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New Coaches Poll Missouri moves to #2, Vanderbilt jumps to #14, and Michigan State's three point win over Iowa was so impressive that they went from unranked to #19.

Let us never speak of Free Point Thursday again...until the next one. Week 6 Deadlines Deadline #1: Thursday, October 2nd, 9:00 PM EST/6:00 PM PST -Lose out on Thursday game. Deadline #2: Friday, October 3rd, 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST -Lose out on Friday game. Deadline #3: Saturday, October 4th, Noon EST/9:00 AM PST -Replacement picks, can't win by tiebreak. Week 6 Match-ups #7 Ohio State* (Gert T, 4-1) vs. #9 Arizona State* (still fly, 5-0) - GAME OF THE WEEK #1 Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 4-1) vs. Georgia (Obi Chris Kenobi, 0-5) #2 Ball State* (Vampiro69, 4-1) vs. Buffalo* PM (Carnival, 2-3) #3 Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 4-1) vs. Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 3-2) #4 Georgia Tech* (iggymcfly, 4-1) vs. Fresno State* (Agent Bond34, 4-1) #5 Indiana* PM (Tzar Lysergic, 4-1) vs. Minnesota* PM (Vern Gagne, 3-2) #6 Nebraska* PM (Mecca, 5-0) vs. Kent State (JHawk, 1-4) #8 Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 4-1) vs. Boise State (Vitamin X, 2-3) #10 Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 3-2) vs. Washington* PM (Smues, 2-3) San Diego State* PM (Next USC #55, 3-2) vs. Florida* PM (Urban Warfare, 2-3) N.C. State* PM (AboveAverage484, 3-2) vs. Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 3-2) Michigan* (MFer, 2-3) vs. Illinois* (The Monkey Man, 0-5) LSU* PM (teke184, 3-2) vs. Tulsa* (Will Scarlet, 1-4) Stanford* (Bored, 2-3) vs. Notre Dame* (KingPK, 2-3) Tennessee* (Canadian Brandon, 3-2) vs. USC* (Cartman, 0-5) Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 2-3) vs. Texas* (Broward83, 2-3) South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 2-3) vs. Navy* (MarvinisaLunatic, 2-3) Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 2-3) vs. Florida State* (909, 1-4) Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 2-3) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 1-4) Washington State (MrRant, 2-3) vs. UCLA* (phoenixrising, 2-3) Week 6 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY Oregon State at Utah FRIDAY Cincinnati at Marshall SATURDAY Indiana at Minnesota Boston College at N.C. State South Carolina at Mississippi Illinois at Michigan Florida State at Miami Arizona State at California Navy at Air Force Auburn at Vanderbilt Connecticut at North Carolina Ohio State at Wisconsin Oregon at USC Missouri at Nebraska Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Ohio State/Wisconsin game? Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will USC's Mark Sanchez have against Oregon?

Before we get to the rankings, I want to point out Will Scarlet who despite picking fairly well but has a dismal 1-5 record due to his opponents picking a ridiculous 75% (63 out of 84) of their games correctly games against him which is far and away the toughest "strength of schedule." Obviously he needs to fire his defensive coordinator. Scores were waaaaay up this week after last week's debacle, except for me because I suck. Even though #2 thru #5 all lost this week there wasn't a whole lot of movement in the polls. Hawk 34 didn't have a big week but he holds on to the top spot for now. After a lackluster win last week dropped him, undefeated Mecca made a nice jump back up the polls with a strong showing this week. Other big winner was traditional power teke184 who after being off the radar, has jumped into to the Top 10. And finally, still fly (6-0) and Agent Bond34 (5-1) still can't get any respect from the "voters." Bored Championship Series Rankings thru Week 6 1. Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 3.15 2. Nebraska - Mecca 4.0 3. Ball State - Vampiro69 4.8 4. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 5.9 5. Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff 6.15 6. Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto 6.2 7. Arizona - UZI Suicide 7.2 8. LSU - teke184 7.65 9. Arizona State - still fly 8.95 10. Indiana - Tzar Lysergic 9.0 Other Receiving Votes: Boston College (HarleyQuinn), Fresno State (Agent Bond34), Kentucky (Danville Wrestling), Minnesota (Vern Gagne)

