2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

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2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Cane from the Bend » Sun Sep 23, 2018 4:20 am

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Saturday, September 29

(1.) West Virginia @ Texas Tech
(2.) Temple @ Boston College
(3.) Army @ Buffalo
(4.) Virginia @ NC State
(5.) Kent State @ Ball State
(6.) Pitt @ UCF
(7.) Florida State @ Louisville
(8.) Nevada @ Air Force
(9.) Florida @ Mississippi State
(10.) Arkansas State @ Georgia Southern
(11.) Northern Illinois @ Eastern Michigan
(12.) Virginia Tech @ Duke
(13.) UTEP @ UTSA [Texas San Antonio]
(14.) Ohio State @ Penn State
(15.) Stanford @ Notre Dame
(16.) South Carolina @ Kentucky
(17.) Utah @ Washington State
(18.) Oregon @ Cal
(19.) BYU @ Washington
(20.) Toledo @ Fresno State

--- predictions will be accepted up to 12:00 noon EST Kickoff ---

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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Dossenator » Sun Sep 23, 2018 10:50 pm

1.) West Virginia
(2.) Boston College
(3.) Army
(4.) NC State
(5.) Ball State
(6.) UCF
(7.) Florida State
(8.) Air Force
(9.) Mississippi State
(10.) Arkansas State
(11.) Northern Illinois
(12.) Duke
(13.) UTEP [Texas San Antonio]
(14.) Penn State
(15.) Stanford
(16.) Kentucky
(17.) Washington State
(18.) Oregon
(19.) Washington
(20.) Toledo
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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby donovan » Mon Sep 24, 2018 4:34 pm

1 West Virginia
2 Boston College
3 Buffalo
4 NC State
5 Ball State
6 Central Florida
7 Louisville
8 Air Force
9 Mississippi State
10 Arkansas State
11 Eastern Michigan
12 Duke
13 UTSA
14 Ohio State
15 Notre Dame
16 Kentucky
17 Washington State
18 Oregon
19 Washington
20 Fresno State
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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Mountainman » Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:15 am

1. West Virginia
2. Boston College
3. Buffalo
4. NC State
5. Ball State
6. UCF
7. Florida State
8. Air Force
9. Mississippi State
10. Arkansas State
11. Eastern Michigan
12. Duke
13. UTSA
14. Ohio State
15. Norte Dame
16. Kentucky
17. Washington State
18. Oregon
19. Washington
20. Fresno State
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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby highfly24 » Tue Sep 25, 2018 4:53 pm

1. West Virginia
2. Boston College
3. Army
4. NC State
5. Ball State
6. UCF
7. Louisville
8. Nevada
9. Miss State
10. Ark State
11. NIU
12. Va Tech--i liked Duke until Tech laid an egg last week
13. UTSA
14. Ohio State
15. Stanford
16. Kentucky
17. Utah
18. Oregon
19. Washington
20. Fresno State

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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Mountainman » Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:33 pm

........anyone got a coin I can borrow??? I have no idea how to pick some of these games, like Notre Dame vs Stanford or Washington State vs Utah or Ohio State vs Penn State or VaTech vs Duke or Kentucky vs South Carolina just to name a few. :lol:

Good job, Cane...... :wink:

........and btw, the team that kicks the most Field Goals in the West Virginia vs Texas Tech game, LOSES.
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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Spence » Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:52 pm

Mountainman wrote:........anyone got a coin I can borrow??? I have no idea how to pick some of these games, like Notre Dame vs Stanford or Washington State vs Utah or Ohio State vs Penn State or VaTech vs Duke or Kentucky vs South Carolina just to name a few. :lol:

Good job, Cane...... :wink:

........and btw, the team that kicks the most Field Goals in the West Virginia vs Texas Tech game, LOSES.


