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[mre]

So close, Virginia. So, so close. Maybe you should have let these ladies play for you:

Oregon might have lost the football game, but Sparty had to hold at least one "L" yesterday:

Has Auburn finally found one mascot to rally around?

Oklahoma player diagnosed with PTSD from hearing Rocky Top 7,834 times in four hours snaps:

SECSECSEC:

WEEK THREE PICK 'EMS

Remember, I'm representing the spread next to the team favored to win by the number of points in parentheses next to them. You decide if that team will win by more than that amount of points (i.e., they'll "cover" the spread) or whether you think they will either win by fewer than that amount of points or just outright lose (either of these would be a "no cover" scenario). If you have questions, ask!

Rules:

1. 1 Point for every COVER/NO COVER pick you make correctly.
2. The Person with the highest total that weeks gets 3 bonus points.
3. Ties to determine who gets the bonus points will be based upon the MOV game. This week, it's Air Force vs. Michigan State. For those who are tied, we'll look at their MOV pick. Closest gets the bonus points.
4. If two people pick the same MOV, then no one gets the bonus points. HOWEVER, if people are off from the MOV by the same amount, but one went high and the other went low, then The Price is Right rules apply, and the person under the actual MOV gets the bonus points.

Example: If the MOV in the game is actually 18, and one person guesses 20 and the other 16, then the person who guessed 16 gets the tiebreaker and the bonus points.​

This Week's Games:

MOV Game (Tiebreaker ONLY)
Air Force vs. Michigan State - MSU by _____

Thursday
Clemson (-4.5) vs. Louisville

Saturday
Wake Forest (-3.5) vs. Army
Stanford vs. USC (-14.5)
South Carolina vs. Georgia (-13.5)
Auburn vs. LSU (-9.5)
Mississippi vs. Alabama (-6.5)
Va Tech (-10.5) vs. Purdue
BYU vs. UCLA (-15.5)
Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame (-7.5)
Cal (-3.5) vs. Texas

Here's an example FROM WEEK ONE as to how you should post your picks:

MOV Game (Tiebreaker ONLY)
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan - MSU by 28
Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC - COVER
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota - COVER
Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5) NO COVER
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5) COVER
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5) COVER
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5) - NO COVER
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5) - NO COVER
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5) - COVER
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern - NO COVER
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech - COVER

Here is what is being said with those picks:

MOV Game (Tiebreaker ONLY)
Michigan State vs. Western Michigan - MSU by 28 | This pick is for MSU to beat WMU by 28 points.
Thursday
South Carolina (-3.5) vs. UNC - COVER | This pick is for SoCar to beat UNC by 4 or more points.
TCU (-19.5) vs. Minnesota - COVER | This pick is for TCU to beat Minnesota by 20 or more points
Saturday
New Mexico State vs. Florida (-36.5) NO COVER | This pick is for Florida to either beat NMSU by 36 or fewer points or to lose to NMSU.
Louisville v. Auburn (-14.5) COVER | This pick is for Auburn to beat Louisville by 15 or more points.
BYU v. Nebraska (-9.5) COVER | This pick is for Nebraska to beat BYU by 10 or more points.
Texas v. Notre Dame (-11.5) - NO COVER | This pick is for Notre Dame to either beat Texas by 11 or fewer points or to lose to Texas.
Wisconsin v. Alabama (-11.5) - NO COVER | This pick is for Alabama to either beat Wisconsin by 11 or fewer points or to lose to Wisconsin.
Arkansas St. v. USC (-33.5) - COVER | This pick is USC to beat Arkansas State by 34 or more points.
Stanford (-12.5) v. Northwestern - NO COVER | This pick is for Stanford to either beat Northwestern by 12 or fewer points or to lose to Northwestern.
Ohio State (-17.5) v. VA Tech - COVER | This pick is for OSU to beat VA Tech by 18 or more points.

