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College Football - Live Thread - Week Six
ESPN.com Scoreboard ^ | 4 October 2006 to 7 October 2006

Posted on 10/04/2006 3:54:00 PM PDT by MikefromOhio

Week Six – College Football

Week Five was a fun week if you were a Buckeye fan. The weekend started out with Auburn getting a severe test at South Carolina in the super tough SEC. Ohio State went to Iowa and dismantled the Hawkeyes. USC was pushed by Washington State and Florida received a good push by Alabama. This week features the Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma and another great match up in the SEC when LSU visits Florida in the Swamp.

As always, all rankings are from the ESPN.com Scoreboard page. The betting lines (used sorely for the basis of predictions) are from Yahoo.com. I will list any games of interest (FReepmail me if you want your team included and I will include them from here on out) and any other games listed in my Yahoo league. I have a new feature this week. In each game that I do not have any confidence, or any game that I think a team could have an unexpected struggle, I will post a picture of a landmine for illustration.



Saturday, October 7th, 2006 – 3:30 PM on CBS

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(9) LSU (-2) at (5) Florida


LSU and Florida will meet in the first of what should be a month of absolutely great games in the SEC. This will be the first of 3 top 10 opponents that Florida will see in a 3 week span. For LSU this is all about building momentum and staying in the SEC West race. One loss does not eliminate them from contention for the BCS Championship game. This game is at the Swamp and it will be a very LOUD game. LSU has been there and done that and that will be the difference. Florida cannot start slowly like they did against Alabama to have any shot in this one but they are also possibly having to play this game without DeShawn Winn, their starting Tailback. All of this equals an LSU win I think.



LSU 20 – Florida 14

Saturday, October 7th, 2006 – 3:30 PM on ABC



(7) Texas (-5.5) at (14) Oklahoma


In this game there is a young Quarterback for Texas, and a defense for Oklahoma looking to show that during the bye week, they were able to plug some of the holes. Being that Texas and Oklahoma both already have one loss, a loss here not only knocks one out of the National Title hunt, but also puts the loser a game back of the winner in the Big XII South. Texas has the edge in this game. They are the more experienced team, and they have the better defense. Rivalry games like this are fun to pick, because you can be so often wrong on a game by game basis. Anyway, I think Texas wins this game by a TD.



Texas 27 – Oklahoma 20

Wednesday October 4th, 2006 (ESPN2 Wednesday Night Game)


UCF at Marshall (-3.5)

This game is the battle of the cannon Fodder. UCF was killed by Florida while Marshall was a punching bag for Kansas State, Tennessee and West Virginia. This game should be relatively close with the home team getting the edge.

Marshall 27 – UCF 17

Thursday October 5th, 2006 (ESPN Thursday Night Game)


(17) Florida State (-10.5) at NC State

No way no how does NC State sneak up on Florida State. Right? RIGHT? Actually I think Florida State will make a commitment to running the ball and will win this game by 2 or 3 TDs.

FSU 33 – NC State 14

Thursday October 5th, 2006


TCU at Utah (-3)

TCU is looking to get back on track after being beaten by BYU. Utah was destroyed by Boise St. last week. This is TCU’s game to lose, they are the better team.

TCU 26 – Utah 13

Friday October 6th, 2006 (ESPN2 Friday Night Game)


(8) Louisville (-33) at Middle Tennessee St.

Louisville will annihilate Middle Tennessee. Nothing else needs to be said.

Louisville 56 - Middle TN ST 3

Saturday October 7th 30th 2006 (in ranking order)

Bowling Green at (1) Ohio State (-34.5)

Ohio State 45 – Bowling Green 7

Arkansas at (2) Auburn (-16.5)

Auburn 34 – Arkansas 10

Washington at (3) USC (-20.5)

USC 27 – Washington 13

(4) West Virginia (-26.5) at Mississippi St.

WVU 34 – Miss St. 6

Michigan State at (6) Michigan (-17)

Michigan 44 – Michigan State 20

(13)Tennessee (-2.5) at (10) UGA



Tennessee 18 - UGA 7

(11) Oregon at (16) Cal (-5.5)

Cal 34 – Oregon 24



Stanford at (12) Notre Dame (-31.5)

Notre Dame 53 – Stanford 10

Wake Forest at (15) Clemson (-16.5)

Clemson 45 – Wake Forest 19

Maryland at (18) Georgia Tech (-13.5)



Georgia Tech 35 – Maryland 10

Purdue at (19) Iowa (-11)



Iowa 33 – Purdue 24

LA Tech at (20) Boise St. (-35)

Boise St 55 – La Tech 17

(21) Virginia Tech BYE

(22) Nebraska (-7) at Iowa St.

Nebraska 24 – Iowa St. 10

(23) Missouri at Texas Tech (-4)

Missouri 30 – Texas Tech 27

(24) Rutgers BYE

(25) Boston College BYE

BY REQUEST

Wyoming (-1.5) at New Mexico (Mountain West Conference)

This game has all the makings of both a shootout OR a clunker, I’m not entirely sure. I think it’s a bit ludicrous to favor a BAD Wyoming team over an average New Mexico team when New Mexico is at home.

UNM 24 – Wyoming 20

I did a bit better with my picks this past week. I was 17-2 Straight Up and 13-5-1 Against the Spread.

88-14 Straight UP
61-38-3 Against the Spread



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To: MikefromOhio

We have the best O in the Country and our best Team D we have ever had. We are very young at QB and RB w/lots of room for improvement. Dixon will be the best QB we have ever had and Stewart is already our best RB.

