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Condem

(9,002 posts)
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 08:31 PM Oct 2012

******4TH ANNUAL DU COLLEGE FOOTBALL POOL: WEEK 6******

Great week Jon and the aptly named TheFarseer. Easily, the best week of games of the year coming...and surely to get even better. In before Saturday Noon EDT. I'm not shitting. The inscription on the below statue of my man Nile reads: "Knowledge is Good".
Saturday, October 6

Northwestern +3.5 @ Penn State
UConn +9.5 @ Rutgers
LSU -2.5 @ Florida
Georgia Tech +9.5 @ Clemson
Oklahoma -3.5 @ Texas Tech
Michigan -3 @ Purdue
Texas A&M -11.5 @ Ole Miss
West Virginia +7 @ Texas
Georgia +3 @ South Carolina
Miami(Fla) +13 @ Notre Dame
Florida State -14 @ North Carolina State
Nebraska +4.5 @ The Ohio State University
Washington +24.5 @ Oregon

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******4TH ANNUAL DU COLLEGE FOOTBALL POOL: WEEK 6****** (Original Post) Condem Oct 2012 OP
Standings after Week 5 Condem Oct 2012 #1
OK JonLP24 Oct 2012 #2
you forgot to pick Ohio St/Nebraska n/t TheFarseer Oct 2012 #5
Edited JonLP24 Oct 2012 #6
My picks in this important week-before-Texas a la izquierda Oct 2012 #3
Lots of tossups this week TheFarseer Oct 2012 #4
Week 6 Picks Liberal_Dog Oct 2012 #7
week 6 anakie Oct 2012 #8
Here we go... Condem Oct 2012 #9
More Fabulosity happyiowan Oct 2012 #10
picks Carnage251 Oct 2012 #11
Not in the basement Capt. America Oct 2012 #12
War Hero; Heisman Winner Capt. America Oct 2012 #13
The worst I ever did, emulating the play we have in Lexington. era veteran Oct 2012 #14
my picks fishwax Oct 2012 #15

Condem

(9,002 posts)
1. Standings after Week 5
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 08:33 PM
Oct 2012

Results

Saturday, September 29

Baylor +12.5 @ West Virginia
Penn State +1.5 @ Illinois
Clemson -9.5 @ Boston College
The Ohio State University +2 @ Michigan State
Tennessee +14 @ Georgia
Louisiana Tech -3.5 @ Virginia
Arizona +2.5 @ California
Texas Tech -2 @ Iowa State
Texas -2.5 @ Oklahoma State
Wisconsin +13.5 @ Nebraska
Louisville -10 @ Southern Miss
Ole Miss +31 @ Alabama
Oregon State +3 @ Arizona

West Virginia 70 - Baylor 63
Penn State 35 - Illinois 7
Clemson 45 - BC 31
Ohio State 17 - Michigan State 16
Georgia 51 - Tennessee 44
Louisiana Tech 44 - Virginia 38
Arizona State 27 - Cal 17
Texas Tech 24 - Iowa State 13
Texas 41 - Oklahoma State 36
Nebraska 30 - Wisconsin 27
Louisville 21 - Southern Miss 17
Alabama 33 - Ole Miss 14
Oregon State 38 - Arizona 35


Standings after Week 5

TheFarseer 37-26 (9-4, .580)
Condem 35-28 (7-6)
anakie 35-28 (6-7)
Fishwax 31-32 (8-5)
Carnage251 29-34 (7-6)
a la izquierda 28-35 (4-9)
LibDog 26-37 (4-9)
Era Vet 26-37 (2-11)
Capt. America 24-39 (6-7)
HappyIowan 23-40 (8-5)

Jon LP 31-19 (10-3, .620)

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
2. OK
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:57 AM
Oct 2012

(I forgot the strategy I used for last week. I know I used Sagarin ratings (they aren't well-connected yet-IOW unbiased) to help w/ Penn St/Illinois and also to determine how good Louisiana Tech is but forgot what I used for the other games)

Northwestern
UConn
Florida
Clemson
Oklahoma
Michigan
Texas A&M
West Virginia
USC
Notre Dame
Florida St
Nebraska
Oregon (Washington's pass offense is really, really terrible)

a la izquierda

(11,797 posts)
3. My picks in this important week-before-Texas
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 06:05 PM
Oct 2012

Northwestern +3.5 @ Penn State- Penn State
UConn +9.5 @ Rutgers- Scarlet Knights
LSU -2.5 @ Florida- Florida
Georgia Tech +9.5 @ Clemson- Clemson
Oklahoma -3.5 @ Texas Tech- Texas Tech (I think I'm jinxing my Sooners)
Michigan -3 @ Purdue- Purdue
Texas A&M -11.5 @ Ole Miss- A&M
West Virginia +7 @ Texas- West Virginia over last week's actual losers (http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8457537/big-12-conference-disputes-newspaper-report-apology-oklahoma-state-cowboys-mike-gundy)
Georgia +3 @ South Carolina-South Carolina
Miami(Fla) +13 @ Notre Dame- Notre Dame
Florida State -14 @ North Carolina State- FSU
Nebraska +4.5 @ The Ohio State University- Nebraska
Washington +24.5 @ Oregon- Oregon

