Bored

Agent Bond34 still is #1 although Spaceman Spiff is keeping it close. Poor CanadianChris' strength of schedule is murdered by DLK's 3 point effort this week. Good thing it's only 10% of the ranking this year. AoO is 5-1 but they have the easiest schedule to this point and are only 23rd in correct pick % so they still can't crack the Top 10. Cartman is only 3-3 but they are shining light in the god awful Pac-8 as they are #3 in correct picks. And don't look now but Edwin MacPhisto is making a charge. Bored Championship Series Rankings thru Week 6 1. Florida - Agent Bond34 2.4 2. Miami - Spaceman Spiff 2.9 3. LSU - teke184 5.45 4. Oklahoma - Damaramu 6.35 5. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 6.85 6. USC - Cartman 7.55 7. Syracuse - CanadianChris 7.7 8. Maryland - MarvinisaLunatic 8.6 9. Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto 9.3 10. Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff 9.35

Week 6 Final Scores #8 Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff) 8, #3 Texas A&M (Secret Agent) 6 #7 LSU (teke184) 10, #9 South Carolina (Cuban Linx) 7 #1 Florida (Agent Bond34) 9, Nebraska (CarinvalizComing) 8 #2 Miami (Spaceman Spiff) 9, Florida International (Vitamin X) 8 #4 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly) 8, Troy (Angel Grace Blue) 7 #5 Oklahoma (Damaramu) 9, Tennessee (Kotzenjunge) 5 #6 Syracuse (CanadianChris) 9, Connecticut (DragonLordKaiba) 3 Penn State (therealworldschampion) 9, #10 Ohio State (Gert T) 7 Maryland (MarvinisaLunatic) 9, Hawaii (Will Scarlet) 9; Maryland wins by tiebreak USC (Cartman) 9, Illinois (Matt Young) 7 Notre Dame (Lando Griffin) 8, Minnesota (Vern Gagne) 6 Auburn (Agent of Oblivion) 8, Northwestern (Kingofthe909) 7 Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto) 10, Rutgers (the pinjockey) 8 Stanford (Bored) 9, Washington State (bravesfan) 9; Stanford wins by tiebreak UCLA (phoenixrising) 9, Kent State (JHawk) 5 Arizona State (Spicy McHaggis) 9, Oregon (nogoodnick) 7 San Diego State (Porter) 9, Buffalo (Black Widow) 9; San Diego Stat wins by tiebreak Conference Standings Pac-8 1. Hawaii (1-0, 2-4) 2. Washington State (1-1, 3-3) 2. San Diego State (1-1, 3-3) 2. USC (1-1, 3-3) 2. Arizona State (1-1, 3-3) 2. Stanford (1-1, 3-3) 2. Oregon (1-1, 2-4) 8. UCLA (0-1, 2-4) Big MAC 1. Illinois (1-0, 4-2) 1. Buffalo (1-0, 1-5) 3. Notre Dame (2-1, 4-2) 3. Penn State (2-1, 3-3) 5. Minnesota (1-1, 2-4) 5. Kent State (1-1, 2-4) 7. Northwestern (0-1, 3-3) 8. Ohio State (0-2, 3-3) Mid South 1. Alabama (3-0, 4-2) 2. Auburn (1-0, 5-1) 3. Florida (2-1, 5-1) 3. LSU (2-1, 4-2) 5. Oklahoma (1-1, 4-2) 5. Tennessee (2-2, 2-4) 7. Nebraska (1-2, 2-4) 8. Texas A&M (0-2, 3-3) 9. South Carolina (0-3, 3-3) Big Atlantic 1. Georgia Tech (3-0, 5-1) 2. Miami (2-0, 4-2) 3. Syracuse (2-1, 4-2) 3. Virginia (2-1, 3-3) 5. Maryland (1-1, 4-2) 6. Connecticut (1-2, 3-3) 6. FIU (1-2, 3-3) 8. Troy (0-2, 0-6) 9. Rutgers (0-3, 1-5)

I picked Cal but it is always a good day when they lose. Hell even Stanford won today. This was an fun, fun day of football. The aftermath of the Minnesota/Michigan game is what makes college football great with all the Minnesota players charging the Michigan sideline to get the Little Brown Jug. You never can get that kind of moment in the pro game.

AlwaysPissedOff's picks Syracuse Illinois Michigan Texas Navy Missouri TCU Tennessee Texas Tech Louisville Iowa Colorado State Texas A&M California Ohio State

Yup, it's making the Teamwork Danger Room missions almost impossible to pass. I haven't come close yet to passing one and I'm already on Act 4.

