********COLLEGE FOOTBALL: WEEK 8 ********

[Condem]

Halfway through, Occupiers. Trying to recall the last two years of this and I don't remember everyone doing this well. In fact, I believe the leader, maybe, 12-15 games over .500, at this point, but 23 games over?!? Incredible. Could be the fact that the parity in college football is gone. About eight teams have separated themselves from the pack and it's a huge gulf between them. We may have 5 undefeated teams when all is said and done but really three stand alone. It's fucking obvious who they are. Shit. How much would a Plus One matter this year? A fucking ton.
A 'standing o' to era and a la. 13-2 and 12-3, respectively. The combined record of everyone playing was 127-83. Shit. That sounds like a North Carolina - Kentucky B-ball final. Okay. This week. The action commences Thursday night with a game that features a coach who has already been fired and one that's about to be. So before kickoff. Standings to follow.

Thursday, October 20
UCLA +4 @ Arizona

Friday, October 21
Rutgers -1.5 @ Louisville

Saturday, October 22
Oklahoma State -6 @ Missouri
North Carolina +9.5 @ Clemson
Arkansas -15.5 @ Mississippi
Georgia Tech +3 @ Miami (Fla)
Air Force +29 @ Boise State
Auburn +22 @ LSU
Penn State -4.5 @ Northwestern
Tennessee +28 @ Alabama
USC +7.5 @ Notre Dame
Washington +20 @ Stanford
Wisconsin -7.5 @ Michigan State
SMU +3 @ Southern Mississippi
Texas Tech +25 @ Oklahoma

And as always. Best of fuckin' luck.

[Condem]

1. Standings after Week 7

Scores
Michigan State 28 - Michigan 14 (UM +3)
South Carolina 14 - Mississippi State 12 (SC -9)
Texas A&M 55 - Baylor 28 (Baylor +10)
Wisconsin 59 - Indiana 7 (IU +38)
Oklahoma State 38 - Texas 26 (Okie State -6)
LSU 38 - Tennessee 7 (LSU -15.5)
Ohio State 17 - Illinois 7 (TOSU +3.5)
Alabama 52 - Ol' Miss 7 (Bama -23.5)
Virginia Tech 38 - Wake Forest 17 (VT -7)
Auburn 17 - Florida 6 (Pick 'em)
Georgia 33 - Vanderbilt 28 (UGA -13.5)
Kansas State 41 - Texas Tech 34 (KSU +4)
Iowa 41 - Northwestern 31 (NW +7)
Stanford 44 - Washington State 14 (Stanford -20)
Oregon 41 - Arizona State 27 (ASU +15)

Standings
a la izquierda 63-40 (12-3)
era Veteran 62-41 (13-2)
brendan 60-43 (8-7)
RedBear 59-44 (9-6)
GusBob 58-45 (10-5)
Condem 58-45 (9-6)
Liberal Dog 58-45 (8-7)
enuegii 57-46 (9-6)
Lazarus 56-47 (9-6)
Auggie 55-48 (9-6)
Fishwax 54-49 (9-6)
happyiowan 53-50 (8-7)
RT Atlanta 53-50 (7-8)
joey 48-55 (7-8)

[a la izquierda]

2. I paid attention to exactly 2 games this weekend...

I got to go home and visit my honey in Oklahoma.

UCLA
Rutgers (my 1st Alma Mater)
Missouri
Clemson
Arkansas
Miami (Fla)
Boise State
Auburn
Penn State
Alabama
Notre Dame
Stanford
Wisconsin
Southern Miss
BOOMER SOONER!

[era veteran]

3. That 127/83 sounds like a Kentucky-Carolina Final

Not the other way around.

Just got off work Condem and took the few 99%'ers downtown some coffee and Joe Bologna's breadsticks.
I am too old to stand in the rain. How is it going in Iowa City?

KENTUCKY
vs.
North Carolina
Day: Saturday
Date: Dec. 3, 2011
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Coverage

TV: CBS
Up yours Tater Smith.

[Condem]

4. happy and I were at the GA, era...

..and it lasted two minutes. Seems the City and OIC are in discussions on how long this thing is going to last. So some of the powers (wait- no leaders!) hustled off to the City Council meeting to explain their case. Todays's high is in the upper 40's with wind and rain. The tough times are not far away.

