2017 GRIDIRON PICK'EM - Week 8
Posted: October 15th, 2017, 4:33 pm
WEEK 8 deadline is 10am on Saturday
Preferred Entry method - Enter your Picks on GOOGLE DOCS, WEEK 8 GAMES Entry Sheet
Secondary Entry method - reply to this thread with each game picked (either retype game # and team - or copy/paste the games and bold the winner - prefer bold, rather than just colors, easier to read).
WTHCG - This week's game comes from the Missouri Valley Football Conference and will be the game I'm attending, in support of my daughter who is a cheerleader for the home team. Last week, the MVFC had 4 teams in the top 8 of the FCS Coaches' Poll(#2, #4, #7, & #8) and 2 more in the top 25 (#15 & #17) with 1 more receiving votes. The Youngstown State Penguins are coming off a tough home loss to #2 North Dakota State Bison, taking the 3-time defending champs to OT and a 24-27 score. The Penguins have lost 2 games in OT (week 1 21-28 at Pittsburgh) and are now on a 2-game losing streak after falling at #4 South Dakota Coyotes. The Northern Iowa Panthers are coming off a big win on the road against #7 South Dakota State Jackrabbits by a score of 38-18. The Panthers had been ranked all season long, peaking at #16, but fell from the rankings after Week 6's OT homecoming loss to #17 Western Illinois 29-38. Early in the season, the Panthers lost at Iowa State 24-42 and at Southern Utah 21-24.
#8 Youngstown State Penguins (3-3) at Northern Iowa Panthers (3-3) noon ESPN3
THE GAMES - (All times MDT, AP Poll rankings 15 October)
SATURDAY 21 Oct
1 - #10 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-1) at Texas Longhorns (3-3) 10am ABC
2 - Akron Zips (4-3) at Toledo Rockets (5-1) 10am ESPN3
3 - Louisville Cardinals (4-3) at Florida State Seminoles (2-3) 10am ESPN
4 - Iowa State Cyclones (4-2) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2) 10am
5 - Troy Trojans (4-2) at Georgia State Panthers (3-2) noon ESPN3
6 - Syracuse Orange (4-3) at #8 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5-0) 1:30pm ESPN
7 - #20 Central Florida Knights (5-0) at Navy Midshipmen (5-1) 1:30pm CBSSN
8 - #9 Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) at Kansas State Wildcats (3-3) 2pm FOX
9 - UTAH STATE AGGIES (3-4) at unlv rebels (2-4) 4pm
10- #24 Louisiana State Tigers (5-2) at Mississippi Rebels (3-3) 5:15pm ESPN
11- #19 Michigan Wolverines (5-1) at #2 Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions (6-0) 5:30pm ABC
12- #11 Southern California Trojans (6-1) at #13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) 5:30pm NBC
13- Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-2) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-2) 5:30pm ESPNU
14- Wyoming Cowboys (4-2) at Boise State Broncos (4-2) 8:15pm ESPN2
15- Fresno State Bulldogs (4-2) at San Diego State Aztecs (6-1) 8:30pm CBSSN
TIEBREAKERS -
1- Margin of Victory for your pick on Game #9, USTATE at unlv (negative = USU wins)
2- Ron'quavion Tarver Receiving yards vs unlv
Preferred Entry method - Enter your Picks on GOOGLE DOCS, WEEK 8 GAMES Entry Sheet
Secondary Entry method - reply to this thread with each game picked (either retype game # and team - or copy/paste the games and bold the winner - prefer bold, rather than just colors, easier to read).
WTHCG - This week's game comes from the Missouri Valley Football Conference and will be the game I'm attending, in support of my daughter who is a cheerleader for the home team. Last week, the MVFC had 4 teams in the top 8 of the FCS Coaches' Poll(#2, #4, #7, & #8) and 2 more in the top 25 (#15 & #17) with 1 more receiving votes. The Youngstown State Penguins are coming off a tough home loss to #2 North Dakota State Bison, taking the 3-time defending champs to OT and a 24-27 score. The Penguins have lost 2 games in OT (week 1 21-28 at Pittsburgh) and are now on a 2-game losing streak after falling at #4 South Dakota Coyotes. The Northern Iowa Panthers are coming off a big win on the road against #7 South Dakota State Jackrabbits by a score of 38-18. The Panthers had been ranked all season long, peaking at #16, but fell from the rankings after Week 6's OT homecoming loss to #17 Western Illinois 29-38. Early in the season, the Panthers lost at Iowa State 24-42 and at Southern Utah 21-24.
#8 Youngstown State Penguins (3-3) at Northern Iowa Panthers (3-3) noon ESPN3
THE GAMES - (All times MDT, AP Poll rankings 15 October)
SATURDAY 21 Oct
1 - #10 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-1) at Texas Longhorns (3-3) 10am ABC
2 - Akron Zips (4-3) at Toledo Rockets (5-1) 10am ESPN3
3 - Louisville Cardinals (4-3) at Florida State Seminoles (2-3) 10am ESPN
4 - Iowa State Cyclones (4-2) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-2) 10am
5 - Troy Trojans (4-2) at Georgia State Panthers (3-2) noon ESPN3
6 - Syracuse Orange (4-3) at #8 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5-0) 1:30pm ESPN
7 - #20 Central Florida Knights (5-0) at Navy Midshipmen (5-1) 1:30pm CBSSN
8 - #9 Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) at Kansas State Wildcats (3-3) 2pm FOX
9 - UTAH STATE AGGIES (3-4) at unlv rebels (2-4) 4pm
10- #24 Louisiana State Tigers (5-2) at Mississippi Rebels (3-3) 5:15pm ESPN
11- #19 Michigan Wolverines (5-1) at #2 Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions (6-0) 5:30pm ABC
12- #11 Southern California Trojans (6-1) at #13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) 5:30pm NBC
13- Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-2) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-2) 5:30pm ESPNU
14- Wyoming Cowboys (4-2) at Boise State Broncos (4-2) 8:15pm ESPN2
15- Fresno State Bulldogs (4-2) at San Diego State Aztecs (6-1) 8:30pm CBSSN
TIEBREAKERS -
1- Margin of Victory for your pick on Game #9, USTATE at unlv (negative = USU wins)
2- Ron'quavion Tarver Receiving yards vs unlv