Daily Blog - Friday September 11th
Welcome to my Friday Blog for football week #2.
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 exery game that involves a FBS team.
This week I am also listing 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. If you check out my daily blogs on July 30th, July 20th, July 15th, etc, you will see that I have developed a new power rating which takes the yards and points gained against an opponent and factors in that opponents grade to give a team an individual game rating. After 3 weeks I will add up each teams individual game rating, average it and turn it into a power rating. I will then list that each week. I may even add some other power rating forecast to the mix.
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 for the second Saturday of college Football!
Saturday, September 12th | PHIL STEELE |
Computer PTS |
Computer Yards |
Weekly Poll |
+ / - |
Vegas |
C Michigan at Michigan St | Mich St |
Mich St |
Mich St |
Mich St |
Mich St |
Mich St |
FINAL: CM 29-27 |
By 14 |
31-14 |
439-296 |
99% |
by 14 |
by 14 |
Duke at Army | Duke |
Duke |
Army |
Army |
Army |
Army |
FINAL: Duke 35-19 |
by 1 |
18-17 |
316-291 |
62% |
by 1.5 |
by 1 |
E Mich at Northwestern | NW |
NW |
NW |
NW |
NW |
NW |
FINAL: NW 27-24 |
by 17 |
37-17 |
429-321 |
64% |
by 16 |
by 20 |
Fresno St at Wisconsin | Wisc |
Wisc |
Wisc |
Wisc |
Wisc |
Wisc |
FINAL: Wisc 34 -31 |
by 6 |
30-28 |
460-345 |
81% |
by 6.25 |
by 8.5 |
Iowa at Iowa St | IA |
IA |
IA |
IA |
IA |
IA |
FINAL: Iowa 35-3 |
by 14 |
29-19 |
403-369 |
69% |
by 18.5 |
by 6 |
North Carolina at Conn | NC |
NC |
Conn |
NC |
NC |
NC |
FINAL: NC 12-10 |
by 7 |
23-18 |
322-273 |
81% |
by 7.75 |
by 4 |
Pittsburgh at Buffalo | Pitt |
Pitt |
Pitt |
Pitt |
Pitt |
Pitt |
FINAL: Pitt 54-27 |
by 14 |
28-11 |
361-259 |
90% |
by 15 |
by 10.5 |
Stanford at Wake Forest | Stan |
Stan |
Stan |
Stan |
Stan |
WF |
FINAL: WF 24-17 |
by 3 |
29-21 |
408-369 |
61% |
by 4.5 |
by 3 |
Syracuse at Penn St | PSU |
PSU |
PSU |
PSU |
PSU |
PSU |
FINAL: Penn St 28-7 |
by 31 |
36-8 |
505-167 |
99% |
by 27.5 |
By 28.5 |
W Mich at Indiana | WM |
WM |
IND |
IND |
WM |
IND |
FINAL: IND 23-19 |
by 3 |
25-23 |
409-401 |
62% |
by 1.75 |
by 1.5 |
Marshall at Virginia Tech | VT |
VT |
VT |
VT |
VT |
VT |
FINAL: VT 52-10 |
by 14 |
31-15 |
407-258 |
100% |
by 27 |
by 19 |
Troy at Florida | FLA |
FLA |
FLA |
FLA |
FLA |
FLA |
FINAL: FLA 56-6 |
by 27 |
47-7 |
545-225 |
100% |
by 50.25 |
by 36 |
Arkansas St at Nebraska | Neb |
Neb |
Neb |
Neb |
Neb |
Neb |
FINAL: NEB 38-9 |
by 24 |
38-13 |
412-253 |
100% |
by 27.25 |
by 21 |
Kent St at Boston College | BC |
BC |
BC |
BC |
BC |
BC |
FINAL: BC 34-7 |
by 21 |
37-10 |
437-238 |
99% |
by 19.25 |
by 21 |
Morgan St at Akron | Akron |
Akron |
Akron |
Akron |
Akron |
Akron |
FINAL: Akron 41-0 |
by 49 |
36-8 |
449-146 |
96% |
by 41 |
by 27.5 |
BYU at Tulane | BYU |
BYU |
BYU |
BYU |
BYU |
BYU |
FINAL: BYU 54-3 |
by 17 |
33-11 |
