Bored

The Big East tie in with the Orange Bowl was indeed dropped as of last year (Louisville ended up there pretty much by default last season) so their champ can end up anywhere. The selection order this year is Orange, Fiesta, Sugar. The Rose Bowl really doesn't count as if it loses the Big Ten and/or Pac-10 champ, which seems very likely they will lose one or both this year, they will get the 1st or 2nd pick.

BCS Top 25 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Oregon 4. Kansas 5. Oklahoma 6. Missouri 7. West Virginia 8. Boston College 9. Arizona State 10. Georgia 11. Virginia Tech 12. Michigan 13. Connecticut 14. Texas 15. Florida 16. Hawaii 17. USC 18. Auburn 19. Virginia 20. Boise State 21. Clemson 22. Alabama 23. Penn State 24. Tennessee 25. Kentucky

Will Scarlet's picks will be used for Penn State this week. Week 10 Deadlines Deadline #1: Thursday, November 1st, 7:30 PM EST/4:30 PM PST -Lose out on Thursday game. Deadline #2: Friday, November 2nd, 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST -Lose out on Friday game. Deadline #3: Saturday, November 3rd, Noon EST/9:00 AM PST -Replacement picks. Week 10 Match-ups #4 Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly, 6-3) vs. #10 Boise State* PM (Vitamin X, 7-2) - GAME OF THE WEEK #1 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 9-0) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 4-5) #2 N.C. State (AboveAverage484, 6-3) vs. Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 2-7) #3 Nebraska* (Mecca, 7-2) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 5-4) #5 Oklahoma* (Secret Agent, 6-3) vs. Penn State* (Will Scarlet*, 4-5) #6 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 6-3) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 6-3) #7 LSU* PM (teke184, 7-2) vs. Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 2-7) #8 Stanford* (Bored, 6-3) vs. Washington* (Smues, 5-4) #9 Texas* (UTBroward, 6-3) vs. Ball State* PM (Vampiro69, 5-4) Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto, 5-4) vs. Hawaii (Fokai, 6-3) UCLA* PM (phoenixrising, 5-4) vs. Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 4-5) Buffalo* PM (Carnival, 6-3) vs. Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 5-4) Florida State* (King, 5-4) vs. Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 1-8) San Diego State* (the walkin' dude, 4-5) vs. USC* (Cartman, 4-5) Temple* PM (Ortonsault, 4-5) vs. Ohio* (Will Scarlet, 3-6) Florida* PM (Urban Warfare, 4-5) vs. Ohio State* (Gert T, 1-8) Oregon* (nogoondick, 4-5) vs. TCU* (Nate, 2-7) Michigan* (MFerXtreme87, 4-5) vs. Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 3-6) Tennessee* PM (kkktookmybabyaway, 3-6) vs. Auburn* (Tzar Lysergic, 2-7) Notre Dame* (KingPK, 3-6) vs. Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 3-6) Week 10 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU?

