Post by Walter on Nov 7, 2017 21:03:10 GMT -5
“ And I say to you gentlemen that this college is a failure. The trouble is we're neglecting football for education.”
“ Exactly. The professor is right.”
“ Oh, I'm right, am I? Well, I'm not right, I'm wrong. I just said that to test you. Now I know where I'm at - I'm dealing with a couple of snakes. What I meant to say was that there's too much football and not enough education.”
“ That's what I think.”
“ Oh, you do, do you? Well, you're wrong again! If there was a snake here, I'd apologize.”
WEEK 11
GREAT WEEK AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, BUT THE PICKINGS GET A LITTLE THIN TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.
LOTS OF HOME DOGS FOR SOME REASON.
HARD TO BELIEVE IT, BUT WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT CLEMSON V. FLORIDA STATE WOULDN’T MAKE THE LIST?
NOTE THE EARLY GAME
10 NOV (FRIDAY)
1. #9 WASHINGTON -6 AT #(ORV*) STANFORD
STANFORD NEEDS THIS WIN TO HAVE ANY SHOT AT THE P12-N TITLE. AFTER STUMBLING OUT OF THE GATE, THEY REELED OFF 5 STRAIGHT WINS AND LOOKED TO HAVE TURNED THE CORNER…UNTIL LAST WEEK WHERE THEY COULDN’T MOVE THE BALL, TOTALING JUST 198 TOTAL YARDS IN A MUST WIN GAME AT WAZZU. UDUB HAS BOUNCED BACK FROM THEIR LOSS TO ASU WITH DECISIVE WINS OVER UCLA AND OREGON. STANFORD WILL NEED MORE OFFENSE TO WIN THIS OR EVEN COVER.
COSTANZA PICK - STANFORD
11NOV
2. #1 (9-0) ALABAMA -14 AT #18 MISSISSIPPI STATE (7-2)
THE TIDE KEEPS ROLLING. MISSY STATE’S RECORD LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER ON PAPER THAN IT IS BASED ON WHO THEY HAVE BEATEN, BUT THEY ARE A SOLID OUTFIT AND ARE UNDEFEATED AT HOME SO FAR THIS YEAR. THAT SAID, 14 POINTS WON’T BE NEARLY ENOUGH.
COSTANZA PICK – MISSISSIPPI STATE
3. #13 (7-2) MICHIGAN STATE +15 AT #11 OHIO STATE (7-2)
BIG PILE O’ BIG10-EAST MARBLES AT STAKE. WHAT’S THE MINDSET OF OSU AFTER LAST WEEK? MSU COMES TO THE SHOE TO FIND OUT. THE SPARTAN DEFENSE IS TOP NOTCH. THEIR OFFENSE, NOT SO MUCH. THEY GET 15, BUT IS IT ENOUGH? YES. MSU IS 3RD IN RUN DEFENSE, AND THAT WILL KEEP IT CLOSE.
COSTANZA PICK – OHIO STATE
4. #2 (9-0) GEORGIA -2.5 AT #10 AUBURN (7-2)
WILL THIS BE A MATCHUP THAT WILL BE REPEATED IN THE CCG LATER THIS YEAR? GEORGIA IS GOING, BUT AUBURN IS AT LEAST AN IRON BOWL WIN AWAY. AUBURN NEEDS THIS WIN A LOT MORE THAN UGA. THE TIGERS HAVEN’T SHOWN SO FAR THAT THEY ARE IN THE CLASS OF THE DAWGS BASED ON WHO THEY HAVE BEATEN. UGA OTOH, SEEMS TO BE ON A “MISSION FROM GOD”.
COSTANZA PICK - AUBURN
5. #8 (8-1) TCU +7.5 AT #5 OKLAHOMA (8-1)
TWO TEAMS WITH JUST ONE LOSS…TO THE SAME TEAM, AND BOTH BY 7 POINTS. IOWA STATE. TCU HAS THE BEST RUN D IN THE NATION, AVERAGING JUST 69 YPG ALLOWED, AND #6 IN TOTAL D. MEANWHILE, OKLAHOMA AVERAGES 608 YPG. IN TOTAL OFFENSE.
WINNER PUTS THEMSELVES IN THE SWEET SPOT FOR A FINAL FOUR SPOT. SHOULD BE A GREAT GAME.
