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Though I picked USC, I have to say Vandy gave them a run for their money. The Gamecocks got away with a very blatant pass interference call with little time left that allowed them to regain possession and run out the clock. Had the proper call been made, and the ref was RIGHT there!, Vandy had plenty of time left to score and beat USC. The way the Cocks were playing last night I think Vandy had a better than even chance of doing so.

Rest of my picks for the weekend:

Gamecocks
NC State
Spartans
Notre Dame
West Virginia
Nebraska
Boston College
Clemson
Alabama
Virginia Tech

It wasn't pretty, but Vandy got away with a couple as well.

I'd say that it wasn't the best outting, and USC will drop in the polls. Shaw was more of a running back than a quarterback, and that ain't good, as the two hits showed. He's not big enough and tough enough to keep taking hits like that all season. He's a michael vick without the dog problems.

Both sides got away with a couple for sure. This one however came at a critical moment ans affected the outcome I think.

"Bwaaahahahahahhahahaha".

*Should I revive "Cocks Win!" ?

naw.

For what it's worth, IMO, the way the Gamecocks D played in that second half, I seriously doubt the Commodore offense would have been able to punch it in for six if that drive continued the way it was supposed to. It was clearly the USC D that salvaged that game for them while the offense struggled.

Yeah, I would have preferred that we had seen what happened if the penalty flag had been thrown, but I don't think they would have allowed the forty-some yards still needed unless they let the penalty on 4th and long break their confidence.

Right now I'm watching clemson slug it out with Auburn. Hope Clemson wins, but Auburn is usually surprising.

<span style="font-size: 25px;">WHOOOOOOO!!!</span>

Clemson pulls it out! Grats!

And "grats" as well to you and your Canes, Vee! Looks like many of us get to start out the season with our teams on the winning side of things! (Not sure who Dev's team is, though--if it's MSU, grats! If it's the Wolverines.....)

I tend towards the Spartans. My college (Oakland University) does not field a football team, so I have pretty much adopted MSU. The Wolverines are a proud group...too proud most of the time.

MSU's QB may not be the best...but when you have a freight train for a running-back, that's alright.

Congrats, Lardy. I may have picked Auburn, but I was hopin. Maybe they'll have more than a slow fade this year.

Here are the games for next week. All games are on Sat so please be sure to have your picks posted prior to game time. I'll have this weeks results tabulated and posted after tonight's game is concluded.

Week 2
Auburn @ Miss State
Maryland @ Temple
Miami (FL) @ Kansas State (22)
North Carolina @ Wake Forest
Florida (23) @ Texas A&M
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Washington @ LSU (3)
Nebraska (17) @ UCLA
Georgia (6) @ Missouri
Oklahoma State (19) @ Arizona

Here are the newest polls as we head into week 2...

AP Top 25

1.Alabama (45)
2.USC (11)
3.LSU (4)
4.Oregon
5.Oklahoma
6.Florida St.
7.Georgia
8.Arkansas
9.West Virginia
9.South Carolina
11.Michigan St.
12.Clemson
13.Wisconsin
14.Ohio St.
15.Virginia Tech
16.Nebraska
17.Texas
18.Oklahoma St.
19.Michigan
20.TCU
21.Kansas St.
22.Notre Dame
23.Louisville
24.Florida
25.Stanford


USA Today/Coaches Poll

Alabama (37)
USC (14)
LSU (7)
Oregon (1)
Oklahoma
Florida St.
Georgia
West Virginia
South Carolina
Arkansas
Michigan St.
Clemson
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Texas
Oklahoma St.
TCU
Virginia Tech
Michigan
Kansas St.
Stanford
Notre Dame
Florida
Louisville
Boise St.

And here are our results after week 1. Some fun games were played!

Cobie 8 of 10 = 80%
Lardy 8 of 10 = 80%
Vee 8 of 10 = 80%
Legiontracker 6 of 10 = 60%
Rick 6 of 10 = 60%
Dev-Em 5 of 10 = 50%

Good luck picking next weeks winners!

Ouch. A couple I thought might rise to the challenge (Navy) did not. Bastids! Stay offn' mah lawn too.