Cuban Linx finally lost but he of course still holds the best record overall so it should come as no surprise he is still #1. The big winner this week was teke184 who jumps to a strong #2 after a big week. Edwin MacPhisto also made a big jump back into the Top 10. The most hated man contest is probably AboveAverage484 at this point as he loses again but again isn't hurt much, dropping two spots as he continues to pick well and is now #1 all by himself in correct picks. He actually is tied with Mecca in their BCS rating but Mecca is ranked higher due to having a better record. I've won five in a row but I'm really getting lucky as I drop two spots this week. I suppose the biggest CONTROVERSY~ is UTBroward dropping out of the Top 10 despite winning but I have good news for him and others after the rankings as I will discuss the bowl picture. 1. South Carolina - Cuban Linx 3.0 2. LSU - teke184 3.8 3. Nebraska - Mecca 5.9 4. N.C. State - AboveAverage484 5.9 5. Syracuse - CanadianChris 6.65 6. Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto 7.1 7. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 7.75 8. Oklahoma - Secret Agent 7.8 9. Boise State - Vitamin X 7.9 10. Stanford - Bored 8.05 Others Receiving Votes: Florida State (King), Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34), Rutgers (the pinjockey), Texas (UTBroward) Briefly before I get to the bowls, for the conference championships things are way too up in the air to even bother going over tiebreak scenerios until next week. Cuban Linx and Mecca are the only two who have clinched spots in their respective conferences. Since we are now down to two weeks left in the regular season it is definately time to take a look at the bowl picture. The way it works here is very similar to real life. 7+ wins will guarentee you a bowl, 6 wins will make you eligible but you may have to sweat a little. There are 18 bowl bids all together and every conference has three bowl tie ins but of course there is no guarentee they will all be filled by their conference as both Southeastern Seven and the Pac-8 don't have three bowl eligible teams yet. Here's a breakdown of where everyone who is still alive stands: Locked In Boise State LSU Nebraska South Carolina Stanford Syracuse Texas Eligible Buffalo Florida State Georgia Tech Hawaii Kent State Miami of Ohio N.C. State Oklahoma Virginia On the Bubble Arizona Ball State Michigan Rutgers Temple UCLA USC UTEP Washington Hanging by a Thread Florida Notre Dame Oregon San Diego State Tennessee And as a reminder here's the bowls and their tie ins: Bored Bowl: BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 The Synagogue Bowl presented by Al Jazerra: Pac-8 #1/BCS vs. Big 8 #1/BCS The SWF.com Dust Bowl: BCS vs. BCS Deadspin.com Barbaro Memorial Bowl: SE7 #2 vs. Big 8 #2 Covers.com Degenerate Bowl: WAC #2 vs. Big MAC #2 KFC PETA Bowl: Pac-8 #2 vs. Big 8 #3 ConED Blackout Bowl: SE7 #3 vs. WAC #3 Ex-Lax Toilet Bowl: Big MAC #3 vs. Pac-8 #3 Trent Boyette’s Texas Chili Bowl: At-large vs. At-large If we end up with a scenerio where I can't find a spot for a 7 win team, I would give up my spot or add a 10th bowl.

Week 10 Results #10 Boise State (Vitamin X) 10, #4 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly) 8 UTEP (Angel Grace Blue) 11, #1 South Carolina (Cuban Linx) 8 Miami (Spaceman Spiff) 12, #2 N.C. State (AboveAverage484) 10 #3 Nebraska (Mecca) 9, Rutgers (the pinjockey) 9; Mecca wins by tiebreak Penn State (Will Scarlet*) 8, #5 Oklahoma (Secret Agent) 8; Penn State wins by tiebreak #6 Syracuse (CanadianChris) 7, Kent State (JHawk) 6 #7 LSU (teke184) 11, Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff) 11; teke184 wins by tiebreak #8 Stanford (Bored) 9, Washington (Smues) 8 #9 Texas (UTBroward) 9, Ball State (Vampiro69) 8 Viginia (Edwin MacPhisto) 10, Hawaii (Fokai/Smues*) 8 Arizona (UZI Suicide) 10, UCLA (phoenixrising) 10; UZI Suicide wins by tiebreak Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34) 7, Buffalo (Carnival) 7; Hawk 34 wins by tiebreak Florida State (King) 10, Boston College (HarleyQuinn) 9 USC (Cartman) 10, San Diego State (the walkin' dude) 7 Temple (Ortonsault) 10, Ohio (Will Scarlet) 8 Ohio State (Gert T) 10, Florida (Urban Warfare) 8 TCU (Nate) 13, Oregon (nogoodnick) 10 Michigan (MFerXtreme87) 10, Kentucky (Danville Wrestling) 9 Tennessee (kkktookmybabyaway) 11, Auburn (Tzar Lysergic) 7 Notre Dame (KingPK) 9, Minnesota (Vern Gagne) 7 Conference Standings Big 8 1. Nebraska (5-0, 8-2) 2. Oklahoma (4-2, 6-4) 3. Texas (3-3, 7-3) 3. Notre Dame (3-3, 4-6) 5. Michigan (2-3, 5-5) 6. Minnesota (1-4, 3-7) 6. Ohio State (1-4, 2-9) Penn State (3-3, 5-5) - probation Big MAC 1. Syracuse (4-2, 7-3) 1. Buffalo (4-2, 6-4) 1. Miami of Ohio (4-2, 6-4) 4. Ball State (3-2, 5-5) 4. Rutgers (3-2, 5-5) 6. Temple (2-4, 5-5) 7. Kent State (1-4, 6-4) 7. Ohio (1-4, 3-7) Pac-8 1. UCLA (4-1, 5-5) 2. Stanford (4-2, 7-3) 2. Washington (4-2, 5-5) 4. Arizona (3-3, 5-5) 4. USC (3-3, 5-5) 6. TCU (2-3, 3-7) 7. Oregon (1-4, 4-6) 7. San Diego State (1-4, 4-6) Southeastern Seven 1. South Carolina (5-1, 9-1) 1. LSU (5-1, 8-2) 3. UTEP (3-2, 5-5) 4. Tennessee (2-3, 4-6) 4. Kentucky (2-3, 3-7) 4. Alabama (2-3, 2-8) 7. Florida (2-4, 4-6) 8. Auburn (1-5, 2-8) Western Atlantic 1. Boise State (5-1, 8-2) 2. Florida State (4-2, 6-4) 2. Virginia (4-2, 6-4) 4. Georgia Tech (3-2, 6-4) 5. Hawaii (2-3, 6-4) 5. N.C. State (2-3, 6-4) 7. Miami (1-4, 3-7) 8. Boston College (1-5, 1-9)

