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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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      Missouri at #13 South Carolina                                                                                                        

   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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Photo Credit: Jeff Gammons - Getty Images




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#2. Alabama (Defeated Florida Atlantic 41-0)
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Photo Credit: Scott Cunningham - USA Today Sports




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#3. Oregon (Defeated Michigan State 46-27)
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Photo Credit: Scott Olmos - USA Today Sports




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#4. Auburn (Defeated San Jose State 59-13)
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Photo Credit: Mark Almond - AL.com




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#5. Oklahoma (Defeated Tulsa 52-7)
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Photo Credit: Brett Deering - Getty Images




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#6. Texas A&M (Defeated Lamar 73-3)
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Photo Credit: Bob Levey - Getty Images

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#7. Georgia (BYE)
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Photo Credit: David Goldman - AP Sports



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#8. USC (Defeated Stanford 13-10)
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Photo Credit: Ezra Shaw - Getty Images



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#9. LSU (Defeated Sam Houston State 56-0)
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Photo Credit: Brett Duke - NOLA.com



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#10. Baylor (Defeated Northwestern State 70-6)
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Photo Credit: Skye Duncan - Lariat Photographer 



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#11. Notre Dame (Defeated Michigan 31-0)
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Photo Credit: Matt Cashore - USA Today Sports




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#12. UCLA (Defeated Memphis 42-35)
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Photo Credit: Harry How - Getty Images



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#13. Ole Miss (Defeated Vanderbilt 41-3)
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Photo Credit: Jae S. Lee - The Tennessean



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#14. Michigan State (Lost to Oregon 27-46)
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Photo Credit: Randy Rasmussen - The Oregonian 




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#15. Virginia Tech (Defeated Ohio State 35-21)
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Photo Credit: Jamie Sabau - Getty Images




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#16. Stanford (Lost to USC 10-13)
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Photo Credit: Cary Edmondson - USA Today Sports




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#17. Arizona State (Defeated New Mexico 58-23)
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Photo Credit: Ross D. Franklin - AP Photo




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#18. Wisconsin (Defeated Western Illinois 37-3)
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Photo Credit: Jeff Hanisch - USA Today Sports


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#19. Missouri (Defeated Toledo 49-24)
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Photo Credit: David Richard - AP Sports



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#20. Louisville (Defeated Murray State 66-21)
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Photo Credit: David Lee Hartlage - Courier Journal




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#21. Kansas State (Defeated Iowa State 32-28)
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Photo Credit: David Purdy - Getty Images




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#22. Clemson (Defeated South Carolina State 73-7)
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Photo Credit: Joshua S. Kelly - USA Today Sports





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#23. South Carolina (Defeated Eastern Carolina 33-23)
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Photo Credit: Stephen B. Morton





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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

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Murray State vs Louisville Game Recap

#21 Louisville played FCS school Murray State on Saturday in the second week of college football.  Here's the game recap.


Louisville came into this game as a favorite by multiple TD's over Murray State.  They jumped ahead early in the game to a 14-0 lead, but the Racers responded with a 57 yard TD pass from C.J. Bennett to cut the lead to seven.


After that, Louisville scored 45 straight points to blow the game open and lead 59-7 in the 3rd quarter, then later Murray State scored twice to make it 59-21.  Later in the 4th quarter Brandon Radcliff ran it in from 5 yards to cruise to a 66-21 victory.


