texas A&M

Purdue @ Notre Dame ~ Tough call. For the past few years we've been hearing "This is the year Chip Kelly's Irish make it back in to the BCS hunt." Yet they've been a disappointment. Yes, they are coming off a huge win in Dublin, but it was against a very poor team. The Purdue Boilermakers are not slouches and they will give ND a solid run for their money. Vee's pick ~ ND but only because it's at home under the Golden Dome and it really would not surprise me to see it go the other way.

Washington @ LSU (3) ~ Ummmm...does anything need to be said? Vee's pick ~ LSU

Nebraska (17) @ UCLA ~ Jim Mora's UCLA Bruins are a sleeper, under the radar team. No one is paying them any mind and they just may rear up and slap down the Husker's this week if Nebraska isn't paying attention. I think this may be a great game to watch and could be decided at the last minute. Vee's pick ~ I think Nebraska pulls it out in the end after a big scare.

Georgia (6) @ Missouri ~ Georgia is getting a great deal of hype this year with their relatively easy in conference schedule. Many pundits are saying they could win the SEC East. Like Florida (and probably the other SEC teams) they feel confident that the SEC plays on a different level than anyone else. Therefore they, and everyone else, gives Missouri no chance of competing. I think they're in for a big surprise. Vee's pick ~ Missouri

Oklahoma State (19) @ Arizona ~ Rich Rodriguez will turn around Arizona and make them competitive in the Pac-12 and a fun team to watch. But that's not ready to happen yet. OSU is a high powered team and should have little trouble with Arizona. Vee's pick ~ Okie State
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Miss State
Maryland
Kansas State
UNC
Texas A&M
Norte Dame
LSU
Nebraska 
Georgia
OK State

I agree Georgia might be a little over-ranked right now. Should be a very interesting game, but ultimately the Bulldogs should pull this off. 

Florida is way over-ranked too. Of course, I can't talk since I cringe whenever ND gets ranked before they actually prove themselves...which happens basically every year. Maybe this'll be the year they do it.

I'm thinking A&M will definitely have a chip on their shoulder all season, looking to push some people around. I'm def going to be following them curiously.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Week 2
Auburn
Maryland
Kansas State
North Carolina
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
LSU
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma State
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
I'll be working, wont get to see most of today's games.

Bummer
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Cocks Win! too bad they weren't in the choices.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Michigan and MSU both won today...too bad they were not on the list.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
well, I'm just suckin' at my college picks so far this year.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
so, I have espn on to see how bad I did this week and there was an Oregon clip. Last week she saw them and said "I didn't know Sprite sponsored a football team" after seeing their uniforms. So, she sees them tonight when I point them out and says

"Oooh, now with the power of Limon!"


I love my wife.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Yesterday was a crazy, wild ride with some huge disappointments for me and some enormous surprises as well. Let's get to the results for the week...

Cobie 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 14 of 20 = 70%)
Lardy 4 of 10 = 40% (Season ~ 12 of 20 = 60%)
Vee 3 of 10 = 30% (Season ~ 11 of 20 = 55%)
Legiontracker 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 13 of 20 = 65%)
Rick 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 12 of 20 = 60%)
Dev-Em 4 of 10 = 40% (Season ~ 9 of 20 = 45%)

Good luck picking next weeks winners!
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
WOO! Cementing the bottom spot already.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Some comments on yesterdays games:

1) Kansas State v Miami ~ As I feared our defense in general and our secondary in particular wasn't up to the task. Yesterday demonstrated just how far we have to go before we return to the top of the game. Many Miami fans obviously had overly high expectations for a team that lost large percentage of its experienced players last year. This years team is composed of 65 freshman, red shirt freshman, and sophomores (12) and only 20 juniors and seniors. The younguns, or Baby Canes as I call the 65, make up more that half of the starting lineup

Yesterday put their extreme lack of experience on display. It was painful to watch at times, particularly on defense where they were being manhandled by those huge Kansas farmboys. And yet, as bad as the final tally makes it seem, they didn't play poorly, they were simply overmatched. I was very happy to see their positive attitudes and determination. They never gave up and played hard until the final second ticked off the clock. As a fan, you really can't ask for more than that.

It's going to be a long, difficult year for the Baby Canes but they will continue to improve under the tutelage of an incredible coaching staff. I expect them to be much improved by the end of the season. The next few years could be lots of fun with this group once their game experience begins to rival their talent level

2) All of the other games were incredibly fun to watch. As I suspected most were a great deal more competitive than the pundits were expecting. Maryland, Florida, Georgia, & Notre Dame all had hard fought wins. Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Auburn, and North Carolina were all upset. All in all it made for a fun, exciting, and sometimes shocking, weekend of college football.

3) I can't not mention some other truly surprising games. Louisiana - Monroe, an FCS team, upset #8 Arkansas. Utah State beat Utah of the Pac 12, Sacramento State, another FCS team, beat Colorado of the Pac 12, Iowa State beat Iowa, Arizona State beat Illinois, and Oregon State beat Wisconsin. This was really Upset Weekend 2012.

***EDIT ~ I forgot Louisiana Monroe moved up to 1A last year and joined the Sun Belt Conference. Still...as an opponent for #8 Arkansas? Should have bee a breeze for the almighty SEC.

[ September 09, 2012, 02:45 PM: Message edited by: Vee ]
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 

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Originally posted by Dev - Em:
WOO! Cementing the bottom spot already.

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Careful Dev! Lardy and I are giving you a run for the money!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here are the games to consider for next week. Tough to come up with ten good match ups this week. Still seem to have lots of cream puffs on these schedules and it seems the off weeks have started. Please note that the first game is on Thursday night. Make sure to get your selections posted before game time.

Week 3
Rutgers @ South Florida - THURS
Wake Forest @ Florida State
Virginia @ Georgia Tech
North Carolina @ Louisville
Alabama @ Arkansas
Florida @ Tennessee
Arizona State @ Missouri
USC @ Stanford
Notre Dame @ Michigan State
BYU @ Utah
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Week 3
South Florida - THURS
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Stanford
Michigan State (I think this is one of States more important games)
Utah
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And the latest polls have been released. Lots of movement as one would expect.

