[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Week 12

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

Standings should be out tomorrow, but it's a busy week, so we'll get the lineup out of the way tonight ...

PIGSKIN PICKS - WEEK 12
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BIG TEN
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Game 1: Indiana vs. Penn State (@ Landover, MD)
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Game 2: Ohio State @ Iowa
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Game 3: Wisconsin @ Michigan
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Game 4: Purdue @ Michigan State
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NATIONAL
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Game 5: Nebraska @ Texas A&M
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Game 6: Virginia Tech @ Miami (FL)
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Game 7: Arkansas @ Mississippi State
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Game 8: Stanford @ California
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Game 9: Southern Cal @ Oregon State
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Game10: Mississippi @ Louisiana State
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MY PICKS
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* PENN STATE 41, Indiana 21 - JoePa has more class in his pinky than Bielema, so this one will only be a 20-point deficit
* OHIO STATE 24, Iowa 21 - After last week, the Hawks will be fired up and this one will be a nailbiter like last year, but OSU escapes again
* WISCONSIN 63, Michigan 30 - Bielema tries to impress voters again by scoring late against the Wolverines' hapless defense
* MICHIGAN STATE 42, Purdue 17 - Sparty tries desperately to keep up in the stupid beauty contest the B(C)S now mandates, but they need Iowa to win
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* NEBRASKA 37, Texas A&M 24 - The Aggies are hot, but the Huskers are the only legit team left in the crumbling and overrated Big XII
* MIAMI 28, Virginia Tech 24 - Because the ACC just can't have anyone perfect, the Canes win here but the Hokies still go to the title game
* ARKANSAS 45, Mississippi State 35 - The Bulldogs aren't for real, but neither is any defense in the SEC apparently, so the Hogs run wild
* CALIFORNIA 22, Stanford 20 - The Bears almost upset Oregon and are at home, while the Treez are pretenders and almost lost to ASU
* OREGON STATE 35, Southern Cal 27 - Yeah the Beavers laid an egg last week, but they're at home and will come out fired up for SC
* LSU 20, Mississippi 17 - The Mad Hatter escapes again, but the Tigers might not be so lucky with Petrino's Piggies next week

And off the board ...
* NORTHWESTERN 31, Illinois 27 - Wrigley looks beautiful in purple and hopefully the Cats come out fired up to support the redshirt freshman QB taking Persa's place to make a good game of it with the Illini. I'm hoping emotion can carry the Cats ... hoping! :)

Picks in by kickoff Saturday.
GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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