Football "Lock of the Week" (Week 8)

[duckman]

Lock of the Week Standings - Week 7
Player Record Points
BishopMVP 5-1-1 29.0
TroyF 5-2-0 101.0
duckman 4-1-2 87.5
bhlloy 5-2-0 85.0
HiFiRevival 5-2-0 62.5
Radii 4-2-1 43.5
Poli 4-3-0 63.0
jbergy22 4-3-0 36.0
lynchjm24 4-3-0 35.0
Cuckoo 4-3-0 31.0
Lathum 4-3-0 30.5
hoopsguy 4-3-0 27.5
cartman 3-3-1 60.0
Chubby 3-3-1 8.5
Butter_of_69 3-4-0 53.5
kingfc22 1-5-1 12.0
CU Tiger 1-5-1 8.0
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Locks

bhlloy: Purdue +24 over Ohio State

BishopMVP: Notre Dame -6.5 over Navy

Butter_of_69: Iowa -6 over Wisconsin

cartman: Penn State -9.5 over Minnesota

Chubby: Ravens -13.5 over Bills

Cuckoo: Nebraska -5.5 over Oklahoma State

CU Tiger: Panthers +4 over 49ers

duckman: Texas -20.5 over Iowa State

HiFiRevival: Michigan State-5.5 over Northwestern

hoopsguy: Dolphins +3 over Steelers

jbergy22: California -3 over Arizona State

kingfc22: Michigan State-5.5 over Northwestern

Lathum: West Virginia -14 over Syracuse

lynchjm24: Louisville -1.5 over Connecticut

Poli: Oklahoma -3 over Mizzouri

Radii: Steelers -3 over Dolphins

TroyF: Falcons -3.5 over Bengals

[duckman]

I'm taking Texas -20.5 over Iowa State. I was at the 52-0 OU blowout and I don't see any reason why the Longhorns can't at least put 35 points on the 'Clones.

[bhlloy]

Purdue +24 over Ohio State

[jbergey22]

Cal Bears -3 vs Arizona St

[Lathum]

WVU -14 vs syracuse.

[cartman]

Penn State (-9.5) vs. Minnesota

[Chubby]

Ravens -13.5 vs Bills

[Poli]

Oklahoma -3 over Mizzou.

[kingfc22]

MSU -5.5 over Northwestern

[Cuckoo]

Nebraska -5.5 at Oklahoma State

[Poli]

I'm starting to think some Oklahoma friends might be worried about Mizzou.

[BishopMVP]

Maybe they're just worried about their own team's ability to play down to its opposition. ;)

I know if I bet on LSU getting 6 points vs. Auburn Les Miles would call a pass down 2 with 10 seconds left and Auburn would return it for a TD and the cover, so I'll go with Notre Dame -6.5 vs. Navy. (Plus I'll enjoy the former game regardless... I might need a reason to stay interested in the ND game.)

[Cuckoo]

I'm starting to think some Oklahoma friends might be worried about Mizzou.

I'd say I'm anxious. And very curious to see how it plays out.

Historically OU has owned Missouri, but I've thought all along that the Sooners were going to stumble at least once this season on the road (Cincinnati, Mizzou, A&M or Okie State). I'm not sure if people realize how young this team is. I haven't seen a lot of Mizzou this year, but they seem to be playing really well, particularly on defense, and you just never know what you're going to get from OU on the road.

Edit: Bishop's comment is actually a reason for some of my optimism. The Gameday atmosphere and Missouri being undefeated plays to OU's advantage, I think, because they've shown that when they are motivated and inspired, they do very well.

[Butter]

Iowa (-6) v. Wisconsin

[lynchjm24]

Louisville -1.5 over Connecticut

[hoopsguy]

Miami (-3) vs Pittsburgh.

[TroyF]

Falcons -3.5 over Bengals

[Radii]

Pittsburgh (-3) over Miami

[hoopsguy]

Want to change my above pick to

Atlanta (-3.5) vs Cincinnati

[Poli]

Couple of ouchs today.

[duckman]

Want to change my above pick to

Atlanta (-3.5) vs Cincinnati
Sorry, you can't change it. :(

[CU Tiger]

CAR +4 over SF....SF comes across the country and plays the ealry game...not tht I think CAR is worth a crap.

[Poli]

Didn't seem like OU had much interest in playing defense yesterday.

[lynchjm24]

There are some ugly picks in that mix. I'm pissed I didn't go all in on Louisville and just made my usual bet on them.

[hoopsguy]

Sorry, you can't change it. :(

OK, but why can't I post a change? Was this something in the original rules? I certainly had the pick in prior to either game being played (both NFL).

[duckman]

OK, but why can't I post a change? Was this something in the original rules? I certainly had the pick in prior to either game being played (both NFL).
The premise of the game is that you are so confident in the selection that you are "locking" it. Once you pick, you are "locked" into the pick with that line.

[bhlloy]

wow... what a terrible week for the college picks. How many people actually hit, 1 or 2?

[hoopsguy]

The premise of the game is that you are so confident in the selection that you are "locking" it. Once you pick, you are "locked" into the pick with that line.

Fair enough. Can I at least have the actual line of +3 instead of the -3 I typed.

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the line didn't move 6 points between me picking the game and Radii doing same a day later.

[duckman]

Fair enough. Can I at least have the actual line of +3 instead of the -3 I typed.

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the line didn't move 6 points between me picking the game and Radii doing same a day later.
Done.

[TroyF]

So I'm watching the Falcons score. At halftime, I'm thinking "made a solid pick this week"

Early in the fourth I'm thinking "you have to be kidding me, seriously?"

Late in the fourth, "whew"

I really wanted to pick a college game this week. The closest I came was to picking Nebraska over OKState or Notre Dame over Navy. But I didn't have a good feel at all for them, so I went to the NFL.

Overall, a tough week for the "lock of the week" crowd.

[Butter]

wow... what a terrible week for the college picks. How many people actually hit, 1 or 2?

I was close to a push until Iowa's defense folded late.

[BishopMVP]

I was close to a push until Iowa's defense folded late.I was close to a respectably close loss until Notre Dame's defense folded from the beginning.

[duckman]

I've been extremely busy the past few days and haven't had time to update the standings. Please posts your picks in this thread and I will post them in the new one tomorrow evening!

[Butter]

Minnesota (+25.5) v. Ohio State

[Chubby]

West VA -6.5 @ UCONN

[jbergey22]

Maryland -6 vs Wake Forest

[lynchjm24]

It so easy it can't win:

West Virginia -6.5 over Connecticut

[BishopMVP]

I don't want to jump on the anti-UConn bandwagon, so Iowa -6.5 vs. Michigan State

[bhlloy]

Navy -13.5 over Duke

[cartman]

Texas (-7.5) vs. Baylor

[Cuckoo]

Oklahoma State -5 at Kansas State

[TroyF]

Miami +2 over Cincy (NFL)

[Poli]

Texas -7.5 over Baylor.

[Chubby]

It so easy it can't win:

West Virginia -6.5 over Connecticut
WVA is going to be pissed after losing to SU and UCONN is not good

[duckman]

Notre Dame -8.5 over Tulsa

[Lathum]

TCU -35 @ UNLV

[Butter]

WVA is going to be pissed after losing to SU and UCONN is not good

Or not.