2006 Archives - FNCAA

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Juice Williams, Illinois v. Northwestern 11/18: 13.25 R.

Rice, Rutgers v. Syracuse 11/25: 15.70 M.

Lynch, California v. USC 11/18: 11.95 T.

Baker, North Carolina St v. North Carolina 11/18: 13.25 R.

McKnight, Notre Dame v. USC 11/25: 22.35 J.

Williams, Oregon v. Oregon St 11/24: 8.25 C.

Giola, Notre Dame v. Army 11/18: 5.00 Florida v.

Western Carolina 11/18: 5.00 #2 Travis: 123.75 G.

Harrell, Texas Tech v. Oklahoma State 11/18: 23.65 D.

Walker, Notre Dame v. Army 11/18: 29.95 S.

Woods, Texas Tech v. Oklahoma State 11/18: 16.85 M.

Kelly, Oklahoma v. Oklahoma St. 11/25: 1.

80 K. Burton, Kentucky v. Louisiana Monroe 11/18: 35.

25 S. Smith, University of Southern California v. Notre Dame 11/25: 5.

25 A. Serna, Oregon State v. Stanford 11/18: 12.

00 B.Meyer, Iowa St. v.

Missouri 11/18: 9.65 D.McFadden, Ark.

v. Miss. St.

11/18: 9.20 K.Lumpkin, Ga.

v. Geo. Tech 11/25: 7.

05 R. Little, Kentucky v. Lousiana Monroe 11/18: 21.

55 D.Bowe, LSU v. Mississippi 11/18: 21.

60 A. Gonzo, OSU v. Michigan 11/18: 13.

50 G. Rivas, Mich. v.

Ohio State 11/18: 7.00 LSU D, v. Mississippi 11/18: -7.

00 #4 Luke: 102.80 J Russell, LSU vs Ole Miss, 11/18: 20.05 See BCS module to the right for all BCS updates throughout the season.

Now that Louisville has fallen and it looks like a one loss team will be playing in the title game. You have to start to wonder about Michigan and OSU playing twice in a row. I know the popular belief is that voters would never allow this to happen.

But if you observe the current BCS, you really have to wonder if it s out of the voters hands: Fact: Florida is no. 3 in the BCS while not being ranked higher than 6th in either poll. You have to figure: A one loss Michigan or OSU squad, won t fall below 5 or 6.

Fact: The Computer only favors Florida as tied for 4th place. Michigan is favored by the computer no. 1, while OSU is no.

2. You have to figure: As Texas and ND continue to win that ranking only gets stronger. A quality loss to the No.

1 team in the country can t fault these teams too much. You have to figure: Both of these teams are ranked lower than ND and Texas. Michigan also has a quality win over a rising one-loss Wisconsin team as well.

This certainly leaves the door open. Clearly, OSU is favored in the final game showdown with Michigan. It s in Columbus and OSU has owned the series of late.

But, Michigan being the strongest team in the nation (by the BCS computer) can almost afford the loss more than or equal to OSU. This should shape up to be an interesting finish. For coaches who are not accustomed to losing, an upset loss can really be disheartening.

After the weekend s upset loss to Baver, Plub St Coach Ryan Browder decided to meet with a coach who has handled pressure in the spotlight and has bounced back from disappointing losses, Ohio St Coach Jim Tressel. Tressel spoke to Browder about growing up and learning the lessons from his father: I remember him sitting at the dining room table when we got home that night, and when I got up to do my paper route the next morning, he was still sitting at the dining room table looking at the play-by-play, the Ohio State coach said. You know, still looking at it.

That s what you do (after a tough loss). You remember those things. The FNCAA season is a tough sled to get through, he said.

If you blink one time in the FNCAA, you re going to be terribly disappointed. Tressel concluded, It comes down to the win/loss column for sure, but the way that the win/loss column ends up in your favor is if all three of your units do the things that your team needs done to win. You can t win with no offense; you can t win with no special teams, you can t win with no defense.

As good as you can be in all three, I know the best teams I ve ever been around have had three solid units. Maybe one outshone the other, and maybe that was by design or whatever, but you have to be good at everything to at the end of the year be one of the top teams in your conference or one of the top teams in the country. Browder had the following to say about Tressel: Coach Tressel has been a very positive influence for me.

I think he does things the right way and I try to learn by watching him. Without really knowing it, he has furthered my interest in the [coaching] profession. When asked about Plub State s chances in the BCS Title, Game, Browder stated, We re not looking at the Bowl game.

We have the Hawkeyes this weekend. They re well-coached and have some explosive football players. We re looking for our seniors to step up to the challenge and end the regular season on a sound note.

#2 in the BCS is very very close. It comes down to the final week. See BCS module to the right for all BCS updates throughout the season.

Dateline 10/30 - Westerville, OH USA G.

I. Joe legend Snake Eyes has been formally expelled from the G.I.

Joe Hall of Fame amidst charges of illegal substance abuse. In his recent tell-all book titled, Loped Ass Ninja, Snake Eyes admits to wild sex orgies after missions, alcohol abuse, and continuous use of HGH during the 80 s and into the 90 s. He even dated Baroness for a period of time, she was aight, I was going through this West German babe phase in 88.

Snake Eyes continues, ...

straight in the ass is where I took it...

I mean the needle for the drugs...

not, well ya know . File photos do show a growth in body size, but many just thought he had started eating American foods: Sgt. Slaughter had this to say: Dang, real disappointed for sure.

That isn t the American way. He never talked, so we had no idea what he was doing outside of missions. I always thought he was a ninja.

..and practiced flips and ninja things.

..you never know .

Lay some lumber to these. Va Tech is down a bit this year and Clemson isn t. This spread would have been legit had Navy s QB not been put out for the year.

It kills me but PSU s secondary will let them down here and their offense won t keep up. USC puts it all together this week. Stupid Gophers couldn t score last week against North Dakota St at home, how are they going to do it here?

Florida comes off a bye and bites Georgia. Iowa St s senior QB gets it done. New Mexico St can score enough to keep it close.

Washington St wins straight up.

Hey kids, Howard Dean here. I ve got the predictions you need.

Alright everyone, get fired up because first we re going to OREGON where WR J. Williams will lead team Plub over WSU 119-101. Then we re going to MMMMMMARLYAND where Greg Carr leads the Trainwreck over ColdGinntime 98-96.

We re not done yet gang, get AMPED and make some friggin noise because next we re going to ILLI-NOISE where P.J. Hill runs for 200 and leads team Brad over the Straps 89-86.

Then we re going to take it to em in South Carolina where Tenn. WR R. Meacham torches the USC secondary as Jimmy s Lizard whips team Turd Ferguson aka Travis 120-77.

HEARTLAND TIME BABY..we re going to Ohio and Ted Ginn scores 4 tds and leads Hawkeyes over JT 113-80.

Alllriiiight, gas up the jet we re taking MISSISSIPPI as my fellow American Dicky Lyons leads Thanksforthetime over Johnny Brats 86-80. 1. We have to ask it.