AP Top 25

1.Alabama (48)
2.USC (8)
3.LSU (4)
4.Oregon
5.Oklahoma
5.Florida St.
7.Georgia
8.South Carolina
9.West Virginia
10.Michigan St.
11.Clemson
12.Ohio St.
13.Virginia Tech
14.Texas
15.Kansas St.
16.TCU
17.Michigan
18.Florida
19.Louisville
20.Notre Dame
21.Stanford
22.UCLA
23.Tennessee
24.Arizona
25.BYU

USA Today

Alabama (42)
LSU (5)
USC (11)
Oregon (1)
Oklahoma
Florida St.
Georgia
West Virginia
South Carolina
Michigan St.
Clemson
Texas
Virginia Tech
Kansas St.
TCU
Stanford
Florida
Michigan
Notre Dame
Louisville
Arkansas
Wisconsin
UCLA
Nebraska
Arizona
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
My Cocks is up!
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
^ somebody turn the water hose on this guy.
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 3
South Florida
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Alabama
Tennessee
Arizona State
USC
Notre Dame
Utah
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Week 3
Rutgers @ South Florida - THURS- SF
Wake Forest @ Florida State- FS
Virginia @ Georgia Tech- GT
North Carolina @ Louisville- NC
Alabama @ Arkansas- ALA
Florida @ Tennessee- Tenn
Arizona State @ Missouri- Miss
USC @ Stanford- USC
Notre Dame @ Michigan State ND
BYU @ Utah- BYU
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
South Florida
Florida State
Virginia
Louisville
Alabama
Tennessee
AZ State
USC
ND
BYU

Feels weird picking USC over Stanford. Guess Barkley has to beat them eventually. Wouldn't mind being wrong though, as even post Luck I'm rooting for them. 

Also the one game a year where I pick against Michigan State out of loyalty to the Fighting Irish. I generally don't do well when this happen.  

Hardest one to decide though was AZ State / Mizzou. I went with AZ State because of their defense. But it's a night game at home for Mizzou, which is a huge advantage.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
South Florida
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Alabama
Tennessee
Missouri
USC
Michigan State
BYU
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Busy week and I'm running out of time so here are my picks sans commentary.

Week 3
Rutgers @ South Florida - THURS- South Florida
Wake Forest @ Florida State- FSU
Virginia @ Georgia Tech- GA Tech
North Carolina @ Louisville- Louisville
Alabama @ Arkansas- 'Bama
Florida @ Tennessee- Tenn
Arizona State @ Missouri- Mizzou
USC @ Stanford- USC
Notre Dame @ Michigan State ~ Michigan State
BYU @ Utah- Utah
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Damn, I hate Big East games! Never any rhyme or reason as to who wins, except that it's never who I pick! May as well do a flippin' coin toss next time...
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Great day of games so far.

Ohio State / Cal was an exciting, terrific game!

Uconn beat Maryland--happy to see it.

Tennessee had a true heart breaker. I felt they had it...and then it slipped through their fingers.

Meanwhile ND started off as a disaster but they're pulling out a good one. Just need to hang on here.

Likewise, Stanford is stepping up at the same time and sipping a lot people. I picked USC but I'd like to see them do it.

[ September 15, 2012, 10:29 PM: Message edited by: Cobalt Kid ]
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Some good games this weekend and some surprising results as well. Georgia Tech absolutely manhandled a really good Virginia team; Pitt ran over #13 VaTech; after beating Arkansas last week in an overtime shoot out, Louisiana Monroe forced Auburn into overtime as well but lost on a missed field goal; North Carolina was down 36-7 at the half but came storming back only to lose 39-34; Western Kentucky out of the Sunbelt Conf beat Kentucky (btw LA-Monroe is also a Sunbelt team); and the pre-season consensus National Championship contender Southern California lost Stanford.

[ September 16, 2012, 07:31 AM: Message edited by: Vee ]
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here's this weeks results and overall totals so far. The race to the championship has tightened up! Congrats to Dev who tied for first place this week!

Cobie 4 of 10 = 40% (Season ~ 18 of 30 = 60%)
Lardy 5 of 10 = 50% (Season ~ 17 of 30 = 57%)
Vee 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 17 of 30 = 57%)
Legiontracker 5 of 10 = 50% (Season ~ 18 of 30 = 60%)
Rick 5 of 10 = 50% (Season ~ 17 of 30 = 57%)
Dev-Em 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 15 of 30 = 50%)

Good luck picking next weeks winners!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
On a side note, I've always had a fondness for teams with unique nicknames like the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana Lafayette. Some others I really enjoy are:

UAB (Alabama Birmingham) Blazers
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (what's a seawolf? )
Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks
SUNY Albany Great Danes
Boston University Terriers
Cal State Northridge Matadores
Carnegie Mellon Tartans
Central Missouri Mules (lol)
Chaminade Silverswords
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Dayton Flyers
Erskine College Flying Fleet
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats
Furman Paladins
Georgetown Hoyas
Idaho Vandals
Marshall Thundering Herd
Maryland Terrapins
Missouri-KC Kangaroos
University of New England, Maine Nor'easters
Pepperdine University Waves
Pittsburg State University (Kansas) Gorillas
Ramapo Roadrunners
Richmond Spiders
Saint Louis University Billikens
University of San Diego Toreros
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Salukis
Tufts University Jumbos
UC Irvine Anteaters
UC San Diego Tritons
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Valparaiso University Crusaders


and I think my two favorites of all...
Delaware Blue Hens and
Akron Zips

Of course, there are plenty of others but these are schools or teams I've had contact with in one way or another and have always enjoyed the uniqueness of their names.

PS: As I was putting the list together I noticed that many of them are from the Carolinas and California. It seems schools in those states take more interest in finding something new and original when naming themselves as opposed to sharing a nickname with dozens of other schools. Props to them for making college sports so interesting and varied.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here are the games to consider this coming week. Please note the first game is on FRI night! Make sure to get your picks posted in time.

Week 4
Baylor @ Louisiana Monroe ~ FRI
Virginia @ TCU
Temple @ Penn State
Missouri @ South Carolina
California @ USC
Rutgers @ Arkansas
Michigan @ Notre Dame
Kansas State @ Oklahoma
Clemson @ Florida State
Arizona @ Oregon
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Wow are my choices tanking so far. What the hell is up in college football?
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here are this weeks polls for you review.

AP Top 25
1 Alabama (58)
2 LSU (2)
3 Oregon
4 Florida St.
5 Georgia
6 Oklahoma
7 South Carolina
8 West Virginia
9 Stanford
10 Clemson
11 Notre Dame
12 Texas
13 USC
14 Florida
15 Kansas St.
16 Ohio St.
17 TCU
18 Michigan
19 UCLA
20 Louisville
21 Michigan St.
22 Arizona
23 Mississippi St.
24 Boise St.
25 Nebraska


USA Today/Coaches Polling

1 Alabama (54)
2 LSU (5)
3 Oregon
4 Florida St.
5 Oklahoma
6 Georgia
7 West Virginia
8 South Carolina
9 Clemson
10 Texas
11 Stanford
12 USC
13 Kansas St.
14 Florida
15 Notre Dame
16 TCU
17 Michigan
18 Louisville
19 UCLA
20 Michigan St.
21 Arizona
22 Nebraska
23 Mississippi St.
24 Wisconsin
25 Oklahoma St.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Little surprised that Stanford didn't rank higher after taking down the Trojans. I was rooting for Southern Cal, however, because I wanted to see a legitimate non-SEC power oppose the eventual SEC representative (most like 'Bama again) in the championship game. They can still climb back into it after an early season loss, but I most definitely hope we don't get another all-SEC finale.

Scary to see Clemson ranked so high. We haven't really proven anything to this point, after all. We'll certainly know more after this Saturday's game, I suppose.