COSTANZA PICK – OKLAHOMA
6. #(ORV) (6-3) NCSTATE -3 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (5-4)
BOSTON COLLEGE IS ON A ROLL AFTER DEMOLISHING FSU. THEY COME OFF A BYE WEEK AND PLAY AN NCSTATE TEAM THAT HAS COME BACK DOWN TO EARTH AFTER 6 STRAIGHT WINS TO LOSE IN CONSECUTIVE WEEKS TO THE IRISH AND CLEMSON. THEY PLAY THEIR 3RD ROAD GAME IN FOUR GAMES, AND NOT MUCH HOME COOKING LAST WEEK, PLAYING CLEMSON AT HOME. BC IS THE FRESHER TEAM AND THEY GET POINTS.
COSTANZA PICK - NCSTATE
7. #25 (6-3) IOWA +12.5 AT #6 WISCONSIN (9-0)
AMAZING TO SAY IT, BUT THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST REAL TEST FOR WISCONSIN ALL SEASON, OTHER THAN MAYBE NORTHWESTERN, AND THAT AIN’T SAYIN’ MUCH. IOWA DEMOLISHED OSU, NEARLY BEAT PENN STATE, BUT BOTH GAMES WERE AT HOME. THEY ARE 1-2 ON THE ROAD AND JUST AS OSU MAY HAVE CELEBRATED TOO MUCH, SO TOO MAY HAVE THE HAWKEYES. IT SMELLS LIKE A TRAP GAME FOR THE HAWKEYES.
COSTANZA PICK – IOWA
8. #3 (8-1) NOTRE DAME -3 AT #7 U-MIAMI (8-0)
YET ANOTHER GAME WITH FINAL 4 IMPLICATIONS. THE IRISH TRAVEL TO MIAMI WITH AN OFFENSE THAT HASN’T SCORED FEWER THAN 33 POINTS SINCE THE GEORGIA LOSS, AND PLAY A MIAMI TEAM THAT HASN’T SCORED MORE THAN 31 IN A CONFERENCE GAME ALL SEASON. MIAMI HAS PLAYED WELL, AND THEY PUT UP 28 ON A GOOD VATECH D LAST WEEK, SO I’M SAYING THERE’S A CHANCE. BUT I’M STILL PICKING THE IRISH TO WIN HANDILY.
COSTANZA PICK – MIAMI
9. #(ORV) BOISE STATE -5.5 AT COLORADO STATE (6-4)
BOISE STATE TRAVELS TO CSU AND IS ON A ROLL, HAVING WON 5 IN A ROW. THE RAMS STARTED THE SEASON 6-2, BUT HAVE DROPPED THE LAST TWO TO AIRFORCE AND WYOMING, SO MOMENTUM IS WITH BSU. CSU, EVEN AT HOME, WILL NEED MORE POINTS.
COSTANZA PICK – COLORADO STATE.
10. #12 (7-2) OKLAHOMA STATE -6.5 AT #24 IOWA STATE (6-3)
SO NOW WHAT? CINDERELLA THREW A SHOE LAST WEEK WITH THE CYCLONES LOSING TO WVIRGINY, AND NOW GET TO PLAY DISGRUNTLED OKSTATE, A TEAM THAT SCORED 52 AND LOST THE GAME. GOOD NEWS FOR THE CYCLONES, AT LEAST IT’S AT HOME. OKSTATE HAS LOSSES TO THE TWO TEAMS AHEAD OF IT IN THE B12 STANDINGS, SO THEY NEED HELP, BUT THIS IS A MUST WIN FOR THEM. IOWA ST. IS IN THE SAME POSITION, BUT HOLD THE TIE-BREAKER AGAINST BOTH OKLAHOMA AND TCU.
COSTANZA PICK – IOWA STATE
11. (8-1) TOLEDO -3.5 AT OHIO (7-2)
SECOND WEEK IN A ROW THAT TOLEDO PLAYS A TOP TEAM IN THE CONFERENCE. THIS WEEK THEY GO ON THE ROAD TO PLAY OHIO, LEADERS IN THE MAC-EAST. THIS ONE COULD LIKELY BE ROUND ONE OF THE MAC-CCG, SO BOTH TEAMS LIKELY WANT THIS ONE. TOLEDO LAYS 3.5, AND I’LL TAKE IT.
COSTANZA PICK – TOLEDO
12. #19 (8-2) WASHINGTON STATE -1 AT UTAH (5-4)
WASHINGTON STATE, 5-2 IN CONF, CAN’T AFFORD ANOTHER LOSS AND STILL BE IN THE P12-N RACE. UTAH IS 2-4 IN CONFERENCE AND GOING NOWHERE. SO WHY ONLY ONE POINT? WAZZU IS 7-0 AT HOME, BUT 1-2 ON THE ROAD. ADD TO THAT HAVING 3 LINEBACKERS QUESTIONABLE FOR THE GAME AND IT ADDS UP TO A GAME UTAH CAN WIN.
