College Football pick'em 2017- Gameplay and scoring thread

[NewYorkExpress]

Looks like Temple is going to steamroll Navy. Only one person picked the Owls (JGibson, I'm looking at you), so an early congratulations to you.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Jgibson also posted Northern Illinois over Toledo, so everyone starts off 50% going into Friday

[NewYorkExpress]

I think the early start to the week took us by surprise, honestly.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

late pick change for me:

In the Alabama-LSU game: Winner Alabama ----> LSU

just a weird feeling I've had in the past 24 hours or so, could just be indigestion tho

[NewYorkExpress]

late pick change for me:

In the Alabama-LSU game: Winner Alabama ----> LSU

just a weird feeling I've had in the past 24 hours or so, could just be indigestion tho

Good luck picking against Alabama, I'll be laughing in your face when the Crimson Tide win.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Well, Indiana was up for a while but ended up turning over the game (literally, those turnovers lol)

[Terry the Fat Shark]

 meanwhile at College Gameday

[NewYorkExpress]

meanwhile at College Gameday

Only in an Atlas Blue State.

[Dereich]

I O W A

[NewYorkExpress]

I O W A

Well, there goes the Big Ten's chances of making a playoff.

[NewYorkExpress]

Scores will be posted tomorrow, but in the meantime, here is the schedule for week Eleven...like last week, it's an relatively early start.

November 8

Toledo at Ohio

Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

November 9

North Carolina at Pittsburgh

November 10

Temple at Cincinnati

Washington at Stanford

November 11

Georgia at Auburn

Alabama at Mississippi State

Florida State at Clemson

TCU at Oklahoma

Oklahoma State at Iowa State

Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech

NC State at Boston College

Washington State at Utah

Virginia at Louisville

Wake Forest at Syracuse

Arizona State at UCLA

Indiana at Illinois

Nebraska at Minnesota

Michigan State at Ohio State

Rutgers at Penn State

Arkansas at LSU

Louisiana-Lafayette at Mississippi

Duke at Army

Iowa at Wisconsin

Michigan at Maryland

West Virginia at Kansas State

SMU at Navy

USC at Colorado

Kentucky at Vanderbilt

Western Kentucky at Marshall

UAB at UT San Antonio

Purdue at Northwestern

Tennessee at Missouri

Notre Dame at Miami(FL)

Boise State at Colorado State

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Standings:
Illiniwek   185   68.5%
Extreme Republican   184   68.1%
Dereich   182   67.7%
Progressive Democrat   182   67.4%
Alabama Indy   182   67.4%
Sprouts Farmers Market   175   64.8%
Santander   174   64.4%
New York Express   170   63.0%
JGibson   164   61.2%
RINO Tom   154   67.0%
dfwlibertylover   149   62.6%
Birch Bayh 2020   131   61.8%
ltomlinson   114   72.2%

Note: % is useful because if you are behind its still fun to track AND it can be used as a tiebreaker in the event of a tie...

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

I O W A

Well, there goes the Big Ten's chances of making a playoff.

We're gonna get a Georgia-Bama championship game, mark my words.

[NewYorkExpress]

My goodness, I had a rough week.

As everyone knows, this week starts on Wednesday.

My Picks:

Ohio (I think we see this match again in the MAC Championship Game. Ohio has a win over Kansas...which admittedly doesn't mean much, but it's still a win over a Power Five school. Toledo is playing really well, but this is their stiffest test in a while, and they are on the road)

Central Michigan (Another installment of Michigan's most underrated rivalry. The Chippewas are the better team, so Central Michigan's Eagles lock up the Michigan MAC Trophy with the win)

Pittsburgh (For all the success the Tar Heels have in Basketball, they just don't have it in football. I'm surprised Larry Fedora hasn't been fired yet after the 1-8 start to the season...soon to be 1-9).

Temple (The Owls had better week last week. Navy is a better win than Tulane)

Stanford (Bryce Love has a spotlight to himself at home against a top-tier Washington squad, and doesn't disappoint...unfortunately, this officially knocks the PAC-12 out of Playoff contention)

Georgia (The Bulldogs need to win here and beat Alabama in the SEC Championship game to have a real shot at a playoff spot, and Kirby Smart will keep his team focused on that)

Alabama (The Crimson Tide need to lock up the SEC West, which means winning this game and beating Auburn, then beating Georgia in the SEC Championship Game to even have a realistic shot at the playoff...odds are Alabama and Georgia aren't both making it barring pure chaos. Nick Saban will keep such an outcome from happening)

Clemson (The Seminoles just haven't played well enough to beat Clemson)

Oklahoma (This is a Big Twelve title game play-in, and could be a playoff play-in if the chips fall right. Since Baker Mayfield is better than anyone on the Horned Frogs squad, I go with the Sooners (sorry DFW))

Oklahoma State (The Cyclones have come back to earth since losing to West Virginia, while the Cowboys are smarting after losing a shootout in Bedlam. I think the Cowboys win this one to stay in striking distance of Oklahoma/TCU (and they have an easier schedule than Oklahoma...who has West Virginia left...)

