| Daily Blog • September 10, 2010 |
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For the last couple of years I have picked the games involving the Top 25 teams and thrown in a couple of upset picks. This year I thought you might be interested in who I think will win EACH FBS game this weekend. Every Friday I will give you my personal forecast on every game that involves a FBS team.
I list the projected scores from my computers forecast. Another column shows you the computers yardage forecast for each game. I think it will be interesting to see who the computer picks to win the yardage battle and see if they win the game. In my College Football magazine I have the plus and minus ratings. I update them weekly and then factor in the home edge and I will show you who the Plus Minus ratings forecast. I will also list who Vegas has favored to win each week and we can see how they do picking the actual winners of games. There is also a WEEKLY POLL which you can enter for free each week. What I will do is on Friday morning I will tabulate the vote on each game and list who the fans are picking to win the games.
Listed below are each of these category picks for this week and I will then have a running total for the season for them! Here are the selections.......
| Thursday, September 10th | PHIL STEELE |
Comp PTS |
Comp Yds |
Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Central Michigan at Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple |
| FINAL: Temple 13-10 | by 17 | 32-20 | 399-306 | 70% | by 9 | by 8 | |
| 7:30 PM ET | No. 21 Auburn at Miss St | Auburn | Miss St | Miss St | Auburn | Miss St | Aub |
| FINAL: Auburn 17-14 | by 3 | 33-29 | 429-406 | 88% | by 9 | by 2 | |
| Friday, September 10th | PHIL STEELE |
Comp PTS |
Comp Yds |
Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 7:00 PM ET | No. 23 West Virginia at Marshall | WV | WV | WV | WV | WV | WV |
| FINAL: WVU 24-21 OT | by 17 | 29-15 | 378-324 | 97% | by 14.5 | by 13.5 | |
| 10:15 PM ET | UTEP at Houston | Houston | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou |
| FINAL: Houston 54-24 | by 17 | 53-29 | 642-433 | 97% | by 25 | by 19.5 | |
| Saturday, September 11th | PHIL STEELE |
Comp PTS |
Comp Yds |
Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 12:00 PM ET | San Jose State at No. 11 Wisconsin | Wisc | Wisc | Wisc | Wisc | Wisc | Wisc |
| FINAL: Wisconsin 27-14 | by 49 | 47-9 | 600-170 | 100% | by 38.25 | by 40 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | No. 15 Georgia Tech at Kansas | GT | GT | GT | GT | GT | GT |
| FINAL: Kansas 28-25 | by 7 | 29-21 | 385-372 | 95% | by 10.5 | by 13.5 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | No. 22 Georgia at No. 24 S Carolina | S Car | S Car | S Car | S Car | UGA | S Car |
| FINAL: S Carolina 17-6 | by 2 | 29-28 | 417-353 | 61% | by 0.75 | by 3 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Texas Southern at Connecticut | Uconn | Uconn | Uconn | Uconn | Uconn | Uconn |
| FINAL: Connecticut 62-3 | by 42 | 49-7 | 564-141 | 99% | by 56 | by 44 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Illinois State at Northwestern | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| FINAL: Northwestern 37-3 | by 24 | 38-21 | 549-261 | 100% | by 36 | by 29 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | South Dakota at Minnesota | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn |
| FINAL: South Dakota 41-38 | by 21 | 41-18 | 584-316 | 99% | by 33 | by 28.5 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Memphis at East Carolina | E Car | E Car | E Car | E Car | E Car | E Car |
| FINAL: East Carolina 49-27 | by 7 | 34-25 | 449-398 | 95% | by 16.75 | by 13 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Duke at Wake Forest | Wake | Wake | Wake | Wake | Wake | Wake |
| FINAL: Wake 54-48 | by 4 | 34-26 | 429-398 | 77% | by 8.5 | by 5.5 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Hawaii at Army | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Army |
| FINAL: Hawaii 31-28 | by 3 | 28-26 | 390-382 | 76% | by 3.5 | by 3 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Gardner-Webb at Akron | Akron | Akron | Akron | Akron | Akron | Akron |
| FINAL: Gardner-Webb 38-37 | by 28 | 31-11 | 431-206 | 98% | by 27 | by 15 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Indiana State at Cincinnati | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy |
| FINAL: Cincinnati 40-7 | by 38 | 49-10 | 567-133 | 100% | by 52 | by 45 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Michigan St vs. FAU* | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU |
| FINAL: Michigan St 30-17 | by 24 | 41-16 | 521-281 | 100% | 17.75 | by 26.5 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Western Illinois at Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue |
| FINAL: Purdue 31-21 | by 28 | 36-14 | 502-193 | 99% | by 43 | by 32 | |
| 12:21 PM ET | South Florida at No. 8 Florida | UF | UF | UF | UF | UF | UF |