Mizzou has it under control and no match-ups are hinging on the outcome of the game so let's just jump to the results. Week 6 Results #9 Arizona State (still fly) 9, #7 Ohio State (Gert T) 7 #1 Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34) 9, Georgia (Obi Chris Kenobi/The Monkey Man*) 6 Buffalo (Carnival) 11, #2 Ball State (Vampiro69) 11; Carnival wins by tiebreak Kentucky (Danville Wrestling) 10, #3 Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff) 8 Fresno State (Agent Bond34) 11, #4 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly) 10 Minnesota (Vern Gagne) 9, #5 Indiana (Tzar Lysergic) 8 #6 Nebraska (Mecca) 11, Kent State (JHawk) 6 #8 Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto) 10, Boise State (Vitamin X) 7 #10 Arizona (UZI Suicide) 8, Washington (Smues) 7 Florida (Urban Warfare) 10, San Diego State (Next USC #55) 10; Urban wins by tiebreak Boston College (HarleyQuinn) 10, N.C. State (AboveAverage484) 9 Illinois (The Monkey Man) 8, Michigan (MFer) 8; Monkey wins by tiebreak LSU (teke184) 12, Tulsa (Will Scarlet) 9 Notre Dame (KingPK) 9, Stanford (Bored) 8 Tennessee (Canadian Brandon) 9, USC (Cartman) 6 Rutgers (the pinjockey) 11, Texas (Broward83) 10 Navy (MarvinisaLunatic) 12, South Carolina (Cuban Linx) 9 Miami (Spacmean Spiff) 11, Florida State (909) 8 Syracuse (CanadianChris) 10, UTEP (Angel Grace Blue) 9 UCLA (phoenixrising) 8, Washington State (MrRant/Broward83*) 8; phoenix wins by tiebreak Conference Standings Big Eight 1. Minnesota (2-0, 4-2) 1. San Diego State (2-0, 3-3) 3. Indiana (1-1, 4-2) 3. Syracuse (1-1, 3-3) 3. Illinois (1-1, 1-5) 6. Ohio State (0-1, 4-2) 6. Rutgers (0-1, 3-3) 8. Michigan (0-2, 2-4) Big MAC 1. Nebraska (2-0, 6-0) 2. Miami of Ohio (1-0, 5-1) 3. Buffalo (2-1, 3-3) 4. Texas (1-1, 2-4) 4. Kent State (1-1, 1-5) 4. Tulsa (1-1, 1-5) 7. UTEP (0-1, 1-5) 8. Ball State (0-2, 4-2) Pac-8 1. Arizona State (2-0, 6-0) 1. UCLA (2-0, 3-3) 3. Arizona (1-1, 4-2) 3. Notre Dame (2-2, 3-3) 3. Washington (1-1, 2-4) 3. Washington State (1-1, 2-4) 7. USC (0-1, 0-6) 8. Stanford (0-3, 2-4) Southeastern Seven 1. Florida (2-0, 3-3) 2. Kentucky (1-0, 4-2) 2. LSU (1-0, 4-2) 4. Navy (2-1, 3-3) 5. Alabama (1-1, 4-2) 5. South Carolina (1-1, 2-4) 7. Tennessee (0-2, 4-2) 7. Georgia (0-2, 0-6) Western Atlantic 1. Virgina (2-0, 5-1) 2. Fresno State (1-0, 5-1) 3. Boston College (2-1, 4-2) 3. Georgia Tech (2-1, 4-2) 5. Miami (1-1, 3-3) 5. Boise State (1-1, 2-4) 7. N.C. State (0-2, 3-3) 8. Florida State (0-3, 1-5)

Outside of Vandy beating Auburn, this was one uneventful and pretty boring Saturday.

And he's already back in the game or is it 2009 already? I'm still waiting for Mitch Mustain's mom to go all Tonya Harding and hire someone to take out Sanchez's knee.

Hey I called it! Bound to be right about something one of these days.

BOW DOWN TO YOUR NEW FOOTBALL GOD VANDERBILT! So is this the Apocalypse?

Wow FSU/Miami doesn't look like it soldout. Just bizarre watching this game being played in the atmosphere free Dolphins Stadium.

