Editors’ picks for week 3
September 13, 2007
Records:
t1. Kyle Oppenhuizen: (16-4)
t1. Chris Conetzkey: (16-4)
t3. Luke Plansky: (15-5)
t3. Pat Brown: (15-5)
Iowa State vs. Iowa
Pat: Iowa – Sorry, guys. Prove me wrong.
Chris: Iowa – Remember when Drew Tate hurt himself in 2005? Those were the days.
Luke: Iowa State – Meyer, Blythe, Bowen. Big players, big game. Show yourself.
Kyle: Iowa – At least the sousas will win.
Western Michigan vs. Missouri
Pat: Missouri – Tigers looking pretty good thus far.
Chris: Missouri – Western Michigan. Almost as good as that other Michigan school.
Luke: Missouri – The Tiger’s claw is dangerous when sharp in sunlight.
Kyle: Missouri – Tigers continue to set themselves up for a late-season choke.
Missouri State vs. Kansas State
Pat: Kansas State – Look, 1-AA teams can lose!
Chris: Kansas State – If only Missouri State was playing Michigan.
Luke: Kansas State – Intrateam competition building depth and strengthening the Wildcats.
Kyle: Kansas State – K-State is no Michigan or Iowa State, but I think they might sneak through this one.
Toledo vs. Kansas
Pat: Kansas – Too many jokes.so little time.
Chris: Kansas – It’s OK, Toledo.You get to play ISU next week!
Luke: Kansas – Jayhawks have scored 114 points in two games.
Kyle: Kansas – A battle of two teams who will probably both beat us this year.
Florida State vs. Colorado
Pat: Florida State – Battle of the has-beens.
Chris: Florida State – Maybe later in the year weather might have affected this decision.
Luke: Florida State – But Bowden still needs to retire.
Kyle: Florida State – Colorado had their one shining moment in week one before coming down to earth against Arizona State.
USC vs. Nebraska
Pat: USC – Just can’t pick against them yet.
Chris: Nebraska – Huskers at home, and I think the early bye week hurts USC.
Luke: USC – Game of the year for me, so far, other than ISU vs. Iowa.
Kyle: USC – Big Red Nation will be rocking, which will make it all the more sweet when they lose.
Illinois vs. Syracuse
Pat: Illinois – Illini Orange, or Illini vs. Orange?
Chris: Illinois – If you’ve seen Syracuse’s helmets you know why they suck.
Luke: Illinois – This game would hurt my eyes – one of many reasons I won’t watch.
Kyle: Illinois – Hard game to pick, neither team is any good.
Notre Dame vs. Michigan
Pat: Michigan – Speaking of has-beens…
Chris: Michigan – Who knows? I had my little sister pick this one.
Luke: Michigan – Worse vs. Bad.
Kyle: Notre Dame – Hard to believe this was a premier matchup at the beginning of the year.
Tennessee vs. Florida
Pat: Florida – Blowout of the week, believe it or not.
Chris: Florida – Just a guess.but I smell back-to-back National Championships.
Luke: Florida – First real opponent of the season comes to Gainesville.
Kyle: Florida – Can’t pick against them until they prove me wrong.
Furman vs. Clemson
Pat: Clemson – Who cares?
Chris: Clemson – Pat. you choose this game.
Luke: Clemson – Furman sounds like a bad pet name
Kyle: Clemson – I’ve never heard of Furman.