College Football pick'em 2017- Gameplay and scoring thread

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The Washington State/Cal and Oregon/Stanford games may be postponed due to the ongoing Northern California Wildfires, and associated poor air quality. If they are, all picks made for those games will not count.

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Upset Alert!!! #2 Clemson trails Syracuse 17-14 at the half.


I believe only one person picked the Orange...

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Down goes Clemson!!! (and congrats Dfw for being the only person to call this one).

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My goodness, Wazzu got blown out.... I'll take my "told you so's" now.

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And #10 Auburn goes down as well...this is turning into chaos for top-ten teams.

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Schedule for Week Eight

October 19

Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State

Memphis at Houston


October 20

Marshall at Middle Tennessee

Colorado State at New Mexico


October 21

Oklahoma at Kansas State

Oklahoma State at Texas

South Florida at Tulane

Wake Forest at Georgia Tech

LSU at Mississippi

Maryland at Wisconsin

Iowa State at Texas Tech

Iowa at Northwestern

Temple at Army

Louisville at Florida State

Akron at Toledo

Boston College at Virginia

Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan

Tennessee at Alabama

Syracuse at Miami(FL)

Indiana at Michigan State

UCF at Navy

Illinois at Minnesota

Oregon at UCLA

Kentucky at Mississippi State

North Texas at Florida Atlantic

Michigan at Penn State

USC at Notre Dame

Arizona at California

Wyoming at Boise State

Fresno State at San Diego State

Colorado at Washington State

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Arkansas State (This is a could be a battle for the Sun Belt, and losing close to Nebraska is better preparation than getting blown out by Texas A&M IMO)

Memphis (Houston fans, Case Keenum is not walking through that door...Memphis wins a close one)

Middle Tennessee (Marshall lost close to NC State...Middle Tennessee beat Syracuse, which beat Clemson. Which looks better to you?)

Colorado State (The Rams have simply played better opposition so far, and have stronger talent...but the Lobos still have games against Texas A&M and San Diego State to go)


Oklahoma (The problem for the Sooners is they need to focus on TCU and Oklahoma State...but they should beat Kansas State)

Texas (The Cowboys are officially knocked out the Big Twelve race with the loss, as chaos ensues)

South Florida (Don't know how Tulane wins this one, honestly)

Georgia Tech (That Triple-Option is really tough to defend...)

LSU (Coming off a huge win over Auburn, LSU should beat a struggling Ole Miss)

Wisconsin (Color me impressed if this one is even close)

Iowa State (If Iowa State can beat Oklahoma, they certainly can beat a much weaker Texas Tech squad)

Iowa (The Hawkeyes remain the favorites to win Big Ten West should Wisconsin stumble)

Army (The Non-Air Force Service Academies have been really good this year)

Louisville (The Seminoles have a really good team, but the way they've been playing, they're not going to stop Lamar Jackson)

Toledo (We could see a rematch of this game in the MAC title game)

Virginia (Both teams have one good win...Louisville for Boston College, Duke for Virginia...but Virginia has more talent on both sides of the ball)

Western Michigan (The Broncos win one of the most underrated rivalries in Michigan sports)

Alabama (This one should be self-explanatory, but just in case...Tennessee has fallen off a cliff... If Butch Jones survives as head coach, I'll be shocked)

Syracuse (If Syracuse can beat Clemson, they can beat a slightly weaker Hurricanes squad)

Michigan State (Indiana really isn't that good)

UCF (Navy is good, but UCF is better)

Illinois (this one is essentially a tossup...I'm picking Illinois on gut instinct alone)

UCLA (Oregon can't stop Josh Rosen, and they're playing at the Rose Bowl...the Ducks aren't winning this one)

Kentucky (Kentucky might yet win the SEC East...though they'll need help from Georgia and Florida)

Florida Atlantic (This could be a rematch in the Conference USA Championship game)

Penn State (Michigan's not going to be able to stop Saqoun Barkley)

USC (I'm not sure how the Fighting Irish think they can stop Sam Darnold)

California (After stunning Wazzu last week, Cal should beat a much weaker Arizona squad...hope the wildfires are dealt with by then)

Boise State (Boise State has lost at home only seven times since 1999...and one of those was a bowl game...so it's really six losses)

San Diego State (The Aztecs are eliminated from a Group of Five New Year's bowl slot after last week's loss, but they should win the Mountain West)

Washington State (Wazzu got the upset out of their system and they have no room for error...too bad they'll probably lose to Washington....)

