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College Football Contest...Who is the expert ?

zsz70zsz70 Posts: 541 ✭
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Five games.
Pick the winner WITH THE SPREAD !!! (much tougher than just picking the winner)
Winner gets bragging rights only.

USC 3 Oklahoma

Auburn 6 Va. Tech

Texas 6 Michigan

Miami, Fla. 3 Florida

Cal 12 Texas Tech

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  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭


    << <i>Pick the winner WITH THE SPREAD !!! (much tougher than just picking the winner)
    USC 3 Oklahoma
    Auburn 6 Va. Tech
    Texas 6 Michigan
    Miami, Fla. 3 Florida
    Cal 12 Texas Tech >>


    my picks are
    USC
    Auburn
    Michigan
    Miami
    Cal

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  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    Team A (points) Team B

    Team A is favored by the points? Or is Team B favored? I would guess Team B gets the points you listed in the middle--please confirm before I make any picks.
    Thanks
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    USC (-3)
    Auburn (-6)
    Texas (-6)
    Miami (-3)
    Texas Tech (+12)

    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    Good stuff zsz70, I plan to take a look at these next week. Also, there is another contest in case anyone's interested at this sportsbetting forum - BTB. It cost nothing to play or register and there are a lot of prizes.

    Brian
  • dirtmonkeydirtmonkey Posts: 3,048 ✭✭
    Oklahoma

    Va. Tech

    Texas

    Miami, Fla.

    Cal
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  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    USC

    Auburn

    Texas

    Florida

    Cal
  • khaysekhayse Posts: 1,336 ✭
    Goose,

    How dare you? Picking against Michigan. Don't make me come down there!

    I'll make my picks after I do some research.

    -KHayse
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    image

    The Michigan ladies are still hurting from that can of whoopass the buckeyes opened on them Khayse!image
  • Skip2MyLou11Skip2MyLou11 Posts: 650


    << <i>Five games.
    Pick the winner WITH THE SPREAD !!! (much tougher than just picking the winner)
    Winner gets bragging rights only.

    USC 3 Oklahoma

    Auburn 6 Va. Tech

    Texas 6 Michigan

    Miami, Fla. 3 Florida

    Cal 12 Texas Tech >>



    I'm taking USC
    Va Tech
    Texas
    Florida
    Cal...
    Real recognize REAL
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,074 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am not able to participate in light of the fact these match ups are a joke... why is Auburn playing VA Tech? and why is Texas playing Michigan? and how did Cal get hosed so badly? This is the best team at Cal in over 50 years (since the coaching days of Lynn Waldorf) and they are rewarded by playing in the How Cares Bowl.

    Sorry guys... something is seriously wrong here. And just so I don't come across as someone that is completely out there, I have no problem with USC playing Oklahoma

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    Cal lost to USC, if they wanted to sniff a national title you have to win all your games...one loss in todays
    system just doesn't cut it. Maybe they can borrow a page from USC or Auburn and play their first 5
    games against cupcakes. Look where it got Auburn...ahhh nevermind

    JS

    Id love to see Tech blow a hole in Cal, and all this talk will be dead. What is perhaps most sad is that
    Utah is playing Pitt, thats a no win situation...you lose and you are pretenders, you win and you just beat
    another 4 loss team. Talk about OUCH!

  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭


    << <i>Maybe they can borrow a page from USC or Auburn and play their first 5
    games against cupcakes. Look where it got Auburn... >>

    huh?
    I mean, I agree that LA-Monroe and Citadel were bad
    non-conference games... and cost us big in polls,
    but how exactly are LSU (reigning N'tl Champs) and Tennessee
    (Both ranked top ten when played)
    considered playing CUPCAKES to start schedule?

    And Miss State is REQUIRED conference game...
    like when FSU playes Duke/NC/Maryland/etc...

    September 4 Louisiana Monroe W 31-0
    September 11 at Mississippi St. W 43-14
    September 18 No. 4 LSU W 10-9
    September 25 The Citadel W 33-3
    October 2 at No. 8 Tennessee W 34-10



    who were FSU's first 5 games? image
    September 10 at No. 5 Miami L 16-10
    September 18 UAB W 34-7
    September 25 Clemson W 41-22
    October 2 North Carolina W 38-16
    October 9 at Syracuse W 17-13

    Looks like Auburn played More Top teams
    in the first 5 games....

    you might want to do some reasearch before posting.