432-318 |
99% |
by 30 |
by 18 |
Houston at Oklahoma St | OkSt |
OkSt |
OkSt |
OkSt |
OkSt |
OkSt |
FINAL: HOU 45-35 |
by 14 |
44-28 |
586-434 |
96% |
by 15 |
by 15 |
Idaho at Washington | Wash |
Wash |
Wash |
Wash |
Wash |
Wash |
FINAL: WASH 42-23 |
by 24 |
35-12 |
514-236 |
96% |
by 18.25 |
by 20.5 |
Louisiana Tech at Navy | Navy |
Navy |
Navy |
Navy |
Navy |
Navy |
FINAL: NAVY 32-14 |
by 3 |
32-23 |
444-338 |
75% |
by 12.75 |
by 7.5 |
Notre Dame at Michigan | ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
FINAL: MICH 38-34 |
by 7 |
26-21 |
418-372 |
65% |
by 4.75 |
by 3 |
TCU at Virginia | TCU |
TCU |
TCU |
TCU |
TCU |
TCU |
FINAL: TCU 30-14 |
by 10 |
23-12 |
370-242 |
91% |
by 18 |
by 11 |
Texas at Wyoming | TX |
TX |
TX |
TX |
TX |
TX |
FINAL: TX 41-10 |
by 35 |
42-6 |
496-214 |
100% |
by 34.75 |
by 31.5 |
E Carolina at West Virginia | WV |
WV |
WV |
WV |
WV |
WV |
FINAL: WV 35-20 |
by 3 |
21-19 |
337-275 |
75% |
by 8.5 |
by 6.5 |
UCLA at Tennessee | Tenn |
Tenn |
Tenn |
Tenn |
Tenn |
Tenn |
FINAL: UCLA 19-15 |
by 7 |
27-20 |
367-255 |
77% |
by 6.5 |
by 10 |
SMU at UAB | UAB |
UAB |
UAB |
UAB |
UAB |
UAB |
FINAL:SMU 35-33 |
by 1 |
33-28 |
531-389 |
79% |
by 9.25 |
by 12 |
Weber St at Colorado St | Colo St |
Colo St |
Colo St |
Colo St |
Colo St |
Colo St |
FINAL: COLO ST 24-23 |
by 10 |
36-27 |
544-376 |
100% |
by 13 |
by 15.5 |
E Wash at California | Cal |
Cal |
Cal |
Cal |
Cal |
Cal |
FINAL: CAL 59-7 |
by 42 |
49-11 |
659-191 |
100% |
by 39 |
by 32 |
J'ville St at Florida St | Fla St |
Fla St |
Fla St |
Fla St |
Fla St |
Fla St |
FINAL: FLA ST 19-9 |
by 21 |
42-20 |
529-301 |
100% |
by 35 |
by 31 |
J Madison at Maryland | MD |
MD |
MD |
MD |
MD |
MD |
FINAL: MARYLAND 38-35 |
by 7 |
31-27 |
449-256 |
97% |
by 12 |
by 10.5 |
Murray St at NCSt | NCSt |
NCSt |
NCSt |
NCSt |
NCSt |
NCSt |
FINAL: NCST 65-7 |
by 35 |
43-10 |
504-166 |
100% |
by 43 |
by 39 |
Air Force at Minnesota | Minn |
AF |
Minn |
AF |
Minn |
Minn |
FINAL: MINN 20-13 |
by 3 |
29-26 |
440-345 |
59% |
by 1 |
by 3 |
Bowling Green at Missouri | Missouri |
Missouri |
Missouri |
Missouri |
Missouri |
Missouri |
FINAL: MIZZOU 27-20 |
by 28 |
39-16 |
517-310 |
97% |
by 14.5 |
by 19.5 |
FIU at Alabama | Bama |
Bama |
Bama |
Bama |
Bama |
Bama |
FINAL: BAMA 40-14 |
by 28 |
41-10 |
487-159 |
100% |
by 30 |
by 33.5 |
Illinois St at Illinois | Ill |
Ill |
Ill |
Ill |
Ill |
Ill |
FINAL: ILL 45-17 |
by 42 |
44-14 |
604-206 |
100% |
by 33 |
by 29.5 |
Miss St at Auburn | Aub |
Aub |
Aub |
Aub |
Aub |
Aub |
FINAL: AUBURN 49-24 |
by 21 |
30-13 |
427-248 |
80% |
by 12.25 |
by 14 |
S Carolina at Georgia | GA |
GA |
GA |
GA |
GA |
GA |
FINAL: UGA 41-37 |
by 7 |
23-11 |
377-195 |
74% |
by 9.75 |
by 7 |
Vanderbilt at LSU | LSU |
LSU |
LSU |
LSU |
LSU |
LSU |
FINAL: LSU 23-9 |
by 21 |
32-15 |
440-265 |
97% |
by 11 |
by 14.5 |
UCF at Southern Miss | S Miss |
S Miss |
S Miss |
S Miss |
S Miss |
S Miss |
FINAL: S MISS 26-19 |
by 21 |
34-16 |