Virginia Tech (as difficult as the triple option is to defend, the Hokies are better than the Yellow Jackets)

NC State (The Wolfpack aren't quite dead for the conference title, but they have to win to win out and hope Clemson loses along the way just to get to the Championship game. They do their part against an inferior Boston College squad)

Washington State (Utah beat a Josh Rosen-less UCLA, that doesn't inspire much confidence in whether they can beat Washington State)

Louisville (Why should I bet against Lamar Jackson?)

Syracuse (Someone said this at one point, but Syracuse is a very different team in the Carrier Dome, plus there's the fact Wake Forest really isn't that impressive a squad. With a win here, and a win over Boston College (I'm under no illusion that the Orange beat Louisville, in Louisville) the Orange become bowl-eligible)

Arizona State (Assuming Josh Rosen doesn't play due to his injury, this is my pick. However, I reserve the right to change my pick later, if he is playing)

Indiana (Sorry, RINO Tom, JGibson and Illinwek, but the Illni just aren't good at all. The Hoosiers aren't really much better, but at least they've played better teams well)

Minnesota (A tossup game. I'm going with the team that has home field advantage here)

Ohio State (I doubt Urban Meyer is going to let the Buckeyes lose two in a row, especially since this game is essentially a play-in for the Big Ten Championship Game)

Penn State (Rutgers just isn't very good)

LSU (The Razorbacks have struggled in SEC play. Will Brett Bielema get the sack?)

Mississippi (The Ragin Cajun's are okay by Sun Belt standards, but they are nowhere in an SEC team's league, even one as poor as Ole Miss)

Army (Duke has fallen apart in ACC play. Will David Cutcliffe keep his job?)

Wisconsin (As much as I want to pick Iowa, and will regret getting an Iowa victory wrong twice, I can't bet against Wisconsin at home)

Michigan (Maryland isn't that good, and Jim Harbaugh is one of the best coaches in the business)

West Virginia (The Mountaineers are much better their record indicates. They should win this game easily)

Navy (I'm so looking forward to the Army/Navy game this year)

USC (The Buffalo have fallen apart since last year. It's looking more likely with each week that USC will represent the PAC-12 South in the PAC-12 Championship Game)

Kentucky (The Wildcats may be eliminated from the SEC East title chase, but they can still secure a good bowl with a win here, and win over Louisville (I really don't think they beat Georgia))

Marshall (Both teams are underperforming a bit. I'm going with Marshall, because they're the home team)

UAB (The Blazers might actually win Conference USA in their first season back from oblivion. Of course, they'll need everything to go their way, but this is a step in that direction)

Northwestern (Purdue just isn't very good, and while Northwestern isn't particularly good either, they do have a huge win over Michigan State)

Missouri (The Volunteers still do not have a win in the SEC. That streak continues, and that probably will be the last straw for Butch Jones's position as Head Coach...it's amazing he's lasted this long into the season)

Notre Dame (The Fighting Irish knock the ACC into a deep hole in playoff position with their win (basically they'll need Clemson to win the Conference Championship Game). Notre Dame will still need to beat Stanford to get into the Playoff themselves, however, which is quite doable...if you stop Bryce Love).

Boise State (I wouldn't be surprised if the Broncos lost, but they can take a major edge in the Mountain West's Mountain Division race, if they win...if not outright clinch).

[Terry the Fat Shark]

November 8

Toledo at Ohio - Toledo is the superior team here

Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan - giving it to the homers here

November 9

North Carolina at Pittsburgh - UNC RIP

November 10

Temple at Cincinnati - Temple has momentum following their big win over Navy

Washington at Stanford - Pac 12's playoff hopes formally end I guess?

November 11

Georgia at Auburn - As does the hope of two SEC teams in the playoff

Alabama at Mississippi State - Bama is too good for this one, although in terms of the LSU game they honestly did come close to losing in terms of the stats

Florida State at Clemson - Woof this is at Clemson but I just have a feeling

TCU at Oklahoma - Another "upset", I will give reasoning though. A. OU isn't used to playing teams with a defense, this will be a close one most likely, but if Kenny Hill can keep the ball from being turned over too much, I think TCU will come off with a major win.

