I meant to start this thread during Week #1, but have been too busy to post. So I'll do it now. Give me your top team in each conference, their top competition, and your dark horse for each. Here's my preseason choices (and really wouldn't change much yet):

ACC

Top Team - Clemson
Top Challenger - Miami
Dark Horse - Louisville

Note: I knew FSU would take a step back, but didn't see it being as bad as it has been thus far

SEC

Top Team - Georgia
Top Challenger - Alabama
Dark Horse - Tennessee/Ole Miss

Note: I might replace Alabama with Texas today, and Ole Miss has been even better than expected

B1G

Top Team - Ohio State
Top Challenger - Penn St
Dark Horse - USC

Note: Was very impressed with talent of USC QB & WRs at Holiday Bowl (they were last year's backups who were counted on in the bowl game, but their talent was very noticeable to me). Very impressed watching them beat LSU. They don't play OSU, but will host PSU.

B12

Top Team - Utah
Top Challenger - Kansas/Kansas St
Dark Horse - Arizona St

Note: Kansas loss last week not good for them. Arizona State narrow victory @Texas St may not be as bad as you think....could be best Texas St team in school history.

OK your turn, Name your picks.

It’s moved to -4.5

That’s essentially a bump for being a home team. Let’s prove them all wrong AGAIN!

Was cool to see Cards host the first women’s volleyball game on abc just wish they’d showed up. For team playing on their home court with a large crowd they looked like they didn’t match up at all.

Cornhuskers serves were good but the Cards couldn’t pass off the serve. Too many second passes that were off the net.

Still have a great coach and team, just feel like they missed an opportunity today to elevate the program further.

UofL vs Ole Miss. Dec 3rd 9PM

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Trying to tune into the Volleyball game vs Nebraska on Hulu and all I'm getting is some Jeff Corwin/Jack Hanna BS. WTH?

Jaire making us all proud 😃

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James Madison bent UNC over their knee... damn.

Anyone not using their SMU tickets? I have a friend who is looking to buy 3.

Whaa-Whoo

SMU Saturday, Oct. 5 Noon ESPN or ESPN2

Koeterback. This is info for you The Real Vile on free board.

Bragging rights go to Koeterback, with G-man in a solid tie, with Koeterback having closest tiebreaker score. Congrats and brag away.

A sincere TY to all of the participants and better fortune in week 5.

My choker award goes to the Cuse this week.

Biggest surprise score was the UNC massacre by JMU with the SMU stomp of rival TCU close behind. Some great games this weekend.

Breakdown:

Koeterback-9 of 12 winning by tiebreaker of 30-20
Guardman---9 of 12 with TBrkr of 45-41
cocoa--------8 of 12
Pushupman-8 of 12
Smithereen-8 of 12
cardrock----8 of 12
mayoman---8 of 12
CRTW-------7 of 12
TrealVille----7 of 12
RhinoB------6 of 12
sccard-------6 of 12
BoonCouCd-6 of 12
CardsFirst---5 of 12

Several picrs came within 2 points off of getting the score right with Boone County at 31-20 the actual closest. Great job by all. Hope all and more play week 5 which I will post shortly.

it's two weeks to go, but unless there's a light rain or it's time for the St. James Art Fair, we should have a very good crowd for Georgia Tech. About 47k and 48k for the first two games. You figure Tech will bring some fans, and there will be more interest now that we are in to conference. I predict 53k if there is good weather. 48k if not.

Koeterback. Bragging rights to him, with G-man in a solid tie, with Koeterback having closest tiebreaker score. Congrats and brag away.

A sincere TY to all of the participants and better fortune in week 5.

My choker award goes to the Cuse this week.

Biggest surprise score was the UNC massacre by JMU with the SMU stomp of rival TCU close behind. Some great games this weekend.

