Bored

The curse of the Free Point Thursday is striking.

This is slowly starting to creep into disaster territory for the Trojans. I really can't believe this is the same Oregon State team that played Stanford and Penn State who looked like one of the worst BCS conference teams.

Who You Should Root For #5 N.C. State (AboveAverage484, 3-1) vs. #9 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly, 3-1) - GAME OF THE WEEK NCS: Georgia GT: Alabama #1 Ball State (Vamprio69, 4-0) vs. Kent State (JHawk, 0-4) BS: Duke, Purdue, Nebraska KS: Virginia, Notre Dame, VaTech #2 Nebraska (Mecca, 4-0) vs. Texas (Broward83, 2-2) NE: Fresno State, Oklahoma TX: UCLA, TCU Tiebreaks: 65/67, 270/263 #3 Ohio State (Gert T, 4-0) vs. Minnesota (Vern Gagne, 2-2) OSU: Louisville, Miami, Purdue, Florida St. MN: UConn, UNC, Notre Dame, Colorado Tiebreak: 44/45 #4 Arizona (UZI Suicide, 3-1) vs. Kentucky (Danville Wrestling, 2-2) AZ: Louisville, Duke, Miami, Northwestern, Colorado, Penn St, Washington KY: UConn, Virginia, UNC, Iowa, Florida St, Illinois, Stanford #6 Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff, 3-1) vs. Georgia (Obi Chris Kenobi, 0-4) AL: Miami, Purdue, Colorado, Fresno St, USF, Alabama, Penn St GA: UNC, Notre Dame, Florida St, UCLA, N.C. State, Georgia, Illinois #7 Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34, 3-1) vs. Tulsa (Will Scarlet, 1-3) MOH: UConn, Florida St Tulsa: Louisville, Colorado Tiebreaks: 42/40, 256/205 #8 Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto, 3-1) vs. Florida State (909, 1-3) No differing picks. Tiebreaks: 52/42, 348/260 #10 Indiana (Tzar Lysergic, 3-1) vs. Michigan (MFer, 2-2) IN: UConn, Virginia, Iowa, Notre Dame, Florida St, VaTech MI: Louisville, Duke, Northwestern, Purdue, Colorado, Nebraska Tiebreaks: 34/52, 335/301 Arizona State (still fly, 4-0) vs. Notre Dame (KingPK, 2-2) ASU: Duke, Northwestern, Colorado, Fresno St, Penn St, Nebraska, Washington ND: Virginia, Iowa, Florida St, UCLA, Illinois, VaTech, Stanford Buffalo (Carnival, 2-2) vs. South Carolina (Cuban Linx, 1-3) UB: Virginia, Colorado, UCLA, N.C. State, Illinois, Washington SC: Duke, Florida St, Fresno St, USF, Penn St, Stanford Tiebreaks: 56/50, 280/310 Tennessee (Canadian Brandon, 3-1) vs. LSU (teke184, 2-2) TN: Louisville, Virginia, Miami, Notre Dame, Florida St, UCLA, VaTech, Washington LSU: UConn, Duke, UNC, Purdue, Colorado, Fresno St, Nebraska, Stanford Tiebreaks: 38/52, 290/242 Stanford (Bored, 2-2) vs. Washington (Smues, 1-3) SU: Louisville, Notre Dame WA: UConn, Purdue Tiebreaks: 47/51, 294/274 Fresno State (Agent Bond34, 3-1) vs. UCLA (phoenixrising, 2-2) FS: UConn, Duke, Miami, Florida St, Fresno St UCLA: Louisville, Virginia, UNC, Colorado, UCLA Rutgers (the pinjockey, 2-2) vs. San Diego State (Next USC #55, 2-2) RU: UConn, Virginia, Iowa, Purdue SDS: Louisville, Duke, Northwestern, Notre Dame Tiebreaks: 32/42, 295/245 Miami (Spaceman Spiff, 2-2) vs. Boston College (HarleyQuinn, 2-2) UM: Virginia, Iowa, Purdue, Fresno St, Oklahoma BC: Duke, Northwestern, Notre Dame, UCLA, TCU Navy (MarvinisaLunatic, 2-2) vs. Florida (Urban Warfare, 1-3) Navy: Iowa, Nebraska, Stanford FL: Northwestern, Virginia Tech, Washington Washington State (MrRant, 2-2) vs. Boise State (Vitamin X, 1-3) WS: Louisville, Virginia, Iowa, Purdue, Nebraska, Washington BS: UConn, Duke, Northwestern, Notre Dame, VaTech, Stanford Tiebreak: 37/40 Syracuse (CanadianChris, 1-3) vs. Illinois (The Monkey Man, 0-4) SU: Duke, Purdue, Florida St, Fresno St, USF, Penn State IL: Virginia, Notre Dame, Colorado, UCLA, N.C. State, Illinois Tiebreak: 59/60 USC (Cartman, 0-4) vs. UTEP (Angel Grace Blue, 0-4) USC: Louisville, Iowa, Colorado, Georgia UTEP: UConn, Northwestern, Florida St, Alabama Tiebreak: 40/43