If this holds up that'll make it LSU at #2 and Oregon at #3 now with both having very good chances at running the table. The wild card in this is Kansas as if you are a "the season is one big playoff" proponent the Jayhawks would have to be in the BCS Championship if they were to finish unbeaten. Of course if they were to beat Missouri and Oklahoma I'd imagine they'd hop LSU and Oregon anyways. And BC is not out of it yet.

Woo hoo saved myself $50! I mean, tough break Cuban.

Come on ESABCPN, give everyone the FSU/BC game already.

Oklahoma State has blown a 21 point lead in the 4th to Texas. UCLA continues to do what they do best, lose to bad teams. This time it is Arizona and now they are not even close to a lock to becoming bowl eligible. They have Arizona State, Oregon, and USC left on their schedule and they need to win at least one.

Even Notre Dame fans should be booing that call. And it doesn't matter in the end. Navy finally does it. Charlie Weis should be fired.

Would you prefer Mangino? Navy takes the lead 28-21 on the Irish. 10:24 away from history.

Jayhawks are still unbeaten and Kansas State loses to the #108 team in the BCS, Iowa State. Slayer is going to need a hug. I'll steal from HarleyQuinn with an FCS update, Rhode Island beat UMass 12-6 in overtime today with all of UMass' points coming from three safties.

Wisconsin, without P.J. Hill, has taken a 17-10 lead on Ohio State in the 3rd.

ESABCPN Coverage Maps 3:30/12:30 PM 8:00/5:00 PM

Nothing from Fokai yet, assigning Smues as replacment picks for tommorrow if needed. Edit: Fokai is a no show.

Texans - 20 points Tampa Bay Tennessee Cincinnati Detroit Kansas City New Orleans San Diego San Francisco Washington Seattle Houston New England Dallas Baltimore

Bay Area football fans are subjected to God awful 49ers and Raiders football on a weekly basis with rarely another game opposite the other to switch to. We deserve to actually see some good teams play for once.

Didn't matter anyways, we differ on nine games.