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October 19
Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State
Memphis at Houston

October 20
Marshall at Middle Tennessee
Colorado State at New Mexico

October 21
Oklahoma at Kansas State
Oklahoma State at Texas
South Florida at Tulane
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech
LSU at Mississippi
Maryland at Wisconsin
Iowa State at Texas Tech
Iowa at Northwestern
Temple at Army
Louisville at Florida State
Akron at Toledo
Boston College at Virginia
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Tennessee at Alabama
Syracuse at Miami(FL)
Indiana at Michigan State
UCF at Navy
Illinois at Minnesota
Oregon at UCLA
Kentucky at Mississippi State
North Texas at Florida Atlantic
Michigan at Penn State
USC at Notre Dame Team Meteor, but really USC
Arizona at California
Wyoming at Boise State
Fresno State at San Diego State
Colorado at Washington State

So, do you want us to count the Notre Dame/USC pick as a pick for USC or as a no pick (which means you would get no credit for game)?

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October 19
Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State
Memphis at Houston

October 20
Marshall at Middle Tennessee
Colorado State at New Mexico

October 21
Oklahoma at Kansas State
Oklahoma State at Texas
South Florida at Tulane
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech
LSU at Mississippi
Maryland at Wisconsin
Iowa State at Texas Tech
Iowa at Northwestern
Temple at Army
Louisville at Florida State
Akron at Toledo
Boston College at Virginia
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Tennessee at Alabama
Syracuse at Miami(FL)
Indiana at Michigan State
UCF at Navy
Illinois at Minnesota
Oregon at UCLA
Kentucky at Mississippi State
North Texas at Florida Atlantic
Michigan at Penn State
USC at Notre Dame Team Meteor, but really USC
Arizona at California
Wyoming at Boise State
Fresno State at San Diego State
Colorado at Washington State

So, do you want us to count the Notre Dame/USC pick as a pick for USC or as a no pick (which means you would get no credit for game)?

Seriously, if he's going to make a joke like that, make the pick first, then the joke.

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^ I'm a little lost, but my pick is USC. Apologies for any confusion.

Apology accepted.

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October 20

Marshall at Middle Tennessee

Colorado State at New Mexico


October 21

Oklahoma at Kansas State

Oklahoma State at Texas

South Florida at Tulane

Wake Forest at Georgia Tech

LSU at Mississippi

Maryland at Wisconsin

Iowa State at Texas Tech

Iowa at Northwestern

Temple at Army

Louisville at Florida State

Akron at Toledo

Boston College at Virginia

Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan

Tennessee at Alabama

Syracuse at Miami(FL)

Indiana at Michigan State

UCF at Navy

Illinois at Minnesota

Oregon at UCLA

Kentucky at Mississippi State

North Texas at Florida Atlantic

Michigan at Penn State

USC at Notre Dame

Arizona at California

Wyoming at Boise State

Fresno State at San Diego State

Colorado at Washington State

I'll just point out for the record that at the point this post was made Marshall had won and the first quarter was underway on CSU-NM. You should definitely still keep his pick on the second game; it could still go either way at this point!

If that was the case, then neither pick should stand.

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God I wish I was wrong about this FSU team. Making a bowl is actually going to be a challenge.

EDIT: and somehow it gets worse on the very last play. Our backup QB might be out.

Jimbo is on the hot seat now. Even if he doesn't get fired this season, a slow start next season means he's gone. In any event, they're almost certainly not making a bowl this season barring an upset, as they still have to play both Clemson and Florida, and the way they are playing both those games mean those will be losses.

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For goodness sakes, this has nothing to do with an error in coaching and a very minor one, if any, in recruiting! Jimbo would instantly become the most coveted coach across the south and likely an even broader terrain. A bad season decimated by injuries is no grounds for firing a college coach who is the face of the program!

If this was a smaller program, I'd get the argument. But failure really isn't an option at programs like Florida State. Coaches have been fired there for less (look at Charlie Strong at Texas for example).

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Scores for week eight will be posted by myself or DFW tomorrow. In the meantime, here is the Schedule for Week Nine.

October 26

South Alabama at Georgia State

Stanford at Oregon State


October 27

Tulane at Memphis

Florida State at Boston College


October 28

Buffalo at Akron

Wisconsin at Illinois

Oklahoma State at West Virginia

Rutgers at Michigan

Arkansas at Mississippi

Louisville at Wake Forest

Virginia at Pittsburgh

California at Colorado

Florida International at Marshall

Kansas State at Kansas

Air Force at Colorado State

Penn State at Ohio State

Georgia at Florida (in Jacksonville)

TCU at Iowa State

UCLA at Washington

NC State at Notre Dame

Michigan State at Northwestern

Indiana at Maryland

Houston at South Florida

Vanderbilt at South Carolina

Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky

Utah at Oregon

Minnesota at Iowa

UAB at Southern Mississippi

Mississippi State at Texas A&M

Duke at Virginia Tech

Nebraska at Purdue

New Mexico at Wyoming

Tennessee at Kentucky

Georgia Tech at Clemson

Texas Tech at Oklahoma

Washington State at Arizona

USC at Arizona State

San Diego State at Hawai'i

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Should note updates to the spreadsheet will be suspended until late tonight, I'm going to TCU-Kansas!

