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Condem

(9,002 posts)
Tue Sep 24, 2013, 08:44 PM Sep 2013

*****5TH ANNUAL DU COLLEGE FOOTBALL POOL: WEEK 5*****

Running a little late tonight, forumites! It's happyiowan and I's 20th wedding anniversary. But can't let something like that stop a pilgrimage! Cudos to happy for winning a very tough week and taking over lead spot! And shout outs to anakie and joey for being over .500. Once again, we got a Thursday night game, so in before kick. It's a tough year so far and I love it!!

Thursday, September 26
Virginia Tech +7.5 @ Georgia Tech

Saturday, September 28
LSU +3 @ Georgia
Arizona +7 @ Washington
Ole Miss +17 @ Alabama
Southern Cal +6.5 @ Arizona State
Texas A&M -3 @ Arkansas
South Carolina -7 @ Central Florida
Stanford -10.5 @ Washington State
Oklahoma State -21 @ West Virginia
Wisconsin +7.5 @ Ohio State
Colorado +10 @ Oregon State
Florida -13.5 @ Kentucky
Oklahoma -4 @ Notre Dame



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*****5TH ANNUAL DU COLLEGE FOOTBALL POOL: WEEK 5***** (Original Post) Condem Sep 2013 OP
Standings Condem Sep 2013 #1
Happy had an adroitly placed hand! El Supremo Sep 2013 #2
And that ain't no poker metaphor!! Condem Sep 2013 #3
Dude. Get yer mind out of the gutter. madinmaryland Sep 2013 #4
Happy Anniversary Happy and Condem anakie Sep 2013 #5
My picks and a happy anniversary to you both! a la izquierda Sep 2013 #6
Here goes (and "Happy" Anniversary)! madinmaryland Sep 2013 #7
Picks For Week 5 Liberal_Dog Sep 2013 #8
Picks Carnage251 Sep 2013 #9
hope your next 20 years go way better than my picks have gone. timstephens13 Sep 2013 #10
Thanks for all the well wishes!! happyiowan Sep 2013 #11
Dumped my old stats source JonLP24 Sep 2013 #12
Congrats to you and the missus. Capt. America Sep 2013 #13
Cap...a couple of ?? Condem Sep 2013 #19
On it! Thanks! Playing for the Floyd trophy this weekend. Lets go Hawks! Capt. America Sep 2013 #21
Here are mine...and how old is that photo??? joeybee12 Sep 2013 #14
Texas A&M is -14 not -3. There has been some confusion with that one this week. Elwood P Dowd Sep 2013 #15
I'll take Arkansas @ -14 JonLP24 Sep 2013 #16
Where I usually get the spreads from didn't have one so I googled it... Condem Sep 2013 #17
Thanks, everybody!! Mucho appreciated! And joey...that pic is 20 years old. Condem Sep 2013 #18
So, on the wedding day? Congrats! joeybee12 Sep 2013 #20

Condem

(9,002 posts)
1. Standings
Tue Sep 24, 2013, 08:46 PM
Sep 2013

Thursday, September 19
Clemson -14 @ North Carolina State (Clemson 26-NCS 14)
Boise State +4 @ Fresno State (Fresno 41-Boise 40)

Saturday, September 21
Tennessee +14.5 @ Florida (Fla 31-UT 17)
North Carolina +6 @ Georgia Tech (GT 28-NC 20)
West Virginia +5 @ Maryland (Mary 37-WVU 0)
Utah +7 @ BYU (Utah 20-BYU 13)
Utah State +6.5 @ Southen Cal (SC 17-Utah St 14)
Michigan State +7 @ Notre Dame (ND 17-MSU 13)
Kansas State +5 @ Texas (Tex 31-KSU 21)
Arkansas pick em'@ Rutgers (Rutgers 28-Ark 24)
Arizona State +7.5 @ Stanford (Stan 42-ASU 28)
Auburn +16.5 @ LSU (LSU 35-Aub 21)
Mizzou -4.5 @ Indiana (Mizz 45-IU 28)