COSTANZA PICK – WASHINGTON STATE
13. #23 (6-3) WEST VIRGINIA +2.5 AT KANSAS STATE (5-4)
DON’T LOOK NOW, BUT WEST VIRGINIA IS 4-2 IN CONFERENCE, BEAT IOWA STATE AND STILL PLAY OKLAHOMA, SO THERE IS A THIN CHANCE IF THE STARS ALIGN THAT THEY COULD BE B12 CHAMPS. WHO KNEW? THEY PLAY AT KSTATE AGAINST A TEAM THAT RANKS 94TH IN TOTAL D, AND WVIR. GETS POINTS.
COSTANZA PICK – KSTATE
14. (6-3) VIRGINIA +11.5 AT LOUISVILLE (5-4)
LOUISVILLE’S SEASON HAS COMPLETELY UNRAVELED. THEY HAVE LOST 3 OF THE LAST 4 INCLUDING TO WAKE FOREST IN THEIR LAST GAME. BUT THEY GOT A BYE WEEK, SO PERHAPS THEY’VE FLUSHED OUT THE BAD AND FEEL BETTER NOW. NOBODY EXPECTED MUCH OUT OF VIRGINIA THIS YEAR, YET THEY SIT AT 6-3. THEY GET OODLES OF POINTS AT LOUISVILLE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE THEY ARE 92ND IN TOTAL OFFENSE THIS SEASON. LOUISVILLE BOUNCES BACK.
COSTANZA PICK – VIRGINIA
15. #17 (7-2) VIRGINIA TECH -3 AT GEORGIA TECH (4-4)
BATTLE OF THE “TECH”S. GTECH HAS LOST 3 OR THEIR LAST 4, BUT HAVEN’T LOST AT HOME ALL SEASON. VTECH IS RANKED, AND COMING OFF THE LOSS TO MIAMI LAST WEEK WHICH WAS A BIG GAME FOR THEM. TO REFOCUS ON THAT SCREWBALL GTECH OFFENSE COULD BE TOUGH. TAKE THE POINTS.
COSTANZA PICK – VIRGINIA TECH
*(ORV) = OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
“ Exactly. The professor is right.”
“ Oh, I'm right, am I? Well, I'm not right, I'm wrong. I just said that to test you. Now I know where I'm at - I'm dealing with a couple of snakes. What I meant to say was that there's too much football and not enough education.”
“ That's what I think.”
“ Oh, you do, do you? Well, you're wrong again! If there was a snake here, I'd apologize.”
WEEK 11
GREAT WEEK AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, BUT THE PICKINGS GET A LITTLE THIN TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.
LOTS OF HOME DOGS FOR SOME REASON.
HARD TO BELIEVE IT, BUT WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT CLEMSON V. FLORIDA STATE WOULDN’T MAKE THE LIST?
NOTE THE EARLY GAME
10 NOV (FRIDAY)
1. #9 WASHINGTON -6 AT #(ORV*) STANFORD
STANFORD NEEDS THIS WIN TO HAVE ANY SHOT AT THE P12-N TITLE. AFTER STUMBLING OUT OF THE GATE, THEY REELED OFF 5 STRAIGHT WINS AND LOOKED TO HAVE TURNED THE CORNER…UNTIL LAST WEEK WHERE THEY COULDN’T MOVE THE BALL, TOTALING JUST 198 TOTAL YARDS IN A MUST WIN GAME AT WAZZU. UDUB HAS BOUNCED BACK FROM THEIR LOSS TO ASU WITH DECISIVE WINS OVER UCLA AND OREGON. STANFORD WILL NEED MORE OFFENSE TO WIN THIS OR EVEN COVER.
COSTANZA PICK - STANFORD
11NOV
2. #1 (9-0) ALABAMA -14 AT #18 MISSISSIPPI STATE (7-2)
THE TIDE KEEPS ROLLING. MISSY STATE’S RECORD LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER ON PAPER THAN IT IS BASED ON WHO THEY HAVE BEATEN, BUT THEY ARE A SOLID OUTFIT AND ARE UNDEFEATED AT HOME SO FAR THIS YEAR. THAT SAID, 14 POINTS WON’T BE NEARLY ENOUGH.
