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Rivals Rundown College Football Top 25 Week 4

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Nebraska vs UCLA College Football 2013

Week 4 of College Football is now upon us and here at the Rundown we’re feeling pretty good. Not only did our team steal a W and stay in the Top 25. Our Top 25 had little movement, which any week that happens, means we’re doing something right over here. The biggest Loser of Week 3 was Nebraska and that hurts, not only did we post a blog just about how “bullish” we were on the Huskers a couple of weeks back but we had them in our Top 10! Sitting watching the beginning of that game, we were waiting to see what Nebraska’s Defense would do and man did those black uniforms look good! So good that UCLA thought the jersey’s were freshly laid pavement and left tire treads all over ‘em. So Nebraska quickly became our Most Overrated pick, let’s see if they can fight back into our Top 25 or if they falter…Back to the rankings, So Texas A&M might be the first team ever to move up in rankings based off of a loss but the way they played against Alabama, the deserve to be higher, the other big movers are UCLA and Ole Miss. We would like to point out that Arizona State and Wisconsin didn’t move, we had them in and they will both stay in… until this coming Saturday when the Sun Devils square off with our #11 team Stanford Cardinal then they might be the biggest mover. No big match-ups other then that PAC-12 North vs South. Look later this week for a preview of a couple of our favorite games. Also, if you missed our story on CJ Brown go check it out, his stat-line: Passing 15 of 28 for 277 1TD 1INT Rushing 16 for 122 1 TD and put Maryland on our Rivals Rundown Top 25 Radar, still the best player no one is talking about.

 

Current Rank Previous Week Team  
1 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 2-0
2 2 Oregon Ducks 3-0
3 3 Clemson Tigers 2-0
4 4 Ohio State Buckeyes 3-0
5 5 Louisville Cardinals 3-0
6 6 Florida State Seminoles 2-0
7 7 Oklahoma State Cowboys 3-0
8 8 LSU Tigers 3-0
9 9 Georgia Bulldogs 1-1
10 13 Texas A&M Aggies 2-1
11 11 Stanford Cardinal 2-0
12 12 Michigan Wolverines 3-0
13 17 UCLA Bruins 2-0
14 14 Miami Hurricanes 2-0
15 15 Baylor Bears 2-0
16 16 Washington Huskies 2-0
18 18 Oklahoma Sooners 3-0
19 19 Fresno State Bulldogs 2-0
20 20 Florida Gators 1-1
21 21 South Carolina 2-1
22 27 Ole Miss Rebels 3-0
23 23 Arizona State Sun Devils 2-0
24 24 Wisconsin Badgers 2-1
25 25 Northwestern 3-0
       
Next 5-      
26 28 Michigan State Spartans 3-0
27 10 Nebraska Cornhuskers 2-1
28 30 Boise State Broncos 2-1
29 27 Northern Ill Huskies 2-0
30 Unranked Texas Tech Red Raiders 3-0
       
Out-      
    TCU Horned Frogs 1-2

(image latimes.com, stats ESPN.com)

Big Update of Preseason Predictions!

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The website www.stassen.com recently updated their database of preseason predictions from different websites and magazines!  As we here at rivalsrundown.com our releasing our previews we will compare and eventually add ours to the table!  Enjoy the update and get ready for kickoff!!!

