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My Picks-mild upsets in the two big games and :

1 Florida vs Vanderbilt : UF by 28
2 Texas vs UCF : Texas by 35
3 Alabama vs LSU : Upset #1 LSU by 3, should be the best game to watch this weekend in the top 25
4 Cincinnati vs Connecticut : Cincy by 10
5 Boise State vs Louisiana Tech : BSU by 10
6 TCU vs San Diego State : TCU by 14
7 Oregon vs Stanford : OU by 7
8 Iowa vs Northwestern : Iowa by 12
10 Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest : GT by 17
11 Penn State vs Ohio State : Upset #2, tOSU by 3
12 USC vs Arizona State : USC by 10
13 Houston vs Tulsa : Houston by 7
14 Pittsburgh vs Syracuse : Pitt by 21
16 Miami vs Virginia : Miami by 3
17 Utah vs New Mexico : Utah by 7 with a new QB
18 Oklahoma State vs Iowa State : Upset #3, Iowa State on a roll after beating Nebraska, they win by 3
19 Notre Dame vs Navy : ND by 10
20 Oklahoma vs Nebraska : Upset #4 Go with the Huskers at home, NEB by 7
21 Arizona vs Washington State : Arizona by 14
22 Virginia Tech vs East Carolina : VT in a close one by 3
23 California vs Oregon State : Cal by 3
24 Wisconsin vs Indiana : WISC by 17
25 Brigham Young vs Wyoming : BYU by 10

Bonus Game: Clemson by 10

1 Florida vs Vanderbilt : UF by 24
2 Texas vs UCF : Texas by 40
3 Alabama vs LSU : Bama by 10
4 Cincinnati vs Connecticut : Cincy by 20
5 Boise State vs Louisiana Tech : BSU by 7
6 TCU vs San Diego State : TCU by 21
7 Oregon vs Stanford : OU by 14
8 Iowa vs Northwestern : Iowa by 14
10 Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest : GT by 21
11 Penn State vs Ohio State : tOSU by 7
12 USC vs Arizona State : USC by 28
13 Houston vs Tulsa : Tulsa by 3
14 Pittsburgh vs Syracuse : Pitt by 21
16 Miami vs Virginia : Miami by 13
17 Utah vs New Mexico : Utah by 4
18 Oklahoma State vs Iowa State : ISU by 1
19 Notre Dame vs Navy : ND by 24
20 Oklahoma vs Nebraska : NU by 3
21 Arizona vs Washington State : Arizona by 20
22 Virginia Tech vs East Carolina : VT by 7
23 California vs Oregon State : OSU by 10
24 Wisconsin vs Indiana : WISC by 14
25 Brigham Young vs Wyoming : BYU by 7

Check. Check.
My Christmas card list gets shorter all the time.

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Originally posted 10:18 AM ET  11.03 by PSUinHolidaySpirit

Check. Check. My Christmas card list gets shorter all the time.

Penn State by 13. That's 142 Can................ LA, 71360

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 10:29 AM ET  11.03 by CenLA Tiger

Penn State by 13. That's 142 Can................ LA, 71360

I send e-cards.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 10:18 AM ET  11.03 by PSUinHolidaySpirit

Check. Check. My Christmas card list gets shorter all the time.

Ha! That makes me safe. And PSUn, you earned yourself three SP's yesterday, it Shan't be denied! It would have been four but the dubious nature of your not 'inhaling' comment forced an SP REJECTION.

1 Florida vs Vanderbilt = UF
2 Texas vs UCF = UT
3 Alabama vs LSU = LSU
4 Cincinnati vs Connecticut = Cincy
5 Boise State vs Louisiana Tech = BSU
6 TCU vs San Diego State = TCU
7 Oregon vs Stanford = Oregon
8 Iowa vs Northwestern = Iowa
10 Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest = GT
11 Penn State vs Ohio State = PSU
12 USC vs Arizona State = USC
13 Houston vs Tulsa = Tulsa
14 Pittsburgh vs Syracuse = Pitt
16 Miami vs Virginia = Miami
17 Utah vs New Mexico = Utah
18 Oklahoma State vs Iowa State = OkSt
19 Notre Dame vs Navy = ND
20 Oklahoma vs Nebraska = OU
21 Arizona vs Washington State = Arizona
22 Virginia Tech vs East Carolina = VT
23 California vs Oregon State = Cal
24 Wisconsin vs Indiana = Wisconsin
25 Brigham Young vs Wyoming = BYU

Bonus game: FSU vs Clemson = Clemson

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 10:18 AM ET  11.03 by PSUinHolidaySpirit

Check. Check. My Christmas card list gets shorter all the time.

