ekblaw@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU (10/01/85)
Dang! I blew it again! Once again (for the fourth straight week), I lost the Monday Night Football game. I picked the Steelers 31:24, and I lost. That gave me a total of 10:4 for the week. Not bad, but I've got to shake this Monday night curse of mine. On to better news: College: Once again, for the second straight week, I was 9:0 in Big Ten picks. Next week gets interestng, as the Big Ten intraplay season begins Saturday. To up my choices from merely five games a week, Top Ten games will also be a target. Speakingg of the top ten, I caught the AP tabulation yesterday. They have very good taste, as they placed Iowa on top. I never could figure why Auburn was ranked so high, and guess they finally convinced the pollsters that they didn't deserve it. I honestly expected Oklahoma to fall farther than it did, due to their rather pathetic performance on Saturday (they barely beat a non-ranked team!). Oh, well, that can't be helped. At least Ohio State and Michigan are ggaining due recognition. Go Big Ten! (Sorry. Couldn't contain myself). Chicago: Once again they Chicago Bears prove their strength. Oh sure, they started off slow on Sunday, but they do that alot. They usually take a quarter to really get going. People (outside of Chicago) seem to criticize them for it, but I'm puzzled. Dallas was the same in their "America's Team" days; usually waiting until the second HALF to really get going. They were the perennial 'come from behind' team (kind of like America was back then). Nobaody complained about Dallas, so why don't they shut up about Chicago. Chicago and the Rams are once again the only unbeaten teams (for the second week). However, I think that is going to change. I am picking the vastly-improved Minnesota Vikings to beat the LA Rams next week. I feel that the game will be an offensive battle, and I just don't think Brock is up to it. That will leave only Chicago unbeaten after five weeks, but that will the threatened the following week. Oh, well, I'll just hope for the best. Robert A. Ekblaw, ihnp4!uiucdcs!ekblaw.