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National Top 25

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
1 Alabama 269 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
2 Oregon 247 4 3 8 5 5 2 2 2 1
3 Ohio State 243 2 2 5 2 2 6 10 4 3
4 Georgia 219 6 4 12 9 4 9 9 3 4
5 Stanford 209 3 7 2 11 3 – 3 5 5
6 South Carolina 197 9 5 3 14 11 13 14 6 7
7 Texas A&M 196 5 9 7 13 7 4 15 12 11
8 Clemson 183 7 6 9 15 8 15 20 8 8
9 Oklahoma State 177 11 16 6 8 19 3 6 15 18
10 Texas 171 18 18 14 4 13 11 8 10 12
11 Florida State 165 13 15 18 3 17 5 19 14 10
12 Louisiana State 160 8 12 16 17 18 – 4 7 6
13 Florida 157 12 13 4 18 10 – 5 13 16
14 Notre Dame 146 14 8 10 10 14 20 13 24 20
15 Louisville 144 10 10 11 7 12 – – 9 14
16 Nebraska 120 21 21 21 16 9 8 21 11 –
17 Michigan 117 16 14 13 24 15 12 – 22 15
18 Boise State 116 17 11 15 – 6 – 12 – 9
19 Oklahoma 107 15 17 19 19 21 24 7 – 19
20 Texas Christian 98 22 20 – 21 16 18 11 20 22
21 Wisconsin 83 – 19 24 20 – 7 16 – 17
22 Southern Cal 66 25 – – 6 – 10 17 – –
23 Michigan State 46 20 – – 23 – 17 18 – –
24 Fresno State 42 – 22 – 22 22 – – 16 –
25 Miami-Florida 38 24 – 22 25 – 21 25 – –

Others receiving votes:

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
26 Northwestern 36 – 24 – – 20 – – – 13
27t Arizona State 33 – 23 – – – 16 – – 21
27t Baylor 33 19 – 17 – – – – – 24
29 Oregon State 29 – 25 23 – – 25 22 – –
30t UCLA 27 23 – 20 – – – – – 23
30t Virginia Tech 27 – – – 12 – – 23 – –
32 Georgia Tech 18 – – – – – 19 – – 25
33 North Caroolina 17 – – – – – 14 – – –
34t Kansas State 16 – – – – 24 22 – – –
34t Mississippi 16 – – 25 – – – – 21 –
36t Cincinnati 8 – – – – – 23 – – –
36t Northern Illinois 8 – – – – 23 – – – –
38 Penn State 7 – – – – – – 24 – –
39 Tulsa 6 – – – – 25 – – – –
40 unranked 0 – – – – – – – – –

Notes:

  • Arena Fanatic did not list a team for #17-#19, #23, or #25, at time of this writing.

Conference predictions

AAC (former Big East)

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
1 Louisville 11½ 1 1 1 1 1 2½ 2 1 1
2 Cincinnati 23½ 3 2 3 3 4½ 1 1 2 4
3 Central Florida 31 4 4 5 2 2½ 2½ 3 5 3
4 Rutgers 32 2 3 2 5½ 2½ 8 4 3 2
5t Connecticut 55½ 6 6 4 7 8½ 9 5 4 6
5t Houston 55½ 5 7 10 4 4½ 6 6 8 5
7 Southern Methodist 59½ 7 8 6 5½ 7 4 9 6 7
8 South Florida 64 8 5 7 8 6 7 8 7 8
9 Temple 78½ 10 10 8 10 8½ 5 7 10 10
10 Memphis 84 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9

Notes:

  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Rutgers and Southern Methodist for 5th-6th place in the AAC.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Central Florida and Rutgers for 2nd-3rd place in the AAC.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Cincinnati and Houston for 4th-5th place in the AAC.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Connecticut and Temple for 8th-9th place in the AAC.
  • McIllece Sports predicted a tie between Central Florida and Louisville for 2nd-3rd place in the AAC.

Atlantic Coast

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
Atlantic
1 Clemson 12 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1
2 Florida State 15 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2
3 N.C. State 33 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3
4 Maryland 40 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 3 5
5t Syracuse 48 6 6 5 7 5 3 3 7 6
5t Wake Forest 48 7 5 6 4 5 7 5 5 4
7 Boston College 56 5 7 7 6 7 5 6 6 7
Coastal
1 Miami-Florida 16½ 1 1 1 2 1½ 3 2 2 3
2 Virginia Tech 21½ 3 2 4 1 1½ 4 1 3 2
3 Georgia Tech 23½ 2 3 3 3½ 4 2 4 1 1
4 North Carolina 28½ 4 4 2 3½ 3 1 3 4 4
5 Pittsburgh 49½ 5 5 5 6 5½ 7 5 5 6
6 Virginia 54½ 6 6 6 6 5½ 6 6 6 7
7 Duke 58 7 7 7 6 7 5 7 7 5

Notes:

  • Phil Steele predicted a three-way tie between Maryland, N.C. State, and Wake Forest, for 3rd-5th place in the ACC Atlantic division.
  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Georgia Tech and North Carolina for 3rd-4th place in the ACC Coastal division.
  • Phil Steele predicted a three-way tie between Duke, Pittsburgh, and Virginia, for 5th-7th place in the ACC Coastal division.
  • USA Today predicted a three-way tie between Maryland, Syracuse, and Wake Forest, for 4th-6th place in the ACC Atlantic division.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Miami-Florida and Virginia Tech for 1st-2nd place in the ACC Coastal division.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Pittsburgh and Virginia for 5th-6th place in the ACC Coastal division.

Big Ten

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
Leaders
1 Ohio State 10 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
2 Wisconsin 17 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
3 Penn State 28 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3
4 Indiana 36 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4
5 Purdue 44½ 5 5 4 5 5½ 5 5 5 5
6 Illinois 53½ 6 6 6 6 5½ 6 6 6 6
Legends
1 Nebraska 14½ 3 2 2 1½ 1 1 2 1 1
2 Michigan 19 1 1 1 3½ 2 2½ 3 2 3
3 Michigan State 24 2 4 4 1½ 4 2½ 1 3 2
4 Northwestern 32½ 4 3 3 3½ 3 4 4 4 4
5 Iowa 47 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 Minnesota 52 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6

Notes:

  • Lindy’s swapped Purdue/Illinois and Iowa/Minnesota in their division predictions — they had Iowa/Monnesota in Leaders and Purdue/Illinois in Legends. Since they predicted each pair of teams 5th/6th (in the wrong division), I counted that as a prediciton of 5th/6th in the proper one.
  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Michigan State and Nebraska for 1st-2nd place in the Big Ten Legends division.
  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Michigan and Northwestern for 3rd-4th place in the Big Ten Legends division.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Illinois and Purdue for 5th-6th place in the Big Ten Leaders division.
  • McIllece Sports predicted a tie between Michigan and Michigan State for 2nd-3rd place in the Big Ten Legends division.

Big XII

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
1 Oklahoma State 14 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 2
2 Texas 17 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
3 Oklahoma 24½ 2 2 3 3 3 3½ 2 3 3
4 Texas Christian 37½ 5 4 6 4 3 3½ 4 4 4
5 Baylor 47½ 4 6 4 5 6½ 6 5 6 5
6 Kansas State 49 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 6
7 Texas Tech 69 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 9
8 West Virginia 73½ 9 8 9 8 6½ 10 7 9 7
9 Iowa State 75 7 9 8 9½ 9½ 7 9 8 8
10 Kansas 88 10 10 10 9½ 9½ 9 10 10 10

Notes:

  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Iowa State and Kansas for 9th-10th place in the Big XII.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Baylor and West Virginia for 6th-7th place in the Big XII.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Iowa State and Kansas for 9th-10th place in the Big XII.
  • McIllece Sports predicted a tie between Oklahoma and Texas Christian for 3rd-4th place in the Big XII.

Conference USA

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
East
1 East Carolina 11½ 1 2 1 2 1½ 1 1 1 1
2 Marshall 20 3 1 3 1 1½ 2½ 2 2 4
3 Middle Tennessee 29 2 3 2 5 4 4 4 3 2
4 Southern Miss 40 5 5 4 3½ 3 5½ 3 6 5
5 UAB 41 4 4 5 3½ 5½ 7 5 4 3
6 Florida Atlantic 53½ 6 6 6 6½ 5½ 5½ 7 5 6
7 Florida Int’l 57 7 7 7 6½ 7 2½ 6 7 7
West
1 Tulsa 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 Rice 20 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
3 Louisiana Tech 32½ 4 3 3 4½ 3½ 3½ 2 5 4
4 Texas-El Paso 40 3 4 4 6 6 5 5 2 5
5 North Texas 41½ 5 6 5 4½ 3½ 3½ 4 4 6
6 Tulane 48 6 5 6 3 5 7 7 6 3
7 UTSA 61 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7

Notes:

