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Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2020- Week 12

Twelve is a dozen. But here at Pickled Pigskins, we’re offering a baker’s dozen of the finest (and some not so fine) college football teams trying to gain honor and glory. It’s an odd year, when traditional losers like Indiana are in the Top Ten, and traditional power houses, like LSU and Auburn, are not.  So, friends, pick your winners, including the extra 3 that are there just in case the virus that won’t go away claims another team and causes a cancelation.

Kevin won last week, but decided to defer to second place to choose the tie breaker. So, Janice gets to pick, unless she decides to defer to AJ. Whatever. There is an alternate tie breaker, so choose the winner and score of both of those games. Just get those guesses in by NOON  EST Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020.

  1.  Michigan State @ Maryland

  2. #9 Indiana @ #3 Ohio State

  3. Iowa @ Penn State

  4. Mizzou @ South Carolina

  5. LSU @ Arkansas

  6. #10 Wisconsin @ #19 Northwestern

  7.  Arizona @ Washington (This is the alternate Tie Breaker- pick the final score and winner)

  8. #14 Oklahoma State @ #18 Oklahoma

  9. B1G Ten Pillow Fight:  Illinois (1-3) @ Nebraska (1-2)

10. Tie Breaker (pick the winner and final score) #21 Liberty @ North Carolina State

Optional picks: #7 Cincinnati @ Central Florida; Appalachian State @ #15 Coastal Carolina; Virginia Tech @ Pittsburgh

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Prayer Requests 11-17-20

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Psalm 98

A psalm.

1 Sing to the Lord a new song,
    for he has done marvelous things;
   his right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.
2 The Lord has made his salvation known
    and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3 He has remembered his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
   all the ends of the earth have seen
    the salvation of our God.

4 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
5 make music to the Lord with the harp,
    with the harp and the sound of singing,
6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—
    shout for joy before the Lord, the King.

7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,
    let the mountains sing together for joy;
9 let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
   He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.

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Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2020- Week 11

Since last week there were 3 games that weren’t played, this week there are 13 games to pick, but 3 of them are “just on case”. Also, pick the score of two tie breakers, both chosen by Kevin, but only one of them will count. There you have it. Pandemic Period Pickled Picks preparing for possible postponements.

These are due the Saturday after Friday the 13th by NOON EST.

  1. #23 Northwestern @ Purdue

  2. Army @ Tulane

  3. Utah @ UCLA

  4. TCU @ West Virginia

  5. South Carolina @ Ole Miss

  6. #20 USC @ Arizona

  7. Baylor @ Texas Tech

  8. Fresno State @ Utah State

  9. Tie Breaker (pick the winner and the final score): #10 Indiana @ Michigan State

10. #13 Wisconsin @ Michigan (alternate tie breaker: Pick this score also just in case of a cancelation)

Optional picks in case of cancelations or postponements:

Florida State @ NC State; Penn State @ Nebraska; Wake Forest @ North Carolina

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Prayer Requests 11-10-20

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Psalm 92

A psalm. 

1 It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 proclaiming your love in the morning
    and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
    and the melody of the harp.

4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy at what your hands have done.
5 How great are your works, Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!
6 Senseless people do not know,
    fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.

8 But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

9 For surely your enemies, Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.
10 You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox;
    fine oils have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.

12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”

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Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2020- Week 10

Okay, football fans. Get ready. The PAC-12 has arrived on the scene so everyone is playing now. Next week the Bowl Championship Committee chooses which teams get to compete for the National Championship by ranking them. It won’t be easy since that ranking will depend on some teams playing one or two games and others playing 9 or 10.

But your task is much easier. Pick which teams you think will win this week’s games. No pressure, as the College Football Universe isn’t paying attention to the Pickled Pigskin Picks.  Think you can beat Janice, the two-time-in-a-row winner?

This week, you need to get your guesses in earlier, as there is a game playing on Friday night. It’s the B_U game of the West: BYU at BSU.

Enter your picks by 9:45PM EST Friday, November 13.

  1. #9 BYU @ #21 Boise State

  2. Air Force @ Army (This one will probably decide who gets the Commander -in-Chief trophy.)

  3. #23 Michigan @ #13 Indiana (When was the last time Indiana was ranked higher than Michigan?)