I didn't put that on the schedule because TCU's a mortal lock...but stranger things have happened...

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Consider a Penn State-Notre Dame championship.

Really think about it; two of the most toxic, divisive, and scandal ridden programs in recent College Football facing off for the crown with no heroes to root for. Think about how much it'd fit in the Age of Trump. That doomsday scenario grows more likely by the week.

Notre Dame still has to beat both NC State, Miami(FL), Stanford and Navy. Odds are they're not going to win all of them.

Penn State still has to beat Ohio State, Michigan State and win the Big Ten Championship, likely against Wisconsin. Odds are they will lose one of those three games.. but they're in a better position to reach the playoff than Notre Dame, who already have a loss.

If I had to pick the four playoff teams today with future results projected, I think they'd be Alabama as the one seed (winning the SEC), Penn State/Ohio State as the two seed (depending on who wins that game...they become favorites in the big ten and should beat Wisconsin), Clemson/Miami (FL) as the three seed (whichever of these teams wins the ACC should make the playoff should get in) and TCU as the four seed (assuming TCU defeats Oklahoma here and in the Big Twelve Title Game, the Horned Frogs should sneak into the playoffs, and might even get a higher seed then the Big Ten and ACC champion). As for the title game, it'll probably be Alabama vs Clemson/Miami (FL)/TCU.

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Scores after Week Eight

Progressive Democrat 140 Wins

Dereich 136 Wins

Illiniwek 135 Wins

Extreme Republican 133 Wins

Sprouts Famers Market 132 Wins

Alabama_Indy 128 Wins

Santander 127 Wins

RINO Tom 127 Wins

NYE 126 Wins

JGibson 119 Wins

Ltomlinson 114 Wins

Dfwlibertylover 104 Wins

Tmfthforu 96 Wins

SJoyce 93 Wins

Birch Bayh 2020 89 Wins

Sunrise Around the World 77 Wins

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South Alabama (I'm just guessing, as both teams have lost to the only quality opponents they've played...but the Sun Belt can be prone to wild swings)

Stanford (does anyone really think a horrible Oregon State squad will win, even at home?)

Memphis (The Green Wave have a victory over Army this season...but Memphis is also a strong squad, and should be the favorites here)

Florida State (Yes, the Seminoles may be down to their third string QB...but their Defense is much stronger then BC's offense)

Akron (Don't be shocked if the Zips win the MAC)

Wisconsin (I'll be stunned if the Badgers don't win the Big Ten West)

Oklahoma State (This will be another test of if the Big Twelve can play Defense...I don't expect them to pass...expect a shootout in Morgantown)

Michigan (This will be a blowout from an a Wolverines team angry with the loss, and facing a not very good Rutgers squad)

Mississippi (Both teams look awful, but Ole Miss looks just a bit better)

Louisville (Wake Forest has no answer for Lamar Jackson)

Virginia (Pitt simply has not played well this year)

California (I no longer have faith in Colorado)

Marshall (The Thundering Herd did almost beat NC State... I'll be very surprised if they don't win Conference USA)

Colorado State (The Rams have a roughly even money shot of advancing to the Mountain West title game)

Ohio State (This will be an epic duel between JT Barrett and Saqoun Barkley, and while both will get their scores, the Buckeyes are a more complete team, in my opinion)

Georgia (After this game the Gators should rebound and win two of their next three (Missouri, UAB, South Carolina), before the big showdown with Florida State, which is at worst a tossup given how the Seminoles are playing...Georgia on the other hand is going to the SEC Championship Game, barring losses to Auburn and Kentucky).

Iowa State (If Iowa State can beat Oklahoma in Norman, they can beat TCU at home...all won't be lost for the Horned Frogs though. They'll share a common loss with Oklahoma, and if they beat the Sooners twice (In Norman on November 11, and in the Big Twelve Championship Game), they'll have a reasonable case for a playoff spot anyways.