  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Southern Mississippi and UAB for 3rd-4th place in CUSA East.
  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Florida Atlantic and Florida International for 6th-7th place in CUSA East.
  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Louisiana Tech and North Texas for 4th-5th place in CUSA West.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between East Carolina and Marshall for 1st-2nd place in CUSA East.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Florida Atlantic and UAB for 5th-6th place in CUSA East.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Louisiana Tech and North Texas for 3rd-4th place in CUSA West.
  • McIllece Sports predicted a tie between Florida International and Marshall for 2nd-3rd place in CUSA East.
  • McIllece Sports predicted a tie between Florida Atlantic and Southern Mississippi for 5th-6th place in CUSA East.
  • McIllece Sports predicted a tie between Louisiana Tech and North Texas for 3rd-4th place in CUSA West.

Mid-American

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
East
1 Bowling Green 13 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
2 Ohio 16 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 1
3 Buffalo 29 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
4 Kent State 33 4 3 2 4 5 4 4 4 3
5 Miami-Ohio 45 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
6 Akron 56 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 Massachusetts 60 5 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
West
1 Northern Illinois 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2t Ball State 22½ 2 2 3 3 3 2½ 3 2 2
2t Toledo 22½ 3 3 2 2 2 2½ 2 3 3
4 Western Michigan 37 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 Central Michigan 44 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 Eastern Michigan 54 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Notes:

  • McIllece Sports predicted a tie between Ball State and Toledo for 2nd-3rd place in the MAC West.

Mountain West

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
West
1 Fresno State 10 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
2 San Diego State 22 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
3 San Jose State 23½ 2 2 3 3 4½ 1 2 3 3
4 Nevada 36 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4
5 Nevada-Las Vegas 48 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4 5
6 Hawaii 49½ 6 6 6 5 4½ 5 5 6 6
Mountain
1 Boise State 10 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
2 Utah State 17 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
3 Air Force 28½ 3 3 3 3½ 3 3 3 4 3
4 Wyoming 39½ 4 4 4 5 5½ 5 4 3 5
5 Colorado State 44 5 5 5 3½ 5½ 4 5 5 6
6 New Mexico 50 6 6 6 6 4 6 6 6 4

Notes:

  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Air Force and Colorado State for 3rd-4th place in the MWC Mountain division.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Hawai’i and San Jose State for 4th-5th place in the MWC West division.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Colorado State and Wyoming for 5th-6th place in the MWC Mountain division.

Pacific 12

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
North
1 Oregon 11½ 2 1 2 1 1½ 1 1 1 1
2 Stanford 16½ 1 2 1 2 1½ 3 2 2 2
3 Oregon State 28½ 4 3 3 3 3½ 2 3 4 3
4 Washington 33½ 3 4 4 4 3½ 4 4 3 4
5 California 48 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6
6 Washington State 51 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 5
South
1 Southern Cal 17½ 2 2 4 1 2½ 1 1 1 3
2 Arizona State 19½ 3 1 2 2 2½ 2 3 3 1
3 UCLA 21 1 3 1 3 1 3 5 2 2
4 Arizona 33½ 4 4 3 4 4½ 4 2 4 4
5 Utah 43½ 5 5 5 5 4½ 5 4 5 5
6 Colorado 54 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Notes:

  • USA Today predicted a tie between Oregon and Stanford for 1st-2nd place in the PAC 12 North.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Oregon State and Washington for 3rd-4th place in the PAC 12 North.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Arizona State and Southern Cal for 2nd-3rd place in the PAC 12 South.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Arizona and Utah for 4th-5th place in the PAC 12 South.

Southeastern

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
East
1 Georgia 12 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2
2 South Carolina 18 2 2 1 2½ 2½ 2 3 2 1
3 Florida 24 3 3 2 2½ 2½ 3 2 3 3
4 Vanderbilt 39½ 4 4 4 5½ 4 4 6 4 4
5 Tennessee 47½ 5 5 5 4 5½ 6 5 6 6
6 Missouri 48 6 6 6 5½ 5½ 5 4 5 5
7 Kentucky 63 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
West
1 Alabama 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 Texas A&M 20½ 2 2 2 2½ 2 2 3 3 2
3 Louisiana State 24½ 3 3 3 2½ 3 3 2 2 3
4 Mississippi 36½ 4 4 4 4 4½ 4 4 4 4
5 Mississippi State 50 5 5 7 6½ 4½ 5 6 6 5
6 Arkansas 55½ 6 7 5 5 6½ 7 5 7 7
7 Auburn 56 7 6 6 6½ 6½ 6 7 5 6

