TOP 25 9/25/2011

CFOD WEEK 5 TOP 25

1. ALABAMA (4-0)

2. LSU (4-0)

3. OKLAHOMA (3-0)

4. WISCONSIN (4-0)

5. BOISE STATE (3-0)

6. STANFORD (3-0)

7. OKLAHOMA STATE (3-0)

8. NEBRASKA (4-0)

9. SOUTH CAROLINA (4-0)

10. VIRGINIA TECH (4-0)

11. OREGON (3-1)

12. FLORIDA (4-0)

13. USF (4-0)

14. TEXAS (3-0)

15. TEXAS A?M (2-1)

16. CLEMSON (4-0)

17. MICHIGAN (4-0)

18. BAYLOR (3-0)

19. TCU (3-1)

20. GEORGIA TECH (4-0)

21. ILLINOIS  (4-0)

22. ARIZONA STATE (3-1)

23. ARKANSAS (3-1)

24. WEST VIRGINIA  (3-1)

25. HOUSTON (4-0)

SATURDAY TAKE EM TO THE BANK PICKS

SATURDAY TAKE EM TO THE BANK PICKS

SYRACUSE -2.5 VS TOLEDO     SYRACUSE

 MIAMI -12.5 VS KANSAS STATE    MIAMI

GEORGIA TECH -6.5 VS NORTH CAROLINA
 GEORGIA TECH

ARKANSAS +11 VS ALABAMA   ALABAMA

FLORIDA STATE +1.5 AT CLEMSON CLEMSON

BEARCATS BLOW OUT WOLFPACK AS THURSDAY TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 4-0; TONIGHT UCF AND BYU FACE OFF

BEARCATS BLOW OUT WOLFPACK; TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 4-0; UCF VS BYU FOR FRIDAY NIGHT MATCHUP

THURSDAY NIGHT  TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 4-0!!!

CINCINNATI 44   NC STATE 14

Zach Collaros threw for 2 scores and ran for 2 and the Bearcats defense held NC State to -26 yards rushing as the Bearcats embarrassed the Wolfpack 44-14 last night. Bearcats running back Isaiah Pead ran for 167 yards and a score and the defense recorded 6 sacks to go to 3-1. NC State drops to 2-2. The Bearcats easily covered the 7.5 point spread taking my record to 4-0.

FRIDAY NIGHT TAKE EM TO THE BANK

UCF (2-1)  (+2) AT BYU (1-2)

I am 2-1 with my Friday night TAKE EM TO THE BANK picks with Boise State covering the 20.5 point spread against Toledo.
 UCF  is coming off of a heartbreaking 10-17 loss at Florida International. BYU has lost two straight after a whipping at Texas and being blown out at home by Utah. UCF had the #2 defense in the nation but I can't see BYU losing 3 straight. I'm going with BYU to cover the 2 points.

BYU -2 TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

THURSDAY NIGHT TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

THURSDAY NIGHT TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES FOR 4-0

Last week I hit my TAKE EM TO THE BANK pick choosing LSU to cover 3.5 against Mississippi State to take my record to 3-0. This week I will try for 4-0 with a touch matchup with North Carolina State and Cincinnati.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE (2-1) (+7.5) AT CINCINNATI (2-1)

Both are coming off of wins, both over cupcakes. As far as I'm concerned, these are two evenly matched schools. The Bearcats may have enough firepower to cover.

Cincinnati  -7.5 TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

SATURDAY'S TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 5-0; WEEK 4 TOP 25

SATURDAY'S TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 5-0

I went a perfect 5-0 with my Saturday edition of TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!! That brings my total Saturday record to 12-3, an impressive 80% winning percentage.

To recap:

OKLAHOMA -3 WIN

MIAMI -2.5 WIN

NAVY +16 WIN

STANFORD -9 WIN

NORTH CAROLINA -10 WIN

WEEK 4 CFOD TOP 25

Alabama is still #1, Wisconsin jumps to #4, Clemson, Illinois and North Carolina enter Top 25.

1. ALABAMA (3-0)

2. OKLAHOMA (2-0)

3. LSU (3-0)

4. WISCONSIN (3-0)

5. BOISE STATE (2-0)

6. STANFORD (3-0)

7. OKLAHOMA STATE (3-0)

8. TEXAS A/M (2-0)

9. ARKANSAS (3-0)

10. NEBRASKA (3-0)

11. SOUTH CAROLINA (3-0)

12. VIRGINIA TECH (3-0)

13. OREGON (2-1)

14. FLORIDA STATE (2-1)

15. WEST VIRGINIA (3-0)

16. FLORIDA (3-0)

17. USF (3-0)

18. TEXAS (3-0)

19. USC (3-0)

20. MICHIGAN (3-0)

21. BAYLOR (2-0)

22. CLEMSON (3-0)

23. ILLINOIS (3-0)

24. TCU (2-1)

25. NORTH CAROLINA (3-0)

FRIDAY TAKE EM THE BANK GOES 2-1 AS #5 BOISE STATE ROLLS; SATURDAY TAKE EM TO THE BANK; TWO TOP 25 TEAMS LED TOP 25 ACTION