The two teams have made it unscathed to this point. #1 Ryan vs #2 Joel. Who wins?

And even better...

how do you see the BCS shaking out after the game? Joel wins this game. I ve been picking against him every week and he comes out and puts up w s.

If you were to ask me, I m not exactly sure what I would say about how he does it, but he wins. Whoever loses this game drops to 3 behind T-Bone. This should be a good game, especially since Ryan has Cal on a bye.

No Longshore, no Lynch. This game will be close. If Ryan wins, I think he ll stay #1 in the BCS and the winner of the Luke/Travis battle will take over #2.

If Joel wins, he takes over #1 and Ryan goes to #2. With Lynch out, I can t see Ryan winning this game. Joel will be the new #1.

We covered this last week, mostly. I think Ryan is the odds on favorite. Joel was lucky yet again as Bobby Reid goes down early in what looked like an upset in the making.

Why does Anthony Gonzalez only have good games only when he s playing on Joel s roster? I don t know. Both teams are the teams to beat, but Ryan wins this one easily, pretty much sealing his spot in the BCS Title game and kicking the door open for the winner of Jimmy vs.

the Zips. 2. No one is paying attention but Hawk has won 3 straight and is now 4-4.

Is he quietly becoming a contender or just getting lucky? Who the hell is Hawk? Oh him.

His rise is as improbable as Ryan, JT, and Travis actually making Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costumes by Halloween. What s more amazing is he s done this with no running game. Here are his backs: Honestly, if he had even one playable back, he d be a big time contender.

Other than that, his team is pretty good. Hawk is actually turning his season around. Troy Smith, Ginn and the emerging Sweed have made Hawk no longer a bye week for opponents.

Is he a contender? No. But he s good enough to have Ryan concerned for the final week of the regular season.

Lucky. Travis had 100 points sitting on his bench when the Hawkeyes eeked out a close one, two weeks ago. Hawkeyes go how Troy Smith and T.

Ginn go, and for the next couple weeks, they will be dangerous. His team will be nullified for any bowl game though because the Bucks have Michigan and a BYE to choose from. That ain t going to pay the bills.

Stick a fork in this clown, he has no backup QB. 3. #10 Kevin had the following to say in a recent interview: Question: Are we a waste of his time?

Yes, I am pretty much a waste of his time. Things that are not a waste of his time include butterflies, long walks by the shore, and kittens. Well, anyone who likes Two and a Half Men is good in my book.

Why should he waste his time with clowns who won t even try to sit through one of my shows? Basically it boils down to the fact that FNCAA is over-populated with Democrats, who wouldn t know good TV or music if it hit them right in their hippy faces. Now, if you ll excuse me.

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I m going to go color my hair. I hate Kiss because they can t hold a candle to the Ozzy Osbourne No More Tears Tour. I hate Two and a Half Men because they can t hold a candle to Everybody Loves Raymond .

But, I m not a total waste of Kevin s time. I do love three things that are popular; Pepsi, Gwen Stefani, and America! ROCK ON USA!

Don t tread on me.

Ryan and Joel strengthen hold, but prepare for a #1 vs #2 BCS showdown. See BCS module to the right for all BCS updates throughout the season.

This week, a special appearance by Paul Stanley Last week, Gene went 3-2 while old man Kreskin suffered another 1-4. For the year, Gene is 11-8-1, Kreskin is 7-12-1 (peeee u) #1.) West Virginia (-22) at Connecticut A-K 47: Well, well.

The circus must be in town. I see we have another clown here. Joining us via old looking television from his tour stop in Pigs Knuckle, Arkansas, is Paul Stanley.

First game. The West Virginia running stampede kicks it into high gear last week in their destruction of Syracuse. Connecticut fresh off a win against Army is the opponent.

I see this as a potential trap with WVU going on the road against UCONN on a nationally televised game. The heck with all that, The Amazing Kreskin is going to go ahead and take West Virginia to roll covering the 22. Gene: A classic Big Least matchup.

Uconn stinks. They smell as bad as Stoner s jeep after a hockey game. I personally can t believe this spread isn t 42.

I have to go with WVU here. Paul: Gene, right on. I disagree with everything you do and say, that s why I m the talent behind Kiss.

For once, I have to agree. The Gene/Paul conglomerate pick WVU. #2.

) Texas (-6.5) at Nebraska Paul: Lift me..

lift me up ...

oh sorry. I m belting out a line from my soon to be new hit song. Comparing my solo to yours Gene, is sort of like comparing Stoners athletic ability to Plubs.

It s no contest. You can t sing, and Plub throws a baseball like a girl. I m taking this one.

Texas is getting better and better, and could wind up in a rematch v.s Ohio State in January. I see nothing stopping the longhorns here.

Nothing stops Texas here, as sure as nothing stops Baver from hitting various Kegs this weekend. Texas is the pick. A-K 47: The South Fargo Plainsman picked Nebraska in this game.

Then again, they also gave Paul s new album 5 stars out of 10, showing just how far out of touch they really are. The Amazing Kreskin says Texas is the pick winning by 7. #3.

) Georgia Tech at Clemson (-7.5) A-K 47: Georgia Tech always plays well in big games and then gets beat by chumps. This is a big game.

The Amazing Kreskin will go ahead and say Georgia Tech loses the game but utilizes the 7.5 as win against the spread. Paul: Georgia Tech doesn t wear yellow as well as I did on our Asylum tour, when I wore that pretty yellow blouse with the light blue baggy pants.

They do however, bring some game. What looked like a sinking ship under Reggie Ball, is turning into a Ball/Johnson connection that reminds me of Jeff Blake to Carl Pickens. However, I don t see it here.

Georgia Tech will come down with a famous Travis Brookhart cold and be too weak to play. Trevor..

. always too weak to go out, never too weak to pop in the latest Jenna Jamison DVD and twist off the vasoline top. Hey Travis: Learn to play guitar.

It worked for me. Clemson is good. They are the pick.

#4.) Hawaii (-18.5) at New Mexico State PAUL: Wow.

a game in which I may be able to call, as I m also in a all D1A league and own super stud Chase Holbrook. Hawaii can t stop anyone s offense any better than people can stop our record breaking music sales (sorry McCartney). Holbrook hurt his ribs last week, but won t miss this game.

Look for 500 yds passing (again). Hawaii wins most likely with Brennan, but NMS covers this spread. NMS is the pick.

A-K 47: Hawaii puts up points like ODA Distribution moves merchandise. Ok, well not really. I just see Hawaii as a vastly superior football team here and The Amazing Kreskin says they cover 18.

5. #5.) Iowa at Michigan (-13) A-K 47: Hey Paul, when you finish up with these picks, can you make my kid a balloon animal?

Oh wait, my kid is 57. Iowa lost to Indiana last week which is never good. This game seems like it should be more than 13.

So why isn t it? The Amazing Kreskin is going to go on a limb and say Iowa keep this one within 13. PAUL: Michigan romps, as sure as I romped with your wife Shannon Tweed 15 years ago.

