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Welcome Back! Before we get into our regularly scheduled program, there are 2 games tonight! Here are my picks: Tuesday, October 13 Delaware @ Middle Tennessee - The Fightin' Blue Hens are 3-0 all-time against the Blue Raiders, winning in 1977 and '78, and 31-28 last year. Both teams are 0-1 in CUSA, with MTSU losing to JSU (23-13) and Delaware falling to Liberty (30-14). Both teams also have wins over an FCS team, and a non-conference win, MT over Nevada (27-20) and the Hens over CCU. And both teams were routed by P4 teams (a combined 97-3), but Delaware did play Vandy within 9 points while the Blue Raiders were losing to Marshall by 2. There really isn't much difference between the 2 teams, and when that happens, I usually go with the home team, but I like the Blue Hens here. FIU @ Jacksonville State - The Gamecocks lead this recent series 3-1, but the Panthers won 27-21 last year. Jax State appears to be one of the 2 best teams in CUSA, as even 1 of their 2 OOC losses wa...

Welcome Back! It finally happened! Chaos reigned supreme this past weekend as college football delivered on upsets, close games, and wild finishes. So much fun!  Here are my thoughts from Week 6. 1. We had 3 games go into overtime this week. First, Wyoming kicked a FG to defeat San Jose State on the road on Friday night. Then, Michigan State scored the final 14 points in regulation, the last TD coming with 1:17 remaining, before missing the potential game-winning 2-point try in a 38-37 loss in Champaign. And finally, Kentucky kicked the tying FG with 16 seconds left, but then converted their 2-point try to stun LSU 35-34 at home. This is the 2nd straight week the Wildcats have won a game by converting the 2-point try in OT to win 35-34. What are the odds. 2. I can never figure the MAC out. Just when I think a team is going to dominate the conference (Toledo), they lose to a team with no FBS wins (Buffalo). And it wasn't even close, as the Bulls led by double digits most of the game...

Welcome Back! Last week was strong, though I had my worst week so far (not counting Week Zero). I finished at  45-14 for a winning percentage of 76.3%. Overall, I am 322-68, or 82.6%, a drop of 1.1% from the week before. There is no way I will sustain that for the year, but maybe I can stay above 75% this year. There are only 58 games in total this week, 1 fewer than last week. for the 1st time this season, there are no  FCS games, and by and large, conference contests are the majority of the games this week. Which makes picking a winner that much more difficult. This week also marks the halfway point in the season for most teams, though a few have already played 6 games. So... on with the picks! Thursday, October 8 Sam Houston @ Liberty - Each team is 1-0 at home in this series, and that trend will continue. The Flames burn the Bearkats at home. Missouri State @ WKU - The Hilltoppers lead this series 7-4, winning 27-22 last season. All the other contests took place between 19...