(09-08-2014 03:47 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Thursday, Sept. 11
LaTech @ North Texas; 8:00 ET; CBS Sports

Saturday, Sept. 13
Pittsburgh @ FIU; 12:00 ET; Fox Sports 1
Ohio @ Marshall; 12:00 ET; CBS Sports Network
Alabama A&M @ UAB; 3:30 ET (on ASN)
Eastern Michigan @ Old Dominion; 6:00 ET (on Cox 110)
Southern Miss @ Alabama; 6:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN
Tulsa @ FAU; 7:00 ET (on FCS)
Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee; 7:00 ET (on MyNashville 30)
UTSA @ Oklahoma State; 7:00 ET; Fox Sports Network
New Mexico State @ UTEP: 8:00 ET (On Sinclair)
Rice @ Texas A&M; 9:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN

Future Conference Member
Charlotte @ North Carolina Central; 5:00 ET

La Tech over No. Texas in a close game
The Pitts will run over FIU
Marshall over Ohio if they play better than their last two
UAB will sweep the floor against The Alabama Farmers
Alabama is too much for improving So.Miss
Tulsa is always tough and will be better than FAU (I hope I'm wrong on
this one)
The Middle of Tennessee will be slightly better than the Western part of
Kentucky
Okie State will run away from Ootsa only because of home field
UTEP will beat Enemas U. in the Sun Bowl and make it 6/7 in a row?
Texas Uglies will dominate Rice at home easily
Charlotte over No. Carolina only because I don't know squat about either
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Just a reminder. You forgot one. It's never good to drop one just because you overlooked it.

(09-09-2014 01:55 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  ESPN Schedule of Week three games:
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/scoreboard...ekNumber=3

Thursday, Sept. 11
LaTech @ North Texas; 8:00 ET; CBS Sports

Saturday, Sept. 13
Pittsburgh @ FIU; 12:00 ET; Fox Sports 1
Ohio @ Marshall; 12:00 ET; CBS Sports Network
Alabama A&M @ UAB; 3:30 ET (on ASN)
Eastern Michigan @ Old Dominion; 6:00 ET (on Cox 110)
Southern Miss @ Alabama; 6:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN
Tulsa @ FAU; 7:00 ET (on FCS)
Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee; 7:00 ET (on MyNashville 30)
UTSA @ Oklahoma State; 7:00 ET; Fox Sports Network
New Mexico State @ UTEP: 8:00 ET (On Sinclair)
Rice @ Texas A&M; 9:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN

Future Conference Member
Charlotte @ North Carolina Central; 5:00 ET

From what I can see you're the only one to pick EMU over us. I'm just wondering what's the reasoning behind your pick?

They were so impressive smashing that block wall.

(09-08-2014 03:22 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

(09-07-2014 01:08 PM)winston70 Wrote:  

(09-07-2014 10:38 AM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  LaTech @ North Texas- NT's D is for real. Dixon is a great back, UNT might have 3 just as good (Pegram, Wilson, & Evans)
Pittsburgh @ FIU- even at home this is a tough match-up
Ohio @ Marshall- First real test for Marshall
Alabama A&M @ UAB- Easy win
Eastern Michigan @ Old Dominion- EMU needs to drop football
Southern Miss @ Alabama- Just some out healthy
Tulsa @ FAU- Home field gets the edge
Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee- See Tulsa @ FAU
UTSA @ Oklahoma State- OSU is very good
New Mexico State @ UTEP- C-USA Beat-down of the Week!
Rice @ Texas A&M- See USM @ Alabama
Charlotte @ North Carolina Central

You'll have 3 RB's just as good as Dixon?

I looking for this on Thursday night. I would be more worried about our new QB Sokol than our running game if I was UNT

Did you watch the UNT dismantling of SMU? Yes, they have 3 RB's that could be as good as Dixon. SMU was basically getting ridden roughshod over them the entire game...

No I didn't watch the UNT game. I guess we find out for sure in 2 nights.