Notes:

  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Florida and South Carolina for 2nd-3rd place in the SEC East.
  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Missouri and Vanderbilt for 5th-6th place in the SEC East.
  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Louisiana State and Texas A&M for 2nd-3rd place in the SEC West.
  • Phil Steele predicted a tie between Auburn and Mississippi State for 6th-7th place in the SEC West.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Florida and South Carolina for 2nd-3rd place in the SEC East.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Missouri and Tenneessee for 5th-6th place in the SEC East.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Mississippi and Mississippi State for 4th-5th place in the SEC West.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Arkansas and Auburn for 6th-7th place in the SEC West.

Sun Belt

Rank Team Total
Points		 Lindy Athlon TSN Phil
Steele		 USA
Today
(mag.)		 McIllece
Sports		 F’Ball
Out-
siders		 Arena
Fanatic		 Gold
Sheet
1 Louisiana-Lafay. 17½ 3 1 2 1 1 1½ 3 2 3
2 Louisiana-Monroe 21½ 1 2 3 3 4½ 3 2 1 2
3 Arkansas State 25 2 4 4 3 4½ 1½ 1 4 1
4 Western Kentucky 28½ 4 3 1 3 2½ 4 4 3 4
5 Troy 42½ 5 5 5 5 2½ 5 5 5 5
6 Texas State 54½ 6 6 6 6 6 6½ 6 6 6
7 South Alabama 63½ 7 7 7 7 7 6½ 7 8 7
8 Georgia State 71 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8

Notes:

  • Phil Steele predicted a three-way tie between Arkansas State, Louisiana-Monroe, and Western Kentucky, for 2nd-4th place in the Sun Belt.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Troy and Western Kentucky for 2nd-3rd place in the Sun Belt.
  • USA Today predicted a tie between Arkansas State and Louisiana-Monroe for 4th-5th place in the Sun Belt.
  • McIllece Sports predicted a tie between Arkansas State and Louisiana-Lafayette for 1st-2nd place in the Sun Belt.
  • McIllece Sports predicted a tie between South Alabama and Texas State for 6th-7th place in the Sun Belt.

2013 Vegas College Football Games of the Year

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2013 COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES OF THE YEAR

OK, so these were released earlier and some of the lines might have changed since but I wanted to post these and then put some of my own comments on what we have here.  I am going to do this blind, meaning, I’m not sitting reveiwing all of the schedules and match-up, but rather, I am just going to put some thoughts on paper.  Here are my gut reactions to these bets!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

WAKE FOREST vs. BOSTON COLLEGE -1
Take Wake.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

SOUTH CAROLINA vs. GEORGIA -5
I really like both of these teams and think that this is going to set the stage early for the SEC, we like Georgia by a touchdown, so give the points.

FLORIDA -6 vs. MIAMI FL
We like Florida this year but Miami could be fun in this one, let’s get some points and take Miami

WEST VIRGINIA vs. OKLAHOMA -16.5

TEXAS -6.5 vs. BYU
Texas, Texas, Texas

NOTRE DAME vs. MICHIGAN -3
Michigan big time

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

TCU -6 vs. TEXAS TECH
Can the Thursday home dog hold up this early?  Not on this one, TCU
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

AIR FORCE vs.BOISE ST -19.5

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

UCLA vs. NEBRASKA -7
Revenge, Nebraska

ALABAMA -6.5 vs. TEXAS A&M
Revenge, Alabama by 2 touchdowns

IOWA vs. IOWA ST -1

OREGON ST -3 vs. UTAH

WISCONSIN vs. ARIZONA ST -5
Taking the Devils at home when it’s still triple digits.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

CLEMSON -9.5 vs. NC STATE
Clemson.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

