Football TV Schedule

Wednesday, 11/14
8PM: NR Akron @ NR Miami (OH) [ESPN2]

Thursday, 11/15
9PM: #1 Oregon @ NR Arizona [ESPN]

Friday, 11/16
7:30PM: WPIAL AAA Semifinal [FSN-Pitt.]
(11-0) Thomas Jefferson vs. (10-1) Pine-Richland

Saturday, 11/17
12PM: NR Pitt @ #35 Rutgers [ABC-4]
12PM: #7 Ohio State @ #22 Michigan [FOX-9]
12PM: NR Northwestern @ #19 Illinois [ESPN]
12PM: NR Syracuse @ #26 Connecticut [ESPN2]
12PM: #46 Tulsa @ NR Army [ESPN Classic]
2:30PM: NR Duke @ NR Notre Dame [NBC-11]
3:30PM: #2 LSU @ NR Mississippi [CBS]
3:30PM: #29 Penn State @ #44 Michigan State [ABC-4]
3:30PM: NR Miami (FL) @ #10 Virginia Tech [ESPN]
7:45PM: #6 West Virginia @ #18 Cincinnati [ESPN]
7:45PM: #23 Boston College @ #13 Clemson [ESPN2]
8PM: #4 Oklahoma @ #50 Texas Tech [ABC-4]

Sunday, 11/18
1PM: NY Giants @ Detroit [FOX]
4PM: Pittsburgh @ NY Jets [CBS]
4PM: Washington @ Dallas [FOX]
8PM: New England @ Buffalo [NBC]

Monday, 11/19
8:30PM: Tennessee @ Denver [ESPN]

Bowl Projections

2007-08 Bowl Outlook
Bowl Game	Predicted Matchup
Poinsettia	NR Navy vs. #30 Utah
New Orleans	NR East Carolina vs. #42 Troy
Las Vegas	#28 BYU vs. NR UCLA
New Mexico	NR Nevada vs. NR New Mexico
Papa Johns	NR Houston vs. #27 South Florida
Hawaii	NR Memphis vs. #12 Hawaii
Motor City	NR Iowa vs. NR MIami (OH)
Holiday	#16 Texas vs. #15 USC
Emerald	#45 NC State vs. #34 Cal
Texas	NR Colorado vs. NR Southern Miss.
Champs Sports	#23 Boston College vs. #21 Wisconsin
Liberty	#49 UCF vs. #31 Mississippi State
Meineke Car Care	#37 Wake Forest vs. #26 Connecticut
Alamo	#40 Oklahoma St. vs. #29 Penn State
Independence	NR Nebraska vs. #33 Arkansas
Armed Forces	#38 South Carolina vs. #36 Air Force
Music City	#41 Georgia Tech vs. #32 Alabama
Sun	#47 Oregon State vs. #50 Texas Tech
Insight	NR Texas A&M vs. NR Purdue
Chik-Fil-A	#25 Auburn vs. #13 Clemson
Humanitarian	#43 Florida State vs. NR Fresno State
Outback	#19 Illinois vs. #24 Kentucky
Cotton	#5 Missouri vs. #14 Florida
Gator	#20 Virginia vs. #18 Cincinnati
Capital One	#17 Tennessee vs. #22 Michigan
Rose	#7 Ohio State vs. #4 Oklahoma
Sugar	#9 Georgia vs. #11 Boise State
Fiesta	#3 Kansas vs. #8 Arizona State
Orange	#10 Virginia Tech vs. #6 West Virginia
International	NR Bowling Green vs. #35 Rutgers
GMAC	NR Central Michigan vs. #46 Tulsa
BCS Championship	#1 Oregon vs. #2 LSU

Bold denotes team has accepted bowl bid.

Week 11 Rankings - Oregon #1!