Who You Should Root For #4 Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly, 6-3) vs. #10 Boise State* PM (Vitamin X, 7-2) - GAME OF THE WEEK GT: Georgia Tech, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Rutgers, Arkansas BS: Virginia Tech, Iowa, Texas, Colorado, Connecticut, South Carolina Tiebreaks: 59/55, 151/87 #1 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 9-0) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 4-5) SC: Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, LSU, Rutgers, South Carolina UTEP: Virginia Tech, Navy, Alabama, Connecticut, Arkansas #2 N.C. State (AboveAverage484, 6-3) vs. Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 2-7) NCS: No point for Thursday, Northwestern, Virginia, Notre Dame UM: Virginia Tech, Iowa, Wake Forest, Navy Tiebreak: 61/62 #3 Nebraska* (Mecca, 7-2) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 5-4) NE: Nevada, South Florida RU: New Mexico State, Cincinnati Tiebreaks: 54/50, 72/85 #5 Oklahoma* (Secret Agent, 6-3) vs. Penn State* (Will Scarlet*, 4-5) OK: Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Arkansas PS: Virginia, Texas, Arizona State, South Carolina Tiebreak: 59/58 #6 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 6-3) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 6-3) SU: Georgia Tech, Nevada, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon KS: Virginia Tech, New Mexico State, Virginia, Navy, Michigan State, Colorado, Arizona State #7 LSU* PM (teke184, 7-2) vs. Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 2-7) LSU: Northwestern, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, LSU, Arkansas AL: Iowa, Virginia, Texas, South Florida, Alabama, South Carolina Tiebreak: 57/68 #8 Stanford* (Bored, 6-3) vs. Washington* (Smues, 5-4) SU: Nevada, Iowa, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, South Florida, LSU, Oregon, Rutgers, Arkansas WA: New Mexico State, Northwestern, Virginia, Navy, Cincinnati, Alabama, Arizona State, Connecticut, South Carolina #9 Texas* (UTBroward, 6-3) vs. Ball State* PM (Vampiro69, 5-4) TX: Virginia Tech, Alabama, Connecticut BS: Georgia Tech, LSU, Rutgers Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto, 5-4) vs. Hawaii (Fokai/Smues*, 6-3) VA: 1-0 lead, Iowa, Notre Dame, South Florida, LSU, Oregon, Rutgers, Arkansas HI: Northwestern, Navy, Cincinnati, Alabama, Arizona State, Connecticut, South Carolina Edwin MacPhisto wins if there is a tie. UCLA* PM (phoenixrising, 5-4) vs. Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 4-5) UCLA: New Mexico State, Iowa, Virginia, South Florida AZ: Nevada, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Cincinnati Tiebreak: 66/63 Buffalo* PM (Carnival, 6-3) vs. Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 5-4) UB: Virginia Tech, Nevada, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Navy, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Missouri MOH: Georgia Tech, New Mexico State, Ohio State, Iowa, Notre Dame, Texas, Cincinnati, Colorado Tiebreak: 74/71 Florida State* (King, 5-4) vs. Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 1-8) FS: Northwestern, Navy, Connecticut BC: Iowa, Notre Dame, Rutgers San Diego State* (the walkin' dude, 4-5) vs. USC* (Cartman, 4-5) SDS: New Mexico State, Wake Forest, Rutgers USC: Nevada, Virginia, Connecticut Temple* PM (Ortonsault, 4-5) vs. Ohio* (Will Scarlet, 3-6) TU: Wake Forest, Navy, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Connecticut, Arkansas OH: Virginia, Notre Dame, Texas, Arizona State, Rutgers, South Carolina Tiebreaks: 60/58, 126/75 Florida* PM (Urban Warfare, 4-5) vs. Ohio State* (Gert T, 1-8) FL: Georgia Tech, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Cincinnati OS: Virginia Tech, Iowa, Virginia, South Florida Tiebreaks: 70/58, 48/60 Oregon* (nogoondick, 4-5) vs. TCU* (Nate, 2-7) OR: Nevada, South Florida, Colorado, Rutgers, South Carolina TCU: New Mexico State, Cincinnati, Missouri, Connecticut, Arkansas Michigan* (MFerXtreme87, 4-5) vs. Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 3-6) MI: Northwestern, Navy, LSU KY: Iowa, Notre Dame, Alabama Tennessee* PM (kkktookmybabyaway, 3-6) vs. Auburn* (Tzar Lysergic, 2-7) TN: Iowa, Navy, Michigan, Texas, Missouri, South Carolina AU: Northwestern, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Arkansas Tiebreak #2: 89/6 Notre Dame* (KingPK, 3-6) vs. Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 3-6) ND: Georgia Tech, Nevada, Iowa, Navy, Colorado, Connecticut MN: Virginia Tech, New Mexico State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Missouri, Rutgers Tiebreak: 65/54