Sorry dude.. she was there and I m Paul Stanley.

Do the math. You are ugly, I m not. GENE: Well OHHH YEAA.

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what the hell did you say about my girlfriend? #6.) Plub St (-7) at Jimmy s Lizard, sponsored in part by Gene Simmons.

(hey, I put my name on everything, if u look closely, Simmons bread will be in the aisle next to Wonder. It features red crust and is shaped like my tongue). PAUL: This game should be picked up by ABC in HD.

Let me sign you a song. This song says, what Rock and Roll is all about. I want you all to help us out on this one.

. it goes like this: Plub says, he s got to win for the mo-o-ney, but Jimmy s Lizard is not on that page, he drives Plub wild and makes him craaaazy..

. Plub says he ll take him for a spin, but the party s over and Jimmy s begins..

he drives plub wild and makes him crazy. You keep on shoutin, you keep on shoutin..

Chorus: Plub, gets his ass kicked bad this week...

Jimmy parties ev-er-y day! Jimmy s Lizard is the pick, however small that lizard is. Plub seeks Kim s shoulder for consolation, and she strips, saying Ive never done this before .

A-K 47: Is this what it s come to? Now I m picking fantasy football games? Well whatever.

Ask and you shall receive. The Amazing Kreskin has run out of things to write and takes Jimmy s L and the 7 points. 1.

The season is entering its final stretch and there are 2 undefeated teams left. Will one or both finish the season undefeated? If so, who?

Neither will. In fact, both teams will lose this weekend. Peterson going down is crippling for the Joelsters.

But you never know, Stoner may leave a 50 point dude on the bench and let him get by. It seems to happen every friggin week. Assuming he didn t hit the bong too much in Jamaica to make lineup changes, Jimmy s Lizard hits PluStU at the right time and wins as well.

Yeah ha. No way. The day these teams finish undefeated is the day Kenny Mayne wins Dancing with the Stars.

However, no team in FNCAA history has only lost one game and that is a possibility. Joel is Peterson-less against Stoner, Ryan, Luke and then Mackin, all which have the ability to put up points. Prediction: Joel loses 2-3 of these games.

Ryan has Luke, Joel, Baver and then Hawk. I see him losing one of these games, putting him in the title game with 1 loss. Well first off, that s impossible since they play each other in week 9.

However, to elaborate, both these teams have pretty tough schedules coming down the stretch. I see Ryan losing 1 game and Joel s Raiders squad losing 2 of his very tough 4 remaining games. No undefeated teams in the FNCAA this year, sorry folks.

2. Speaking of Ryan and Joel, are they on a collision course for a Browder title game or will there be any surprises? Yes, there are going to be surprises.

The title game will be Flug St versus Travis s band of merry men. Travis once again molds a group of guys you scratch your head and wonder about into a title contender. PFC Flug needs to cruise through an easy end of year schedule and wait.

Kevin immediately petitions the league office to get into the game as he would have been there if Bush hadn t got hurt and Hicks hadn t been a moron and the defense rules not been so absurd. Yeah ha. Well, I think Ryan s in.

I thought it would be a tight race between Joel and Travis. That was before Travis laid an egg against Hawk. If there s one thing I know, its comebacks (see my hit TV show as proof), and I think Travis will still be in the mix after Joel drops 2 or 3 of his last 4.

Travis big game will be against Luke in 2 weeks. Speaking of, the newly married man will play a big factor in the title game. Luke plays Ryan, Travis and Joel in the next 3 weeks.

If (and I mean if) he wins those, mark it down...

he ll be the one playing Ryan for the title. Going further into my foresight that Ryan loses 1 game and Joel loses 2. Those two loses should be enough to have Joel on the outside looking in on the BCS title game.

The under-card game in week 9 is Jimmy s Lizard vs. an inconsistent Zips squad. This game will decide who plays Ryan for the title.

My prediction is the Zips will emerge from the rubble and play for an FNCAA record second straight title. 3. An interesting article on fncaa.

com by John Kerry stating that Stoner could and probably should be 5-2 and #3 in the BCS. Rather, he is 1-6 and threatening to break the single-single loss record. Is Stoner a coach on the hot seat?

Of course he is. His team management skills are as bad as Albanese s hair coloring skills. There have been lineup moves that could have been made every week that would propelled his team to victory and he failed to make them.

He stinks. Its about time for him to start shopping for nudie mags full of questionable women and a case of Zima and a package of Jolly Ranchers for Travis to drink. He has about as much control over his team as Larry Coker does.

I would go so far as to say there should be a trophy named for him given out yearly for stupidity, but then again he d just win it every year. Yeah ha. Kerry makes some good points.

In fact, his article is quite humorous. Maybe CBS should give him a sitcom. Kerry with a hot wife and he plays dumb.

It d fit right into the CBS primetime schedule. Back on track..

.Stoner s team is much better than his record. Stoner traditionally makes match-up blunders, but usually has decent talent to help cover up.

Not this season. Stoner will win some games and most likely will keep his job..

.but like Ted Knight s sitcom, its a little Too Close for Comfort. This league is full of woulda-coulda-shoulda.

Example the Zips would be undefeated if they had played one player different in each of their close losses. But, who s to say the competition couldn t say the same thing. John Kerry needs to look no further than the records tab on U-Sports to see that this year is the year of college fantasy parody.

Only two of the top 6 scorers this year were by an actual players in a lineup. It s been a tough year for evaluating talent, and an even tougher year on evaluating match-ups. Coach Stoner s job is safe, IF he can play spoiler in one of his two games against the current BCS top 4.

IF NOT, maybe him and John L. Smith can start over together in Conference USA next year.

Just back from my weekly soccer game.

I always play soccer when I should be voting, but hey, we are not in session right now anyway, so I figured I d live my life like I would if I was working. In my spare time, I ve noticed Michael Stoner has had a hard time starting the right lineup in his FNCAA league. Now, I didn t vote on those rules either or his lineup, but I think my rich wife would tell me who to start, and maybe Stoner should take advice from his not so rich wife, as I think she may do better than him.

Who knows? Maybe she can win the money and Stoner can be like me, and get rich of marriage and get paid without actually working, while having suckers pay for my lame presidential bid. I digress.

.. now on to the good stuff.

WEEK 1: Stoner gets that first win out of the gate, all the right moves. This is the year he contends. WEEK 2 LOSS.

In a barnburner with PLUB, Stoner loses 131-117. Insert Drew Weatherford for Ben Olson, and Mike Hamilton for Kenny Irons, Stoner wins and is 2-0. WEEK 3 LOSS: Stoner drops one to lowly JT by 8.

Failing to realize Irons is not in a sweet zone for his team, he starts him again. Oops. Sub either of his other benched RB s, and Stoner could be 3-0.

OR, Play Dixon over Weatherford, and Stoner wins. Either way, he d be 3-0. WEEK 4 LOSS: Stoner gets pummelled by 85.

His record would be 3-1. WEEK 5 LOSS: Stoner takes another honest loss to peters. Record would be 3-2 WEEK 6 LOSS: Stoner loses by 3.

