Can Cattledog go 10 for 10 again. Will each of these ten games even be played, or will Isabel cause postponement?

ALERT: the first game this week is Thursday's Hurricane Bowl -- TAMU @ VaTech (according to hokiesports.com, the game is still on as scheduled).

The rules:

1. Pick the winner in EACH game.

2. Predict how many points the team you pick to win the designated Game of the Week will win by. This will be used for tiebreak purposes. This week it is the Tennessee @ Florida game.

3. The first pick is needed by the kickoff of the first game -- 7:30 Eastern on Thursday. You can get the rest of them to me by noon on Saturday.

4. Picks MUST be submitted either via the Private Message function or E-mail. My email address is dcbucky2000@hotmail.com -- please do not post your picks here. Include your Outsports nickname with your picks.

This week's games:

Thursday, September 18
1. Texas A&M @ Virginia Tech

Saturday, September 20
2. Georgia @ LSU
3. Michigan @ Oregon
4. Colorado @ Florida State
5. Miami @ Boston College
6. Arizona State @ Iowa
7. UCLA @ Oklahoma
8. Texas Tech @ North Carolina State
9. West Virginia @ Maryland
10. Tennessee @ Florida -- GAME OF THE WEEK -- tiebreaker -- decide how many points by which the victor will win.

GOOD LUCK!

[ September 17, 2003, 06:41 AM: Message edited by: DCBucky ]

Cattledog probably will NOT go 10 for 10 again because he is picking his Texas A&M alma mater to somehow beat the hell outta Virginia Tech tomorrow! I cannot go against my Aggies.

Picks received from:

GatorJamie
AU Tiger in LA
MarinerDuckBoy
and Cattledog (who, true to his word, has picked A&M!)

So, will I be the only one picking the DUCKS this week?

More picks from:

BikeJocks
GoMonica!
MSUBobcat

... and MDB -- yeah, so far you look to be the sole Oregon pick in the bunch!

I thought about picking Oregon, but just don't know how they're going to overcome the 14 points they have to spot Michigan because of those hideous yellow uniforms the Ducks wore during their first game!

That would be "lightning" yellow. And you haven't seen the last of the lightning uniforms :cool: They also have a "thunder" green version, the white version, and they can mix and match for a total of about nine different looks. Fine. I'll be out on the Duck island all by myself. Quack.

Oregon's new uni's can't be any worse than the all-gold ones that Burt Reynolds bought for FSU one year. They were HORRIBLE! I don't think they've worn them more than once.

Jim

Reminder: the first game is tonight!

We have entries now from:

DestinyRules
meric
RJ in Huntington
Charlie in the Trees
Breesboy
GarnetGoldPride
itsplaytym
UW Fan
PCC
jerseyguy
azairforce
Kattt
NorCalHusker
Stickney
ugadawgs
inmatman
pat125

Depending if we make it through the next 24 hours with power or not, I may not be able to acknowledge receiving your picks.

Dear Burt,

Thank you for the, um, novel gift. We, uh, just don't know what else to say but "thank you."

Regards,

Bobby

wink

well no 10 for 10 repeat ... Tech 35, A&M 19

SHIT! Damn you, Texas A&M. My biggest upset pick of the week fizzles out in a freakin' hurricane. Damn you, aggies!

Received picks from (all before last night's game):
MBMslJock
im4psu
ATL Jock
theodoresdaddy
Gamecock
bobby78751
Hwkpride
Palladio

and George_vikingfan also made the cut for the VaTech game.

... and while my power didn't go out yesterday, my internet service did, thwarting my intentions of picking last night's game. So officially I have picked A&M ...

My other picks for the record:
LSU
Michigan
Florida State
Miami
Iowa
Oklahoma
North Carolina State
Maryland
Florida by 6

Here's our collective wisdom for the week:

21-12
uga over LSU

23-10
Iowa over Arizona State

25-8
Crocs over Vols

26-7
Maryland over WVU

27-7
VaTech over A&M

28-5
FSU over Colorado

30-3
Michigan over Ducks (see, MDB -- you at not alone!)

