Here are your choices, though actual competitive games seem slim pickin’s this time around. And once again, Boise State is playing on Friday night. Hey, don’t they know up there in the Northland that Saturday is the day for college football? At any rate, since Arizona has a bye this week, I decided to go to AJ’s league for the tie breaker. That’s right, a battle for bragging rights in the Big Apple between Columbia of the Ivy League traveling to Fordham of the Patriot League. You’ll need to do your homework to figure out a final score, especially since this will be Columbia’s first game. Okay, have at it folks! Just get your entries in by 9:00PM EDT Friday night.
Boise State @ Fresno State – This is North versus South out West. Or should I say, the land of former Californians versus the Vegetable Capitol of the World. (At least that’s what I remember of the only time I’ve been to Fresno, miles and miles of farmland in a desert.)
Michigan State @ No. 22 Notre Dame – Spartans vs. Irish. One wonders how the ancient peoples of those names would have actually fared against each other. Or not.
Purdue @ No. 24 Wisconsin – B1G Ten. They forgot how to count, so they changed their logo. Now it looks like they can’t spell. And they haven’t figured out how to name their divisions. Legends and Leaders? Really? But they can play football, at least until they play the SEC in championship games.
Utah State @ USC – PAC 12. At least they could change their name when they added two more schools. Anyone else remember when it was the PAC-8?
Auburn @ No. 6 LSU – Perhaps a real matchup here. Both teams 3-0. Tigers vs. Tigers. Any other conferences have three teams with the same mascot? Any other conferences have half their teams in the Top 25? I didn’t think so.
Missouri @ Indiana – The third SEC Tigers face a (not-so) Big 10 foe. Or should I say “faux”. I can’t remember the last time Indiana had a great football program. Basketball, maybe. Too bad there aren’t hoops at either end of the field.
Tennessee @ No. 19 Florida – It’s not intentional that there are more SEC teams in this list. But what can I say?
Colorado State @ No. 1 Alabama – Figured everyone should get at least one game correct. And Kim is a ‘Bama fan.
No. 23 Arizona State @ No. 5 Stanford – This PAC-12 matchup features the only game with two teams from the Top 25. And Stanford’s first big test.
Tie Breaker: Columbia @ Fordham – Guess the winner and the score. Then if you get the closest and tie with another player, you win! The question is, who but AJ knows enough about these two 1-AA teams to even make an educated guess? (I think only AJ knows about these since he is from the area.)
Here it is! Proffer your prognostications post-haste people, as the first game is Friday. Pick your pack of pig-skin players in each game below, and enjoy a pickle at your leisure. The numbers are the AP national ranking. This week there are a couple of Top 25 matchups that should prove to be interesting games, unless one of the teams has a Texas (read “Longhorn”)-sized meltdown under pressure. Remember to get your picks in before Mumsee’s team takes the field at 8:00 PM EDT (7:00 CDT/6:00 MDT/5:00 PDT) on Friday, 9/13/2013. Feel free also to offer your own commentary. Just make sure your contest entry is in this thread, and not lost amongst all the pet talk in the daily thread. Should you want more info on the teams, go to http://espn.go.com/college-football/teams.
You choices for the week:
Air Force @ Boise State – Friday night lights in Idaho! (But will Friday the 13th be unlucky for BSU?)
No. 5 Stanford @ Army – Hey, might as well throw in another military academy.
Delaware @ Navy – Can’t have Army without Navy.
No. 7 Louisville @ Kentucky – Is this the biggest game in the Bluegrass state?
No. 16 UCLA @ No. 23 Nebraska – Should be a good game. But can the Bruins win in Cornhusker territory?
No. 1 Alabama @ No. 6 Texas A&M – Okay, folks. It’s not the “Game of the Century” or some other hyperbole, but it is the game of the week.
Mississippi State @ Auburn – Not a big one nationally, but I am sure the Auburn fans think it’s very important!
No. 21 Notre Dame @ Purdue – I only picked this because of all the ND and Purdue fans here.
No. 25 Ole Miss @Texas – Does anyone remember when Ole Miss was ranked higher than the Longhorns? I don’t.
Tie Breaker- Pick the winner and the score: UTSA @ Arizona – I don’t think it will be a close game. Personally, I wish Arizona would pick tougher opponents before playing the PAC 12 games. I mean, Northern Arizona, UNLV and Texas-San Antonio are mere scrimmages, not true tests!
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