AP Top 25

RK TEAM REC PTS TREND
1 Ohio State (59) 2-0 1523 —
2 Alabama 2-0 1423 —
3 TCU 2-0 1366 —
4 Michigan State (2) 2-0 1354 1
5 Baylor 2-0 1240 1
6 USC 2-0 1146 2
7 Georgia 2-0 1031 3
8 Notre Dame 2-0 1012 1
9 Florida State 2-0 973 2
10 UCLA 2-0 928 3
11 Clemson 2-0 926 1
12 Oregon 1-1 833 5
13 LSU 1-0 787 1
14 Georgia Tech 2-0 716 1
15 Ole Miss 2-0 713 2
16 Oklahoma 2-0 705 3
17 Texas A&M 2-0 703 1
18 Auburn 2-0 519 12
19 BYU 2-0 349 —
20 Arizona 2-0 342 2
21 Utah 2-0 290 3
22 Missouri 2-0 264 1
23 Northwestern 2-0 170 —
24 Wisconsin 1-1 158 —
25 Oklahoma State 2-0 48 —
Complete Rankings
Dropped from rankings: Arkansas 18, Boise State 20, Tennessee 23, Mississippi State 25
Others receiving votes: Temple 38, West Virginia 37, Mississippi State 32, Tennessee 30, Toledo 29, Kansas State 26, Arizona State 20, Boise State 16, Houston 16, NC State 14, Florida 12, Minnesota 9, Arkansas 6, California 5, Iowa 5, Miami (FL) 3, Stanford 3, Western Kentucky 2, Virginia Tech 2, Duke 1

Weekly Schedule - Top Match-ups

http://espn.go.com/college-football/schedule

Pick 'em Standings

Andy, jhriad and TS-08 all three tied with 7 correct picks. However, all 3 picked Auburn to win by 35, so nobody gets the bonus points.

name [ tot_score ] [ w2_score ]
andycapps [ 13 ] [ 7 ]
jhriad [ 11 ] [ 7 ]
TS-08 [ 11 ] [ 7 ]
chaosblade [ 11 ] [ 6 ]
perfectchaos007 [ 12 ] [ 6 ]
Randolph Freelander [ 11 ] [ 6 ]
Frustrated_Grunt [ 11 ] [ 6 ]
Westonian [ 13 ] [ 6 ]
FloydtheFathead [ 13 ] [ 6 ]
cdyhybrid [ 10 ] [ 5 ]
chicko1983 [ 9 ] [ 5 ]
AlteredBeast [ 11 ] [ 5 ]
Ganhyun [ 10 ] [ 5 ]
xeris [ 12 ] [ 5 ]
bucknuticus [ 9 ] [ 5 ]
KingGondo [ 11 ] [ 5 ]
GoldenEye007 [ 7 ] [ 5 ]
MrJames [ 8 ] [ 5 ]
Subitai [ 5 ] [ 5 ]
Dsyndrome [ 9 ] [ 4 ]
Battlezone [ 9 ] [ 4 ]
Fragamemnon [ 8 ] [ 4 ]
Kacar [ 11 ] [ 4 ]
theprodigy [ 11 ] [ 4 ]
sf2fanatic [ 10 ] [ 4 ]
cashman [ 10 ] [ 4 ]
JCX [ 8 ] [ 4 ]
Monroeski [ 14 ] [ 4 ]
ConfusingJazz [ 7 ] [ 4 ]
Karl2177 [ 8 ] [ 4 ]
FelixOrion [ 9 ] [ 3 ]
ryseing [ 10 ] [ 3 ]
pxleyes [ 7 ] [ 3 ]
The Outsider [ 8 ] [ 3 ]
lonestar [ 5 ] [ 2 ]
zyxwvu4321 [ 9 ] [ 2 ]
timetokill [ 8 ] [ 2 ]
Mac the Knife [ 8 ] [ 2 ]
ag-my001 [ 7 ] [ 1 ]