And Va. Tech booted out of both polls? Voters obviously have little respect for ACC teams with losses already. Can't say as I blame them too much.

And how about Florida? Looks like they may just be on their way back.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
My Cocks ranked 7th and 8th? Hnh.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Week 4
Baylor @ Louisiana Monroe ~ FRI - Baylor
Virginia @ TCU- TCU
Temple @ Penn State- Penn State
Missouri @ South Carolina- SC
California @ USC- USC
Rutgers @ Arkansas- Ark
Michigan @ Notre Dame- ND
Kansas State @ Oklahoma- Okies
Clemson @ Florida State- FS
Arizona @ Oregon- AZ
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Home team week again...

Week 4
Louisiana Monroe
TCU
Penn State
South Carolina
USC
Arkansas
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Florida State
Oregon
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 4
Baylor
Virginia
Penn State
South Carolina
USC
Arkansas
Notre Dame
Kansas State
Clemson
Arizona
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Week 4
Baylor @ Louisiana Monroe ~ FRI - Louisiana Monroe has been the surprise team of the season, beating Arkansans and almost beating Auburn in OT. But they won't catch Baylor by surprise. The game is in Monroe which will give the Warhawks a distinct shot and I expect a high scoring game which should be fun to watch. Vee's pick ~ Baylor

Virginia @ TCU- TCU isn't looking as awesome as the have the past few years but they're still a great team. Virginia has also seemed a bit off their norm. Given that the game is at home for the Horned Frogs, I think they take it fairly easily. Vee's pick ~ TCU

Temple @ Penn State- Penn State has had a living nightmare to fight through. They've lost to Ohio University, Virginia, and beat Navy this past weekend for their first win of the year. Most pundits are picking them to win by 7 over a Temple team that doesn't get the credit it deserves. The game is at State College so you know the stadium will be packed with the faithful. Vee's pick ~ I think Temple pulls this one out in the upset special of the week.

Missouri @ South Carolina ~ Were this game in Missouri I would ponder longer but it's in Columbia. Vee's pick ~ The real USC

California @ USC ~ USC lost to Stanford last week. As much as I dislike Lane Kiffen, he knows how to prepare a team and will not lose two in a row. Vee's pick ~ The other USC

Rutgers @ Arkansas ~ Man what an intriguing game. Most years I would say Rutgers didn't stand a chance of beating the Razorbacks at Arkansas...but this isn't most years. The turmoil and distractions for the team in Fayetteville continue to mount. Vee's pick ~ Rutgers

Michigan @ Notre Dame ~ Just to be clear, I'm not picking ND because I think they're ready to return to the top of the rankings. I do think Kelly finally has traction and the Irish will continue to improve. I'm also not picking them to win because they're coming off a victory against highly ranked Michigan State last Saturday. Most especially I'm not picking ND because its Cobie's team Vee's pick ~ ND 0_0 because they are playing Michigan at home and Michigan is an underwhelming 2-1. The 1 is a blowout against 'Bama but the 2 wins were against UMass and Air Force and they weren't that impressive at either.

Kansas State @ Oklahoma ~ Should be a fun game to watch. K-State continues to improve and is having a great year but this is Oklahoma. Vee's pick ~ Oklahoma

Clemson @ Florida State ~ This could be a wild, high scoring game. Certainly it will be one of the top games to watch this weekend. Everyone says the Seminoles are finally back this year. Of course, they said that last year, the the year before that. Honestly, I do think they are a legitimate top tier team...but so is Clemson. Vee's pick ~ Clemson. I don't know what Dabo is feeding them but that team sure plays well.

Arizona @ Oregon ~ The past few weeks I've been touting Arizona as a much improved team and one that the Pac 12 needs to watch out for. Arizona beat 18th ranked Oklahoma State two weeks ago but their other 2 games were fodder. On the flip side, Oregon hasn't played a single worthy opponent so far this year. Closest would be a very talented Fresno State team. Vee's pick ~ Oregon Haberdashery
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
What? No comment about the move by Notre Dame to the ACC from the Big East?
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Well, its not really a big move, football is moderate, and not really in the Conference much, the "lesser sports" aren't really the big talk generators... Plus, Atlantic Coast...Notre Dame ... not really a great fit. Both kinda suck lately.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Louisiana Monroe
TCU
Penn State
South Carolina
USC
Arkansas
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Clemson
Oregon
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Baylor
TCU
Penn State
USC
USC
Arkansas
ND - though it'll be tougher than some are saying it'll be.
Oklahoma - @ home they have this
Clemson
Oregon - think the Ducks will prove themselves in a big way here
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
ND joining the ACC isnt a huge deal to me because as usual...they get to have it both ways. As football, they remain independent. I know that drives some people nuts but as a fan, I love it.

I wish Uconn would join the ACC. There's some talk. They're not there yet football wise but as a basketball school they are second to none and can stand right beside Duke as a premier program. And in other sports theyre not shabby either, winning several other National Championships.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Wow! Louisiana Monroe is even more impressive whe you watch them live. They've been 2 QBs in the backfield, one lefty One righty, and its driving Baylor ceazy
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Wow, Vee! Congrats to your 'Canes on what looks to have been a wild and wooly upset over those infernal Yellowjackets! Wish I had seen it! :nod;
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Lard Lad:
Wow, Vee! Congrats to your 'Canes on what looks to have been a wild and wooly upset over those infernal Yellowjackets! Wish I had seen it! :nod;

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Man! I did get to watch it and it was exactly what you said "wild & wooly" We went up 19-0. GT then stormed back in the 2nd & 3rd Q to lead 36-19. Late 3rd and throughout the 4th we battled back and finally tied it up at 36-36 with 5 secs left. (We had missed a 22 yd FG in the 4th, only the first missed FG by senior Kicker Jake Wieclaw this year and third in his entire college career!)

In OT GA Tech got the ball first and got down to the 1 yd line with a 1st & 10. My Baby Canes cinched up their belts and turned them away from the end zone for 4 nerve wracking plays.

We took over and closed it out with a touch down on our third play.

What a great game! We still made lots of mistakes, which I would expect from such a young team. But the resilience, determination, and energy with which they played tonight was great to watch. My Canes turned a corner tonight. They will still have a tough year ahead of them but now they know just how good they can be.

Proud...to be... a Miami Hurricane!
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
The Michigan / ND game should should have had a much bigger point differential. Notre Dame should have been able to score more times on all those turn-overs.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 

 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Why the sad face?

You picked ND...
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Look like Clemson lost a heartbreaker. I didn't see it but from checking the score continually it looked like a nail biter.

Meanwhile, Oregon KILLED Arizona! Didn't see that one either--what happened? I knew the Ducks were for real but did Arizona just simply stink up the field.

Regarding the ND game, I'll take it. With the quarterback issue an ongoing concern this season, sloppy wins are still wins, provided he gets better every game. The defense looked fantastic though. ND isn't on par with the mega powerhouse teams of the SEC, but I think they can hold their own against anyone in the Big 10 or ACC. The big question mark is how will they do against USC.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
The big question mark is how will they do against USC.

