[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Standings 'n' Polls

Wed Oct 26 01:45:11 CDT 2011

Standings time! Weird week as we had really only two competitive matchups -- the rests were rare upsets or unanimous picks (one of which was wrong, as we all thought the Badgers would beat Sparty).

To the hall of fame ...

UNANIMOUS PICKS
* IOWA over Indiana
* WISCONSIN over MSU ... oops!
* NEBRASKA over Minnesota
* LSU over Auburn
* ALABAMA over Tennessee
* STANFORD over Washington

UPSET SPECIALS
* TEXAS TECH over Oklahoma - Picked by Ace McInturff and Ace only - kudos!
* PURDOO over Ill-noise - Picked by Brad Wilson and Jim Bendat 

And to the big board ...

                                              -UPSETS-

TW  NAME              WK 8   RECORD   PCT.    W8  OVRL  WP
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 1) J. Morris          6-4    70-15   .824     0    4    7
 2) J. Bendat          6-4    77-23   .770     1    4    8
 3) J. Leonard         ---    69-21   .767     0    3    7
 3) T. McAdams         6-4    69-21   .767     0    1    7
 5) C. Herron          6-4    76-24   .760     0    1    8
 6) C. Zahn            6-4    74-26   .740     0    2    6

 7) I. Embrekts        4-6    73-27   .730     0    2    8
 7) J. Hodges          6-4    73-27   .730     0    2    8

 7) A. Wolfson         6-4    73-27   .730     0    1    8

10) T. Kettler         6-4    71-29   .710     0    3    8

10) E. Steffe          6-4    71-29   .710     0    1    8

10) B. Wilson          6-4    71-29   .710     1    3    8
13) S. Truog           6-4    70-30   .700     0    1    8
14) S. Wolfson         ---    49-21   .700     0    4    5
15) P. Wolfe           6-4    59-26   .694     0    6    7
16) K. Sevilla         5-5    69-31   .690     0    4    8
17) M. Zilka           7-3    41-19   .683     0    0    5
18) R. Stahl           7-3    69-31   .690     0    3    8
19) M. Ament           ---    61-29   .678     0    1    7

20) C. Rossi           6-4    57-28   .671     0    2    7

21) B. Waldele         6-4    66-34   .660     0    1    8

22) A. McInturff       7-3    65-35   .650     1    6    8

Not eligible (must be in 2/3 of the weeks)
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xx) L. Martinaitis     ---    13- 2   .xxx     0    1    1

xx) A. Farwig          ---    10- 5   .xxx     0    0    1

And now to the latest poll ...

LWTWTEAM
0101ALABAMA (8-0) - Two week build up to the game of the century? Ugh!
0202LSU (8-0) - If anyone hasn't gagged on SEC hype already, get a barf bag!
0503BOISE STATE (7-0) - With losses ahead of them, could this be the year they get a shot?
0604STANFORD (7-0) - SC will be a minor test, but we won't know if they're legit until Oregon
0705OKLAHOMA STATE (7-0) - Cowpokes must have compromising pictures of computers somewhere
0806CLEMSON (8-0) - They keep winning, but ACC competition keeps looking worse
0907KANSAS STATE (7-0) - If they can beat Sooners, then maybe I'll believe
1508MICHIGAN STATE (6-1) - How did these guys lose to Notre Dame again?
0309WISCONSIN (6-1) - Heartbreak in East Lansing yet again
1110NEBRASKA (6-1) - Can vault right back in mix by beating Sparty
1011OREGON (6-1) - Will get respect when they beat Stanford
0412OKLAHOMA (6-1) - Can now take the rest of Little XII down with them
1313PENN STATE (7-1) - Where's the love for JoePa in national polls? Only loss ...
1414ARKANSAS (6-1) - ... was to same team that beat Piggies, yet Arkansas is #8???
1215SOUTH CAROLINA (6-1) - SEC is in danger of becoming "Big Two and Little Ten" with SC's injuries
1616VIRGINIA TECH (7-1) - Least impressive one-loss team perhaps?
1917MICHIGAN (6-1) - Need to beat Purdue, as schedule gets tougher after that
2018TEXAS A&M (5-2) - Rough road ahead at Sooners and K State in a couple weeks
NR19IOWA (5-2) - Don't sleep on Hawkeyes, as they have Michigan and Sparty at home yet
2420HOUSTON (7-0) -  They keep winning, sure, but their best win is a narrow escape over UCLA
NR21TEXAS TECH (5-2) - Nice win at Oklahoma after a couple of tough, close losses
NR22GEORGIA (5-2) - With SC's injuries, are they new favorites in SEC Least?
1723ILLINOIS (6-2) - Starting to fade and have a tough schedule ahead, but ...
2524ARIZONA STATE (5-2) - ... they did beat ASU, who then looked good by beating ...
NR25SOUTHERN CAL (6-1) - ... these guys, who woke up in South Bend and now face Stanford

DROPPED OUT: (18) Georgia Tech, (21) Washington, (22) West Virginia, (23) Auburn
COMING CLOSE: Cincinnati?

Week 9 picks in by Thursday!
GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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