Once again, it’s time for the weekly venture into voluntarily vociferating about a violent sport, expressing visionary predictions on the victorious teams in ten games.

Don’t forget the score in the tie breaker. I hope nobody minds that there are five SEC contests this week. But I tried to spread the other five among the other major conferences, even including another B1G 10 pillow fight,
in which Illinois tries to get its first conference win against Indiana, which has only one of its own. If I had been on the ball I could have done this yesterday and included the two major games tonight with top 10 teams, (#10
Oklahoma at #6 Baylor and #3 Oregon at #5 Stanford). But there is the SEC showdown of #13 LSU taking on #1 Alabama.

So have at it, sports fans.
If you have a relative who wants to join in, just mark the entry as such. Open to all readers of this blog and their family or acquaintances, regardless of favorite team, political affiliation, marital status, number of Facebook friends, or global location.

1. #2 Florida State @ Wake Forest

2. #8 Missouri @ Kentucky

3. #9 Auburn @ Tennessee

4. Texas @ West Virginia

5. Iowa @ Purdue

6. Mississippi State @ #15 Texas A&M

7. #13 LSU @ #1 Alabama

8. Vanderbilt @ Florida

9. Pillow Fight: Illinois (0-4) @ Indiana (1-3)

10. Tie Breaker: #19 UCLA @ Arizona

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?

Ladies and Gentlemen– Here is what you have been waiting for all week: another chance to show what you know about college football by guessing the results of ten games chosen based on whatever whim I feel at the moment. Like the pillow fight. ESPN chose last week’s loser of two teams who haven’t won all year again. So I decided to make it two BIG 10 teams who haven’t won a conference game all year. So without much further palaver from me, here are your choices for the pigskin picks:

1. #11 South Carolina @ Tennessee —  Chas’ team versus Anlir’s.

2. #22 Florida @ #14 Missouri — Mizzou got a big boost by knocking off Georgia. Can they do it again?

3. #24 Auburn @ #7 Texas A&M — Auburn gets a challenge this week. Go Tigers!

4. #9 UCLA @ #13 Stanford — This one seems like it will be a good game.

5. USC @ Notre Dame — Isn’t this one usually scheduled in November?

6. #5 Florida State @ #3 Clemson — Biggest challenge for Clemson.

7. #18 Oklahoma @ Kansas — A few years ago, this wouldn’t have been a gimme.

8. Nevada @ Boise State

9. A BIG 10 Pillow Fight: Minnesota @ Northwestern — Some think every BIG 10 game is a pillow fight.

10. Tie Breaker: Utah @ Arizona — Pick the winner and the score. Since Utah joined the PAC 12, it restarted a minor rivalry from the old Western Athletic Conference.

Get these picks in by noon Saturday.

It’s been a long week and I’m behind schedule. Sorry folks. I even missed the fact that the usual tie breaker game (Arizona) is Thursday night! (It starts in a couple of hours from when I am typing this.) So I’ll use my adopted home state’s team for the tie breaker, especially since it is of greater interest. The Mizzou Tigers get to visit the Georgia Bulldogs. Sorry, Chas, but another cat and dog fight. The other feature game is the Pillow Fight), in which two winless teams try to eke something positive out of this season. Miami (Ohio) travels to UMass in a battle to get out of ESPN’s Bottom Ten list. Without much further delay, here are the ten games for your prognosticating pleasure: 

1. #12 Oklahoma vs. Texas  — The Battle of the Red River. Always a big game. Perhaps for Texas, not another big loss.

2. #17 Florida @ #10 LSU  — The Gators and Tigers. The SEC at its best.

3. #14 South Carolina @ Arkansas  — For Chas. At least his favorite team isn’t playing Tigers this week.

4. Navy @ Duke  — The Midshipmen get another mention in our little pack of pigskin players.

5. Nebraska @ Purdue — Because Chas likes Purdue. And there are no other B1G Ten teams on the list this week.

6. Boston College @ #3 Clemson — What can I say? Clemson looks like the real thing this year.

7. Western Carolina @ Auburn – The Tigers against a Carolina team that can’t decide if it’s North or South.

8. Boise State @ Utah State  — Maybe Mumsee will take the hint that she should join our little contest.

9. Pillow Fight: Miami (Ohio) @ UMass  — UMass has never beaten a Division 1-A team since moving up last year. Can they do it this week?