Along with Edwin, AboveAverage484 and Fokai are late with their picks. PM'd Picks Boise State - Vitamin X THURSDAY Virginia Tech FRIDAY Nevada SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Virginia Notre Dame Michigan Texas South Florida LSU Colorado Oregon Connecticut South Carolina Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 55 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 87 Florida - Urban Warfare Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada SATURDAY Ohio State Northwestern Wake Forest Notre Dame Michigan Texas Cincinnati LSU Missouri Oregon Rutgers South Carolina Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 70 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 48 Tennessee - kkktookmybabyaway THURSDAY Virginia Tech FRIDAY Nevada SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Virginia Navy Michigan Texas South Florida Alabama Missouri Oregon Connecticut South Carolina Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 34 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 89 Ball State - Vampiro69 THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 61 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 89 UCLA - phoenixrising THURSDAY Virginia Tech FRIDAY New Mexico State SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Virginia Notre Dame Michigan Texas South Florida LSU Missouri Oregon Rutgers Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 66 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 100 Buffalo - Carnival THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game?74 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU?88 Georgia Tech - iggymcfly THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 59 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 151 Temple - Ortonsault THURSDAY Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Wake Forest Navy Michigan Oklahoma State South Florida LSU Missouri Oregon Connecticut Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 60 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 126 LSU - teke184 THURSDAY Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech FRIDAY Nevada at New Mexico State SATURDAY Wisconsin at Ohio State Iowa at Northwestern Wake Forest at Virginia Navy at Notre Dame Michigan at Michigan State Texas at Oklahoma State Cincinnati at South Florida LSU at Alabama Missouri at Colorado Arizona State at Oregon Rutgers at Connecticut South Carolina at Arkansas Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 57 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 67 Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff Virginia Tech Nevada Ohio State Iowa Virginia Navy Michigan Texas South Florida Alabama Missouri Oregon UConn South Carolina TB #1: 68 TB #2: 109 THURSDAY Georgia Tech FRIDAY New Mexico State SATURDAY Ohio State Iowa Wake Forest Notre Dame Michigan Texas Cincinnati LSU Colorado Oregon Rutgers South Carolina Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Arizona State/Oregon game? 71 Tiebreak #2: How many receiving yards will Alabama's D.J. Hall have against LSU? 104

My Picks Georgia Tech Nevada Ohio State Iowa Wake Forest Notre Dame Michigan Texas South Florida LSU Missouri Oregon Rutgers Arkansas 59/95

And finally wrapping up the 2007 Player Rankings with my favorite and longest list, starting pitchers. Only difference from closers is I do take into account ERA+. The list includes the top 120 pitchers in games started. 2004 1. Randy Johnson 15. Odalis Perez 30. Josh Beckett 45. Joe Kennedy 60. Randy Wolf 75. Jon Garland 90. Aaron Harang 105. Jose Acevedo 120. Brian Anderson 2005 1. Roger Clemens 15. Brandon Webb 30. Kenny Rogers 45. Derek Lowe 60. Livan Hernandez 75. Jason Marquis 90. Mike Maroth 105. Gil Meche 120. Jose Lima 2006 1. Johan Santana 15. Jered Weaver 30. Jake Peavy 45. Aaron Cook 60. Jeff Suppan 75. Matt Morris 90. Rick Nolasco 105. Casey Fossum 120. Oliver Perez 2007 1. Jake Peavy, Padres 2. C.C. Sabathia, Indians 3. Josh Beckett, Red Sox 4. Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks 5. Erik Bedard, Orioles 6. Johan Santana, Twins 7. John Smoltz, Braves 8. John Lackey, Angels 9. Aaron Harang, Reds 10. Javier Vazquez, White Sox 11. Dan Haren, A's 12. Cole Hamels, Phillies 13. Tim Hudson, Braves 14. Fausto Carmona, Indians 15. Roy Oswalt, Astros 16. James Shields, Devil Rays 17. Kelvim Escobar, Angels 18. Ted Lilly, Cubs 19. Roy Halladay, Blue Jays 20. Chris Young, Padres 21. Brad Penny, Dodgers 22. Justin Verlander, Tigers 23. Joe Blanton, A's 24. Scott Kazmir, Devil Rays 25. Mark Buehrle, White Sox 26. Matt Cain, Giants 27. Gil Meche, Royals 28. Rich Hill, Cubs 29. Chien-Ming Wang, Yankees 30. Jeremy Guthrie, Orioles 31. A.J. Burnett, Blue Jays 32. Dustin McGowan, Blue Jays 33. Ian Snell, Pirates 34. Greg Maddux, Padres 35. Derek Lowe, Dodgers 36. Curt Schilling, Red Sox 37. Jeff Francis, Rockies 38. Felix Hernandez, Mariners 39. Ben Sheets, Brewers 40. John Maine, Mets 41. Carlos Zambrano, Cubs 42. Adam Wainwright, Cardinals 43. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Red Sox 44. Brian Bannister, Royals 45. Tim Lincecum, Giants 46. Oliver Perez, Mets 47. Tom Gorzelanny, Pirates 48. Carlos Silva, Twins 49. Andy Pettitte, Yankees 50. Orlando Hernandez, Mets 51. Jered Weaver, Angels 52. Jon Garland, White Sox 53. Scott Baker, Twins 54. Bronson Arroyo, Reds 55. Shaun Marcum, Blue Jays 56. Wandy Rodriguez, Astros 57. Kyle Kendrick, Phillies 58. Micah Owings, Diamondbacks 59. Paul Byrd, Indians 60. Kyle Lohse, Reds/Phillies 61. Aaron Cook, Rockies 62. Barry Zito, Giants 63. Tim Wakefield, Red Sox 64. Jeremy Bonderman, Tigers 65. Jarrod Washburn, Mariners 66. Doug Davis, Diamondbacks 67. Miguel Batista, Mariners 68. Jake Westbrook, Indians 69. Chuck James, Braves 70. Jeff Suppan, Brewers 71. Jason Bergmann, Nationals 72. Tom Glavine, Mets 73. Dave Bush, Brewers 74. Justin Germano, Padres 75. Mike Mussina, Yankees 76. Chad Gaudin, A's 77. Jason Marquis, Cubs 78. Nate Robertson, Tigers 79. Braden Looper, Cardinals 80. Noah Lowry, Giants 81. Matt Belisle, Reds 82. Jamie Moyer, Phillies 83. Sergio Mitre, Marlins 84. Andy Sonnanstine, Devil Rays 85. Jesse Litsch, Blue Jays 86. Paul Maholm, Pirates 87. Chris Capuano, Brewers 88. Matt Morris, Giants/Pirates 89. Lenny DiNardo, A's 90. Josh Fogg, Rockies 91. Boof Bosner, Twins 92. Livan Hernandez, Diamondbacks 93. Buddy Carlyle, Braves 94. Claudio Vargas, Brewers 95. Kevin Millwood, Rangers 96. Woody Williams, Astros 97. Daniel Cabrera, Orioles 98. Julian Tavarez, Red Sox 99. Jose Contreras, White Sox 100. Steve Trachsel, Orioles/Cubs 101. Matt Chico, Nationals 102. David Wells, Padres/Dodgers 103. Dontrelle Willis, Marlins 104. John Danks, White Sox 105. Brandon McCarthy, Rangers 106. Ervin Santana, Angels 107. Kameron Loe, Rangers 108. Anthony Reyes, Cardinals 109. Kip Wells, Cardinals 110. Jeff Weaver, Mariners 111. Mike Bacsik, Nationals 112. Odalis Perez, Royals 113. Jorge De La Rosa, Royals 114. Edwin Jackson, Devil Rays 115. Vincente Padilla, Rangers 116. Scott Olsen, Marlins 117. Adam Eaton, Phillies 118. Kyle Davies, Braves/Royals 119. Byung-Hyun Kim, Rockies/Diamondbacks/Marlins 120. Mike Maroth, Tigers/Cardinals