Rank	Previous	Team	Record
1	2	Oregon	(8-1, 5-1)
2	3	LSU	(9-1, 5-1)
3	4	Kansas	(10-0, 6-0)
4	6	Oklahoma	(9-1, 5-1)
5	7	Missouri	(9-1, 5-1)
6	5	West Virginia	(8-1, 3-1)
7	1	Ohio State	(10-1, 6-1)
8	8	Arizona State	(9-1, 6-1)
9	13	Georgia	(8-2, 5-2)
10	10	Virginia Tech	(8-2, 5-1)
11	12	Boise State	(9-1, 6-0)
12	11	Hawai'i	(9-0, 6-0)
13	16	Clemson	(8-2, 5-2)
14	19	Florida	(7-3, 5-3)
15	20	USC	(8-2, 5-2)
16	18	Texas	(9-2, 5-2)
17	21	Tennessee	(7-3, 4-2)
18	26	Cincinnati	(8-2, 4-2)
19	29	Illinois	(8-3, 5-2)
20	25	Virginia	(9-2, 6-1)
21	32	Wisconsin	(8-3, 4-3)
22	14	Michigan	(8-3, 6-1)
23	9	Boston College	(8-2, 4-2)
24	24	Kentucky	(7-3, 3-3)
25	15	Auburn	(7-4, 4-3)
26	17	Connecticut	(8-2, 4-1)
27	34	South Florida	(7-3, 2-3)
28	36	BYU	(7-2, 5-0)
29	35	Penn State	(8-3, 4-3)
30	37	Utah	(7-3, 4-2)
31	41	Mississippi State	(6-4, 3-3)
32	22	Alabama	(6-4, 4-3)
33	23	Arkansas	(6-4, 2-4)
34	27	California	(6-4, 3-4)
35	39	Rutgers	(6-4, 2-3)
36	43	Air Force	(8-3, 5-2)
37	28	Wake Forest	(6-4, 4-3)
38	30	South Carolina	(6-5, 3-5)
39	NR	Maryland	(5-5, 2-4)
40	31	Oklahoma State	(5-5, 3-3)
41	46	Georgia Tech	(6-4, 3-4)
42	44	Troy	(7-3, 4-0)
43	33	Florida State	(6-4, 3-4)
44	NR	Michigan State	(6-5, 2-5)
45	45	NC State	(5-5, 3-3)
46	NR	Tulsa	(7-3, 5-2)
47	48	Oregon State	(6-4, 4-3)
48	47	Louisville	(5-5, 2-3)
49	49	Central Florida	(7-3, 5-1)
50	40	Texas Tech	(7-4, 3-4)

Dropped Out of Top 25: #26 Connecticut (Prev. #17), #32 Alabama (Prev. #22), #33 Arkansas (Prev. #23)
-->Replaced By: #18 Cincinnati (Prev. #26), #19 Illinois (Prev. # 29), #21 Wisconsin (Prev. #34)

Dropped Out of Top 50: Purdue (Prev. #38), TCU (Prev. #42), Colorado (Prev. #50)
-->Replaced By: #39 Maryland, #44 Michigan State, #46 Tulsa

Week 11 Predictions

I had a pretty good week last wee, going 11-5. I will try to do just as well this week, although I will not be picking as many games since there are not many good matchups this week. My season record now stands at 91-60 (.603). Good to finally be back above .600. Hopefully I don't screw it up with these 12 picks:

Saturday, 11/10
#14 Michigan-27 @ #32 Wisconsin-14 (Michigan can lose this game and still win the Big 10. However, Wisconsin never wins big games against marquee opponents.)
#28 Wake Forest-13 @ #16 Clemson-28
#23 Arkansas-34 @ #21 Tennessee-20 (Arkansas will not win the SEC title...but they can shatter the dreams of those who can.)
#40 Texas Tech-14 @ #15 Texas-24
#29 Illinois-6 @ #1 Ohio State-28 (Defense and Chris Wells carry them to next week's game in Michigan.)
#33 Florida State-20 @ #8 Virginia Tech-23 (Can FSU pull off a 2nd straight road upset? Close, but no cigar.)
#17 Connecticut-22 @ #26 Cincinnati-27 (Both teams were impressive last week, but I think it's time for UConn to comeback down to earth.)
#15 Auburn-16 @ #13 Georgia-17 (I honestly have no clue how this game will turn out.)
#19 Florida-21 @ #30 South Carolina-24 (Uh, see comment above.)
#4 Kansas-34 @ #31 Oklahoma State-21 (I went with the Ok. St. upset pick last week against Texas, and while it almost (and should have) came true, I can't get burned by them again this week. Although I would like to see them win.)
#20 USC-26 @ #27 California-27 (Game of the week!)
NR Fresno State-34 @ #11 Hawaii-42 (Tempting upset pick, but Hawaii hangs on to perfection.)