Kansas State (Kansas has been dreadful this season)

Washington (Josh Rosen will get his yards and scores, but the Huskies are the better team)

Notre Dame (NC State's been on almost a fairytale ride, but their playoff dream ends here. I can't bet against the Fighting Irish at home)

Northwestern (Trap Game for Michigan State...they'll be caught looking ahead to Penn State)

Maryland (neither team is particularly good, but the Terrapins do have a signature win over Texas)

South Florida (Looks like South Florida will be headed to a New Year's Six Bowl)

South Carolina (Vanderbilt has fallen off a cliff lately)

Western Kentucky (Making this pick based on preseason expectations)

Oregon (It's really hard to bet against the Ducks in Eugene, especially as Utah isn't that much better a squad)

Iowa (Neither team is playing well, but the Hawkeyes are at home)

Southern Mississippi (UAB is having a very good first season back after being shut down after the 2014 season, but they won't win this game)

Texas A&M (This will be a competitive game, however Kevin Sumlin is a better coach than Dan Mullen)

Virginia Tech (Don't get wrong, Duke is a decent squad...however Virginia Tech is much better)

Purdue (The home team often has the edge in College Football, and this is no exception)

Wyoming (Just a guess)

Kentucky (The Wildcats are still alive in the SEC East race, but they need this win to keep pace with Georgia (and avoid falling behind South Carolina and Florida). I think they get it.)

Clemson (Yes, the Triple Option is hard to defend, but Clemson really can't afford another loss, and I don't think they lose this one)

Oklahoma (Texas Tech is good, but I don't know how they stop Baker Mayfield)

Washington State (The Cougars can't afford a loss now, and I find it hard to believe they'll lose to Arizona, whose worse than Cal)

USC (Arizona State did beat Washington, but Sam Darnold is arguably a better Quarterback than Jake Browning, if a bit more inconsistent)

San Diego State (Hawai'i will put up a fight, but the Rainbow Warriors aren't in the Aztecs league).

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Washington State (The Cougars can't afford a loss now, and I find it hard to believe they'll lose to Arizona, whose worse than Cal)

Arizona beat Cal literally last night, has a better record, and plays in a tougher division... but they're somehow worse than Cal?

Cal had three ranked teams in it's division as of this week (Washington, Wazzu, Stanford), while Arizona's division had only one (USC). As for Cal's loss, there's no excuse for that.

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http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21128125/jim-mcelwain-florida-gators-coach-says-family-players-receiving-death-threats

Apparently with Florida's slow start, head coach Jim McElwain has been getting hate mail and death threats from fans. Their likely loss to Georgia, a key rivalry game, this week, won't help that.

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This game is an absolute nightmare. FSU isn't making a bowl.

Maybe Jimbo saves himself the anger of the boosters and resigns. Surely a program like South Florida (I bet Charlie Strong gets snapped up by a bigger program), UCF (Scott Frost probably will be snapped up by a bigger program), Arkansas (I find it hard to believe Brett Bielema will survive the season), Tennessee (Butch Jones is definitely getting fired), or Florida (If Jim McElwain doesn't defeat Georgia/Florida State, I wouldn't surprised to see him get fired, as the Gators are having a mediocre season).

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This game is an absolute nightmare. FSU isn't making a bowl.

What happened to FSU? Did losing Francois really hurt that much?

It hurt a lot, and it didn't help that Jimbo Fisher has apparently forgotten how to coach/recruit.

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Scores will be put up by either myself or DFW tomorrow, but here is the schedule for Week Ten...be warned, it's an early start.

October 31

Miami(OH) at Ohio


November 1

Central Michigan at Western Michigan

November 2

Northern Illinois at Toledo

Navy at Temple


November 3

Marshall at Florida Atlantic

UCLA at Utah


November 4

Penn State at Michigan State

Ohio State at Iowa

Clemson at NC State

Virginia Tech at Miami(FL)

Oregon at Washington

Stanford at Washington State

South Florida at Connecticut

UCF at SMU

Arizona at USC

Colorado at Arizona State

Minnesota at Michigan

Wisconsin at Indiana

Auburn at Texas A&M

Illinois at Purdue

Kansas State at Texas Tech

Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt

Baylor at Kansas

Syracuse at Florida State

Georgia Tech at Virginia

Appalachian State at Louisiana-Monroe

South Carolina at Georgia

Wake Forest at Notre Dame

Iowa State at West Virginia

Maryland at Rutgers

Army at Air Force

Northwestern at Nebraska

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

Mississippi at Kentucky

Colorado State at Wyoming

UT San Antonio at Florida International

Texas at TCU

Southern Mississippi at Tennessee

LSU at Alabama

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Anyone ELSE want to bet against Iowa State winning the Big Twelve?

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Yes I will bet against it Remember when you said Georgia winning the SEC was impossible though

I still don't believe Georgia is winning the SEC.

An SEC Championship Game isn't held. An infinite-sided die is thrown and Alabama's margin of victory is determined by that roll.