COSTANZA PICK – MISSISSIPPI STATE
3. #13 (7-2) MICHIGAN STATE +15 AT #11 OHIO STATE (7-2)
BIG PILE O’ BIG10-EAST MARBLES AT STAKE. WHAT’S THE MINDSET OF OSU AFTER LAST WEEK? MSU COMES TO THE SHOE TO FIND OUT. THE SPARTAN DEFENSE IS TOP NOTCH. THEIR OFFENSE, NOT SO MUCH. THEY GET 15, BUT IS IT ENOUGH? YES. MSU IS 3RD IN RUN DEFENSE, AND THAT WILL KEEP IT CLOSE.
COSTANZA PICK – OHIO STATE
4. #2 (9-0) GEORGIA -2.5 AT #10 AUBURN (7-2)
WILL THIS BE A MATCHUP THAT WILL BE REPEATED IN THE CCG LATER THIS YEAR? GEORGIA IS GOING, BUT AUBURN IS AT LEAST AN IRON BOWL WIN AWAY. AUBURN NEEDS THIS WIN A LOT MORE THAN UGA. THE TIGERS HAVEN’T SHOWN SO FAR THAT THEY ARE IN THE CLASS OF THE DAWGS BASED ON WHO THEY HAVE BEATEN. UGA OTOH, SEEMS TO BE ON A “MISSION FROM GOD”.
COSTANZA PICK - AUBURN
5. #8 (8-1) TCU +7.5 AT #5 OKLAHOMA (8-1)
TWO TEAMS WITH JUST ONE LOSS…TO THE SAME TEAM, AND BOTH BY 7 POINTS. IOWA STATE. TCU HAS THE BEST RUN D IN THE NATION, AVERAGING JUST 69 YPG ALLOWED, AND #6 IN TOTAL D. MEANWHILE, OKLAHOMA AVERAGES 608 YPG. IN TOTAL OFFENSE.
WINNER PUTS THEMSELVES IN THE SWEET SPOT FOR A FINAL FOUR SPOT. SHOULD BE A GREAT GAME.
COSTANZA PICK – OKLAHOMA
6. #(ORV) (6-3) NCSTATE -3 AT BOSTON COLLEGE (5-4)
BOSTON COLLEGE IS ON A ROLL AFTER DEMOLISHING FSU. THEY COME OFF A BYE WEEK AND PLAY AN NCSTATE TEAM THAT HAS COME BACK DOWN TO EARTH AFTER 6 STRAIGHT WINS TO LOSE IN CONSECUTIVE WEEKS TO THE IRISH AND CLEMSON. THEY PLAY THEIR 3RD ROAD GAME IN FOUR GAMES, AND NOT MUCH HOME COOKING LAST WEEK, PLAYING CLEMSON AT HOME. BC IS THE FRESHER TEAM AND THEY GET POINTS.
COSTANZA PICK - NCSTATE
7. #25 (6-3) IOWA +12.5 AT #6 WISCONSIN (9-0)
AMAZING TO SAY IT, BUT THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST REAL TEST FOR WISCONSIN ALL SEASON, OTHER THAN MAYBE NORTHWESTERN, AND THAT AIN’T SAYIN’ MUCH. IOWA DEMOLISHED OSU, NEARLY BEAT PENN STATE, BUT BOTH GAMES WERE AT HOME. THEY ARE 1-2 ON THE ROAD AND JUST AS OSU MAY HAVE CELEBRATED TOO MUCH, SO TOO MAY HAVE THE HAWKEYES. IT SMELLS LIKE A TRAP GAME FOR THE HAWKEYES.
COSTANZA PICK – IOWA
8. #3 (8-1) NOTRE DAME -3 AT #7 U-MIAMI (8-0)
YET ANOTHER GAME WITH FINAL 4 IMPLICATIONS. THE IRISH TRAVEL TO MIAMI WITH AN OFFENSE THAT HASN’T SCORED FEWER THAN 33 POINTS SINCE THE GEORGIA LOSS, AND PLAY A MIAMI TEAM THAT HASN’T SCORED MORE THAN 31 IN A CONFERENCE GAME ALL SEASON. MIAMI HAS PLAYED WELL, AND THEY PUT UP 28 ON A GOOD VATECH D LAST WEEK, SO I’M SAYING THERE’S A CHANCE. BUT I’M STILL PICKING THE IRISH TO WIN HANDILY.
COSTANZA PICK – MIAMI
9. #(ORV) BOISE STATE -5.5 AT COLORADO STATE (6-4)
BOISE STATE TRAVELS TO CSU AND IS ON A ROLL, HAVING WON 5 IN A ROW. THE RAMS STARTED THE SEASON 6-2, BUT HAVE DROPPED THE LAST TWO TO AIRFORCE AND WYOMING, SO MOMENTUM IS WITH BSU. CSU, EVEN AT HOME, WILL NEED MORE POINTS.