    (FYI, your christmas gift will go out soon!
    Enjoy.)
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  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭
    and why are you not making your picks, Joe?

    you need to pick and see how well you do.

    no money on the line, so nothing to lose


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  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    OK (+3)
    Auburn (-6)
    Texas (-6)
    Miami (-3)
    Texas Tech (+12)

    Auburn -6 would be my strongest. VaTech will have trouble moving the ball - I predict Auburn 27 VaTech 13.

    Brian
  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭
    notice the fact that Joe (I am an expert on everything) Stalin
    has not posted any picks...


    that figures.


    he will just come on here AFTER the games and spread
    his BS about who he "thinks" should have won and how
    he would have coached them differently.


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  • BigKidAtHeartBigKidAtHeart Posts: 1,799 ✭✭
    joe...



    hello?


    you out there, joe??


    are you too chicken to make your picks??


    or know you won't do well?


    joe?

    joe?




    come on, joe.

    don't be afraid.


















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  • mercurynutmercurynut Posts: 3,207
    Oklahoma +3
    Auburn -6
    Michigan +6
    Miami -3
    Cal -12
  • khaysekhayse Posts: 1,336 ✭
    I'll go:
    Oklahoma (+3)
    Auburn (-6)
    Michigan (+6)
    Miami (-3)
    Texas Tech (+12)

    -KHayse
  • JordanBJordanB Posts: 37
    my picks are Oklahoma +3; Auburn -6; Michigan +6; Florida +3; Texas Tech +12 image
  • noclassnoclass Posts: 165
    USC beats Oklahoma by 7

    Auburn beats Va. Tech by 10

    Texas beats Michigan by 3

    Miami, Fla. beats Florida by 1

    Cal beats Texas Tech 12
  • khaysekhayse Posts: 1,336 ✭
    I think my Texas Tech +12 is looking pretty solid (Tech up 31 to 14 at this point).

    Famous last words... image

    -KHayse
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    Cal's defense is getting lit up like a Christmas Tree! I'd like for them to win, but if they're gonna lose, I hope they lose by 50. Also, this really supports Oklahoma backers as the PAC10 looks like trash.

    Brian
  • JordanBJordanB Posts: 37
    make that 38 - 17. this is getting ugly fast!
  • JordanBJordanB Posts: 37


    << <i>Cal's defense is getting lit up like a Christmas Tree! this really supports Oklahoma backers as the PAC10 looks like trash. >>

    plus, cal had not played anyone except for usc (who beat them) anyway. so it seems their #4 ranking is a bit of smoke and mirrors.
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    Cal won most of their games by large margins, but JordanB I agree with you that they played a VERY weak schedule. The scary thing is that Cal almost beat USC, meanwhile, Oklahoma beat Texas Tech by totally shutting down their offense, and USC is favored over Oklahoma?! Furthermore, UCLA was favored by a ton over Wyoming and they lost! It seems as if the entire PAC10 is in the “woodshed”.

    Brian
  • AkbarCloneAkbarClone Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭
    KHayse,
    You were the 3rd of 4 posters here who predicted Texas Tech to beat the spread. Congrats to all 4 of us!
    I collect Vintage Cards, Commemorative Sets, and way too many vintage and modern player collections in Baseball (180 players), Football (175 players), and Basketball (87 players). Also have a Dallas Cowboy team collection.
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    Miami -3 was too easy. It ended up at -4 before kickoff. I believe Texas has gone from -6 to -7.5 as well as USC from -3 to -2.

    Brian
  • khaysekhayse Posts: 1,336 ✭
    Goose, Skip, you suck!

    Doesn't look like anyone here can beat me at least. (although noclass couldn't follow the directions very well image )

    I cannot believe my Wolverines lost. They just let Young walk all over them. The rest of the Texas team looked weak though.
    Maybe there wasn't room for them with Young out there.

    F@#$!

    -KHayse
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    Good work khayse 3-0 so far!

    Auburn -6 was my surest, but now it's down to -5. I wonder if everyone else knows something I don't. image

    Brian
  • zsz70zsz70 Posts: 541 ✭
    Brian,

    I think it's down to 5 because of two factors.

    1- Va Tech has been dominant in their last three games.

    2- While I still think Auburn is the best team in the country, they
    always prove to win close games the way Ohio State did when they won
    the national championship over Miami, Fla a few years back.