name [ tot_score ] [ w2_score ]
Monroeski [ 14 ] [ 4 ]
andycapps [ 13 ] [ 7 ]
Westonian [ 13 ] [ 6 ]
FloydtheFathead [ 13 ] [ 6 ]
perfectchaos007 [ 12 ] [ 6 ]
xeris [ 12 ] [ 5 ]
jhriad [ 11 ] [ 7 ]
TS-08 [ 11 ] [ 7 ]
chaosblade [ 11 ] [ 6 ]
Randolph Freelander [ 11 ] [ 6 ]
Frustrated_Grunt [ 11 ] [ 6 ]
AlteredBeast [ 11 ] [ 5 ]
KingGondo [ 11 ] [ 5 ]
Kacar [ 11 ] [ 4 ]
theprodigy [ 11 ] [ 4 ]
cdyhybrid [ 10 ] [ 5 ]
Ganhyun [ 10 ] [ 5 ]
sf2fanatic [ 10 ] [ 4 ]
cashman [ 10 ] [ 4 ]
ryseing [ 10 ] [ 3 ]
chicko1983 [ 9 ] [ 5 ]
bucknuticus [ 9 ] [ 5 ]
Dsyndrome [ 9 ] [ 4 ]
Battlezone [ 9 ] [ 4 ]
FelixOrion [ 9 ] [ 3 ]
zyxwvu4321 [ 9 ] [ 2 ]
MrJames [ 8 ] [ 5 ]
Fragamemnon [ 8 ] [ 4 ]
JCX [ 8 ] [ 4 ]
Karl2177 [ 8 ] [ 4 ]
The Outsider [ 8 ] [ 3 ]
timetokill [ 8 ] [ 2 ]
Mac the Knife [ 8 ] [ 2 ]
GoldenEye007 [ 7 ] [ 5 ]
ConfusingJazz [ 7 ] [ 4 ]
pxleyes [ 7 ] [ 3 ]
ag-my001 [ 7 ] [ 1 ]
StrikerObi [ 6 ] [ 0 ]
jjasper [ 6 ] [ 0 ]
Subitai [ 5 ] [ 5 ]
lonestar [ 5 ] [ 2 ]
Chris R [ 4 ] [ 0 ]
PhoenixDark [ 4 ] [ 0 ]

Yahoo! Pick 'Em Info

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WEEK TWO WALL O' SHAME (40+ posts)

User Name Posts
BertramCooper 71
andycapps 65
FloydtheFathead 57
mre 55
ag-my001 51
Yaboosh 48
pxleyes 48
Draxal 48
Frustrated_Grunt 45
Ganhyun 42
Lonestar 41
bucknuticus 41
adam387 40

 

[mre]

This week's interesting stat:

Butch Jones' record through 27 games: 13-14.

Derek Dooley's record through 27 games: 13-14.

 

[ag-my001]

I heard the Oklahoma band play boomer sooner after a two yard hb dive play.

I don't know why I was surprised.

 

[jjasper]

This week's interesting stat:

Butch Jones' record through 27 games: 13-14.

Derek Dooley's record through 27 games: 13-14.

I mean I am not really a Butch defender but it really isn't that interesting. Dooley to a 7-5 team over and slowly got worse and jones took over a 5-6 shitshow and is slowly improving. It is opposite trajectories at the crossover point.

 

[mre]

I mean I am not really a Butch defender but it really isn't that interesting. Dooley to a 7-5 team over and slowly got worse and jones took over a 5-6 shitshow and is slowly improving. It is opposite trajectories at the crossover point.

Quit drinking the kool-aid, man.

 

[lush]

While I do think Butch Jones is a loser and our equivalent of Ron Zook, Dooley has his own tier of suck that I doubt anyone will ever match. Hoping whenever Butch Jones finally washes out Blackburn will be here to make the hire. Probably not though and Tennessee football will languish in mediocrity for the rest of eternity.

 

[perfectchaos007]

I think Texas plays Cal bear this week? It's a horrible season for both of us

 

[andycapps]

I mean I am not really a Butch defender but it really isn't that interesting. Dooley to a 7-5 team over and slowly got worse and jones took over a 5-6 shitshow and is slowly improving. It is opposite trajectories at the crossover point.

I guess. Eventually fans may get tired of the moral victories of almost beating a ranked team and want an actual big win. Still, Jones has recruited well and eventually they'll get some big wins.

UGA fans traveled well to Vandy yesterday.

Was happy with the result considering the refs spotting Vandy with points and calling penalties on us when they meant to call them on Vandy. Without the gimmes from the refs, Vandy would have only scored 8, and really, might not have scored at all. Have to rewatch the game.

Games against them are usually tight there, for some reason, so to get a win is something I'll take.

I'm more worried about Sakerlina losing yesterday. That just means Spurrier will be extra motivated this week and he'll be pulling out all the trick plays. I expect fake punts, double reverses, flea flickers, anything he can think of to get an advantage. He has nothing to lose now with losing to UK and his starting QB out for the year.

