Wednesday, September 5, 2012

week 2 predictions 52-28 week 1

PREDICTIONS FOR WEEK 2.
Thursday
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati
Friday
Utah over Utah State
Saturday
14 Ohio State over UCF (Central Florida)
Miami (FL) over 21 Kansas State
NC State over Connecticut
Minnesota over FCS New Hampshire
Tulane over Tulsa
Temple over Maryland
Penn State over Virginia
Auburn over Mississippi State
9 South Carolina over East Carolina
12 Clemson over Ball State
Boston College over FCS Maine
Miami (OH) over FCS Southern Illinois
Eastern Michigan over FCS Illinois State
15 Virginia Tech over FCS Austin Peay
Texas-San Antonio over FCS Texas A&M-Commerce
California over FCS Southern Utah
Colorado over FCS Sacramento State
North Carolina over Wake Forest
BYU over FCS Weber State
Washington State over FCS Eastern Washington
1 Alabama over Western Kentucky
2 USC over Syracuse
11 Michigan State over Central Michigan
Air Force over 19 Michigan
22 Notre Dame over Purdue
23 Louisville over FCS Missouri State
Texas A&M over 24 Florida
Massachusetts over Indiana
Rutgers over FCS Howard
Iowa over Iowa State
Kansas over Rice
South Florida over Nevada
13 Wisconsin over Oregon State
Tennessee over FCS Georgia State
Wyoming over Toledo
South Alabama over FCS Nicholls State
6 Florida State over FCS Savannah State
FCS Morgan State over Buffalo
Florida International over Akron
4 Oregon over Fresno State
3 LSU over Washington
5 Oklahoma over FCS Florida A&M
8 Arkansas over Louisiana-Monroe
20 TCU over FCS Grambling State
Colorado State over FCS South Dakota State
Georgia Tech over FCS Presbyterian
Ole Miss over UTEP
Bowling Green over Idaho
Ohio over New Mexico State
North Texas over FCS Texas Southern
FCS Western Carolina over Marshall
Texas Tech over Texas State
Arkansas State over Memphis
MTSU over Florida Atlantic
Northern Illinois over FCS UT-Martin
Louisiana-Lafayette over Troy
Western Kentucky over FCS Eastern Illinois
16 Nebraska over UCLA
San Diego State over Army
Kentucky over Kent State
Missouri over 7 Georgia
17 Texas over New Mexico
San Jose State over FCS UC-Davis
Vanderbilt over Northwestern
Houston over Louisiana Tech
SMU over FCS Stephen F. Austin
UNLV over FCS Northern Arizona
18 Oklahoma State over Arizona
25 Stanford over Duke
Arizona State over Illinois

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Week 1 Prediction Results with 3 games remaining


Atlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina State loses to Tennessee= correct prediction UT 35 NCState 21
North Carolina over FCS Elon= correct prediction UNC 62 FCS Elon 0
Maryland over FCS William and Mary= correct prediction Maryland 7 FCS W&M 6
Virginia over FCS Richmond= correct prediction UVA 43 FCS Richmond 19
Boston College over Miami (Fl)= incorrect prediction Mia 41-BC 32
7 Florida State over FCS Murray State= correct prediction FSU 69 FCS Murray State 3
Wake Forest over FCS Liberty= correct prediction WF 20 FCS Liberty 17
Florida International over Duke= incorrect prediction Duke 46 FIU 26
Auburn over 14 Clemson = incorrect prediction Clemson 26 Auburn 19
Georgia Tech over 16 Virginia Tech

so far ACC Standings are 6-3 with 1 game remaining.

Big East Conference
Connecticut over Massachusetts* = correct pick UConn 37 UMass 0
Temple over FCS Villanova = correct pick Temple 41 FCS 'Nova 10
Syracuse over Northwestern= incorrect pick NW 42 Syracuse 41
Pittsburgh over FCS Youngstown State= incorrect pick FCS YS 31 Pitt 17
FCS Chattanooga over South Florida= incorrect pick USF 34 FCS Chatt 13
Tulane over Rutgers= incorrect pick Rutgers 24 Tulane 12
25 Louisville over Kentucky = correct Louisville 32 Kentucky 14

so far Big East standings not too hot.. 3-5 making my overall predictions for games 9-8 with 1 remaining.

Big Ten Conference
UNLV over Minnesota = incorrect Minn 30 UNLV 27 3OT
24 Boise State over 13 Michigan State = incorrect MSU 17 BSU 13
Penn State over Ohio = Ohio 24 Penn State 14
Illinois over Western Michigan correct prediction Illinois 24 WMU 14
18 Ohio State over Miami (OH) = correct prediction Ohio State 56 Miami (OH) 10
Northern Illinois over Iowa = incorrect Iowa 18 NIU 17
Purdue over FCS Eastern Kentucky = correct Purdue 48 FCS EKU 6
17 Nebraska over Southern Mississippi = correct Nebraska 49 USM 20
12 Wisconsin over FCS Northern Iowa = correct Wisconsin 26 FCS NIU 21
Indiana over FCS Indiana State = correct Indiana 24 FCS ISU 17
2 Alabama over 8 Michigan = correct Alabama 41 Michigan 14