Oklahoma State at Iowa State - Iowa State plays best against ranked teams for some reason and they are at home, so I think Iowa State comes off with the win

Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech - Despite the loss to Miami, I think Virginia Tech wins it.

NC State at Boston College - Boston College has to wait another week to get bowl eligible.

Washington State at Utah - Again giving it to Utah narrowly at home.

Virginia at Louisville - Virginia is overperforming, Louisville is underperforming, giving it to Louisville this time though.

Wake Forest at Syracuse - Orange is spookeh at home

Arizona State at UCLA - UCLA also tends to do better at home...

Indiana at Illinois - Illinois yikes

Nebraska at Minnesota - - does this finally get Nebraska's coach fired?

Michigan State at Ohio State - ugh, Ohio State will still win the Big 10 East, they just do better at home, although if it's gonna rain a lot, watch out

Rutgers at Penn State - Penn State gon be mad now that their playoff hopes are done

Arkansas at LSU - Arkansas is just awful this year

Louisiana-Lafayette at Mississippi - Ole Miss isn't that bad....right?

Duke at Army - Army!

Iowa at Wisconsin - This was a hard pick for me....Iowa looks good but they do a lot better at home, I could see them winning based on momentum but I'm gonna give the W to Wisconsin here

Michigan at Maryland - Michigan just seems like the better team to me

West Virginia at Kansas State - I believe if Kansas State wins they become bowl eligible, but WVU is still in big 12 title contention so they should win based on their hopes.

SMU at Navy - Navy needs to rebound but I'm not sure they will.

USC at Colorado - Giving this one to USC

Kentucky at Vanderbilt hmmmm

Western Kentucky at Marshall - marshall wins after being defeated by FAU

UAB at UT San Antonio - eh I'll give it to a red hot UAB

Purdue at Northwestern - Northwestern is better than their record suggests

Tennessee at Missouri - The Fire Butch Jones train moves a little faster

Notre Dame at Miami(FL) - Miami is legit as I've said before, I think this knocks Notre Dame out of the playoff, puts Miami in real contention as they haven't been taken seriously prior to this and the last game.

Boise State at Colorado State - Boise State is decent this year.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

My troll picks against TCU (and others!) clearly not paying dividends. How am I to catch up?

November 8
Toledo at Ohio
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

November 9
North Carolina at Pittsburgh

November 10
Temple at Cincinnati
Washington at Stanford

November 11

Georgia at Auburn
Alabama at Mississippi State
Florida State at Clemson
TCU at Oklahoma
Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech
NC State at Boston College - classic post-heartbreaker hangover potential. hope dropping from the rankings is a wake up call
Washington State at Utah
Virginia at Louisville
Wake Forest at Syracuse - home
Arizona State at UCLA - hope!
Indiana at Illinois
Nebraska at Minnesota
Michigan State at Ohio State - I mean MSU is bad, but so is JT Barrett #exposed?
Rutgers at Penn State
Arkansas at LSU
Louisiana-Lafayette at Mississippi
Duke at Army - my single troll pick this week
Iowa at Wisconsin
Michigan at Maryland
West Virginia at Kansas State
SMU at Navy
USC at Colorado
Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Western Kentucky at Marshall
UAB at UT San Antonio
Purdue at Northwestern
Tennessee at Missouri
Notre Dame at Miami(FL)
Boise State at Colorado State

[Santander]

November 8

Toledo at Ohio

Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

November 9

North Carolina at Pittsburgh

November 10

Temple at Cincinnati

Washington at Stanford

November 11

Georgia at Auburn

Alabama at Mississippi State

Florida State at Clemson

TCU at Oklahoma

Oklahoma State at Iowa State

Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech

NC State at Boston College

Washington State at Utah

Virginia at Louisville

Wake Forest at Syracuse

Arizona State at UCLA

Indiana at Illinois

Nebraska at Minnesota

Michigan State at Ohio State

Rutgers at Penn State

Arkansas at LSU

Louisiana-Lafayette at Mississippi

Duke at Army

Iowa at Wisconsin

Michigan at Maryland

West Virginia at Kansas State

SMU at Navy

USC at Colorado

Kentucky at Vanderbilt

Western Kentucky at Marshall

UAB at UT San Antonio

Purdue at Northwestern

Tennessee at Missouri

Notre Dame at Miami(FL)

Boise State at Colorado State

[MasterJedi]

I O W A

Well, there goes the Big Ten's chances of making a playoff.

If Wisconsin wins out w/ wins against Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota with a win in the Big 10 Championship game could get in. Better resume at that point, someone else is likely to lose, also Oklahoma should be refused entrance for no defense. Yes, you scored 62 points, and gave up 52, it's like college basketball.

[RINO Tom]

Well, Iowa City was certainly a shltshow on Saturday!

