​Week 10 is upon is. Ten games. No one has won that many yet, especially here. And this week is going to be tougher. Think of it as an exam in a hard class. AJ set the tone by picking a tie breaker of two teams from the FCS (that’s D1-AA, the smaller colleges). Also, most of the games are between Top 25 ranked schools playing against other Top 25 schools in their conferences, including the #1 team going on the road to #3. So a lot is on the line this week. Oh, and I threw in a couple of “favorites” for AJ, along with the Pillow Fight.

Have fun, folks. And don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour Saturday night so you’re not an hour early to church on Sunday. Just get your picks in by NOON EDT Saturday.

  1. #20 Texas A&M @ Auburn

  2. #24 Iowa State @ Kansas

  3. Air Force @ Army

  4. #6 Georgia @ #9 Kentucky

  5. #13 West Virginia @ #17 Texas

  6. #14 Penn State @ #5 Michigan

  7. #1 Alabama @ #3 LSU

  8. Duke @ Miami

  9. Pillow Fight: UTEP @ Rice

10. Tie Breaker: Pick winner and final score: Holy Cross @ Lafayette

It’s the ninth week. That’s not like the ninth inning of baseball, since there are yet a few more weeks to go. Or the ninth hole in golf, as this season is more than half over, unless a team goes to a bowl game. But it is getting down to the time of season where team records count, so I’m including them. I picked a B1G game for the tie breaker, since my other teams, Arizona and Mizzou, are in games against really good teams. So join in the fray, folks. Just pick by NOON EDT Saturday.

 1. #9 Florida (6-1,  4-1 SEC) @ #7 Georgia (6-1,  4-1 SEC)

 2. #14 Washington State (6-1, 3-1 PAC 12)@ #24 Stanford (5-2, 3-1 PAC 12)

 3.  #6 Texas (6-1,4-0 Big 12) @ Oklahoma State (4-3, 1-3 Big 12)

 4. Texas Tech (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) @ Iowa State (3-3, 2-2 Big 12)

 5. Army (5-2) @ Eastern Michigan (4-4)

 6.  Boise State (5-2, 3-1 MWC) @ Air Force (3-4, 1-3 MWC)

 7.  Tennessee (3-4, 1-3 SEC) @ South Carolina (3-3, 2-3 SEC)

 8. Purdue (4-3, 3-1 B1G) @ Michigan State (4-3, 2-2 B1G)

 9. Pillow Fight: UNLV (2-5,0-3 MWC) @ San Jose St (0-7, 0-3 MWC)

10. Tie Breaker (pick winner and final score): #18 Iowa (6-1, 3-1 B1G)  @ #17 Penn St. (5-2, 2-2 B1G)

The number eight. The Beatles had a popular song called “Eight Days a Week”. “Eight is Enough” was a popular TV show years ago. Eight wins in a college football season is pretty good. But here at Pickled Pigskins we can’t seem to get to that number correct. Only three of us have been able to get 8 or more correct out of ten games. And most weeks 6 gets a win, including Idaho Mike last week. Let’s see if we can improve. In order to help us out, I’ve included current overall and conference records for each team.

Have at it. Just get it done by NOON EDT Saturday.

 1.  #6 Michigan (6-1, 4-0 B1G) @ #24 Michigan State 4-2, 2-1 B1G)

 2.  Auburn ( 4-3, 1-3 SEC) @ Ole Miss (5-2, 1-2 SEC)

 3.  Miami-Ohio (3-4) @ Army (4-2)

 4.  Houston (5-1, 2-0 AAC) @ Navy (2-4, 1-2 AAC)

 5.  Virginia (4-2, 2-1 ACC) @ Duke (5-1, 1-1 ACC)

 6.  #16 North Carolina State (5-0, 2-0 ACC) @ #3 Clemson (6-0, 3-0 ACC)

 7.  Memphis (4-3) @ Mizzou (3-3)

 8.  Arizona (3-4, 2-2 PAC12) @ UCLA (1-5, 1-2 PAC12)

 9.  Pillow Fight: Akron (2-3, 0-2 MAC) @ Kent State (1-6, 0-3 MAC)

10. Tie Breaker: Pick winner and final score: USC (4-2, 3-1 PAC12) @ Utah (4-2, 2-2 PAC12)

 It’s week 7. Some say 7 is lucky. I don’t believe in lucky numbers. But Mumsee seems to have the numbers behind her, winning 3 times! That’s half the contests so far. Can she make it 2 in a row, 4 total? We’ll see. She actually picked a big B1G 10 game for the tie breaker.

Guess away, folks. Just guess by NOON EDT Saturday.

  1. Iowa @ Indiana

  2. Oklahoma State @ Kansas State

  3. Duke @ Georgia Tech

  4. Louisville @ Boston College

  5. #2 Georgia @ #13 LSU

  6. #7 Washington @ #17 Oregon

  7. Temple @ Navy

  8. Idaho @ Montana

  9. Pillow Fight: Kent State (1-5) @ Miami-Ohio (2-4)

10. Tie Breaker: Guess winner and final score: #15 Wisconsin @ #12 Michigan

Hello football fans. Your Pickled Pigskin Picker here. Hope you’re enjoying this early fall weather, even though it’s 90° here in the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Not really football weather, if you ask me. But you didn’t, and I said it any way. Oh, well. If you bothered to read this so far, you haven’t seen anything to do with the actual picks. So skip on down and see what’s in store this week, along with a title I’ve gone and given each game, mainly because the first game is actually called the Red River Showdown. Let’s see if Chas or Mumsee can get a third victory. Or maybe one of us other folks will get our chance to shine in the virtual glory of Pickledom

So, have at it. Just get those picks in by high NOON Eastern Time Saturday

 1.  The Red River Showdown: #19 Texas vs #7 Oklahoma @ the Cotton Bowl

 2.  The Swamp Rivalry: #5 LSU @ #22 Florida

 3.  The Other Florida rivalry?: Florida State @ #17 Miami

 4.  First Round Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy: Navy @ Air Force

 5. “Because Mumsee Likes one of These Teams”: San Diego State @ Boise State

 6.  The “Who’s the Worst in Texas” game: UTSA @ Rice

 7.  A Game That Matters: #6 Notre Dame @ #24 Virginia Tech

 8. “Who Doesn’t Want to be the Worst in the PAC-12”: California @ Arizona

 9.  Pillow Fight: Colorado State (1-4) @ San José State (0-4)

10. Tie Breaker (winner and final score): A team from Peter L’s State vs Chas’ State:

      Mizzou @ South Carolina