Texans - 17 pts. Detroit Cleveland Buffalo New England Green Bay St. Louis Tampa Bay Tennessee Indianapolis Carolina Philadelphia Washington Jacksonville Pittsburgh

Right Field 1. Brian Giles, Padres 2. Vladimir Guerrero, Angels 3. Gary Sheffield, Yankees 4. Bobby Abreu, Phillies 5. Geoff Jenkins, Brewers 6. Emil Brown, Royals 7. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners 8. Jermaine Dye, White Sox 9. Shawn Green, Diamondbacks 10. Jay Gibbons, Orioles 11. Jose Guillen, Nationals 12. Juan Encarnancion, Marlins 13. Larry Walker, Cardinals 14. Trot Nixon, Red Sox 15. Jasone Lane, Astros 16. Craig Monroe, Tigers 17. Mike Cameron, Mets 18. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers 19. Jeromy Burnitz, Cubs 20. Aubrey Huff, Devil Rays 21. Jacque Jones, Twins 22. Matt Lawton, Pirates/Cubs/Yankees 23. Austin Kearns, Reds 24. Nick Swisher, A's 25. Victor Diaz, Mets 26. Casey Blake, Indians 27. Brad Hawpe, Rockies 28. Alexis Rios, Blue Jays 29. Richard Hidalgo, Rangers 30. Sammy Sosa, Orioles

Center Field 1. Jim Edmonds, Cardinals 2. Grady Sizemore, Indians 3. Andruw Jones, Braves 4. Ken Griffey Jr., Reds 5. Johnny Damon, Red Sox 6. Brady Clark, Brewers 7. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays 8. David DeJesus, Royals 9. Kenny Lofton, Phillies 10. Carlos Beltran, Mets 11. Brad Wilkerson, Nationals 12. Dave Roberts, Padres 13. Preston Wilson, Rockies/Nationals 14. Mark Kotsay, A's 15. Milton Bradley, Dodgers 16. Jason Michaels, Phillies 17. Torrii Hunter, Twins 18. Aaron Rowand, White Sox 19. Gary Matthews Jr., Rangers 20. Juan Pierre, Marlins 21. Luis Matos, Orioles 22. Bernie Williams, Yankees 23. Willy Taveras, Astros 24. Cory Sullivan, Rockies 25. Damon Hollins, Devil Rays 26. Jeremy Reed, Mariners 27. Jason Ellison, Giants 28. Steve Finley, Angels 29. Nook Logan, Tigers 30. Corey Patterson, Cubs

Who You Need to Win This Week #3 Texas A&M (Secret Agent, 3-2) vs. #8 Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff, 3-2) - GAME OF THE WEEK A&M: Connecticut, Oklahoma, Air Force, Wyoming AL: Syracuse, Texas, Navy, TCU Texas A&M wins if there is a tie. #7 LSU* PM (teke184, 3-2) vs. #9 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 3-2) LSU: Navy, Texas Tech, UCLA SC: Air Force, Nebraska, California #1 Florida* (Agent Bond34, 4-1) vs. Nebraska* (CarinvalizComing, 2-3) UF: Oklahoma State, TCU, Georgia, Iowa, Utah, Texas A&M, UCLA NB: Missouri, Wyoming, Tennessee, Purdue, Colorado State, Colorado, California #2 Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 3-2) vs. Florida International* (Vitamin X, 3-2) UM: Indiana, Wyoming, Georgia, Nebraska, Colorado State, Colorado, California FIU: Illinois, TCU, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Utah, Texas A&M, UCLA #4 Georgia Tech* (iggymcfly, 4-1) vs. Troy* (Angel Grace Blue, 0-5) GT: Connecticut, Illinois, Air Force, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Louisville, Colorado, Ohio State Troy: Syracuse, Indiana, Navy, Oklahoma State, Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Penn State #5 Oklahoma* (Damaramu, 3-2) vs. Tennessee* (Kotzenjunge, 2-3) OK: Indiana, Missouri, Texas Tech, Colorado State TN: Illinois, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Utah Tiebreak: 34/45 #6 Syracuse* PM (CanadianChris, 3-2) vs. Connecticut (DragonLordaKaiba, 3-2) SU: Connecticut, Missouri, Louisville, Iowa, Colorado State, Colorado UC: No point for Thursday, Syracuse, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Purdue, Utah, Texas A&M #10 Ohio State* (Gert T, 3-2) vs. Penn State* (therealworldschampion, 2-3) OSU: Utah, Ohio State PS: Colorado State, Penn State Tiebreak: 58/22 Maryland* (MarvinisaLunatic, 3-2) vs. Hawaii* (Will Scarlet, 2-3) MD: Syracuse, Illinois, Navy, TCU, Nebraska, UCLA HI: Connecticut, Indiana, Air Force, Wyoming, Texas Tech, California Tiebreak: 31/35 USC* (Cartman, 2-3) vs. Illinois* (Matt Young, 4-1) USC: Indiana, Tennessee, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado State, Colorado IL: Illinois, Georgia, Texas Tech, Purdue, Utah, Texas A&M Tiebreak: 48/72 Notre Dame* (Lando Griffin, 3-2) vs. Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 2-3) ND: Missouri, TCU, Georgia, Texas A&M MN: Oklahoma State, Wyoming, Tennessee, Colorado Tiebreak: 63/34 Northwestern* PM (Kingofthe909, 3-2) vs. Auburn* PM (Agent of Oblivion, 4-1) NW: Connecticut, Wyoming, Purdue Aub: Syracuse, TCU, Iowa Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 2-3) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 1-4) UVA: Connecticut, Wyoming, Georgia, Texas Tech, Iowa, Ohio State Rut: Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Nebraska, Purdue, Penn State Tiebreak: 40/48 Stanford* (Bored, 2-3) vs. Washington State* (bravesfan, 3-2) Stan: Illinois, Navy, Missouri, Colorado, California, Ohio State Wazzu: Indiana, Air Force, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, UCLA, Penn State Tiebreak: 49/56 UCLA* PM (phoenixrising, 1-4) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 2-3) UCLA: Connecticut, Navy, Missouri, TCU, Texas Tech, California KS: Syracuse, Air Force, Oklahoma State, Wyoming, Nebraska, UCLA Tiebreak: 45/84 Arizona State (Spicy McHaggis, 2-3) vs. Oregon (nogoodnick, 2-3) ASU: Connecticut, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Missouri, TCU, Nebraska, Utah, Penn State OR: No point for Thursday, Syracuse, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma State, Wyoming, Texas Tech, Colorado State, Ohio State San Diego State* PM (Porter, 2-3) vs. Buffalo* (Black Widow, 1-4) SDS: Illinois, TCU, Georgia, Texas Tech, California, Ohio State Buff: Indiana, Wyoming, Tennessee, Nebraska, UCLA, Penn State Tiebreak: 55/69

For both nogodnick and DLK I can't count tonight's game or the tiebreak. I had put in the rule a few weeks ago that you had to get your full picks in by the first deadline or you wouldn't get credit for games before Saturday. Sorry to be a dick about it but I don't want to bother to constantly check to see if people have edited their post with their full picks. PM'd Picks Northwestern - Kingofthe909 THURSDAY N.C. State at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Syracuse at Connecticut SATURDAY Illinois at Indiana Minnesota at Michigan Oklahoma vs. Texas Air Force at Navy Missouri at Oklahoma State TCU at Wyoming Georgia at Tennessee Texas Tech at Nebraska North Carolina at Louisville Iowa at Purdue Utah at Colorado State Texas A&M at Colorado California at UCLA Ohio State at Penn State Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the N.C. State/Georgia Tech game? 48 Tiebreak: #2: How many rushing yards will Syracuse's Damien Rhodes have against Connecticut? 120 San Diego State - Porter THURSDAY N.C. State at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Syracuse at Connecticut SATURDAY Illinois at Indiana Minnesota at Michigan Oklahoma vs. Texas Air Force at Navy Missouri at Oklahoma State TCU at Wyoming Georgia at Tennessee Texas Tech at Nebraska North Carolina at Louisville Iowa at Purdue Utah at Colorado State Texas A&M at Colorado California at UCLA Ohio State at Penn State Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the N.C. State/Georgia Tech game? 55 Tiebreak: #2: How many rushing yards will Syracuse's Damien Rhodes have against Connecticut? 175 Auburn - Agent of Oblivion THURSDAY at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Syracuse SATURDAY at Indiana at Michigan Texas Air Force Missouri TCU Tennessee Texas Tech at Louisville Iowa Utah at Colorado California Ohio State Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the N.C. State/Georgia Tech game? 45 Tiebreak: #2: How many rushing yards will Syracuse's Damien Rhodes have against Connecticut? 132 UCLA - phoenixrising THURSDAY Georgia Tech FRIDAY Connecticut SATURDAY Illinois Michigan Texas Navy Missouri TCU Tennessee Texas Tech Louisville Iowa Utah Colorado California Ohio State Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the N.C. State/Georgia Tech game? 45 Tiebreak: #2: How many rushing yards will Syracuse's Damien Rhodes have against Connecticut? 125 LSU - teke184 THURSDAY N.C. State at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Syracuse at Connecticut SATURDAY Illinois at Indiana Minnesota at Michigan Oklahoma vs. Texas Air Force at Navy Missouri at Oklahoma State TCU at Wyoming Georgia at Tennessee Texas Tech at Nebraska North Carolina at Louisville Iowa at Purdue Utah at Colorado State Texas A&M at Colorado California at UCLA Ohio State at Penn State Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the N.C. State/Georgia Tech game? 48 Tiebreak: #2: How many rushing yards will Syracuse's Damien Rhodes have against Connecticut? 85 Syracyse - CanadianChris THURSDAY N.C. State at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Syracuse at Connecticut SATURDAY Illinois at Indiana Minnesota at Michigan Oklahoma vs. Texas Air Force at Navy Missouri at Oklahoma State TCU at Wyoming Georgia at Tennessee Texas Tech at Nebraska North Carolina at Louisville Iowa at Purdue Utah at Colorado State Texas A&M at Colorado California at UCLA Ohio State at Penn State Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the N.C. State/Georgia Tech game? 47 Tiebreak: #2: How many rushing yards will Syracuse's Damien Rhodes have against Connecticut? 89[/b

My Picks Georgia Tech Connecticut Illinois Michigan Texas Navy Missouri TCU Georgia Texas Tech Louisville Purdue Utah Colorado California Ohio State Tiebreaks: 49/94

Macha was no great shakes as a manager and the negotiations were purely for show in my opinion as there was already a rumor last offseason that Beane was tired of him, who he had been so high a few of years ago that he let Art Howe go. Bob Geren, who's the bullpen coach and has managed a lot in the minors, is the most likely replacement although it would be kind of nice to see Ron Washington rewarded with the job although I no clue if he'd make a good manager. I'm holding out hope for Larry Dierker, if he still wants to manage, but A's are unlikely to spend any significant amount to bring someone in outside of the organization.

Left Field 1. Manny Ramirez, Red Sox 2. Jason Bay, Pirates 3. Miguel Cabrera, Marlins 4. Adam Dunn, Reds 5. Pat Burrell, Phillies 6. Hideki Matsui, Yankees 7. Cliff Floyd, Mets 8. Moises Alou, Giants 9. Randy Winn, Mariners/Giants 10. Carl Crawford, Devil Rays 11. Coco Crisp, Indians 12. Carlos Lee, Brewers 13. Luis Gonzalez, Diamondbacks 14. Matt Holliday, Rockies 15. Rondell White, Tigers 16. Frank Catalanotto, Blue Jays 17. Reggie Sanders, Cardinals 18. Ryan Klesko, Padres 19. Garret Anderson, Angels 20. Kevin Mench, Rangers 21. Scott Podsednik, White Sox 22. Shannon Stewart, Twins 23. Reed Johnson, Blue Jays 24. Pedro Feliz, Giants 25. Kelly Johnson, Braves 26. Terrence Long, Royals 27. Chris Burke, Astros 28. Eric Byrnes, A's/Rockies/Orioles 29. Todd Hollandsworth, Cubs/Braves 30. Larry Bigbie, Orioles/Rockies

Ballpark adjusted runs created are also on hardballtimes.com. VORP and EQA are on baseballprospectus.com Shortstop 1. Michael Young, Rangers 2. Miguel Tejada, Orioles 3. Derek Jeter, Yankees 4. Jhonny Peralta, Indians 5. Felipe Lopez, Reds 6. David Eckstein, Cardinals 7. Rafael Furcal, Braves 8. Julio Lugo, Devil Rays 9. Jimmy Rollins, Phillies 10. Khalil Greene, Padres 11. Edgar Renteria, Red Sox 12. Bobby Crosby, A's 13. Omar Vizquel, Giants 14. Jose Reyes, Mets 15. Carlos Guillen, Tigers 16. Orlando Cabrera, Angels 17. Russ Adams, Blue Jays 18. Juan Uribe, White Sox 19. J.J. Hardy, Brewers 20. Angel Berroa, Royals 21. Clint Barmes, Rockies 22. Alex Gonzalez, Marlins 23. Marco Scutaro, A's 24. Jack Wilson, Pirates 25. Neifi Perez, Cubs 26. Royce Clayton, Diamondbacks 27. Adam Everett, Astros 28. Juan Castro, Twins 29. Cesar Izturis, Dodgers 30. Cristian Guzman, Nationals

Third Base 1. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 2. Morgan Ensberg, Astros 3. David Wright, Mets 4. Chipper Jones, Braves 5. Troy Glaus, Diamondbacks 6. Aramis Ramirez, Cubs 7. Eric Chavez, A's 8. Melvin Mora, Orioles 9. Bill Mueller, Red Sox 10. Joe Randa, Reds/Padres 11. Brandon Inge, Tigers 12. Hank Blalock, Rangers 13. Russell Branyan, Brewers 14. Garrett Atkins, Rockies 15. Joe Crede, White Sox 16. Adrian Beltre, Mariners 17. Freddy Sanchez, Pirates 18. Michael Cuddyer, Twins 19. Vinny Castilla, Nationals 20. Abraham Nunez, Cardinals 21. Alex S Gonzalez, Devil Rays 22. Corey Koskie, Blue Jays 23. Mark Teahan, Royals 24. Dallas McPherson, Angels 25. Aaron Boone, Indians 26. Edgardo Alfonzo, Giants 27. Mike Lowell, Marlins 28. David Bell, Phillies 29. Scott Rolen, Cardinals 30. Sean Burroughs, Padres

True, but even in Win Shares Hudson ranked only 17th because of his poor offense. Really it's tough to find a defensive factor beyond Win Shares. Range factor and zone rating are both terribly flawed and I no idea where I'd be able to find UZR's for the 2005 season.

Second Base 1. Brian Roberts, Orioles 2. Jeff Kent, Dodgers 3. Chase Utley, Phillies 4. Placido Polanco, Phillies/Tigers 5. Marcus Giles, Braves 6. Mark Ellis, A's 7. Jorge Cantu, Devil Rays 8. Alfonso Soriano, Rangers 9. Todd Walker, Cubs 10. Craig Biggio, Astros 11. Ray Durham, Giants 12. Ronnie Belliard, Indians 13. Tadahito Iguchi, White Sox 14. Luis Castillo, Marlins 15. Tony Graffanino, Royals/Red Sox 16. Robinson Cano, Yankees 17. Craig Counsell, Diamondbacks 18. Adam Kennedy, Angels 19. Mark Grudzielanek, Cardinals 20. Jose Vidro, Nationals 21. Mark Loretta, Padres 22. Rickie Weeks, Brewers 23. Orlando Hudson, Blue Jays 24. Jose Castillo, Pirates 25. Nick Green, Devil Rays 26. Mark Bellhorn, Red Sox/Yankees 27. Aaron Miles, Rockies 28. Bret Boone, Mariners/Twins 29. Ruben Gotay, Royals 30. Miguel Cairo, Mets

First Base 1. Derrek Lee, Cubs 2. Albert Pujols, Cardinals 3. Carlos Delgado, Marlins 4. Mark Teixeira, Rangers 5. Jason Giambi, Yankees 6. Todd Helton, Rockies 7. Richie Sexson, Mariners 8. Lance Berkman, Astros 9. Paul Konerko, White Sox 10. Nick Johnson, Nationals 11. Chad Tracy, Diamondbacks 12. Lyle Overbay, Brewers 13. Chris Shelton, Tigers 14. Sean Casey, Reds 15. Ryan Howard, Phillies 16. Rafael Palmeiro, Orioles 17. Dan Johnson, A's 18. Adam LaRoche, Braves 19. Ben Broussard, Indians 20. Eric Hinske, Blue Jays 21. Darin Erstad, Angels 22. Travis Lee, Devil Rays 23. Hee Seop Choi, Dodgers 24. Kevin Millar, Red Sox 25. Tino Martinez, Yankees 26. Justin Morneau, Twins 27. J.T. Snow, Giants 28. Daryle Ward, Pirates 29. Doug Mientkiewicz, Mets 30. Phil Nevin, Padres/Rangers

Network/Basic Cable TV Schedule TUESDAY Toledo at Fresno State, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN2 WEDNESDAY Cincinnati at Miami of Ohio, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 THURSDAY Air Force at Colorado State, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN FRIDAY Pittsburgh at Rutgers, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN2 SATURDAY #25 Michigan at #10 Michigan State, Noon/9:00 AM, ABC* #2 Texas at Missouri, Noon/9:00 AM, ABC* #3 Virginia Tech at West Virginia, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN Indiana at #17 Wisconsin, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2 Baylor at Texas A&M, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, FSN #4 Florida at #15 Alabama, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBS #1 USC at #14 Arizona State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* #20 Minnesota at Penn State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* Syracuse at #6 Florida State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* #23 Iowa State at Nebraska, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* Arizona at #11 California, 7:00/4:00 PM, TBS South Carolina at Auburn, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 Kansas State at Oklahoma, 7:00/4:00 PM, FSN Nevada at San Jose State, 7:00/4:00 PM, ABC* #13 Notre Dame at #22 Purdue, 7:45/4:45 PM, ESPN Other Cable/PPV Games SATURDAY #19 Virginia at Maryland, Noon/9:00 AM, JP* Illinois at Iowa, Noon/9:00 AM, GamePlan Connecticut at Army, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPNU Mississippi at #12 Tennessee, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, JP* #4 LSU at Mississippi State, 2:30 PM/11:30 AM, GamePlan UNLV at Wyoming, 3:00 PM/Noon, GamePlan Clemson at Wake Forest, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPNU New Mexico at TCU, 7:00/4:00 PM, GamePlan South Florida at #9 Miami, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPNU UTEP at Memphis, 8:00/5:00 PM, CollegeSportsTV BYU at San Diego State, 10:00/7:00 PM, ESPN Classic All Other D-IA Games SATURDAY Florida Atlantic at #24 Louisville Ball State at #21 Boston College Navy at Duke Utah at North Carolina Kent State at Eastern Michigan Colorado at Oklahoma State Southeast Louisiana at Tulane Temple at Bowling Green Washingto State at Oregon State SMU at Marshall Oregon at Stanford Utah State at Idaho Florida International at Florida A&M Southern Miss at East Carolina Central Michigan at Akron Rice at UAB Houston at Tulsa Middle Tennessee State at Vanderbilt New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe Kansas at #16 Texas Tech Buffalo at Western Michigan Central Florida at Louisiana-Lafayette Washington at #18 UCLA Boise State at Hawaii

New Harris Poll 1. USC 2. Texas 3. Virginia Tech 4. Florida State 5. Georgia 6. Ohio State 7. Miami 8. Alabama 9. Tennessee 10. California 11. Notre Dame 12. LSU 13. Wisconsin 14. Florida 15. Texas Tech 16. UCLA 17. Michigan State 18. Boston College 19. Penn State 20. Arizona State 21. Michigan 22. Auburn 23. Louisville 24. Georgia Tech 25. Nebraska Dropped Out: Virginia, Minnesota, Purdue, Iowa State 26. Virginia 27. Minnesota 28. Oregon 29. Texas A&M 30. West Virginia 31. Purdue 32. Colorado 33. Iowa State 34t. Oklahoma 34t. TCU 36. Washington State 37. Fresno State 38. Vanderbilt 39t. Maryland 39t. South Florida 41t. Southern Miss 41t. Wyoming 43. Iowa 44. UAB 45. Boise State Awww no Idaho.

I'm skipping Thursday due to having to wait to finish Week 4. Secret Agent gave notice ahead of time that they won't have internet access this week so they will be able to use replacement picks for Friday and the tiebreak. Based on the rankings, Gert T will be used for their picks this week. Week 5 Deadlines Friday, September 30th, 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST -Lose out on Friday pick, tiebreak #1 Saturday, October 1st, Noon EST/9:00 AM PST -Replacement picks, can't win by tiebreak Week 5 Match-ups #4 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 3-1) vs. #7 Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly, 3-1) - GAME OF THE WEEK #1 Florida* (Agent Bond34, 4-0) vs. Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 2-2) #2 Oklahoma* (Damaramu, 3-1) vs. LSU* PM (teke184, 2-2) #3 South Carolina (Cuban Linx, 3-1) vs. Auburn* PM (Agent of Oblivion, 3-1) #5 Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 2-2) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 1-3) #6 Notre Dame* (Lando Griffin, 3-1) vs. Illinois (Matt Young, 3-1) #8 Nebraska* (CarnivalizComing, 2-2) vs. Tennessee* (Kotzenjunge, 1-3) #9 Texas A&M* (Secret Agent/Gert T, 2-2) vs. Hawaii* (Will Scarlet, 2-2) #10 Ohio State* (Gert T, 3-1) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 1-3) Maryland* PM (MarvinisaLunatic, 3-1) vs. Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 1-3) Penn State* (therealworldschampion, 2-2) vs. Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 1-3) Stanford* (Bored, 2-2) vs. Oregon* (nogoodnick, 1-3) Florida International (Vitamin X, 2-2) vs. Connecticut* (DragonLordKaiba, 3-1) Arizona State* (Spicy McHaggis, 2-2) vs. USC* (Cartman, 1-3) San Diego State* (Porter, 2-2) vs. Washington State* (bravesfan, 2-2) Northwestern* PM (Kingofthe909, 2-2) vs. Troy* (Angel Grace Blue, 0-4) UCLA* PM (phoenixrising, 0-4) vs. Buffalo* (Black Widow, 1-3) Week 5 Games to make picks for FRIDAY Pittsburgh at Rutgers SATURDAY Michigan at Michigan State Virginia Tech at West Virginia Navy at Duke Utah at North Carolina Kent State at Eastern Michigan Minnesota at Penn State USC at Arizona State Iowa State at Nebraska Florida at Alabama Washington State at Oregon State Kansas State at Oklahoma New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech Notre Dame at Purdue Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Pittsburgh/Rutgers game? Tiebreak #2: How many yards passing will USC's Matt Leinart have against Arizona State?