15 to what was the worst team in FNCAA at the time. OOPS, Had Stoner realized the Texas RB situation is a mess after 6 weeks and started Cory Boyd, it s another easy win. OR, if he realized he s made a mistake with Irons and subs Boyd for him, he also wins easily.

Record would be 4-2 WEEK 7 LOSS: The Grand Daddy of them all to date. Stoner suffers a 6 pt loss to the pitiful Strap Ons, while scoring 69 points. The problem is, his bench scored 123.

5 pts. Pick any player off Stoners bench, sub them for oh..

.. I don t know.

.. KENNY IRONS?

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Stoner walks away with another win and stands 5-2, and a most likely solid #3 BCS. Stayed tuned for next weeks episode in what has become a yearly tradition with Team Stoner s bench. PS: Stoner - you may want to stop starting Irons.

He stinks.

Undefeated Browders at the top. See BCS module to the right for all BCS updates throughout the season.

Records: Last week, Kreskin had his wife Kacy make the picks, thus he beat me. For the year, Gene is 8-6-1, Kreskie is 6-8-1 A-K: Auburn has kind of been exposed as one dimensional. If you can stop Irons, you can wreck their offensive plan.

Florida suddenly looks to be in a good position. At the start of the year, it seemed impossible that they would run the table. Now, not as much.

That s just the type of thing they should worry about. Letting up once the media tells them they can win out. But I don t see it happening here.

The Amazing Kreskin says the Gators and 1.5 are the pick. GENE: Auburn is as one dimensional as Kiss.

Paul is messing it up for all of us with that solid solo cd. I don t put as much thought into this as Kreskin does. I say the pick is FLORIDA, because they are better.

A-K: True or false, my odd looking friend. You had your tongue replaced with a horse tongue in the 70 s. Come clean now, the Amazing Kreskin demands it.

Missouri had their QB replaced with one that apparently understands that there is a whole team available to use and you don t have to run draws every play. They are a much better team because of it. The Amazing Kreskin chooses Missouri, laying 2 on the road.

GENE: I highly doubt Missouri is this good. And no, I had no horse toungue you viagra taking wrinkled man..

it s all natural. As natural as Texas A/M taking down Missouri with this spread. TEXAS A/M A-K: Michigan State is reeling.

They re really going miss Javon Ringer and Matt Trannon in this game. Without them, their offense is as boring and bland as Paul Stanley s new solo record. I just don t see how they re going to score enough points to keep it within 15.

The Amazing Kreskin prognosticates Ohio State -15 is the pick. GENE: MSU always plays OSU tough. And, Kreskin has no taste in music.

Then again, we don t respect guys who download music for free cause they are too cheap to pay. I think whoever Kreskin works for should make him work for free for a month and see how he likes it. Anyway, I have to go with Michigan State.

15 is too much. They will win by 14. Michigan State covers in the loss.

A-K: Revenge time at Happy Valley. The obvious key here is the loss of Manningham for this game. Penn State has a young secondary and it was shown last week by Minnesota that it can be exploited.

With Manningham in the game, there is a problem. Without him, this game stays close. Also, Joe Pa and I are nearly the same age, something I cannot overlook in this contest.

The Amazing Kreskin selects Penn State getting 6.5. GENE: How can Kreskin keep picking his homers?

Is it because Manningham is out? Not to worry. Michigan has more than Manningham.

But they have a choke of a coach. Enough of a choker that I think he ll roll into Columbus undefeated to get smoked. MICHIGAN is the pick.

A-K: The Naval Academy is looking good. Not quite as good as JT who was recently spotted purchasing a sailor outfit to wear out on the town, but close. This game got ugly last year with Navy winning and basically slapping Rutgers in the face with it.

Based on the way they re playing, I don t see any reason why that should change. The Amazing Kreskin picks Navy, giving up a point. GENE: I can t go against Rutgers here.

Navy will not stop Ray Rice. Rutgers has a grudge. And as I say this, I m laughing.

Are we really talking about Navy and Rutgers? Gene says Rugers will win the game.

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#1 Ryan is undefeated and facing the always dangerous Bradley Peters this week. A loss for Peters puts him under .500.

Does Ryan lose for the first time this season? This game is about the injury bug. Whoever is bit less by their player s injuries should pull it out.

Lynch and Hill for Plub or A Young for Peters. Then again, what has Young done this year when healthy. PSU is the pick.

Which has more question marks? Ryan s lineup this week or the hijinx-laced plot of Two and a Half Men? I ll go with Ryan s lineup this week.

Lynch questionable this week, McKnight on a bye and rumors of J. Davis being injured. This will be the week he is challenged most.

The bigger question is has Brad Peters ever been under .500? I don t think so and I think that s something you can hang your hat on.

When the dust clears, Ryan will end up with his first loss and Peters will bring right back into the title hunt. This game is going to be too close to call. I would have picked Brad as the favorite, but he will not be able to go three wide due to bye weeks by C.

Johnson and J. Samardzija. The bad news is he may have to after losing Javon Ringer for the season and Albert Young being benched.

Ryan has favorable match-ups all around and should win comfortably, while keeping his unbeaten streak alive. 2. Undefeated Joel finds himself #4 in the BCS.

Is this justified? No, I don t believe it is. It s not Joel s fault that teams have not put up much of a fight against him.

Undefeated is undefeated and that, this late in the season, should rank more highly against the points in my opinion. I can see him being behind Luke, but behind Travis, whose team is truly a pile of stinking rubbish, yikes. Joel is 6th in scoring.

6th. That s middle of the pack. He has scored under 100pts in 3 of the last 4 weeks, with the exception barely breaking it (102.

9). He is last in points against. Most points scored against him have been 115.

65. There was a 100.35 pts against game, but the rest have been under 100pts.

The bottomline is Joel is not putting up points, he s been extremely lucky and playing teams when they are their weakest. Joel is deservedly 4th and I m not sure he would argue. Of course it s justified.

This guy has been lucking out, all the way through. Riding some mediocre performances by his skill players to a 6-0 mark. That said, sometimes that s all it takes.

If he continues to win out, he will climb back up to the top regardless of whether he wins pretty or not. I think he wins again this week, as he once again has favorable match-ups against one of the more competitive teams he has faced. 3.

Baver was in the title game last season. Now he finds himself about to be passed in the BCS by Hawk. Is there any chance for him to recover in the standings?

Stick a fork in ColdGinnn. Spending too much time with the nudie mag at the draft appears to have caught up to Baver this year. Getting Jarrett back full speed will help, but not enough.

Baver is finding life more difficult without having a Texas Tech QB. Baver is accustomed to being in contention in fantasy leagues, but I think its going to be really hard for him with the platter of shit sandwiches he has in his lineup from week-to-week. At least he beat Kevin this year.

On a lighter note, Travis loved Everybody Loves Ramon...

could he also love Kevin s favorite show (and mine), Two and a Half Men on CBS? It depends what you mean by recover . Mr.