FRIDAY TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 2-1 AS #5 BOISE STATE ROLLS

#5 BOISE STATE 40 TOLEDO 15

Kellum Moore threw for 5 TDs last night as Boise State overcame a fiesty Toledo team and rolls 40-15 covering the 20 point spread, taking me to 2-1 this year.  The Heisman Trophy candidate was 32/42/455/5/1. Tyler Shoemaker caught 3TDs and Doug Martin had 122 yards receiving.
Next up for Boise State gets Tulsa at home while Toledo travels to Syracuse.

SATURDAY TAKE EM TO THE BANK PICKS

Last week I went 4-1 with my picks, this week it was hard to find easy matchups but here I go:

#2 OKLAHOMA (1-0) (-3) AT #4 FLORIDA STATE (2-0)

The premier matchup of the week is basically an elimination game. The Sooners had a week to prepare for the Seminoles and it will show.

OKLAHOMA -3 TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

#15 OHIO STATE (2-0) (+2.5) AT MIAMI (0-1)

Two maligned programs face off. The Buckeyes looked sluggish last week as Miami licked their wounds after a heartbreaker against Maryland. This should be a good one but Miami squeezes one out at home.

MIAMI -2.5 TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

# 13 SOUTH CAROLINA (2-0) (-16) VS NAVY (2-0)

South Carolina is a solid team, but Navy is tough! 16 points is too much!

NAVY +16 TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

#6 STANFORD (2-0) (-9) AT ARIZONA (1-1)

Stanford whipped Arizona last year 42-17. Stanford being anything less than a 10 point favorite is a gift!

STANFORD -9 TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

NORTH CAROLINA (2-0) (-10) VS VIRGINIA (2-0)

I love the Heels! The Cavaliers have historically given them a hard time, but the Heels whipped them in VA last year. This year it will be closer but Heels cover.

NORTH CAROLINA -10 TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

TOP 25 IN ACTION

#1 ALABAMA (2-0) VS NORTH TEXAS

#7 OKLAHOMA STATE AT TULSA (1-1)

#8 TEXAS A/M (1-0) VS IDAHO (1-1)

#9 WISCONSIN (2-0) AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS (1-1)

#10 ARKANSAS (2-0) VS TROY (0-1)

#11 NEBRASKA (2-0) VS WASHINGTON (2-0)

#12 MICHIGAN STATE (2-0) AT NOTRE DAME (0-2)

#14 VIRGINIA TECH (2-0) VS. ARKANSAS STATE (1-1)

#16 OREGON (1-1) VS MISSOURI STATE (0-2)

#17 WEST VIRGINIA (2-0) AT MARYLAND (1-0)

#18 FLORIDA (2-0) VS TENNESSEE (2-0)

#19 ARIZONA STATE (2-0) AT ILLINOIS (2-0)

#20 USF (2-0) VS FLORIDA A/M (1-1)

#21 TEXAS (2-0) AT UCLA (1-1)

#22 USC (2-0) VS SYRACUSE (2-0)

#23 AUBURN (2-0) AT CLEMSON (2-0)

#24 MICHIGAN (2-0) VS EASTERN MICHIGAN (2-0)

#25 BAYLOR (1-0) VS STEPHEN F AUSTIN

THURSDAY TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 3-0 AS LSU DEFENSE CRUSHES MISSISSIPPI STATE; #5 BOISE STATE IN ACTION TONIGHT

TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 3-0!!!

My Thursday TAKE EM TO THE BANK is now 3-0 as #3 LSU dominates Mississippi State last night to cover the 3.5 point spread.

#3 LSU 19  Mississippi State 6

LSU's defense held Mississippi State to less than 200 yards and Morris Claiborne had 2 interceptions as LSU stomped Mississippi State in Starksville.
Next up for LSU is a trip to West Virginia and Mississippi State will look to stop the bleeding staying home to face Louisiana Tech.

FRIDAY TAKE EM TO THE BANK

I am 1-1 with my Friday TAKE EM TO THE BANK as Missouri loss but covered the 9.5 point spread against #19 Arizona.

#5 Boise State (1-0) (-20) at Toledo (1-1)

We haven't seen Boise State since they house trained the Georgia Bulldogs at the Georgia Dome Labor Day weekend. Toledo took #15 Ohio State to the wire last week. Last year Boise State blasted the Rockets 57-14. I expect more of the same. Kellum Moore rolls!