Interesting week as all four BCS conference unbeatens could potentially lose this week with of course Boston College having the toughest challenge with the trip to Blacksburg. FSN lucks into getting both of the huge games in the Pac-10 this week. Also have a very rare ESABCPN tripleheader with two regional games and a national primetime game although there is no reverse mirror game. Network/Basic Cable Schedule THURSDAY #2 Boston College at #8 Virginia Tech, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN Air Force at New Mexico, 9:00/6:00 PM, Versus FRIDAY Boise State at Fresno State, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN2 SATURDAY #7 West Virginia at Rutgers, Noon/9:00 AM, ABC* Colorado at Texas Tech, Noon/9:00 AM, ABC* Michigan State at Iowa, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2 #12 USC at #5 Oregon, 3:00 PM/Noon, FSN #11 Florida vs. #18 Georgia, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBS Nebraska at #19 Texas, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* #10 South Florida at #23 Connecticut, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* Clemson at Maryland, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* UCLA at Washington State, 6:30/3:30 PM, FSN #9 Kansas at Texas A&M, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 #16 South Carolina at Tennessee, 7:45/4:45 PM, ESPN #1 Ohio State at #25 Penn State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC #21 California at #4 Arizona State, 10:00/7:00 PM, FSN SUNDAY UCF at Southern Miss, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN Digital Cable/Satellite/Gameplan Schedule SATURDAY Indiana at Wisconsin, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Northwestern at Purdue, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Ball State at Illinois, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* North Carolina at Wake Forest, Noon/9:00 AM, LFS*/GP Pittsburgh at Louisville, Noon/9:00 AM, GP Mississippi State at #14 Kentucky, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, LFS*/GP Delaware at Navy, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, CSTV UNLV at Wyoming, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, Mtn. Arizona at Washington, 3:00 PM/Noon, FCS Pacific Louisiana Tech at Utah State, 3:00 PM/Noon, GP Minnesota at #20 Michigan, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPN Classic #15 Virginia at N.C. State, 4:30/1:30 PM, ESPNU Rice at Marshall, 4:30/1:30 PM, CSTV Idaho at Nevada, 5:00/2:00 PM, GP Utah at Colorado State, 5:30/2:30 PM, Mtn. Mississippi at #22 Auburn, 6:00/3:00 PM, GP Ohio at Bowling Green, 6:00/3:00 PM, GP Troy at Arkansas State, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP Duke at Florida State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPNU All Other Div. I-A Games SATURDAY Akron at Buffalo Central Michigan at Kent State FIU at Arkansas Iowa State at #13 Missouri Miami of Ohio at Vanderbilt SMU at Tulsa Memphis at Tulane UAB at East Carolina Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan Baylor at Kansas State Louisiana-Monroe at Florida Atlantic Stanford at Oregon State Middle Tennessee at North Texas Northern Illinois at Toledo Houston at UTEP New Mexico State at #17 Hawaii