Baver doesn t have a bad team, but they have yet to put it all together consistently. Bad coaching has left them embarrassed in recent weeks, especially after a season low 56 points last week. Don t get it twisted though, I stick with my earlier Toilet Bowl prediction, Hawkeyes vs.

Johnsonville. That said, Baver still won t climb into the Top 5 by years end. Redemption against the Zips after last year, is the only thing ColdGinnTimeAGinn is playing for at this point.

Let the controversy begin. Joel is this year s Boise St. See BCS module to the right for all BCS updates throughout the season.

Each week, a new question. Each week, a fake dollar to gamble. This week.

..we have a 4th opinion.

.. 1.

Which college team has been the biggest surprise and the biggest disappointment this season? I don t think there s much doubt that Rutgers is a surprise, but they are not the biggest one. To me, the biggest surprise team is Missouri.

Their QB can really fling it, and if they can beat Texas Tech this weekend, they have a real shot at one of the later bowl games. As for bust teams, Penn State comes to mind, but right now I m leaning towards Miami of Florida. Larry Coker has to go.

First things first, I d like to apologize to one Joel Browder for last week s outburst. I dug a ditch and the buried myself in it. Onto the new stuff.

The biggest surprise, is a tie between Wake Forest and Syracuse. Wake, coached by ex-Ohio University mastermind Jim Grobe, sits at 5-0 this season. Syracuse was predicted by many to finish in the basement of the Big East and has played great.

The biggest disappointment is Arizona State. Not only do they tackle like Albanese trying to hug a thick girl at a nudie bar, their once powerful offense has been stripped of their passing game due to shoddy line play. The biggest disappointment would be that Kevin laughed for days about my Hang 10 joke on Two and a Half Men (on CBS).

However in college football, it s Arizona St. Their offense was supposed to be very strong. QB Carpenter was put in an awful position by his coach (who will most likely be fired) and has been forcing everything.

The running game has stunk, their line can t block and their WRs aren t getting open. Overall they are playing worse than I act. As for pleasant surprises, I go with Ohio St and Michigan.

Both teams had questions defensively coming into the season. Those have been answered, as Ronald English has shaped up Michigan s defense and Son of the Animal has been making big plays in every game for the Buckeyes. The way they re playing, they look to be on a #1 vs #2 collision course.

Last year people were calling for Lloyd Carr s head. The Wolverines lost 5 games for the first time in 20 years, 4 of which they led at the beginning of the 4th Quarter. Coach Carr is back with some new coordinators to make sure people don t forget he is the third winningest active coach in football.

Michigan has looked better this season then they have in 5 years, with a huge win over Notre Dame and solid wins over Minnesota and Wisconsin. That said, let s not forget that Georgia Tech started the year outside the Top 25 and is now a force to be reckoned with. A quality win over the Hokies of Virginia Tech and a close lose to ND have Calvin Johnson and Co.

thinking BCS early. I think Miami (FL) who started the season 12th have to be a candidate for the biggest disappointments. The runner-up here, has to be Arizona State.

They had a public can t lose QB controversy that ended badly. Now Sam Keller is having the last laugh as once ranked SunDevils look to fall to 3 losses this week against USC. 2.

Who will be the no.1 fantasy player at their respective positions, when the smoke clears? No question, in his weak league it s going to be Raymell Rice.

This guy was what? A 6th rd pick or something like that? And he s on pace to be the top RB in FNCAA.

Peterson s schedule gets tougher, and Rice s schedule stays about the same. Raymell Rice is my vote. The #1s, by the end of the season will be.

.. QB - Graham Harrell gets the nod over spread wizard Chase daniel, RB - Adrain Peterson, followed by Ray Rice and Slaton, and WR.

...

I m going to go out on a bit of a limb here and say Mario Manningham. The guy runs excellent routes and has a favorable schedule the next few games. At QB, you have to go with Harrell at Texas Tech.

Some experts feel next year will break the streak of Texas Tech QBs taken first overall. Why? Harrell is on pace for 3,700+yrds passing with 36tds and only 5ints.

That is disgusting. At RB, I think Peterson and Rice will battle it out. Ray Rice will end the season as the best back due to an easier schedule, but both backs will end with close to 2,000yrds rushing and 20+tds.

WR is up in the air. I see it as a two-horse race between Calvin Johnson and Mario Manningham. Both will have 1,000+yrds and tds in the 15-17 range.

I think the nod has to go to Calvin Johnson...

he can t be covered and Ball can force the ball to him at any point in a game...

and does. I like Harrell to keep Red Raider QBs entrenched as the No.1 overal pick draft picks for a reason.

Harrell edges a surprising late run by Brady Quinn and Notre Dame s soft second-half schedule. At running back, I like workhorse back Adrian Peterson over workhorse back PJ Hill. Both these guys teams are counting on them to carry the load.

This one will be close, but I like the smooth character of that Peterson kid. Can anyone stop Calvin Johnson? I don t think so, and now Reggie Ball knows it too.

This guy should continue to clean up for the rest of the season. His numbers suffer from being rested in a couple early blowouts, but Johnson holds off Manningham and becomes the clear choice. 3.

Who is your Heisman winner at this point? This will ruffle some feathers in Columbus, but to me it s not even a race right how. Garrett Wolfe is the most exciting player in the country.

Enough about his MAC status, he lit up Ohio State for 177 (and a handful more receiving)...

this kid can do it against anyone, and has a more than legit shot to break Barry Sanders record. Troy Smith is definitely #2, and may win it because he s in the Big 10. But to me, the player of the year to date is Garrett Wolfe.

The guy is an animal. If the question were to be, who would I vote for Heisman, the answer would be easy. Garrett Wolfe.

The guy is a dynamo. He puts up numbers against everybody they play and is on track to have the greatest statistical season for a RB in college football history. That said, my prediction would be Adrian Peterson.

Voters will combine his numbers with Bomar s dismissal and wha-la, there s your winner. At this time, there is no doubt. It s Troy Smith.

He has been unflappable at QB for Ohio St. Beating #2 Texas and #13 Iowa..

.on the road..

.in night games. Although his stats are not as glossy as others, Troy Smith wins games and has more moxie than any QB in the nation.

This is his trophy to lose and it will take an Ohio St loss coupled with poor play for him to do so. Sidenote..

.anyone who picks Wolfe over Smith is a fool. There is no question he is good.

He s on pace for over 2,800 yrds rushing and 26tds. BUT..

.he plays in the MAC. The MAC develops good players and is good for the yearly upsets, but you can t put up good stats against Ohio St and then play MAC teams all year and win the Heisman.

Wolfe will be the 2nd player in history to rush for over 2,000yrds and NOT win the Heisman (Larry Jonhnson...

later Stoner). It s so early in the season for this question, but alas I am the Great Mayne-dini, and see all that the future holds. Steve Slaton wins the Heisman and plays for a National Title against the winner of the OSU-Michigan game, where WVU gets sent home with their tail between their legs.

If WVU drops a game though watch out for Troy Smith or M. Manningham. Manningham looks to become the first WR to win this prestigious award since Desmond Howard in 1991.

