HUGE Weekend in College Football..."WHO YA GOT?!" (Top games pick'em)

Submitted by Mr. Yost on September 7th, 2017 at 7:30 PM

Who do you have (outright) in these big time* matchups this weekend?

Saturday, September 9

MATCHUP		TIME (ET)	NAT TV	LOCATION
Pittsburgh	#4Penn State	3:30 PM		Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA
#23TCU	Arkansas	3:30 PM	CBS	Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR
Western Michigan	Michigan State (LOL)	3:30 PM	BTN	Spartan Stadium , East Lansing, MI
Eastern Michigan	Rutgers (LOL)	3:30 PM	BTN	High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
Nebraska	Oregon	4:30 PM	FOX	Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
#13Auburn	#3Clemson	7:00 PM		Memorial Stadium , Clemson, SC
#5Oklahoma	#2Ohio State	7:30 PM		Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
#15Georgia	#24Notre Dame	7:30 PM	NBC	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
#14Stanford	#6USC	8:30 PM	FOX	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Utah	BYU	10:15 PM		LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Boise State	#20Washington State	10:30 PM		Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
Houston	Arizona	10:30 PM		Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
San Diego State	Arizona State	11:00 PM	PAC12	Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

*okay, so not all of these are "big time"...but intriguing nonethless.*

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Swagrid

September 7th, 2017 at 7:34 PM ^

Big time win for the Broncos this weekend (lol)

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WolverineHistorian

September 7th, 2017 at 7:43 PM ^

If they can be tied with USC in the 4th quarter, you have to like their chances in this game. But at the same time, I have this nagging feeling of Sparty winning by a couple touchdowns and then their players preaching to the media, nobody gave us a shot, disrespect, disrepect, disrespect, 50 pounds of chips on our shoulders, disrespect, we're going to the title game now, disrespect, yadda, yadda, yadda.

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EGD

September 7th, 2017 at 7:48 PM ^

That would be classic Sparty: boasting of their win over an 0-2 MAC team.

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Cali Wolverine

September 8th, 2017 at 9:16 AM ^

loss to a 1-1 MAC team.

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M Ascending

September 8th, 2017 at 3:23 PM ^

I'm picking Cincinnati to beat Michigan. They will start Howard, Webber, Rose, King, and Jackson on the O line and "shock the world."

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evenyoubrutus

September 7th, 2017 at 8:17 PM ^

It's okay. Just imagine Dave Warner going up against Don Brown. It'll be a blood bath.

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evenyoubrutus

September 7th, 2017 at 8:13 PM ^

"Big time" might be hyperbole.

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Hammer of Thor

September 7th, 2017 at 11:45 PM ^

This needs to happen.

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blueday

September 8th, 2017 at 6:57 AM ^

lol

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Mike Damone

September 7th, 2017 at 7:42 PM ^

is what you call a damn good day of college football!

Western Michigan, Pitt, Oklahoma, and Georgia. 4-0 or 3-1 on those four, along with a Michigan rout, would make me extremely happy.

I hope my wife understands my need to watch games for 12 hours...

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goblue16

September 7th, 2017 at 7:46 PM ^

How amazing would this be if it happened and Michigan won off course

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Mr. Elbel

September 7th, 2017 at 8:10 PM ^

Maybe take advantage of those 1-800-flowers deals they advertise on the mothership after every football weekend.

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Mr. Elbel

September 7th, 2017 at 8:20 PM ^

Double posts the mothership advertises after every football weekend.

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Khaleke The Freak

September 7th, 2017 at 8:54 PM ^

I'll take 3-1 and a double digit Michigan win

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TheCool

September 7th, 2017 at 9:31 PM ^

A good wife would. A bad wife would make you do chores or take care of responsibilities or some such nonsense.

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Mike Damone

September 7th, 2017 at 9:46 PM ^

a wife that is good with you watching 12 hours of college football = a unicorn. Or that wife is really a dude.

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mgoblue0970

September 8th, 2017 at 10:17 AM ^

Ha... dude!

NTTIAWWT

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titanfan11

September 7th, 2017 at 9:41 PM ^

so you don't want to watch pre-game shows too?

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MichiganTeacher

September 7th, 2017 at 10:20 PM ^

Upvoted for username and avatar.

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corundum

September 7th, 2017 at 7:39 PM ^

Stanford pummeled USC last year and I expect them to pull out the win again this weekend. The Darnold has USC's hype train off the tracks but I think they are overrated. Stanford has also won 7 of the last 9.

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UM Griff

September 7th, 2017 at 7:38 PM ^

To take PSU down!!!!

