[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS reminder

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

Remember - picks are due by kickoff tomorrow. Here are
my picks for the week ...

Big Ten
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* PENN STATE 24, Central Michigan 10
PSU's 3-0, but we don't know much about the Nits yet.

* MICHIGAN 42, Eastern Michigan 14
Lloyd blew another one in September last week but it's
the EMUs who will pay for it.

* MINNESOTA 44, Florida Atlantic 16
Run Goldie Run! Maybe the Vikes can borrow UM's
running game for a week ... or their weak schedule.

* CALIFORNIA 51, California 6
Welcome back to earth, Zookies.

* INDIANA 19, Kentucky 17
I'd normally say that this is the Hoosiers' call back
to earth ... and I know they struggled to beat
Nicholls State ... but I smell an upset from Hoeppner
here for the barrel.

* NOTRE DAME 23, Michigan State 21
I'm tempted to go upset here too ... but Weiss and
company have burned me twice already. They're still
not a top 10 team, though.

* IOWA 33, Northern Iowa 7
Like EMU, NIU is a sacrificial lamb this week to an
angry (and embarassed) in-state rival.

* PURDUE 17, Arizona 13
Could be a dangerous trip to the desert for the
Boilers, but Purdoooooo survives.

* OHIO STATE 34, San Diego State 3
This week, Tressel goes for TDs instead of FGs ... a
week too late, though.

* WISCONSIN 49, North Carolina 31
Bucky gets a scare for a half, but the cheese spread
offense continues to light up the scoreboard.

National
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* FLORIDA 21, Tennessee 17
Urban knows how to make Gator fans happy ... and the
Vols are overrated anyway.

* ALABAMA 13, South Carolina 10
Great game, but Spurrier comes up just short again.

* MIAMI 26, Clemson 23
The Tigers luck runs out as an angry Canes squad
storms Death Valley.

* FLORIDA STATE 26, Boston College 12
The Eagles may upset someone in the ACC this year, but
not yet. Noles roll up north.

* UCLA 24, Oklahoma 17
Looked like a bad matchup for the Bruins a couple
weeks ago, but the Sooners are awfully human now.

And off the board ...

* ARIZONA STATE 42, Northwestern 31
I thought we might be able to sneak out the upset if
ASU had held on to beat LSU and we on a high and
looking ahead to $C, but the late collapse last week
will get the Devils angry and they outscore the Cats.

Hope I'm wrong:).

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
sjtruog at yahoo.com
GO CATS!!!


		
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