TheFarseer

(9,326 posts)
4. Lots of tossups this week
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:32 PM
Oct 2012

I'm going back and forth on half of these and Nebraska is a total homer pick, but here goes:

Northwestern
Rutgers
LSU
Clemson
Oklahoma
Purdue
Texas A&M
West Virginia
Georgia
Notre Dame
Florida St
Nebraska
Oregon

Liberal_Dog

(11,075 posts)
7. Week 6 Picks
Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:22 PM
Oct 2012

Saturday, October 6

Northwestern +3.5 @ Penn State-----Northwestern
UConn +9.5 @ Rutgers-----Rutgers
LSU -2.5 @ Florida-----Florida
Georgia Tech +9.5 @ Clemson-----Clemson
Oklahoma -3.5 @ Texas Tech-----Texas Tech
Michigan -3 @ Purdue-----Michigan
Texas A&M -11.5 @ Ole Miss-----Ole Miss
West Virginia +7 @ Texas-----West Virginia
Georgia +3 @ South Carolina-----South Carolina
Miami(Fla) +13 @ Notre Dame-----Miami
Florida State -14 @ North Carolina State-----NCSU
Nebraska +4.5 @ The Ohio State University-----Ohio State
Washington +24.5 @ Oregon-----Oregon

anakie

(1,027 posts)
8. week 6
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 05:41 AM
Oct 2012

Yay my Aussie Rules team - Sydney Swans d Hawthorn Hawks 91-81 in a see-sawing match - one of the best Grand Finals of recent years.


Northwestern +3.5 @ Penn State - Penn State
UConn +9.5 @ Rutgers - Rutgers
LSU -2.5 @ Florida - Florida
Georgia Tech +9.5 @ Clemson - Clemson
Oklahoma -3.5 @ Texas Tech - Oklahoma
Michigan -3 @ Purdue - Michigan
Texas A&M -11.5 @ Ole Miss - Texas A&M
West Virginia +7 @ Texas - Texas
Georgia +3 @ South Carolina - South Carolina
Miami(Fla) +13 @ Notre Dame - Miami
Florida State -14 @ North Carolina State - Florida State
Nebraska +4.5 @ The Ohio State University - Nebraska
Washington +24.5 @ Oregon - Washington

good luck all



Condem

(9,002 posts)
9. Here we go...
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 01:38 PM
Oct 2012

Northwestern
Rutgers
LSU
Clemson
Oklahoma
Michigan
A&M
Texas
Georgia
Miami
Florida State
Ohio State
Oregon

happyiowan

(689 posts)
10. More Fabulosity
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:18 PM
Oct 2012

Northwestern
Rutgers
LSU
Clemson
OK
Purdue
Ole Miss
West Virginia
Georgia
Miami
Florida State
Ohio State
Oregon

Carnage251

(562 posts)
11. picks
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:21 PM
Oct 2012

Northwestern
Rutgers
Florida
Clemson
Oklahoma
Michigan
Ole Miss
West Virginia
Georgia
Miami
Florida State
Nebraska
Oregon

Capt. America

(2,478 posts)
12. Not in the basement
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 07:07 PM
Oct 2012

Northwestern +3.5 @ Penn State --Soon to be 6-0 Wildcats!
UConn +9.5 @ Rutgers --Scarlet Knights
LSU -2.5 @ Florida ---Gators in upset (chomp)
Georgia Tech +9.5 @ Clemson -- Tigers
Oklahoma -3.5 @ Texas Tech ---Boomer Sooner
Michigan -3 @ Purdue ---Blew
Texas A&M -11.5 @ Ole Miss ---Hook Em Aggies
West Virginia +7 @ Texas --- This is the sound of Heisman; Geeeenoooo!
Georgia +3 @ South Carolina --Dawgs
Miami(Fla) +13 @ Notre Dame --- Wake Up the Old Ghosts --Irish
Florida State -14 @ North Carolina State ----Seminoles
Nebraska +4.5 @ The Ohio State University ---Nebby (this Buckeye team keeps getting lucky)
Washington +24.5 @ Oregon ---WSU gave them a game, so I'll take Huskies and points

Excelsior!

era veteran

(4,069 posts)
14. The worst I ever did, emulating the play we have in Lexington.
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 07:43 PM
Oct 2012

If they even talk about hiring Bobby Petrino, I will scream.

This weeks goal: SUCK LESS
Penn State
Rutgers
LSU
Tech
Sooners
Michigan
A&M
WVU
Dawgs
N Dame
Free Shoes
OSU
Oregon

fishwax

(29,149 posts)
15. my picks
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:40 PM
Oct 2012

Northwestern
Rutgers
LSU
Clemson
Oklahoma
Michigan
Texas A&M
West Virginia
South Carolina
Notre Dame
Florida State
The Ohio State University
Washington

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