[NU Sports] PIGSKIN PICKS - Week 3

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On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 3:05 AM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog)
<sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:

> No standings yet, but another great lineup of games. The Big Ones in the
> Big Ten have Sparty visiting an angry (well, angrier than usual given their
> coach's temper) Notre Dame and the "Ineligi-bowl" of Miami and Ohio State.
> Nationally, we have a couple other big games in the Sunshine State, the
> Beehive State battle two of football's more unpredictable teams meeting in
> the Auburn/Clemson game.
>
> Picks due by kickoff SATURDAY!
>
> NU PIGSKIN PICKS - WEEK 3
>
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> Name:
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> BIG TEN
> =======
> GAME 1: Arizona State @ Illinois
> WINNER: ASU
>
> GAME 2: South Carolina State @ Indiana
> WINNER: IU
>
> GAME 3: Pittsburgh @ Iowa
> WINNER: Pitt
>
> GAME 4: Eastern Michigan @ Michigan
> WINNER: UM
>
> GAME 5: Michigan State @ Notre Dame
> WINNER: MSU
>
> GAME 6: Miami (Ohio) @ Minnesota
> WINNER: Minny
>
> GAME 7: Washington @ Nebraska
> WINNER: UNL (closer than people think)
>
> GAME 8: Ohio State @ Miami (Florida)
> WINNER: OSU
>
> GAME 9: Penn State @ Temple
> WINNER: PSU
>
> GAME 10: SE Missouri State @ Purdue
> WINNER: PU
>
> GAME 11: Northern Illinois vs. Wisconsin (@ Chicago, IL)
> WINNER: Wisky
>
> NATIONAL
> ========
> GAME 12: Auburn @ Clemson
>
> WINNER: AU
>


> GAME 13: Tennessee @ Florida
> WINNER: UF
>
> GAME 14: Utah @ Brigham Young
> WINNER: BYU
>
> GAME 15: Oklahoma @ Florida State
> WINNER: FSU
>
> MY PICKS
> ========
> GAME 1: ARIZONA STATE ... Good game, but the Devils are ready to be a legit
> top 20 team
> GAME 2: INDIANA ... They can't lose this one too, can they?
> GAME 3: IOWA ... Tough game, but the Hog-eyes got their Lloyd Carr Memorial
> September Stinker out of the way
> GAME 4: MICHIGAN ... No last-second heroics this week
> GAME 5: MSU ... Tempted to go with the Irish (they can't go 0-3, can
> they?), but I want Sparty to win this!
> GAME 6: MINNESOTA ... Miami's tough, but the Gophers rally for their coach
> GAME 7: NEBRASKA ... The Huskers are at home and still remember the Holiday
> Bowl thumping.
> GAME 8: MIAMI ... Not fair how OSU still has suspended players and Miami
> doesn't, but the Canes win the Cheater Bowl
> GAME 9: PENN STATE ... No number of bad stops can stop the Lions against
> lowly Temple
> GAME 10: PURDUE ... It won't come down to a last-second field goal this
> time at least
> GAME 11: WISCONSIN ... Another big win for the Badgers
> GAME 12: AUBURN ... Flip a coin, but Auburn is just charmed right now
> GAME 13: FLORIDA ... Gators win this battle at home, ending all the "UT is
> back!" talk
> GAME 14: BRIGHAM YOUNG ... Flip a coin with these two gutsy teams, but BYU
> is at home
> GAME 15: OKLAHOMA ... FSU will make it closer, but OU rolls late for the
> win.
>
> And off the board ...
>
> * NORTHWESTERN 30, Army 20 - The Cats got a good ground game going last
> week and will need it against the disciplined academy defense.  Eventually
> the Cats pull away and win another big NC game out east.
>
> Picks due by Friday!
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
>
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> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
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