Bored

Oregon ties Cal with seven minutes to go. Looking like it'll be a great finish.

They should just pick the Manager of the Year out of a hat every year.

No one can avoid the appeal of college football! Soon you'll be making bets on the Poinsettia and International Bowls and watching late night replays of Conference USA games on CollegeSportsTV. And here's a good sign from the end of the West Virginia/South Florida game:

Well no more worrying about figuring out how Oklahoma can hop LSU or USC.

Not knowing anything about the situation but my guess is that any sort of forfeit decision probably wouldn't happen until after the season. Just can't see a team forfeiting a game during the season especially when it was such an insignifcant player. So much for the 49-48 type of game expected, Oregon up 10-3 on Cal at halftime.

Oklahoma is just handing this game to Colorado. Force a punt and then muff it at the Colorado 15.

Illinois might have a shot to win the conference, they beat Penn State 27-20. Let the JoePa retirement talk pick up steam again. Boston College only up 17-14 on UMass in the 3rd.

Texans - 16 points Baltimore Chicago Green Bay Atlanta N.Y. Jets Miami Dallas Seattle Tampa Bay Indianapolis San Diego Pittsburgh Philadelphia New England

AlwaysPissedOff's picks West Virginia Penn State Iowa Navy Syracuse Clemson Louisville Wisconsin Oregon Nevada Alabama UCLA BYU TB #1: 73 TB #2: 137

Look on the brightside Mets' fans, the Cardinals did the exact same tank job last year before surviving the final weekend.

The first PM did get to me after all but the time stamp on it is 5:02 PM PST so I can't give you a point for tonight's game.

That'd be news to me as I didn't receive any from you.

Who You Should to Root For #1 Oklahoma (Secret Agent, 4-0) vs. #2 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 4-0) - GAME OF THE WEEK OK: No point for Thursday, South Florida, Syracuse, Michigan State, UCLA SC: Boise State, West Virginia, Miami of Ohio, Wisconsin, Oregon State #3 Texas* PM (UTBroward, 4-0) vs. San Diego State* PM (the walkin' dude, 2-2) TX: West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Oregon, Nevada SDS: South Florida, Clemson, California, UNLV Tiebreaks: 63/71, 130/119 #4 Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 3-1) vs. Penn State* (Smues*, 2-2) VA: South Florida, Air Force, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Oregon PS: West Virginia, Navy, Miami of Ohio, Clemson, California #5 Oregon (nogoodnick, 3-1) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 0-4) OR: West Virginia, Iowa, Clemson, UNLV, BYU UTEP: South Florida, Indiana, Georgia Tech, Nevada, New Mexico #6 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 3-1) vs. Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 3-1) SU: Iowa, Syracuse, Clemson, Wisconsin, Oregon MO: Indiana, Miami of Ohio, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, California #7 N.C. State* (AboveAverage484, 4-0) vs. Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 1-3) NCS: Navy, Oregon, Florida State, Oregon State KY: Air Force, California, Alabama, UCLA Tiebreak #2: 128/140 #8 Nebraska* (Mecca, 3-1) vs. Notre Dame* (KingPK, 1-3) NE: Clemson, Louisville, Wisconsin ND: Georgia Tech, N.C. State, Michigan State #9 Florida* PM (Urban Warfare, 3-1) vs. Auburn* (Tzar Lysergic, 0-4) FL: Iowa, Navy, Miami of Ohio, Michigan State, UNLV AU: Indiana, Air Force, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Nevada #10 LSU* PM (teke184, 3-1) vs. Tennessee* PM (kkktookmybabyaway, 1-3) LSU: Illinois, Clemson, California TN: Penn State, Georgia Tech, Oregon Florida State* PM (King, 3-1) vs. Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff, 1-3) FS: 1-0 lead, California, Florida State AL: Oregon, Alabama Kent State (JHawk, 3-1) vs. Ohio* (Will Scarlet, 1-3) KS: Miami of Ohio, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Oregon State OH: 1-0 lead, Syracuse, Clemson, Alabama, UCLA Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 3-1) vs. TCU* (Nate, 0-4) AZ: West Virginia, Penn State, Iowa, Syracuse, Louisville TCU: South Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Miami of Ohio, N.C. State Hawaii* (Fokai, 3-1) vs. Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 0-4) HI: Syracuse, Louisville, Nevada, Alabama, UCLA, BYU BC: Miami of Ohio, N.C. State, UNLV, Florida State, Oregon State, New Mexico Tiebreak: 60/53 Buffalo* (Carnival, 3-1) vs. Ball State* (Vampiro 69, 1-3) UB: Air Force BS: Navy Georgia Tech* (iggymcfly, 2-2) vs. Stanford* (Bored, 2-2) GT: Miami of Ohio, Wisconsin, UCLA SU: Syracuse, Michigan State, Oregon State Temple* PM (Ortonsault, 2-2) vs. Michigan* (MFerXtreme87, 1-3) TU: South Florida, Iowa, Navy, Georgia Tech, Florida State, New Mexico MI: West Virginia, Indiana, Air Force, Clemson, Alabama, BYU Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 2-2) vs. UCLA* PM (phoenixrising, 2-2) RU: South Florida, Air Force, Miami of Ohio, Georgia Tech, Oregon UCLA: West Virginia, Navy, Syracuse, Clemson, California Boise State* (Vitamin X, 2-2) vs. Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 1-3) BS: Indiana, Navy, Georgia Tech, UNLV, BYU MI: Iowa, Air Force, Clemson, Nevada, New Mexico USC* (Cartman, 2-2) vs. Washington* (Smues, 1-3) USC: South Florida, Air Force, N.C. State, Oregon State WA: West Virginia, Navy, Louisville, UCLA Tiebreaks: 50/68, 100/117 Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 1-3) vs. Ohio State (Gert T, 0-4) MN: 1-0 lead, Illinois, Nevada, Florida State, BYU OS: Penn State, UNLV, Alabama, New Mexico