    The only blowout I remember Auburn had over a decent opponent was Georgia.
    I still think Auburn should win by 6. However, a mistake can reduce that margin
    to 1 or 3 easily.
  • zsz70zsz70 Posts: 541 ✭
    Khayse,

    Vince Young saved Texas.

    That Texas defense can be shaky.
    They did ok against Texas Tech though.

    I was very suprised at the offensive line for Texas.
    I didn't realize they were that bad in the pass protection.
    They did an ok job on the run block.

    I thought Michigan played a decent game.
    I don't think they turned the ball over, and you really
    couldn't ask more from them.

    Texas is a very good football team when they want to be.

    Having said that, Texas and Michigan gave us the best game of the day.
    Iowa - LSU wasn't that bad either.
  • noclassnoclass Posts: 165
    (although noclass couldn't follow the directions very well )

    Have you been talking to my wife??image
  • khaysekhayse Posts: 1,336 ✭
    Cannot believe that idiot defenseman for Auburn doesn't know what a prevent defense is. Absolutely cannot. That was the
    stupidest play I've seen this bowl season. How could he let his receiver get behind him?

    Noclass, nice call on the Auburn by 10 because that's what it should have been.

    -KHayse
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    khayse, that last VT TD was meaningless, but it probably affected about seven figure exchanging hands - similar to Duhon's 3pter against UConn.

    Brian
  • khaysekhayse Posts: 1,336 ✭
    It wasn't meaningless and I was hoping for VT's off-side kick with 2:00 left to work and for Auburn to lose the game.

    The kid was trying to make a big play instead of doing his assignment and it nearly cost his team THEIR WHOLE SEASON.

    Luckily VT's kicker can't squib it to save his life. image

    -KHayse
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    Yeah I mispoke - it was meaningless now but not then. VT twice close to the goal missing a 29 yarder and dropping a 4th down TD didn't help either. OT would have helped my over, but it was as worthless as a VT kicker...

    Brian
  • zsz70zsz70 Posts: 541 ✭
    I see that USC is getting 1.
    If you want Oklahoma you may have to give 1 1/2 or 2 by kickoff.

    I got Oklahoma at +2

    Trev Alberts, May, Corso have all taken OU to win. Those
    guys are pretty good. I still think it's a mismatch.

    I'll be on the boards at halftime if anyone else is around.
  • JordanBJordanB Posts: 37


    << <i>I see that USC is getting 1.
    If you want Oklahoma you may have to give 1 1/2 or 2 by kickoff.

    I got Oklahoma at +2

    Trev Alberts, May, Corso have all taken OU to win. Those
    guys are pretty good. I still think it's a mismatch.

    I'll be on the boards at halftime if anyone else is around. >>

    trev alberts, may, corso are all wrong. as was I. oklahoma is not getting beaten, they are getting humiliated!! on world wide tv! wow. they are being turned in to mush! usc deserves to be #1 for sure.
  • zsz70zsz70 Posts: 541 ✭
    Wow,

    Unless you were a USC or PAC-10 fan, every other
    college football analyst saw this as an easy OU win.

    The line went from USC giving 4 to Oklahoma giving 2.
    Everyone was betting OU.

    That game was very suspicious .
  • Skip2MyLou11Skip2MyLou11 Posts: 650
    lol, did you guys see the USC players throwing all the oranges? hahha..there was like none left in the bowl! The trophy looked plain image
    lol
    Real recognize REAL
    image
  • JordanBJordanB Posts: 37


    << <i>lol, did you guys see the USC players throwing all the oranges? hahha..there was like none left in the bowl! The trophy looked plain image
    lol >>

    hmmm. was image even ranked at the end of the year? cause they did not exactly do so great. usc has won the national championship 2 years in a row and 34 of their last 35 games. fsu could not even beat maryland or florida. neither of which is even ranked. you might want to not make fun of anyone else for a while. image
  • Skip2MyLou11Skip2MyLou11 Posts: 650
    who was making fun of them? Not me...we lost to florida because our coaching staff is a bunch of morons. They should have started rix...everyone at FSU wanted it...they went with sexton. Rix came in to late...they stop us on 4th down in the end zone. Hats off to Florida...Maryland beat us by a FG...I'd like to thank the X-Man for missing 3 of them in that game.
    USC Almost lost to Cal who showed up wearing dress's against texas tech...
    hmmmm?
    Real recognize REAL
    image
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