Georgia Tech - iggymcfly THURSDAY USC at Oregon State FRIDAY Connecticut at Louisville SATURDAY Virginia at Duke North Carolina at Miami Northwestern at Iowa Purdue at Notre Dame Colorado vs. Florida State (in Jacksonville) Fresno State at UCLA TCU at Oklahoma South Florida at N.C. State Alabama at Georgia Illinois at Penn State Virginia Tech at Nebraska Stanford at Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game? 40 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 406 Indiana - Tzar Lysergic THURSDAY USC FRIDAY Connecticut SATURDAY Virginia at Miami at Iowa at Notre Dame Florida State (in Jacksonville) Fresno State at Oklahoma South Florida at Georgia at Penn State Virginia Tech at Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game? 34 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 335 LSU - teke184 THURSDAY USC at Oregon State FRIDAY Connecticut at Louisville SATURDAY Virginia at Duke North Carolina at Miami Northwestern at Iowa Purdue at Notre Dame Colorado vs. Florida State (in Jacksonville) Fresno State at UCLA TCU at Oklahoma South Florida at N.C. State Alabama at Georgia Illinois at Penn State Virginia Tech at Nebraska Stanford at Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game? 52 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 242 Florida State - 909 THURSDAY USC at Oregon State FRIDAY Connecticut at Louisville SATURDAY Virginia at Duke North Carolina at Miami Northwestern at Iowa Purdue at Notre Dame Colorado vs. Florida State (in Jacksonville) Fresno State at UCLA TCU at Oklahoma South Florida at N.C. State Alabama at Georgia Illinois at Penn State Virginia Tech at Nebraska Stanford at Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game? 42 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 260 N.C. State - AboveAverage484 THURSDAY USC at Oregon State FRIDAY Connecticut at Louisville SATURDAY Virginia at Duke North Carolina at Miami Northwestern at Iowa Purdue at Notre Dame Colorado vs. Florida State (in Jacksonville) Fresno State at UCLA TCU at Oklahoma South Florida at N.C. State Alabama at Georgia Illinois at Penn State Virginia Tech at Nebraska Stanford at Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game? 45 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 294 Washington State - MrRant THURSDAY USC FRIDAY Louisville SATURDAY Virginia Miami Iowa Purdue Florida State (in Jacksonville) Fresno State Oklahoma South Florida Georgia Penn State Nebraska Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game? 37 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 200

Minnesota - Vern Gagne THURSDAY USC at Oregon State FRIDAY Connecticut at Louisville SATURDAY Virginia at Duke North Carolina at Miami Northwestern at Iowa Purdue at Notre Dame Colorado vs. Florida State (in Jacksonville) Fresno State at UCLA TCU at Oklahoma South Florida at N.C. State Alabama at Georgia Illinois at Penn State Virginia Tech at Nebraska Stanford at Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game?45 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 288 Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff USC UConn Duke Miami Iowa Purdue Colorado Fresno State Oklahoma South Florida Alabama Penn State Virginia Tech Stanford TB #1: 53 TB #2: 269

Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 THURSDAY USC at Oregon State FRIDAY Connecticut at Louisville SATURDAY Virginia at Duke North Carolina at Miami Northwestern at Iowa Purdue at Notre Dame Colorado vs. Florida State (in Jacksonville) Fresno State at UCLA TCU at Oklahoma South Florida at N.C. State Alabama at Georgia Illinois at Penn State Virginia Tech at Nebraska Stanford at Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game? 42 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 256 Buffalo - Carnival THURSDAY USC at Oregon State FRIDAY Connecticut at Louisville SATURDAY Virginia at Duke North Carolina at Miami Northwestern at Iowa Purdue at Notre Dame Colorado vs. Florida State (in Jacksonville) Fresno State at UCLA TCU at Oklahoma South Florida at N.C. State Alabama at Georgia Illinois at Penn State Virginia Tech at Nebraska Stanford at Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game?56 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU?280

Washington - Smues THURSDAY USC FRIDAY Connecticut SATURDAY Virginia Miami Iowa Purdue Florida State Fresno State Oklahoma South Florida Georgia Penn State Virginia Tech Stanford Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game? 51 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 274 Florida - Urban Warfare THURSDAY USC FRIDAY Louisville SATURDAY Duke Miami Northwestern Purdue Colorado Fresno State Oklahoma South Florida Georgia Penn State Virginia Tech Washington Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Alabama/Georgia game? 44 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against TCU? 320

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Now on to relief pitchers and it's not surprising the majority of these season come before the Dennis Eckersley era of closers. In fact you won't find Eck or Mariano Rivera in the Top 20 but the list should give you a better appreciation for Dan Quisenberry. Maybe the most impressive season on the list though is by Eric Gagne's 2003 year as he did it in only 82 1/3 innings. Also reminds you how far he has fallen. Top 20 Relief Pitcher Seasons since 1979 (per Win Shares) 1. Dan Quisenberry, 1983 - Kansas City Royals 27.8 Win Shares Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB ERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 1983 30 KCR AL 5 3 69 0 0 0 62 45 139.0 118 35 30 6 11 48 0 0 536 2 1.94 210 0.928 2. Eric Gagne, 2003 - Los Angeles Dodgers 25.0 3. Jim Kern, 1979 - Texas Rangers 24.9 4. Doug Corbett, 1980 - Minnesota Twins 24.0 5. Willie Hernandez, 1984 - Detroit Tigers 24.0 6. Dan Quisenberry, 1984 - Kansas City Royals 23.7 7. Dan Quisenberry, 1985 - Kansas City Royals 23.1 8. Bruce Sutter, 1984 - St. Louis Cardinals 23.0 9. Mike Marshall, 1979 - Minnesota Twins 22.7 10. Bruce Sutter, 1979 - Chicago Cubs 22.4 11. Jeff Montgomery, 1993 - Kansas City Royals 22.3 12. Bob James, 1985 - Chicago White Sox 21.8 13. Dan Quisenberry, 1982 - Kansas City Royals 21.5 14. John Wetteland, 1993 - Montreal Expos 21.4 15. Keith Foulke, 2003 - Oakland A's 21.4 16. Mark Eichhorn, 1986 - Toronto Blue Jays 21.0 17. Jeff Shaw, 1997 - Cincinnati Reds 20.9 18. Sid Monge, 1979 - Cleveland Indians 20.8 19. Greg Minton, 1982 - San Francisco Giants 20.7 20. Bob Stanley, 1983 - Boston Red Sox 20.7

My Picks USC Louisville Virginia Miami Iowa Notre Dame Florida State Fresno State Oklahoma South Florida Georgia Penn State Virginia Tech Stanford 47/294

I'm guessing they probably have had at least one game on ESPN in the last few years but it's probably been a while since FOX televised one of their games. On the other hand FOX did show a Royals game in August this year and they are pretty much the A.L. equivalent of the Pirates.

Also ESPN picked up Cubs/Brewers for their Friday game and TBS picked Yankees/Red Sox for Sunday.

FOX officially added the Nationals/Phillies game to their schedule for Saturday along with Cubs/Brewers and Yankees/Red Sox. All games will have the normal FOX start time of 3:55 PM EST.