I haven't found official confirmation of this but I've read in a couple of places that ESPN has worked out a deal to televise the ASU/Oregon nationally after all. It will be blacked out locally since both markets already have local deals in place to televise the game but this is very good news. Weekly thread will be up tonight.

I'm sorry to do this to you late pickers but I've selected both Thursday games this week. I was able to avoid it last week but not this time around as there just wasn't enough good games on Saturday. So if you do not get your picks in on time you could find yourself 2-0 in the hole. And just so there's no confusion the deadline is the first game that night so if you don't make it by that deadline you can't get a point for the second game either. So best to not wait until the last second this week. Spaceman Spiff's picks will be used for Penn State. Week 9 Deadlines Deadline #1: Thursday, October 25th, 7:30 PM EST/4:30 PM PST -Lose out on both Thursday games. Deadline #2: Friday, October 26th, 9:00 PM EST/6:00 PM PST -Lose out on Friday game. Deadline #3: Saturday, October 27th, Noon EST/9:00 AM PST -Replacement picks. Week 9 Match-ups #5 Nebraska* (Mecca, 6-2) vs. #6 Texas* (UTBroward, 6-2) - GAME OF THE WEEK #4 LSU* PM (teke184, 7-1) vs. #8 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 5-3) #1 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 8-0) vs. Tennessee* PM (kkktookmybabyaway, 3-5) #2 Oklahoma* (Secret Agent, 6-2) vs. Notre Dame* (KingPK, 2-6) #3 N.C. State* (AboveAverage484, 6-2) vs. Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 4-4) #7 Florida State* (King, 5-3) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 5-3) #9 Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 5-3) vs. Auburn* (Tzar Lysergic, 1-7) #10 Boise State* (Vitamin X, 6-2) vs. Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 1-7) Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly, 5-3) vs. Hawaii (Fokai, 6-2) Buffalo* PM (Carnival, 6-2) vs. Stanford* (Bored, 5-3) Ball State* (Vampiro69, 5-3) vs. Ohio* (Will Scarlet, 2-6) Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 4-4) vs. Temple* PM (Ortonsault, 4-4) UCLA* (phoenixrising, 4-4) vs. TCU* (Nate, 2-6) Florida* PM (Urban Warfare, 4-4) vs. Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 1-7) Oregon* (nogoodnick, 4-4) vs. USC* (Cartman, 3-5) San Diego State* (the walkin' dude, 3-5) vs. Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 2-6) Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 4-4) vs. Washington* (Smues, 4-4) Michigan* (MFerXtreme87, 3-5) vs. Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 3-5) Penn State* (Spaceman Spiff*, 3-5) vs. Ohio State* (Gert T, 1-7) Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 3-5) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 3-5) Week 9 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY Boston College at Virginia Tech Air Force at New Mexico FRIDAY Boise State at Fresno State SATURDAY West Virginia at Rutgers Michigan State at Iowa Northwestern at Purdue USC at Oregon Florida vs. Georgia South Florida at Connecticut Clemson at Maryland Kansas at Texas A&M South Carolina at Tennessee Ohio State at Penn State California at Arizona State Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the USC/Oregon game? Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Arizona State's Rudy Carpenter have against California?