Week 2
Auburn @ Miss State -I'll try aub one more time.
Maryland @ Temple - Mary
Miami (FL) @ Kansas State (22)- Miami
North Carolina @ Wake Forest- NC
Florida (23) @ Texas A&M- Flo
Purdue @ Notre Dame- hmmmm Go with ND
Washington @ LSU (3)- LSU
Nebraska (17) @ UCLA -UCLA
Georgia (6) @ Missouri- Georgia
Oklahoma State (19) @ Arizona -Okies

Week 2
Auburn
Temple
Kansas State
North Carolina
Florida
Purdue
LSU
Nebraska
Georgia
Oklahoma State

Week 2
Miss State
Maryland
Miami (FL)
North Carolina
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
LSU
UCLA
Georgia
Arizona

SC didn't move in the polls,and really shouldn't have, except for maybe downward a bit. They won, but were very exposed. Without Shaw, who plays a dangerous run game for a QB, they are in trouble. Their backup was... outclassed.

My picks for the week:

Week 2
Auburn @ Miss State ~ Tough call. Auburn did not impress me that much this past week. They are good but not great. Miss State has been building a solid program. I think Auburn will still be trying to recover from their devastating loss to Clemson. Vee's pick ~ Miss State

Maryland @ Temple ~ Temple is a sleeper and currently may well be the best Div 1 team in Pennsylvania. Maryland still has a long way to go to prove themselves to me. Vee's pick ~ Temple Owls

Miami (FL) @ Kansas State (22) ~ I've been dreading this. Bill Snyder always puts a solid team on the field. Last year, they came down to Miami and beat us in a squeaker. I have concerns about our passing defense at the moment. It just hasn't seemed to gel yet and it could well cost us the game. On the flip side, K State has a solid D Line but is struggling against the pass. If our TEs and WRs step up and make some catches it will open up opportunities for us to run the ball at them as well. If Miami can shut down or seriously impair K State's passing game we win, if not it will be a long afternoon for the Canes. Vee's pick ~ Miami

North Carolina @ Wake Forest ~ UNC looks very good this year. Butch Davis left Larry Fedora a wealth of talent to work with and he has the skill to put it all to good use. Vee's pick ~ UNC

Florida (23) @ Texas A&M ~ This is going to be an interesting game to watch. The Gators are over ranked in my opinion. They are benefiting from past performance in the polls much like a few other teams. They struggled mightily for much of the game last week against Bowling Green and just barely pulled it out at the end at home in the Swamp. Doesn't bode well against an Aggie team playing their first game in the SEC and wanting to make a name for themselves. Vee's pick ~ Texas A&M

Purdue @ Notre Dame ~ Tough call. For the past few years we've been hearing "This is the year Chip Kelly's Irish make it back in to the BCS hunt." Yet they've been a disappointment. Yes, they are coming off a huge win in Dublin, but it was against a very poor team. The Purdue Boilermakers are not slouches and they will give ND a solid run for their money. Vee's pick ~ ND but only because it's at home under the Golden Dome and it really would not surprise me to see it go the other way.

Washington @ LSU (3) ~ Ummmm...does anything need to be said? Vee's pick ~ LSU

Nebraska (17) @ UCLA ~ Jim Mora's UCLA Bruins are a sleeper, under the radar team. No one is paying them any mind and they just may rear up and slap down the Husker's this week if Nebraska isn't paying attention. I think this may be a great game to watch and could be decided at the last minute. Vee's pick ~ I think Nebraska pulls it out in the end after a big scare.

Georgia (6) @ Missouri ~ Georgia is getting a great deal of hype this year with their relatively easy in conference schedule. Many pundits are saying they could win the SEC East. Like Florida (and probably the other SEC teams) they feel confident that the SEC plays on a different level than anyone else. Therefore they, and everyone else, gives Missouri no chance of competing. I think they're in for a big surprise. Vee's pick ~ Missouri

Oklahoma State (19) @ Arizona ~ Rich Rodriguez will turn around Arizona and make them competitive in the Pac-12 and a fun team to watch. But that's not ready to happen yet. OSU is a high powered team and should have little trouble with Arizona. Vee's pick ~ Okie State

Miss State
Maryland
Kansas State
UNC
Texas A&M
Norte Dame
LSU
Nebraska 
Georgia
OK State

I agree Georgia might be a little over-ranked right now. Should be a very interesting game, but ultimately the Bulldogs should pull this off. 

Florida is way over-ranked too. Of course, I can't talk since I cringe whenever ND gets ranked before they actually prove themselves...which happens basically every year. Maybe this'll be the year they do it.

I'm thinking A&M will definitely have a chip on their shoulder all season, looking to push some people around. I'm def going to be following them curiously.

Week 2
Auburn
Maryland
Kansas State
North Carolina
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
LSU
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma State

I'll be working, wont get to see most of today's games.

Bummer

Cocks Win! too bad they weren't in the choices.