| Daily Blog •September 16, 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 15th | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yds | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 8:00 PM | LSU at Mississippi State | MSU | LSU | MSU | LSU | MSU | LSU |
| by 1 | 29-27 | 399-303 | 0.84 | by 1.75 | by 3.5 | ||
| Friday, September 16th | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yds | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 8:00 PM | Boise State at Toledo | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise |
| by 17 | 38-21 | 446-359 | 0.97 | by 17.75 | by 19.5 | ||
| 8:00 PM | Iowa State at Connecticut | Conn | Conn | Conn | Tie | Conn | Conn |
| by 6 | 26-19 | 347-268 | 50% | by 4.25 | by 4.5 | ||
| Saturday, September 19th | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yds | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegas | |
| 12:00 PM | West Virginia at Maryland | WV | Tie | WV | WV | MD | MD |
| By 3 | 31-31 | 328-314 | 61% | By 9.75 | By 1 | ||
| 12:00 PM | Auburn at Clemson | Clem | Clem | Clem | Aub | Aub | Clem |
| By 10 | 39-32 | 472-365 | 0.59 | By 5.5 | By 3.5 | ||
| 12:00 PM | Eastern Michigan at Michigan | Mich | Mich | Mich | Mich | Mich | Mich |
| By 24 | 48-3 | 597-273 | 100% | By 40.25 | By 29.5 | ||
| 12:00 PM | Wyoming at Bowling Green | BGSU | BGSU | BGSU | BGSU | BGSU | BGSU |
| By 7 | 29-23 | 406-273 | 0.63 | By 7.50 | By 9 | ||
| 12:00 PM | Penn State at Temple | PSU | PSU | PSU | PSU | PSU | PSU |
| By 21 | 24-20 | 406-284 | 0.92 | By 17 | By 7.5 | ||
| 12:00 PM | Pittsburgh at Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa |
| By 3 | 26-24 | 380-320 | 0.69 | By 5 | By 3 | ||
| 12:00 PM | SE Missouri State at Purdue | PU | PU | PU | PU | PU | PU |
| By 42 | 36-5 | 518-162 | 100% | By 40 | By 25 | ||
| 12:00 PM | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU | WMU |
| By 17 | 31-21 | 444-284 | By 63% | By 3.50 | By 8.5 | ||
| 12:21 PM | Ole Miss at Vanderbilt | Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss | Miss |
| By 10 | 30-27 | 366-341 | By 68% | By 5.50 | By 1.5 | ||
| 12:30 PM | Kansas at Georgia Tech | GT | GT | GT | GT | GT | GT |
| By 17 | 41-24 | 512-308 | By 92% | By 8.25 | By 14 | ||
| 12:30 PM | Duke at Boston College | BC | BC | BC | BC | BC | GT |
| By 7 | 27-20 | 416-313 | 0.9 | By 5.25 | By 7 | ||
| 1:00 PM | Coastal Carolina at Georgia | UGA | UGA | UGA | UGA | UGA | UGA |
| By 38 | 43-10 | 606-114 | 99% | By 49 | by 39 | ||
| 1:30 PM | Colorado State vs. Colorado | CSU | CU | CSU | CU | CU | CU |
| By 1 | 28-23 | 416-344 | 0.76 | By 11 | By 8 | ||
| 2:00 PM | Louisiana-Monroe at TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU |
| By 28 | 39-11 | 440-230 | 100% | By 29.5 | By 28.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS | WIS |
| By 14 | 40-29 | 468-437 | 99% | By 16.5 | By 16.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Washington at Nebraska | NEB | NEB | NEB | NEB | NEB | NEB |
| By 21 | 33-20 | 442-300 | 96% | By 3 | By 16.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Missouri State at Oregon | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg |
| By 51 | 55-12 | 663-237 | 100% | by 57 | by 56.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Michigan State at Notre Dame | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| By 3 | 30-21 | 467-278 | 51% | By 16 | By 5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Tennessee at Florida | UF | UF | UF | UF | UF | UF |
| By 10 | 32-19 | 465-285 | 84% | By 9.25 | 9.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Texas at UCLA | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT |
| By 7 | 23-19 | 358-337 | 76% | By 7 | By 3.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | South Carolina State at Indiana | IU | IU | IU | IU | IU | IU |
| By 21 | 29-18 | 399-171 | 94% | By 21 | by 16.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Miami (OH) at Minnesota | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn | Minn |
| By 14 | 21-16 | 339-296 | 77% | By 7 | By 4.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Virginia at North Carolina | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC | UNC |
| By 10 | 29-22 | 404-303 | 78% | By 7.5 | By 10 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Texas Tech at New Mexico | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT |
| By 10 | 36-17 | 441-354 | 95% | By 18 | By 21 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Northwestern at Army | NU | NU | NU | NU | NU | NU |
| By 10 | 37-19 | 451-381 | 90% | By 7.21 | By 9 | ||
| 3:30 PM | Akron at Cincinnati | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy |
| By 42 | 47-8 | 547-193 | 100% | By 35.25 | By 34.5 | ||
| 4:00 PM | Arkansas State at Virginia Tech | VaTech | VaTech | VaTech | VT | VaTech | VaTech |
| By 28 | 36-9 | 485-257 | 99% | 22.75 | By 24 | ||
| 4:00 PM | Tulane at UAB | UAB | UAB | UAB | UAB | UAB | UAB |
| By 7 | 32-19 | 437-306 | 78% | By 14 | By 13 | ||
| 4:00 PM | Nevada at San Jose State | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada |
| By 7 | 28-26 | 401-366 | 74% | By 12 | By 7 | ||
| 5:30 PM | Presbyterian at California | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal |
| By 49 | 49-5 | 606-114 | 100% | By 57 | by 42.5 | ||
| 6:00 PM | Navy at South Carolina | SC | SC | SC | SC | SC | SC |
| By 10 | 45-21 | 497-270 | 97% | By 15 | By 17.5 | ||
| 6:00 PM | South Alabama at NC State | NCST | NCST | NCST | NCST | NCST | NCSt |
| By 42 | 44-0 | 621-98 | 99% | By 53 | by 24.5 | ||
| 6:00 PM | UCF at Florida International | UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF |
| By 6 | 30-24 | 406-356 | 77% | By 4.5 | By 5 | ||
| 6:30 PM | Washington State at San Diego St | WSU | WSU | SDSU | SDSU | Tie | SDSU |
| By 1 | 33-31 | 441-436 | 53% | 0 | By 6 | ||
| 6:30 PM | Gardner-Webb at Wake Forest | Wake | Wake | Wake | Wake | Wake | Wake |
| By 38 | 45-4 | 513-162 | 100% | By 59 | by 34.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Idaho at Texas A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M | A&M |
| By 28 | 50-13 | 607-240 | 100% | By 30 | By 35.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Stephen F. Austin at Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |
| By 28 | 54-32 | 654-331 | 100% | BY 28 | by 30 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Florida A&M at South Florida | USF | USF | USF | USF | USF | USF |
| By 49 | 45-0 | 602-108 | 98% | By 66 | by 42 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Arizona State at Illinois | Ill | Ill | Ill | ASU | ASU | Ill |
| By 3 | 31-28 | 424-388 | 97% | By 6 | By 1 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Louisville at Kentucky | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK |
| By 7 | 19-11 | 304-268 | 79% | By 3 | By 6.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Indiana State at Western Kentucky | WKU | WKU | WKU | WKU | WKU | WKU |
| By 17 | 24-20 | 351-239 | 92% | By 20 | by 12 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Western Illinois at Missouri | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz | Mizz |
| By 42 | 39-7 | 586-209 | 1 | By 48 | by 31 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Marshall at Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | MU | Ohio |
| By 10 | 27-23 | 354-318 | 0.63 | By 4 | By 3 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Austin Peay at Memphis | Memphis | Memphis | Memphis | Memphis | Memphis | Memphis |
| By 21 | 35-22 | 405-295 | 0.89 | By 30 | By 16 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Nicholls State at Louisiana-Lafayette | ULL | ULL | ULL | ULL | ULL | ULL |
| By 20 | 34-17 | 420-190 | 0.98 | By 37 | by 26.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Buffalo at Ball State | BSU | BSU | BSU | BSU | BSU | BSU |
| By 3 | 24-23 | 411-369 | 0.72 | By 9 | By 4.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Kent State at Kansas State | KSt | KSt | KSt | KSt | KSt | KSt |
| By 21 | 31-14 | 374-238 | 1 | By 13 | By 17.5 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Houston at Louisiana Tech | UH | UH | UH | UH | UH | UH |
| By 10 | 39-32 | 518-429 | 0.97 | By 8 | By 7 | ||
| 7:00 PM | Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss |
| By 42 | 51-18 | 627-238 | 0.99 | By 47 | by 26.5 | ||
| 7:30 PM | North Texas at Alabama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama |
| By 49 | 52-0 | 575-85 | 0.99 | By 49.25 | By 45.5 | ||
| 7:30 PM | Troy at Arkansas | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark |
| By 17 | 45-17 | 522-320 | 0.99 | By 31.5 | By 23 | ||
| 7:30 PM | Ohio State at Miami (FL) | OSU | Miami | Miami | OSU | OSU | Miami |
| By 1 | 27-20 | 419-346 | 59% | By 6 | By 3 | ||
| 8:00 PM | Oklahoma at Florida State | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla |
| By 7 | 30-25 | 443-372 | 0.69 | By 10 | By 3 | ||
| 8:00 PM | Syracuse at USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC |
| 24 | 32-15 | 542-235 | 0.96 | By 15 | By 16.5 | ||
| 8:00 PM | UTEP at New Mexico State | NMST | Tie | NMST | UTEP | UTEP | NMST |
| By 7 | 25-25 | 386-344 | 0.52 | By 5 | By 3 | ||
| 8:00 PM | Northwestern State at Southern Methodist | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU |
| by 31 | 41-8 | 584-196 | 0.99 | By 38 | by 26.5 | ||
| 9:15 PM | Utah at Brigham Young | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU |
| By 14 | 24-15 | 427-225 | 0.7 | By 10 | By 5 | ||
| 10:00 PM | Oklahoma State at Tulsa | OKST | OKST | OKST | OKST | OKST | OKST |
| By 13 | 39-30 | 528-509 | 0.96 | By 6.25 | By 13.5 | ||
| 10:00 PM | North Dakota at Fresno State | Fresno | Fresno | Fresno | Fresno | Fresno | Fresno |
| By 21 | 42-13 | 562-163 | 1 | By 40 | by 27.5 | ||
| 10:00 PM | Hawaii at UNLV | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii |
| By 20 | 41-20 | 451-301 | 90% | 1625% | By 20 | ||
| 10:45 PM | Stanford at Arizona | Zona | Stan | Zona | Stanford | Stanford | Stanford |
| By 1 | 32-20 | 418-398 | 0.92 | 21.5 | By 9.5 | ||
| Last Week: | 47-17 (73%) | ||||||
| This Year | 171-36 (83%) | ||||||