OBNUG Pick 'Em Contest - Week 10

LSU
TCU
Oregon
Ohio State
Utah State
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State

49

    * LSU (7.5) I really dislike ’Bama and think they might be overrated
    * TCU (-24) TCU is just unstopable
    * Oregon (-7) Might be a let down, but I don’t think so.
    * Penn State (-4) why do I have the feeling that BSU could kill both of these teams?
    * Hawaii (2) ugliest game on the sched
    * Idaho (+7.5) kibbie dome is where positive outlooks go to die
    * Nevada (-12.5) was SJSU’s run defense last week an anomaly?
    * Boise State (-21) their entire team is hurt and we’re only laying 21?

    * Tiebreaker: Total points in Boise State vs Louisiana Tech game 56

• LSU
• TCU
• Oregon
• Ohio State
• Hawaii
• Fresno State
• Nevada
• Boise State

Tiebreaker: 59 = Broncos 49 Losing team 10

LSU
TCU
Oregon
Ohio St.
Hawaii
Idaho
SJSU
BSU-sorry I ever doubted you guys….and your TD’s with 40 seconds left to break the spread
TB-49

First of all I would like to congratulate myself on last week. Especially my breakdown of the Ohio St/NMSU game. Nice Job. Thank you.

LSU
TCU
Stanford
Penn St
Hawaii
Fresno
Nevada
Boise St

TOTAL- 49

    * #9 LSU 7.5
    * San Diego State (24)
    * #8 Oregon (-7)
    * #16 Ohio State (+4)
    * Utah State (-2)
    * Fresno State (-7.5)
    * Nevada (-12.5)
    * #7 Boise State (-21)
    * Tiebreaker: 42

Yet another reason to move to another conference. WAC pick ’em is just not cool!

• (+7.5) LSU – Good match-up here, I think Bama wins it by 7, the lone TD of the game.
• TCU (-24)
• Oregon (-7)
• Penn State (-4)
• Utah State (-2) – Can anyone describe what type of team Utah State is? They confuse me.
• (+7.5) Idaho – I told myself last week I wouldn’t do this. But here I am, screwing myself over again.
• Nevada (-12.5)
• Boise State (-21)

Tiebreaker: 46

PS. Where’s the Iowa game?

’Bama
TCU
Oregon
Ohio St.
Hawaii
Fresno
Nevada
Boise State

Tiebreaker: 52

• lsu +7.5 @ alabama … let’s see … mediocre lsu offense against the tide’s shut down defense … bamalama

• tcu -24 @ san diego state … i learned my lesson last week … horned frogs

• oregon -7 @ stanford … lamichael james earns the game ball … ducks stay undefeated in the pac ten

• ohio state +4 @ penn st … hardest game for me to pick … two evenly matched teams … coin flip says nittany lions

• utah state -2 @ hawaii … me gotta feeling haoles win … aggies pull it off … aloha

• fresno st -7.5 @ idaho … a mini-nevada only in the kibbie dome … the vandals can’t stop ryan matthews … bulldogs

• nevada -12.5 @ san jose st … and the hits just keep on comin’ … the spartans are gonna wish kaepernick had a radio collar so they could keep track of him … nevada

• boise st -21 @ la tech … broncos … no doubt … no explanation necessary

tiebreaker: 52

1. LSU-LSU exposes the Tide for the imposters they are. I’m not a fan of either, but I think LSU will pull out the win in this one.
2. TCU-TCU curbstomps San Diego, even though I’ll be an Aztec fan this week.
3. Oregon-Oregon continues to roll this week.
4. Ohio State-Having watched most of the Penn St./Iowa game, I was left very unimpressed with Penn St. OSU is much faster than the Nittany Lions and win this one by at least 10.
   Utah State-USU is much better than their record indicates. They win by 2 scores against an injury-ridden UH team.
   Fresno State-Fresno, after having issues against USU, pull another rabbit out of the magicians hat and wins.
   Nevada-Nevada stomps a hapless Spartan team.
5. Boise State-BSU rolls easily 49-3
   Tiebreaker: 52

