Monthly Archives: October 2016

College Football Top 128, Week of Nov. 1

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

The top seven teams in our poll stayed intact, though the rest of the Top 25 had a bit of a shakeup with a number of upsets. West Virginia, Nebraska, Boise State and Baylor all received their first losses, while … Continue reading →

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Picking Every Game: College Football Predictions, Week 9

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Record: Last week: SU – 43-14; ATS – 22-29-3; O/U – 28-24-2 Overall: SU – 396-118; ATS – 203-201-8; O/U – 217-186-9 Upsets are bold underlined (Results in parentheses; wins are underlined; losses in italics) * – Picks with extreme confidence ATS ^ … Continue reading →

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College Football Top 128, Week of Oct. 25

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

The Top Ten finally had a major shakeup when Ohio State fell to Penn State, 24-21. The Buckeyes could have fallen further in the poll, but they stayed ahead of Western Michigan and Boise State because of their strength of … Continue reading →

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Picking Every Game: College Football Predictions, Week 8

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Game of the Week Texas A&M (6-0) at Alabama (7-0) 3:30 p.m. EST Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. CBS Alabama -18 — O/U 55.5 Today is the day of my 50th birthday party (even though my birthday isn’t today). So I’m running … Continue reading →

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Hot Seats, Heismans and other lessons from week 7

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Hot Seats Mark Dantonio … has had an amazing run at Michigan State, having won 11 or more games in five of the past six seasons. So it’s almost a certainty that he’s not going anywhere after this season, even if … Continue reading →

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College Football Top 128, Week of Oct. 18

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Close calls and blowouts highlighted Week 7 for the Top 10, which remains intact for Week 8. No. 1 Alabama destroyed Tennessee on its home field, while both No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Clemson required overtime to stay … Continue reading →

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Picking Every Game: College Football Predictions, Week 7 (Update)

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Game of the Week Alabama (6-0) at Tennessee (5-1) 3:30 p.m. EST Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. CBS Alabama -13 — O/U 55.5 Long before Tennessee developed an annual rivalry with the Florida Gators, this was THE game. The third Saturday in … Continue reading →

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Picking Every Game: College Football Predictions, Week 7

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Game of the Week Alabama (6-0) at Tennessee (5-1) 3:30 p.m. EST Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. CBS Alabama -13 — O/U 55.5 Prediction summary TBA Prediction: Alabama 37, Tennessee 27 Record: Last week: SU – 33-21; ATS – 31-21; O/U – 33-21 Overall: SU – … Continue reading →

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College Football Top 128, Week of Oct. 11

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

The playoff picture continued to clear up in Week 6. Alabama and Ohio State were less impressive than usual, but still easily held on to the top spots. Michigan, Clemson and Washington embarrassed their opponents and sent a message to … Continue reading →

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Hot Seats, Heismans and other lessons from Week 6

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Hot Seats Charlie Strong … had his team almost ready to beat Oklahoma on Saturday. The Longhorns actually held the lead three times before finally digging too big of a hole and narrowly losing by five points to their biggest rival. … Continue reading →

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