[era veteran]

5. On a roll, or the usual aberration?

Arizona
Loserville
OSU
North Carolina
Ole Miss
Miami
Boise
LSU
State
Tide, my #1 team in the country, I think better than LSU, we will find out 5 Nov in Tuscaloosa
Irish
Stanford
State, this is a hard game to handicap
S. Mississippi
Sooners

[RT Atlanta]

6. Continuing my slide

I'll be dead last next week. :)

Thursday, October 20
UCLA +4 @ Arizona ==> UCLA

Friday, October 21
Rutgers -1.5 @ Louisville ==> Louisville

Saturday, October 22
Oklahoma State -6 @ Missouri ==> OK State
North Carolina +9.5 @ Clemson ==> Clemson
Arkansas -15.5 @ Mississippi ==> Hogs
Georgia Tech +3 @ Miami (Fla) ==> Hurricanes
Air Force +29 @ Boise State ==> AF
Auburn +22 @ LSU ==> Auburn
Penn State -4.5 @ Northwestern ==> NW
Tennessee +28 @ Alabama ==> Vols
USC +7.5 @ Notre Dame ==> Golden domers
Washington +20 @ Stanford ==> Huskies
Wisconsin -7.5 @ Michigan State ==> Wisconsin
SMU +3 @ Southern Mississippi ==> So. Miss
Texas Tech +25 @ Oklahoma ==> TT

[RT Atlanta]

20. Dude.... I picked UCLA?!?!?!?!

This "ain't" gonna be a good week for RT. :)

[Redbear]

7. My picks

Arizona
Louisville
Oklahoma State
Clemson
Arkansas
Georgia Tech
Boise State
Auburn
Northwestern
Alabama
USC
Washington
Wisconsin
SMU
Oklahoma

[lazarus]

8. picks

Thursday, October 20
UCLA +4 @ Arizona - UCLA

Friday, October 21
Rutgers -1.5 @ Louisville - Rutgers

Saturday, October 22
Oklahoma State -6 @ Missouri - Okie State
North Carolina +9.5 @ Clemson - Clemson
Arkansas -15.5 @ Mississippi - Arkansas
Georgia Tech +3 @ Miami (Fla) - GT
Air Force +29 @ Boise State - AF
Auburn +22 @ LSU - LSU
Penn State -4.5 @ Northwestern - Penn State
Tennessee +28 @ Alabama - Bama
USC +7.5 @ Notre Dame - Notre Dame
Washington +20 @ Stanford - Washington
Wisconsin -7.5 @ Michigan State - Wiscy
SMU +3 @ Southern Mississippi - SMU
Texas Tech +25 @ Oklahoma - Oklahoma

[Liberal_Dog]

9. Picks For Week 8

Thursday, October 20
UCLA +4 @ Arizona-----UCLA

Friday, October 21
Rutgers -1.5 @ Louisville-----Rutgers

Saturday, October 22
Oklahoma State -6 @ Missouri-----Missouri
North Carolina +9.5 @ Clemson-----Clemson
Arkansas -15.5 @ Mississippi-----Arkansas
Georgia Tech +3 @ Miami (Fla)-----Georgia Tech
Air Force +29 @ Boise State-----Air Force
Auburn +22 @ LSU-----LSU
Penn State -4.5 @ Northwestern-----Northwestern
Tennessee +28 @ Alabama-----Alabama
USC +7.5 @ Notre Dame-----Notre Dame
Washington +20 @ Stanford-----Stanford
Wisconsin -7.5 @ Michigan State-----Michigan State
SMU +3 @ Southern Mississippi-----SMU
Texas Tech +25 @ Oklahoma-----OKLAHOMA

[GusBob]

10. Pickin' and grinnin'

Now that the BCS standings are out, all bets are off! Looking for a cliff for which to swan dive

ARIZ
LOUIS
OSU
CLEM
ARKY
MIAMI
BSU
LSU
NORTHWESTERN
BAMA
USC
STAN
WISCON
SMU, just kiddin' the southern one, just kiddin the secular one (MISS)
OKLA

[brendan120678]

11. Picks...

Arizona
Louisville
Oklahoma State
Clemson
Arkansas
Miami (Fla)
Air Force
Auburn
Penn State
Alabama
Notre Dame
Stanford
Wisconsin
Southern Mississippi
Texas Tech

[enuegii]

12. Picks:

Arizona
Rutgers
Oklahoma State
Clemson
Arkansas
Miami(Fla)
Boise State
LSU
Penn State
Alabama
Notre Dame
Stanford
Wisconsin
Southern Mississippi
Oklahoma

[fishwax]

13. my picks

UCLA
Rutgers
Oklahoma State
Clemson
Arkansas
Miami
Boise State
Auburn
Penn State
Alabama
Notre Dame
Washington
Michigan State
SMU
Oklahoma

:kick:

[a la izquierda]

14. Well now I'm trying to decide...

if I should change my LSU pick, since Les Miles has a bunch of junkies and criminals on his team.

[Condem]

15. Well, a la.

That won't have any bearing on the score. No one's come close to the Bayou Bengals.