LSU (7.5) — LSU’s offense is terrible, but the Tide’s ain’t much better
San Diego State (24) — this is about the only chance for a let down TCU has left
Oregon (-7) — they really are pretty good
Ohio State (4) — two evenly matched teams (evenly mediocre)
Utah State (-2) — no comment
Idaho (7.5) — c’mon, for GameDay’s sake!!!
Nevada (-12.5) — good luck, Sparta
Boise State (-21) — let’s hope for a better showing on the four-letters……

Total Points — 63 (BSU 54 LT 9)

Alabama
TCU
Oregon
Penn State
Fresno State
Utah State
San Jose State
Boise State

Tiebreaker: 50

Alabama
TCU
Oregon
Ohio State
Utah State
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State
Tiebreaker: 51

*LSU
*TCU
*Oregon
*Penn St.
*Hawaii
*Fresno St.
*Nevada
*BSU

• points 53

-LSU
-TCU
-Oregon
-Ohio State
-Utah State
-Fresno State
-Nevada
-Boise State

Tiebreaker: 50

LSU
TCU
Oregon
 Penn State
Hawaii
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State
Tiebreaker: 42

Ok, here we go! Lets see if I can overcome my horrible week last week.

Alabama
TCU
Oregon
Penn State.
Hawaii
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State

Tiebreaker – 67

•Alabama (-7.5)
•TCU (-24)
•Stanford (7)
•Penn State (-4)
•Utah State (-2)
•Idaho (7.5)
•San Jose State (+12.5)
•Boise State (-21)
•Tiebreaker: 63

LSU
TCU
Oregon
Ohio State
Hawai’i
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State
62

LSU
TCU
Oregon
Ohio State
Hawaii
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State
Tiebreaker: 51

LSU
TCU
Oregon
Penn St
Hawaii
CSUF
Nevada
BSU

Tie – 61

    * LSU
    * TCU
    * Oregon
    * Ohio State
    * Utah State
    * Fresno State
    * Nevada
    * Boise State
    * Tiebreaker: 53

LSU – Time for an upset!
Dang Frogs!
Ducks Huge!
Nittany Lions
Rainbow Warriors
Go Dawgs!
Pack Stomps!
I’m Smellin’ what Kellen is Propellen and Sellen
38 – 10 = 48 points (Tryin’ same score as last week)

Alabama – I am not too sold on LSU
TCU – Was gonna pick SDSU, but BYU sucks – nuf said.
Oregon – Spread is too little IMO
Ohio State - BIG 1110 ?
Utah State - And… WOW! They are favored?!
CSUF – If the spread was more I would have picked Idaho. Fresno could win by only a TD
Nevada – Spread seems good to me
Boise State - Still a big spread, but La Tech is banged up and BSU handled them last year.
Tie Breaker: 46

Alabama
TCU
Oregon
Penn State
Utah State
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State
  Points – 51

LSU
San Diego State
Oregon
Ohio State
UTST
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State

points: 56

BAMA
TCU
OREGON
PENN ST.
UTAH ST.
FRESNO ST.
NEVADA
BOISE STATE

tie breaker – 62!

• Bama
• TCU
• Oregon
• Penn State
• Utah State
• Fresno State
• Nevada
• Boise State

• Tiebreaker: 48

LSU – still not sure how good Alabama really is…and with scrutiny on the SEC refs, hopefully they won’t be getting help.
TCU – I’ve always picked against them…apparently that’s where I’ve been going wrong
Oregon – Stanford to keep it within 7 when USC couldn’t? Yeah, right.
Penn State – what’s the over/under on Pryor turnovers?
Hawaii – Hawaii is bad, but Utah St is still Utah St.
Idaho
Nevada
Boise State
58 points

Alabama
TCU
Oregon
Penn State
Utah State
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State
Tiebreaker – 54

I didn’t get last week’s wins added into my tally… Without those wins from last week, I’m slotted below kevanlee! That is totally unacceptable! I had a killer week last week, and I gots to get mine!