We are better than our 10-1 team that was one play from 11-1 and should have played you last year. Here's hoping we get to see you. We will play our best game at Cal, the most overhyped team in America.

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters


41 posted on 10/04/2006 6:14:25 PM PDT by bray (Voting for the Rats is a Deathwish)
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To: bray

You all have to get by USC and Cal.

Cal is on a roll. It will take a great game out of Dixon for you all to get past them.

USC is a whole other level entirely, but one game at a time.


42 posted on 10/04/2006 6:17:48 PM PDT by MikefromOhio ("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")
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To: MikefromOhio; scott says
Hey, do either of you or any of you ever bored and have Google Earth and zoom in on various college football stadia?? Mike, you'll dig this:

Click here, the pic is frickin' huge

43 posted on 10/04/2006 6:49:45 PM PDT by GOP_Raider (Would you like to join the OFFICIAL Oakland Raiders ping list? Sure you would, send me freepmail.)
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To: GOP_Raider; scott says

OH yeah.... :)

That entire area around the stadium is huge....it's fun to walk around, but if you aren't prepared for it, you'll be wiped out by the end of the day.

:)

I've been playing around trying to learn photoshop....


44 posted on 10/04/2006 7:00:08 PM PDT by MikefromOhio ("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")
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To: MikefromOhio

Just that two dimensional view of it alone it has to be massive. I don't know how an opposing team would ever come out of there with a W after you look up at 95k people or so and not soil themselves.


45 posted on 10/04/2006 7:03:41 PM PDT by GOP_Raider (Would you like to join the OFFICIAL Oakland Raiders ping list? Sure you would, send me freepmail.)
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To: GOP_Raider

At Ohio Stadium?

It's like 106K :)


46 posted on 10/04/2006 7:08:48 PM PDT by MikefromOhio ("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")
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To: MikefromOhio

I guesstimated. :)


47 posted on 10/04/2006 7:10:50 PM PDT by GOP_Raider (Would you like to join the OFFICIAL Oakland Raiders ping list? Sure you would, send me freepmail.)
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To: MikefromOhio
You should've. College Football is great.

I agree. My team is UCONN. I have season tickets with my father. I know full well for this season at least they aren't going to do much. In fact they may very well have a losing season. Despite that fact I still enjoy being at the stadium. There's nothing like the college atmosphere.
48 posted on 10/04/2006 7:39:42 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: Man50D

No there really isn't.

I live about a block or two north of where Wittenburg plays it's home games.

It's crazy on gameday.

I love it.


49 posted on 10/04/2006 7:42:07 PM PDT by MikefromOhio ("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")
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To: MikefromOhio

Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
Hail! Hail! to Michigan
the leaders and best
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
Hail! Hail! to Michigan,
the champions of the West!


50 posted on 10/04/2006 8:35:15 PM PDT by dakine
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To: dakine
let me show ya something :)



And it stands until Lloyd can win one :)
51 posted on 10/04/2006 8:52:45 PM PDT by MikefromOhio ("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")
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To: MikefromOhio

Fair enough...LLLLoyd is 6-5 vs. OSU, but 1-4 lately...


52 posted on 10/04/2006 9:15:10 PM PDT by dakine
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To: MikefromOhio

Oregon will "have to get by USC and Cal".

The Ducks should simply send a pre-game notice to the Cal locker room informing Cal that just for today, Oregon would like to be considered a non-conference opponent. And then, if recent history holds, Cal will crap all over themselves, roll around in it, fall completely apart and embarrass themselves with an ugly loss.

Cal should beat Oregon, they are a better team. But I'm hoping Oregon steps up and wins, just for all the embarrassment Cal has brought to the Pac-10 over the past three years.


53 posted on 10/05/2006 7:19:30 AM PDT by raptor29
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To: MikefromOhio

54 posted on 10/05/2006 7:35:38 AM PDT by WolfRunnerWoman (Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.)
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To: MikefromOhio

It may not make much of a diffrence but you have Wake Forest at Clemson. One publication and one website I read have Clemson at Wake Forest.


55 posted on 10/05/2006 8:07:56 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: MikefromOhio

LSU v. Florida should be great. But if LSU doesn't improve its running game, they could be in trouble. And the crowd noise could really be a problem.


56 posted on 10/05/2006 9:28:25 AM PDT by half-cajun
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To: GOP_Raider

A&M will never be out of the slump until this 2-million a tear coach starts doing what he is being paid to do.
If they lose to Kansas, Francione is fired. No doubt about it.
Thery barely beat army by the skin of their teeth.
With 3 times the talent.


57 posted on 10/05/2006 10:38:44 AM PDT by ziggy_dlo (THE LAND OF THE FREE, FOUGHT FOR BY THE BRAVE!!!)
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To: half-cajun

I expect another low-scoring game, like the LSU-Auburn game.


58 posted on 10/05/2006 10:40:03 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: MikefromOhio

What's the deal with the flashing garbage cans?

My team is Georgia Tech, and it looks like it could be a great weekend with a Tech win vs. Maryland (I'll be there) followed by the Georgia Bulldawgs getting beaten by the first real team they've played all season-- Tennessee.

Go Jackets!


59 posted on 10/05/2006 4:20:24 PM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax cult is like Scientology, but without the movie stars)
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College Football Ping
Freepmail MikeFromOhio to be added to this list

Florida State/NC State on now- ESPN

60 posted on 10/05/2006 5:24:34 PM PDT by scott says
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