I know that you are all thinking, "The regular season ended four days ago and I've already forgotten who was good and who sucked this year." Well my friends the annual Bored Player Rankings are here to help you! Starting with position players, each list includes 30 players who had the most plate appearances at each position. Now these lists always end up including players who weren't true everyday players and end up populating the bottom of the list. So this year I'm going to highlight the worst everyday player at each position so we can all point and laugh at them. Catcher Rankings 1. Joe Mauer, Twins 31.2 Win Shares 55.5 VORP 11.8 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 25 MIN AL 146 536 98 176 31 4 9 85 1 1 84 50 .328 .413 .451 134 242 1 11 8 1 21 2. Brian McCann, Braves 3. Geovany Soto, Cubs 4. Russell Martin, Dodgers 5. Ryan Doumit, Pirates 6. Chris Iannetta, Rockies 7. Bengie Molina, Giants 8. Kurt Suzuki, A's 9. Dioner Navarro, Rays 10. Kelly Shoppach, Indians 11. Yadier Molina, Cardinals 12. Chris Snyder, Diamondbacks 13. Jason Kendall, Brewers 14. A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox 15. Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers/Yankees 16. Ramon Hernandez, Orioles 17. Brian Schneider, Mets 18. Gerald Laird, Rangers 19. Rod Barajas, Blue Jays 20. Chris Coste, Phillies 21. Jesus Flores, Nationals 22. Miguel Olivo, Royals 23. Jason Varitek, Red Sox 8.7 Win Shares -1.0 VORP 5.3 WARP3 Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2008 36 BOS AL 131 423 37 93 20 0 13 43 0 1 52 122 .220 .313 .359 74 152 0 2 3 6 13 24. Brandon Inge, Tigers 25. John Buck, Royals 26. Kenji Johjima, Mariners 27. Jeff Mathis, Angels 28. Jose Molina, Yankees 29. Carlos Ruiz, Phillies 30. Paul Bako, Reds

Nothing from Obi Chris Kenobi and MrRant so replacement picks will apply. Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 THURSDAY Oregon State at Utah FRIDAY Cincinnati at Marshall SATURDAY Indiana at Minnesota Boston College at N.C. State South Carolina at Mississippi Illinois at Michigan Florida State at Miami Arizona State at California Navy at Air Force Auburn at Vanderbilt Connecticut at North Carolina Ohio State at Wisconsin Oregon at USC Missouri at Nebraska Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Ohio State/Wisconsin game? 58 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will USC's Mark Sanchez have against Oregon? 275 Nebraska - Mecca THURSDAY Oregon State at Utah FRIDAY Cincinnati at Marshall SATURDAY Indiana at Minnesota Boston College at N.C. State South Carolina at Mississippi Illinois at Michigan Florida State at Miami Arizona State at California Navy at Air Force Auburn at Vanderbilt Connecticut at North Carolina Ohio State at Wisconsin Oregon at USC Missouri at Nebraska Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Ohio State/Wisconsin game?45 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will USC's Mark Sanchez have against Oregon?257

AL MVP 1. Joe Mauer 2. Dustin Pedroia 3. Kevin Youkilis 4. Grady Sizemore 5. Alex Rodriguez 6. Cliff Lee 7. Josh Hamilton 8. Justin Morneau 9. Ian Kinsler 10. Roy Halladay AL Cy Young 1. Cliff Lee 2. Roy Halladay 3. Ervin Santana AL ROY 1. Evan Longoria 2. Max Aviles 3. Armando Galarraga NL MVP 1. Albert Pujols 2. Lance Berkman 3. Hanley Ramirez 4. Chase Utley 5. David Wright 6. Carlos Beltran 7. Tim Lincecum 8. Jose Reyes 9. Chipper Jones 10. Nate McLouth NL Cy Young 1. Tim Lincecum 2. John Santana 3. Dan Haren NL ROY 1. Geovany Soto 2. Joey Votto 3. Jair Jurrjens

I only saw the last few innings but holy shit was C.B. Bucknor's strike zone abominable. MLB should be embarrassed to have such incompetency on display in a playoff game.

Rebels of Last Place Tim Lincecum - 3rd Adam Wainwright - 8th Kevin Slowey - 12th James Loney - 14th Corey Hart - 19th

Texans - 17 points Baltimore Carolina Chicago Green Bay Indianapolis San Diego N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Tampa Bay Buffalo Dallas New England Pittsburgh Minnesota

It's the same rule as it's been the last three years. I assign a replacement for the Saturday games and whatever those picks score for those games is what you get for points against. Three possible no shows this week is a bad sign. Here are the replacement pick assignments for tomorrow, if necessary. Replacement picks cannot win by tiebreak. Georgia - The Monkey Man Kent State - Cartman Washington State - Broward83 Both Hawk 34 and Mecca picked Cincinnati for tonight's game. Obi Chris Kenobi, JHawk, and MrRant still have until Noon EST/9:00 AM PST tomorrow to get their picks and tiebreaks in.