Week 10 Rankings

Rank	Previous	Team	Record
1	1	Ohio State	(10-0, 6-0)
2	3	Oregon	(8-1, 5-1)
3	5	LSU	(8-1, 5-1)
4	8	Kansas	(9-0, 5-0)
5	4	West Virginia	(7-1, 2-1)
6	7	Oklahoma	(8-1, 4-1)
7	9	Missouri	(8-1, 4-1)
8	6	Arizona State	(8-1, 5-1)
9	2	Boston College	(8-1, 4-1)
10	10	Virginia Tech	(7-2, 4-1)
11	11	Hawai'i	(8-0, 5-0)
12	12	Boise State	(8-1, 5-0)
13	13	Georgia	(7-2, 4-2)
14	15	Michigan	(8-2, 6-0)
15	16	Auburn	(7-3, 4-2)
16	18	Clemson	(7-2, 4-2)
17	21	Connecticut	(8-1, 4-0)
18	17	Texas	(8-2, 4-2)
19	19	Florida	(6-3, 4-3)
20	20	USC	(7-2, 4-2)
21	24	Tennessee	(6-3, 3-2)
22	23	Alabama	(6-3, 4-2)
23	28	Arkansas	(6-3, 2-3)
24	22	Kentucky	(6-3, 2-3)
25	37	Virginia	(8-2, 5-1)
26	41	Cincinnati	(7-2, 3-2)
27	26	California	(6-3, 3-3)
28	14	Wake Forest	(6-3, 4-2)
29	33	Illinois	(7-3, 4-2)
30	27	South Carolina	(6-4, 3-4)
31	31	Oklahoma State	(5-4, 3-2)
32	29	Wisconsin	(7-3, 3-3)
33	NR	Florida State	(6-3, 3-3)
34	25	South Florida	(6-3, 1-3)
35	36	Penn State	(7-3, 4-3)
36	38	BYU	(6-2, 4-0)
37	35	Utah	(6-3, 3-2)
38	32	Purdue	(7-3, 3-3)
39	30	Rutgers	(5-4, 2-3)
40	48	Texas Tech	(7-3, 3-3)
41	44	Mississippi State	(5-4, 2-3)
42	NR	TCU	(5-4, 2-3)
43	NR	Air Force	(7-3, 5-2)
44	49	Troy	(6-3, 4-0)
45	NR	NC State	(4-5, 2-3)
46	40	Georgia Tech	(5-4, 2-4)
47	NR	Louisville	(5-4, 2-2)
48	45	Oregon State	(5-4, 3-3)
49	NR	Central Florida	(6-3, 4-1)
50	42	Colorado	(5-5, 3-3)

Dropped Out of Top 25: #28 Wake Forest (Prev. #14), #34 South Florida (Prev. #25)
-->Replaced By: #23 Arkansas (Prev. #34), #25 Virginia (Prev. # 37)

Dropped Out of Top 50: Vanderbilt (Prev. #43), Maryland (Prev. #39), Kansas State (Prev. #34), Miami, FL (Prev. #46), New Mexico (Prev. #47), UCLA (Prev. #50)
-->Replaced By: #33 Florida State, #42 TCU, #43 Air Force, #45 NC State, #47 Louisville, #49 Central Florida

Week 10 Predictions

I took a week off last week due to a busy schedule. Two weeks ago, I went 12-7, improving my season record to 80-55 (.593). Here are my 16 picks for this week:

Thursday, 11/1
#10 Virginia Tech-20 @ #40 Georgia Tech-9 (GT hasn't won 3 in a row all year. They've won the last two.)