Secret Agent, nogoodnick, AlwaysPissedOff, JHawk, and Gert T are late. PM'd Picks San Diego State - the walkin' dude THURSDAY Southern Miss at Boise State FRIDAY West Virginia at South Florida SATURDAY Penn State at Illinois Indiana at Iowa Air Force at Navy Syracuse at Miami of Ohio Clemson at Georgia Tech Louisville at N.C. State Michigan State at Wisconsin California at Oregon UNLV at Nevada Alabama vs. Florida State UCLA at Oregon State BYU at New Mexico Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the California/Oregon game? 71 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Wisconsin's P.J. Hill have against Michigan State? 119 Florida - Urban Warfare THURSDAY Boise State FRIDAY West Virginia SATURDAY Penn State Iowa Navy Miami of Ohio Georgia Tech Louisville Michigan State Oregon UNLV Alabama UCLA BYU Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the California/Oregon game? 79 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Wisconsin's P.J. Hill have against Michigan State? 113 UCLA - phoenixrising THURSDAY Boise State FRIDAY West Virginia SATURDAY Penn State Iowa Navy Syracuse Clemson Louisville Wisconsin California Nevada Alabama UCLA BYU Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the California/Oregon game? 82 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Wisconsin's P.J. Hill have against Michigan State? 125 Texas - UTBroward THURSDAY Southern Miss at Boise State FRIDAY West Virginia at South Florida SATURDAY Penn State at Illinois Indiana at Iowa Air Force at Navy Syracuse at Miami of Ohio Clemson at Georgia Tech Louisville at N.C. State Michigan State at Wisconsin California at Oregon UNLV at Nevada Alabama vs. Florida State UCLA at Oregon State BYU at New Mexico Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the California/Oregon game? 63 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Wisconsin's P.J. Hill have against Michigan State? 130 Florida State - King THURSDAY Southern Miss at Boise State FRIDAY West Virginia at South Florida SATURDAY Penn State at Illinois Indiana at Iowa Air Force at Navy Syracuse at Miami of Ohio Clemson at Georgia Tech Louisville at N.C. State Michigan State at Wisconsin California at Oregon UNLV at Nevada Alabama vs. Florida State UCLA at Oregon State BYU at New Mexico Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the California/Oregon game? 84 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Wisconsin's P.J. Hill have against Michigan State? 157 Temple - Ortonsault THURSDAY Boise State FRIDAY South Florida SATURDAY Penn State Iowa Navy Miami of Ohio Georgia Tech Louisville Wisconsin Oregon Nevada Florida State Oregon State New Mexico Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the California/Oregon game? 67 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Wisconsin's P.J. Hill have against Michigan State? 152 LSU - teke184 THURSDAY Southern Miss at Boise State FRIDAY West Virginia at South Florida SATURDAY Penn State at Illinois Indiana at Iowa Air Force at Navy Syracuse at Miami of Ohio Clemson at Georgia Tech Louisville at N.C. State Michigan State at Wisconsin California at Oregon UNLV at Nevada Alabama vs. Florida State UCLA at Oregon State BYU at New Mexico Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the California/Oregon game? 72 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Wisconsin's P.J. Hill have against Michigan State? 110 Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 Week 5 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY Southern Miss at Boise State FRIDAY West Virginia at South Florida SATURDAY Penn State at Illinois Indiana at Iowa Air Force at Navy Syracuse at Miami of Ohio ! Clemson at Georgia Tech Louisville at N.C. State Michigan State at Wisconsin California at Oregon UNLV at Nevada Alabama vs. Florida State UCLA at Oregon State BYU at New Mexico Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the California/Oregon game? 61 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Wisconsin's P.J. Hill have against Michigan State? 101 Tennessee - kkktookmybabyaway THURSDAY Boise State FRIDAY West Virginia SATURDAY Penn State Iowa Navy Syracuse Georgia Tech Louisville Wisconsin Oregon UNLV Alabama UCLA BYU Tiebreak #1: 56 Tiebreak #2: 123

