It’s late. It’s cold. I have a cold. So this will be short. Not as short as Georgia’s winning streaks have been, though. This week we go to the Big 12 for an exciting possibility at both extremes. #10 Texas Tech crosses the Red River to play #15 Oklahoma. Could be an upset there. And for the Pillow Fight, I chose West Virginia at Kansas State. Neither has had much success in the conference so far. Oh, and pick early since the Boise State game is on Friday night. Again.
1. Boise State @ Brigham Young (Friday night) – BSU or BYU, that is the question. (Sorry Shakespeare fans.)
2. Tennessee @ #1 Alabama – Can Tennessee pull another big upset?
3. Pittsburgh @ Navy – Say it with me now: “Go Navy…”
4. #21 South Carolina @ #5 Missouri – So, do Chas and I make a friendly wager? Nah, I don’t gamble.
5. Texas @ TCU – By request. Longhorns and Horned Frogs. What is it with Texas and it’s horns?
6. #10 Texas Tech @ #15 Oklahoma – Red River Rivalry, Junior. Except this year it actually matters in the Big 12 race.
7. #9 Clemson @ Maryland – Clemson was embarrassed last week. Can the Terps make it twice?
8. #12 UCLA @ #3 Oregon – Another request. And a PAC-12 mini-championship.
9. Pillow Fight: West Virginia @ Kansas State – WVU 1-2, 3-4. KSU 0-3, 2-4. Perhaps a pillow would be a good idea watching this one so you can sleep comfortably.
10. Tie breaker Arizona @ Colorado– Pick the winner and the score. Colorado can be tough in Boulder. Will the Wildcats beat the Buffalo there?
Navy will be hard pressed to take on Pittsburgh. Navy lost by 2 points last week. The Advantage to Navy is this is their homecoming game. I will pick Navy by 2 points. Go Navy: Beat Army!
1. Go Boise
2 ‘Bama. Tennessee was just lucky and benefited from some bad calls.
3. Navy over Pitt.
4. South Carolina. Connor Shaw is out. But the Gamecocks can beat them Tigers.
5. TCU over Texas. The Frogs are doing well this year and they are in Ft. Worth.
6. Oklahoma. It’s never wise to bet against the Cowboys. Though I’m not familiar here.
7. Clemson over Maryland. Tigers will not be embarrassed again.
8. Oregon over UCLA. Ducks have a thing going.
9. Kansas State over Mountaineers. Don’t know why.
10. Arizona 21, Colorado 7.
My picks:
Boise – mainly because when BYU and Arizona were in the WAC together, it was a big rivalry. And I can’t root for a former rival.
Alabama – as Chas said.
Navy – Go Navy!
Mizzou – It’s homecoming, they are leading the SEC East (why they are in the East, I don’t know) and have a chance at the Championship. Go Tigers! (And this is one time I have to disagree with Chas.)
TCU – Either is a “hold-my-nose” choice.
Oklahoma – home field advantage plays a big role in close games in the Big 12.
Clemson – As Chas said (and when he chooses a Tiger, it means something).
Oregon – They have been almost unstoppable in recent years. Anyone else remember when they were a push-over?
West Virginia – Though home field has it’s advantages, the Panthers (another cat that Chas chose) have a hard time beating other teams this year.
Arizona 24-20, though I am only hoping Arizona can win this one, since Colorado is always hard to beat at home. I remember when Nebraska was ranked 2 or 3 and lost at Boulder 62 to 20 something. That year, Colorado won the Big 12 North because of that game.
The Horns and the Frogs will play at Amon Carter Stadium on the TCU campus. It only holds about 45,000. Jerry Jones’ DeathStar is also in our county. We are taking our fellow Sunday School teachers to see Texas Tech and Baylor play there next month. I am not sure either of those teams will still be undefeated at that time. Baylor is building a new stadium on the north side of its campus right next to the Brazos River. I think it will be about the size of Amon Carter Stadium.
I’m watching the Gamecock – Tigers game on Chuck’s big screen.
Not worth it. Football is a stupid game. If I were smart, I would turn it off.
SC could win if they wouldn’t fumble every time they get inside the 10 yard line.
So, one game is still going on- Texas-TCU. Chas has 8 correct so far, Tychicus has 7. If Texas wins, then they Chas and Tychicus will tie. Tychicus wins the contest because his tie breaker was closer. The final in that game was Arizona 44-20. Chas was 36 off the score, Tychicus only 10. I’m not staying up any later to await the end of that game (it is currently in the 2nd quarter with a lightning delay). So guys, check the score Sunday and decide who wins.
Wandering Views 
Boise State
Alabama
Pittsburgh- Boo Navy!
Missouri
TCU- Go horned Frogs!
