College Pick 'Em Update

by BSD on Sep 10, 2008 12:00 PM EDT in Contests Comment 24 comments

Congrats go to Dr. Nick, Ackiewicz, and psuphiman80. All three of them were perfect in their week two picks. May you all live long and prosper.

Ackiewicz, who should next time really consider a name that's easier to spell, takes the overall lead with 106 points. But we're all on borrowed time as CoolHandLucky, the BSD resident supreme prognosticator and pick 'em expert, lurks in a tie for seventh place.

Your humble blogger has had a disappointing start scoring 42 points each of the first two weeks which has me sitting in a tie for 48th. I always start slow on these things and come on strong at the end to finish in the top ten.

The games this week feature some real head scratchers for me.

Wisconsin at Fresno State
Ohio State at USC
Georgia at South Carolina
Oklahoma at Washington
Auburn at Mississippi State
Oregon at Purdue
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
Iowa State at Iowa
UCLA at BYU
Michigan at Notre Dame

Any thoughts? Would the winners from last week like to offer an upset special?

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this week is a bit crazy

Also not excited about the possibility of the Big Ten going 0-3 in big games (OSU, Wiscy, Purdue).

3:30 is a loaded time slot.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Sep 10, 2008 12:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That could easily happen

I probably feel best about Wisconsin winning, but probably shouldn’t. I think the national perception of the Big Ten completely hinges on the Ohio State game though.

by speedomike on Sep 10, 2008 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Big 10 Bandwagon

I hope they ALL win; but Pur-dun seems the LEAST likely; followed by Wiskey…then tOSU.

All are away games I believe. I feel we go 2 for 3.

" We need MORE cowbell !"

by BlueWhiteLife on Sep 10, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't forget the Wiscy game doesn't start until 10:30pm eastern time (9:30pm Wiscy time)

So their bodies might not be fully adjusted to the time change. By the time that game ends, it will be close to 1am central time, when their bodies have usually stopped working for the day and are recovering (sleeping).
Don’t be surprised if they show major signs of fatigue at the end of that game and lose it late with mental mistakes.

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Sep 10, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can not describe how much I love USC of OSU this weekend

For me this game is glaringly in favor of USC. This was the tie-breaker score pick for Pick’em and I have the Trojans by 20.

Beanie Wells will have to play out of his mind if OSU stands a chance.

I don’t like those 2 other games either Kevin, Fresno is “anytime anywhere”, they are a very intense team.

"For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled"- Hunter S. Thompson

by phishead_psu on Sep 10, 2008 12:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I just can't agree with that

Believe me when I say I dislike Ohio State and everything scarlet, but I don’t see either team winning by more than 7. So much as that I might put the kids on tOSU +10.5. To me, thats an irresponsible line by Vegas but I won’t argue with it. How many times do teams like this line up to play, and one blows the other out? Rarely. How many times does one team in this situation supposedly have a huge edge going in, and the other team comes in and beats them, and then everybody at the end of the game says “yeah that doesn’t really surprise me that they won, they’re one of the best teams in the country”?

If Wells truly does play significantly and gets 20 carries, they have a great shot. Mark Sanchez has started exactly one game so far as the leader of the Trojans (not counting the spot start last year). Both teams are loaded with talent. The Ohio Bobcats are the Ohio Bobcats, but this isn’t even remotely comparible.

OSU 27-23.

by blogue20 on Sep 10, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Road teams

I like the road team in almost every one of those games except USC and Iowa. Iowa gets over their ISU brain-fart this year.

by Screen Name 20 on Sep 10, 2008 12:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

For OSU to win

For OSU to win Beanie will have to have 40+ carries. They will have to grind it out. From watching OSU in those first 2 games of the season I think we have a great chance of beating them. So on that note I would love to OSU win so when we go into Columbus and kick their ass we get some credit. I am also tired of everyone saying how bad the Big10 is and everything like that. We really need the Big10 to step up and win some hard games.

by jetskijoe on Sep 10, 2008 12:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bored at work

Completely random picks:

Fresno State over Wisonsin
USC over tOSU
South Carolina over Georgia
Oklahoma over Washington
Auburn over Mississippi State
Oregon over Purdue
Georgia Tech over Virginia Tech
Iowa State at Iowa (The guys at BHGP are funny when they’re angry)
BYU over UCLA
Michigan over Notre Dame

Will the real Derrick Williams please stand up?

by ReadingRambler on Sep 10, 2008 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That should read

Iowa State over Iowa

Will the real Derrick Williams please stand up?

by ReadingRambler on Sep 10, 2008 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

South Carolina over Georgia????!?!!?!?! fkjkdkd??!?!

