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What games do you want in the contest this week?  Since this is a short week, we will probably stay away from the Thursday games unless there is a really good one.

UF at Miami
USF at Michigan State
WKU at Tennessee
Oregon at Virginia
USCe at Georgia
Arky State at Auburn
ND at Michigan
Wash. St at USCw
Austin Peay at Vandy
WV at Ok.

These look pretty good to me.

Off the top of my head:

Georgia/South Carolina
Miami/Florida
Notre Dame/Michigan
Oklahoma/West Virginia


 ???

FSU vs. Pitt    :D

Yep, a couple of possible good ones:

Washington St./USC

Western Kentucky/Tennessee (This one could be very compelling & interesting, maybe the most interesting of the week)


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That game is today, isn't it?

Yeah, why?  Did you pick it right too??   :lol2:

Let us know which games you plan to get wrong, and we will put them in the contest.  :lol:

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I like these and the W Ky v. TN.  I'll list the TV games.

These are my picks for Week 2, Saturday games:

12:00 PM   No. 10 Florida at Miami (FL)   
12:21 PM   Western Kentucky at Tennessee   
3:30 PM   No. 3 Oregon at Virginia    
3:30 PM   Toledo at Missouri   
4:30 PM   No. 6 South Carolina at No. 5 Georgia   
7:00 PM   No. 15 Texas at Brigham Young          
7:00 PM   West Virginia at No. 16 Oklahoma
7:30 PM   Arkansas State at Auburn   
8:00 PM   No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan       
10:30 PM   Washington State at No. 24 USC   



Four Games Not on my list:

Michigan State v. USF is a 24 point spread (USF to McNeese State 53-21 last week).   

Austin Peay v. Vandy.  I didn't find a point spread for this game.

UAB v. LSU.  35 point spread.

San Diego State v. Ohio State.  (San Diego State lost by 21 points to Eastern Illinois last week).  I'm not sure there is a line on this game either.

BYU/Texas could be interesting & Oregon/Virginia along with other games I have listed.

So we have agreement on these 8 games?

12:00 PM   No. 10 Florida at Miami (FL)   
12:21 PM   Western Kentucky at Tennessee   
3:30 PM   No. 3 Oregon at Virginia    
4:30 PM   No. 6 South Carolina at No. 5 Georgia   
7:00 PM   No. 15 Texas at Brigham Young          
7:00 PM   West Virginia at No. 16 Oklahoma
8:00 PM   No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan       
10:30 PM   Washington State at No. 24 USC

And need to pick two from the following:
   
7:30 PM   Arkansas State at Auburn
3:30 PM   Toledo at Missouri
12:00        Michigan State v. USF 
7:00 PM     UAB v. LSU
4:30  PM    Duke v. Memphis
7:00 PM     Colorado State v. Tulsa
8:00 PM     Hawaii v. Oregon State
10:30 PM   Arizona v. UNLV
11:00 PM   San Jose State v. Stanford

Any others?
 

Friday night has Wake Forest v. Boston College, a 3 point line.

Duke at Memphis.

LF went to Duke... and they have an SEC Coach (well, formerly).

Wow, talk about garbage time. I actually would not mind LSU/UAB, Wake/Boston College, & Cincinnati/Illinois (Illinois sucks but Tubby has made the Bearcats intriguing). Is Arkansas State any good?


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I wouldn't mind watching aTm if they are going to be on TV.

Looks like it is only on espn3

The line is only 6 points on this one, so it's not projected to be a blowout, which is a good thing.

Here are some of the approximate lines:

Friday:  Wake Forest v. Boston College:  3 points

Saturday

7:30 PM   Arkansas State at Auburn   13 points
3:30 PM   Toledo at Missouri   17 points
12:00        Michigan State v. USF  24 points
7:00 PM     UAB v. LSU  35 points
4:30  PM    Duke v. Memphis  6 points
7:00 PM     Colorado State v. Tulsa  10 points
8:00 PM     Hawaii v. Oregon State  27 points
10:30 PM   Arizona v. UNLV  11 points
11:00 PM   San Jose State v. Stanford  27 points

My vote for one game would be Arkansas State v. Auburn, 13 points. 

