Thursday, December 18, 2014

Notable CFB Bowl Season Picks/Predictions

As the regular season came to a close last week, the bowl season is now starting up.  Here are my Bowl Season Picks, and Predictions.


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#1 Alabama vs #4 Ohio State

My prediction: #1 Alabama defeats #4 Ohio State 35-10
Photo Credit: Kevin C. Cox (Getty Images)
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#2 Oregon vs #3 Florida State

My prediction: #3 Florida State defeats #2 Oregon 31-28

Photo Credit: Jeremy Brevard - USA Today Sports
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#5 Baylor vs #8 Michigan State                                                                                                 

 My prediction: #8 Michigan State defeats #5 Baylor 35-31                                                                                                                      


Photo Credit: Joe Sargent - Getty Images
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Notable CFB Week 11 Picks

After an eventful week 10 of college football we now head into week 11 where inner-conference play really heats up.

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#14 Ohio State at #8 Michigan State

My pick: #8 Michigan State defeats #14 Ohio State 35-21

Photo Credit: Francis Gardler - Lincoln Journal Star
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#5 Alabama vs #16 LSU                                                                                                        

My pick: #5 Alabama defeats #16 LSU 31-14                                                                       

Photo Credit: Kevin C. Cox - Getty Images
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#10 Notre Dame at #9 Arizona State                                                                                     

My pick: #9 Arizona State defeats #10 Notre Dame 34-28                                                   

Photo Credit: Rob Schumacher - AZCentral.com
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#12 Baylor at #15 Oklahoma                                                                                              

My pick: #15 Oklahoma defeats #12 Baylor 38-34                                                           

Photo Credit: Steven Branscombe - USA Today Sports
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#7 Kansas State at #6 TCU                                                                                              

My pick: #6 TCU defeats #7 Kansas State 35-31                                                           

Photo Credit: Ben Queen - WVMetroNews.com
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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Notable Week 10 CFB Picks

Heading into week 10 the top teams start to get really tested on the road.  Here my Notable Week 10 CFB Picks.

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#7 TCU at #20 West Virgina

My pick: #20 West Virginia defeats #7 TCU 49-45

Photo Credit: All-Pro Photography - Dale Sparks
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#3 Auburn at #4 Ole Miss

My prediction: #3 Auburn defeats #4 Ole Miss 28-24


Photo Credit: Albert Cesare - The Advertiser
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#12 Arizona at #22 UCLA                                                                                                            

My pick: #12 Arizona defeats #22 UCLA 42-41                                                                         

Photo Credit: Mike Christy - Arizona Daily Star
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Stanford vs #5 Oregon

My pick: Stanford defeats #5 Oregon 35-31

Photo Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez - AP Photo
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#17 Utah at #14 Arizona State

My pick: #17 Utah defeats #14 Arizona State 45-38

Photo Credit: Troy Wayrynen - AP Photo
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#2 Florida State at Louisville

My pick: Louisville defeats #2 Florida State 31-24

Photo Credit: John Sommers II - Courier Journal
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Friday, October 24, 2014

Notable CFB Week 9 Picks

College football is now heading into week 9, where inner conference match up's really heat up.  Here are my week 9 CFB picks.


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#1 Mississippi State at Kentucky

My pick: #1 Mississippi State defeats Kentucky 35-14

Photo Credit: Rogelio V. Solis - AP Photo
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  South Carolina at #5 Auburn
  
  My pick: #5 Auburn defeats South Carolina 45-21


Photo Credit: Mark Almond - AL.com
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#20 USC at #19 Utah

My pick: #19 Utah defeats #20 USC 38-35

Photo Credit: Troy Wayrynen - AP Photo
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#13 Ohio State at Penn State                                                                                                      

My pick: Penn State defeats Ohio State 31-27                                                                           

Photo Credit: Joe Hermitt - The Patriot News
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Upset of the week
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#3 Ole Miss at #24 LSU                                                                                                                

My prediction: #24 LSU defeats #3 Ole Miss 24-20                                                                   

Photo Credit: Brett Duke - NOLA.com
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Notable Week 7 CFB Picks

After a week full of huge upsets the college football season has changed.  Here are my week 7 college football picks.


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#2 Auburn at #3 Mississippi State

My pick: #2 Auburn defeats #3 Mississippi State 31-24.

Photo Credit: Robin Trimarchi - LedgerEnquirer.com
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#3 Ole Miss at #14 Texas A&M                                                                                                    

My pick: #14 Texas A&M defeats #3 Ole  Miss 28-21                                                                

Photo Credit: Marvin Gentry - USA Today Sports
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#9 TCU at #5 Baylor                                                                                                            

My pick: #5 Baylor defeats #9 TCU 45-42                                                                          

Photo Credit: Rodolfo Gonzalez - The Austin America Statesmen
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#12 Oregon at #18 UCLA                                                                                              
                     
My pick: #12 Oregon defeats #18 UCLA 45-38                                                         

Photo Credit: Jonathan Ferrey - Getty Images
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#13 Georgia defeats #23 Missouri                                                                              

My pick: #13 Georgia defeats #23 Missouri 35-28                                                   

Photo Credit: John Bazemore - AP Sports
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

My Notable Week 6 CFB Picks

After a week of College football with very few upsets, and shocking victories week 6 should be a week full of excitement.



