Cy’s Eyes majority picks ISU and Drake?
October 26, 1995
Hey sports fans! It’s time for another edition of Cy’s Eyes. Make sure and bring your picks into the Daily office in 108 Hamilton Hall before 3 p.m. today to have a chance to win a free 12-inch pizza from Pizza Pit and a T-shirt from T-Galaxy.
Here are this week’s games in case you missed them earlier this week: Oklahoma State at ISU, Iowa at Ohio State, Michigan State at Wisconsin, Nebraska at Colorado, USC at Washington, Kansas at Kansas State, Auburn at Arkansas and Drake at San Diego. Don’t forget to include the total points scored in the ISU-OSU game for the tiebreaker. Good Luck!
Jason Howland-Sports Editor, (28-17)
Well, the gap closes between Mr. Calek and myself after a good showing last week. Hint: don’t go for the upsets. Anyhoo, I’m still ahead of that Guru guy.
With confidence I can say that Iowa State will handily defeat the Cowboys of OSU in their first Big Eight win of the season. As long as the Cyclones keep their heads in the game and don’t become overconfident (if that’s possible for a team that didn’t win a game last year) they should have no problems at home. ISU 50, OSU 35.
Iowa will learn just how bad they really are when they get tromped by the Buckeyes. Ohio State 63, Iowa 17.
In the who-cares-but-people-from-Des Moines game, Drake will suffer a difficult loss on the road at San Diego.
Other winners will be Wisconsin, Nebraska, USC, Kansas and Auburn.
Chad Calek-Asst. Sports Editor, (31-14)
I’m in the home stretch and still on top. It almost seems too easy. So here goes my guaranteed picks for this weekend.
Ohio State over Iowa. Hawks don’t have enough big guns to stop the Buckeye stampede. Wisconsin over Michigan State. I hate Michigan State. Nebraska over Colorado. Husker Power! Whatever. I hate Nebraska too, but I’m pretty sure they’ll shell out a butt kickin’. USC over Washington. Who cares? Kansas over Kansas State. I could lose on this one. Auburn over Arkansas. Too easy. Drake over San Diego. Why in the hell am I even picking this game. I went with Drake primarily because the Guru gave me the inside scoop after watching the Drake show. I hate Drake.
ISU finally pulls one out. Cyclones 38, Oklahoma State 20. Go get those 2,000 yards Troy.
Roger Ossian – T-Galaxy, (25-20)
Iowa State will hog-tie the Cowboys and win easily. No tie here, sorry Cowboys. Troy will set a new rushing record with 527 yards and seven touchdowns. ISU 56, Okie St. 3.
Other winners: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Washington, Kansas, Arkansas and Drake.
Cy – Iowa State cardinal, (27-18)
It’s time for a win this weekend and Dan McCarney, Troy Davis and the rest of the Iowa State wrecking crew will demolish the Oklahoma State Cowboys. ISU will brand the Cowboys with a score of 30-17.
My old bud Herky and his football team will be manhandled by the Buckeyes in an Ohio State blowout.
Other picks are Wisconsin over Michigan St., Nebraska over those pesky Buffs, Washington over the Trojans of USC, Kansas over Kansas State, Arkansas and Drake.
Tattooed Guru-Ice cream man, (23-22)
Last week was just a little taste of the Guru on the comeback trail. This week I’ll kick some major Fightin’ Irish ass.
Here goes. ISU in a big way over those damn Cowboys. Yeehaw. Davis 28 points – OSU 14. Final 42-14 in favor of the mighty Cyclones.
In other Big Eight games, Kansas will prove they rule the Land of Oz and beat K-State 35-21 while Colorado surprises the Cornhuskers by 18. Buffs 28 – Nebraska 10.
Big Ten action, if there is such a thing, will see Wisconsin bouncing back against the Spartans, 21-7, while those pesky Hawks will get CREAMED by Ohio State 48-20. What a shame.
Then there’s the Trojans of USC. After disappointing me last week against those damn Irish they will redeem themselves and squirm by Washington 21-20. Ohh, and Auburn by 12 over Arkansas.
And in the who-the-hell-are-they game. Drake will travel to San Diego and beat the Toreros, whatever that is—probably a Spanish fly— by 10. 10-0. That’s my picks and I am redeemed.