My week 8 predictions

[iowajerms]

AP Top 25

#1 Alabama 45 at Tennessee 10
#2 Oregon 48 at Arizona State 35
#9 South Carolina 24 at #3 Florida 21
#4 Kansas State 24 at #17 West Virginia 34
BYU 10 at #5 Notre Dame 27
#6 LSU 20 at #20 Texas A&M 14
Purdue 24 at #7 Ohio State 34
Utah 17 at #8 Oregon State 28
Kansas 10 at #10 Okahoma 55
Colorado 3 at #11 USC 38
#12 Forida State 21 at Miami (FL) 13
#13 Georgia 34 at Kentucky 14
Virginia Tech 17 at #14 Clemson 28
Middle Tennessee 21 at #15 Mississippi State 28
South Florida 10 at #16 Louisville 24
#18 Texas Tech 34 at TCU 28
#19 Rutgers 35 at Temple 14
#21 Cincinnati 28 at Toledo 31
#22 Stanford 38 at California 21
Michigan State 20 at #23 Michigan 17
UNLV 10 at #24 Boise State 31
#25 Ohio - Bye Week

Other Games

Louisiana-Lafayette 31 at North Texas 17
Houston 31 at Southern Methodist 24
Connecticut 7 at Syracuse 14
Iowa State 27 at Oklahoma State 31
Baylor 48 at Texas 42
Minnesota 17 at Wisconsin 35
Auburn 14 at Vanderbilt 21
Nebraska 38 at Northwestern 31
NC State 24 at Maryland 21
Ball State 28 at Central Michigan 38
North Carolina 28 at Duke 17
Penn State 20 at Iowa 24
Washington 31 at Arizona 38

Overall: 162-63 (.7200) with 50 close predictions

Week 7: 27-8 (.7714) with 8 close predictions
Week 6: 19-12 (.6129) with 8 close predictions (2 being correct)
Week 5: 20-10 (.6667) with 5 close predictions
Week 4: 20-12 (.6250) with 8 close predictions
Week 3: 25-5 (.8333) with 11 close predictions
Week 2: 24-9 (.7273) with 7 close predictions
Week 1: 27-7 (.7941) with 3 close predictions

*Deadline to change or add games is midnight CST before the game and I consider close predictions 8 points or closer to both teams' score (most a team can score on a single drive).

 

[HawkeyesRuleURFace]

Iowa is about to wear out the fighting Sanduskies

 

[yeodonie]

I hope ASU doesn't score 35 but I could see that happening.

 

[KansasSooner]

Okie State went into Lawrence averaging 55+ points a game, only scored 20. I hope OU can score 55 against KU but KU has a better defense than you think. On the other hand their offense stinks, they'll be lucky to score at all.

 

[iowajerms]

AP Top 25

#1 Alabama 45 at Tennessee 10
#2 Oregon 48 at Arizona State 35
#9 South Carolina 24 at #3 Florida 21
#4 Kansas State 24 at #17 West Virginia 34
BYU 10 at #5 Notre Dame 27
#6 LSU 20 at #20 Texas A&M 14
Purdue 24 at #7 Ohio State 34
Utah 17 at #8 Oregon State 28
Kansas 10 at #10 Okahoma 55
Colorado 3 at #11 USC 38
#12 Forida State 21 at Miami (FL) 13
#13 Georgia 34 at Kentucky 14
Virginia Tech 17 at #14 Clemson 28
Middle Tennessee 21 at #15 Mississippi State 28
South Florida 10 at #16 Louisville 24
#18 Texas Tech 34 at TCU 28
#19 Rutgers 35 at Temple 14
#21 Cincinnati 28 at Toledo 31
#22 Stanford 38 at California 21
Michigan State 20 at #23 Michigan 17
UNLV 10 at #24 Boise State 31
#25 Ohio - Bye Week

