Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

(08-18-2014 08:28 AM)MagicKnightmare Wrote:  Back by popular demand, your weekly prediction thread. I know that PirateTreasureNC has brought his my lines/your lines thread to the American board and I encourage participation in both. His is a discussion with lines and scores but this is about straight picks.

I will run the thread each week and keep a tally throughout the season. For those of you unfamiliar with the thread, here is a link to a thread from last season. Only 7 actually picked all 15 weeks last year and with the top 2 now gone (Louisville Fans) the title of pick-em champ is up for grabs. I would love to get more participation this season so try to keep up. I will not be checking the my lines thread because it is also a discussion thread and there are not enough hours in the day. Also, like last year, I will include future teams (which is just Navy this year). Simply highlight the teams you pick to win for the week. You have two weeks to make your first picks of the season. Get em in now, because once we go to conference play and the # of games drops and they are harder to pick, it becomes difficult to climb the ladder.

Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

* in Ireland

With absolute value only being needed here this should be easy!

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

Roll Wave!

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

Tulane over Tulsa
Vandy over Temple
BYU over Uconn
Houston over UTSA
UCF over PSU
Ohio State over Navy
Memphis over Austin Peay
South Florida over W. Carolina
ECU over N. Carolina Central
Baylor over SMU

It seems like a pretty straightforward week one. I'd be surprised if anyone got more than one or two wrong.

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

Not all, but most ECU fans seem to be picking Tulsa over Tulane. Don't the Pirates Fans remember we beat ECU last year (and were within a phantom holding call of going to the CUSA championship game?) We will be better in year 3 of Curtis Johnson's era, not worse. Tulsa owned Tulane for a few years, we're turning that series around.

(08-18-2014 01:47 PM)DfromCT Wrote:  Not all, but most ECU fans seem to be picking Tulsa over Tulane. Don't the Pirates Fans remember we beat ECU last year (and were within a phantom holding call of going to the CUSA championship game?) We will be better in year 3 of Curtis Johnson's era, not worse. Tulsa owned Tulane for a few years, we're turning that series around.

Yea im sure "ECU fans" forgot about one of their 3 losses.

Dont take it personal, take deep breaths and everythings is going to be Ok

(08-18-2014 08:28 AM)MagicKnightmare Wrote:  Back by popular demand, your weekly prediction thread. I know that PirateTreasureNC has brought his my lines/your lines thread to the American board and I encourage participation in both. His is a discussion with lines and scores but this is about straight picks.

I will run the thread each week and keep a tally throughout the season. For those of you unfamiliar with the thread, here is a link to a thread from last season. Only 7 actually picked all 15 weeks last year and with the top 2 now gone (Louisville Fans) the title of pick-em champ is up for grabs. I would love to get more participation this season so try to keep up. I will not be checking the my lines thread because it is also a discussion thread and there are not enough hours in the day. Also, like last year, I will include future teams (which is just Navy this year). Simply highlight the teams you pick to win for the week. You have two weeks to make your first picks of the season. Get em in now, because once we go to conference play and the # of games drops and they are harder to pick, it becomes difficult to climb the ladder.

Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

* in Ireland

Can one of the mods pin this thread?

THANKS!

Tulane
Vanderbilt
BYU
Houston
UCF
Ohio State
Memphis
South Florida
ECU
Baylor

Roll Wave!

(08-18-2014 02:02 PM)Piratelife4me Wrote:  

(08-18-2014 01:47 PM)DfromCT Wrote:  Not all, but most ECU fans seem to be picking Tulsa over Tulane. Don't the Pirates Fans remember we beat ECU last year (and were within a phantom holding call of going to the CUSA championship game?) We will be better in year 3 of Curtis Johnson's era, not worse. Tulsa owned Tulane for a few years, we're turning that series around.

Yea im sure "ECU fans" forgot about one of their 3 losses.

Dont take it personal, take deep breaths and everythings is going to be Ok

I'm fine.

But we were closer to the Championship game last year than the Pirates were. At Rice in the Season Finale, we score the apparent winning TD late in the game. But wait: holding on a HB option play. Replays couldn't find the hold. That flag doesn't get thrown and we're playing Marshall (OVER RATED MARSHALL) in the C-USA Championship game.

Everything is OK. We start play a week from Thursday. Tune in on CBS Sports Network 8 PM EST.

(08-18-2014 08:28 AM)MagicKnightmare Wrote:  Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut (close call - Huskies may win this one)
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

* in Ireland

(08-18-2014 02:14 PM)CyberBull Wrote:  

(08-18-2014 08:28 AM)MagicKnightmare Wrote:  Back by popular demand, your weekly prediction thread. I know that PirateTreasureNC has brought his my lines/your lines thread to the American board and I encourage participation in both. His is a discussion with lines and scores but this is about straight picks.

I will run the thread each week and keep a tally throughout the season. For those of you unfamiliar with the thread, here is a link to a thread from last season. Only 7 actually picked all 15 weeks last year and with the top 2 now gone (Louisville Fans) the title of pick-em champ is up for grabs. I would love to get more participation this season so try to keep up. I will not be checking the my lines thread because it is also a discussion thread and there are not enough hours in the day. Also, like last year, I will include future teams (which is just Navy this year). Simply highlight the teams you pick to win for the week. You have two weeks to make your first picks of the season. Get em in now, because once we go to conference play and the # of games drops and they are harder to pick, it becomes difficult to climb the ladder.

Week 1 games:

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State @ UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor

* in Ireland

Can one of the mods pin this thread?

THANKS!

This is a weekly thread. History has shown it will be bumped plenty of times before the games start.

Looks like Tulane is starting to pull away from Tulsa with just under 30 predictions in. The rest seem to be landslide runaways, so barring any surprises, should be a quiet week.

8/28 - Tulane (17) @ Tulsa (12)
8/28 - Temple (5) @ Vanderbilt (24)
8/29 - BYU (28) @ Connecticut (1)
8/29 - UTSA (0) @ Houston (29)
8/30 - Penn State (7) @ UCF (22)
8/30 - Ohio State (29) @ Navy (0)
8/30 - Austin Peay (0) @ Memphis (29)
8/30 - Western Carolina (0) @ South Florida (29)
8/30 - North Carolina Central (0) @ ECU (29)
8/31 - SMU (1) @ Baylor (28)

The most we ever had predict in a single week last year was 54. We have 29 with just under 2 weeks out. I would love to average 50+ this season.

8/28 - Tulsa
8/28 - Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU
8/29 - Houston
8/30 - UCF*
8/30 - Ohio State
8/30 - Memphis
8/30 - South Florida
8/30 - ECU
8/31 - Baylor

8/28 - Tulane @ Tulsa - Hoping the Tanner Lee hype is justified. If it is, Tulane should be in very good shape.
8/28 - Temple @ Vanderbilt
8/29 - BYU @ Connecticut
8/29 - UTSA @ Houston
8/30 - Penn State vs. UCF - Fingers crossed on this one.
8/30 - Ohio State @ Navy
8/30 - Austin Peay @ Memphis
8/30 - Western Carolina @ South Florida
8/30 - North Carolina Central @ ECU
8/31 - SMU @ Baylor - Would love for the Ponies to prove me wrong here but I think Baylor is just too much.