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Don't forget those Baby Canes on Oct 6th in Soldier Field!

[ September 23, 2012, 07:35 AM: Message edited by: Vee ]
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here's this weeks results and overall totals so far. The race to the championship has tightened up!

Cobie 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 25 of 40 = 62%)
Lardy 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 23 of 40 = 57%)
Vee 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 24 of 40 = 60%)
Legiontracker 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 24 of 40 = 60%)
Rick 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 24 of 40 = 60%)
Dev-Em 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 22 of 40 = 55%)
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are the games we'll be considering this week.

Week 5
Virginia Tech @ Cincinatti
Baylor @ West Virginia
Penn State @ Illinois
Arkansas @ Texas A&M
Duke @ Wake Forest
Tennessee @ Georgia
Ohio State @ Michigan State
Texas @ Oklahoma State
Wisconsin @ Nebraska
Mississippi @ Alabama
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Wow...I'm actually staying with the pack this year.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Worked well last week, so going with the home teams again...

Week 5
Cincinatti
West Virginia
Illinois
Texas A&M
Wake Forest
Georgia
Michigan State
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Alabama
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Woo hoo. Gettin mah' mojo back. Not a bad week, but could be better.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are the latest polls...

AP Top 25
1 Alabama (59)
2 Oregon
3 LSU (1)
4 Florida St.
5 Georgia
6 South Carolina
7 Kansas St.
8 Stanford
9 West Virginia
10 Notre Dame
11 Florida
12 Texas
13 USC
14 Ohio St.
15 TCU
16 Oklahoma
17 Clemson
18 Oregon St.
19 Louisville
20 Michigan St.
21 Mississippi St.
22 Nebraska
23 Rutgers
24 Boise St.
25 Baylor


USA Today
1 Alabama (57)
2 Oregon
3 LSU (1)
4 Florida St. (1)
5 Georgia
6 South Carolina
7 West Virginia
8 Kansas St.
9 Stanford
10 Texas
11 Notre Dame
12 Florida
13 USC
14 TCU
15 Oklahoma
16 Clemson
17 Louisville
18 Michigan St.
19 Mississippi St.
20 Nebraska
21 Oregon St.
22 Oklahoma St.
23 Wisconsin
24 Baylor
25 Virginia Tech
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
These polls always drive me crazy. There is never any rhyme nor reason to them.

For example, how do you justify dropping Clemson from 10 to 17 when they lost to a higher ranked team (Florida State was #4 and the game was @ Florida state) and yet you only drop Oklahoma (who was #6 yet lost to #15 Kansas State at home) from #6 to #16? To me it seems as if OK should have dropped much lower or Clemson much less so.

Also, how do you justify dropping LSU only one spot (from #2 to 3) when they just barely beat unranked Auburn by 2 points, and not move Florida State up from #4 when they beat 10th ranked Clemson? I would have dropped LSU below FSU, Georgia, South Carolina AND K State, who are all at the same 4-0 record as LSU but had quality wins.
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 5
Cincinatti
West Virginia
Penn State
Texas A&M
Wake Forest
Tennessee
Michigan State
Texas
Nebraska
Alabama
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
MSU creeps up in the standings just a little in each poll, and UofM plummets down to...oh wait, I don't even see them. Probably will not see them again for a while with Denard as their QB.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
SC eases up as well, Dev. Hoping the trend continues.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Slow and steady Ric...slow and steady.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Week 5
Virginia Tech @ Cincinatti- Hokies
Baylor @ West Virginia- WV
Penn State @ Illinois- Ill
Arkansas @ Texas A&M- Tex
Duke @ Wake Forest- WF
Tennessee @ Georgia - Georgia
Ohio State @ Michigan State- Ohi
Texas @ Oklahoma State- Tex
Wisconsin @ Nebraska- Neb
Mississippi @ Alabama- Ala

[ September 26, 2012, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: rickshaw1 ]
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Illinois
Texas A&M
Wake Forest
Georgia
Michigan State
Texas
Nebraska
Alabama
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Illinois
Texas A&M
Wake Forest
Georgia
Michigan State
OK State - UPSET SPECIAL!!!
Nebraska
Alabama
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Running very late with my picks this week but here they are...

Week 5
Virginia Tech @ Cincinnati- VaTech
Baylor @ West Virginia- WV
Penn State @ Illinois- Penn State
Arkansas @ Texas A&M- A&M
Duke @ Wake Forest- Wake Forest
Tennessee @ Georgia - Georgia
Ohio State @ Michigan State- Michigan State
Texas @ Oklahoma State- Oklahoma State (I agree with you on this Cobie)
Wisconsin @ Nebraska- Nebraska
Mississippi @ Alabama- 'Bama
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here's this weeks results and overall totals so far. The race to the championship has tightened up!

Cobie 5 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 30 of 50 = 60%)
Lardy 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 29 of 50 = 58%)
Vee 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 30 of 50 = 60%)
Legiontracker 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 31 of 50 = 62%)
Rick 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 31 of 50 = 62%)
Dev-Em 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 29 of 50 = 58%)
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Some tough picks coming up this week. Good luck! All are on Sat so please make sure to post your choices before the start of the first game.

Week 6
Virginia Tech @ North Carolina
Arizona @ Stanford
LSU @ Florida
Georgia Tech @ Clemson
Oklahoma @ Texas Tech
Michigan @ Purdue
Georgia @ South Carolina
West Virginia @ Texas
Miami @ Notre Dame (at Soldier Field)
Nebraska @ Ohio State
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Texas actually really impressed me and showed some real character. Meanwhile, West Virginia racked up more points than seems plausible but also totally phoned it in defensively. I'll think about these for a few more days but my initial thought is Texas exposes WV in a big way.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
I only got to see the last half of the South Carolina game yesterday...It was freakin great, would have been a lot better if it hand't been so necessary to have a 28-0 run over a team you should have wiped the first quarter, much less the second half. But...

Gettin mah groove back, lol.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
I was happy to see Clemson get by BC yesterday. BC always gives Clemson a hard time and especially at BC's home field. It was gut-check as they could've let the wheels come off after last week's disappointment.
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Yea, I didn't see it but Clemson also showed a lot of character. They're for real this year!

Ohio State / Michigan State was a good game too. Both teams were very evenly matched--played great in places, made mistakes in others.