Breakdown:

Koeterback-9 of 12 winning by tiebreaker of 30-20
Guardman---9 of 12 with TBrkr of 45-41
cocoa--------8 of 12
Pushupman-8 of 12
Smithereen-8 of 12
cardrock----8 of 12
mayoman---8 of 12
CRTW-------7 of 12
TrealVille----7 of 12
RhinoB------6 of 12
sccard-------6 of 12
BoonCouCd-6 of 12
CardsFirst---5 of 12

Several picrs came within 2 points off of getting the score right with Boone County at 31-20 the actual closest. Great job by all. Hope all and more play week 5 which I will post shortly.

This is my biggest Q this morning.

Brohm has a lot of slow developing plays that can look good if they can block.


Thoughts?

OFFENSE

Jamari Johnson 92.5
Chris Bell 80.0
Jacorey Brooks 78.9
Tyler Shough 77.5
Monroe Mills 71.3
Jadon Thompson 69.3
Jonathan Mendoza 66.6
Donald Chaney Jr 65.6
Austin Collins 65.2
Pete Nygra 65.1
Duane Martin 62.6
Michael Gonzalez 60.6
Mark Redman 60.0
Izayah Cummings 60.0
Victor Cutler Jr. 60.0
Isaac Brown 58.8
Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 57.2
Jimmy Calloway 56.2
Nate Kurisky 55.7
Rasheed Miller 54.5
Keyjuan Brown 53.6
Duke Watson 52.7
Cataurus Hicks 48.1

Was that a record temperature for a game this late in September?

@Ty Spalding were there any heat related impacts to the team today?

Football is being ruined imo. Trying to watch the NFL and you can’t even hardly tackle anybody anymore without a flag being thrown. I never thought the woke movement that is in politics would make it to football. They need to make the padded helmets mandatory and go back to alpha rules of the old days.

Week 4 starts the in conference games in earnest as the teams have mostly finished their OOC games. I am starting late this season to run this pic um challenge for bragging rights due to some time and health issues mostly...but I hope to find the time and energy each week for the rest of the year to do this.

Please understand if I miss a week but my plan right now is to do this for the rest of the cfb season. So lets get started. Here are my best guess, chime in and I will tabulate and post the winner so he/she can brag for a week or so:

21 Sep Week 4 Games:

BC vs Michigan St - Eagles return to win column and fly over the Spartans in a hard fought close one

Cal @ FSU - Noles take down Cardinal hard...stop their losing streak....welcome to the ACC...this ain't the PAC12/6 dudes

Clemson vs NC St - Closer than expected but Tigers use that Death Valley advantage for the W

Duke @ Middle Tenn - Puke in a throwup easy victory

**GTech @ Cards - Cards in a close one all the way from start to finish just like last time-Tiebreaker game score
Cards 31 Tech 17 -- as Cards score last TD with 2 minutes to spare in 4th Q

Miami vs USF - could be an upset but Canes have home field advantage over the Bulls

UNC vs James Madison - UNC should prevaii in a not so close one but JMU has a new coach so who knows?

Pitt vs Youngstown St - Should be a cake walk for the Panthers

SMU @ TCU - the Dallas/Ft Worth rivalry game goes to the Horn Frogs in an entertaining shoot out

Stanford @ Cuse -- (20 Sep) - A very unfriendly welcome to the ACC as the Orange Crush the Cardinal,,,gets ugly

UVA @ Coastal Carolina - Cavaliers escape the upset barely; how did CC get this as a home game?

VT vs Rutgers - In this toss up game to me...this Tech upsets the Rutgirls in a close one

Wake Forrest - bye - Well Fake Worrest needs to recover from that Ole Miss whooping last week, don't sleep on the bye


Thats my pics in bold print. Now do yours and we will see who gets the bragging rights for Week 4. As always....good fortune to ya!!!
Game comments with your pics are welcome and highly encouraged. Right Wahoo? And lets have some fun with this, this year. Now go for it.

** Please remember to pic and post the score in the Tiebreaker game.

Who’s heading to South Bend, IN next Saturday?

I got 7 in my group.

How sweet Jaire pick six against Low-Class Levis

Cards set for a Top 20 Matchup at ND! My Early prediction Cards a 4 point Dog. Pull the upset at ND!!