In honor of Crayton's Pick the Playoff Teams, I will give unofficial awards (no rec points)...

Best Pick of the Week (Fewest # of picks for a correct pick): Miami (4)
Worst Pick of the Week (Fewest # of picks for an incorrect pick): San Diego State (1)

You want to get on the "Best Pick of the Week" list and avoid the "Worst Pick of the Week" list! In the end, being on the "Best Pick" gives you a point that most people won't get while being on the "Worst Pick" means you fall behind.

Congratulations to this week's four winners, andybible1995, SouthEastAlaska, WhoseHouse?, and BuckminsterFuller, all got 8 points each. andybible1995 and BuckminsterFuller have won two consecutive weeks and scored 8 points each of the first two weeks. If this keeps up, I will be copying their picks in the future:)

Season Standings:
Buckminster Fuller 16
andybible1995 16
SouthEastAlaska 15
WhoseHouse? 15
ENCterrapin 15
cubucks 13
SoCalBobcat78 12
GoldenWarrior11 11
MadisonHawk 11
Schmolik 11
thecomet89 9
Skyhawk 9
Gamenole 8
Soobahk40050 8
ChrisLords 7
quo vadis 6
UofLCard94 5
A__KickingChicken 5
bryanw1995 5
JRSec 3

I'm waiting for some Vegas lines to post Week 3 games. As always the contest is Paula Abdul Straight Up but I use the lines to pick competitive games.

(09-10-2023 06:31 AM)schmolik Wrote:  In honor of Crayton's Pick the Playoff Teams, I will give unofficial awards (no rec points)...

Best Pick of the Week (Fewest # of picks for a correct pick): Miami (4)
Worst Pick of the Week (Fewest # of picks for an incorrect pick): San Diego State (1)

You want to get on the "Best Pick of the Week" list and avoid the "Worst Pick of the Week" list! In the end, being on the "Best Pick" gives you a point that most people won't get while being on the "Worst Pick" means you fall behind.

whoo-hoo - I made both lists! : )

Week 3 Preview:

Sat. Sept. 16:
Penn State at Illinois, noon, FOX, Big Nooner (Schmolik Bowl, I am an alum of both schools)
Kansas State at Missouri, noon, SECN
Iowa State at Ohio, noon, ESPNU
Minnesota at North Carolina, 3:30pm, ESPN
Virginia Tech at Rutgers, 3:30pm, BTN
Syracuse at Purdue, 7:30pm, NBC
Pittsburgh at West Virginia, 7:30pm, ABC
TCU at Houston, 8pm, FOX
Fresno State at Arizona State, 10:30pm, FS1

One game TBD, please suggest

(09-10-2023 07:16 PM)schmolik Wrote:  Week 3 Preview:

Sat. Sept. 16:
Penn State at Illinois, noon, FOX, Big Nooner (Schmolik Bowl, I am an alum of both schools)
Kansas State at Missouri, noon, SECN
Iowa State at Ohio, noon, ESPNU
Minnesota at North Carolina, 3:30pm, ESPN
Virginia Tech at Rutgers, 3:30pm, BTN
Syracuse at Purdue, 7:30pm, NBC
Pittsburgh at West Virginia, 7:30pm, ABC
TCU at Houston, 8pm, FOX
Fresno State at Arizona State, 10:30pm, FS1

One game TBD, please suggest

Tennessee at Florida or Virginia at Maryland

(09-10-2023 07:16 PM)schmolik Wrote:  Week 3 Preview:

Sat. Sept. 16:
Penn State at Illinois, noon, FOX, Big Nooner (Schmolik Bowl, I am an alum of both schools)
Kansas State at Missouri, noon, SECN
Iowa State at Ohio, noon, ESPNU
Minnesota at North Carolina, 3:30pm, ESPN
Virginia Tech at Rutgers, 3:30pm, BTN
Syracuse at Purdue, 7:30pm, NBC
Pittsburgh at West Virginia, 7:30pm, ABC
TCU at Houston, 8pm, FOX
Fresno State at Arizona State, 10:30pm, FS1

One game TBD, please suggest

Washington at Michigan State

Week 3 Preview:

Sat. Sept. 16:
Penn State at Illinois, noon, FOX, Big Nooner (Schmolik Bowl, I am an alum of both schools)
Kansas State at Missouri, noon, SECN
Iowa State at Ohio, noon, ESPNU
Minnesota at North Carolina, 3:30pm, ESPN
Virginia Tech at Rutgers, 3:30pm, BTN
Syracuse at Purdue, 7:30pm, NBC
Pittsburgh at West Virginia, 7:30pm, ABC
TCU at Houston, 8pm, FOX
Fresno State at Arizona State, 10:30pm, FS1

One game TBD, please suggest

(09-10-2023 11:39 PM)SoCalBobcat78 Wrote:  

(09-10-2023 07:16 PM)schmolik Wrote:  Week 3 Preview:

Sat. Sept. 16:

One game TBD, please suggest

Washington at Michigan State

With what's going on at MSU, I would rather not draw attention to them right now.

(09-11-2023 04:43 AM)schmolik Wrote:  

(09-10-2023 11:39 PM)SoCalBobcat78 Wrote:  

(09-10-2023 07:16 PM)schmolik Wrote:  Week 3 Preview:

Sat. Sept. 16:

One game TBD, please suggest

Washington at Michigan State

With what's going on at MSU, I would rather not draw attention to them right now.

Okay. That is a hard game to call this week. Washington is a 16-point favorite at MSU. I would not bet money on this game with all of the uncertainty with Tucker. Here is another:

Vanderbilt at UNLV

Vanderbilt is a 4-point favorite. In 2019, UNLV beat Vanderbilt in Nashville, 34-10. This should be a close game.

(09-10-2023 07:16 PM)schmolik Wrote:  Week 3 Preview:

Sat. Sept. 16:
Penn State at Illinois, noon, FOX, Big Nooner (Schmolik Bowl, I am an alum of both schools)
Kansas State at Missouri, noon, SECN
Iowa State at Ohio, noon, ESPNU
Minnesota at North Carolina, 3:30pm, ESPN
Virginia Tech at Rutgers, 3:30pm, BTN
Syracuse at Purdue, 7:30pm, NBC
Pittsburgh at West Virginia, 7:30pm, ABC
TCU at Houston, 8pm, FOX
Fresno State at Arizona State, 10:30pm, FS1

One game TBD, please suggest

The Tennessee at Florida line is under 7 last I checked, might be a good one?

Leaning towards Vanderbilt at UNLV. Probably won't get many chances to use Vanderbilt once SEC play starts unless they're better than we think they are.

Penn St.
Kansas St.
Iowa St.
UNC
Rutgers
Syracuse
Pitt
TCU
Fresno St.