Did you SEE South Carolina play??? Good God.

by blogue20 on Sep 10, 2008 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

They don’t have a QB.

by Screen Name 20 on Sep 10, 2008 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I said it was random

Will the real Derrick Williams please stand up?

by ReadingRambler on Sep 10, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wooo

Perfect Picks. Makes up for my previous horrendous showing.

The Nittany Tide

by psuphiman80 on Sep 10, 2008 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

UGA-USC & OSU-USC

I think South Carolina has a good shot at knocking off Georgia at home. For all the perceived separation in talent between those 2 squads (and SoCar’s showing in last week’s loss to Vandy), you’d think the spread would be higher than 7. Not surprising that Joe Public loves UGA. With the loss, SoCar has nothing to lose and the ‘nobody believed in us’ mentality. Not that those two things decide a game, but UGA has not looked as good as advertised in their first two.

As for OSU, I think they have a better shot than most people are giving them credit for. Can you blame them for falling asleep against Ohio with such a big week coming up? Without Beanie, they would really be in trouble against USC. But they have him, Boeckman has big game experience…and we don’t really know too much about USC. Virginia is an unknown quantity right now. Still a great win for USC? Sure. Are they the best USC team in the last 5 years. Um, they’ve got a long way to go to prove that.

by Kunk on Sep 10, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Trying to remember

But wasn’t South Carolina Georgia’s only loss last year?

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Sep 10, 2008 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They lost twice

They got blown out by Tennessee as well.

by Screen Name 20 on Sep 10, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

South Carolina over Georgia last year...

Is exactly why Georgia rolls over them this Saturday

by blogue20 on Sep 10, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I obviously want

all the big ten squads to win but if I had to choose a must win (besides PSU) I would have to take scUM over ND and maybe some will put a sandwich in fat bastards mouth… what a slob…

by WETSU on Sep 10, 2008 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is there any way

that the ND/Michigan game can end in a double-loss? How about if when both teams completely suck? If anything I hope Clausen sprains his hair.

by blogue20 on Sep 10, 2008 3:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

this is where some type of judge system would come in

you have like, left over olympic diving judges or something sit in the booth all game and, after time expires, they have to rate each team regardless of the score. If the winning team gets, say, below a 4 they get a loss anyway for "play undeserving of a win". You could even create another column like the NHL does: W-L-T-PUOaW

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Sep 10, 2008 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My advice: Always bet on black

by Tailgate Shogun on Sep 10, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wesley Snipes is a wise sage

by PSU Nick on Sep 10, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pick'em

UCLA is definitely upsetting BYU. I was at last year’s digusting bowl game, BYU barely won then, and UCLA is much impvroved.
Also it’s not much of an upset, but Georgia Tech will take down Virginia Tech and I couldn’t be happier about that.

Oklahoma crushing Washington is a lock.

Ohio State won’t wait until January to poop the bed in a big-time game (with Beanie Wells or not).

I feel pretty confident about Oregon taking down Purdue, but for some reason I’m still scared to put money on that one.

I’m open to suggestions for Iowa State vs. Iowa.

I guess it’s too much to hope for both Michigan and Notre Dame to lose this weekend.

After last season you couldn’t get me to touch any SEC matchup with a ten-foot pole. I’ll gladly watch insanity ensue, but I will make no predictions.

Here’s to hoping Wisconsin salvages some Big Ten pride.

Let’s go state!

by Hoptafence3 on Sep 10, 2008 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs