Bored

Colorado State beat Nevada, Wisconsin beat Michigan, five match-ups decided. Buffalo (Black Widow) def. #4 Notre Dame (Lando Griffin) #7 Syracuse (CanadianChris) def. UCLA (phoenixrising) Arizona State (Spicy McHaggis) def. Connecticut (DragonLordKaiba) San Diego State (Porter) def. Kent State (JHawk) Hawaii (Will Scarlet) def. Minnesota (Vern Gagne/Edwin MacPhisto)

Obviously steroid testing is effecting the thin, mountain air...

For those of you outside the West Coast who are mad about not getting this game well guess what we have to put up with next week...NEVADA VS. SAN JOSE STATE! While the majority of you will get Michigan vs. Michigan State (others Texas/Missouri) we have to sit through that crap. ABC has this bizarre deal where they have to show a WAC game every year and they never even pick a good one. Okay on the brightside we get the best middle of the day game, USC/ASU but good lord what makes ABC think Nevada/San Jose State would get better ratings on the West Coast than Michigan/Michigan State? This is just a ploy for more people to sign up for ESPN Gameplan which is fairly useless outside of getting all the ABC games. Speaking of Michigan they are crumbling in the 4th against Wisconsin. And then get an incerception right back, so nevermind.

South Florida is up 21-0 on Louisville.

USC killing themself early. Fumbled punt leads to a field goal, Dwayne Jarret lets a touchdown go through his hands and is intercepted, Oregon then scored a touchdown. Turnover on downs and Oregon is moving again.

No point in waiting for Georgia Tech/Virginia Tech to end, two match-ups decided: #2 South Carolina (Cuban Linx) def. Troy (Angel Grace Blue) Nebraska (CarnivalizComing) def. #6 Texas A&M (Secret Agent)

Western Michigan beat Temple 19-16, Tulane is up big late against SMU, one match-up decided: #3 Oklahoma (Damaramu) def. #5 Illinois (Matt Young/Secret Agent)

One match-up decided by the early games: #1 Florida (Agent Bond34) def. #10 Stanford (Bored)

Wow Minnesota wins a big game for once.

Army up on Iowa State 14-7 at the half. Army hasn't defeated a ranked team in 33 years.

Matt Young has not submitted picks and Vern Gagne has yet to submit Saturday picks (see the my previous post on this). If neither submit picks by tommorow's deadline here are the replacement picks assignments: Illinois - Secret Agent Minnesota - Edwin MacPhisto If Matt does not submit picks this week they will no longer be eligible to win the contest.

I see Tennessee/LSU has been moved to Monday so I'm going to have to wait until Monday night to post the Week 5 thread. Five people are late this week: Matt Young, bravesfan, Kotzenjunge, noogoodnick, DragonLordKaiba. Vern Gagne didn't submit Saturday picks but did submit a Thursday pick. I'm gong to let this slide for this week but new rule starting next week, if you do not make your full picks before the 1st deadline you will not get credit for the Thursday (or Friday if applicable) game regardless if you made a pick for the Thursday game. I don't want to have to bother to check up on to see if someone has made their full picks. Who You Need to Win #3 Oklahoma* (Damaramu, 2-1) vs. #5 Illinois (Matt Young/Secret Agent, 3-0) - GAME OF THE WEEK OK: Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Memphis, Tulane IL: No point for Thursday, Temple, Michigan, Tulsa, SMU #1 Florida* (Agent Bond34, 3-0) vs. #10 Stanford* (Bored, 2-1) UF: Boston College, Temple Stan: Clemson, Western Michigan Tiebreak: 54/49 #2 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 2-1) vs. Troy* (Angel Grace Blue, 0-3) SC: Penn State, Purdue, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Colorado State Troy: Northwestern, Minnesota, Iowa, Georgia Tech, Nevada #4 Notre Dame* (Lando Griffin, 3-0) vs. Buffalo* (Black Widow, 0-3) ND: Purdue, Michigan, Tulane Buff: Minnesota, Wisconsin, SMU #6 Texas A&M* (Secret Agent, 2-1) vs. Nebraska* (CarnivalizComing, 1-2) A&M: Temple, Georgia Tech, Michigan, SMU Neb: Western Michigan, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Tulane Tiebreak: 56/52 #7 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 2-1) vs. UCLA* PM (phoenixrising, 0-3) SU: Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, Wisconsin UCLA: Purdue, Wyoming, Colorado State, Michigan Tiebreak: 58/38 #8 Ohio State* (Gert T, 3-0) vs. Washington State (bravesfan, 1-2) OSU: Northwestern, Purdue, Clemson, Mississippi, Colorado State Wazzu: No point for Thursday, Penn State, Minnesota, Boston College, Wyoming, Nevada Tieberak: Ohio State wins if there is a tie #9 LSU* PM (teke184, 2-1) vs. Tennessee (Kotzenjunge, 0-3) LSU: Purdue, Memphis, LSU, Tulane TN: No point for Thursday, Minnesota, Tulsa, Tennessee, SMU Alabama* (AlwaysPissedOff, 2-1) vs. Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 0-3) AL: Purdue, Boston College, Mississippi UVA: Minnesota, Clemson, Wyoming Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 1-2) vs. USC* (Cartman, 1-2) UM: Purdue, Tennessee USC: Minnesota, LSU Tiebreak: 61/45 Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly, 2-1) vs. Florida International* (Vitamin X, 2-1) GT: Northwestern, Minnesota, Clemson, Wyoming, Western Michigan, Virginia Tech, Michigan, LSU, Tulane FIU: Penn State, Purdue, Boston College, Mississippi, Temple, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Tennessee, SMU Maryland* (MarvinisaLunatic, 2-1) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 1-2) MD: Northwestern, Minnesota, Tulsa, Tulane Rut: Penn State, Purdue, Memphis, SMU Tiebreak: 37/45 Auburn* PM (Agent of Oblivion, 2-1) vs. Oregon (nogoodnick, 1-2) Aub: Purdue, Iowa, Mississippi, Temple, Tulsa, USC, Tulane OR: No point for Thursday, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wyoming, Western Michigan, Memphis, Oregon, SMU Tiebreak: Auburn wins if there is a tie Penn State* (therealworldschampion, 1-2) vs. Northwestern* (Kingofthe909, 2-1) PS: Purdue, Wyoming, Wisconsin NW: Minnesota, Mississippi, Michigan Connecticut (DragonLordKaiba, 3-0) vs. Arizona State* (Spicy McHaggis, 1-2) UC: No point for Thursday, Penn State, Purdue, N.C. State, Mississippi, Temple, Virginia Tech, Nevada, Michigan, Oregon ASU: Northwestern, Minnesota, North Carolina, Wyoming, Western Michigan, Georgia Tech, Colorado State, Wisconsin, USC Tiebreak: Arizona State wins if there is a tie Kent State* (JHawk, 1-2) vs. San Diego State* PM (Porter, 1-2) KS: Utah, Penn State, Purdue, Temple, Georgia Tech, Colorado State, Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee, SMU SDS: Air Force, Northwestern, Minnesota, Western Michigan, Virginia Tech, Nevada, Wisconsin, USC, LSU, Tulane Tiebreak: 51/65 Hawaii* (Will Scarlet, 1-2) vs. Minnesota (Vern Gagne/Edwin MacPhisto, 1-2) HI: Northwestern, Purdue, Boston College, Wisconsin MN: Penn State, Minnesota, Clemson, Michigan Tiebreak: 45/44

Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff Utah Penn State Purdue NC State Ohio State Boston College Mississippi Western Michigan Virginia Tech Colorado State Michigan Memphis USC LSU Tulane TB #1: 51 TB #2: 284

Hmmm people are really slow about getting their picks in this week. PM'd picks received so far. San Diego State - Porter THURSDAY Air Force at Utah SATURDAY Penn State at Northwestern Purdue at Minnesota North Carolina at N.C. State Iowa at Ohio State Boston College at Clemson Wyoming at Mississippi Western Michigan at Temple Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech Nevada at Colorado State Michigan at Wisconsin Memphis at Tulsa USC at Oregon Tennessee at LSU Tulane at SMU Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Air Force/Utah game? 65 Tiebreak #2: How many total yards will Virginia Tech's Marcus Vick have against Georgia Tech? 320 Georgia Tech - iggymcfly THURSDAY Air Force at Utah SATURDAY Penn State at Northwestern Purdue at Minnesota North Carolina at N.C. State Iowa at Ohio State Boston College at Clemson Wyoming at Mississippi Western Michigan at Temple Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech Nevada at Colorado State Michigan at Wisconsin Memphis at Tulsa USC at Oregon Tennessee at LSU Tulane at SMU Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Air Force/Utah game? 59 Tiebreak #2: How many total yards will Virginia Tech's Marcus Vick have against Georgia Tech? 2 (I couldn't actually pick the Jackets to win on the road, so I had to do something to be loyal to G. Tech Auburn - Agent of Oblivion THURSDAY at Utah SATURDAY Penn State Purdue at N.C. State Iowa (tough one) at Clemson at Mississippi at Temple at Virginia Tech at Colorado State Michigan at Tulsa USC at LSU Tulane Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Air Force/Utah game? 65 Tiebreak #2: How many total yards will Virginia Tech's Marcus Vick have against Georgia Tech? 313 UCLA - phoenixrising THURSDAY Utah SATURDAY Penn State Purdue N.C. State Ohio State Clemson Wyoming Western Michigan Virginia Tech Colorado State Michigan Memphis USC LSU Tulane Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Air Force/Utah game? 38 Tiebreak #2: How many total yards will Virginia Tech's Marcus Vick have against Georgia Tech? 200 LSU - teke184 Week 4 Games to make picks for THURSDAY Air Force at Utah SATURDAY Penn State at Northwestern Purdue at Minnesota North Carolina at N.C. State Iowa at Ohio State Boston College at Clemson Wyoming at Mississippi Western Michigan at Temple Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech Nevada at Colorado State Michigan at Wisconsin Memphis at Tulsa USC at Oregon Tennessee at LSU Tulane at SMU Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Air Force/Utah game? 49 Tiebreak #2: How many total yards will Virginia Tech's Marcus Vick have against Georgia Tech? 165

My Picks Utah Penn State Minnesota N.C. State Ohio State Clemson Mississippi Western Michigan Virginia Tech Colorado State Michigan Memphis USC LSU Tulane Tiebreaks: 49/215

Prepare to be pissed off most of you, here's the ABC regional coverage map: http://espn-att.starwave.com/tvlistings/map/ncf/050924.pdf Everyone outside the Southeast will get Notre Dame/Washington.

Since you are giving notice ahead of time I can just use replacement picks for you with whoever is ranked one spot lower than you, with your current ranking it should be a good team, but I won't penalize you as being late and allow the replacement picks to count for Thursday and Friday next week.

Mark Ellis is yo daddy. At the moment he's hitting .329 but he's gonna come up short of qualifying batting title as he spent the first half in a needless platoon with Marco Scutaro. I don't know where this came from and it'll probably end up being a fluke year but he's right now by far the A's most reliable hitter.

I don't see one yet but it's a three time slot, doubleheader which means only the west coast gets USC/Oregon and the rest of country splits between the two early games. Yup it's lame.

Network/Basic Cable TV Schedule THURSDAY Utah at TCU, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN FRIDAY Houston at UTEP, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN2 SATURDAY Oregon State at #11 Louisville, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN #25 Virginia at Syracuse, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2 SMU at Texas A&M, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, FSN Michigan State at #10 Notre Dame, 3:30/12:30 PM, NBC Alabama at South Carolina, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBS #13 Miami at #20 Clemson, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* #21 Oklahoma at UCLA, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* San Diego State at #9 Ohio State, 3:30/12:30 PM ABC* Pittsburgh at Nebraska, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* Wisconsin at North Carolina, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 #23 Fresno State at Oregon, 7:00/4:00 PM, TBS Rice at #2 Texas, 7:00/4:00 PM, FSN #8 Florida State at #17 Boston College, 7:45/4:45 PM, ESPN #5 Tennessee at #6 Florida, 8:00/5:00 PM, CBS Arkansas at #1 USC, 10:15/7:15 PM, FSN Other Cable/PPV Games Eastern Michigan at #14 Michigan, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPNU West Virginia at Maryland, Noon/9:00 AM, Jefferson Pilot* Mississippi at Vanderbilt, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, Jefferson Pilot* Ball State at Auburn, 2:30 PM/11:30 AM, GamePlan Baylor at Army, 3:00 PM/Noon, ESPN Classic Ohio at Virginia Tech, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPNU Northern Iowa at #22 Iowa, 3:30/12:30 PM, GamePlan Kentucky at Indiana, 6:45/3:45 PM, ESPN Classic Connecticut at #16 Georgia Tech, 6:45/3:45 PM, ESPNU Mississippi State at Tulane, 8:00/5:00 PM, College Sports TV Rutgers at Buffalo, 8:00/5:00 PM, GamePlan Florida Atlantic at Minnesota, 8:30/5:30 PM, GamePlan UNLV at Nevada, 10:00/7:00 PM, ESPNU All Other D-IA Games Louisiana-Monroe at #7 Georgia VMI at Duke Toledo at Temple Troy at Missouri Wyoming at Air Force Central Michigan at Penn State Idaho at Washington Miami of Ohio at Kent State Tennessee Tech at Northern Illinois Illinois at #15 California Akron at Middle Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky at N.C. State East Carolina at Wake Forest Jacksonville State at UAB Central Florida at South Florida Tulsa at North Texas Grambling at Washington State Western Carolina at Cincinnati Louisiana Tech at Kansas McNeese State at Southern Miss Sam Houston State at #19 Texas Tech Southern Illinois at Western Michigan Arkansas State at Oklahoma State New Mexico State at New Mexico UT-Chattanooga at Memphis Northwestern State at Louisiana-Lafayette Northwestern at #18 Arizona State #12 Purdue at Arizona UC Davis at Stanford Three Big Ten/Pac-10 match-ups and none are being televised. Weird.

Just so everyone knows I won't be bothering to post conference standings until Week 5 is complete as everyone will have played a conference game by then.

Also add in that there might not be a defense in the country that could contain ASU's passing game. Sam Keller is already looking better than Andrew Walter.

As of right now I'd say they are the 7th best team in the conference. 1. USC 2. Arizona State 3. California 4. UCLA 5. Oregon 6. Washington State 7. Oregon State 8. Arizona 9. Stanford 10. Washington

I think the main reason I prefer college over the pros is the television coverage. If you live in a two team market like me you are stuck several Sunday's out of the year seeing only the local teams. When you hate one of them (Raiders) and the other sucks (49ers) this can get very boring. The NFL makes me feel I should be grateful I get any coverage and if I want to make sure I see a decent game I have to get a satellite dish. With college football all you need is basic cable and you can see a dozen games on a Saturday. Sure too often needless blowout games are shown because a big name team is in the game (really did Rice/Texas need national t.v. coverage?) but you are guarenteed to see at least one great game that day, like Michigan State/Notre Dame this past week. I also believe college football is more exciting to watch and it completely blows the NFL away when it comes to atmosphere. There will be no regular season NFL game this year that touches Ohio State/Texas and LSU/ASU from last week. College football's only real problem, and it's a huge one, is the way they declare their champion has become a running joke. I can understand can be a complete turnoff for some people from ever getting too excited about college football.