First Quarter
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Game summery:
UL: 9:04 - Kai De La Cruz 12 yard TD reception from Will Gardner. (Louisville leads 7-0)
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UL: 7:24 - Dominique Brown 2 yard TD run. (Louisville leads 14-0)
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MSU: 6:17 - Janawski Davis 57 yard TD reception from C.J. Davis. (Louisville leads 14-7)
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UL: 4:18 - L.J. Scott 1 yard TD run. (Louisville leads 21-7)
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Second Quarter
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UL: 14:01 - Gerald Christian 1 yard TD reception from Will Gardner. (Louisville leads 28-7)
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UL: 10:58 - Reggie Bonnafon 8 yard TD run. (Louisville leads 35-7)
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UL: 5:17 - Michaelee Harris 27 yard TD reception from Reggie Bonnafon. (Louisville leads 42-7)
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UL: 0:22 - John Wallace 45 yard field goal. (Louisville leads 45-7)
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Third Quarter
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UL: 9:26 - Reggie Bonnafon 16 yard TD run. (Louisville leads 52-7)
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UL: 3:59 - Brandon Radcliff 7 yard TD run. (Louisville leads 59-7)
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MSU: 2:13 - Janawski Davis 9 yard TD reception from K.D. Humphries. (Louisville leads 59-14)
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MSU: 13:23 - Jeremy Harness 16 yard TD reception from K.D. Humphries (Louisville leads 59-21)
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UL: 7:23 - Brandon Radcliff 5 yard TD run. (Louisville defeats Murray State 66-21)
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Photo Credit: Abigail Read


Photo Credit: David Hartlage







Monday, September 1, 2014

CFB Week 2 Top 25

The first week of CFB did not fail to impress, here's my latest top 25.


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#1.  Florida State (Defeated Oklahoma State 37-31)
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Credit: Tony Gutierrez - AP Sports


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#2. Alabama (Defeated West Virginia 33-23)
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Credit: John David Mercer - USA Today Sports 




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#3. Oregon (Defeated South Dakota 63-13)
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Credit: Ryan Kang - AP Sports



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#4. Oklahoma (Defeated Louisiana Tech 48-16)
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Credit: Steve Sisney - The Oklahoman 




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#5. Auburn (Defeated Arkansas 45-21)
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Credit: Mark Almond - AL.com


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#6. Michigan State (Defeated Jacksonville State 45-7)
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Credit: Paul Sancya - AP Photo






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#7. Ohio State (Defeated Navy 34-17)
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Tommy Gilligan - USA Today Sports





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#8. UCLA (Defeated Virginia 28-20)
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Credit: Wally Skalij - LA Times




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#9. Georgia (Defeated Clemson 45-21)
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David Goldman - AP Sports




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#10. LSU (Defeated Wisconsin 28-24)
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Credit: Brett Duke - NOLA.com






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#11. Baylor (Defeated SMU 45-0)
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Credit: Ronald Martinez - Getty Images



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#12. Stanford (Defeated UC Davis 45-0)
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Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez - AP Sports 




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#13. USC (Defeated Fresno State 52-13)
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Credit: Mark J. Terrill - AP Sports



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#14.. Ole Miss (Defeated Boise State 35-13)
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Credit: Kevin C. Cox - Getty Images




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#15. Notre Dame (Defeated Rice 48-17)
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Credit: Jennifer Shepard  - The Elkhart Truth




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#16. Texas A&M (Defeated South Carolina 52-28)
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Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt - AP Sports




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#17. South Carolina (Lost to Texas A&M 28-52)
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Credit: Rainier Ehrhardt - AP Sports



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#18. Kansas State (Defeated Stephen F. Austin 55-16)
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Credit: Travis Heying - The Wichita Eagle





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#19. Arizona State (Defeated Weber State 45-14)
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Credit: Christian Petersen - Getty Images




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#20. Wisconsin (Lost to LSU 24-28)
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Credit: Mike McGinnis - Getty Images




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#21. Nebraska (Defeated Florida Atlantic 55-7)
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Credit: Dan Little - Lincoln Journal Star



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#22. Clemson (Lost to Georgia 21-45)
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Credit: Scott Cunningham - Getty Images




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#23. Missouri (Defeated South Dakota State 38-18)
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Credit: Jasen Vinlove - USA Today Sports




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#24. Mississippi State (Defeated Southern Miss 49-0)
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Credit: Spruce Derden - USA Today Sports




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#25. Louisville (Defeated Miami 31-13
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Credit: Andy Lyons - Getty Images








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