Don't steal my methods. :wink:
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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Spence » Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:13 pm

(1.) West Virginia
(2.) Boston College
(3.) Buffalo
(4.) NC State
(5.) Ball State
(6.) UCF
(7.) Louisville
(8.) Air Force
(9.) Mississippi State
(10.) Arkansas State
(11.) Eastern Michigan
(12.) Duke
(13.) UTSA
(14.) Ohio State
(15.) Notre Dame
(16.) Kentucky
(17.) Washington State
(18.) Oregon
(19.) Washington
(20.) Fresno State
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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Cane from the Bend » Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:43 am

Mountainman wrote:........anyone got a coin I can borrow??? I have no idea how to pick some of these games, like Notre Dame vs Stanford or Washington State vs Utah or Ohio State vs Penn State or VaTech vs Duke or Kentucky vs South Carolina just to name a few. :lol:

Good job, Cane...... :wink:

........and btw, the team that kicks the most Field Goals in the West Virginia vs Texas Tech game, LOSES.


Just be glad I didn't do confidence points as a +1 point tie breaker.

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"It is only impossible until it has been accomplished." ... then it becomes standardized ...

Success is measured by results; whereas Character is measured through the means by which one achieves those results . . .

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In Memory of Donovan Davisson

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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Mountainman » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:48 am

Cane from the Bend wrote:
Mountainman wrote:........anyone got a coin I can borrow??? I have no idea how to pick some of these games, like Notre Dame vs Stanford or Washington State vs Utah or Ohio State vs Penn State or VaTech vs Duke or Kentucky vs South Carolina just to name a few. :lol:

Good job, Cane...... :wink:

........and btw, the team that kicks the most Field Goals in the West Virginia vs Texas Tech game, LOSES.


Just be glad I didn't do confidence points as a +1 point tie breaker.

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Only a person who tortured small animals as a child would do something like that...... Hell, I’m sitting around now trying to figure out theses picks while watching replays of games on Xfinity and looking-up teams stats like UTEP and UTSA and comparing Washington States’ offense to Utah’s defense, thinking about the impact of the Bosa absence against the Penn State ‘White Out’ environment, asking myself is Kentucky for real. :lol:
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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Spence » Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:15 am

Bosa being gone will hurt obviously, but poor play by the linebackers to this point will hurt worse. The defensive line is very good with or without Baby Bosa. They won't get to the QB as quick without him, but they will still make their presence known. The "White Out" impacts the offense worse than the defense, but bad offensive performance will put pressure on the defense. Ohio State has a good offense, but the offensive line hasn't been tested by a big boy defensive line yet and Haskins hasn't seen a lot of pressure yet. If Haskins makes many mistakes Ohio State will lose. The Buckeye D can hold up without Bosa, but they will be less likely to create turnovers than with him. The key is how the offensive line plays. If they open up holes for the running game and protect Haskins Ohio State won't have a problem. If they don't Penn State will take the game.
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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Derek » Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:37 pm

1.) West Virginia
(2.) Boston College
(3.) Buffalo
(4.) NC State
(5.) Ball State
(6.) UCF
(7.) Louisville
(8.) Nevada
(9.) Mississippi State
(10.) Arkansas State
(11.) Northern Illinois
(12.) Duke -- (Can’t believe I just picked Duke over VT LOL!!)
(13.) UTSA [San Antonio]
(14.) Penn State
(15.) Notre Dame
(16.) Kentucky
(17.) Washington State
(18.) Oregon
(19.) Washington
(20.) Fresno State
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Re: 2018, Week Five Picks --- Saturday, September 29

Postby Cane from the Bend » Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:44 am

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(1.) West Virginia
(2.) Boston College
(3.) Buffalo [I've already changed my mind twice]
(4.) N.C. State
(5.) Ball State
(6.) UCF
(7.) Florida State [when in doubt, go with the team who knows what a defense is]
(8.) Air Force
(9.) Mississippi State
(10.) Georgia Southern
(11.) Eastern Michigan
(12.) Duke [I almost can't believe I'm picking this way]
(13.) UTSA
(14.) Ohio State
(15.) Notre Dame
(16.) Kentucky [isn't there some Spence era song, "Take a Chance On Me"]
(17.) Washington State
(18.) Oregon
(19.) Washington
(20.) Fresno State

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"It is only impossible until it has been accomplished." ... then it becomes standardized ...

Success is measured by results; whereas Character is measured through the means by which one achieves those results . . .

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In Memory of Grandpa Howdy
In Memory of Donovan Davisson


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