| FINAL: Florida 38-14 | by 10 | 38-19 | 485-272 | 91% | by 12 | by 15.5 | |
| 12:30 PM ET | Idaho at No. 6 Nebraska | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb |
| FINAL: Nebraska 38-17 | by 35 | 40-13 | 522-250 | 100% | by 34.5 | by 28 | |
| 1:00 PM ET | New Hampshire at Pittsburgh | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt |
| FINAL: Pittsburgh 38-16 | by 24 | 39-15 | 527-168 | 100% | by 30 | by 24.5 | |
| 1:30 PM ET | James Madison at No. 13 Va Tech | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT |
| FINAL: James Madison 21-16 | by 24 | 41-12 | 538-187 | 100% | by 44 | by 33.5 | |
| 2:00 PM ET | Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH) | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami |
| FINAL: Miami, OH 28-21 | by 16 | 37-18 | 466-226 | 85% | 14.5 | by 14 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Iowa State at No. 9 Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa |
| FINAL: Iowa 35-7 | by 17 | 31-15 | 475-275 | 96% | by 17.25 | by 13 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | No. 17 FSU at No. 10 Oklahoma | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla |
| FINAL: Oklahoma 47-17 | by 14 | 35-30 | 550-372 | 70% | 8.75 | by 7 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Colorado at California | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal |
| FINAL: Cal 52-7 | by 14 | 33-21 | 442-300 | 88% | by 6.5 | by 10 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Michigan at Notre Dame | ND | ND | ND | Mich | ND | ND |
| FINAL: Michigan 28-24 | by 3 | 25-24 | 432-363 | 53% | by 1 | by 3.5 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Eastern Kentucky at Louisville | L'Ville | L'Ville | L'Ville | L'Ville | L'Ville | L'Ville |
| FINAL: Louisville 23-13 | by 28 | 33-12 | 467-303 | 100% | by 34 | by 32 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Kent State at Boston College | BC | BC | BC | BC | BC | BC |
| FINAL: BC 26-13 | by 17 | 34-11 | 422-240 | 99% | 18.5 | by 17 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Presbyterian at Clemson | Clem | Clem | Clem | Clem | Clem | Clem |
| FINAL: Clemson 58-21 | by 48 | 55-2 | 662-185 | 100% | by 59 | by 46 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Arkansas State at Louisiana | Ark St | Ark St | UL | Ark St | UL | UL |
| FINAL: UL 31-24 | by 4 | 29-26 | 376-336 | 67% | by 2.5 | by 2 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Georgia Southern at Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy |
| FINAL: Navy 13-7 | by 20 | 36-10 | 529-178 | 99% | by 44 | by 32 | |
| 3:40 PM ET | No. 12 Miami (FL) at No. 2 Ohio St | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU |
| FINAL: OSU 36-24 | by 10 | 30-20 | 450-267 | 79% | by 15.5 | by 8.5 | |
| 4:00 PM ET | UNLV at No. 20 Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah |
| FINAL: Utah 38-10 | by 24 | 38-20 | 507-280 | 95% | by 21.75 | by 21 | |
| 4:00 PM ET | Brigham Young at Air Force | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | AF | AF |
| FINAL: Air Force 35-14 | by 7 | 29-25 | 383-377 | 82% | by 2 | by 1 | |
| 6:00 PM ET | Morgan State at Maryland | M'land | M'land | M'Land | M'land | M'land | M'Land |
| FINAL: Maryland 62-3 | by 38 | 45-0 | 544-68 | 100% | by 56 | by 37 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | No. 18 Penn St at No. 1 Alabama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama |
| FINAL: Alabama 24-3 | by 10 | 32-20 | 482-300 | 92% | by 15.75 | by 12 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Tennessee Tech at No. 4 TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU |
| FINAL: TCU 62-7 | by 49 | 49-1 | 605-60 | 99% | by 55 | by 52.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Wyoming at No. 5 Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas |
| FINAL: Texas 34-7 | by 28 | 37-5 | 495-126 | 99% | by 27.5 | by 27 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | No. 7 Oregon at Tennessee | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg |
| FINAL: Oregon 48-13 | by 14 | 36-21 | 435-317 | 90% | by 14.25 | by 12 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | No. 14 Arkansas vs. ULM* | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark |
| FINAL: Arkansas 31-7 | by 42 | 49-14 | 596-296 | 100% | by 48.5 | by 34 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | No. 19 LSU at Vanderbilt | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU |
| FINAL: LSU 27-3 | by 14 | 32-13 | 411-321 | 95% | by 15.5 | by 10 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | McNeese State at Missouri | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz |
| FINAL: Missouri 50-6 | by 42 | 50-10 | 587-183 | 100% | by 42 | by 43.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Toledo at Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio |
| FINAL: Toledo 20-13 | by 10 | 31-19 | 379-336 | 69% | by 12 | by 9.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Troy at Oklahoma State | Ok St | Ok St | Ok St | Ok St | Ok St | Ok St |
| FINAL: Oklahoma St 41-38 | by 14 | 39-25 | 447-378 | 97% | by 6.25 | by 13.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Bowling Green at Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa |
| FINAL: Tulsa 33-20 | by 17 | 43-24 | 569-328 | 86% | by 9.5 | by 17 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Buffalo at Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |
| FINAL: Baylor 34-6 | by 14 | 23-17 | 411-321 | 96% | by 12.75 | by 15 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Louisiana Tech at Texas A&M | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU |
| FINAL: Texas A&M 48-16 | by 21 | 40-19 | 537-310 | 99% | by 12.75 | by 19.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Rice at North Texas | NT | NT | NT | Rice | Rice | NT |
| FINAL: Rice 32-31 | by 3 | 33-31 | 466-379 | 63% | by 1 | by 3 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Syracuse at Washington | Wash | Wash | Wash | Wash | Wash | Wash |
| FINal: Washington 41-20 | by 10 | 28-21 | 449-323 | 92% | by 8.5 | by 13 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Montana State at Washington St | Wazzu | Mont St | Wazzu | Wazzu | Wazzu | Wazzu |
| FINAL: Washington St 23-22 | by 3 | 29-26 | 391-336 | 90% | by 14 | by 10 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Liberty at Ball State | Ball St | Ball St | Ball St | Ball St | Ball St | Ball St |
| FINAL: Liberty 27-23 | by 10 | 32-24 | 426-301 | 96% | by 21 | by 12.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Austin Peay at Middle Tenn | MT | MT | MT | MT | MT | MT |
| FINAL: Mid Tenn 56-33 | by 35 | 40-16 | 514-183 | 97% | by 43 | by 32.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | North Dakota at Northern Illinois | N Ill | N Ill | N Ill | N Ill | N Ill | N Ill |
| FINAL: N Illinois 23-17 | by 31 | 34-9 | 487-173 | 96% | by 37 | by 24 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Prairie View A&M at Southern Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss |
| FINAL: Southern Miss 34-7 | by 35 | 36-9 | 532-163 | 100% | by 40 | by 33 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Nicholls St at W Michigan | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU |
| FINAL: W Michigan 49-14 | by 38 | 44-10 | 559-191 | 98% | by 33 | by 27 | |
| 7:10 PM ET | Missouri State at Kansas State | KSt | KSt | KSt | KSt | KSt | KSt |
| FINAL: Kansas St 48-24 | by 28 | 29-16 | 462-233 | 98% | by 29 | by 29 | |
| 7:30 PM ET | Western Kentucky at Kentucky | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK |
| FINAL: Kentucky 63-28 | by 24 | 39-16 | 519-293 | 99% | by 23.5 | by 24 | |
| 7:30 PM ET | Southern Illinois at Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| FINAL: Illinois 35-3 | by 10 | 41-27 | 614-261 | 98% | by 14 | by 15 | |
| 7:30 PM ET | North Carolina State at UCF | UCF | Tie | UCF | NC State | UCF | UCF |
| FINAL: NC State 28-21 | by 4 | 27-27 | 369-328 | 60% | by 1.75 | by 3 | |
| 8:00 PM ET | San Diego State at New Mexico St | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt |
| FINAL: San Diego St 41-21 | by 17 | 33-16 | 444-296 | 80% | by 12 | by 13.5 | |
| 8:00 PM ET | Texas Tech at New Mexico | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT |
| FINAL: Texas Tech 52-17 | by 21 | 45-18 | 516-314 | 100 | by 24 | by 24 | |
| 8:00 PM ET | Idaho State at Utah State | Utah St | Utah St | Utah St | Utah St | Utah St | Utah St |
| FINAL: Utah St 38-17 | by 31 | 43-13 | 569-181 | 96% | by 46 | by 32.5 | |
| 8:00 PM ET | Rutgers at FIU | Rut | Rut | Rut | Rut | Rut | Rut |
| FINAL: Rutgers 19-14 | by 14 | 31-18 | 414-321 | 98% | by 24 | by 16.5 | |
| 8:00 PM ET | UAB at Southern Methodist | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU |
| FINAL: SMU 28-7 | by 3 | 33-22 | 381-326 | 84% | by 3.5 | by 11.5 | |
| 9:00 PM ET | Mississippi at Tulane | Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss |
| FINAL: Miss 27-13 | by 24 | 35-11 | 449-221 | 97% | by 25 | by 20.5 | |
| 10:00 PM ET | Northern Arizona at Arizona St | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU |
| FINAL: Arizona St 41-20 | by 17 | 37-14 | 467-253 | 99% | by 30 | by 28 | |
| 10:00 PM ET | Citadel at Arizona | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona |
| FINAL: Arizona 52-6 | by 42 | 41-5 | 579-46 | 99% | by 53 | by 40 | |
| 10:30 PM ET | Virginia at No. 16 USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC |
| FINAL: USC 17-14 | by 31 | 34-17 | 520-24 | 96% | by 15 | by 19.5 | |
| 10:30 PM ET | No. 25 Stanford at UCLA | UCLA | Stan | Stan | Stan | Stan | Stan |
| FINAL: Stanford 35-0 | by 3 | 33-29 | 418-412 | 82% | by 10.75 | by 6.5 | |
| 10:30 PM ET | Colorado State at Nevada | Nev | Nev | Nev | Nev | Nev | Nev |
| FINAL: Nevada 51-6 | by 17 | 38-19 | 497-318 | 83% | by 20.25 | by 23.5 | |
| This Week | 59-11 | ||||||
| YTD | 131-16 | ||||||