Seems fitting to pass the torch to another great Wolverine wideout. Darkhorse pick: Ian Johnson RB on an undefeated Boise State team as they shake up the BCS system.

Back at it this week with Gene Simmons.

In the time we ve been gone, Gene has recorded 2 solo albums, which I am sure are excellent. Be sure to pick them up KISS fans. LAST WEEK: Gene went 4-1, Kreskie boy went 1-4.

For the year, Gene is 7-2-1, Kreskie is 2-7-1. The A-K: The Deacons are playing a great team game to start this season. They re winning with line play and defense.

However, the Amazing Kreskin is fairly impressed by this year s Clemson Tiger squad. They run the ball with authority as well. In the end, I see Clemson as a little too explosive for Wake even on the road.

The Amazing Kreskin chooses Clemson, laying 17 on the road. Gene: Wow. Not an easy game to pick this week.

I m not sure that Wake Forest is for real, and I m really not sure how good they will be when they have to throw the ball against Clemson s tough Run D. However, Wake Forest has looked good, even though it s against patsies. However, has Wake Forest ever won that big of a game?

CLEMSON is the pick. Gene: I think this one is simple. Pitt is a joke.

Wannestadt is a joke. Syracuse is the pick. No analysis needed.

Syracuse + the 7. Pitt may win 10-7, but I don t think they cover this 7. The A-K: Syracuse was picked to be possibly the worst team in 1A football this year coming into the season, and that was based upon the horrible play of their offense.

Most notably the exceptionally horrible play of QB Perry Patterson. But they ve hung in there all season, and now riding a 3 game win streak. I m a little worried to see them give up 512 yards to Wyoming last week though.

Pitt is even better offensively and won t allow Delone Carter to gore them. The Amazing Kreskin says Pitt, -7, is the pick. The A-K: I have a feeling my counterpart Mr Simmons will select Washington here due to his appearance on American currency.

The Amazing Kreskin does not fall into such short sighted traps though. I am selecting Washington because of their level of play the past 3 weeks. Don t get me wrong, the Huskies aren t coming close to winning this, but should stay within the 14 - 17 point range.

The Amazing Kreskin says UW getting 20.5 is the pick. GENE: Hmm.

A pac 10 game, a large spread. What else is new. I don t like large spreads, unless it was the girl I had 3 hours ago.

In this case, I don t like this spread, but I also don t like Washington one bit. Their HC is an idiot. PICK: USC GENE: How is Texas even favored here?

Who have they beaten? Oklahoma has been surprisingly effective with Paul Thompson at QB. This is a rivalry, so really whatever I pick here is just a guess.

My gut says Texas can t possibly lose 2 games at home, can they? But, it s not really a home game, and Texas isn t really up to this challenge. However, I see another sucker bet here.

The world will bet Oklahoma. I m taking Texas. The A-K: The old Red River Shootout.

The key to this game as I see it is the play of Oklahoma s defense. They haven t been good this season. If they keep that up, there will be problems.

Texas wins this game by 7-10 and the Amazing Kreskin takes them. The A-K: The hardest game on the board. I see LSU as a superior team, but Florida gets the home field advantage.

But in the end, you must fall back on superior firepower. Plus Florida s RBs are dinged up. The Amazing Kreskin picks LSU at -1.

GENE: Awesome. A throw down SEC matchup. Florida is back.

Nah, I m full of it. it s interesting that LSU is favored down in the swamp. That means everyone wants you to bet Florida.

.. a vegas mirage.

LSU is the pick. Why? I don t know.

I m not an expert, but I am better than this wrinkled dude I m going against. LSU Remaing Schedule: Difficult (Remaining Opponent BCS Avg. Score: 15.

2) 3 Big games against teams that could score 120pts..odds are Plub St is bound to get clipped at least once in October Core Roster: Excellent!

By far the most lethal core of RB s, excellent play from WR s. Karma Score: Neutral. Clemson and Oregon could be feeling the pressure with their early season success.

Why they will: When they re on...

they re on Why they wont: James Davis gets arrested, Ray Rice carries the ball 50 times in one game and spontaneously combusts. My colleague is very wordy, yet thorough in his analysis. I ll give you the Cliff Notes versions.

Plub State seems to be the most consistent powerhouse team with explosive players at RB and WR. Their next four games on the schedule are brutal facing #6, #4, #3 and then #2 in the BCS Standings. Factor in inconsistency at QB and I see Plub St having 1-2 losses.

This still will most likely be good enough to make the title game. Remaing Schedule: Medium (Remaining opponent avg.a BCS score of 17.

2) #1, #3 still on the schedule. Raiders cannot overlook next 3 games Karma Score: Negative, WSU has won their last 4 FNCAA games by an average of 2.9 points.

Why they will: L.Booker goes on a tear, overall team scoring gets into the 110 s Why they wont: Schedule too much for this team to handle, will drop a few games if they cannot score a few games in the 120 s The prediction here is that Wright St reclaims #1 thanks to their cupcake schedule over the next 3 weeks bringing them to 8-0. The problem then is facing Plub St and then Jimmy s Lizard back-to-back.

The finale against Mackin could be the difference in title game and #3 for Wright St. Can Adrian Peterson carry them? It s going to be very close.

Too close to call. Karma Score: Negative, anytime you win a game by .05, that is when my uncle dave likes to say you re cruisin for a bruisin .

Why they will: This team can go 3 wide and score, if Hart Bernard have big games watch out Why they wont: Backfield breaksdown, Aliens abduct Manningham and Hart...

both players return to earth only to be ruled in-eligible for the rest of the season for accepting a free space ride. The subsequent investigation reveals the captain of the Alien ship turns out to be a friend of the U of Michigan family . Jimmy s Lizard is dangerous.

The WR duo of Meachem and Manningham have proved to be very explosive. The downside to Luke s team is inconsistency (2 of the 5 games have been under 100pts), already having 2 losses, and only having one easy win left on the schedule. Enjoy #3 right now.

..its all downhill from here.

Remaining Schedule: Tough (Remaining opponents avg. BCS score of 16.0) Next 2 weeks this group must show pussy control to make the final two.

..after that its pussy galore .

Core Roster: Most Excellent, Booty,Hill, C. Johnson, and the shark. Speaking of J.

Samardzja-think about how much pussy this guy is getting right now Karma Score: Negative, Peters called me the night of the draft to declare he had the best draft of anyone by far...

.that isn t good karma. Why they will: All kidding aside, very consistent team, can score with the big boys Why they wont: Too much riding on mid-west talent, schedule + weather could break these kids down On the surface, this week s battle against the Zippy Zips appears to show who is the Contender and who is the Pretender.

Both teams are well coached and have 3 wins coming in. Peters will win this battle. His WRs are strong and will carry him over Taco.

However, Peters has no gimme victories left on the schedule. His wins have been over the #8, #11 and #12 teams in the BCS. Peters loses some games late and finishes #4.

