For Entertainment Purposes Only Lock Of The Week, Week 14

The final lock of the season.  But there will be 35 bowl picks! 

Lots of pressure here, I'm going for my third consecutive year of 10 wins.

Boise State v. Nevada Total Points = 59, Under  Boise's defense is stout, but their offense isn't effective enough to push the total up to 60 points.

Last week: Northern Illinois -21 @ Eastern Michigan.  (Correct)

Season:  9-4

Week 13 Ratings

Always sad to come to the end of any season, even one like this one which has been sorta "meh".  Final ratings come after the Army-Navy game.





Largest gain from Week 12:  Baylor 79 -> 41, 38 places

Largest loss from Week 12:  Florida International 52 -> 81, 29 places

Cristobal should have jumped on that Rutgers train.

For Entertainment Purposes Only Lock Of The Week, Week 12

Northern Illinois -21 @ Eastern Michigan.  I am going with Jordan Lynch and the Huskies here.  Eastern is sure to be let down after their big rivalry win over Western which cost their coach his job.

Last week:  Michigan State -7 v. Northwestern.  (Correct)

Season: 8-4

Week 12 Ratings

The pre-Thanksgiving week tumble of various SEC teams because they decided to feast on some cupcakes from the 1-AA Bakery.





Biggest gain from Week 11: Arkansas State, 55 -> 19, 36 places

Biggest loss from Week 11:  Kentucky, 40 -> 83, 43 places

For Entertainment Purposes Only Lock Of The Week, Week 12

I've been waiting all year to play this card, and with a real thin slate of games to pick from Saturday, it's time to play it.

Michigan State -7 v. Northwestern.  Michigan State is giving way too many points for a team that has been dog shit offensively all year, even if betting on MSU games, like Clemson, is a dangerous game.

Last week: South Carolina -14 v. Arkansas.

Season:  7-4

Week 11 Ratings

You know, it's pretty cruel that Kentucky and Colorado have to play the first and third toughest schedule in the land, respectively.  Perhaps they should be relegated to the ACC, which if you took Florida State out of the conference, would be the worst performer this year.  Even behind C-USA.





Biggest gain from Week 10: Bowling Green 94 -> 62, 32 places

Biggest loss from Week 10: Tulane 86 -> 109, 23 places

Sorry, Tulane.

For Entertainment Purposes Only Lock Of The Week, Week 11

South Carolina -14 v. Arkansas

Spurrier gets a bye week to prepare for a home game against Arkansas, a team that quit long ago.  Seems fairly straight-forward to me.

Last week:  Alabama @ LSU, total points 40 Under (correct)

Narrow victory but I'll take it.  Thankful Yeldon shook that dude because overtime would have been a killer.

Season:  6-4

Week 10 Ratings

We have consensus at number 1.  The AP, BCS, PRI and F/+ all agree that Alabama is number 1.





Biggest gain from Week 9:  San Diego State 97 -> 58, 39 places
Biggest loss from Week 9:  New Mexico 59 -> 89, 30 places




Things diverge fairly quickly after the top 9 or so.

Lock of the Week, Week 10

I haven't predicted this game correctly the last two meetings.  But I'm going to give it another shot:

Alabama at LSU, total points 40, taking the Under.

With that pick made, look for a 38-35 shootout.

Last week:  Ohio -7 at Miami (OH).  Incorrect.  Thanks, Solich.

Season:  5-4