10. Tie Breaker: #25 Missouri @ #7 Georgia  — Tigers and Bulldogs. My alma mater was a Bulldog school just 90 miles away from Mizzou.  

Remember: Enter before noon on Saturday. Guess the winners of the ten games, as well as the score of the tie breaker. You just might join the PPPPP Hall of Fame. 

Last week’s results: Chas won with 9 correct. Inbutnotof, AJ and Kbells had 8. JaniceG, Kim and I (Peter L) had 7, and Cheryl had 4. Past winners: Adios, Kim, Tychicus, Mr. Kbells and Chas.

Another October and another government shutdown. But that won’t stop college football. So here is another pack of pigskin picks for your prognosticating pleasure. The military academies might have to cancel their games, supposedly because they have no money. Sorry, but the military is not affected by the shutdown. Therefore, in honor of those who have to serve under whatever Commander-in-Chief the electorate puts in charge, we feature all three of them this week.  This week is another pillow fight featuring the team with the longest losing streak. Maybe Southern Miss can win at home against another winless team, Florida International, after the embarrassment in Idaho. Oh, and since this another bye week for the University of Arizona, the upstate arch rival gets the tie breaker, since they are playing another WV favorite: Notre Dame. For some reason the game is at Arlington, Texas. Maybe the Irish didn’t want a team with a Devil for a mascot playing on “sacred ground”. Or else the Sun Devils didn’t want to try scoring while facing “Touchdown Jesus”. Editors: can you find the overused word in this post?

1. Air Force @ Navy —  I think you know the drill: Go Navy…!

2. Army @ Boston College – Let’s see if the Black Knights can overcome the political adversity.

3. #25 Maryland @ #8 Florida State – By request, here are the Seminoles making their first appearance in this  contest.

4. #3 Clemson @ Syracuse – A lot of Southern teams this week. At least this one is playing up North.

5. #6 Georgia @ Tennessee – In recognition of Anlir who started this contest on the old Whirled Views threads. Anyone know what he is up to now-a-days?

6. #24 Ole Miss @ Auburn – Alabama shut out Ole Miss last week. How will they fare against Auburn?

7. Missouri @ Vanderbilt – Sorry, Chas. But Tigers are popular as mascots.

8. Kentucky @ #13 South Carolina – Had to have an easy game to guess.

9. Florida International University @ Southern Miss – in the Pillow Fight of the Week*. Two winless teams. One with a 16 game losing streak. Maybe they really should use pillows.

10. Tie Breaker-#22 Arizona State vs. Notre Dame – Guess the winner and the score.  And tell us why you think the game is in Texas instead of one of the home fields.

*According to ESPN.com’s Bottom 10.

Sorry, Kbells. Auburn isn’t playing this week. But something new this week: The Pillow Fight of the Week, in which two of the FBS (Div. 1-A) with the worst records go head to head the see who can actually win a game. This week we go to Idaho for a match with two winless teams: Temple at Idaho. And also, the team with the longest losing streak visits Idaho to play Boise State! That’s right, Southern Mississippi joins the fun in Idaho this week, bringing its 15 loss streak with it. I’ve also included three games involving Top 25 teams playing against each other, as well as both Army and Navy.  Lots of upset possibilities this week.

#12 South Carolina @ UCF — For Chas.

Navy @ Western Kentucky — For us Navy fans. Say it with me: Go Navy…!

Wake Forest @ #3 Clemson — Wow! A Tiger team in 3rd that isn’t Auburn or LSU. What’s this world coming to?

#6 LSU @ #9 Georgia — Speaking of Tigers, how about a Cat and Dog fight?

#14 Oklahoma @ #22 Notre Dame — The Sooners go North. Maybe they can win in South Bend as payback for last year when the Irish won in Norman.

Army vs. Louisiana Tech — For AJ. Say it with me folks – Go Navy…! 😉

#21 Ole Miss @ #1 Alabama — For Kim. Should be a good game to watch, except I’ll be watching something else (see below).

Southern Miss @ Boise State — For Mumsee. So the Broncos can play on Saturday.

Pillow Fight: Temple @ Idaho — All the losers in Idaho. Two will win.

Tie Breaker: Arizona @ #16 Washington Wildcats vs. Huskies. Another Cat and Dog fight. And on national TV!!! Thank you FOX for letting me see my Cats play!

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Administrator’s note –

Go Black Knights! 🙂