Remaining Schedule: Medium (Remaning opponents avg 17.2 BCS score) #3, #4 still on the schedule..

.Zips haven t shown that they can win a big game Core Roster: Good, Harrell and Ore form the core. Zips have done well picking up free agents Karma Score: Neutral, Zips have had close wins and losses Why they will: Big 12 becomes the new Pac-10, providing the highest scoring games in any confernce Why they wont: It s hard to repeat as a champion.

..that will hold true here A little over 5 points.

Taco has lost 2 games...

to the #1 and #2 teams in the BCS...

and lost by about 5 points total. A Texas Tech QB has made the title game every season and this season it could very well happen again. Taco should lose to Peters this week, but it will come down to a battle against #3 Jimmy s Lizard later this season to determine his fate.

Taco s Zips win...

and he and Joel will be the closest #2 and #3 ever. Yes..

.controversy. Remaining Schedule: Difficult (Remaining opponents avg.

15.5 BCS score) Feast or famine team needs a 24-7 chinese buffett running on saturdays to get past #1, #2, and #4 ranked teams. Core Roster: Suspect, too many underperforming players Karma Score: Good, this team has all-the-intangibles starting with the politeness in the team name Two weeks of high scores made Mackin look very strong.

However, there are three reasons he should be thankful he s #6. First, he crashed back down and scored under 80pts against Travis. Second, he still has to play the #1, #2 and #4 teams in the BCS.

Finally, and most importantly, he lost to Hawk. Enough said. Remaining Schedule: Difficult (Remaining opponents avg.

BCS score 15.6) 10/7 is an absolute must-win, remaining games v. #3,#4,#5 ranked teams Core Roster: Excellent, very balanced attack with plenty of fire-power Karma Score: Excellent, why hasn t this team score more points?

They re due Why they will: S. Young, J. Lane establish themselves as #1 RB s Kevin is arguably the best match-up coach in FNCAA.

He has the advtange of having 3 wins already and will decide his fate with games against #3, #4, and #5 in the BCS. Injuries and bad luck eventually stop him from getting too high, but he ll finish in the top 5 at the end of the season. Strap Ons: PRETENDER to the the title.

..CONTENDER to high ranked teams Frank the Tank went 6-2 last week.

Let s see how I can do. Ohio goes back home after a tough road stretch of playing Missouri and Rutgers. Odds makers give them tough love only showing them as a 4 and a half point fave.

Bowling Green lost to Wisconsin, almost got beat by chodes Florida Intl and Buffalo, and then got rolled by Kent. Ohio is the pick here. Arizona St is a mess right now and Oregon isn t.

The Ducks cover this one. Oregon State is as shaky as my shootin hand. Cal runs and passes all over them, covering 9 and a half.

See if you can follow my logic on this one. Miami can t pass and can run a little. Houston can stop the run well, and can pass a bit.

I ll take Houston and 16. Pick against Temple until they burn you. Numero uno straight up pick of the week K State goes into Baylor and beats the Bears straight up.

My rootin , tootin , shootin stright up pick of the week. Washington pulls it all together and beats Arizona straight up in the desert.

The Amazing Kreskin: Well, I took a little bit of a beating last week.

I don t foresee that happening again. It looks like Mike Leach finally has Texas Tech s attention. Benching starters and sharing the ball with 14 receivers will do that.

That said, The Amazing Kreskin will go with Texas A M at home. They historically have played Tech tough there. GENE SIMMONS: Hold on Kreskie.

I think your magic dust is really the stuff you are snorting. Texas Tech has Hicks back, and that s huge. Texas A/M has a good defense, and I agree that Tech struggles against good D s.

A/M has won the past 3 of 4 meetings, and Texas Tech s offense is producing their fewest points through 4 games in 6 years. Push bet? Most likely.

I have to end up thinking that Texas Tech learned a lesson, and will cover. Texas Tech is the pick. GENE: Another test for the Buckeyes.

Another reason for people to think they won t cover. Well, people kept doubting KISS for years, and look at us. We are still here.

So are the Buckeyes. Mike Stoner I hear has pink toilets in his house, but his girlfiend still manages to be a pro sports athlete. Buckeyes -7 may push, but I think they win by 10.

Ohio State is the pick. The Amazing Kreskin: Iowa s first home night game in years. Historically, they ve not done well against #1 teams at home.

But that was before the pink urinals in the visitors locker room. The Amazing Kreskin takes Iowa getting 7 points at home. The Amazing Kreskin: Alabama does absolutely nothing amazing.

They have boring running backs and a boring quarterback. Florida should have the talent to destroy them. Which is just what they want you to think.

The Amazing Kreskin is taking Alabama getting nearly 2 touchdowns. GENE: Easy pick. I agree with you Kreskie boy, no way Florida covers this spread.

Bama seems to come up with the big performances when they need them to keep games close. I think they will again. ALABAMA GENE: Some may say that PSU is a school that will beat up on the little kids and get smacked around by the bullies.

However, that Ohio State game was closer than anyone wants to admit. 2 late defensive TD s won it, take those out and you have a ball game that will make you want to call out to Doctor Love. Northwestern sucks.

The pick is Penn State. The Amazing Kreskin: The battle of two disappointments thus far. Anthony Morelli makes me miss Zac Mills.

Northwestern hasn t looked much better. But this year, they ve added lousy offense to their lousy defense. The Amazing Kreskin says Penn State plays good defense at home and their offense does enough to cover these 18.

Game 5: Rutgers (-4) at S. Florida: The Amazing Kreskin: I have to admit that I don t know too much about South Florida. They ve beat a couple of other Florida teams and lost to Kansas who was starting their back up QB.

I think I know enough. The Amazing Kreskin takes Rutgers, giving up 4. GENE: Man, Rutgers reminds me a lot of that band The Vines .

They suck bad, but nobody notices because they are always in the news. News creates a buzz. Rutgers gets all this press for their ranking this week, but c mon folks, this is not a good football team, nor is the BEast a good football conference.

That being said, it s another beatable opponent for Rutgers this week, who may end up going to a BCS Bowl game this year to get their butts kicked. All they have is Ray Rice. Probably all they will need in this one, but I m calling for the UPSET.

PICK: S.Florida to cover the 4. 1.

What team in FNCAA scares you the most? Thanksforthetime is no slouch. If Marlon Lucky keeps this pace up and Sly Newton keeps zeroing in on Sidney Rice, this is going to be one tough team to beat.

The key for this group has been excellent free agent pickups. Daniel, Lucky, and old Dicky Lyons are all good starters nabbed off the free agent wire. I don t think you can talk about scary teams without talking about Mackin s.

His team has Over 260pts over the last 2 weeks, taking home both high scores. However, the real scary team is Brad Peters. Having Booty as a QB, Hill at RB and then the combo of Calvin Johnson and Samardzija at WR makes hims a high scoring threat every week.

On a good week, that WR combo alone could have 70pts, which is more than a Hawk or Aaron team combined. :) I think the masses already know it, so why do I even need to say. It s the Zips!