Other Games

Louisiana-Lafayette 31 at North Texas 17 <----- Louisiana-Lafayette 23 at North Texas 30
Houston 31 at Southern Methodist 24
Connecticut 7 at Syracuse 14
Iowa State 27 at Oklahoma State 31
Baylor 48 at Texas 42
Minnesota 17 at Wisconsin 35
Auburn 14 at Vanderbilt 21
Nebraska 38 at Northwestern 31
NC State 24 at Maryland 21
Ball State 28 at Central Michigan 38
North Carolina 28 at Duke 17
Penn State 20 at Iowa 24
Washington 31 at Arizona 38

The #s I had were pretty close, I just needed to switch the teams around. I'm not familiar with either team so I didn't know what to expect.

 

[nolehusker]

Quick question about how you do your records of your predictions.

Do you go by who won or by the spread to count it as right or wrong?

 

[iowajerms]

Okie State went into Lawrence averaging 55+ points a game, only scored 20. I hope OU can score 55 against KU but KU has a better defense than you think. On the other hand their offense stinks, they'll be lucky to score at all.

The game isn't in Lawrence. On the road, Kansas gave up 30 points to NIU and 56 points to K-State.

At home, Oklahoma has scored 69 against Florida A&M, 19 against Kansas State (by far the toughest D they have played so far), and 63 against Texas.

I can see 55 points against the Jayhawks.

 

[7NationalChampionships]

The game isn't in Lawrence. On the road, Kansas gave up 30 points to NIU and 56 points to K-State.

At home, Oklahoma has scored 69 against Florida A&M, 19 against Kansas State (by far the toughest D they have played so far), and 63 against Texas.

I can see 55 points against the Jayhawks.

They should have scored more than that. Multiple red zone fumbles cost em' points

 

[iowajerms]

The only thing that I am considering changing the Kansas-OU game is that it could be somewhat of a trap game for the Sooners with Notre Dame next week.

 

[7NationalChampionships]

I think they will show a watered down type offense, get a lead early and let the defense do the majority of the work. 35-14 type score could be more realistic. That is if nothing disastrous happens....but hey what do I know? I lost $400 on WVU last week lol.

 

[NDHoosier101]

Mich St has turned out to be awful this year, I don't see Michigan losing to them. Michigan was able to contain ND's offense pretty well, and it's light years ahead of MSU's.

 

[UTVolCountry]

Vols 35
Bama 28

Bama's first 5 possession fumbles come back to haunt them

 

[7NationalChampionships]

Vols 35
Bama 28

Bama's first 5 possession fumbles come back to haunt them

hey, it's not illegal to be optimistic, right?

 

[Ballboy534]

I like your margin on the Clemson-VT game, but I don't think we hold anybody to 17 this year unless our defense has been on steroids and speed the last week...

 

[UTVolCountry]

hey, it's not illegal to be optimistic, right?

 

[KansasSooner]

The only thing that I am considering changing the Kansas-OU game is that it could be somewhat of a trap game for the Sooners with Notre Dame next week.

Exactly. And historically KU has beat Oklahoma when it is least expected. I don't think KU wins but their defense is a lot better than UT. I have watched three of their games this year and they have improved each game. If anything they have the defense to shut down the run and force Landry to make mistakes.

 

[7NationalChampionships]

Exactly. And historically KU has beat Oklahoma when it is least expected. I don't think KU wins but their defense is a lot better than UT. I have watched three of their games this year and they have improved each game. If anything they have the defense to shut down the run and force Landry to make mistakes.

That's an easy fix...just put in Blake Bell :P

 

[KansasSooner]

That's an easy fix...just put in Blake Bell :P

OU's biggest edge is KU has no offense and they will be lucky to score on the OU defense.

 

[uncfan103]

I like your margin on the Clemson-VT game, but I don't think we hold anybody to 17 this year unless our defense has been on steroids and speed the last week...

Definitely, I expect both teams to be in or close to the 30s.

 

[bonham]

Iowa is about to wear out the fighting Sanduskies

negged