The thread subtitle is a quote from Mickey Mantle's favorite Yankee Stadium memory which I felt was appropriate to revisit as we will say farewell to that shithole next Sunday night. ESPN/FOX/TBS Games to Poison Our Youth WEDNESDAY Brewers at Cubs, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN FRIDAY Mets at Braves Twins at Rays, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN SATURDAY Twins at Rays, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX Brewers at Reds, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX Cardinals at Cubs, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX SUNDAY Red Sox at Blue Jays, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, TBS Orioles at Yankees, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN

You know I should probably finish this up this week being that the 2008 season ends on Sunday which will make these lists out of date. But hey that also means it'll be time to work on my "famous" Bored Player Rankings which will just serve as a painful reminder of how bad the A's offense was this year. Top 20 Designated Hitter Seasons since 1979 (per Win Shares) 1. Frank Thomas, 1991 - Chicago White Sox 33.8 Win Shares 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 +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 1991 23 CHW AL 158 559 104 178 31 2 32 109 1 2 138 112 .318 .453 .553 180 309 0 2 13 1 20 2. Frank Thomas, 2000 - Chicago White Sox 33.7 3. Edgar Martinez, 1995 - Seattle Mariners 31.7 4. David Ortiz, 2005 - Boston Red Sox 31.6 5. Rafael Palmeiro, 1999 - Texas Rangers 31.1 6. Paul Molitor, 1991 - Milwaukee Brewers 29.6 7. David Ortiz, 2006 - Boston Red Sox 29.4 8. Paul Molitor, 1993 - Toronto Blue Jays 29.4 9. David Ortiz, 2007 - Boston Red Sox 28.9 10. Paul Molitor, 1987 - Milwaukee Brewers 28.6 11. Paul Molitor, 1992 - Milwaukee Brewers 28.4 12. Edgar Martinez, 2000 - Seattle Mariners 28.2 13. Dave Winfield, 1992 - Toronto Blue Jays 26.7 14. Edgar Martinez, 1997 - Seattle Mariners 26.6 15. Hal McRae, 1982 - Kansas City Royals 26.1 16. Jim Thome, 2006 - Chicago White Sox 26.0 17. Manny Ramirez, 2001 - Boston Red Sox 25.1 18. David Ortiz, 2004 - Boston Red Sox 25.1 19. Travis Hafner, 2006 - Cleveland Indians 25.0 20. Frank Thomas, 1998 - Chicago White Sox 24.7

God dammit. I've been using the Historic Win Shares spreadsheet from baseballgraphs.com and I think it's been compiled by multiple people as I now see that for 2005 they don't list anyone as a DH. In fact checking Hardball Times they did the same that year for some reason as Oritz is listed as a first baseman. And as I look further the spreadsheet doesn't list DHs for 2004 either and Ortiz had 25.1 Win Shares that season so also add that to the list.

