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Prayer Requests 1-7-19

Anyone have something to share?

Psalm 130

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice.
   Let your ears be attentive
    to my cry for mercy.

3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
    so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
    and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.

7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
    for with the Lord is unfailing love
    and with him is full redemption.
8 He himself will redeem Israel
    from all their sins.

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Prayer Requests 12-31-18

Anyone have something to share?

Psalm 125

1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
    which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
    so the Lord surrounds his people
    both now and forevermore.

3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain
    over the land allotted to the righteous,
   for then the righteous might use
    their hands to do evil.

4 Lord, do good to those who are good,
    to those who are upright in heart.
5 But those who turn to crooked ways
    the Lord will banish with the evildoers.

   Peace be on Israel.

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Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2018 Bowl Edition

Who’s up for one last college try?  🙂

I thought we’d try something a little different this holiday season. A Bowl Edition of PPPPP, with a few added twists.

First up, a selection of games with ranked teams playing games starting Wed. 12-26. But there’s a catch…..

This time you will have to pick 2 games where #1 Alabama plays #4 Oklahoma and #2 Clemson plays #3 Notre Dame. Pick the winner of these games and then pencil them in for the last game finale, which will be the winners playing for the National Championship. Tell me who wins, with the tie breaker being the final score. And remember, even if you get 1 or no teams right for the title game, you still need to pick the final score, as it will remain the tie breaker. Do well enough in the first part and you might be able to win without getting the title game correct.

How’s that for a wrench in the gears. 🙂

Get your guesses in by 12-26-18 at 12:00 noon. 

First up….

12-26-18 Boston College vs. #25 Boise State in the First Responder Bowl

12-28-18 #16 West Virginia vs. #20 Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl

12-28-18 #24 Iowa State vs. #13 Washington State in the Alamo Bowl

12-29-18 #10 Florida vs. #7 Michigan in the Peach Bowl

12-29-18 #3 Notre Dame vs. # 2 Clemson in the Cotton Bowl Classic

12-29-18 #4 Oklahoma vs. #1 Alabama in the Orange Bowl

12-30-18 #11 LSU vs. #8 UCF in the Fiesta Bowl

12-31-18 Oklahoma State vs. #23 Missouri in the Liberty Bowl

1-1-19 #14 Kentucky vs. #12 Penn State in the Citrus Bowl

1-1-19 #9 Washington vs. #6 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl

1-1-19 #15 Texas vs. #5 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl

1-7-19 The National Championship – pencil in your winners from the above games in blue and the final score

 

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Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2018 Week 14

It’s the last week of the regular season. All of these games are conference championships, and several will decide which teams play in the four team “playoff”. The SEC winner is a shoe in. And perhaps so is Notre Dame, which finished the season 12-0 and is an independent. Personally, I think the play-off is good idea, but not really complete since other undefeated teams in non-power conferences (i.e. CFU) don’t get a chance to prove themselves. I say, if Central Florida wins, make them the #4 seed to play the #1 seed in the first round, meaning they would probably play Alabama.

At any rate, here are your final selections. I’ve included some non-championship games in order to round it out to 10 games. Make your selection by Friday, 7:00 PM EST, since that is when the first game happens.

  1. PAC-12: #17 Utah (9-3, 6-2) vs #11 Washington (9-3, 7-2)

  2. Big 12: #14 Texas (9-3, 7-2) vs #5 Oklahoma (11-1, 8-1) (a rematch of the Red River Rivalry)

  3. American: Memphis (8-4, 5-3) vs #8 Central Florida (11-0, 8-0)

  4. SEC: #1 Alabama (12-0, 8-0) vs #4 Georgia (11-1, 7-1)

  5. Mountain West: #25 Fresno St. vs #22 Boise St. (both teams 10-2, 7-1)

  6. ACC: #2 Clemson (12-0, 8-0) vs Pitt (7-5, 6-2)

  7. B1G (formerly known as the Big 10): #21 Northwestern (8-4, 8-1) vs #6 Ohio St. (11-1, 8-1)

  8. MAC: Northern Illinois (7-5, 6-2) vs Buffalo (10-2, 7-1)

  9. C-USA: Alabama-Birmingham (9-3, 7-1) vs Middle Tennessee (8-4, 7-1)

10. Tie breaker: Pick winner and final score: Sun Belt: Louisiana [NOT LSU] (7-5, 5-3) vs Appalachian St (9-2, 7-1)