gpb@msdc.UUCP (George P. Burdell) (09/05/85)
Well, the first few games of the college football season are under our
belts. We are not going to re-post George's "Top 20 or so" list for this
week since there will few changes and not enough games. FSU and Air Force
moved up some places due to their huge wins over their opponents.
Here are George's picks for this weekend's pigskin action:
California at Washington State Washington State by 6
Colorado State at Colorado Colorado by 8
Florida at Miami Florida by 3
Florida State at Nebraska ** EVEN **
Louisville at West Virginia West Virginia by 6
Mississippi at Memphis State Memphis State by 4
New Mexico at Texas Tech Texas Tech by 6
Northwestern at Duke Duke by 5
Oklahoma State at Washington Washington by 5
Penn State at Maryland Maryland by 10
Temple at Boston College Boston College by 4
UCLA at Brigham Young Brigham Young by 6
North Carolina at Navy Navy by 3
Southern Cal at Illinois Illinois by 5
Texas-El Paso at Southern Methodist Southern Methodist by 24
Wyoming at Baylor Baylor by 8
Because of the way we pick the games we count a correct pick for George
if he comes close to the actual outcome by 0 to 4 points. Other counts
are for 5-9 pts, 10-14 pts, 15-19 pts, and 20 on up. Out of 7 games that
George predicted last week, here is the breakdown:
Points 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-up Total
# Games 1 3 1 0 2 7
That gives him the same numbers for the year also. We will include this
breakdown in our weekly top-20 and predictions also.
We hope you enjoy gleaming over these prognostications almost as much as
we enjoy doing them. If you have any questions or comments, please feel
to drop us a note. Have a good week and we hope your teams win (just as
long as your team is not Georgia).
George P. Burdell
George's Football Picks
{gatech,ihnp4,mcnc,ncsu,akgua}!msdc!gpbrjv@ihdev.UUCP (ron vaughn) (09/07/85)
george's prediction: >Florida State at Nebraska ** EVEN ** you need to program something into george like: if( game->team1 == nebraska && season->timeframe == early && game->hometeam == nebraska){ game->prediction = ROUTE; score_diff = TOUCHDOWN * 3 + FIELDGOAL * 2; game->team1.rankings = UP; game->team2.rankings = DOWN; game->team1->wins++; game->team2->loss++' } i'm a sooner, but i've BEEN to nebraska's stadium for a game (for an OU victory, of course), and that is a TOUGH place to play. nebraska (like most good big-8 teams) runs the score up in a big way early in the season if they can. it's the early shuffle for rankings. (i know we're ALL waiting for that big OU - minnesota game!!!!) i know *I* wouldn't want to be there early in the season. nebraska by a handfull, at least. boomer sooner, ron vaughn ...!ihnp4!ihdev!rjv ps: not that the 'huskers aren't all a bunch of corn-fed numskulls who make love to their cows, they just happen to be tough early in the season...
rjv@ihdev.UUCP (ron vaughn) (09/08/85)
make that:
if( game->team1 == nebraska && season->timeframe == early
&& game->hometeam == nebraska && Nebraska_doesnt_play_like_shit){
... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
what a wonderful opener for the huskers: around 4 turnovers; missed
field goal; missed extra point by bad snap; bad snap inside their own
20 (cost them a touchdown); florida st. forgets to put a punt returner
back, so nebraska punts 8(!!) yards; fumble inside the 10 in 4th quarter;
THROWING THE BALL INTO THE HELMET OF YOUR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN(nebraska's
last play).
what a joke. oh well, florida st. played a very good game, made very
few mistakes. nebraska ran all over them, and then handed them the ball...
****i'll never question goerge again.**** (unless he goes against OU :-)
OU: 50+, minnesota: <14
ron vaughn ...!ihnp4!ihdev!rjvdday@gymble.UUCP (Dennis Doubleday) (09/09/85)
In article <308@ihdev.UUCP> rjv@ihdev.UUCP (55224-R. J. Vaughn) writes: >george's prediction: > >>Florida State at Nebraska ** EVEN ** > >you need to program something into george like: > >if( game->team1 == nebraska && season->timeframe == early > && game->hometeam == nebraska){ > game->prediction = ROUTE; > score_diff = TOUCHDOWN * 3 + FIELDGOAL * 2; > game->team1.rankings = UP; > game->team2.rankings = DOWN; > game->team1->wins++; > game->team2->loss++' >} > >i'm a sooner, but i've BEEN to nebraska's stadium for a game (for an OU victory, >of course), and that is a TOUGH place to play. nebraska (like most >good big-8 teams) runs the score up in a big way early in the season if >they can. it's the early shuffle for rankings. (i know we're ALL >waiting for that big OU - minnesota game!!!!) > >i know *I* wouldn't want to be there early in the season. nebraska >by a handfull, at least. Oops! You were a little quick on the trigger, Ron. It's OK, though, I'm a Sooner fan, too. As such, allow me to gloat momentarily over the losses suffered this past weekend by the following pretenders to the crown (which must inevitably go to the Sooners): Nebraska (of course) BYU (very satisfying. Washington will rough them up next week, thus demonstrating that a bowl (?) victory over a 6-5 team (from the weak sister Big 10, no less) does not a National champ make) Washington (even though I can't stand the OSU Cowpokes) Illinois Maryland (perhaps I shouldn't admit this one considering my present location). As to Auburn, I can only say "Pick on somebody your own size!" As to Florida, I didn't know they were going to field a team this year. I guess the authorities let them out of their cells on weekends :-). All flames will be read with relish. Dennis Doubleday Univ. of Maryland
shari@rosevax.UUCP (Shari Nelson) (09/09/85)
> george's prediction: > > >Florida State at Nebraska ** EVEN ** > > you need to program something into george like: > > if( game->team1 == nebraska && season->timeframe == early > && game->hometeam == nebraska){ > game->prediction = ROUTE; > score_diff = TOUCHDOWN * 3 + FIELDGOAL * 2; > game->team1.rankings = UP; > game->team2.rankings = DOWN; > game->team1->wins++; > game->team2->loss++' > } > > i'm a sooner, but i've BEEN to nebraska's stadium for a game (for an OU victory, > of course), and that is a TOUGH place to play. nebraska (like most > good big-8 teams) runs the score up in a big way early in the season if > they can. it's the early shuffle for rankings. (i know we're ALL > waiting for that big OU - minnesota game!!!!) > > i know *I* wouldn't want to be there early in the season. nebraska > by a handfull, at least. > > boomer sooner, > > ron vaughn ...!ihnp4!ihdev!rjv > > ps: not that the 'huskers aren't all a bunch of corn-fed numskulls > who make love to their cows, they just happen to be tough early in > the season... Excuse me ron, but I have to get my say in this matter!! I just want to tell you not to take the Golden Gophers lightly this year. With QB Rickey Foggie and Lou Holtz as coach, we may once again have a winning team in Minnesota. (They even played respectably IN Nebraska last year!)
maxg@tekig4.UUCP (Max Guernsey) (09/10/85)
In article <308@ihdev.UUCP> rjv@ihdev.UUCP (55224-R. J. Vaughn) writes: >i know *I* wouldn't want to be there early in the season. nebraska >by a handfull, at least. > > boomer sooner, > Nebraska can be a handfull, late in the season. -- signature.