I've offered Illinois to Crimson Platypus. If they don't want to them then one other new person has offered. Whoever gets them can't win the contest, they'll be eligble for a bowl though. There's waaaaaaaaay too much parity right now. Bored Championship Series thru Week 5 1. Florida - AgentBond34 2.2 2. Miami - Spaceman Spiff 3.35 3. Texas A&M - Secret Agent 4.9 4. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 6.1 5. Oklahoma - Damaramu 6.65 6. Syracuse - CanadianChris 7.4 7. LSU - teke184 7.4 8. Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff 7.7 9. South Carolina - Cuban Linx 8.3 10. Ohio State - Gert T 8.5

Week 5 Final Scores #7 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly) 9, #4 Syracuse (CanadianChris) 8 Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff) 9, #1 Florida (AgentBond34) 9; Alabama wins by tiebreak LSU (teke184) 8, #2 Oklahoma (Damaramu) 8; LSU wins by tiebreak Auburn (Agent of Oblivion) 8, #3 South Carolina (Cuban Linx) 7 #5 Miami (Spaceman Spiff) 9, Rutgers (the pinjockey) 9; Miami wins by tiebreak Illinois (Matt Young?/therealworldschampion) 8, #6 Notre Dame (Lando Griffin) 6 Tennessee (Kotzenjunge) 10, #8 Nebraska (CarnivalizComing) 8 #9 Texas A&M (Secret Agent/Gert T) 9, Hawaii (Will Scarlet) 9; A&M wins by tiebreak Kent State (JHawk) 9, #10 Ohio State (Gert T) 9; Kent State wins by tiebreak Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto) 10, Maryland (MarvinisaLunatic) 9 Minnesota (Vern Gagne) 9, Penn State (therealworldschampion) 8 Oregon (nogoodnick) 8, Stanford (Bored) 7 Florida International (Vitamin X) 9, Connecticut (DragonLordKaiba) 7 USC (Cartman) 11, Arizona State (Spicy McHaggis) 8 Washington State (bravesfan) 6, San Diego State (Porter) 5 Northwestern (Kingofthe909) 10, Troy (Angel Grace Blue) 8 UCLA (phoenixrising) 10, Buffalo (Black Widow) 8 Conference Standings Pac-8 1. Washington State (1-0, 3-2) 1. Hawaii (1-0, 2-3) 1. Oregon (1-0, 2-3) 4. San Diego State (1-1, 2-3) 4. USC (1-1, 2-3) 6. Arizona State (0-1, 2-3) 6. Stanford (0-1, 2-3) 6. UCLA (0-1, 1-4) Big MAC 1. Illinois (1-0, 4-1) 1. Minnesota (1-0, 2-3) 1. Buffalo (1-0, 1-4) 4. Notre Dame (1-1, 3-2) 4. Kent State (1-1, 2-3) 4. Penn State (1-1, 2-3) 7. Northwestern (0-1, 3-2) 7. Ohio State (0-1, 3-2) Mid South 1. Alabama (2-0, 3-2) 2. Auburn (1-0, 4-1) 3. Tennesse (2-1, 2-3) 4. Florida (1-1, 4-1) 4. LSU (1-1, 3-2) 4. Nebraska (1-1, 2-3) 7. Oklahoma (0-1, 3-2) 7. Texas A&M (0-1, 3-2) 9. South Carolina (0-2, 3-2) Big Atlantic 1. Georgia Tech (2-0, 4-1) 2. Miami (1-0, 3-2) 3. Connecticut (1-1, 3-2) 3. FIU (1-1, 3-2) 3. Maryland (1-1, 3-2) 3. Syracuse (1-1, 3-2) 3. Virginia (1-1, 2-3) 8. Troy (0-1, 0-5) 9. Rutgers (0-2, 1-4)