And then one of these three:  Wake Forest v. BC (Friday); Duke v. Memphis; or Toledo v. Missouri

Only on ESPN Gameplan this week.  45 Point line.

Arky State won their first game 62-11, so they aren't terrible.  It is where Gus Malzahn coached last year @ 10-2 record, so he is going up against his old team.

I'll go with the Barn & Wake/BC.


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I think I should retire after week 1 and finish with 90% correct.

Yes, it is hard to find 10 decent games this week.  Some of the TV games are powerhouses playing cupcakes with 25-35 point betting lines, like LSU, OK State, Nebraska and Ohio State games.  And some of the closer betting lines are unexciting games, untelevised games (Illinois v. Cinncinatti, Duke v. Memphis, South Alabama v. Tulane ) or something like Toledo v. Missouri on ESPNU which still has 17 points. 

Anyway, we are down to these 11 possibilities, it seems:

12:00 PM   No. 10 Florida at Miami (FL)   3 points
12:21 PM   Western Kentucky at Tennessee   13 points
3:30 PM   No. 3 Oregon at Virginia     22 points
4:30 PM   No. 6 South Carolina at No. 5 Georgia   3 points
7:00 PM   No. 15 Texas at Brigham Young       7 points   
7:00 PM   West Virginia at No. 16 Oklahoma  20 points
7:30  PM  Arky State v. Auburn  13 points
8:00 PM   No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan    3.5 points   
10:30 PM  Washington State at No. 24 USC  15 points

And One of these:

Wake Forest v. Boston College (Friday Night)  3 points
Duke v. Memphis  6 points

So it depends on if we want Friday night or Duke.  My vote is Friday night also.  Chechem wants Duke v. Memphis on Saturday.

Someone needs to make a list of 10 for SC.

I'm okay with the Friday game instead of Duke.  No big deal, and at least we'll watch the Friday game (it's on TV).  No Thursday game, so this will be the first college game this week, I think.

Florida at Miami (FL)
Western Kentucky at Tennessee
South Carolina at Georgia
Arkansas State at Auburn
Notre Dame at Michigan
Duke at Memphis
Army at Ball State
Navy at Indiana
Utah State at Air Force
Oregon at Virginia (does UO score 100?)

Lines are approximate (not knowing what service SC uses):

Friday Night:
Wake Forest v. Boston College   3 points

Saturday
12:00 PM   No. 10 Florida at Miami (FL)   3 points
12:21 PM   Western Kentucky at Tennessee   13 points
3:30 PM   No. 3 Oregon at Virginia     22 points
4:30 PM   No. 6 South Carolina at No. 5 Georgia   3 points
7:00 PM   No. 15 Texas at Brigham Young       7 points   
7:00 PM   West Virginia at No. 16 Oklahoma  20 points
7:30  PM  Arky State v. Auburn  13 points
8:00 PM   No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan    3.5 points   
10:30 PM  Washington State at No. 24 USC  15 points

Well I see all the games listed and they all sound good. I will have fun with whatever you guys put on the board. RTR!

Looks good to me. I still think the WKU/UT game is the most intriguing, followed by Texas/BYU. 


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We always list these games then I go back and look at them and think, "Now what am I going to do?" 

Maybe if I retire from helping select the games, I'll do better in the contest, because I always get the games that seem hardest for me to pick. 

LOL!! I know the feeling. Most of the games are hard to predict. I will probably pick BYU over Texas & maybe one other "upset." I will either look smart or stupid, depending on how the games end.


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The games are posted.  Good luck!

Hey MD, I agree. Most of my picks proves slow in mind I am. lol, RTR!

Wow! I just did my selections and there are some tough ones. I am hung up on Florida/Miami & Awbarn/Arkansas State.


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When in doubt pick against the barn. HTH

No brainer!  No barner.

Some tough games to pick this week.   :dunno:

I have to tell ya MD i had the same hangup and could not come to a final team. This kind of spooky being in the exact spot some else is in. I just pick the home team. RTR!

Well, I picked the Barn over Ark. St., changed my pick for Georgia over So. Carolina. I'm still hung up on Miami/Florida and Wash. State/USC.


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I've changed several of my picks throughout the week.  I will probably change them some more tomorrow.