492-243 |
69% |
by 18 |
by 14.5 |
Hawaii at Washington St | WSU |
WSU |
WSU |
HI |
WSU |
HI |
FINAL: HAWAII 38-20 |
by 1 |
30-29 |
435-375 |
54% |
by 2 |
by 2.5 |
Kansas St at Louisiana | KSt |
KSt |
KSt |
KSt |
KSt |
KSt |
FINAL: LOUISIANA 17-15 |
By 14 |
29-19 |
376-336 |
91% |
by 7.5 |
by 7 |
Memphis at Middle Tenn | MT |
Memp |
Memp |
Memp |
MT |
MT |
FINAL: MT 31-14 |
by 1 |
29-27 |
421-381 |
88% |
by 1.5 |
by 1 |
New Hampshire at Ball St | Ball St |
Ball St |
Ball St |
Ball St |
Ball St |
Ball St |
FINAL: NEW HAMP 23-16 |
by 10 |
28-21 |
439-271 |
92% |
by 6 |
by 7 |
Ohio at North Texas | NT |
Ohio |
NT |
Ohio |
Ohio |
Ohio |
FINAL: OHIO 31-30 |
by 3 |
27-25 |
426-361 |
57% |
by 4.5 |
by 2.5 |
Rice at Texas Tech | TT |
TT |
TT |
TT |
TT |
TT |
FINAL: TT 55-10 |
by 31 |
41-16 |
505-252 |
99% |
by 20.5 |
by 28 |
Texas-So at ULM | ULM |
ULM |
ULM |
ULM |
ULM |
ULM |
FINAL: ULM 58-0 |
by 42 |
50-8 |
589-101 |
91% |
by 55 |
by 42 |
Kansas at UTEP | UTEP |
KAN |
KAN |
KAN |
KAN |
KAN |
FINAL: KANSAS 34-7 |
by 1 |
38-26 |
453-439 |
96% |
by 15.5 |
by 12.5 |
USF at WKU | USF |
USF |
USF |
USF |
USF |
USF |
FINAL: USF 35-13 |
by 31 |
39-8 |
446-239 |
100% |
by 29 |
by 24.5 |
SE MO St at Cincinnati | Cincy |
Cincy |
Cincy |
Cincy |
Cincy |
Cincy |
FINAL: CINCY 70-3 |
by 35 |
45-12 |
584-196 |
100% |
by 39 |
by 47 |
W Illinois at N Illinois | N Ill |
N Ill |
N Ill |
N Ill |
N Ill |
N Ill |
FINAL: N Ill 41-7 |
by 21 |
33-14 |
444-231 |
100% |
by 21 |
NA |
Tulsa at New Mexico | Tulsa |
Tulsa |
Tulsa |
Tulsa |
Tulsa |
Tulsa |
FINAL: TULSA 44-10 |
by 22 |
35-19 |
473-354 |
93% |
by 13.5 |
by 17 |
USC at Ohio St | USC |
USC |
USC |
USC |
USC |
USC |
FINAL: USC 18-15 |
by 7 |
34-19 |
435-315 |
86% |
by 7.75 |
by 7 |
Miami Ohio at Boise St | BSU |
BSU |
BSU |
BSU |
BSU |
BSU |
FINAL: BOISE 48-0 |
by 45 |
42-5 |
528-202 |
99% |
by 44 |
by 37 |
PV A&M at NMSt | NMSt |
NMSt |
NMSt |
NMSt |
NMSt |
NMSt |
FINAL: NMSt 21-18 |
by 17 |
23-14 |
419-161 |
94% |
by 13 |
by 19.5 |
So Utah at San Diego St | SDSt |
SDSt |
SDSt |
SDSt |
SDSt |
SDSt |
FINAL: SDSt 35-19 |
by 28 |
40-19 |
569-256 |
99% |
by 21 |
by 17.5 |
N Arizona at Arizona | AZ |
AZ |
AZ |
AZ |
AZ |
AZ |
FINAL: AZ 34-17 |
by 31 |
39-7 |
534-161 |
100% |
by 38 |
by 30.5 |
Purdue at Oregon | Oreg |
Oreg |
Oreg |
Oreg |
Oreg |
Oreg |
FINAL: OREG 38-36 |
by 7 |
33-24 |
475-325 |
70% |
by 10.25 |
by 12 |
Utah at San Jose St | SJST |
Utah |
Utah |
Utah |
Utah |
Utah |
FINAL: UTAH 24-14 |
by 1 |
27-18 |
333-319 |
96% |
by 25.5 |
by 13.5 |
Oregon St at UNLV | UNLV |
Oreg St |
Oreg St |
Oreg St |
Oreg St |
Oreg St |
FINAL: OREG ST 23-21 |
by 3 |
27-21 |
381-349 |
97% |
by 12 |
by 7 |
Howard at Rutgers | Rutgers |
Rutgers |
Rutgers |
Rutgers |
Rutgers |
Rutgers |
FINAL: RUTGERS 45-7 |
by 49 |
42-8 |
519-171 |
100% |
by 58 |
by 45 |
Idaho St at Oklahoma | Okla |
Okla |
Okla |
Okla |
Okla |
Okla |
FINAL: OKLA 64-0 |
by 52 |
58-1 |
689-116 |
100% |
by 62 |
by 49.5 |