[joeybee12]

16. I need more than fucking luck...here's mine

Thursday, October 20
UCLA +4 @ Arizona - Arizona

Friday, October 21
Rutgers -1.5 @ Louisville - Rutgers

Saturday, October 22
Oklahoma State -6 @ Missouri - oSu
North Carolina +9.5 @ Clemson - Clemson
Arkansas -15.5 @ Mississippi - Ark
Georgia Tech +3 @ Miami (Fla) - Miami
Air Force +29 @ Boise State - Boise
Auburn +22 @ LSU - LSU
Penn State -4.5 @ Northwestern - Penn State
Tennessee +28 @ Alabama - Alabama
USC +7.5 @ Notre Dame - ND
Washington +20 @ Stanford - Stanford
Wisconsin -7.5 @ Michigan State - wisconsin
SMU +3 @ Southern Mississippi - Southern Miss
Texas Tech +25 @ Oklahoma - Oklahoma

[happyiowan]

17. Picks

Thursday, October 20
UCLA +4 @ Arizona -- AZ

Friday, October 21
Rutgers -1.5 @ Louisville -- Rutgers

Saturday, October 22
Oklahoma State -6 @ Missouri -- Missouri
North Carolina +9.5 @ Clemson -- Clemson
Arkansas -15.5 @ Mississippi -- Hawgs
Georgia Tech +3 @ Miami (Fla) -- Miami
Air Force +29 @ Boise State -- Boise
Auburn +22 @ LSU -- Auburn
Penn State -4.5 @ Northwestern -- Northwestern
Tennessee +28 @ Alabama -- Tennessee
USC +7.5 @ Notre Dame -- ND (can they both lose?)
Washington +20 @ Stanford -- Stanford
Wisconsin -7.5 @ Michigan State -- Wisconsin
SMU +3 @ Southern Mississippi -- Southern Mississippi
Texas Tech +25 @ Oklahoma -- Texas Tech

[Auggie]

18. Should I make football picks or work on my insane deadlines?

Football picks, of course.

UCLA
Louisville
Oklahoma State
North Carolina
Arkansas
Georgia Tech
Boise State
Auburn
Penn State
Alabama
USC
Washington
Michigan State
SMU
Oklahoma

[Condem]

19. Picks

Arizona
Rutgers (The State University of New Jersey)
Clemson
Miami
Oklahoma State
Arkansas
Auburn
Air Force
Northwestern
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Washington
Wisconsin
SMU
Oklahoma

[a la izquierda]

22. My first alma mater...

is not looking all that good at the moment. C'mon, State University of NJ!

[Condem]

23. Where did you grow up, a la??

I grew up in Bucks County. Washington's Crossing, PA. An hour from Pisthataway.

[a la izquierda]

24. I grew up in Monmouth County, about...

10 minutes from Sandy Hook, NJ. I used to go to New Hope with my mom all the time. I graduated from Rutgers in '99...when they sucked royally in football.

The glory of being in Ohio now is that I don't have to fly home to visit the family. A nice (expensive) drive down the PA TPK and I'm home in a day.

[Condem]

25. God. I always loved the Turnpike.

Going to school in Ohio made it the mother road. Of course, that was the late seventies. Speed Limit: 55 MPH.

[madinmaryland]

26. You went to school in Ohio and are from PA??

And now you are an Iowa Hawkeyes fan? :wtf:

[Condem]

27. Born in Detroit. Moved to Bucks County, PA in 1969.

Attended the University of Dayton. Gratiated in '82. Lived in NYC, DC., PA, Charlottesville then Savannah. Met happy whilst I was a sportswriter in Savannah... Moved to IC in '95 for happy's doctorate. There you have it, mad. I think 16 years out here qualifies me for a fan, no?

[madinmaryland]

28. I almost went to University of Dayton, but i chose Ohio Northern instead.

Better Engineering school. Finished in 1983. Worked in NYC, CT and DC, and lived in CT and MD. I spent 20 years in CT and never really became a UConn fan. Always been an Ohio State fan (ONU, too!). I think I still have a biography of Woody Hayes written in 1973!

Shit, the amount of time I'm spending in San Antone, one would think I might become a Rangers and Cowboys fan!!

:D

[Condem]

29. Almost chicken don't make soup, mad.

UD! VD! CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! Who knew Ohio Northern existed?

[madinmaryland]

30. *snort* Just about everything tastes like chicken!!

How is Iowa doing?

[Condem]

31. 5-2.

With Minnesota, Michigan, MSU, Purdue and Nebraska left. Our defense fucking sucks.

[madinmaryland]

32. With that schedule you finish 6-6?

:shrug:

[Condem]

21. Homecoming Weekend in Iowa City, forumites!!

happy and I have the honor of hosting the tailgate. 10 cases of hops, malt yeast and water should do it. 67 degrees with sunny skies and an ass kicking of the Indiana Hoosiers. I ask you. Does fucking life get any better than that?