 

[Westonian]

Someone explain Sagarin's rankings to me:

Stanford: 22
Northwestern: 30

Washington: 26
Boise St: 41

Oregon: 15
Michigan St: 21

Michigan: 38
Utah: 40

Arkansas: 37
Toledo: 50

Like, WTF?

 

[jjasper]

Quit drinking the kool-aid, man.

I am pretty sure I am the original day 0 hater.

I guess. Eventually fans may get tired of the moral victories of almost beating a ranked team and want an actual big win. Still, Jones has recruited well and eventually they'll get some big wins.

The real question is where will the trajectory peak? probably 8-4.

 

[AntoneM]

Shooting people because they won't let you into a party? The fuck is wrong with people.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/13646121/utah-utes-players-lo-falemaka-marcel-brooks-brown-shot-recovering-hospital

Utah sophomore tight end Lo Falemaka and freshman running back Marcel Brooks-Brown are both stable and recovering in a hospital Sunday morning after being shot in the torso late Saturday night.

 

[Piano]

Coaches poll is out, for what that's worth.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Coaches poll is out, for what that's worth.

Wow Auburn actually dropped further than Oregon and Oregon lost while Auburn won. I'm glad the coaches take into account MOV and scheduling

 

[Piano]

Wow Auburn actually dropped further than Oregon and Oregon lost while Auburn won. I'm glad the coaches take into account MOV and scheduling

Yeah, I can't argue with Auburn dropping that far. They looked terrible against Jacksonville State. Up until the final breaths of the fourth quarter the two teams look evenly matched at best.

 

[Westonian]

Wow Auburn actually dropped further than Oregon and Oregon lost while Auburn won. I'm glad the coaches take into account MOV and scheduling

Deserved. Oregon played a top 5 opponent tough and close on the road. Auburn needed luck and OT to barely beat an FCS school at home.

 

[ag-my001]

Wow Auburn actually dropped further than Oregon and Oregon lost while Auburn won. I'm glad the coaches take into account MOV and scheduling

I approve. It may also help that the "coaches" now know their poll doesn't really matter, so they're more willing to change their minds instead of going with traditional win/loss inertia.

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

Coaches poll is out, for what that's worth.

Clemson in the top 10! Time to lose to Louisville!

 

[BertramCooper]

I think this is the first time I've "won" the Wall of Shame.

So proud of myself right now.

 

[jjasper]

Who the fuck voted for Arkansas?

 

[mre]

Who the fuck voted for Arkansas?

Either Bielema if he has a vote, or Urban if he has a vote just to fuck with Bert.

 

[AntoneM]

Who the fuck voted for Arkansas?

They only have 1 loss and play in the toughest division in football. Should probably be ranked.

 

[DirtyManos]

Time to practice our Hail Mary defense all week, apparently.


All of a sudden I feel like UCLA needs to be up by 21 in the 4th against BYU.

 

[Balphon]

Wow Auburn actually dropped further than Oregon and Oregon lost while Auburn won. I'm glad the coaches take into account MOV and scheduling

An overtime win against an FCS school at home may as well be a loss.

 

[Westonian]

New AP poll (can't copy on my phone)

BYU #19!

Auburn drops from 6 to 18. SEC! SEC! SEC!

 

[Balphon]

It's been over a year and I still can't get over the fact that the Coaches' Poll is sponsored by Amway.

 

[bucknuticus]

Louisville at 0-2 getting votes and Houston at 2-0 and beating Louisville getting 0 votes is hilarious

 

[DirtyManos]

New AP poll (can't copy on my phone)

BYU #19!

Auburn drops from 6 to 18. SEC! SEC! SEC!

Lol, 20 people voted for Arizona State?

Trying to make up for their preseason prediction of ASU getting into the playoffs I guess.

UCLA #10! Time to start underachieving any day now.

 

[Westonian]

Louisville at 0-2 getting votes and Houston at 2-0 and beating Louisville getting 0 votes is hilarious

Does Sagarin have an AP vote?

 

[ag-my001]

Louisville at 0-2 getting votes and Houston at 2-0 and beating Louisville getting 0 votes is hilarious

Wasn't it just a couple years ago that UCF beat Louisville but was always ranked under them, then randomly got bumped above in the last poll when the pollsters had it pointed out to them?

 

[xeris]

Louisville at 0-2 getting votes and Houston at 2-0 and beating Louisville getting 0 votes is hilarious

Looks like they updated that separately. Houston is listed with 16 votes now and Louisville is off completely. And Toledo has 29 to Arkansas' 6.