In all honesty, I don't have a clue how the game will end up. Just went with my standard strategy on even games-go with the opposite team that won the game last year.

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Originally posted 10:31 AM ET  11.03 by PSUinHolidaySpirit

I send e-cards.

Cheap Ass...................

1 Florida vs Vanderbilt = Vandy
2 Texas vs UCF = TX
3 Alabama vs LSU = AL
4 Cincinnati vs Connecticut = Cincy
5 Boise State vs Louisiana Tech = BSU
6 TCU vs San Diego State = TCU
7 Oregon vs Stanford = Stanford
8 Iowa vs Northwestern = Iowa
10 Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest = GT
11 Penn State vs Ohio State = ??? tOSU
12 USC vs Arizona State = USC
13 Houston vs Tulsa = Houston
14 Pittsburgh vs Syracuse = Pitt
16 Miami vs Virginia = the U
17 Utah vs New Mexico = Ut
18 Oklahoma State vs Iowa State = OSU
19 Notre Dame vs Navy = Navy
20 Oklahoma vs Nebraska = Black Shirts
21 Arizona vs Washington State = Az
22 Virginia Tech vs East Carolina = Vtech
23 California vs Oregon State = OSU
24 Wisconsin vs Indiana = Wis
25 Brigham Young vs Wyoming = BYU

Looks like 50/50 on the only game that matters to me. Two things: Alabama will be at home with an extra week to rest and prepare for the Tigers. Also, hopefully our AD will get his head on straight about using our two best offensive weapons: Mark Ingram and whoever is open downfield, whether or not he is named Julio Jones. If the play calling is good and the defense is typical, Mr. Jefferson might spend much of the game running for his life.

1 Florida vs Vanderbilt - FL by 13
2 Texas vs UCF - Texas by 21
3 Alabama vs LSU - Alabama by 6 (probably won't be pretty)
4 Cincinnati vs Connecticut - Bearcats roll on by 17
5 Boise State vs Louisiana Tech - BSU by 10
6 TCU vs San Diego State - Aztecs by 1 (that's for you Armpit)
7 Oregon vs Stanford - OU by 7 (watch for the trap)
8 Iowa vs Northwestern - Northwestern (I'm picking against Iowa the rest of the season)
10 Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest - Upset Special!!! - Wake by 7 (they've played against this offense once this year)
11 Penn State vs Ohio State - tOSU by 14 (If PSU couldn't hang with Iowa, I don't like their chances here)
12 USC vs Arizona State - USC by 21 (Angry Trojans)
13 Houston vs Tulsa - Houston by 3 (should be a track meet)
14 Pittsburgh vs Syracuse - Pitt by 3 ('cuse showed a little life against Cincy)
16 Miami vs Virginia - The U by 14 (the Wahoos should finally hang it up)
17 Utah vs New Mexico - Utah by 10
18 Oklahoma State vs Iowa State - Cowboys by 14 (North is still no good)
19 Notre Dame vs Navy - Navy by 3 (kinda crazy, but ND may struggle with the triple option)
20 Oklahoma vs Nebraska - Sooners by 7 (I still like Suh)
21 Arizona vs Washington State - Arizona by 10
22 Virginia Tech vs East Carolina - VT by 10 (Hokies bounce back)
23 California vs Oregon State - Beavers by 6
24 Wisconsin vs Indiana - Indiana by 3 (they'll finally close a deal)
25 Brigham Young vs Wyoming - BYU by 21

Bonus game: FSU vs Clemson - FSU by 7 (chaos reigns supreme in the ACC)