This week is going to be all about ESS EEE SEE Speed, which based on the two nationally televised conference games this past Saturday is all on the defensive side of the ball. The biggest game of the week is a Top 10 battle between LSU and Auburn with the winner taking early control of the SEC West. Hopefully they'll combine to score more than five points. What was supposed to be the biggest game of the week was Georgia/Arizona State but the Sun Devils screwed the pooch late Saturday night by blowing a ten point, 4th quarter lead and subsequently losing in overtime to lowly UNLV. This game is truly uncharted territory for UGA as from 1998 to 2007, they traveled only a total of 358 miles for non-conference road games and it will be the first trip west of the Mississippi since 1960. And finally there is the traditional early season rivalry game between Florida and Tennessee. Expect plenty of mentions of Tim Tebow and filipino foreskin. Network/Basic Cable Schedule WEDNESDAY Kansas State at Louisville, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN THURSDAY #21 West Virginia at Colorado, 8:30/5:30 PM, ESPN FRIDAY Baylor at Connecticut, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN2 SATURDAY #15 East Carolina at N.C. State, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN Iowa at Pittsburgh, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2 Arizona at UCLA, 3:00 PM/Noon, FSN #4 Florida at Tennessee, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBS Notre Dame at Michigan State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN* Virginia Tech at North Carolina, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN* Miami at Texas A&M, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* #20 Utah at Air Force, 4:00/1:00 PM, Versus #18 Wake Forest at #24 Florida State, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 Rice at #7 Texas, 7:00/4:00 PM, FSN #6 LSU at #10 Auburn, 7:45/4:45 PM, ESPN #3 Georgia at Arizona State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC Digital Cable/Satellite/GamePlan Schedule THURSDAY Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alcorn State, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPNU SATURDAY Troy at #13 Ohio State, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Temple at #16 Penn State, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Florida Atlantic at Minnesota, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Ohio at Northwestern, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Central Michigan at Purdue, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Mississippi State at Georgia Tech, Noon/9:00 AM, Raycom*/GP #9 Alabama at Arkansas, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, Raycom*/GP Akron at Army, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, ESPN Classic UCF at Boston College, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, ESPNU Wyoming at #14 BYU, 3:00 PM/Noon, Mtn. Indiana State at Northern Illinois, 3:00 PM/Noon, GP Rutgers at Navy, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBSCS Northeastern at Syracuse, 3:30/12:30 PM, GP Idaho at Utah State, 4:00/1:00 PM, GP #12 USF at FIU, 5:00/2:00 PM, ESPNU Ball State at Indiana, 7:00/4:00 PM, BTN Sam Houston State at #19 Kansas, 7:00/4:00 PM, FCS Central Portland State at Washington State, 7:00/4:00 PM, FCS Pacific Wofford at South Carolina, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana Tech, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP TCU at SMU, 8:00/5:00 PM, CBSCS #25 Fresno State at Toledo, 8:15/5:15 PM, ESPNU Iowa State at UNLV, 9:00/6:00 PM, Mtn. All Other Div I-A Games SATURDAY South Carolina State at #23 Clemson, ESPN360 Eastern Michigan at Maryland, ESPN360 Buffalo at #5 Missouri UL Monroe at Tulane Boise State at #17 Oregon Houston at Colorado State Marshall at Southern Miss Alabama State at UAB Massachusetts at #11 Texas Tech Vanderbilt at Mississippi New Mexico at Tulsa Kent State at UL Lafayette Middle Tennessee at Arkansas State Tennessee Tech at Western Michigan Miami of Ohio at Cincinnati, ESPN360 Nicholls State at Memphis San Jose State at Stanford New Mexico State at UTEP

You should be banished forever for your blasphemy! Derek Jeter dove into the stands for your sins!!!!

Also that year the Cardinals didn't make the playoffs despite having the best overall record in the N.L. East and the Royals made the playoffs with a losing overall record of 50-53, 4th best in the A.L. West.

As long as the 7pm start time stays intact, I have tickets for that game. Their official line up is announced tommorrow and I'm fairly certain any games they pick up the start time will be moved to accomodate their normal timeslot for FOX Saturday Baseball. Not sure when ESPN picks their Friday game or when TBS picks their Sunday game (or if they even will do a game).

I think the Rams might actually be worse than the Lions, a shame those two don't play each other this year. But I really felt bad for Detroit fans watching that game. It's been a long time since the 49ers just dominated an opponent from start to finish.

Next week.

