| Daily Blog • September 24, 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 23 | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yards | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 7:30 PM ET | No. 19 Miami (FL) at Pittsburgh | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami |
| Final: Miami 31-3 | by 7 | 27-23 | 363-327 | 65% | by 5 | by 3.5 | |
| Friday, September 24 | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yards | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegass | |
| 8:00 PM ET | No. 4 TCU at Southern Methodist | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU |
| Final: TCU 41-24 | by 21 | 39-17 | 446-276 | 97% | 22.5 | by 17 | |
| Saturday, September 25 | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yards | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegass | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Austin Peay at No. 11 Wisconsin | Wisc | Wisc | Wisc | Wisc | Wisc | Wisc |
| Final: Wisconsin 70-3 | by 45 | 54-10 | 660-140 | 100% | by 51 | by 43 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Ball State at No. 18 Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa |
| Final: Iowa 45-0 | by 21 | 34-9 | 443-199 | 100% | by 31.25 | by 28 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Bowling Green at No. 21 Michigan | UM | UM | UM | UM | UM | UM |
| Final: Michigan 65-21 | by 31 | 41-19 | 577-283 | 99% | by 17.25 | by 25.5 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | N Colorado at No. 25 Michigan St | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU |
| Final: Michigan St 45-7 | by 28 | 39-12 | 508-222 | 100% | by 39 | by 31 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Buffalo at Connecticut | Conn | Conn | Conn | Conn | Conn | Conn |
| Final: Connecticut 45-21 | by 21 | 36-11 | 447-258 | 99% | by 20.25 | by 20 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | NC State at Georgia Tech | GT | GT | GT | GT | GT | GT |
| Final: NC State 45-28 | by 13 | 32-27 | 472-323 | 65% | by 8.25 | by 8.5 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Central Michigan at Northwestern | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Final: Northwestern 30-25 | by 10 | 26-16 | 422-323 | 88% | by 8 | by 6.5 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Virginia Tech at Boston College | BC | BC | BC | VT | VT | VT |
| Final: Virginia Tech 19-0 | by 3 | 29-23 | 377-335 | 65% | by 3.5 | by 4 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Florida International at Maryland | MD | MD | MD | MD | MD | MD |
| Final: Maryland 42-28 | by 13 | 33-17 | 364-323 | 96% | by 17.5 | by 12 | |
| 12:00 PM ET | Toledo at Purdue | PU | PU | PU | PU | PU | PU |
Final: Toledo 31-20 |
by 10 | 31-21 | 432-303 | 96% | by 12 | by 11.5 | |
| 12:21 PM ET | UAB at Tennessee | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn | Tenn |
| Final: Tennessee 32-29 2OT | by 11 | 33-17 | 434-291 | 97% | by 12.75 | by 13.5 | |
| 12:30 PM ET | UCF at Kansas St | K St | K St | K St | K St | K St | K St |
| Final: Kansas St 17-13 | by 7 | 28-21 | 347-268 | 84% | by 5.25 | by 7 | |
| 1:30 PM ET | VMI at Virginia | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA | UVA |
| Final: Virginia 48-7 | by 45 | 43-0 | 522-138 | 100% | by 49 | by 41 | |
| 2:00 PM ET | Miami (OH) at Missouri | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz |
| Final: Missouri 51-13 | by 26 | 34-14 | 437-268 | 98% | by 14.25 | by 20 | |
| 2:00 PM ET | Air Force at Wyoming | AF | AF | AF | AF | AF | AF |
| Final: Air Force 20-14 | by 14 | 33-16 | 446-299 | 93% | by 20 | by 13.5 | |
| 3:00 PM ET | No. 20 USC at Washington St | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC |
| Final: USC 50-16 | by 31 | 40-17 | 511-316 | 97% | by 19.5 | by 22 | |
| 3:00 PM ET | Army at Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke |
| Final: Army 35-21 | by 3 | 33-28 | 392-343 | 62% | by 5 | by 6.5 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | No. 1 Alabama at No. 10 Arkansas | Bama | Bama | Ark | Bama | Bama | Bama |
| Final: Alabama 24-20 | by 1 | 30-25 | 437-435 | 77% | by 6.5 | by 7 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | E Michigan at No. 2 Ohio St | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU |
| Final: Ohio St 73-20 | by 49 | 57-5 | 620-157 | 100% | by 53.5 | by 44 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | UCLA at No. 7 Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas |
| Final: UCLA 34-12 | by 21 | 26-8 | 377-168 | 98% | by 21.5 | by 15.5 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | No. 16 Stanford at Notre Dame | ND | Stan | ND | Stan | Stan | Stan |
| Final: Stanford 37-14 | by 3 | 34-25 | 424-413 | 82% | by 15 | by 4.5 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Temple at No. 23 Penn State | PSU | PSU | PSU | PSU | PSU | PSU |
| Final: Penn St 22-13 | by 14 | 24-14 | 454-246 | 94% | by 15.5 | by 13.5 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Wake Forest at Florida State | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU |
| Final: Florida St 31-0 | by 28 | 46-24 | 535-277 | 98% | by 19.75 | by 19 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | North Carolina at Rutgers | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC |
| Final: North Carolina 17-13 | by 7 | 24-21 | 368-324 | 85% | by 0.5 | by 1.5 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Colgate at Syracuse | Syr | Syr | Syr | Syr | Syr | Syr |
| Final: Syracuse 42-7 | by 42 | 43-11 | 489-141 | 99% | by 50 | by 28 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Tulane at Houston | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou |
| Final: Houston 42-23 | by 28 | 48-17 | 617-273 | 83% | by 32.25 | by 19.5 | |
| 3:30 PM ET | Arkansas State at Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy |
| Final: Troy 35-28 | by 10 | 39-28 | 539-403 | 81% | by 15 | by 10.5 | |
| 4:00 PM ET | Idaho at Colorado State | CSU | Idaho | CSU | Idaho | Idaho | Idaho |
| Final: Colorado St 36-34 | by 3 | 29-16 | 349-346 | 72% | by 13 | by 7.5 | |
| 6:00 PM ET | No. 8 Oklahoma at Cincinnati | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla |
| Final: Oklahoma 31-29 | by 24 | 33-18 | 454-346 | 99% | by 20 | by 13.5 | |
| 6:00 PM ET | Nevada at Brigham Young | BYU | Nev | Nev | Nev | Nev | Nev |
| Final: Nevada 27-13 | by 1 | 37-25 | 453-442 | 62% | by 4 | by 4 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | S Dakota St at No. 6 Nebraska | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb |
| Final: Nebraska 17-3 | by 45 | 51-0 | 586-89 | 100% | by 55 | by 44 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Kentucky at No. 9 Florida | UF | UF | UF | UF | UF | UF |
| Final: Florida 48-14 | by 17 | 37-20 | 434-281 | 94% | by 16.5 | by 14 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Northern Iowa at Iowa St | ISU | ISU | ISU | ISU | ISU | ISU |
| Final: Iowa St 27-0 | by 10 | 23-18 | 448-337 | 96% | by 20 | by 12 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Akron at Indiana | Ind | Ind | Ind | Ind | Ind | Ind |
| Final: Indiana 35-20 | by 28 | 40-20 | 504-296 | 97% | by 20.25 | by 22.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Central Arkansas at Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa | Tulsa |