I haven't changed anything. Teacher always said "Your first pick is usually the right one." :o

This the same teacher who was divorced??

In case you decide to change, compare with Larry's Losers:
http://touchdownalabama.net/larrys-losers-in-the-sec-week-two-2013/

Well, the first time I heard it I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and divorces were less common.  But usually out of A,B,C,D answers it takes me 4 guesses to get it right.  :-[

boy !!! Friday got here quick  :o

missed tonight's game pick altogether   :wall:

guessed at the rest with zero research  :facepalm:

been on the road and way too busy  :dunno:

good luck folks , hope everyone does well    :worship:

I need to start earlier next week , at least I hope I can  :unsure:

I usually do better when I change picks.  It's the picks I don't change that I have to worry about.

 I am now 3-0 for games not played on Saturday.

Well what do you know.  I am too.  How do we use this new found knowledge to our advantage?

Send a petition to Obama asking the White House to mandate that all college games be played Thursday, Sunday and Monday?  :dunno:

Week 2 has been finalized and the following winners have been awarded e-creds:

ALTideUp +27
Marshal Dillon +26
bamaphil +25
XBAMA +24
BAMADCHAMPSHIPS +23
ricky023 +22
Crimson Legend +21
2Stater +20
SUPERCOACH +19
bama57 +18
Bandit +17
Sqwig +16
SeniorTSM +15
cbbama99 +14
BamaFanInACCLand +13
Bamaphile +12
Merk +11
Leroy +10
Jamos +10
Leewillie +10
KoKoPuf +10
Catch Prothro +10
Chechem +10
Hannibal Lecter, MD +10
pmull +10
bama87 +10
BamaDave +10
roll tide roll +10

Click here to view the full results for Week 2 (http://www.crimsonredsports.com/index.php?action=pickem;sa=showwinners;contest=3;round=2)

Congratulations to ALTideUp, Marshal Dillon and bamaphil for a good week's picks.   #+

Yep!  #+

ALTideUp went from worst to first and roll tide roll went from first to worst.

Darn you USCw, Texas and OU!!!  >:( >:( >:(

Congrats to ATU, MD, and phil on a great week!  #+ #+

I noticed that as well, what a roller coaster ride. :lol:

Kudos to alll of those that did so well. :clap:

From a very humbled Chech (again):

"Kudos to all who played, especially those who played well."

Me? :yuck:

Don't give up, Chech, there are still double digit weeks of football left, plus SC grants us a mulligan week, so hang in there like a hair in a biscuit.

Because of my deep-seated fandom
My picks worked out just like I planned em
But wait til week three
Then we shalll see
That this is all totally random.

Thanks for the props fellas⚡

  :lol:  #+

I always start off terrible and on average pick as well as a blind monkey or coin toss, but I do have one lucky week, usually later in the season.  So I know I'll never be near the top dog overall, but I keep picking, thinking that this week might be the lucky one.  Hope springs eternal.

Congrats to the leaders! Well done.  #+

Unfortunately, my picks have been relegated to the status of something less than mediocrity.
But, it's always fun playing.   :P

Washington St. and BYU are the only picks I am mad at myself for not taking.

The outcomes of the UF v. UM, USC v. UGA, and WVU v. OU surprised me.

I picked against the line on all the rest.

Wake played a terrible game and was a harbinger of my weekend.

E-cred for using "harbinger". We like to maintain high standards on CSR.  ;)

FIFY

We each get a couple of mulligans, so this week won't count against you in the overall contest once we have enough rounds on the books.

I took it on the chin this week.  (Guess I shouldn't have been drunk in Krystal at 3am)

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:lol:  Thanks for maintaining the standard.

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Hey HL if you'd call me I could tell you why you shouldn't do that. One thing though, I can preach on the pjone as well as anywhere else. RTR!  :lol2: :lol2:

should we use phrase "took it on the chin" and the
word "Krystal" in the same sentence ? 


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I was just making a little joke (probably in poor taste).  I may take you up on the offer sometime though.  I do still need some preachin' from time to time though.  I even got to hear an African gentleman who is a missionary deliver a piece of the Word this weekend.  That was a good one.

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Dude, that is so wrong!