Oklahoma
Clemson
Oregon
WVU
Colorado 27-21
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Navy will be hard pressed to take on Pittsburgh. Navy lost by 2 points last week. The Advantage to Navy is this is their homecoming game. I will pick Navy by 2 points. Go Navy: Beat Army!
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Chas’ Wild Guesses:
1. Go Boise
2 ‘Bama. Tennessee was just lucky and benefited from some bad calls.
3. Navy over Pitt.
4. South Carolina. Connor Shaw is out. But the Gamecocks can beat them Tigers.
5. TCU over Texas. The Frogs are doing well this year and they are in Ft. Worth.
6. Oklahoma. It’s never wise to bet against the Cowboys. Though I’m not familiar here.
7. Clemson over Maryland. Tigers will not be embarrassed again.
8. Oregon over UCLA. Ducks have a thing going.
9. Kansas State over Mountaineers. Don’t know why.
10. Arizona 21, Colorado 7.
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Joe,
Yes, sadly Navy will beat Army this year. Pitt on the other hand will be a lot harder because they actually throw the ball.
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My picks:
Boise – mainly because when BYU and Arizona were in the WAC together, it was a big rivalry. And I can’t root for a former rival.
Alabama – as Chas said.
Navy – Go Navy!
Mizzou – It’s homecoming, they are leading the SEC East (why they are in the East, I don’t know) and have a chance at the Championship. Go Tigers! (And this is one time I have to disagree with Chas.)
TCU – Either is a “hold-my-nose” choice.
Oklahoma – home field advantage plays a big role in close games in the Big 12.
Clemson – As Chas said (and when he chooses a Tiger, it means something).
Oregon – They have been almost unstoppable in recent years. Anyone else remember when they were a push-over?
West Virginia – Though home field has it’s advantages, the Panthers (another cat that Chas chose) have a hard time beating other teams this year.
Arizona 24-20, though I am only hoping Arizona can win this one, since Colorado is always hard to beat at home. I remember when Nebraska was ranked 2 or 3 and lost at Boulder 62 to 20 something. That year, Colorado won the Big 12 North because of that game.
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Here we go…
BYU
Pitt
Mizzou
TCU
TexasTech
Clemson
UCLA It’s time…
WVU
Arizona 41-21 CU isn’t that good
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Peter…I hope you feel better soon…
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Oh…I forgot to say Bama…even though as a FSU fan I’d love to see Tennessee pull it off…
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I am going with my heart over my head on a couple. This could be ugly:
BYU
Alabama
Pittsburgh
Missouri
Texas
Texas Tech
Clemson
Oregon
K-State
Arizona 35-20.
Peter, Thanks for including our game in Fort Worth. It will be the first time Texas has played in Cowtown in almost twenty years.
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Boise
Alabama – Roll Tide!!!!!
Pittsburgh
South Carolina
TCU
Oklahoma
Clemson
Oregon
West Virginia
Arizona 21-14
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Ricky- You’re welcome. So, what stadium is in Fort Worth that can hold so many Texans at one time?
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The Horns and the Frogs will play at Amon Carter Stadium on the TCU campus. It only holds about 45,000. Jerry Jones’ DeathStar is also in our county. We are taking our fellow Sunday School teachers to see Texas Tech and Baylor play there next month. I am not sure either of those teams will still be undefeated at that time. Baylor is building a new stadium on the north side of its campus right next to the Brazos River. I think it will be about the size of Amon Carter Stadium.
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45,000 is about the capacity of Carolina Stadium when I was there.
I don’t know who Williams-Brice was, but their stadium holds about twice that.
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BYU
‘Bama
Navy
Mizzou
UT
TT
Clemson
Oregon
K State
Arizona 37-23
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I’m watching the Gamecock – Tigers game on Chuck’s big screen.
Not worth it. Football is a stupid game. If I were smart, I would turn it off.
SC could win if they wouldn’t fumble every time they get inside the 10 yard line.
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Congrats, Chas. SC pulled the rug out from under Mizzou’s perfect season.
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So, one game is still going on- Texas-TCU. Chas has 8 correct so far, Tychicus has 7. If Texas wins, then they Chas and Tychicus will tie. Tychicus wins the contest because his tie breaker was closer. The final in that game was Arizona 44-20. Chas was 36 off the score, Tychicus only 10. I’m not staying up any later to await the end of that game (it is currently in the 2nd quarter with a lightning delay). So guys, check the score Sunday and decide who wins.
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Tychicus…high five! I did terrible…only 4. But I was still the closest on the tiebreaker…
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See my comment on R&R.
🙂
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It was just KBells and me who picked the Gamecocks.
It was a tough game.
It’s hard to stop the tiger offense.
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I couldn’t decide between TT and OU – as Peter suggested, I should have gone with the home team.
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Tychicus: HIGH FIVE!
Others: Chas 8; Ricky 7; kbells and I 6; AJ and Inbutnotof 4.
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