 

[Ganhyun]

Hmm, I made a wall of shame. Neat.

 

[Vanillalite]

Who the fuck voted for Arkansas?

And people wonder why folks say the SEC bias is real....

 

[KodaRuss]

I heard the Oklahoma band play boomer sooner after a two yard hb dive play.

I don't know why I was surprised.

There is no worse college team to watch than OU. That damn song is drilled into your brain by their third possession of the game.

OU stops the other team for a five yard gain - play it

OU gets a 2 yard gain - play it

Big hit for OU but other team gets a first down - play it

Bob Stoops sneezes - Play it!

 

[Draxal]

Looks like Leonte Carroo might be done, indef suspended and it's rumored to be really bad.

Fire Flood, and he might be done in midseason.

Losing games is one thing, but the complete lack of discipline by this team is 100% on him.

 

[cashman]

At least Tennesee will finally beat florida this year.

 

[Limedust]

At least Tennesee will finally beat florida this year.

Lock of the week!

Not defending Arkansas, but they lost something like 7 starters in that game alone, to injury. Still should have won.

 

[jjasper]

At least Tennesee will finally beat florida this year.

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Cagey]

Looks like Leonte Carroo might be done, indef suspended and it's rumored to be really bad.

Fire Flood, and he might be done in midseason.

Losing games is one thing, but the complete lack of discipline by this team is 100% on him.

I'm watching RedZone and notice the Brandon Coleman TD pass, and a friend sends me "hey Rutgers representing!". I used that to explain how, with Rueben Randle's contract expiring after this season, I would like to see the Giants grab Carroo as a replacement if he's available in the 2nd or 3rd. That leads me to a quick Google search to see what the draft writeups on him are.

First hit is LEONTE CARROO INDEFINITELY SUSPENDED.

We can't have anything nice on the banks of the Raritan.

 

[Draxal]

I'm watching RedZone and notice the Brandon Coleman TD pass, and a friend sends me "hey Rutgers representing!". I used that to explain how, with Rueben Randle's contract expiring after this season, I would like to see the Giants grab Carroo as a replacement if he's available in the 2nd or 3rd. That leads me to a quick Google search to see what the draft writeups on him are.

First hit is LEONTE CARROO INDEFINITELY SUSPENDED.

We can't have anything nice on the banks of the Raritan.

If the rumors are true, Carroo is going to be in jail and Flood's going to be fired.

 

[Cagey]

If the rumors are true, Carroo is going to be in jail and Flood's going to be fired.

I saw the latest from the Star-Ledger which mentioned an "altercation" between a girl Carroo knows and another girl.

Are the rumors Ray Rice territory?

 

[Draxal]

I saw the latest from the Star-Ledger which mentioned an "altercation" between a girl Carroo knows and another girl.

Are the rumors Ray Rice territory?

Yes, our rivals guys won't go into details but they say it's stomache churning, flood is in danger of losing his job.

Some of our posters in the know are saying that the shit's hitting the fan and there's no way Flood can survive this.

 

[bucknuticus]

Not gonna lie, didnt see this coming from Mariota. Also everyone saw this coming from Winston and its still great to watch

 

[FloydtheFathead]

Woo 3rd place and Bert Congratulations for winning the wall of shame. I'm honestly surprised that I am doing as well in the pick-em.

 

[bucknuticus]

Gave up on the yahoo one, its UI is way too big of a pain in the ass for me to care

 

[Battlezone]

Friends who have fall weddings are not really your friends. Looks like I missed a great day of games.

 

[bucknuticus]

‏@GerdOZone 1m1 minute ago
Arkansas had 30 first downs, 515 yards of total offense and punted just twice, yet their offense somehow only scored 10 points.

 

[KodaRuss]

Friends who have fall weddings are not really your friends. Looks like I missed a great day of games.

Agreed. Kinda pissed at one in particular, UT alum has his wedding on Texas OU weekend...

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Go Buckeyes!

 

[bucknuticus]

All of my friends know if they get married during a gameday I will not be there.

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Friends who have fall weddings are not really your friends. Looks like I missed a great day of games.

That sucks. Only wedding I had to attend for friends was a summer, so I'm hoping the rule is becoming adopted.