(09-09-2014 05:48 PM)ODUMONARCHZ1 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 01:55 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  ESPN Schedule of Week three games:
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/scoreboard...ekNumber=3

Thursday, Sept. 11
LaTech @ North Texas; 8:00 ET; CBS Sports

Saturday, Sept. 13
Pittsburgh @ FIU; 12:00 ET; Fox Sports 1
Ohio @ Marshall; 12:00 ET; CBS Sports Network
Alabama A&M @ UAB; 3:30 ET (on ASN)
Eastern Michigan @ Old Dominion; 6:00 ET (on Cox 110)
Southern Miss @ Alabama; 6:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN
Tulsa @ FAU; 7:00 ET (on FCS)
Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee; 7:00 ET (on MyNashville 30)
UTSA @ Oklahoma State; 7:00 ET; Fox Sports Network
New Mexico State @ UTEP: 8:00 ET (On Sinclair)
Rice @ Texas A&M; 9:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN

Future Conference Member
Charlotte @ North Carolina Central; 5:00 ET

From what I can see you're the only one to pick EMU over us. I'm just wondering what's the reasoning behind your pick?

i actually don't know jacksh!t about emu.

for that matter the only thing i know about odu is you have wood selig or as we called him 'doogie howser a.d.' as your a.d.

i do remember one of your hoops coaches (tom something i believe) chasing jack jennings into the wku locker room after a hotly contested game. he wouldn't say what happened in the locker room but his hair was messed up and he had a big red spot on his face. if i had to hazard a guess i'd say jack dotted his eye for him. note: middle aged men shouldn't tangle with 6'5 river rats like jj was.

but back to me picking emu. i will change that pick to odu to make it unanimous.

rock on monarchs!

p.s. i pick my own team to lose so don't be hurt by my picks. i'm a *******.....on my good days.

(09-09-2014 07:19 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 05:48 PM)ODUMONARCHZ1 Wrote:  

(09-09-2014 01:55 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  ESPN Schedule of Week three games:
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/scoreboard...ekNumber=3

Thursday, Sept. 11
LaTech @ North Texas; 8:00 ET; CBS Sports

Saturday, Sept. 13
Pittsburgh @ FIU; 12:00 ET; Fox Sports 1
Ohio @ Marshall; 12:00 ET; CBS Sports Network
Alabama A&M @ UAB; 3:30 ET (on ASN)
Eastern Michigan @ Old Dominion; 6:00 ET (on Cox 110)
Southern Miss @ Alabama; 6:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN
Tulsa @ FAU; 7:00 ET (on FCS)
Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee; 7:00 ET (on MyNashville 30)
UTSA @ Oklahoma State; 7:00 ET; Fox Sports Network
New Mexico State @ UTEP: 8:00 ET (On Sinclair)
Rice @ Texas A&M; 9:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN

Future Conference Member
Charlotte @ North Carolina Central; 5:00 ET

From what I can see you're the only one to pick EMU over us. I'm just wondering what's the reasoning behind your pick?

i actually don't know jacksh!t about emu.

for that matter the only thing i know about odu is you have wood selig or as we called him 'doogie howser a.d.' as your a.d.

i do remember one of your hoops coaches (tom something i believe) chasing jack jennings into the wku locker room after a hotly contested game. he wouldn't say what happened in the locker room but his hair was messed up and he had a big red spot on his face. if i had to hazard a guess i'd say jack dotted his eye for him. note: middle aged men shouldn't tangle with 6'5 river rats like jj was.

but back to me picking emu. i will change that pick to odu to make it unanimous.

rock on monarchs!

p.s. i pick my own team to lose so don't be hurt by my picks. i'm a *******.....on my good days.

Haha fair enough. Good luck to y'all as well!

(09-09-2014 05:37 PM)paintedblue Wrote:  

(09-08-2014 03:47 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Thursday, Sept. 11
LaTech @ North Texas; 8:00 ET; CBS Sports

Saturday, Sept. 13
Pittsburgh @ FIU; 12:00 ET; Fox Sports 1
Ohio @ Marshall; 12:00 ET; CBS Sports Network
Alabama A&M @ UAB; 3:30 ET (on ASN)
Eastern Michigan @ Old Dominion; 6:00 ET (on Cox 110)
Southern Miss @ Alabama; 6:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN
Tulsa @ FAU; 7:00 ET (on FCS)
Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee; 7:00 ET (on MyNashville 30)
UTSA @ Oklahoma State; 7:00 ET; Fox Sports Network
New Mexico State @ UTEP: 8:00 ET (On Sinclair)
Rice @ Texas A&M; 9:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN

Future Conference Member
Charlotte @ North Carolina Central; 5:00 ET

La Tech over No. Texas in a close game
The Pitts will run over FIU
Marshall over Ohio if they play better than their last two
UAB will sweep the floor against The Alabama Farmers
Alabama is too much for improving So.Miss
Tulsa is always tough and will be better than FAU (I hope I'm wrong on
this one)
The Middle of Tennessee will be slightly better than the Western part of
Kentucky
Okie State will run away from Ootsa only because of home field
UTEP will beat Enemas U. in the Sun Bowl and make it 6/7 in a row?
Texas Uglies will dominate Rice at home easily
Charlotte over No. Carolina only because I don't know squat about either
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Just a reminder. You forgot one. It's never good to drop one just because you overlooked it.
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Annnnnnddddd.....Odu over emu.

Thursday, Sept. 11
LaTech 21 @ North Texas 24 ; 8:00 ET; CBS Sports - home team advantage

Saturday, Sept. 13
Pittsburgh 38 @ FIU 14 ; 12:00 ET; Fox Sports 1 - FIU needs more time
Ohio 17 @ Marshall 35 ; 12:00 ET; CBS Sports Network - Marshall marches on
Alabama A&M 10 @ UAB 45 ; 3:30 ET (on ASN) - UAB is way too much for A&M
Eastern Michigan 21 @ Old Dominion 35 ; 6:00 ET (on Cox 110) - ODU over the MAC
Southern Miss 7 @ Alabama 52 ; 6:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN - hope its closer than this
Tulsa 24 @ FAU 28 ; 7:00 ET (on FCS) - good game with home team on top
Western Kentucky 31 @ Middle Tennessee 34 ; 7:00 ET (on MyNashville 30) -great game, eventually matched, home team gets the nod
UTSA 21 @ Oklahoma State 20 ; 7:00 ET; Fox Sports Network - upset alert, UTSA is for real and OSU is w/out starting qb
New Mexico State 17 @ UTEP 38 ; 8:00 ET (On Sinclair) - UTEP is better, rivalry not withstanding
Rice 21 @ Texas A&M 42 ; 9:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN - A&M just too talented

Future Conference Member
Charlotte 35 @ North Carolina Central 20; 5:00 ET - Charlotte tuning up for next year!

Thursday, Sept. 11
LaTech 24 @ North Texas 31 home field wins this one

Saturday, Sept. 13
Pittsburgh 45 @ FIU 3 this one is ugly
Ohio 10 @ Marshall 38 easy win
Alabama A&M 10 @ UAB 45 easy win
Eastern Michigan 10 @ Old Dominion 52 The matchups are really bad for EMU
Southern Miss 3 @ Alabama 48 could get ugly
Tulsa 21 @ FAU 24 very close home field wins this one
Western Kentucky 34 @ Middle Tennessee 31 MTSU keeps it very close
UTSA 27 @ Oklahoma State 24 Upset of the week!
New Mexico State 20 @ UTEP 35 Solid UTEP team at home
Rice 24 @ Texas A&M 45 Rice stays competitive early

Future Conference Member
Charlotte 27 @ North Carolina Central 17 Closer than some expect

Thursday, Sept. 11
LaTech @ UNT 21-38 - Home + momentum
Saturday, Sept. 13
Pitt. @ FIU 43-6 - FIU's offense struggled against FCS, what are they going to do against P5?
Ohio U. @ Marshall 3-34 - a mismatch #1
AAMU @ UAB 3-45 - a mismatch #2
EMU @ ODU 17-31 - Another Directional Michigan school goes down
USM @ 'Bama 0-56 - In case lightning does not intervene
Tulsa @ FAU 20-28 - Assuming Quez and D'Joun Smith are back.
WKU @ MTSU 35-28 - WKU's aerial attack may be a bit too tough for MTSU to defend.
UTSA @ Okla State 17-38 - Okla State impressed me against FSU. Young and hungry.
NMSU @ UTEP 21-34 - Do not be confused by NMSU's 2-0 record.
Rice @ TAMU 14-39 - TAMU's new kid QB is quite good.

