[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Standings and Polls

Sat Nov 8 13:46:37 CST 2008

Well, sadly no frantic finish to get the fingers typing out of anxiety today ... just fury at Tressel and the run-it-up Bucks. Boooo!

So, a few folks forgot about the picks last week - but that may have been the wise thing as last week saw FOUR upset specials and some mixed marks among those who sent picks in. First, to the honor roll ...

UNANIMOUS PICKS
* None

UPSET SPECIALS
* Central Michigan over Indiana
* Purdue over Michigan
* Texas Tech over Texas
* Pitt over Notre Dame

Now to the big board ...

PIGSKIN PICKS STANDINGS

                   ===== RECORD =====   =UPSET=
RK  NAME           WK 10 OVERALL  PCT.  W9  OVR  WKS
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01) M. Zilka        ---   75-15   .833   0    1    8
02) B. Taylor       ---   81-24   .771   0    1    9
03) B. Winkler      7-3   88-27   .765   1    4   10
04) C. Miller       6-4   80-25   .762   1    2    9
05) S. Truog        7-3   86-29   .748   2    3   10
06) E. Steffe       5-5   84-31   .730   0    1   10
06) A. Wolfson      7-3   84-31   .730   1    1   10
08) S. Truog        7-3   86-29   .748   2    3   10
09) T. McAdams      ---   78-27   .743   0    2    9
10) C. Herron       6-4   83-32   .722   0    0   10
11) M. Ament        9-1   72-28   .720   3    6    9
12) C. Bailey       3-7   81-34   .704   0    1   10
13) J. Hodges       7-3   80-35   .696   3    5   10
14) B. Wilson       3-7   58-27   .682   0    2    8
15) J. Wall         2-8   78-37   .678   1    4   10
16) R. Stahl        5-5   77-38   .670   1    4   10
17) K. Sevilla      6-4   70-35   .667   1    4    9
18) C. Rossi        4-6   60-30   .667   0    3    8
19) J. Bendat       4-6   74-41   .643   0    2   10
20) B. Waldele      3-7   68-47   .591   1    4   10
21) A. McInturff    2-8   66-49   .574   0    4   10

Not Eligible Yet (Must be in 3/4 of the weeks)
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xx) I. Embrekts     ---   52-23   .693   0    1    7
xx) P. Wolfe        8-2   50-20   .714   0    1    6
xx) S. Wolfson      ---   52-23   .693   0    0    6
xx) K. Maresco      8-2   45-15   .750   1    1    5
xx) M. Barnard      ---   22- 8   .733   0    0    2
xx) J. Thiegs       ---   21- 4   .840   0    2    2

Finally, a look at the race for the other awards ...

AWARD STANDINGS

ROB JOHNSON "IRONMAN" AWARD
Best record of those who have competed every week
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01) B. Winkler      7-3   88-27   .765   1    4   10
02) S. Truog        7-3   86-29   .748   2    3   10
03) E. Steffe       5-5   84-31   .730   0    1   10

STEVE SCHNUR "ACCURACY" AWARD
Highest percentage - min. 5 weeks
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01) M. Zilka        ---   75-15   .833   0    1    8
02) B. Taylor       ---   81-24   .771   0    1    9
03) B. Winkler      7-3   88-27   .765   1    4   10

PAT FITZGERALD "MOST HITS" AWARD
Most correct picks overall
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01) B. Winkler      7-3   88-27   .765   1    4   10
02) S. Truog        7-3   86-29   .748   2    3   10
03) E. Steffe       5-5   84-31   .730   0    1   10

BRIAN MUSSO "GUTSY" AWARD
Most upset special picks
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01) M. Ament        6
02) J. Hodges       5
03) Six tied        4

And finally, the SjTop 25 heading into this week ...

LW  TW  TEAM
============
02  01) PENN STATE (9-0) – Clearest path to Miami right now
04  02) TEXAS TECH (9-0) – Huge win, but don’t overlook Okie St.
03  03) ALABAMA (9-0) – Not that impressive with LSU next
01  04) TEXAS (8-1) – Almost mounted a miracle comeback
07  05) OKLAHOMA STATE (8-1) – Big chance at Tech next week
08  06) OKLAHOMA (8-1) – Horrible D, but a darn good O
06  07) FLORIDA (7-1) – Big win, but SEC is looking overrated
09  08) SOUTHERN CAL (7-1) – No big games left to move up
10  09) UTAH (10-0) – Virtual loss hurts their claim to BCS
11  10) BOISE STATE (8-0) – Keep winning big and may jump Utes
12  11) TCU (9-1) – May be best bet to bust up the BCS now
13  12) OHIO STATE (7-2) – Looking good for a BCS berth
16  13) BALL STATE (8-0) – Three traps left for Cardinals
05  14) GEORGIA (7-2) – Embarassing loss – hello Orlando!
17  15) LSU (6-2) – Can salvage season with Saban Bowl win
18  16) MISSOURI (7-2) – Barely beat Baylor? Lucky others lost
19  17) MICHIGAN STATE (8-2) – Fortunate to escape an upset
NR  18) WEST VIRGINIA (6-2) – Someone has to win the Big Least
NR  19) GEORGIA TECH (7-2) – Will someone step up in ACC?
NR  20) MARYLAND (6-2) – Turtles quietly sneaking up in ACC
NR  21) CALIFORNIA (6-2) – Enjoy it now – SC is next
NR  22) NORTHWESTERN (7-2) – Huge comeback in Metrodome
14  23) MINNESOTA (7-2) – Were they overlooking injured Cats?
NR  24) BRIGHAM YOUNG (8-1) – Despite virtual loss, back in
NR  25) PITTSBURGH (7-2) – Thank you for smacking down ND!

DROPPED OUT: (15) Tulsa, (20) Florida State
OTHERS: Kansas, Oregon State, South Carolina

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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