My Picks Boise State West Virginia Penn State Iowa Air Force Syracuse Clemson Louisville Michigan State Oregon Nevada Alabama Oregon State BYU 73/128

Coverage map for the ESABCPN 3:30/12:30 games.

They were but since they had no shot at the national title they don't count. But hey the regular season is a playoff! Completely unrelated this what LSU is wearing on Saturday in New Orleans.

God dammit. I don't know why in my head I convinced myself everyone lost that year and then realized that was 2003. Alright, but we aren't ending up with four undefeated teams...

It's unlikely USC, LSU, and Oklahoma will all go undefeated. We haven't had three undefeated/untied teams at the end of the regular season since 1993 and that year was just bizarre. A note on Cal/Oregon not being a "reverse mirror" game, turns out even though ESPN as of this year has the rights to some Big XII and Pac-10 games the current deal does not allow them to use ABC regional games from those conferences as reverse mirror games on ESPN. This is going to piss off a lot people next week as Texas/Oklahoma will not be nationally televised believe it or not, which it usually has been in the past. It will be a regional game and only about half the country will be able see it.

The Harris Poll is the human poll with "football people" who vote on it.

For the two of you who liked the TSB entries I know I said I'd get around to finishing this month but doesn't look like that'll happen. I've been doing a ridiculous amount of overtime at work lately and my time on the board is spent working on my pick 'em contest. Also after next week I'll be working on my end of the season 2007 MLB Player Rankings for the blog so the TSB is just going to have to wait. So we're down to 23 undefeated teams in I-A/FBS/Whatever football so obviously my "only rank unbeaten teams" goes out the window. But that being said, I still say give credit to all the unbeatens at this point so I'm including them all in my Top 25. Who cares UConn hasn't played anyone and will end up 6-6, what's the harm in giving them a No Prize this early in the season? 1. LSU 2. USC 3. Oklahoma 4. Florida 5. West Virginia 6. Boston College 7. Ohio State 8. Kentucky 9. California 10. Oregon 11. Texas 12. Wisconsin 13. Clemson 14. Rutgers 15. South Florida 16. Arizona State 17. Cincinnati 18. Missouri 19. Kansas 20. Purdue 21. Michigan State 22. South Carolina 23. Georgia 24. Hawaii 25. Connecticut