Future Conference Member
Charlotte @ NC Central 35-13 - I know very little about NC Central

North Texas
Louisiana Tech

Pittsburgh
FIU

Marshall
Ohio

UAB
Alabama A&M

Old Dominion
Eastern Michigan

Alabama
Southern Miss

FAU
Tulsa

WKU
Middle Tennessee

Oklahoma State
UTSA

UTEP
New Mexico State

Texas A&M
Rice

North Carolina Central
Charlotte

[Thursday, Sept. 11
LaTech @ North Texas; 8:00 ET; CBS Sports

Saturday, Sept. 13
Pittsburgh @ FIU; 12:00 ET; Fox Sports 1
Ohio @ Marshall; 12:00 ET; CBS Sports Network
Alabama A&M @ UAB; 3:30 ET (on ASN)
Eastern Michigan @ Old Dominion; 6:00 ET (on Cox 110)
Southern Miss @ Alabama; 6:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN
Tulsa @ FAU; 7:00 ET (on FCS)
Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee; 7:00 ET (on MyNashville 30)
UTSA @ Oklahoma State; 7:00 ET; Fox Sports Network
New Mexico State @ UTEP: 8:00 ET (On Sinclair)
Rice @ Texas A&M; 9:00 ET; ESPN2 and WatchESPN

Future Conference Member
Charlotte @ North Carolina Central; 5:00 ET
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(09-07-2014 12:52 PM)WEARE Wrote:  I don't participate in this poll, but I love reading it. I would like to make a suggestion. Is it possible to do a follow-up after the games are played? It used to be something like "reality said". Again, just a suggestion, and I really enjoy reading the perspectives of other fans in the conference.[/i]

I can do that. I'll just add it in RED it was done before as my last post, right after the poll results for the week. Thanks for the suggestion.

(09-08-2014 03:47 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Who won the OPT last week and the first one? Anyone keeping tabs?

Yes, Ollie, I do keep track of who out-performs all of us and becomes the king(s) of the pickers. I've been posting it as the final post for the week.
But to recap:

Week 1 winner was: ATTALLABLAZE with 12 correct picks

Week 2 winner was: goldeneagle 21 with 11 correct picks

Cumulative leaders after two weeks (4 -way tie with 21 correct picks). They were:
Cyniclone
CincyDave
Digi368
why49er

I'll continue to post these results as the final post (usually on Sunday) after all games are played.

27 Pollsters through Wednesday night at 8:45 are trending as follows:

North Texas over LaTech (17 votes to 10)
Pittsburgh over FIU (27-0)
Marshall over Ohio (26-1)
UAB over Alabama A&M (27-0)
ODU over Eastern Michigan (26-1)
Alabama over Southern Miss (26-1)
FAU over Tulsa (22-5)
Western Kentucky over Middle Tennessee (16-11)
Oklahoma State over UTSA (23-4)
UTEP over New Mexico State (26-1)
Texas A&M over Rice (26-1)
Charlotte over NC Central (16-3)

I'll continue to accept predictions up until game time on Saturday (although picks for LaTech/North Texas will close out by game time tomorrow night, of course.)

p.s. I did correct the changes made by dahbed and Olliebaba.

Final results and "Best Picker" for Week 3. Another good result for C-USA football, who has now improved to 10-0 against G5 competition. Be proud

LaTech- 42 @ North Texas 21: West heats up on a dominating win by the Bulldogs
Pittsburgh - 42 @ FIU -25; Florida's Panthers hung tough for 3 quarters. Lead at half time.
Ohio - 14 @ Marshall - 44; Not really that close. Herd looked dominating.
Alabama A&M -14 @ UAB - 41[b]; Blazer records set on offense.
Eastern Michigan - 3 @ Old Dominion 17[/b]; Closer game than expected, but ODU gets it done over the MAC
Southern Miss - 12 @ Alabama -52; Golden Eagles stayed tough through the half.
Tulsa - 21 @ FAU - 50; Solid offensive performance by the Owls
Western Kentucky -47 @ Middle Tennessee - 50; Wow! This really is a rivalry! Neck and neck the whole way!
UTSA - 13 @ Oklahoma State - 43; 7:00 ET; Cowboys just too much for the Runners.
New Mexico State - 24 @ UTEP 42 Miners rush to solid victory.
Rice - 10 @ Texas A&M - 38; Owls played well against Miners quick strike offense.
Charlotte - 40 @ North Carolina Central - 28; Paybacks are so sweet!

As or our "Picker - Extraordinaire", this weeks winner with 12 correct picks is goldeneagle21.

AFter 3 weeks, cumulatively, goldeneagle21 is also our year to date leader, but 7 other "picker pretenders" are at 30 or more, just waiting to pass him by.
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