BOISE ST vs. FRESNO ST -2
How many times have we said, “Is this the year Fresno St. knocks off Boise?”  Friday Night Lights, take Fresno St.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

UTAH vs. BYU -5

ARIZONA ST vs. STANFORD -8.5
Don’t like the Devils in this one, Stanford

MICHIGAN ST vs. NOTRE DAME -5.5

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

VIRGINIA TECH -1 vs. GEORGIA TECH
If the Hokies are back, we’ll know by now, Virginia Tech in this one

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

UTAH ST vs. SAN JOSE ST -1

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

LSU vs. GEORGIA -5.5

TEXAS A&M -14 vs. ARKANSAS

USC vs. ARIZONA ST -2.5

OKLAHOMA vs. NOTRE DAME -1
Okllahoma takes one back

WISCONSIN vs. OHIO ST -10.5
Ohio St for the win but Wisconsin taking the points is the bet

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013

TEXAS -13.5 vs. IOWA ST

UCLA -1.5 vs. UTAH
UCLA should be a bigger favorite so something is interesting here…

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013

BYU -2 vs. UTAH ST

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2013

TCU vs. OKLAHOMA -7
Let’s get Horny together, Frogs and points

NOTRE DAME -2 vs. ARIZONA ST @ ARLINGTON, TX

OHIO ST -7.5 vs. NORTHWESTERN

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013

RUTGERS vs. LOUISVILLE -12
We have a feeling that Louisville is ready to dominate this year, let’s take Louisville big here!

ARIZONA vs. USC -10
We kinda like the cats with points but not 100%

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2013

TEMPLE vs. CINCINNATI -17

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2013

What a great week, we like Texas, LSU, Ole Miss, Stanford, and Michigan, no moneylines here all line bets! 

TEXAS -2 vs. OKLAHOMA @ DALLAS, TX

FLORIDA vs. LSU -3

TEXAS A&M -5.5 vs. OLE MISS

STANFORD -9.5 vs. UTAH

OREGON -12.5 vs. WASHINGTON

MICHIGAN -3 vs. PENN ST

BOISE ST -3 vs. UTAH ST

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013

MIAMI FL vs. NORTH CAROLINA -3

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013

CENTRAL FLORIDA vs. LOUISVILLE -11.5

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013

FLORIDA ST vs. CLEMSON -1.5
What should be one of the top 10 games of the year, it’s the Tigers Year!

FLORIDA -8 vs. MISSOURI

TCU vs. OKLAHOMA ST -7

LSU -4 vs. OLE MISS

UCLA vs. STANFORD -11.5

USC vs. NOTRE DAME -3
Trojans!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013

KENTUCKY vs. MISSISSIPPI ST -11.5

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2013

BOISE ST vs. BYU -2

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2013

SOUTH CAROLINA -7.5 vs. MISSOURI

TENNESSEE vs. ALABAMA -28
Maybe this is for suckers but take Tennessee

TEXAS -2.5 vs. TCU

UNLV vs. NEVADA -14

UCLA vs. OREGON -18.5

STANFORD -3.5 vs. OREGON ST

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2013

ARIZONA ST -12.5 vs. WASHINGTON ST

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2013

USC vs. OREGON ST -1.5

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2013

One of the first Rivals weekends! 
We like Florida St, NC State, Michigan, and Georgia!

MIAMI FL vs. FLORIDA ST -11.5

NORTH CAROLINA -4.5 vs. NC STATE

MICHIGAN vs. MICHIGAN ST -2

FLORIDA vs. GEORGIA -2.5 @ JACKSONVILLE, FL

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013
Baylor looking upset and Oregon covers

OKLAHOMA -6 vs. BAYLOR

OREGON -4 vs. STANFORD

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013
Cardinals Cover!

LOUISVILLE -10 vs. U CONN

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013

NEBRASKA vs. MICHIGAN -3.5
Nebraska as the prepare for the B1G Championship Game!