And how about Penn State? Who would have thought they'd turn things around like this. Their coach deserves a man of the year award if it continues. I'd really like to see them have a winning season and make a bowl game.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
I should mention that Clemson's win was without star receiver Sammy Watkins! We're actually 3-0 without him.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are the latest polls:

AP Top 25

1.Alabama (60)
2.Oregon
3.Florida St.
4.LSU
5.Georgia
6.South Carolina
7.Kansas St.
8.West Virginia
9.Notre Dame
10.Florida
11.Texas
12.Ohio St.
13.USC
14.Oregon St.
15.TCU
15.Clemson
17.Oklahoma
18.Stanford
19.Louisville
20.Mississippi St.
21.Nebraska
22.Rutgers
23.Washington
24.Northwestern
25.UCLA


USA Today/Coaches Poll

1 Alabama (57)
2 Oregon
3 LSU (1)
4 Florida St. (1)
5 Georgia
6 South Carolina
7 West Virginia
8 Kansas St.
9 Texas
10 Notre Dame
11 Florida
12 USC
13 TCU
14 Oklahoma
15 Clemson
16 Louisville
17 Oregon St.
18 Stanford
19 Mississippi St.
20 Nebraska
21 Rutgers
22 Northwestern
23 Cincinnati
24 Texas Tech
25 Boise St.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Week 6
Virginia Tech
Stanford
LSU
Clemson
Oklahoma
Purdue
Georgia
Texas
Miami
Ohio State
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 6
North Carolina
Arizona
LSU
Clemson
Oklahoma
Michigan
Georgia
West Virginia
Notre Dame
Nebraska
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Yeah...my picks are totally random. No thought process...just flip flopped between home and away teams.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Week 6
Virginia Tech @ North Carolina - VT
Arizona @ Stanford- Stanford
LSU @ Florida- LSU
Georgia Tech @ Clemson- Clemson
Oklahoma @ Texas Tech- Okie
Michigan @ Purdue- Mich
Georgia @ South Carolina- SC
West Virginia @ Texas- WV
Miami @ Notre Dame (at Soldier Field)- ND
Nebraska @ Ohio State- Ohi
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Virginia Tech
Stanford
Florida
Clemson
Texas Tech
Michigan
South Carolina
West Virginia
Notre Dame
Ohio State
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
My picks...

Week 6
Virginia Tech @ North Carolina ~ VaTech
Arizona @ Stanford ~ Stanford
LSU @ Florida ~ Florida
Georgia Tech @ Clemson ~ Clemson
Oklahoma @ Texas Tech ~ Texas Tech
Michigan @ Purdue ~ Purdue
Georgia @ South Carolina ~ South Carolina
West Virginia @ Texas ~ Wesr Virginia
Miami @ Notre Dame (at Soldier Field) ~ Miami
Nebraska @ Ohio State ~ Ohio State

Okay, to be perfectly honest I believe my Baby Canes will likely lose to Notre Dame though I believe they certainly have the ability to win. If it were later in the season and the defense had a few more games under their belt I'd feel much better about it.

Gooooooooo Canes!
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Virginia Tech
Stanford
LSU
Clemson
Oklahoma
Michigan
South Carolina
West Virginia
Notre Dame
Ohio State

Not feeling confident at all about that West Virginia pick. Feel like they're overrated and due for a good thrashing.
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Glad you stuck with your baby Canes, Vee! I always pick ND even if I secretly think they'll lose.

Big personal LW game! ND needs to keep proving themselves IMO and this game will be critical for them.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:


Not feeling confident at all about that West Virginia pick. Feel like they're overrated and due for a good thrashing.

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Me too, plus they are believing the media hype on them. Just don't think Texas is the team that can do it. Lots of others think Texas can, so we will find out!

Cobie, if you start hearing screams, and moans, and other odd sounds tomorrow night, don't worry. That will just be me yelling at the TV and loving every minute of it.


 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Congrats to Lardy, Rick & Cobie. Your teams had strong wins today.

ND handed my Canes their heads on a platter. No question they were the better team. After our first possession and the 2 dropped TD passes as well as the running TD called back by a holding call, Miami seemed to lose all focus.

Outcome was never in doubt after that. Sad part is we actually were playing well at that point and had ND back on their heels.

Woulda, coulda, shoulda

Some other wild games today as well, LSU loses to The Gators, Arkansas beats Auburn, Texas almost takes down WVU, UNC beats up on VATech....wow!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here's this weeks results and overall totals so far. You guys had a pretty good week!

Cobie 8 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 38 of 60 = 63%)
Lardy 8 of 10 = 80% (Season ~ 29 of 50 = 62%)
Vee 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 36 of 60 = 60%)
Legiontracker 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 37 of 60 = 62%)
Rick 8 of 10 = 80% (Season ~ 39 of 60 = 65%)
Dev-Em 4 of 10 = 40% (Season ~ 33 of 60 = 55%)
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are next week's game match ups. All games are on Sat so please be sure to post your choices before game time.

Week 7
Iowa @ Michigan State
Texas @ Oklahoma
Temple @ UConn
North Carolina @ Miami
Utah @ UCLA
Stanford @ Notre Dame
Alabama @ Missouri
USC @ Washington
TCU @ Baylor
South Carolina @ LSU
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And the latest polls are out. Check out the major changes in the rankings.

AP Top 25
1.Alabama (60)
2.Oregon
3.South Carolina
4.Florida
5.West Virginia
6.Kansas St.
7.Notre Dame
8.Ohio St.
9.LSU
10.Oregon St.
11.USC
12.Florida St.
13.Oklahoma
14.Georgia
15.Texas
16.Clemson
17.Stanford
18.Louisville
19.Mississippi St.
20.Rutgers
21.Cincinnati
22.Texas A&M
23.Louisiana Tech
24.Boise St.
25.Michigan

USA Today
1.Alabama (58)
2.Oregon (1)
3.South Carolina
4.West Virginia
5.Kansas St.
6.Florida
7.Notre Dame
8.LSU
9.USC
10.Oklahoma
11.Florida St.
12.Georgia
13.Clemson
14.Oregon St.
15.Texas
16.Louisville
17.Stanford
18.Mississippi St.
19.Rutgers
20.Cincinnati
21.Texas A&M
22.Boise St.
23.TCU
24.Louisiana Tech
25.Iowa St.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Vee:
Here's this weeks results and overall totals so far. You guys had a pretty good week!

Cobie 8 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 38 of 60 = 63%)
Lardy 8 of 10 = 80% (Season ~ 29 of 50 = 62%)
Vee 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 36 of 60 = 60%)
Legiontracker 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 37 of 60 = 62%)
Rick 8 of 10 = 80% (Season ~ 39 of 60 = 65%)
Dev-Em 4 of 10 = 40% (Season ~ 33 of 60 = 55%)

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quote:

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Originally posted by Vee:
OMG, did any of you see the injury Marcus Lattimore at South Carolina sustained. By far one of the worst I've seen in a game.

This poor kid fought back from a season ending ACL last year and was having a great season this fall...until today.

I pray its not as bad as it seems and that he is able to fully recover.

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Finally saw this. OMG that looked painful.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Good news is he only dislocated and hyperextended the knee. Done for the season but plenty of others have come back from that injury to have good careers. And trust me, I know about knees.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
I do too. It looked worse than that on the replay. his leg really flopped around for a minute and did not look natural laying there.

Glad it's only hyperextended.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Hm. Guy on the radio today said Lattimore might miss 2013, too. Was he misinformed?
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Not necessarily. He could be done as well really. Depending how bad it truly is.