That was a Grade-A choke job by the Beavers. Utah wins 31-28. Storming the field. Really? Well if MTSU can do it for beating freakin' FAU I guess anyone can now.

Oregon State extends their lead to 28-20 with 2:18 left. Again where was this team against STANFORD~ and Penn State? Edit: Well that was quick, tie game.

Obi Chris Kenobi, JHawk, Vitamin X, and MrRant are all late. Hawk 34 and Mecca both picked Utah for tonight's game. Who You Should Root For #7 Ohio State (Gert T, 4-1) vs. #9 Arizona State (still fly, 5-0) - GAME OF THE WEEK OSU: Utah, Indiana, N.C. State, Ole Miss, Michigan, FSU, ASU, Navy ASU: Oregon St, Minnesota, BC, South Carolina, Illinois, Miami, Cal, Air Force Tiebreak: 43/30 #1 Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34, 4-1) vs. Georgia (Obi Chris Kenobi/The Monkey Man*, 0-5) Hawk has a 2-0 lead. MOH: Ole Miss, Cal, Air Force, UNC, OSU GA: South Carolina, ASU, Navy, UConn, Wisconsin #2 Ball State (Vampiro69, 4-1) vs. Buffalo (Carnival, 2-3) BS: South Carolina, Michigan, Miami, Navy, Vandy, Wisconsin UB: Ole Miss, Illinois, FSU, Air Force, Auburn, OSU Tiebreak: 52/45 #3 Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff, 4-1) vs. Kentucky (Danville Wrestling, 3-2) AL: Ole Miss, UConn KY: South Carolina, UNC Tiebreaks: 46/36, 223/250 #4 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly, 4-1) vs. Fresno State (Agent Bond34, 4-1) GT: Michigan, Cal, Air Force FS: Illinois, ASU, Navy #5 Indiana (Tzar Lysergic, 4-1) vs. Minnesota (Vern Gagne, 3-2) IN: Marshall, Indiana, South Carolina MN: Cincinnati, Minnesota, Ole Miss #6 Nebraska (Mecca, 5-0) vs. Kent State (JHawk, 1-4) Mecca has a 1-0 lead. NE: Cincinnati, Minnesota, Illinois, Cal, Air Force, Missouri KS: No point for Friday, Indiana, Michigan, ASU, Navy, Nebraska Tiebreaks: 45/43, 257/234 #8 Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto, 4-1) vs. Boise State (Vitamin X, 2-3) Edwin has a 1-0 lead. VA: BC, Cal, Air Force, OSU BS: N.C. State, ASU, Navy, Wisconsin #10 Arizona (UZI Suicide, 3-2) vs. Washington (Smues, 2-3) AZ: Marshall, Minnesota, BC, Ole Miss, Illinois, Air Force, UNC WA: Cincinnati, Indiana, N.C. State, South Carolina, Michigan, Navy, UConn San Diego State (Next USC #55, 3-2) vs. Florida (Urban Warfare, 2-3) SDS: Marshall, Michigan, FSU, Navy FL: Cincinnati, Illinois, Miami, Air Force Tiebreak: 71/50 N.C. State (AboveAverage484, 3-2) vs. Boston College (HarleyQuinn, 3-2) NCS: Minnesota, Ole Miss, Miami, Air Force, UNC BC: Indiana, South Carolina, FSU, Navy, UConn Michigan (MFer, 2-3) vs. Illinois (The Monkey Man, 0-5) MI: Indiana, Ole Miss, Cal, Air Force, Vandy, UNC IL: Minnesota, South Carolina, ASU, Navy, Auburn, UConn Tiebreak: 43/42 LSU (teke184, 3-2) vs. Tulsa (Will Scarlet, 1-4) LSU: Ole Miss, Illinois, FSU, Navy, Vandy, UConn, Missouri Tulsa: South Carolina, Michigan, Miami, Air Force, Auburn, UNC, Nebraska Stanford (Bored, 2-3) vs. Notre Dame (KingPK, 2-3) SU: Cincinnati, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Miami, Air Force ND: Marshall, Indiana, South Carolina, FSU, Navy Tennessee (Canadian Brandon, 3-2) vs. USC (Cartman, 0-5) TN: Cincinnati, Indiana, Boston College, Illinois, ASU, UNC, OSU USC: Marshall, Minnesota, N.C. State, Michigan, Cal, UConn, Wisconsin Rutgers (the pinjockey, 2-3) vs. Texas (Broward83, 2-3) RU: Indiana, Illinois, UNC TX: Minnesota, Michigan, UConn South Carolina (Cuban Linx, 2-3) vs. Navy (MarvinisaLunatic, 2-3) SC: Cincinnati, Michigan, Miami, Air Force, Auburn Navy: Marshall, Illinois, FSU, Navy, Vandy Miami (Spaceman Spiff, 2-3) vs. Florida State (909, 1-4) UM: BC, Ole Miss, Illinois, Cal, Vandy, UConn, OSU FSU: N.C. State, South Carolina, Michigan, ASU, Auburn, UNC, Wisconsin Syracuse (CanadianChris, 2-3) vs. UTEP (Angel Grace Blue, 1-4) SU: Cincinnati, Minnesota, BC, Michigan, Miami, Air Force, OSU UTEP: Marshall, Indiana, N.C. State, Illinois, FSU, Navy, Wisconsin Washington State (MrRant/Broward83*, 2-3) vs. UCLA (phoenixrising, 2-3) phoenix has a 1-0 lead. WS: South Carolina, Michigan, Cal, UConn, OSU UCLA: Ole Miss, Illinois, ASU, UNC, Wisconsin phoenix wins if there is a tie.

