| Daily Blog •September 10, 2011 |
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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 8th | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yards | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 8:00 PM ET | Arizona at Oklahoma St | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU |
| by 10 | 36-31 | 517-388 | 93% | by 16.25 | by 14 | ||
| Friday, September 9th | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yards | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 8:00 PM ET | FIU at Louisville | LOU | LOU | LOU | LOU | LOU | LOU |
| by 3 | 23-19 | 338-317 | 84% | by 6.75 | by 4 | ||
| 10:30 PM ET | Missouri at Arizona St | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU |
| by 10 | 31-19 | 447-313 | 65% | by 12.25 | by 7.5 | ||
| Saturday, September 10th | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yards | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Oregon State at Wisconsin | Wisky | Wisky | Wisky | Wisky | Wisky | Wisky |
| by 17 | 34-23 | 475-340 | 99% | by 19.25 | by 20.5 | ||
| 12:00 PM ET | Toledo at Ohio State | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU |
| by 21 | 38-20 | 499-281 | 98% | by 20 | by 18.5 | ||
| 12:00 PM ET | Florida Atlantic at Michigan State | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU |
| by 31 | 39-7 | 507-213 | 99% | by 26 | by 32.5 | ||
| 12:00 PM ET | Iowa at Iowa State | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa |
| by 10 | 23-19 | 347-313 | 94% | by 0.25 | by 6 | ||
| 12:00 PM ET | Central Michigan at Kentucky | KY | KY | KY | KY | KY | KY |
| by 10 | 27-14 | 413-252 | 86% | by 8.75 | by 10 | ||
| 12:00 PM ET | San Diego State at Army | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt |
| by 17 | 44-22 | 465-350 | 81% | by 8.25 | by 9.5 | ||
| 12:00 PM ET | South Dakota State at Illinois | Ill | Ill | Ill | Ill | Ill | Ill |
| by 21 | 31-16 | 493-242 | 100% | by 35 | by 27 | ||
| 12:21 PM ET | Mississippi State at Auburn | Aub | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU |
| by 1 | 35-29 | 434-421 | 72% | by 3.25 | by 6.5 | ||
| 12:30 PM ET | Rutgers at North Carolina | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC |
| by 10 | 36-19 | 448-262 | 88% | by 16.5 | by 10 | ||
| 1:00 PM ET | Norfolk State at West Virginia | WV | WV | WV | WV | WV | WV |
| by 49 | 45-1 | 566-139 | 100% | by 25 | by 47 | ||
| 1:00 PM ET | Maine at Pittsburgh | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt |
| by 28 | 36-11 | 477-178 | 100% | by 41 | by 29.5 | ||
| 1:00 PM ET | Alabama State at Eastern Michigan | EMU | EMU | EMU | EMU | EMU | EMU |
| by 24 | 22-18 | 457-193 | 91% | by 26 | by 13.5 | ||
| 2:00 PM ET | Northern Colorado at Colorado State | CSU | CSU | CSU | CSU | CSU | CSU |
| by 35 | 38-14 | 569-251 | 98% | by 35 | by 21 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Alabama at Penn State | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama |
| by 11 | 22-18 | 310-290 | 89% | by 13 | by 10 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Stanford at Duke | Stan | Stan | Stan | Stan | Stan | Stan |
| by 14 | 44-23 | 504-381 | 99% | by 24.75 | by 20.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Virginia Tech at East Carolina | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT | VT |
| by 21 | 46-29 | 392-388 | 96% | by 21.25 | by 17.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Nevada at Oregon | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg |
| by 35 | 43-21 | 568-302 | 98% | by 18.04 | by 26.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | TCU at Air Force | TCU | TCU | AF | TCU | TCU | TCU |
| by 3 | 30-26 | 372-368 | 77% | by 5 | by 1 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | California at Colorado | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal |
| by 7 | 29-20 | 333-317 | 80% | by 2 | by 6.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Eastern Illinois at Northwestern | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| by 31 | 40-9 | 594-231 | 100% | by 46 | by 33 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | New Mexico State at Minnesota | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn |
| by 17 | 38-15 | 474-251 | 98% | by 30 | by 20 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | North Carolina State at Wake Forest | NCSt | NCSt | NCSt | NCSt | NCSt | NCSt |
| by 1 | 29-24 | 353-332 | 0.72 | by 12 | by 1.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Wofford at Clemson | Clem | Clem | Clem | Clem | Clem | Clem |
| by 27 | 39-12 | 481-264 | 100% | by 38 | by 25 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Purdue at Rice | PU | PU | Rice | PU | Tied | PU |
| by 4 | 29-27 | 405-375 | 0.72 | 0 | -1.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Hawaii at Washington | Wash | Wash | Wash | Wash | Wash | Wash |
| by 7 | 32-23 | 393-357 | 65% | by 8.5 | by 6 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Southern Miss at Marshall | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss |
| by 14 | 24-20 | 332-268 | 76% | by 15 | by 7.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Cincinnati at Tennessee | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn |
| by 3 | 30-30 | 441-389 | 79% | by 9.5 | by 5 | ||
| 3:30 PM ET | Tulsa at Tulane | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa |
| by 14 | 44-27 | 544-371 | 87% | by 26 | by 12.5 | ||