| Final: Tulsa 41-14 | by 28 | 46-25 | 623-322 | 98% | by 29 | by 20.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Ohio at Marshall | Marsh | Marsh | Marsh | Marsh | Marsh | Marsh |
| Final: Marshall 24-23 | by 1 | 24-21 | 334-263 | 79% | by 3.5 | by 6.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Middle Tennessee at Louisiana | MT | UL | UL | MT | MT | MT |
| Final: Middle Tennessee 34-14 | by 4 | 28-27 | 396-371 | 67% | by 6.5 | by 2.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Georgia at Mississippi State | UGA | Tie | MSU | UGA | UGA | MSU |
| Final: Mississippi St 24-12 | by 3 | 22-22 | 360-295 | 80% | by 1.75 | by 1 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | North Texas at Florida Atlantic | FAU | FAU | NT | FAU | FAU | FAU |
| Final: North Texas 21-17 | by 3 | 30-25 | 400-397 | 71% | by 9.5 | by 10 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | New Mexico State at Kansas | KU | KU | KU | KU | KU | KU |
| Final: Kansas 42-16 | by 28 | 36-11 | 480-205 | 96% | by 24.5 | by 23 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | LT | S Miss |
| Final: Southern Miss 13-12 | by 3 | 30-24 | 378-359 | 89% | by 0.75 | by 3.5 | |
| 7:00 PM ET | SE Louisiana at ULM | ULM | ULM | ULM | ULM | ULM | ULM |
| Final: ULM 21-20 | by 10 | 38-18 | 504-266 | 83% | by 24 | by 17 | |
| 7:05 PM ET | Western Kentucky at South Florida | USF | USF | USF | USF | USF | USF |
| Final: USF 24-12 | by 38 | 47-18 | 541-259 | 97% | by 29.25 | by 27 | |
| 7:30 PM ET | Fresno State at Mississippi | Miss | Fresno | Miss | Miss | Fresno | Miss |
| Final: Mississippi 55-38 | by 3 | 29-22 | 369-323 | 52% | by 6.25 | by 2.5 | |
| 7:45 PM ET | No. 12 S Carolina at No. 17 Auburn | Aub | Aub | Aub | SC | SC | Aub |
| Final: Auburn 35-27 | by 3 | 25-23 | 447-330 | 64% | by 1.5 | by 3 | |
| 8:00 PM ET | No. 24 Oregon St at No. 3 Boise St | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise |
| Final: Boise 37-24 | by 21 | 42-21 | 538-217 | 84% | by 24 | by 17.5 | |
| 8:00 PM ET | San Jose State at No. 13 Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah |
| Final: Utah 56-3 | by 35 | 37-8 | 482-210 | 97% | by 32.75 | by 31 | |
| 8:00 PM ET | Utah State at San Diego St | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt |
| Final: San Diego St 41-7 | by 14 | 35-24 | 471-391 | 58% | by 5.5 | by 7.5 | |
| 8:00 PM ET | Baylor at Rice | Baylor | Baylor | Rice | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |
| Final: Baylor 30-13 | by 10 | 29-23 | 399-381 | 93% | by 9.75 | by 7.5 | |
| 8:30 PM ET | Northern Illinois at Minnesota | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn |
| Final: Northern Illinois 34-23 | by 3 | 28-23 | 384-366 | 78% | by 3 | by 4.5 | |
| 9:00 PM ET | No. 22 W Virginia at No. 15 LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU |
| Final: LSU 20-14 | by 3 | 27-13 | 350-285 | 77% | by 16 | by 9.5 | |
| 9:05 PM ET | Memphis at UTEP | UTEP | UTEP | UTEP | UTEP | UTEP | UTEP |
| Final: UTEP 16-13 | by 17 | 33-24 | 33-24 | 76% | by 7.5 | by 11.5 | |
| 10:00 PM ET | California at No. 14 Arizona | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona |
| Final: Arizona 10-9 | by 5 | 31-27 | 384-333 | 84% | by 9.75 | by 6.5 | |
| 10:00 PM ET | New Mexico at UNLV | UNLV | UNLV | UNLV | UNLV | UNLV | UNLV |
| Final: UNLV 45-10 | by 17 | 36-21 | 391-286 | 79% | by 10.75 | by 10.5 | |
| 10:30 PM ET | No. 5 Oregon at Arizona St | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg |
| Final: Oregon 42-31 | by 21 | 37-19 | 423-322 | 98% | by 17 | by 11.5 | |
| 11:30 PM ET | Charleston Southern at Hawaii | UH | UH | UH | UH | UH | UH |
| Final: Hawaii 66-7 | by 38 | 44-15 | 640-220 | 98% | by 41 | by 32 | |
| TW | 48-10 | ||||||
| YTD | 219-43 |