College Football Picks

The Midwesterner in me still loves College Football. Today, I took the step and will publish my predictions for the College Football games being played this weekend. Last week, I made the prediction that the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers would upset the higher ranked Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions. Why? Had I studied tape of both teams and saw weaknesses? No, I did not and I shall not. My prediction was based off of gut and personal intuition.

Therefore, I selected the Golden Gophers because, I attended graduate school at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan where PJ Fleck was the football coach. One day in the fall of my first year there, I meet him with some friends at a local coffee shop. He was polite, charismatic, and handsome. How could you not root for this guy?

In this post, I will provide my winning selections for a few games. Here is the list and my reasons:

Ithaca College vs. SUNY Cortland because I’ve worked with a few student affairs professionals who went to undergraduate Cortland. They love Cortland. Cortland!

Wabash vs. DePauw  Wabash because I’ve visited their campus and almost applied for college there. Plus, that bell is a really cool trophy.

Tulane vs. Temple Temple because I almost applied for a job there.

Navy vs.Notre Dame. Notre Dame because that’s my team. I’m a kid from Northern Indiana.

USC at California Cal because I like bears as an animal. Cal’s mascot is the Golden Bears

Texas at Iowa State. My high school Spanish teacher was a wrestling great at Iowa State. Go Cyclones!

Kansas at Oklahoma State I’ll have the Cowboys at Boone T. Pickens Stadium. RIP Boone!

Indiana at Penn State One of my home-state teams is finally ranked yet there are on the road. Both sides of the family have graduated from IU. Yet, it will be a close Penn State victory. Very close.

Michigan State at Michigan I’ve been to the Big House. Michigan for the win!

Minnesota at Iowa. Last week, I called the upset with Minnesota beating Peen State. I love the Hawkeyes a quality Big 10 Team. Yet, I’ve meet PJ Fleck years ago, so it’s a win for the Golden Gopghers.

Georgia at Auburn. SEC teams. I’ve never been a fan of Auburn. I’ve visited Georgia a few times so Georgia will win.

Oklahoma vs. Baylor. Oklahoma because I like the color red.