| 4:30 PM ET | South Carolina at Georgia | UGA | UGA | UGA | SC | SC | SC |
| by 3 | 29-29 | 396-284 | 72% | by 6 | by 3 | ||
| 4:30 PM ET | Rhode Island at Syracuse | Cuse | Cuse | Cuse | Cuse | Cuse | Cuse |
| by 24 | 36-21 | 479-301 | 100% | by 32 | by 26 | ||
| 5:00 PM ET | North Dakota at Idaho | Idaho | Idaho | Idaho | Idaho | Idaho | Idaho |
| by 27 | 28-17 | 499-246 | 93% | by 28 | by 14 | ||
| 5:00 PM ET | UNLV at Washington State | Wash St | Wash St | Wash St | Wash St | Wash St | Wash St |
| by 21 | 42-21 | 476-334 | 85% | by 14 | by 13.5 | ||
| 6:00 PM ET | Charleston Southern at Florida State | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU |
| by 62 | 74-0 | 632-48 | 100% | by 82 | by 57 | ||
| 6:00 PM ET | Southern Illinois at Ole Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss |
| by 17 | 34-23 | 468-292 | 99% | by 28 | by 20.5 | ||
| 6:00 PM ET | Temple at Akron | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple |
| by 17 | 36-11 | 404-286 | 87% | by 17 | by 15 | ||
| 6:00 PM ET | Stony Brook at Buffalo | Buf | Stony | Buf | Buf | Buf | Buf |
| by 7 | 27-26 | 420-325 | 95% | by 11 | by 8.5 | ||
| 6:00 PM ET | Texas State at Wyoming | WY | WY | WY | WY | WY | WY |
| by 14 | 36-20 | 434-301 | 97% | by 22 | by 21 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Fresno State at Nebraska | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb |
| by 25 | 35-14 | 446-214 | 99% | by 18 | by 28 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | New Mexico at Arkansas | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark |
| by 35 | 45-8 | 521-184 | 100% | by 30 | by 36 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | UAB at Florida | UF | UF | UF | UF | UF | UF |
| by 21 | 40-12 | 475-260 | 100% | by 16.04 | by 23 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Ball State at South Florida | USF | USF | USF | USF | USF | USF |
| by 27 | 37-10 | 467-334 | 98% | by 27 | by 20.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Brigham Young at Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | BYU | Texas |
| by 14 | 27-15 | 406-289 | 83% | by 4 | by 7 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Virginia at Indiana | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA |
| by 8 | 36-20 | 426-339 | 77% | by 14 | by 7 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Navy at Western Kentucky | Navy | Navy | WKU | Navy | Navy | Navy |
| by 3 | 30-23 | 406-354 | 87% | by 10 | by 9.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Morgan State at Bowling Green | BG | BG | BG | BG | BG | BG |
| by 35 | 40-12 | 505-165 | 99% | by 52 | by 36 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Gardner-Webb at Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio |
| by 42 | 47-8 | 518-192 | 100% | by 52 | by 32 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Houston at North Texas | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou |
| by 17 | 44-23 | 511-404 | 98% | by 14 | by 21.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Memphis at Arkansas State | Ark St | Ark St | Ark St | Ark St | Ark St | Ark St |
| by 14 | 37-20 | 488-302 | 62% | by 19.5 | by 16.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Northern Illinois at Kansas | KU | KU | KU | KU | NIU | NIU |
| by 1 | 33-33 | 448-442 | 51% | by 3.25 | by 5.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Louisiana-Lafayette at Kent State | Kent | Kent | Kent | Kent | Kent | Kent |
| by 7 | 34-27 | 395-345 | 63% | by 2.5 | by 8 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Central Arkansas at Louisiana Tech | LA Tech | LA Tech | LA Tech | LA Tech | LA Tech | LA Tech |
| by 21 | 35-16 | 508-242 | 98% | by 37 | by 17 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Georgia Tech at Middle Tennessee | GT | GT | GT | GT | GT | GT |
| by 7 | 36-27 | 457-408 | 96% | by 10.5 | by 11 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Grambling State at Louisiana-Monroe | ULM | ULM | ULM | ULM | ULM | ULM |
| by 21 | 31-19 | 494-151 | 90% | by 39 | by 17 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | UTEP at Southern Methodist | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU |
| by 21 | 29-6 | 459-136 | 91% | by 8 | by 18.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM ET | Nicholls State at Western Michigan | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU |
| by 35 | 42-16 | 559-166 | 99% | by 45 | by 27 | ||
| 7:30 PM ET | Utah at USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC |
| by 17 | 30-16 | 491-244 | 77% | by 5 | by 8.5 | ||
| 7:30 PM ET | Connecticut at Vanderbilt | Vandy | Vandy | Vandy | Conn | Conn | Vandy |
| by 1 | 26-21 | 335-290 | 0.57 | by 6 | by 1.5 | ||
| 8:00 PM ET | Northwestern State at LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU |
| by 49 | 58-0 | 640-70 | 100% | by 67 | by 49 | ||
| 8:00 PM ET | Notre Dame at Michigan | ND | ND | ND | Mich | ND | ND |
| by 4 | 25-23 | 448-407 | 58% | by 11 | by 3 | ||
| 8:00 PM ET | Weber State at Utah State | Utah St | Utah St | Utah St | Utah St | Utah St | Utah St |
| by 7 | 39-27 | 504-391 | 99% | by 22 | by 14 | ||
| 8:00 PM ET | Boston College at UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF | BC | UCF |
| by 3 | 24-19 | 372-348 | 59% | by 1 | by 7 | ||
| 10:00 PM ET | San Jose State at UCLA | UCLA | UCLA | UCLA | UCLA | UCLA | UCLA |
| by 21 | 37-10 | 452-228 | 98% | by 15 | by 21 | ||
| Last Week: | 57-8 (88%) | ||||||
| This Year | 124-19 (87%) | ||||||