Add to his injury to the other knee, it's not out of the realm of possibility that he could be done. It'll be a long road back.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Oh yeah, it easily could. but it could go the other way as well. Odds are, if he does finish his career at USC (which he could, never been redshirted before), he probably wouldn't be a high pick for the NFL.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
There's definitely a big difference in the reporting today on the severity of his injury than yesterday. Yesterday reports were that he had a fractured femur and patela and ruptured ACL, MCL, RCL & LCL. In essence everything that held the knee together was blown out and the only thing holding his knee together was the skin over it. That would have most likely been a career ending injury.

Don't know where that info came from as specific as it was. By today the reports had changed to a dislocated and hyper-extended knee which is quite different. With the proper care he would likely be back for spring training, if this is accurate.
 

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Posted by Blockade Boy on :
 
dislocated? there's a doctor with a sense of understatement. That knee was dislocated to jersey.

Since McGahee came back, I pretty much believe anything is possible. Best wishes for the young man.
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 10
Virginia Tech
Cincinnati
East Carolina
West Virginia
Mississippi State
Texas
Michigan State
Southern California
Clemson
Alabama
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Week 10
Miami
Cincinnati
East Carolina
West Virginia
Mississippi State
Texas Tech
Michigan State
Southern California
Duke
LSU
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
My picks for Week 10...

Virginia Tech @ Miami ~ THURS ~ Miami
Syracuse @ Cincinnati ~ Cincinnati
Houston @ East Carolina ~ Houston
TCU @ West Virginia ~ West Virginia
Texas A&M @ Mississippi State ~ Texas A&M
Texas @ Texas Tech ~ Texas Tech
Nebraska @ Michigan State ~ Nebraska
Oregon @ Southern California ~ Oregon
Clemson @ Duke ~ Clemson
Alabama @ LSU ~ Alabama
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
I'm going with Vee's Baby Canes tonight
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
I'll go with the 'Canes as well tonight.
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Miami
Cincinnati
East Carolina
West Virginia
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Michigan State
Oregon
Clemson
Alabama
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Just woke up! Please accept these picks as I haven't peeked at the early scores (if any of these are even on?):

Miami (already picked)
Cincinnati
Houston
West Virginia
Mississippi State
Texas Tech
Michigan State
Oregon
Clemson
Alabama
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
The ND game was a nail biter and phenomenal game. They showed that they have a lot of heart--being able to come back from being backed into a corner is critical to being successful. And their defense proved once again they are among the best in football.

I can't believe they're undefeated. If 'Bama or K-state (or the Ducks) lose, ND is actually that much closer to a Championship game! I'm actually believing it can happen!!!
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
yeah, that was a pretty good one. Golic is gonna be crowing tomorrow on ESPN. His kid was on the o line from what the commentators were saying.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Rick, did you forget to post your picks? I don't see them anywhere.

Here are this weeks results...

Cobie 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 66 of 100 = 66%)
Lardy 5 of 10 = 50% (Season ~ 61 of 100 = 61%)
Vee 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 62 of 100 = 62%)
Legiontracker 5 of 10 = 50% (Season ~ 63 of 100 = 63%)
Rick 0 of 10 = 0% (Season ~ 57 of 90 = 63%)
Dev-Em 3 of 10 = 30% (Season ~ 54 of 100 = 54%)
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here are the 10 games to consider for the coming week...

Week 11
Georgia Tech @ North Carolina
Louisville @ Syracuse
Missouri @ Tennessee
Texas A&M @ Alabama
Mississippi State @ LSU
Kansas State @ TCU
West Virginia @ Oklahoma State
Arizona State @ Southern California
Oregon State @ Stanford
Penn State @ Nebraska
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Wow. That was a tough week for me.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Vee, I didn't post any. Sorry, thought I did but it's been a crazy week. Opened the car lot, trying to get the house finished... sometimes, the mind misses things.
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Week 11
Georgia Tech @ North Carolina- GT
Louisville @ Syracuse- Syra
Missouri @ Tennessee- Miss
Texas A&M @ Alabama- Ala
Mississippi State @ LSU- LSU
Kansas State @ TCU- KS
West Virginia @ Oklahoma State- OS
Arizona State @ Southern California- AS
Oregon State @ Stanford- Ore
Penn State @ Nebraska- Penn
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 11
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi State
TCU
West Virginia
Southern California
Oregon State
Penn State
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Week 11
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Tennessee
Alabama
LSU
Kansas State
West Virginia
Arizona State
Stanford
Penn State

Fixed my missed pick.

Thanks for the heads up Vee.

[ November 09, 2012, 02:01 PM: Message edited by: Dev - Em ]
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
My picks for Week 11 are...

Georgia Tech @ North Carolina ~ North Carolina
Louisville @ Syracuse ~ Louisville
Missouri @ Tennessee ~ Tennessee
Texas A&M @ Alabama ~ Alabama
Mississippi State @ LSU ~ LSU
Kansas State @ TCU ~ K State
West Virginia @ Oklahoma State ~ West Virginia
Arizona State @ Southern California ~ Arizona State
Oregon State @ Stanford ~ Oregon State
Penn State @ Nebraska ~ Penn State
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
North Carolina
Louisville
Missouri
Alabama
LSU
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Southern California
Stanford
Nebraska
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
North Carolina
Syracuse
Missouri
Alabama
LSU
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Southern California
Stanford
Penn State
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Vee, you okay? Usually have new stuff up by now.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Sorry this is so late. I just got back into town. Will be late next weekend as well.

Here are this weeks results...

Cobie 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 73 of 110 = 66%)
Lardy 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 67 of 110 = 61%)
Vee 2 of 10 = 20% (Season ~ 64 of 110 = 58%)
Legiontracker 2 of 10 = 20% (Season ~ 65 of 110) = 59%)
Rick 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 63 of 100 = 63%)
Dev-Em 4 of 10 = 40% (Season ~ 58 of 110 = 53%)

Took a bath on my picks this week...wow! Crazy results.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here are the ten games to consider for this week. Hopefully less unexpected results!

Week 12
Rutgers @ Cincinnati
North Carolina State @ Clemson
Duke @ Georgia Tech
Iowa @ Michigan
Northwestern @ Michigan State
Southern California @ UCLA
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State
Ohio State @ Wisconsin
Oklahoma @ West Virginia
Missouri @ Syracuse
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Cool. Just making sure, amigo.
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 12
Cincinnati
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Michigan State
UCLA
Texas Tech
Ohio State
West Virginia
Missouri
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are my picks for Week 12...

Rutgers @ Cincinnati ~ Rutgers
North Carolina State @ Clemson ~ Clemson
Duke @ Georgia Tech ~ Duke
Iowa @ Michigan ~ Michigan
Northwestern @ Michigan State ~ Northwestern
Southern California @ UCLA ~ UCLA
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State ~ Oklahoma State
Ohio State @ Wisconsin ~ Ohio State
Oklahoma @ West Virginia ~ Oklahoma
Missouri @ Syracuse ~ Missouri

Likely won't be back until late Sunday so don't expect totals until Monday am.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Cincinnati
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Michigan State
Southern California
Oklahoma State
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Syracuse
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
I've had zero time to check things out so I'm just guessing here....