BYU vs. WISCONSIN -5.5

LSU vs. ALABAMA -12
LSU take the points and enjoy

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013

GEORGIA TECH vs. CLEMSON -13

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013

WASHINGTON vs. UCLA -4

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013
Gamecocks, Frogs, Wolverines, and Cardinals moveing on…

FLORIDA vs. SOUTH CAROLINA -3.5

TCU -2.5 vs. KANSAS ST

MICHIGAN ST vs. NEBRASKA -5.5

MICHIGAN -3 vs. NORTHWESTERN

OKLAHOMA ST vs. TEXAS -4.5

STANFORD -1 vs. USC

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013

UNLV vs. AIR FORCE -9

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013

NAVY vs. SAN JOSE ST -7.5

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2013
Nebraska to cover, K State gets the points, LSU covers, Arizona with the points

NEBRASKA -3 vs. PENN ST

VANDERBILT vs. TENNESSEE -1

OKLAHOMA -6.5 vs. KANSAS ST

MICHIGAN ST -1 vs. NORTHWESTERN

TEXAS A&M vs. LSU -2.5

OREGON -13.5 vs. ARIZONA

WASHINGTON vs. OREGON ST -5

ARIZONA ST vs. UCLA -1

BYU vs. NOTRE DAME -8

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2013

OLE MISS -4 vs. MISSISSIPPI ST

TEXAS TECH vs. TEXAS -16.5

FRIDAY, NOVEBER 29, 2013

WASHINGTON ST vs. WASHINGTON -14

OREGON ST vs. OREGON -16.5

 

RIVALS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2013 !!!  We like the looks of this weekend and can’t wait for it!  We got action on Georgia Tech getting the points but Bulldogs win by a touchdown.  Let’s go with Hokies, Ohio St, Florida, Clemson, Sun Devils, Trojans.

GEORGIA -10 vs. GEORGIA TECH

VIRGINIA TECH -8.5 vs. VIRGINIA

OHIO ST -3 vs. MICHIGAN

FLORIDA ST vs. FLORIDA -3

CLEMSON vs. SOUTH CAROLINA -4.5

KANSAS ST -14.5 vs. KANSAS

TEXAS A&M -8.5 vs. MISSOURI

ALABAMA -21.5 vs. AUBURN

BAYLOR vs. TCU -8

ARIZONA vs. ARIZONA ST -7

UCLA vs. USC -7

NOTRE DAME vs. STANFORD -7

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013

LOUISVILLE -3.5 vs. CINCINNATI

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013

OKLAHOMA vs. OKLAHOMA ST -3

TEXAS -6.5 vs. BAYLOR

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013

NAVY -7.5 vs. ARMY @ PHILADELPHIA, PA
NAVY BIG TIME!!!!

Hope you had some fun with this, make your picks and let’s see how everyone does!  It’s too early to hold us or you to any of these picks but it’s fun to just run through it and see what jumps out at you!

 

BCS National Championship 2013-2014 Odds

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ImageSo as you will learn the more I blog, I am regular watcher of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report…  There are a couple of notable things within both of these shows or regular “nicknames” they use for people within the media, my favorite being Stephen Colbert’s use of “Papa Bear” for Fox News host of The Factor with Bill O’Reilly.  So in that tradition, I will be using the name Godfather in reference for Phil Steele.  Incase you are unaware, Godfather, publishes a novel about pre-season college football every year around June, he also runs a website, blog and is active within social media.  Godfather is legit!  So to start our blog for the New Year here is a write up he did about the odds for winning the 2013-14 National Championship from Vegas, or as we will call it going forward, the Homeland (also an avid viewer of the show)-

Phil Steele

A couple of days ago, several casinos released their odds for the 2013-14 BCS National Championship. While PhilSteele.com does not affiliate itself with gambling, I do think it is interesting to see how Vegas is examining the upcoming season.

Here are the Top 10 Favorites to win the title this upcoming year courtesy of Bovada.

1. Alabama                  Odds: 4/1

Tough to go against a program that has won three out of the last four national championships including winning one this year with a team that many thought were a year away including its head coach Nick Saban. Next year’s team will return quarterback AJ McCarron, linebacker CJ Mosely and a boatload of other talented players. The schedule is manageable with two weeks to prepare for an early road trip to Texas A&M and they also have a home date against LSU. Also noteworthy is the fact that for a second straight year, the Crimson Tide avoid Florida, Georgia and South Carolina from the SEC East.