Big Ten Predictions are 7-4 making my predictions 16-12 so far

Big XII Conference
West Virginia** over Marshall correct WVU 69 Marshall 34
Tulsa over Iowa State= incorrect Iowa State 38 Tulsa 23
Kansas over FCS South Dakota State = correct Kansas 31 FCS SDSU 17
Texas Tech over FCS Northwestern State = correct TTU 44 FCS NWState 6
19 Oklahoma State over FCS Savannah State = correct OSU 84 FCS Savannah State 0
22 Kansas State over FCS Missouri State = correct Kansas State 51 FCS MoState 9
15 Texas over Wyoming = correct Texas 37 Wyoming 17
4 Oklahoma over UTEP = correct OU 24 UTEP 7
Baylor over Southern Methodist (SMU)
TCU HAS BYE

Overall Big XII Predictions 8-1 making my predictions 24-13 so far with 1 game remaining

Conference USA
UCF over Akron = correct UCF 56 Akron 14
Rice over UCLA= incorrect UCLA 49 Rice 24
UAB over Troy = incorrect Troy 39 UAB 29
FCS Appalachian State over East Carolina = incorrect ECU 35 FCS APState 13
Memphis over FCS Tennessee-Martin = incorrect FCS UTM 20 Memphis 17 
Houston over Texas State*= incorrect Texas State 30 Houston 13

so far my C-USA predictions are 1-6
my overall predictions are with 3 games remaining 25-19

Division 1A-Independents
BYU over Washington State = correct pick BYU 30 WSU 6
Navy over Notre Dame= incorrect pick ND 50 Navy 10
Army=BYE

my overall predictions for Independents 1-1 making my overall 26-20 with 1 game remaining

Mid-American Conference
Eastern Michigan over Ball State = incorrect Ball State 37 EMU 26
Central Michigan over FCS SE Missouri State = correct CMU 38 FCS SEMOState 27
Kent State over FCS Towson = correct pick Kent State 41 FCS Towson 21
6 Georgia over Buffalo = correct pick Georgia 45 Buffalo 23
23 Florida over Bowling Green = correct pick Florida 27 Bowling Green 14
Arizona over Toledo = correct pick Arizona 24 Toledo 17

my overall predictions with the MAC were 5-1 making my overall 31-21 with 1 game remaining

Mountain West Conference
Air Force over FCS Idaho State = correct AFA 49 FCS Idaho State 21
Nevada over California = correct Nevada 31 California 24
Colorado over Colorado State = incorrect CSU 22 Colorado 17
FCS Southern over New Mexico = incorrect NM 66 FCS Southern 21
1 USC over Hawaii = correct USC 49 Hawaii 10
Fresno State over FCS Weber State = correct Fresno State 37 FCS Weber State 10
San Diego State over Washington= incorrect Washington 21 SDSU 12

my overall Mountain West Conference predictions 4-3 making my overall 35-24 with 1 game remaining

PAC-12 Conference
Utah over FCS Northern Colorado = correct prediction Utah 41 FCS N Colorado 0
Arizona State over FCS Northern Arizona = correct prediction ASU 63 FCS N Arizona 6
21 Stanford over San Jose State = correct prediction Stanford 20 SJSU 17
Oregon State over FCS Nicholls State POSTPONED DUE TO HURRICANE ISAAC
5 Oregon over Arkansas State = correct prediction Oregon 57 Arkansas State 35

my overall PAC-12 predictions 4-0 making my overall 37-26 with 1 game remaining

SEC Conference
9 South Carolina over Vanderbilt = correct South Carolina 17 Vanderbilt 13
Missouri* over SE Louisiana State = correct Missouri 62 SELoState 10
Mississippi (Ole Miss) over FCS Central Arkansas = correct Ole Miss 49 FCS C Arkansas 27
Mississippi State over FCS Jackson State = correct Mississippi State 56 FCS Jackson State 9
10 Arkansas over FCS Jacksonville State = correct Arkansas 49 FCS Jacksonville State 24
3 LSU over North Texas = correct LSU 41 North Texas 14
Texas A&M v Louisiana Tech POSTPONED due to Hurricane Ivan

my overall SEC predictions 6-0 making my overall predictions 45-26 with 1 game remaining

Sun Belt Conference
Middle Tennessee State (MTSU) over FCS McNeese State = incorrect FCS McNeese State 27 MTSU 21
Florida Atlantic (FAU) over FCS Wagner correct FAU 7 Wagner 3
*UTSA over *South Alabama (USA) correct UTSA 33 USA 31
Western Kentucky over FCS Austin Peay correct WKU 49 FCS APSU 10
Louisiana-Lafayette over FCS Lamar = correct ULL 40 FCS Lamar 0

my overall SunBelt predictinos 4-1 making my overall 49-27 with 1 game remaining

Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State over FCS Sacramento State = correct NMSU 49 FCS Sacramento State 19
Utah State over FCS Southern Utah = correct Utah State 34 FCS S Utah 3
FCS Eastern Washington over Idaho = correct FCS Eastern Washington 20 Idaho 3

my WAC predictions are 3-0 making my overall 52-27 with 1 game remaining

Predictions were made in June before the Penn State scandal penalties were released.
Matches in BOLD PRINT are LOSSES.
*=New to FBS Football
**= Teams new to conference.

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