Saturday, 11/3
#14 Wake Forest-17 @ #37 Virginia-23
#29 Wisconsin-28 @ #1 Ohio State-24 (This is my upset pick of the week. BUT, Chris Wells must be contained. If he gets 100 yards again, Wisconsin loses.)
NR Nebraska-13 @ #8 Kansas-30 (I think I am giving Nebraska too many points here.)
#49 Troy-21 @ #13 Georgia-48 (Troy will win the Sun Belt, but Georgia ain't the Sun Belt.)
#17 Texas-32 @ #31 Oklahoma State-35 (These two teams seem to always play entertaining games. I like the Cowboys in an upset.)
#15 Michigan-41 @ NR Michigan State-14 (Again....here come the Wolverines.)
#41 Cincinnati-14 @ #25 South Florida-27
#5 LSU-24 @ #23 Alabama-6 (This game does not live up to the hype. LSU wins convincingly.)
#9 Missouri-34 @ #42 Colorado-23
#6 Arizona State-34 @ #3 Oregon-44 (Will Rudy Carpenter be effective? If so, this is game of the week.)
#30 Rutgers-24 @ #21 Connecticut-16
#45 Oregon State-20 @ #20 USC-35
NR Texas A&M-17 @ #7 Oklahoma-38
NR Florida State-3 @ #2 Boston College-27 (FSU's sputtering offense sputters out with Xavier Lee suspended for two games.)
#27 South Carolina-17 @ #28 Arkansas-30 (Time for Darren McFadden to say: "Hello, remember me?")

Week 9 Rankings

Rank	Previous	Team	Record
1	1	Ohio State	(9-0, 5-0)
2	2	Boston College	(8-0, 4-0)
3	3	Oregon	(7-1, 4-1)
4	4	West Virginia	(7-1, 2-1)
5	5	LSU	(7-1, 4-1)
6	7	Arizona State	(8-0, 5-0)
7	8	Oklahoma	(7-1, 3-1)
8	11	Kansas	(8-0, 4-0)
9	12	Missouri	(7-1, 3-1)
10	6	Virginia Tech	(6-2, 3-1)
11	14	Hawai'i	(8-0, 5-0)
12	16	Boise State	(7-1, 4-0)
13	28	Georgia	(6-2, 4-2)
14	20	Wake Forest	(6-2, 4-1)
15	21	Michigan	(7-2, 5-0)
16	18	Auburn	(6-3, 4-2)
17	19	Texas	(7-2, 3-2)
18	24	Clemson	(6-2, 3-2)
19	9	Florida	(5-3, 3-3)
20	17	USC	(6-2, 3-2)
21	43	Connecticut	(7-1, 3-0)
22	13	Kentucky	(6-3, 2-3)
23	25	Alabama	(6-2, 4-1)
24	44	Tennessee	(5-3, 3-2)
25	10	South Florida	(6-2, 1-2)
26	22	California	(5-3, 2-3)
27	23	South Carolina	(6-3, 3-3)
28	30	Arkansas	(5-3, 1-3)
29	33	Wisconsin	(7-2, 3-2)
30	15	Rutgers	(5-3, 2-2)
31	29	Oklahoma State	(5-3, 3-1)
32	34	Purdue	(7-2, 3-2)
33	32	Illinois	(6-3, 3-2)
34	38	Kansas State	(5-3, 3-2)
35	39	Utah	(6-3, 3-2)
36	26	Penn State	(6-3, 3-3)
37	27	Virginia	(7-2, 4-1)
38	37	BYU	(5-2, 3-0)
39	31	Maryland	(4-4, 1-3)
40	40	Georgia Tech	(5-3, 2-3)
41	41	Cincinnati	(6-2, 2-2)
42	NR	Colorado	(5-4, 3-2)
43	42	Vanderbilt	(5-3, 2-3)
44	NR	Mississippi State	(5-4, 2-3)
45	46	Oregon State	(5-3, 3-2)
46	45	Miami (FL)	(5-3, 2-2)
47	49	New Mexico	(6-2, 3-1)
48	35	Texas Tech	(6-3, 2-3)
49	NR	Troy	(6-2, 4-0)
50	36	UCLA	(5-3, 4-1)

Dropped Out of Top 25: #26 California (Prev. #22), #27 South Carolina (Prev. #23), #30 Rutgers (Prev. #15)
-->Replaced By: #13 Georgia (Prev. #28), #21 Connecticut (Prev. # 43), #24 Tennessee (Prev. #44)

Dropped Out of Top 50: Texas A&M (Prev. #47), Air Force (Prev. #48), Michigan State (Prev. #50)
-->Replaced By: #42 Colorado, #44 Mississippi State, #49 Troy