2. Ohio State               Odds: 8.5/1

At Bowling Green, Utah and Florida, Urban Meyer’s 2nd season was better than his first and the only thing that can top a 12-0 season, which the Buckeyes achieved in 2012 is to take home the crystal ball in 2013. Offensively, it starts with the return of quarterback Braxton Miller who figures to be one of the Heisman favorites and while they do lose their entire defensive line from last year, keep in mind Meyer’s top recruits last year were all on the DL. The schedule sets up nicely as the non-conference schedule is rather weak and in Big 10 play they get Wisconsin and Penn State at home while avoiding Nebraska and Michigan St. The biggest landmines are road trips to Northwestern and Michigan.

2. Oregon                    Odds: 8.5/1

The Ducks are off back-to-back BCS bowl wins and will return as many as 15 starters from last year’s 12-1 team that basically came one play away from playing in the national title game. The biggest return is head coach Chip Kelly who after yet another flirtation with the NFL looks to be here for the time being.  On offense quarterback Marcus Mariota and De’Anthony Thomas return and while the defense loses Michael Clay and Kiko Alonso, defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti has proven to be one of the more underrated coordinators in the country. The schedule features a road test against Stanford which will probably not only decide the Pac-12 North but possibly who goes to Pasadena to play an SEC team for the national title.

4. Texas A&M              Odds: 10/1

The Aggies had arguably one of their best seasons in school history on and off the field in 2012 with a move to the SEC, a Heisman trophy winner, an upset of #1 Alabama on the road and won 11 games capped off by a dominating Cotton Bowl performance over Oklahoma. Next year’s team naturally will see the return of quarterback Johnny Manziel but they will lose several key players including wide receiver Ryan Swope and defensive end Damontre Moore. The schedule is manageable as the two games are a September 14th home game vs Alabama and a November 23rd road game at LSU, which the Aggies have two weeks to prepare for.

5. LSU                         Odds: 12:1

The Las Vegas odds for the Tigers here at least for now have to be based on their recent success of being a consistent top 5 program as they certainly have had a tough couple of weeks starting with the bowl loss to Clemson then followed by a max exodus of key players declaring early for the NFL Draft. Next year will see the return of quarterback Zach Mettenberger who figures to be improved in his second year and he will have several talented running backs to hand off too and a great wide receiver in Odell Beckham. Defense could be the bigger issue with the loss of arguably their six best players and the schedule is no walk in the park as they start with basically a road trip to TCU in the opener and they also have SEC road games at Alabama and at Georgia.

Early Odds To Win
2013-14 BCS National Championship

Rk Team Odds Rk Team Odds
1 Alabama 4/1 23 TCU 66/1
2 Ohio St 8.5/1 23 Virginia Tech 66/1
2 Oregon 8.5/1 26 Boise St 75/1
4 Texas A&M 10/1 26 Michigan St 75/1
5 LSU 12/1 26 North Carolina 75/1
6 Clemson 16/1 26 Oregon St 75/1
6 Florida 16/1 30 Arizona 100/1
6 Florida St 16/1 30 Arkansas 100/1
9 Georgia 20/1 30 Kansas St 100/1
10 Louisville 25/1 30 Rutgers 100/1
10 Notre Dame 25/1 30 Tennessee 100/1
10 Oklahoma 25/1 30 Washington 100/1
13 Miami, Fl 28/1 36 BYU 150/1
13 South Carolina 28/1 36 Cincinnati 150/1
13 Stanford 28/1 36 Pittsburgh 150/1
16 Texas 30/1 36 West Virginia 150/1
17 Michigan 33/1 40 Auburn 200/1
17 Nebraska 33/1 40 Georgia Tech 200/1
19 USC 35/1 40 Iowa 200/1
20 Oklahoma St 40/1 43 Missouri 250/1
21 UCLA 50/1 44 Boston College 300/1
21 Wisconsin 50/1 44 California 300/1
23 Mississippi St 66/1 44 USF 300/1

I will be reviewing and releasing my own list in the coming weeks as an out of the gate before spring practices begin.