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Arizona vs #2 Oregon

My prediction: #2 Oregon defeats Arizona 45-28

Photo Credit: Bruce Ely - The Oregonian
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#3 Alabama at #11 Ole Miss

My prediction: #3 Alabama defeats Ole Miss 35-14

Photo Credit: Kevin C. Cox - Getty Images
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#6 Texas A&M at #12 Mississippi State                                                                              

My prediction: #12 Mississippi State defeats #6 Texas A&M 35-31                                          

Photo Credit: Gerald Herbert - AP Sports
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#15 LSU at #5 Auburn                                                                                                                     

My prediction: #5 Auburn defeats #15 LSU 34-24                                                                          

Photo Credit: Albert Cesare - The Advertiser 
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#14 Stanford at #9 Notre Dame                                                                                                         

My prediction: #14 Stanford defeats #9 Notre Dame 21-17                                                          

Photo Credit: Steve Dykes - Getty Images
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#19 Nebraska at #10 Michigan State                                                                                                

My prediction: #10 Michigan State defeats #19 Nebraska 24-10                                                

Photo Credit: Duane Burleson - Getty Images
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Upset of the Week: 
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#4 Oklahoma at #25 TCU                                                                                                             

My prediction: #25 TCU defeats #4 Oklahoma 31-28                                                                   

Photo Credit: Brandon Wade - The Star Telegram

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

My Notable Week 5 CFB Picks

As week 4 of the 2014 College football season came to an end, I will make my week 5 predictions.


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#1. Florida State at North Carolina State

My pick: North Carolina State defeats #1 Florida State 38-34


Photo Credit: Jerome Carpenter - WRAL Contributor
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   Arkansas vs #6 Texas A&M *

   My pick: #6 Texas A&M defeats Arkansas 45-24

Photo Credit: Andy Jacobsohn - Dallas News
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   #11 UCLA at #15 Arizona State                                                                                                         

   My pick: #15 Arizona State defeats #11 UCLA 38-28                                                                       

Photo Credit: Nigel Amstock - CU Independent
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    Tennessee at #12 Georgia                                                                                                                

    My pick: #12 Georgia defeats Tennessee 42-24                                                                               

Photo Credit: Erin O. Smith - RedAndBlack.com
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   My pick: #13 South Carolina defeats Missouri 35-28                                                                      

Photo Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel - USA Today Sports
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

My Notable CFB Week 4 Picks

As college football heads into it's 4th week of the 2014 season, I will make my predictions for the notable games this week.

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#22 Clemson at #1 Florida State (Network: ESPN\ABC, 8:00 PM ET.)

My pick: #22 Clemson defeats #1 Florida State 35-31
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Florida at #3 Alabama (Network: CBS, 3:30 PM ET.)

My pick: #3 Alabama defeats Florida 45-14
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#4 Oklahoma at West Virginia (Network: FOX, 7:30 PM ET.)

My pick: West Virginia defeats #4 Oklahoma 49-45
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#5 Auburn at #20 Kansas State (Network: ESPN, 7:30 PM ET.)

My pick: #5 Auburn defeats Kansas State 38-14
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Mississippi State at #9 LSU (Network: ESPN, 7:00 PM ET.)

My pick: #9 LSU defeats Mississippi State 35-17
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

CFB Week 3 Top 25

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#1. Florida State (Defeated The Citadel 37-12)
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#2. Alabama (Defeated Florida Atlantic 41-0)
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#3. Oregon (Defeated Michigan State 46-27)
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#4. Auburn (Defeated San Jose State 59-13)
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#5. Oklahoma (Defeated Tulsa 52-7)
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#6. Texas A&M (Defeated Lamar 73-3)
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#7. Georgia (BYE)
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#8. USC (Defeated Stanford 13-10)
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#9. LSU (Defeated Sam Houston State 56-0)
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#10. Baylor (Defeated Northwestern State 70-6)
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#11. Notre Dame (Defeated Michigan 31-0)
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#12. UCLA (Defeated Memphis 42-35)
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#13. Ole Miss (Defeated Vanderbilt 41-3)
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#14. Michigan State (Lost to Oregon 27-46)
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#15. Virginia Tech (Defeated Ohio State 35-21)
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#16. Stanford (Lost to USC 10-13)
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#17. Arizona State (Defeated New Mexico 58-23)
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#18. Wisconsin (Defeated Western Illinois 37-3)
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#19. Missouri (Defeated Toledo 49-24)
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#20. Louisville (Defeated Murray State 66-21)
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#21. Kansas State (Defeated Iowa State 32-28)
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#22. Clemson (Defeated South Carolina State 73-7)
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#23. South Carolina (Defeated Eastern Carolina 33-23)
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#24. Penn State (Defeated Akron 21-3)
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Photo Credit: Joe Hermitt - The Patriot News



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#25. BYU (Defeated Texas 41-7)
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Photo Credit: Mark Philbrick - BYU Photo