Week 12

Rutgers @ Cincinnati- Cinn
North Carolina State @ Clemson- Clem
Duke @ Georgia Tech- GT
Iowa @ Michigan- Mich
Northwestern @ Michigan State- MS
Southern California @ UCLA- UCLA
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State- OS
Ohio State @ Wisconsin- Wis
Oklahoma @ West Virginia- Okla
Missouri @ Syracuse- Syra
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Week 12
Cincinnati
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Michigan State
UCLA
Oklahoma State
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Syracuse
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Cincinnati
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Michigan State
Southern California
Oklahoma State
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Syracuse
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
ND is #1!!!!!!!

Holy shit!!!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
I just got back into town. Here are this weeks results...

Cobie 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 80 of 120 = 66%)
Lardy 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 74 of 120 = 62%)
Vee 9 of 10 = 90% (Season ~ 73 of 120 = 61%)
Legiontracker 5 of 10 = 50% (Season ~ 70 of 120) = 58%)
Rick 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 69 of 110 = 63%)
Dev-Em 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 64 of 120 = 53%)

Amazing, another wild week with some crazy upsets!
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Hey, for not knowing what's been going on the last three weeks, not to shabby for me.
 

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Posted by lancesrealm on :
 
Wow - congrats on the good week Vee!

The Wisconsin fumble in the Ohio State/Wisconsin game was a heartbreaker and really funny!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are the games to consider for the coming week...

Week 13
Rutgers @ Pitt
Michigan @ Ohio State
Georgia Tech@ Georgia
Texas Tech @ Baylor
Oregon @ Oregon State
Stanford @ UCLA
Florida @ Florida State
Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma
South Carolina @ Clemson
Notre Dame @ USC


***Please note: With the announcement earlier today the Miami will self-impose a post season ban, the Miami-Duke game becomes meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Therefore, since no one has posted picks yet I have swapped it out for the Rutgers - Pitt game which could finalize the Big East championship (of course, its between two schools that won't be in the Big East after this year apparently! )

[ November 19, 2012, 03:17 PM: Message edited by: Vee ]
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
My picks for Week 13...

Rutgers @ Pitt ~ Pitt
Michigan @ Ohio State ~ Ohio State
Georgia Tech@ Georgia ~ Georgia
Texas Tech @ Baylor ~ Baylor
Oregon @ Oregon State ~ Oregon
Stanford @ UCLA ~ Stanford
Florida @ Florida State ~ Florida State
Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma ~ Oklahoma
South Carolina @ Clemson ~ Clemson
Notre Dame @ USC ~ Notre Dame
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Week 13
Pitt
Ohio State
Georgia
Baylor
Oregon State
UCLA
Florida State
Oklahoma
Clemson
Notre Dame
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Rutgers
Ohio State
Georgia
Baylor
Oregon
Stanford
Florida State
Oklahoma
Clemson
Norte Dame

Well, this is it. Can ND do it? For me, this has been the near season of college football I've ever experienced. I can't for this game!

Also, I'm feeling pretty good about the Seminoles knocking off the Gators to make things a little easier in determining the SEC championship and National Championship. I also figure 'Bama beating Georgia in said SEC Championship. So...can my Fighting Irish ensure their place against 'Bama? Or will it be the Ducks--who I feel are definitely good enough to beat 'Bama? Can't wait to see.
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 13
Pitt
Michigan
Georgia
Baylor
Oregon
UCLA
Florida
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Notre Dame
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Pitt
Ohio State
Georgia
Baylor
Oregon
Stanford
Florida State
Oklahoma
Clemson
Notre Dame
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Cobie 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 87 of 130 = 67%)
Lardy 8 of 10 = 80% (Season ~ 82 of 130 = 63%)
Vee 8 of 10 = 80% (Season ~ 81 of 130 = 61%)
Legiontracker 8 of 10 = 80% (Season ~ 78 of 130) = 60%)
Rick 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 69 of 110 = 63%)
Dev-Em 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 70 of 130 = 54%)
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here we go into the last full week of the regular season. Lots of conference championship games on tap. Good luck and please note that one of the games is on Thursday and one is on Friday so make sure to post your picks in time.

Week 14
Louisville @ Rutgers - THURS
UCLA @ Stanford - FRI
UCF @ Tulsa
Texas @ Kansas State
Oklahoma State @ Baylor
Oklahoma @ TCU
Boise State @ Nevada
Alabama @ Georgia
Florida State @ Georgia Tech
Nebraska @ Wisconsin
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Also, I'm thinking of doing the bowl match ups the same as we did last year. Let me know what you think ~ Yay or Nay!
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
I'm up for it if you decide to do it.
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
I liked how you did it last year!
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Sorry I missed everything. We are still in the process of moving in and I have no internet connection when not at work. Honestly, I don't really have the time to post right now either, heh. This is a stolen hour at work before the day starts.

sooooooo.........


Week 14
Louisville @ Rutgers - THURS- Rut
UCLA @ Stanford - FRI- Stan
UCF @ Tulsa- UCF
Texas @ Kansas State- KS
Oklahoma State @ Baylor- Ok
Oklahoma @ TCU- Ok
Boise State @ Nevada- Boise
Alabama @ Georgia- Ala
Florida State @ Georgia Tech- FS
Nebraska @ Wisconsin Neb
 

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Posted by Legion Tracker on :
 
Week 14
Louisville
UCLA
UCF
Texas
Baylor
Oklahoma
Boise State
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Nebraska
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Rutgers
Stanford
Tulsa
Kansas State
Baylor
Oklahoma
Boise State
Alabama
Florida State
Nebraska
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Week 14
Rutgers
UCLA
Tulsa
Kansas State
Baylor
Oklahoma
Nevada
Alabama
Florida State
Nebraska
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Rutgers
Stanford
UCF
Kansas State
Baylor
Oklahoma
Boise State
Alabama
Florida State
Nebraska
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Week 14
Louisville @ Rutgers - THURS- Rut
UCLA @ Stanford - FRI- Stan
UCF @ Tulsa- UCF
Texas @ Kansas State- KS
Oklahoma State @ Baylor- Bay
Oklahoma @ TCU- Ok
Boise State @ Nevada- Boise
Alabama @ Georgia- Bama
Florida State @ Georgia Tech- FS
Nebraska @ Wisconsin- Wis
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Week 14
My picks for this week...

Louisville @ Rutgers - THURS- Rutgers
UCLA @ Stanford - FRI- Stanford
UCF @ Tulsa- Tulsa
Texas @ Kansas State- K State
Oklahoma State @ Baylor- Oklahoma State
Oklahoma @ TCU- Oklahoma
Boise State @ Nevada- Boise State
Alabama @ Georgia- Alabama
Florida State @ Georgia Tech- FSU
Nebraska @ Wisconsin Nebraska
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Hey! No stuffing the ballot box.