31-2
Miami over BC

32-1
NC State over Texas Tech

33-0
Oklahoma over ucla

Even though I picked my Aggies, and would pick them again, it was out of sheer blind loyalty. They are a young team, and I knew that they would have a rough time with an excellent Virgina Tech team. However, the Ags hung around (only down 21-19 three quarters into the game) and definitely did not embarrass me at all. Even though my lights were flickering on and off through this whole thing, I thought the Aggies showed a lot of poise.

don't know who I hate the most--Va Tech or A&M

screw it--I'll hate them both for last night's game

George_vikingfan wins the week with a perfect 10-0 record! Congratulations!

10-0
George_vikingfan

8-2
Bike Jocks
breesboy
Charlie in the Trees
im4psu
inmatman
itsplaytym
Kattt
MarinerDuckBoy
pat125

7-3
AU Tiger in LA
bobby78751
DCBucky
DestinyRules
GarnetGoldPride
MBMslJock
meric
Palladio
PCC
RJ in Huntington
UW Fan

6-4
ATLJock
azairforce
cattledog
Gamecock
GatorJamie
GoMonica!
jerseyguy
NorCalHusker
Stickney
ugadawgs

5-5
Hwkpride
theodoresdaddy

3-7
MSUBobcat

Aaaaah, so he was the third person who picked the Ducks. Congrats on the perfect mark, George_vikingfan!

I was another who picked the Ducks...right, DCBucky?!
I am at .750 for the season (playing every week). I'm happy with that.
And DAMN YOU ALL who went against me and chose those damn people who can't tell a gator from a croc! The Vols move one step toward another National Championship.

[ September 22, 2003, 09:19 AM: Message edited by: bobby78751 ]

Wow! I'm won this week! Oh wait, we're not playing golf? Crap! LOL

This week I think I'm in a league of my own. LOL

Actually there are four of you who picked the Ducks to win (G_vf sent in his Oregon pick after I posted the aggregate prediction count on Friday): MDB, G_vf, bobby78751 and Breesboy.

Well done!

I'll post the season standings a bit later.

DC_Bucky, if my calculations are correct, I think we are back to being tied at the top (playing every week)?

Way to go, GVF! I had a horrible week with both my college and NFL picks!

Somebody call Hell for a weather update! I think I'll stick with the "Who Has the Nicer Uniforms" method of picking from here on out! wink

Will I never get off the Island of 6-4? I went with favorites, then decided to leave room for upsets, making some CRAAAAAAZEEE picks, but picked the wrong upsets!

Guess I'll go with who has the ugliest band uniforms. Oh, wait. I'd better reconsider. In that case, I'd always be picking Oregon.

:confused:

So you're saying you picked Oregon because they had the nicer uniforms? George, I love you, man.

It's like when that record exec picked Greg Brady to be the next Johnny Bravo because he fit the suit!!!

GJ, you can't see me, but I'm telling you "You're #1" at the moment wink

It's been a long time since the gators were number 1.

(Aware of PF's status as honorary Tenn. alum and ignoring him at the moment) wink

MDB, I can see you with a great big foam web foot giving the "#1" sign. :cool:

PhillyFan is a Tennessee alum? I am so ashamed of my native East Tennessee, now!

Could this be a sign of things to come for the Crocs? eek!

It was Michigan and Georgia that did me in. UGA/LSU was a tough choice, but I thought the Wolverines would do better. Special teams made the difference in that game. I'm reminded of a quote I once saw: "The best part of Michigan is under water!" That's how I felt after the game.

Jim

[ September 22, 2003, 11:44 AM: Message edited by: BikeJocks ]

Not so fast, Jim, my friend. We played an 11th ranked team. Your semi's played...Colorado. A banged-up Colorado.

Lotta playin to do until November...

It's honorary there bub. And yes, they were quite proud and happy to have a True American Patriot, myself, sing the rocky top song with them. Plus i had all my teeth, but that lost me points.

Now that you say that, it makes me wonder...is it better to have a full set of teeth or a functioning brain. Hummm...

Oh this is too easy.... you have no problems...

No teeth with the whole tenn thingy...

And with the braves part, that sort of solves the brain issue.