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Hey you there.. BSD reader... are you a football fan? I mean a fan of the game not just a Penn State fan? You are?!! Well do I have a deal for you. If you are new to the blog or new to this post, every Thursday night I try to entice you to sit back, drink a beer, watch the Thursday night game and discuss it with us here on this open thread. Sometimes it's a tough sell because, usually, teams that play on Thursday nights are in the second-tier of college football. That doesn't always mean a bad game, but let's face it sometimes it does.
Not this week oh football fan, this week I have a deal you can't refuse. Tonight at 7:30 we have a match-up of two top-10 teams!! No 10 Oklahoma travels to take on No.. 6 Baylor on FOX Sports 1. How much would you expect to pay for that? But wait, there's still more! On some Thursday nights there's a west coast-game and tonight is no different. Now I know what you're saying "But Galen, they start at 10:30 and I have to get up for work*." I hear you, and I'm here to help. If you buy now, we'll throw in the west coast game absolutely free AND we'll move it to a starting time that everyone can enjoy. It starts at 9:00 PM and it's on ESPN, now how much would you expect to pay??!! A thousand dollars? One Million dollars? Elventybillion dollars? Hold on there's still more!! We'll not only move the game to 9, we'll not only give you an early game with two top-10 teams but if you are one of the next 4 million viewers, we'll throw in No. 3 Oregon at No. 5 Stanford as the west-coast game!!!! You get 4 top 10 teams in two games with reasonable start times all for the low-low price of FREE!!!!**
This is going to be the best Thursday night in the history of ever!!!
I'm excited! On to the picks....
Last Week's Results
| W | L | |
|---|---|---|
| Galen | 6 | 0 |
| Cari | 6 | 0 |
| Nick P. | 6 | 0 |
| Devon | 5 | 1 |
| bscaff | 5 | 1 |
| Dan | 5 | 1 |
| Jared | 5 | 1 |
| Chad | 5 | 1 |
| Bill | 5 | 1 |
| BSD Readers | 5 | 1 |
| Nick | 5 | 1 |
| Tim | 5 | 1 |
Not much change, Indiana was the main culprit that tripped most up. Moving on...
Yearly Totals
| W | L | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | 61 | 10 | 85.9 |
| Dan | 60 | 11 | 84.5 |
| bscaff | 60 | 11 | 84.5 |
| Jared | 58 | 13 | 81.7 |
| Nick P. | 57 | 14 | 80.3 |
| Galen | 57 | 14 | 80.3 |
| Chad | 56 | 15 | 78.9 |
| Nick | 55 | 16 | 77.5 |
| BSD Readers | 55 | 16 | 77.5 |
| Bill | 55 | 16 | 77.5 |
| Cari | 55 | 16 | 77.5 |
Cari is now officially in a four-way tie for dead last along with you BSD faithful. I managed to move my way up one notch but things are pretty stable.
This Week's Games
| Sat 11/09/13 | Penn State @ Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium | 12:00 PM ESPN2 |
| Sat 11/09/13 | Iowa @ Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | 12:00 PM |
| Sat 11/09/13 | Illinois @ Indiana | MEMORIAL STADIUM | 3:30 PM |
| Sat 11/09/13 | Nebraska @ Michigan | Michigan Stadium | 3:30 PM ABC |
| Sat 11/09/13 | BYU @ Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | 3:30 PM ESPN |
Nebraska - Michigan is anybody's guess at this point and the same could probably be said for Indiana - Illinois. BYU has an outside shot but Purdue is definitely looking ahead to basketball season at this point.
This Week's Picks
| Galen | Penn State | Iowa | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin |
| Jared | Minnesota | Iowa | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin |
| Devon | Penn State | Iowa | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin |
| Bill | Penn State | Iowa | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin |
| Cari | Minnesota | Iowa | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin |
| bscaff | Penn State | Iowa | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin |
| Nick P. | Minnesota | Iowa | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin |
| Dan | Penn State | Iowa | Illinois | Nebraska | Wisconsin |
| Nick | Penn State | Iowa | Indiana | Nebraska | BYU |
| Chad | Penn State | Iowa | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin |
Would you look at that, the only game we all agree on is Iowa. Nick sticks his neck out and takes BYU and we have some serious uncertainty about the men in Blue and White. We're heavy on Michigan but not certain, and Dan's a Beckman believer. Now on to your pics...
*I, however, do not have to get up tomorrow thanks to a 4-day weekend. Best Thursday ever indeed.
**ok, technically it's the cost of your cable/dish package but you get what I mean
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