And the moment you've all waited for...the first Harris Poll! You know that poll that a bunch of random "football people" vote on that has a huge hand in deciding who plays for the BCS Championship. No, don't remember? Here it is anyways. Coaches and AP poll also ranked Georgia ahead of South Carolina. Aww, short memories. And yes there are people in this world who still think Louisville should be ranked. 1. USC (91) 2. LSU (19) 3. Oklahoma (1) 4. Florida (3) 5. West Virginia 6. California 7. Ohio State 8. Texas 9. Wisconsin 10. Oregon 11. Boston College 12. Rutgers 13. Clemson 14. Kentucky 15. Georgia 16. Virginia 17. South Carolina 18. Hawaii 19. Penn State 20. South Florida 21. Missouri 22. Alabama 23. Arizona State 24. Nebraska 25. Michigan State Other Receiving Votes: Purdue 268, Cincinnati 180, Miami 114, UCLA 114, Kansas 72, Michigan 43, Texas A&M 38, Arkansas 26, Louisville 26, Connecticut 24, Virginia 17, Florida State 12, Georgia Tech 11, Tennessee 10, UCF 6, Illinois 4, BYU 1, Texas Tech 1, Washington 1

Indians beat the A's and become the first team to clinch their division. A's now officialy have their first losing season since 1998. I now declare myself on the Indians' bandwagon as them winning the A.L. is the only acceptable result in that league.

Three deadline week. I threw in the Friday game only because the Thursday game should have some differing picks and I try to give the opprtunity for a free point for those who submit their picks on time. Vitamin X's picks will be used for Penn State this week. Week 4 Deadlines Thursday, September 20th, 7:45 PM EST/4:45 PM PST -Lose out on Thursday game Friday, September 21st, 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST -Lose out on Friday game Saturday, September 22nd, Noon EST/9:00 AM PST -Replacement picks Week 4 Match-ups #1 LSU* PM (teke184, 3-0) vs. #3 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx, 3-0) - GAME OF THE WEEK #4 Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 3-0) vs. #8 N.C. State* (AboveAverage484, 3-0) #2 Oklahoma* PM (Secret Agent, 3-0) vs. Ohio State* (Gert T, 0-3) #5 Florida (Urban Warfare, 3-0) vs. Kent State (JHawk, 2-1) #6 Texas* (UTBroward, 3-0) vs. Notre Dame* PM (KingPK, 1-2) #7 Hawaii (Fokai, 3-0) vs. Florida State* PM (King, 2-1) #9 Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 3-0) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 1-2) #10 Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 2-1) vs. Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly, 2-1) Temple* PM (Ortonsault, 2-1) vs. Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 0-3) Nebraska* (Mecca, 2-1) vs. Ball State* (Vampiro69, 1-2) Oregon* (nogoodnick, 2-1) vs. Stanford* (Bored, 2-1) Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 2-1) vs. Minnesota* (Vern Gagne, 1-2) Buffalo* (Carnival, 2-1) vs. Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 1-2) Michigan* (MFerXtreme87, 1-2) vs. Penn State* (Vitamin X*, 1-2) San Diego State* PM (the walkin' dude, 1-2) vs. Ohio* (Will Scarlet, 1-2) Boise State* (Vitamin X, 1-2) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 0-3) UCLA* (phoenixrising, 1-2) vs. Washington* (Smues, 1-2) USC* (Cartman, 1-2) vs. TCU* (Nate, 0-3) Tennessee* PM (kkktookmybabyaway, 0-3) vs. Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 0-3) Auburn* (Tzar Lysergic, 0-3) vs. Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 0-3) Week 4 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY Texas A&M at Miami FRIDAY Oklahoma at Tulsa SATURDAY Illinois at Indiana Air Force at BYU South Carolina at LSU Penn State at Michigan Maryland at Wake Forest Colorado State at Houston Kentucky at Arkansas Connecticut at Pittsburgh Iowa State at Toledo Georgia at Alabama Oregon State at Arizona State Washington at UCLA Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the South Carolina/LSU game? Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Arkansas' Darren McFadden have against Kentucky?

Okay I'm an idiot. I should point out then though at the moment only two teams in the Top 10 have a Top 10 "Strength of Schedule" and two of the Top 5 have a Bottom 10 "SOS" so it's effects are very minimal this year. But still, win, pick a lot of games right, you'll be fine. Not to pick on Ortonsault but he's twice now gone the route of only picking one differing game from his opponent and both times he lost so trying to get a one point win is not necessarily a very good strategy. The odds of someone winning by 12-3 or such are very, very slim. Four point spreads are typically the biggest you'll see week to week. In the end just like real life college football, it ain't always fair.