Standings

Happy 29-23 (9-4)
joey 28-24 (8-5)
Condem 28-24 (6-7)
mad 27-25 (5-8)
LibDog 26-26 (7-6)
a la 25-27 (6-7)
Carnage 25-27 (5-8)
Capt 24-28 (3-10)
anakie 23-29 (8-5)
Tim S 12-27 (4-9)
Jon LP 5-8 (5-8)

anakie

(1,027 posts)
5. Happy Anniversary Happy and Condem
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 04:46 AM
Sep 2013

Hope you have many more

picks - over 500 last week - more by good fortune than good management


Virginia Tech +7.5 @ Georgia Tech - GT
LSU +3 @ Georgia - LSU
Arizona +7 @ Washington - Washington
Ole Miss +17 @ Alabama - Bama
Southern Cal +6.5 @ Arizona State - Arizona State
Texas A&M -3 @ Arkansas - Texas A&M
South Carolina -7 @ Central Florida - Sth Carolina
Stanford -10.5 @ Washington State - Stanford
Oklahoma State -21 @ West Virginia - OSU
Wisconsin +7.5 @ Ohio State - Ohio State
Colorado +10 @ Oregon State - Oregon State
Florida -13.5 @ Kentucky - Kentucky
Oklahoma -4 @ Notre Dame - Oklahoma

Good luck all


a la izquierda

(11,795 posts)
6. My picks and a happy anniversary to you both!
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 10:44 AM
Sep 2013

Virginia Tech
Georgia
Washington
Alabama
Arizona State
Texas A&M
South Carolina
Stanford
Oklahoma State (I will be at this game)
Wisconsin
Oregon State
Kentucky
Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner)

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
7. Here goes (and "Happy" Anniversary)!
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 05:19 PM
Sep 2013

Thursday, September 26
Virginia Tech +7.5 @ Georgia Tech

Saturday, September 28
LSU +3 @ Georgia
Arizona +7 @ Washington
Ole Miss +17 @ Alabama
Southern Cal +6.5 @ Arizona State
Texas A&M -3 @ Arkansas
South Carolina -7 @ Central Florida
Stanford -10.5 @ Washington State
Oklahoma State -21 @ West Virginia
Wisconsin +7.5 @ Ohio State
Colorado +10 @ Oregon State
Florida -13.5 @ Kentucky
Oklahoma -4 @ Notre Dame

Liberal_Dog

(11,075 posts)
8. Picks For Week 5
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 09:51 PM
Sep 2013

Thursday, September 26
Virginia Tech +7.5 @ Georgia Tech-----Georgia Tech

Saturday, September 28
LSU +3 @ Georgia-----Georgia
Arizona +7 @ Washington-----Washington
Ole Miss +17 @ Alabama-----Alabama
Southern Cal +6.5 @ Arizona State-----Arizona State
Texas A&M -3 @ Arkansas-----Texas A & M
South Carolina -7 @ Central Florida-----South Carolina
Stanford -10.5 @ Washington State-----Stanford
Oklahoma State -21 @ West Virginia-----West Virginia
Wisconsin +7.5 @ Ohio State-----Ohio State
Colorado +10 @ Oregon State-----Oregon State
Florida -13.5 @ Kentucky-----Florida
Oklahoma -4 @ Notre Dame-----OKLAHOMA

Carnage251

(562 posts)
9. Picks
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 11:45 PM
Sep 2013

Georgia Tech
LSU
Washington
Alabama
Arizona State
Texas A&M
South Carolina
Stanford
Oklahoma State
Ohio State
Oregon State
Florida
Oklahoma

timstephens13

(30 posts)
10. hope your next 20 years go way better than my picks have gone.
Thu Sep 26, 2013, 01:49 PM
Sep 2013