  4. Tulsa @ Navy

  5. Michigan State @ Iowa

  6. #8 Florida @ #5 Georgia

  7. Arizona @ Utah

  8. UCLA @ Colorado

  9. Pillow Fight: Vanderbilt (0-4) @ Mississippi State (1-4)

  10. Tiebreaker pick the winner and the final score: #1 Clemson @ #4 Notre Dame

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Prayer Requests 11-3-20

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Psalm 84

1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
    Lord Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints,
    for the courts of the Lord;
   my heart and my flesh cry out
    for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself,
    where she may have her young—
   a place near your altar,
    Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
    they are ever praising you.

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
    whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
    they make it a place of springs;
    the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength,
    till each appears before God in Zion.

8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty;
    listen to me, God of Jacob.
9 Look on our shield, O God;
    look with favor on your anointed one.

10 Better is one day in your courts
    than a thousand elsewhere;
   I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
   no good thing does he withhold
    from those whose walk is blameless.

12 Lord Almighty,
    blessed is the one who trusts in you.

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Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2020- Week 9

This is Week 9 of our adventure in Pickling Pigskin Picks. Janice won last week. It could also be “Weak” 9, as 9 of the teams have losing or even seasons, including usually mighty LSU, and the tie-breaker teams of TCU and Baylor, both of which have been good teams recently

So, here they are, 20 teams waiting for you to choose them to win, and, hopefully, we can have someone with a perfect 10. We came close last week, with Janice getting 8 right, so she picked the tie breaker game.

Get those guesses in by NOON EDT Saturday

  1. Michigan State @ #13 Michigan

  2. Purdue @ Illinois

  3. Texas @ #6 Oklahoma State

  4. #25 Boise State @ Air Force

  5. LSU @ Auburn (first time since 2001 both teams were unranked)

  6. Mizzou @ #10 Florida

  7. Charlotte @ Duke

  8. Navy @ #22 SMU

  9. Pillow Fight: Rice (0-1) @ Southern Mississippi (1-4)

  10. Tie Breaker (Pick winner and final score) TCU (1-3) @ Baylor (1-2) (Could also be a Pillow Fight)

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Prayer Requests 10-27-20

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Psalm 77

1 I cried out to God for help;
    I cried out to God to hear me.
2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;
    at night I stretched out untiring hands,
    and I would not be comforted.

3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned;
    I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.
4 You kept my eyes from closing;
    I was too troubled to speak.
5 I thought about the former days,
    the years of long ago;
6 I remembered my songs in the night.
    My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

7 “Will the Lord reject forever?
    Will he never show his favor again?
8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever?
    Has his promise failed for all time?
9 Has God forgotten to be merciful?
    Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”

10 Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:
    the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
    yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12 I will consider all your works
    and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”

13 Your ways, God, are holy.
    What god is as great as our God?
14 You are the God who performs miracles;
    you display your power among the peoples.
15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
    the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

16 The waters saw you, God,
    the waters saw you and writhed;
    the very depths were convulsed.
17 The clouds poured down water,
    the heavens resounded with thunder;
    your arrows flashed back and forth.
18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,
    your lightning lit up the world;
    the earth trembled and quaked.
19 Your path led through the sea,
    your way through the mighty waters,
    though your footprints were not seen.

20 You led your people like a flock
    by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2020- Week 8

Another week, another Pickled Pigskin Picks. Here are your ten choices. Now, as you read through the list, marvel at something we in the Middle Mississippi Valley marvel at: Iowa State is ranked and Iowa is not. Usually, Iowa State is just rank, but not this year. (FYI- “rank” is synonymous with the smell of your average Iowa hog farm.)

Chas won it last week and picked the tie breaker. ost years there is no question as to the result when anyone but Alabama or Auburn played LSU, but this year. This year LSU is rank.

Get your choices in before NOON EDT Saturday.

  1. Nebraska @ #5 Ohio State

  2. #23 NC State @ #14 North Carolina

  3. Auburn @ Ole Miss

  4. Iowa @ Purdue

  5. Kentucky @ Mizzou

  6. #9 Cincinnati @ #16 SMU

  7. Utah State @ Boise State

  8. Air Force @ San Jose State

  9. #17 Iowa State @ #6 Oklahoma State

  10. Tie breaker guess winner and final score: South Carolina @ LSU