Here’s this week’s winners:

Alabama
TCU
Oregon
Ohio St.
Utah St.
Fresno St.
Nevada
Boise St.
Tiebreaker: 52

LSU
San Diego State
Oregon
Penn State
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
Boise State
Tiebreaker: 41

9 LSU at 3 Alabama (-7.5) – Mark Ingram can’t carry the whole offense all the time
6 TCU (-24) at San Diego State – The Broncos don’t play a weaker team than SDSU
8 Oregon (-7) at Stanford – It can only help the S.O.S. right?
16 Ohio State at 11 Penn State (-4) – As much as I hate the Buckeyes, PSU won’t win this
Utah State (-2) at Hawaii – Hawaii played tough last week, and this is at home
Fresno State (-7.5) at Idaho – Can Ryan Mathews rush for a million yards in 60 minutes?
Nevada (-12.5) at San Jose State – I suppose this depends on which Nevada defense shows up…
7 Boise State (-21) at Louisiana Tech – Probably won’t even be as close as last week’s game vs. SJSU
Tiebreaker: 52

• #9 LSU at #3 Alabama (-7.5) < Alabama > LSU’s offense is horrible but so is Alabama at the time… So with the game being at home, I give Alabama the edge and able score 10 points at most on LSU.
• #6 TCU (-24) at San Diego State < TCU > Okay, okay. After picking against TCU last week, I was wrong… (a big 45-0 wrong) They convinced me that they can score points against bad teams.
• #8 Oregon (-7) at Stanford < Oregon > Ehhh… This, in my opinion, is the most difficult pick of the week. Can the Ducks stay focus after their big victory over USC Trojans?
• #16 Ohio State at #11 Penn State (-4) < Penn State > Same applied to Alabama above – They’re both suck in my opinion but with the game being at home, I give Penn State the edge.
• Utah State (-2) at Hawaii < Hawaii > Yes, they have injuries at every spot at roster but despite the Boise State blowout win/Nevada game, they play better at home.
• Fresno State (-7.5) at Idaho < Fresno State > Believe it or not, Fresno is actually solid this year.
• Nevada (-12.5) at San Jose State < Nevada > I’m unsure about this one… but seeing that most of you don’t give San Jose State a chance, I’m jumping on the wagon.
• #7 Boise State (-21) at Louisiana Tech < BOISE STATE! > Easiest pick of the week.

• Tiebreaker: Total points in Boise State vs Louisiana Tech game < 41 >

LSU
San Diego State
Stanford
Penn State
Hawaii
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State
Tiebreaker: 54

without commentary

Alabama
TCU
Oregon
Penn State
Hawaii
Fresno State
Nevada
Boise State
•Tiebreaker: 59

LSU
TCU
Oregon
Ohio State
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
Boise State
    Tiebreaker: 60

Hopefully, it’s not too late to pick Boise State, as the game just kicked off. I’ll submit the rest of my picks in a second, but I wanted to get this one in.

And the tiebreaker: 48 points

Alabama Going with the homefield advantage. This will be a close game, I think, but I think the difference will be more than 1 TD.
TCU TCU covered the 35 point spread last week. Why not a 24 point spread this week?
Oregon Why is Oregon just a 1 TD favorite? Oregon, by 10 or 14 points, at least.
Penn State With Ohio State’s anemic offense (even with their scrimmage against NMSU last week), they’ll struggle to score.
Utah State USU’s been a spread-covering machine lately, and Hawaii’s just a mess.
Fresno State Given Idaho’s season, it’s hard to pick against them, but they haven’t been too impressive in their last few showings.
Nevada Nevada is more than 2 TDs better than San Jose State this year. SJSU is a mess, and now that Nevada’s getting into the WAC schedule, they’ve figured out their offense.