Wednesday 11/8
Toledo at Ohio
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

Thursday 11/9
North Carolina at Pittsburgh

Friday 11/10
Temple at Cincinnati
#9 Washington at Stanford

Saturday 11/11
#2 Georgia at #10 Auburn
#1 Alabama at #18 Mississippi State
Florida State at #4 Clemson
#8 TCU at #5 Oklahoma
#12 Oklahoma State at #24 Iowa State
#17 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech
NC State at Boston College
#19 Washington State at Utah
Virginia at Louisville
Wake Forest at Syracuse
Arizona State at UCLA
Indiana at Illinois
Nebraska at Minnesota
#13 Michigan State at #11 Ohio State
Rutgers at #16 Penn State
Arkansas at LSU
Louisiana-Lafayette at Ole Miss
Duke at Army
#25 Iowa at #6 Wisconsin ... I'll be there!
#21 Michigan at Maryland
#23 West Virginia at Kansas State
SMU at Navy
#15 USC at Colorado
Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Western Kentucky at Marshall
UAB at UT-San Antonio
Purdue at Northwestern
Tennessee at Missouri
#3 Notre Dame at #7 Miami (FL)
Boise State at Colorado State

[Dereich]

I O W A

Well, there goes the Big Ten's chances of making a playoff.

If Wisconsin wins out w/ wins against Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota with a win in the Big 10 Championship game could get in. Better resume at that point, someone else is likely to lose, also Oklahoma should be refused entrance for no defense. Yes, you scored 62 points, and gave up 52, it's like college basketball.

Oh yeah; no undefeated P5 team with a conference championship (Hi 2014 FSU!) is ever getting left out in favor of a team with losses.

[#gravelgang #lessiglad]

November 8

Toledo at Ohio
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

November 9

North Carolina at Pittsburgh

November 10

Temple at Cincinnati
Washington at Stanford

November 11

Georgia at Auburn
Alabama at Mississippi State
Florida State at Clemson
TCU at Oklahoma

Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech
NC State at Boston College
Washington State at Utah
Virginia at Louisville
Wake Forest at Syracuse
Arizona State at UCLA
Indiana at Illinois
Nebraska at Minnesota
Michigan State at Ohio State
Rutgers at Penn State
Arkansas at LSU
Louisiana-Lafayette at Mississippi
Duke at Army
Iowa at Wisconsin
Michigan at Maryland
West Virginia at Kansas State
SMU at Navy
USC at Colorado
Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Western Kentucky at Marshall
UAB at UTSA
Purdue at Northwestern
Tennessee at Missouri
Notre Dame at Miami(FL)
Boise State at Colorado State

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Fun stat for y'all:

At TCU Coach P has won 11 games 9 times in the last 14 years, may be about to do it again. A&M has won 11 games 4 times in the last 100 yrs.

But yeah A&M is so superior

[#gravelgang #lessiglad]

Fun stat for y'all:

At TCU Coach P has won 11 games 9 times in the last 14 years, may be about to do it again. A&M has won 11 games 4 times in the last 100 yrs.

But yeah A&M is so superior

Top 10 cfb coach, easily. Very underrated!

[Dereich]

Come on NYE, this is too hot a take, even for you:

Army (Duke has fallen apart in ACC play. Will David Cutcliffe keep his job?)

THIS IS DUKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. This is easily the best they've been at football since the early 1960s. Duke has been ranked ONCE in the last 52 years, and that was under Cutcliffe. Duke has been to 12 bowl games since the sport began, 1/3rd of which have taken place in the last 5 years under Cutcliffe.

They wouldn't fire him if he goes 0-12 for the next 3 years. He has a job for as long as he wants it, and they'll probably name the stadium after him when he retires.

[NewYorkExpress]

Come on NYE, this is too hot a take, even for you:

Army (Duke has fallen apart in ACC play. Will David Cutcliffe keep his job?)

THIS IS DUKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. This is easily the best they've been at football since the early 1960s. Duke has been ranked ONCE in the last 52 years, and that was under Cutcliffe. Duke has been to 12 bowl games since the sport began, 1/3rd of which have taken place in the last 5 years under Cutcliffe.

They wouldn't fire him if he goes 0-12 for the next 3 years. He has a job for as long as he wants it, and they'll probably name the stadium after him when he retires.

Coaches have fallen victim to their won success before. However, If Duke recovers to make a bowl game, (which is still likely, as in addition to Army, they only have Wake Forest and Georgia Tech left), Cutcliffe will easily keep his job. Hell, he should keep it with five wins. Lose all three however, and the Blue Devils might be looking for a new coach (maybe Jason Candle or Mike Norvell)