Buffalo - Carnival THURSDAY Oregon State at Utah FRIDAY Cincinnati at Marshall SATURDAY Indiana at Minnesota Boston College at N.C. State South Carolina at Mississippi Illinois at Michigan Florida State at Miami Arizona State at California Navy at Air Force Auburn at Vanderbilt Connecticut at North Carolina Ohio State at Wisconsin Oregon at USC Missouri at Nebraska Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Ohio State/Wisconsin game?45 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will USC's Mark Sanchez have against Oregon? 320

Washington - Smues Utah Cincinnati Indiana N.C. State South Carolina Michigan Miami Arizona State Navy Auburn Connecticut Ohio State USC Missouri Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Ohio State/Wisconsin game? 54 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will USC's Mark Sanchez have against Oregon? 317 LSU - teke184 THURSDAY Oregon State at Utah FRIDAY Cincinnati at Marshall SATURDAY Indiana at Minnesota Boston College at N.C. State South Carolina at Mississippi Illinois at Michigan Florida State at Miami Arizona State at California Navy at Air Force Auburn at Vanderbilt Connecticut at North Carolina Ohio State at Wisconsin Oregon at USC Missouri at Nebraska Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Ohio State/Wisconsin game? 47 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will USC's Mark Sanchez have against Oregon? 241 N.C. State - AboveAverage484 Week 6 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY Oregon State at Utah FRIDAY Cincinnati at Marshall SATURDAY Indiana at Minnesota Boston College at N.C. State South Carolina at Mississippi Illinois at Michigan Florida State at Miami Arizona State at California Navy at Air Force Auburn at Vanderbilt Connecticut at North Carolina Ohio State at Wisconsin Oregon at USC Missouri at Nebraska Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Ohio State/Wisconsin game? 44 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will USC's Mark Sanchez have against Oregon? 246 Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff Utah Cincinnati Indiana Boston College Mississippi Illinois Miami California Air Force Auburn Connecticut Ohio State USC Missouri TB #1: 46 TB #2: 223

I do wonder what exactly is the demographic that TBS & MLB is aiming for with the Bon Jovi cross promotion. Are there casual fans really tuning in just to see Bon Jovi highlight packages? Also anyone know what's the story behind the new MLB logo for the postseason? What is that, puke green?

Can someone remind me if we agreed on that we didn't have to keep six players, that we could keep fewer? I thought we did vote on that but seems like everyone is keeping six so just want to make sure before I post mine because I personally only want to keep five.

Dang, I'd never looked at it at that way. Now I feel even older.

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