Tonight's game isn't over yet but due to the tiebreak one is match-up is already decided: #5 Miami (Spaceman Spiff) def. Rutgers (the pinjockey)

Cuban Linx, Matt Young, and Vitamin X are late this week. Probably time to give up on Matt Young participating in the contest. I'll look into finding a new person to take over Illinois or I'll just assign someone as replacement for the rest of the year. If any of them do not submit picks by tommorrow's deadline here would be the replacement pick assignments: South Carolina - CanadianChris Illinois - therealworldschampion Florida International - Spicy McHaggis Who You Need to Win #4 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 3-1) vs. #7 Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly, 3-1) - GAME OF THE WEEK SU: Florida GT: Alabama #1 Florida* (Agent Bond34, 4-0) vs. Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 2-2) UF: Rutgers, Kent State, Penn State, Florida AL: Pittsburgh, Eastern Michigan, Minnesota, Alabama Tiebreak: 27/32 #2 Oklahoma* (Damaramu, 3-1) vs. LSU* PM (teke184, 2-2) OK: Pittsburgh, Utah, Oklahoma, Notre Dame LSU: Rutgers, North Carolina, Kansas State, Purdue Tiebreak: 21/41 #3 South Carolina (Cuban Linx, 3-1) vs. Auburn* PM (Agent of Oblivion, 3-1) SC: No point for Friday, Minnesota, Louisiana Tech Aub: Penn State, New Mexico State #5 Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 2-2) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 1-3) Same exact picks. Tiebreak: 60/42 #6 Notre Dame* (Lando Griffin, 3-1) vs. Illinois (Matt Young/therealworldschampion, 3-1) ND: Navy, Eastern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa State, New Mexico State, Purdue Ill: No point for Friday, Duke, Kent State, Penn State, Nebraska, Louisiana Tech, Notre dame Notre Dame wins if there is a tie. #8 Nebraska* (CarnivalizComing, 2-2) vs. Tennessee* (Kotzenjunge, 1-3) NE: Michigan, Minnesota, Florida, Purdue TN: Michigan State, Penn State, Alabama, Notre Dame Tiebreak: 34/29 #9 Texas A&M* (Secret Agent/Gert T, 2-2) vs. Hawaii* (Will Scarlet, 2-2) A&M: Penn State, Purdue HI: Minnesota, Notre Dame Tiebreak: 34/31 #10 Ohio State* (Gert T, 3-1) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 1-3) OSU: Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Iowa State, Purdue KS: Rutgers, West Virginia, Utah, Kent State, Nebraska, Notre Dame Tiebreak: 34/37 Maryland* PM (MarvinisaLunatic, 3-1) vs. Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 1-3) MD: Utah, Kent State, Penn State, Nebraska, Florida UVA: North Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa State, Alabama Penn State* (therealworldschampion, 2-2) vs. Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 1-3) PS: Pittsburgh, Utah, Penn State MN: Rutgers, North Carolina, Minnesota Stanford* (Bored, 2-2) vs. Oregon* (nogoodnick, 1-3) Stan: Rutgers, Navy, North Carolina, Kent State, Iowa State, Washington State, Purdue OR: Pittsburgh, Duke, Utah, Eastern Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon State, Notre Dame Florida International (Vitamin X, 2-2) vs. Connecticut* (DragonLordKaiba, 3-1) FIU: No point for Friday, Michigan, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, New Mexico State, Notre Dame UConn: Michigan State, West Virginia, Iowa State, Louisiana Tech, Purdue Connecticut wins if there is a tie. Arizona State* (Spicy McHaggis, 2-2) vs. USC* (Cartman, 1-3) ASU: Utah, Minnesota, Florida USC: North Carolina, Penn State, Alabama San Diego State* (Porter, 2-2) vs. Washington State* (bravesfan, 2-2) SDS: West Virginia, Navy, Kansas State Wazzu: Virginia Tech, Duke, Oklahoma Northwestern* PM (Kingofthe909, 2-2) vs. Troy* (Angel Grace Blue, 0-4) NW: Pittsburgh, Michigan, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Penn State, Iowa State, Florida, Louisiana Tech Troy: Rutgers, Michigan State, West Virginia, Utah, Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, New Mexico State Tiebreak: 38/54 UCLA* PM (phoenixrising, 0-4) vs. Buffalo* (Black Widow, 1-3) UCLA: Utah, Penn State, Oregon State, Notre Dame Buff: North Carolina, Minnesota, Washington State, Purdue Tiebreak: 38/45