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HimJarbaugh

September 8th, 2017 at 9:51 AM ^

I really doubt it. Pitt's best assets have been Nathan Peterman and Matt Canada. Both are gone and what's left is a team that was outgained and outcoached by Youngstown State last week.

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HimJarbaugh

September 8th, 2017 at 11:07 AM ^

I am Jack's triple post

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HimJarbaugh

September 8th, 2017 at 11:07 AM ^

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OwenGoBlue

September 7th, 2017 at 7:39 PM ^

Pitt (Kam Carter's revenge!), Stanford and WMU upsets. Can Georgia and ND both lose? I have no idea how to pick that one.

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Gobgoblue

September 8th, 2017 at 6:27 AM ^

Go Dawgs.

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goblue16

September 7th, 2017 at 7:44 PM ^

My picks:

Penn st, Tcu, Michigan state, Rutgers, Oregon, Clemson, Ohio st., Notre Dame, Stanford, Utah, WSU, Zona, ASU

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Mr. Yost

September 7th, 2017 at 7:44 PM ^

I've got...

PSU
TCU
WMU (I really do, it's not because I hate MSU - I think they're the better team)
EMU (I really do, it's not because it would be funny - I think they're the better team)
Oregon
Auburn/Clemson - I'm struggling the most with this one...I'll go Clemson in a great game.
Oklahoma (Again, not because I hate OSU...I think their offense hasn't come around like I thought it would despite looking good late. I'll take OU in an "upset")
Georgia
Stanford
BYU (only because they're at home)
Washington St.
Houston (sorry buddy, last year in the desert before you're coaching a C-USA team in Texas, someone's OC at Florida, or sitting on a CBS College Sports set)
SDSU (sorry buddy, last year in the desert before you're coaching a C-USA team in Texas...again)

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Michigan Arrogance

September 7th, 2017 at 8:21 PM ^

same, but I like ND, OSU, USC.

ND is the lock: at home, UGA QB injured. it will be insufferable if they win. lets hope I'm wrong.

bottom line, rough weekend for the B10 - lots of P5 opponents and the get swept by the MAC at home

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Hammer of Thor

September 7th, 2017 at 9:17 PM ^

I talked to a Georgia fan yesterday and he spoke for 45 minutes straight about their program. They like the backup over the injured Qb. This could be a really good game.

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mgoblue0970

September 8th, 2017 at 10:15 AM ^

That's any SEC fan.

45 minutes? You got off light.

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Maynard

September 7th, 2017 at 10:47 PM ^

Crazy enough, I have all the same picks as you and for the same reasons. I thinik Oklahoma is the better team as well as Stanford, Western, etc. The one game I have no idea about is Clemson/Auburn, mostly because I don't know how good the Auburn defense is or how good the Clemson offense is.

I will admit also that the late games I don't really care about and it looks like ESPN has the worst of it this week. The regular networks have some monster games. Good week of college football, the best sport.

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Hemlock Philosopher

September 8th, 2017 at 10:05 AM ^

SDSU (sorry buddy, last year in the desert before you're coaching a C-USA team in Texas...again)

Probably FAU. I am certain they'll be searching for a new coach when Kiffen leaves to be the NC winning OC at Chico State.

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FlintLivesMatter

September 7th, 2017 at 7:45 PM ^

Its crazy that a notre dame coming off a 4-8 year gets one win over temple at home and is ranked lol

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Here2CWoodson

September 7th, 2017 at 7:50 PM ^

You took the words right out of my mouth! It makes no sense, they should've just waited to see what happens this week. They will look like clowns when they lose by two TDs this weekend.

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goblue16

September 7th, 2017 at 9:30 PM ^

Same reason that a 5-7 Texas team started the year ranked. Rankings are for fun until November

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Rochester Blue

September 7th, 2017 at 9:34 PM ^

I think some of that was the coach hype. ND doesn't have a new coach . . . yet. ;-)

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mgoblue0970

September 8th, 2017 at 10:14 AM ^

And someone is giving Sparty a vote in coaches poll. Hmmmm.

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PurpleBeaverEater

September 8th, 2017 at 9:10 PM ^

Had the exact same thought when the rankings came out. Literally had to double check that they were 4-8 last year and not 2 years ago I was so caught off guard

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EGD

September 7th, 2017 at 7:51 PM ^

Might be the most interesting of these matchups. Nebraska got a home scare against Arkansas State last week so it's tough to have much confidence in them, but I have no idea what to expect from Oregon. I'll say Ducks 50, Neb 48

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Notawittyusername

September 7th, 2017 at 7:57 PM ^

My hometown WMU Broncos for the win against State. Oklahoma in a close one over OSU. Other than that the rest will be fun to watch. And fuck all things Penn State, I hope Pitt destroys them.

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