COSTANZA PICK – COLORADO STATE.
10. #12 (7-2) OKLAHOMA STATE -6.5 AT #24 IOWA STATE (6-3)
SO NOW WHAT? CINDERELLA THREW A SHOE LAST WEEK WITH THE CYCLONES LOSING TO WVIRGINY, AND NOW GET TO PLAY DISGRUNTLED OKSTATE, A TEAM THAT SCORED 52 AND LOST THE GAME. GOOD NEWS FOR THE CYCLONES, AT LEAST IT’S AT HOME. OKSTATE HAS LOSSES TO THE TWO TEAMS AHEAD OF IT IN THE B12 STANDINGS, SO THEY NEED HELP, BUT THIS IS A MUST WIN FOR THEM. IOWA ST. IS IN THE SAME POSITION, BUT HOLD THE TIE-BREAKER AGAINST BOTH OKLAHOMA AND TCU.
COSTANZA PICK – IOWA STATE
11. (8-1) TOLEDO -3.5 AT OHIO (7-2)
SECOND WEEK IN A ROW THAT TOLEDO PLAYS A TOP TEAM IN THE CONFERENCE. THIS WEEK THEY GO ON THE ROAD TO PLAY OHIO, LEADERS IN THE MAC-EAST. THIS ONE COULD LIKELY BE ROUND ONE OF THE MAC-CCG, SO BOTH TEAMS LIKELY WANT THIS ONE. TOLEDO LAYS 3.5, AND I’LL TAKE IT.
COSTANZA PICK – TOLEDO
12. #19 (8-2) WASHINGTON STATE -1 AT UTAH (5-4)
WASHINGTON STATE, 5-2 IN CONF, CAN’T AFFORD ANOTHER LOSS AND STILL BE IN THE P12-N RACE. UTAH IS 2-4 IN CONFERENCE AND GOING NOWHERE. SO WHY ONLY ONE POINT? WAZZU IS 7-0 AT HOME, BUT 1-2 ON THE ROAD. ADD TO THAT HAVING 3 LINEBACKERS QUESTIONABLE FOR THE GAME AND IT ADDS UP TO A GAME UTAH CAN WIN.
COSTANZA PICK – WASHINGTON STATE
13. #23 (6-3) WEST VIRGINIA +2.5 AT KANSAS STATE (5-4)
DON’T LOOK NOW, BUT WEST VIRGINIA IS 4-2 IN CONFERENCE, BEAT IOWA STATE AND STILL PLAY OKLAHOMA, SO THERE IS A THIN CHANCE IF THE STARS ALIGN THAT THEY COULD BE B12 CHAMPS. WHO KNEW? THEY PLAY AT KSTATE AGAINST A TEAM THAT RANKS 94TH IN TOTAL D, AND WVIR. GETS POINTS.
COSTANZA PICK – KSTATE
14. (6-3) VIRGINIA +11.5 AT LOUISVILLE (5-4)
LOUISVILLE’S SEASON HAS COMPLETELY UNRAVELED. THEY HAVE LOST 3 OF THE LAST 4 INCLUDING TO WAKE FOREST IN THEIR LAST GAME. BUT THEY GOT A BYE WEEK, SO PERHAPS THEY’VE FLUSHED OUT THE BAD AND FEEL BETTER NOW. NOBODY EXPECTED MUCH OUT OF VIRGINIA THIS YEAR, YET THEY SIT AT 6-3. THEY GET OODLES OF POINTS AT LOUISVILLE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE THEY ARE 92ND IN TOTAL OFFENSE THIS SEASON. LOUISVILLE BOUNCES BACK.
COSTANZA PICK – VIRGINIA
15. #17 (7-2) VIRGINIA TECH -3 AT GEORGIA TECH (4-4)
BATTLE OF THE “TECH”S. GTECH HAS LOST 3 OR THEIR LAST 4, BUT HAVEN’T LOST AT HOME ALL SEASON. VTECH IS RANKED, AND COMING OFF THE LOSS TO MIAMI LAST WEEK WHICH WAS A BIG GAME FOR THEM. TO REFOCUS ON THAT SCREWBALL GTECH OFFENSE COULD BE TOUGH. TAKE THE POINTS.
COSTANZA PICK – VIRGINIA TECH
*(ORV) = OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