1 Florida vs Vanderbilt - Florida
2 Texas vs UCF - Texas
3 Alabama vs LSU - 'Bama
4 Cincinnati vs Connecticut - Cinci
5 Boise State vs Louisiana Tech - Boise
6 TCU vs San Diego State - TCU
7 Oregon vs Stanford - Oregon
8 Iowa vs Northwestern - Iowa
10 Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest - Georgia Tech
11 Penn State vs Ohio State - tOSU
12 USC vs Arizona State - USC
13 Houston vs Tulsa - Tulsa
14 Pittsburgh vs Syracuse - Pitt
16 Miami vs Virginia - Miami
17 Utah vs New Mexico
18 Oklahoma State vs Iowa State - Okie Lite
19 Notre Dame vs Navy - Noter Dame
20 Oklahoma vs Nebraska - Zero U
21 Arizona vs Washington State - Arizona State
22 Virginia Tech vs East Carolina - Virginia Tech
23 California vs Oregon State - Cal
24 Wisconsin vs Indiana - Wisconsin
25 Brigham Young vs Wyoming - Wyoming

Bonus game: FSU vs Clemson - FSU

Oops! Missed the Utah-New Mexico game - Utah wins. There are no football players in the state of New Mexico.

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Originally posted 12:17 PM ET  11.03 by El Diablo

Iowa vs Northwestern - Northwestern (I'm picking against Iowa the rest of the season)

You'll probably get at least one right that way.

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Originally posted 12:54 PM ET  11.03 by JRM74

There are no football players in the state of New Mexico.

Isn't Landry Jones from Artesia, N.M.? I think they've won like 20 state titles in a row, but that may be because there are no football player from N.M. except for Artesia.

1 Florida vs Vanderbilt
2 Texas vs UCF
3 Alabama vs LSU
4 Cincinnati vs Connecticut
5 Boise State vs Louisiana Tech
6 TCU vs San Diego State
7 Oregon vs Stanford
8 Iowa vs Northwestern
10 Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest
11 Penn State vs Ohio State
12 USC vs Arizona State
13 Houston vs Tulsa
14 Pittsburgh vs Syracuse
16 Miami vs Virginia
17 Utah vs New Mexico
18 Oklahoma State vs Iowa State
19 Notre Dame vs Navy
20 Oklahoma vs Nebraska
21 Arizona vs Washington State
22 Virginia Tech vs East Carolina
23 California vs Oregon State
24 Wisconsin vs Indiana
25 Brigham Young vs Wyoming

Bonus game: FSU vs Clemson

1 Florida vs Vanderbilt ---- VANDY
2 Texas vs UCF ----- UCF
3 Alabama vs LSU ----- LSU
4 Cincinnati vs Connecticut --- UCONN
5 Boise State vs Louisiana Tech ----BOISE STATE
6 TCU vs San Diego State --- SDU
7 Oregon vs Stanford ----STANFORD
8 Iowa vs Northwestern --- NORTHWESTERN
10 Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest ---- WAKE FOREST
11 Penn State vs Ohio State ---- PENN STATE
12 USC vs Arizona State ---- ARIZONA STATE
13 Houston vs Tulsa ---- TULSA
14 Pittsburgh vs Syracuse ----- SYRACUSE
16 Miami vs Virginia ----- VIRGINIA
17 Utah vs New Mexico ----- NEW MEXICO
18 Oklahoma State vs Iowa State ---- IOWA STATE
19 Notre Dame vs Navy ---- NAVY
20 Oklahoma vs Nebraska ---- NEBRASKA
21 Arizona vs Washington State ---- WASHINGTON STATE
22 Virginia Tech vs East Carolina ---- EAST CAROLINA
23 California vs Oregon State ---- OREGON STATE
24 Wisconsin vs Indiana ---- INDIANA
25 Brigham Young vs Wyoming ---- WYOMING

Bonus game: FSU vs Clemson --- CLEMSON

Not sure if the people who are picking Navy(and if they care...) know but Michael Floyd will be back for Notre Dame on Saturday. Navy is also starting a QB who cracked a bone in his knee on October 17th, his first start since he cracked it. He said his knee was feeling stiff today but will practice this week to get back up to game speed.

So...ND's biggest deep threat is back and Navy is running a triple option offense with a QB who is coming off not using his cracked knee for 2 weeks.

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Originally posted 01:31 PM ET  11.03 by radiotechwvu11

17 Utah vs New Mexico ----- NEW MEXICO

really? UNM is 0-8. They are awful and they're going to knock off a top 25 team?