Week 4 Deadlines Deadline #1: Thursday, September 18th, 8:30 PM EST/5:30 PM PST -Lose out on Thursday game. Deadline #2: Saturday, September 20th, Noon EST/9:00 AM PST -Replacement picks, can't win by tiebreak. Week 4 Match-ups #1 Ball State* (Vampiro69, 3-0) vs. #9 Indiana* PM (Tzar Lysergic, 3-0) - GAME OF THE WEEK #4 Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 3-0) vs. #8 Ohio State* PM (Gert T, 3-0) #2 Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 3-0) vs. UCLA* (phoenixrising, 1-2) #3 N.C. State* PM (AboveAverage484, 3-0) vs. Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 2-1) #5 Georgia Tech* (iggymcfly, 3-0) vs. Washington* PM (Smues, 0-3) #6 Nebraska* PM (Mecca, 3-0) vs. Washington State* PM (MrRant, 2-1) #7 Tennessee* (Canadian Brandon, 3-0) vs. Florida (Urban Warfare, 0-3) #10 Fresno State* (Agent Bond34, 3-0) vs. Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 2-1) Arizona State* (still fly, 3-0) vs. Georgia* (Obi Chris Kenobi, 0-3) Buffalo* PM (Carnival, 2-1) vs. Tulsa* (Will Scarlet, 0-3) Michigan* (Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy, 1-2) vs. LSU* PM (teke184, 2-1) Florida State* (909, 1-2) vs. Boise State* (Vitamin X, 0-3) Stanford* (Bored, 1-2) vs. South Carolina*(Cuban Linx, 1-2) Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 1-2) vs. San Diego State* (Next USC #55, 1-2) Navy* PM (MarvinisaLunatic, 2-1) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 1-2) Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 1-2) vs. Texas* (Broward83, 2-1) Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 1-2) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 0-3) Minnesota* PM (Vern Gagne, 1-2) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 0-3) Notre Dame* (KingPK, 1-2) vs. USC* (Cartman, 0-3) Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 1-2) vs. Illinois* (The Monkey Man, 0-3) Week 4 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY West Virginia at Colorado SATURDAY Iowa at Pittsburgh Arizona at UCLA Florida at Tennessee Notre Dame at Michigan State Virginia Tech at North Carolina Miami at Texas A&M Rutgers at Navy Utah at Air Force Wake Forest at Florida State Vanderbilt at Mississippi LSU at Auburn Georgia at Arizona State Iowa State at UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State?

After two insufferably Boring weeks where everything went seemingly to form, everything got turned upside down this week as only three Top 10 teams survive and we go from eleven unbeatens to only four. On the other hand as many upsets as we had, the new rankings actually aren't too surprising except for one major CONTROVERSY~ that could shake the core of the BCS like never before! still fly is 4-0 and unranked...because of the secret anti-Oakland Raider fan bias rating I've thrown in the "formula" mwahahahahaha! Or its because he's 20th in correct pick %. In other news, for the first time this year there is no change at the top. Bored Championship Series Rankings thru Week 4 1. Ball State - Vampiro69 2.3 2. Nebraska - Mecca 3.2 3. Ohio State - Gert T 4.1 4. Arizona - UZI Suicide 4.9 5. N.C. State - AboveAverage484 4.95 6. Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff 5.8 7. Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 6.3 8. Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto 6.4 9. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 6.55 10. Indiana - Tzar Lysergic 6.7 Other Receiving Votes: Arizona State (still fly), Buffalo (Carnival), Michigan (MFer), Tennessee (Canadian Brandon)

Week 4 Results #1 Ball State (Vampiro69) 10, #9 Indiana (Tzar Lysergic) 9 #8 Ohio State (Gert T) 9, #4 Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto) 8 UCLA (phoenixrising) 10, #2 Arizona (UZI Suicide) 9 Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34) 10, #3 N.C. State (AboveAverage484) 9 Washington (Smues) 9, #5 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly) 8 #6 Nebraska (Mecca) 9, Washington State (MrRant) 7 Florida (Urban Warfare) 9, #7 Tennessee (Canadian Brandon) 5 Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff) 10, #10 Fresno State (Agent Bond34) 7 Arizona State (still fly) 9, Georgia (Obi Chris Kenobi) 7 Tulsa (Will Scarlet) 11, Buffalo (Carnival) 11; Will wins by tiebreak Michigan (MFer) 10, LSU (teke184) 9 Boise State (Vitamin X) 7, Florida State (909) 7; VX wins by tiebreak Stanford (Bored) 10, South Carolina (Cuban Linx) 8 San Diego State (Next USC #55) 11, Syracuse (CanadianChris) 9 Rutgers (the pinjockey) 10, Navy (MarvinisaLunatic) 9 Miami (Spaceman Spiff) 8, Texas (Broward83) 7 Kentucky (Danville Wrestling) 8, UTEP (Angel Grace Blue) 7 Minnesota (Vern Gagne) 8, Kent State (JHawk) 5 Notre Dame (KingPK) 7, USC (Cartman) 7; PK wins by tiebreak Boston College (HarleyQuinn) 10, Illinois (The Monkey Man) 9