BOISE STATE COVERS -20 TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

Thursday Night Take Em To The Bank: Big SEC Showdown!!!

THURSDAY NIGHT TAKE EM TO THE BANK

I am 2-0 this year with my Thursday night TAKE EM TO THE BANK Picks after winning last week with Oklahoma State easily covering the 14 vs Arizona. This week we have two SEC teams battling in Starksville, MS.

#3 LSU (2-0) (-3.5) at Mississippi State (1-1)

Mr. Diehard's Take: This is a must win for the Bulldogs who lost a heartbreaker vs Auburn last week 34-41 while LSU rolled over Northwestern State 49-3. A Bulldog lost will put them at 0-2 in SEC play, basically eliminating them from the SEC West Championship race. LSU have BCS visions dancing in their heads after the beatdown of Oregon in Week 1. 
Interesting note: Bulldogs are 1-7 vs LSU at home in last 8 games they played. As improved as the Bulldogs are, I think they run out of gas in the 2nd half and LSU covers.

LSU COVERS THE  3.5  TAKE EM TO THE BANK!!!

TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 4-1; WEEK 3 TOP 25

TAKE EM TO THE BANK GOES 4-1

A solid week Saturday with my only loss being Oregon State failing to cover the 20.5 spread against Wisconsin. After an embarrassing loss to Sacramento State in Week 1 then the blowout 35-0 loss against Wisconsin; how safe is Coach Mike Riley's job?

My total Saturday TAKE EM TO THE BANK is now 7-3 (70%).

RECAP:

Alabama -10 WIN

Stanford -20.5 WIN

Oregon State +20.5 LOSS

Florida -23.5 WIN

Houston -21.5 WIN

CFOD WEEK 3 TOP 25

Alabama is still my #1 team after manhandling Penn State 27-11. Auburn is back in the Top 25 after a thrilling 41-34 win over Mississippi State with a last minute goalline stop. Also new to the Top 25 is Michigan who had a last minute comeback win vs Notre Dame. Dropping out is Mississippi State and Missouri.

CFOD WEEK 3 TOP 25

1. Alabama (2-0)

2. Oklahoma (1-0)

3. LSU (2-0)

4. Florida State (2-0)

5. Boise State (1-0)

6. Stanford (2-0)

7. Oklahoma State (2-0)

8. Texas A/M (1-0)

9. Wisconsin (2-0)

10. Arkansas (2-0)

11. Nebraska (2-0)

12. Michigan State (2-0)

13. South Carolina (2-0)

14. Virginia Tech (2-0)

15. Ohio State (2-0)

16. Oregon (1-1)

17. West Virginia (2-0)

18. Florida (2-0)

19. Arizona State (2-0)

20. USF (2-0)

21. Texas (2-0)

22. USC (2-0)

23. Auburn (2-0)

24. Michigan (2-0)

25. Baylor (2-0)

Arizona State Pulls It Off In OT; Saturday's Take Em To The Bank Picks!

#20 Arizona State Upends #24 Missouri In OT; Friday Take Em To The Bank Covers

#20 Arizona State 37   #24 Missouri 30 OT

My Friday Take Em To The Bank goes 1-1 as Missouri covers the 9.5 but doesn't win in a thrilling 37-30 OT loss to Arizona State. Arizona State QB Brock Oswiler went 24/32/353/3/0. WR Aaron Pflugrad set a career high catching 8 passes for 180 yards and 2TDs. Jamal Miles added 6 catches for 50 yards and 2 TDs. Miles also threw a 35 yard pass for a TD. 
Next up for the 2-0 Arizona State is at a tough test at Illinois and 1-1 Missouri is at home vs Western Illinois.

Saturday's Take Em To The Bank Picks!

Last week I went 3-2 with wins picking LSU, USF and ECU and losing picking Georgia and Southern Miss.

#1 Alabama (1-0) (-10) at Penn State (1-0)

Defense is scary!!!
Alabama -10 Take Em To The Bank!!!

#6 Stanford (1-0) (-20.5) at Duke (0-1)

This could get ugly quick in Durham, NC.
Stanford -20.5 Take Em To the Bank!!!

#12 Wisconsin (1-0) (-20.5) vs. Oregon State (0-1)

Oregon State was embarrassed by Sacramento State last week. They lose but cover the 20.5.
Oregon State +20.5 Take Em To The Bank!!!

#19 Florida (1-0) (-23.5) vs UAB (0-0)

Florida looked pretty good last week. This should be a layup
Florida -23.5 Take Em To The Bank!!!

Houston (1-0) (-21.5) at North Texas (0-1)

North Texas stinks!
Houston -21.5 Take Em To The Bank!!!