Just because you didn't vote last week doesn't mean you can have two sets of picks this week Rick!

This not NOT Florida! Well, it is but...

(I'm going to assume you want me to go with the latter set of picks unless I hear otherwise from you.)
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Sorry vee, didn't realize I had done it. Yes, please, discount the first and go with the latter.


*hides head in shame, embarrasment, and stars at Lash's Isis/WW meme on facebook agin!
 

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Posted by Angdar Fel on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by rickshaw1:
Sorry vee, didn't realize I had done it. Yes, please, discount the first and go with the latter.


*hides head in shame, embarrasment, and stars at Lash's Isis/WW meme on facebook agin!

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IKR? So nice.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here we go with the results for the final week of the regular season...

Cobie 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 94 of 140 = 67%)
Lardy 8 of 10 = 80% (Season ~ 90 of 140 = 64%)
Vee 7 of 10 = 70% (Season ~ 88 of 140 = 63%)
Legiontracker 4 of 10 = 40% (Season ~ 82 of 140) = 59%)
Rick 8 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 77 of 120 = 64%)
Dev-Em 6 of 10 = 60% (Season ~ 76 of 140 = 54%)

So there you have it. Results for the regular season show the following:

Cobie - 1st Place
Lardy - 2nd Place (tie)
Rick - 2nd Place (tie)
Vee - 4th Place
Legiontracker - 5th Place
Dev-Em - 6th Place

Grats to Cobie.
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Alright! All these years and I finally win the college football thread! And ND goes undefeated!

(Come to think of it--they're probably related since I never pick against ND no matter what.)

Thanks Vee for a great season! Now don't go AWOL from LW for months until the next season.

Looking forward to the bonus bowl game round.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Well...last place again. Noo problem with that, as I still hot over 50%. not bad. Maybe one of these years I will pay attention to more than just a handful of teams (but I doubt it.)

congrats to Cobie.
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Going to do three groups for the post season bowl games. First group picks are due Dec 15th; second group picks are due Dec 27th; and third group picks are due Dec 31. However I'm going to post all of them today so you have plenty of time to consider and get them posted in case you are traveling for the Holidays. Let me know if you have any trouble reading this image.



[ December 03, 2012, 07:23 AM: Message edited by: Vee ]
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here's Group 2, due Dec 27th --

Please note, I caught a typo on here today as I was working on my picks. Oregon State plays Texas, not Texas Tech on the 29th. I edited it to reflect the correct pairings!



[ December 23, 2012, 08:10 AM: Message edited by: Vee ]
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here is Group 3, due on Dec 31 (or sooner of course...sooner is better )

As Lardy pointed out, there is another typo on this sheet. Capital One Bowl is Georgia v Nebraska NOT Georgia Tech. Sorry guys!



[ December 29, 2012, 11:39 AM: Message edited by: Vee ]
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
1st, Thanks Vee for another great year. 2nd, Congrats Cobster. Good job. The rest of us gotta step up our game.

When I get more than five minutes, I'll look at the bowl stuff, Vee.
 

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Posted by Blockade Boy on :
 
Tommy Tuberville to Cinci, didn't see that coming but glad because we were worried we were going to be the next MAC team to lose a coach. Toledo's was a prominent mention. Two former MAC coaches will be contending the NC this year.

Our local conference is the MAC, so we're pretty happy with the bowl season. Toledo plays on the smurf turf against a tough Utah St. NIU in the Orange Bowl! Wow.

Finally,

Go ARMY!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are my picks for the first group....


 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Don't forget to get your firs group picks posted before the start of the first game... Sat 1 pm (tomorrow)
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Dec 15

Arizona
Toledo

Dec 20

BYU

Dec 21

Ball State

Dec 22

Louisiana
Boise State

Dec 24

Fresno

Dec 26

Central

Dec 27

San Jose
Duke
Baylor
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Arizona
Utah State
BYU
UCF
East Carolina
Boise State
SMU
Central Michigan
San Jose State
Cincinatti
UCLA
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
BYU
UCF
LA-Lafayette
Boise State
Fresno State
Central Michigan
San Jose State
Cincinatti
UCLA

Sorry missed today's games!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Here are my choices in group 2. Remember they are due before the start of the first game on Friday, the 28th.


 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Only a few hours left before of the start of the first game in Group 2! It starts at 2 pm eastern!
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here we go with the results for the first group of the bowl season...

Cobie 7 of 9 = 77% (Season ~ 7 of 9 = 77%)
Lardy 9 of 11 = 82% (Season ~ 9 of 11 = 82%)
Vee 6 of 11 = 55% (Season ~ 6 of 11 = 55%)
Dev-Em 7 of 11 = 64% (Season ~ 7 of 11 = 64%)
Legiontracker did not post = n/a (Season ~ did not post = n/a)
Rick did not post = n/a (Season ~ did not post = n/a)
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Missed todays. Will get the rest up tonight.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Here are my picks from Saturday-on...


Air Force
Arizona St.
West Virginia
Oregan St.
TCU
NC State
USC
Tulsa
LSU
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
And here are my picks for Group 3.....

Mississippi St.
Oklahoma St.
Georgia (typo on sched. says "Georgia Tech")
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Pittsburgh
Kent St.
Stanford
FSU
Florida
Kansas St
Alabama
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Round 2 (remaining)

Air Force
Arizona State
Syracuse
Texas
TCU
Vanderblt
USC
Iowa
LSU
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Round 2 (remaining)

AF
AZ
WV
OS
MICH
NCS
USC
TGH
LSU
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Im the worst

Been so busy guys, sorry about that.

NC State
USC
Iowa State
LSU
 

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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Mississippi St.
Oklahoma St.
Georgia
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Kent St.
Stanford
Florida State
Florida
Oregon...

...THE FIGHTIN' IRISH!!!

Man, I can't wait for the National Championship! Does it seem impossible for ND to win? Sure! But I love sports because I love watching the impossible happen.

Plus, the two teams that single-handily made my wife a college football fan, the Oregon Ducks and the Stanford Cardinal, both have great games too. I refer to them as "her" teams kind of tongue in cheek, and she refers to certain teams as "my" teams too (Oklahoma, Alabama) even though I'm clearly an ND / Uconn fan.

I missed Gameday already.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Group 3

Northwestern
Oklahoma State
Georgia Tech
SoCal
OK
Pitt
Kent State
Stanford
FL State
FL
KSState
ND
 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
And here are my picks for the final group...



 

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Posted by Vee on :
 
Whoa! What a great game between LSU & Clemson!

Grats to the Clemson Tigers...and without Sammy Watkins no less!

And also to the GA Tech for taking out Southern Cal. The ACC isn't doing badly at all.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
I'm ashamed I picked against us, but nobody gave Clemson a chance! When I saw that bowl game announced, I was, like, "oh....shit". The x-factor was Clemson's D, which had been nonexistent all year long. WHO saw them stepping up like THAT?!?!?
 

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Posted by rickshaw1 on :
 
Great Game, Lardy. Now's the chicken test today.
 

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