[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Week 2

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

I moved over the weekend (HDTV arrived just in time for the NU game ... what the heck was I waiting for all these years??!?!?!?!?! It was AWESOME!!!) - so between that and school, no standings until fall break. But here's the week 2 lineup ...

It says a lot about both college football these days and this weekend when Michigan vs. Notre Dame isn't even in the top three games of the weekend! In a world where many SEC teams rarely leave the south and most fear scheduling tough games outside of league play, kudos to Ohio State (which seems to have a big September showdown every year) and the rest of beefing up their schedule! Plus we get PSU vs. Bama, with perhaps the best uniform matchup in all of sports (outside of perhaps the old Rams vs. the Colts.

Picks due by kickoff Saturday!

PIGSKIN PICKS - WEEK 2
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BIG TEN
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Game 1: Southern Illinois @ Illinois
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Game 2: Iowa State @ Iowa
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Game 3: Michigan @ Notre Dame
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Game 4: Michigan State @ Florida Atlantic
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Game 5: South Dakota @ Minnesota
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Game 6: Miami (FL) @ Ohio State
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Game 7: Penn State @ Alabama
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Game 8: Western Illinois @ Purdue
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Game 9: San Jose State @ Wisconsin
Winner: 

NATIONAL
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Game10: Georgia @ South Carolina
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Game11: Florida State @ Oklahoma
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Game12: Oregon @ Tennessee
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Game13: Stanford @ UCLA
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Game14: Brigham Young @ Air Force
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Game15: Colorado @ California
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MY PICKS
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* ILLINOIS 28, Southern Illinois 14 - The Zooker watch is on after Mizzou
* IOWA 31, Iowa St. 10 - Could be a trap with Zona next, but nah ...
* MICHIGAN 45, Notre Dame 38 - A Big East scorefest, please beat ND!
* MSU 34, Fla. Atlantic 17 - Should be an easy win for Sparty
* MINNESOTA 38, South Dakota 10 - Yawn.
* OHIO STATE 24, Miami 20 - Should be a dandy, but I like the Bucks @ home
* ALABAMA 31, Penn State 13 - Hoping for the upset, but nope
* PURDUE 42, Western Illinois 17 - Better bounce back fast after ND flop
* WISCONSIN 49, San Jose State 7 - Badgers look to be on a mission
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* SOUTH CAROLINA 27, Georgia 23 - Like Spurrier to pull the upset
* OKLAHOMA 37, Florida State 27 - Not a believer in either but OU @ home
* OREGON 41, Tennessee 21 - Ducks appear to be on a mission, too
* UCLA 36, Stanford 23 - Not a believer in Cardinal hype either
* BYU 28, Air Force 17 - Want to pull the upset trigger, but can't here
* CAL 45, Colorado 29 - Early Pac 10 matchup turns ugly in second half

And off the board ...

* NORTHWESTERN 33, Illinois State 24 - Cats survive a scare, avoid letdown

Remember, picks in by Saturday kickoff!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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