Georgia Tech
Georgia
Washington
Ole Miss
Arizona State
Texas A&M
Central Florida
Stanford
Oklahoma State by probably about 50 or so
Ohio State
Oregon State
Florida
Oklahoma

happyiowan

(689 posts)
11. Thanks for all the well wishes!!
Thu Sep 26, 2013, 02:08 PM
Sep 2013

No way I replicate last week's luck. But I'll give it a go:

Georgia Tech
Georgia (woof, woof, woof)
Washington
Ole Miss
USC
Texas A&M
South Carolina
Stanford
West Virginia
Ohio State
Oregon State
Kentucky
Oklahoma

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
12. Dumped my old stats source
Thu Sep 26, 2013, 03:26 PM
Sep 2013

Georgia Tech
LSU (both teams have terrific offenses but LSU has a much bigger edge in D)
Washington
Mississippi
Arizona State
Texas A&M (tricky pick one has the much better O while the other has the much better D)
UCF (upset alert)
Stanford (WSU has a top 10 pass D but Stanford is pretty good too)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Colorado (can't believe they're giving OSU that many points with that D)
Florida
Notre Dame

Capt. America

(2,477 posts)
13. Congrats to you and the missus.
Thu Sep 26, 2013, 03:46 PM
Sep 2013

Last edited Fri Sep 27, 2013, 09:16 PM - Edit history (3)

Gotta be better than last week.

Virginia Tech +7.5 @ Georgia Tech --Hokie Dokie

Saturday, September 28
LSU +3 @ Georgia --- Mad Hatter strikes again...Bayou Bengals
Arizona +7 @ Washington --- Huskies
Ole Miss +17 @ Alabama -- Crimson Devils
Southern Cal +6.5 @ Arizona State -- Sun Devils
Texas A&M -3 @ Arkansas -- Aggies
South Carolina -7 @ Central Florida --Cocks
Stanford -10.5 @ Washington State --Fighting Trees
Oklahoma State -21 @ West Virginia --Cowboys ("I'm a man, I'm 40!&quot
Wisconsin +7.5 @ Ohio State --Pope Urban exorcises Badgers; Bucks! (I'll be there!)
Colorado +10 @ Oregon State -- Fighting Beavers
Florida -13.5 @ Kentucky --Gators (KY is just that, k-y)
Oklahoma -4 @ Notre Dame --Boomer Sooner

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
14. Here are mine...and how old is that photo???
Thu Sep 26, 2013, 03:46 PM
Sep 2013

Thursday, September 26
Virginia Tech +7.5 @ Georgia Tech - GT

Saturday, September 28
LSU +3 @ Georgia - Georgia (tough one)
Arizona +7 @ Washington - Wash
Ole Miss +17 @ Alabama -Bama
Southern Cal +6.5 @ Arizona State - AZ State
Texas A&M -3 @ Arkansas - Arkansas
South Carolina -7 @ Central Florida - South Carolina
Stanford -10.5 @ Washington State - Stanford
Oklahoma State -21 @ West Virginia - WV
Wisconsin +7.5 @ Ohio State - OSU
Colorado +10 @ Oregon State - OSU
Florida -13.5 @ Kentucky - Kentucky
Oklahoma -4 @ Notre Dame - OKlahoma


Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)
15. Texas A&M is -14 not -3. There has been some confusion with that one this week.
Thu Sep 26, 2013, 04:22 PM
Sep 2013

You might want to check on that. Scroll down to A&M at Arky,

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

Condem

(9,002 posts)
17. Where I usually get the spreads from didn't have one so I googled it...
Thu Sep 26, 2013, 04:33 PM
Sep 2013

...and came up with that. Even CBS Sports had it at -3. I've seen -20. It HAS to be the lock of the week. I'm betting the mortgage on A&M!!!!

Condem

(9,002 posts)
18. Thanks, everybody!! Mucho appreciated! And joey...that pic is 20 years old.
Thu Sep 26, 2013, 05:29 PM
Sep 2013

Virginia Tech
LSU
Washington
Bama
USC
A&M
South Carolina
Stanford
WVU
Wisconsin
Oregon State
Florida
Notre Dame

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