Hailing for Zippy Town, USA, last years champs are starting to gel top-to-bottom. This team scored 135 points last week and had 93 points sitting on the pine. Pinnix back as the full-time starter and Notre Dame not being down 17-0 two weeks in a row (D.

Walker), should help this team rebound from 2 tough early losses. Craig Davis could be the missing piece to a cast of talented and unsung wideouts. Not satisfied?

Check out his schedule, after two more tough tests it looks like smooth sailing to a BCS game for the Zips. That said, don t count out Jimmy s Lizard. He currently has the No.

1 draft and No.1 points on his active roster. That s a scarier thought than a Two-and-a-Half Men Marathon.

With some good coaching and trading one of his 5 super wideouts for a QB or running back this team is a force to be reckoned with. 2. If you could start a new FNCAA team today.

..who would you build your team around?

Barry Sanders. Man that guy could run. Oh wait, current players.

Adrian Peterson. He s pretty much destroyed any lingering questions about him. I think he could put up numbers with my grandson Spaulding at quarterback.

Point totals this year: 35.25, 27.40, 26.

10, 27.80. Top notch, top notch.

Steve Slaton. He and Adrian Peterson are basically neck-and-neck. The difference?

While Peterson enters the Big 12 schedule, Slaton s Big East schedule is as weak as CBS Monday night lineup. Slaton is the fastest back in the nation and the only thing holding him back is playing 2.5-3 quarters/game.

Michael Bush. Haha. Alright seriously folks, Jarret Hicks.

Haha. No, no really, I m sorry. Without a doubt it s Adrian Peterson.

He had a lot of question marks at the beginning of the season: injuries last year, lost his QB to Sam Houston State, lost his fullback and the better part of his O-line to the NFL. I won t say he s been the best back in the land, but certainly the best and, more importantly, most consistent fantasy play. Stoops is giving this guy almost 35 touches a game and is the undeniable anchor to the Sooners and Wright State Raiders attacks.

I smell a Heisman, and I think some Einstein Bagels in the break room. Yum. The world needs ditch diggers, and Joel s line-up this weekend is loaded with them.

Carter is a good prospect, but currently playing second fiddle to Brinkley on a mediocre offense. Shields has scored maybe 13 total points all season. Too much risk, as I see it.

Kevin rolls in this one. Joel has more holes in his lineup than the plot of Two and a Half Men. Kevin has Stewart healthy and Hicks returning after the NCAA was reviewing his eligibility.

This game will not be close. Kevin wins big, Joel falls to 3rd or 4th in the BCS. It s Big Trouble in Little China for the undefeated Raiders this week.

Fielding a team with four running backs on BYEs is just poor planning. Such starters for Joel include Delone Carter and Sam Shields. One is a WR for Miami and the other an RB for Syracuse.

You don t have to bother looking either of them up though, because neither of them should be on an FNCAA roster in 2006. Meanwhile, I really like Kevin s lineup this week, favorable matchups from top to bottom. Team Albanese lucks into another W and continues to be the BEST-WORST team in the league.

Kevin 109, Joel 85.

New #1 this week. See BCS module to the right for all BCS updates throughout the season.

Matt Hawk drafted the worst running backs in the history of any fantasy league.

Welcome to PTI. I am The Amazing Kreskin.

We ll go over some tasty selections from this weeks NCAA games. Let s get the first one from the announcer. GENE: Hotter than hell.

.. that s Charlie Weis after last week s debacle.

I tried to say it before, ND and Weis are overrated. A lot of press because it s Notre Dame. He s done a great job recruiting.

Maybe Weis will do great with his own players, but his defense is a train wreck. Hello Drew Stanton. Take MSU + 3.

5 THE AMAZING KRESKIN: Start it off with a good game. I see this as a chance for Notre Dame to earn back the respect that they lost last weekend against Michigan. However, they fail again.

Gene, I think you read my mind on this one. Don t forget who has the super powers here. The Amazing Kreskin predicts Spartans +3.

5. THE AMAZING KRESKIN: Michigan s D is playing great. Darius Walker runs for 25 yards last week as Notre Dame gets dismantled.

If they can take that success and apply it to PJ Hill, Wisconsin is in great trouble. The public is all over Wisconsin, but what do they know. The Amazing Kreskin says Michigan -14 is the pick.

GENE: Is Michigan this good, or are they like Pearl Jam (start hot, then put out trash). My guess is that they are just like Vedder, but Wisconsin isn t very good. Any other year, I say take Wisconsin here.

Big spread, Big 10 game. Not today. I think Michigan covers, but it may be their version of V.

S, which means the end is near. Wait. As I think about it, the people who make these spreads are not dumb.

They know the country loved ND and Michigan crushed him. So scratch everything I said, and take Wisconsin. Wisky is the pick.

Why? I have no idea. Why do people still buy Pearl Jam cd s?

I don t know. GENE: This isn t Spurriers Florida, or he d try to win this game by 65. Kentucky is as consistent as my daily viagra intake.

They consistently give up 200 on the ground and 200 through the air. Not good. Finally a good time to start Florida RB s on your team.

Florida covers. THE AMAZING KRESKIN: I did a show in Kentucky once. I predicted that there were 3 sets of cousins married to each other in the crowd.

I was pretty close (it was actually 5), much like Kentucky will be this weekend. The Amazing Kreskin says Kentucky getting 23 is the way to go. THE AMAZING KRESKIN: Mr.

Simmons, this game is trickier than picking which guitarist to drag out on your next final reunion tour. Washington is quickly improving and you look at UCLA and think they could implode at any minute. However, I don t forsee this being an implosion game.

The Amazing Kreskin predicts UCLA and give up the 3.5. GENE: To me, this is harder to pick then deciding if I should puchase bull sperm as an investment.

I bought the bull sperm. I made 200 grand on one bull. I may make 200 grand on this game if I get it right.

UCLA has the offense, but Washington can move the ball if Stanback shows up. Typical pac 10 no defense game. The question isn t the spread, it s who will win.

Take Washington. Could be 38-35 one way or the other, either way, Washington covers. GENE: Ahh, good ole Columbus.

This time last year I was rocking out at Nationwide arena for a bunch of japanese car makers. Hey, I ll do anything for money. We were not very good that night, it s hard to get up for a bunch of people who have no idea what we are saying, but the money spends just as well.

I figure this is a sucker bet. On one hand, OSU was only a 17 pt favorite vs Northern Illinois. On the other hand, Penn State may be worse than Northern Illinois.

Ohio State has Iowa next week, and the games with Penn State are always fairly close. Or, it s a sucker bet, and someone in vegas knows Ohio State will crush them. I m going against the odds, and picking the Buckeyes to cover.

It s too odd to have this high of a spread, and I think Vegas is planning on cleaning up. Share in the cleaning, take the Buckeyes. THE AMAZING KRESKIN: Woah, hold on Gene.

Maybe you had some of that silly clown makeup in your eyes the past few years and didn t see this game is usually close. 7 to 10 point range close. I think Penn State is undervalued right now due to their mistake filled performance in South Bend.