[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Week 1

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

It's that time of the year again, my friends! FOOTBALL IS BACK!!!

We have a big week of opening games to get to, so let's get right to it!

As always, this is just for fun and bragging rights - we only pick winners (no point spreads), so just get me a list of your winners by the deadline.

Picks are due by kickoff in the Ohio State/Minny/Indy games THURSDAY NIGHT!

PIGSKIN PICKS - WEEK 1
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BIG TEN
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Game 1: Illinois vs. Missouri (@ St. Louis, MO)
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Game 2: Towson @ Indiana
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Game 3: Eastern Illinois @ Iowa
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Game 4: Connecticut @ Michigan
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Game 5: Western Michigan @ Michigan State
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Game 6: Minnesota @ Middle Tennessee State
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Game 7: Marshall @ Ohio State
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Game 8: Youngstown State @ Penn State
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Game 9: Purdue @ Notre Dame
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Game10: Wisconsin @ UNLV
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NATIONAL
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Game11: Boise State vs. Virginia Tech (@ Washington, DC)
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Game12: Pittsburgh @ Utah
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Game13: Oregon State vs. TCU (@ Dallas, TX)
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Game14: LSU vs. North Carolina (@ Atlanta, GA)
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Game15: Washington @ Brigham Young
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MY PICKS
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* MISSOURI 26, Illinois 21 - Is this the year for the Zooker? Nah
* INDIANA 41, Towson 21 - Get those wins now, Hoosiers
* IOWA 28, Eastern Illinois 3 - No late FG block needed this time
* MICHIGAN 45, UConn 38 - Wild Big East-like game in Ann Arbor
* MICHIGAN STATE 33, Western Michigan 20 - Tough for a half
* MINNESOTA 24, Middle Tennessee St. 14 - Could be a trap for Minny
* OHIO STATE 48, Marshall 10 - Pryor's Heisman campaign begins
* PENN STATE 28, Youngstown St. 10 - New QB = no early PSU blowout
* PURDUE 34, Notre Dame 30 - Gotta win this one for the league, Boilers!
* WISCONSIN 31, UNLV 21 - Dangerous road test, but Bucky's too big
* BOISE STATE 23, Virginia Tech 20 - Great game to cap weekend
* UTAH 38, Pitt 30 - Big win for Mountain West, or for Pac 10?
* OREGON STATE 17, Texas Christian 9 - I like the upset here
* LSU 24, North Carolina 13 - When in doubt, go with the SEC
* WASHINGTON 30, Brigham Young 27 - Locker's Heisman campaign begins

And off the board ...

* NORTHWESTERN 29, Vanderbilt 24 - It won't be easy in SEC country, but I think the Cats do just enough to escape from Nashville with the W - I hope!

Picks in by THURSDAY evening!
GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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